Item 4BSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETING MINUTES, MARCH 23, 2020
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETING MINUTES _____MARCH 23, 2020
LOCATION: VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE
CITY COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Laura Hill, Mayor Pro Tem Shawn McCaskill, Deputy
Mayor Pro Tem John Huffman, and Councilmembers Shahid Shafi, Chad Patton, Ronell
Smith and Christopher Archer.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Shana Yelverton, Assistant City Manager and Director
of Economic Development & Tourism Alison Ortowski, Assistant City Manager Ben
Thatcher, Assistant to the City Manager Lauren LaNeave, Chief Performance &
Innovation Officer Dale Dean, Deputy Director of Public Relations Pilar Schank, Chief
Financial Officer Sharen Jackson, Director of Community Services Chris Tribble, Deputy
Director of Economic Development Daniel Cortez, Assistant Police Chief Ashleigh Casey,
Fire Chief Mike Starr, Director of Human Resources Stacey Black, Deputy Director of
Information Technology Jerry Weitzel, Senior Director of Planning and Development
Services Ken Baker, Director of Public Works Rob Cohen, Assistant City Attorney Cara
White, and City Secretary Amy Shelley.
VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETING:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Video Conference Meeting was called to order by Mayor Laura Hill at 5:30pm.
2A. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Executive Session was not necessary for this video conference meeting.
VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETING ITEMS:
3. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 20-015 EXTENDING
THE MAYOR’S FIRST AMENDED DECLARATION OF A DISASTER.
APPROVED
Motion was made to approve Resolution No. 20-015, Extending the Mayor’s First
Amended Declaration of a Disaster, noting that the City Council is extending the First
Amended Declaration until terminated by order of the City Council; also noting that the
City’s local disaster declaration conditions will change as needed under this extension to
reflect county, state and federal government orders and declarations issued from this day
forward in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 public health emergency.
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Motion: McCaskill
Second: Huffman
Ayes: Shafi, McCaskill, Patton, Hill, Smith, Huffman, Archer
Approved: 7-0
4. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 20-016 ORDERING THE
POSTPONEMENT OF THE MAY 2, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING CITY COUNCIL FOR PLACE 1 AND PLACE 6 TO
THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 UNIFORM ELECTION DATE AS A RESULT OF THE
GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION ISSUED ON MARCH 18, 2020.
APPROVED
Motion was made to approve Resolution No. 20-016, directing the City Attorney to add
language to postpone the election until November 3, 2020 OR an earlier optional date
that may be specified as an alternative in a future order issued by the Governor.
Motion: McCaskill
Second: Huffman
Ayes: Shafi, McCaskill, Patton, Hill, Smith, Huffman, Archer
Approved: 7-0
5. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 20-017 ORDERING THE
POSTPONEMENT OF THE MAY 2, 2020 CITY BOND ELECTION FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TO THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020
UNIFORM ELECTION DATE AS A RESULT OF THE GOVERNOR’S
PROCLAMATION ISSUED ON MARCH 18, 2020.
APPROVED
Motion was made to approve Resolution No. 20-017, directing the City Attorney to add
language to postpone the election until November 3, 2020 OR an earlier optional date
that may be specified as an alternative in a future order issued by the Governor.
Motion: McCaskill
Second: Huffman
Ayes: Shafi, McCaskill, Patton, Hill, Smith, Huffman, Archer
Approved: 7-0
PUBLIC FORUM
Mayor Hill opened the public forum at 5:57pm. There being no one wishing to participate,
Mayor Hill closed the public forum at 5:57pm.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hill adjourned the video conference meeting at 5:58pm.
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*An audio recording of this meeting will be permanently retained in the City Secretary’s
Office.
MINUTES APPROVED ON THIS, THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2020.
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Laura Hill
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Shelley, TRMC
City Secretary