Jun 09, 2020 City Council Regular Meeting

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COUNCIL MEETING, THE BUSINESS MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK.

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GENE SHELBURN FROM ANNA STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST IS HERE TO DO THAT FOR US.

MR. SHELBURN. YES.

NO DOUBT YOU WERE LISTENING LORD WHEN DAN BAKER'S FIRST BAPTIST CHOIR, EACH MEMBER SINGING FROM A DIFFERENT PLACE BLESS US WITH A BEAUTIFUL RENDITION OF THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS ON EASTER MORNING. IT WAS GLORIOUS, LORD.

AN AMAZING DISPLAY.

BOTH OF THEIR SKILL AND OF OUR MODERN DIGITAL PLATFORMS. BUT SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

THE TOGETHERNESS IMPLIED IN THE WORD CHOIR SIMPLY WAS NOT THERE.

AT LEAST NOW FOR THREE MONTHS, LORD, THESE WEEKLY MEETINGS OF OUR CITY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN ZOOM, OUR CITY'S CAPABLE STAFF HAVE POLISHED THEIR DIGITAL SKILLS WEEK BY WEEK TO HELP OUR COUNCIL STAY ABREAST OF OUR CITY'S NEEDS DURING THESE UNCERTAIN VIRUS DAYS.

THE RESULT HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE, LORD, BUT SOME THING IS STILL IS MISSING.

WE MISS THE TOGETHERNESS OF FACE TO FACE MEETINGS AND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER DELIBERATIONS.

WE EVEN MISS SOME OF THE WACKINESS THAT WE USED TO DEPLORE IN THESE MEETINGS.

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR KEEPING US SAFE FOR HELPING OUR CITY COME THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE OR LOSS.

BLESS OUR COUNCIL TODAY, LORD, GUIDE THEM AS THEY DEAL WITH THE DAY TO DAY NEEDS OF OUR TOWN. GRANT TO ALL OF US THAT WE MAY SOON BE ABLE TO SWITCH OFF ZOOM AND GATHER AGAIN FACE TO FACE.

WE PRAY THROUGH YOUR SON WHO RISKED EVERYTHING TO BE WITH US.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU, MR. SHELBURN, FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.

YES. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC ADDRESS.

[PUBLIC ADDRESS]

AS FAR AS CONTENT FOR DISCUSSION DURING A PUBLIC ADDRESS, WE'RE ASKING THAT EVERYONE KEEP THEIR COMMENTS TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

AND THAT IS THIS WEEK'S AGENDA, NOT SOMETHING REFERENCED IN A PREVIOUS AGENDA OR IN THE MINUTES FROM LAST WEEK'S AGENDA.

IF YOU HAVE OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT, YOU CAN DO THAT AT ANY TIME AT A COUNCIL CONNECT.

WE HAVE THOSE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, YOU CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO US VIA EMAIL. ANOTHER WAY TO GET A QUESTION ANSWERED, IF YOU'RE A CITIZEN, IS TO USE THE EMAIL ADDRESS, PUBLICCOMMUNICATIONS@AMARILLO.GOV.

AND THEY WILL GO DIGGING FOR ANY FACT QUESTION OR ANY OPERATIONAL QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE.

IF YOU'RE HAVING AS YOUR QUESTION REVOLVES AROUND CITY OPERATIONS, YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY CALL US AT CITY HALL OR EVEN REACH OUT TO US BY REGULAR MAIL.

SO THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT.

DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TOUCH SOCIAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL. SO WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER TODAY.

AND MR. FORD, IF YOU WILL, GO AHEAD AND.

I SEE HIM MOVING INTO THE.

INTO THE ROOM. YES.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

AS I INDICATED ON THE WEB FORM I FILLED OUT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THREE AGENDA ITEMS, PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE AGENDA ITSELF AND THE MEETING MINUTES.

AND I'M JUST A LITTLE PUZZLED, MADAM MAYOR, THAT THE LAW ACTUALLY SAYS A GOVERNMENT BODY SHELL ALLOW EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO DESIRES TO ADDRESS THE BODY REGARDING AN ITEM ON AN AGENDA OR AN OPEN MEETING OF THE BODY TO ADDRESS THE BODY REGARDING THE ITEM AT THE MEETING BEFORE OR DURING THE BODY'S CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM.

SO THE APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES AND THE CONTENT OF THOSE MINUTES, WHICH I'M ASSUMING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS APPROVING THE CONTENT OF THE MINUTES ARE LEGITIMATE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION. AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LAW.

AND MY FIRST QUESTION IS, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, HOW WERE THE CHANGES TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IN SECTION 551.007 ENACTED

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YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S ABOUT STATE LAW, AND SO I WOULD JUST REFER YOU TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

ALL OF OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT ACT.

AND SO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT [INAUDIBLE].

SO MY INTERPRETATION.

MR. FORD, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET YOU FURTHER INFORMATION ON IF YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND, GIVE US JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO PULL THAT TOGETHER FOR YOU.

BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE.

I'VE SHARED MANY, MANY MEETINGS OVER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING NOW IS THAT THE CITY OF AMARILLO WORKS DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXT OF THE LAW. AND THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING BASED ON MR. CITY ATTORNEY'S RESPONSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

SO THE OTHER QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, SIR, IS ARE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALLOWED TO INTERACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

YOU ARE COMMENTING ON MATTERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY NOTICED ON THE MEETING AGENDA.

THEY CAN IF THEY WISH.

THANK YOU, SIR. IN REGARD TO THE SUBJECT OF THE AEDC PENDING ACTIONS DISCUSSED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. AND AS COUNCILWOMAN ELAINE HAYS STATED DURING THE 26 MAY 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, QUOTE, THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO TRY AND HELP SOME OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESSES DURING THAT VERY UNIQUE TIME.

SO ARE THE PLANNED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR DISBURSEMENTS TO 200 BUSINESSES BEING VIEWED AS GIFTS OR GRANTS? MR. FORD, THAT'S NOT ON OUR AGENDA TODAY, BUT WE'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT OFF LINE OUTSIDE.

MA'AM. IT'S DIRECTLY IT'S DIRECTLY IN THE MINUTES, BUT I HOPE THIS IS A QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION. THANK YOU.

THE CITY ATTORNEY'S INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW AND I'VE BEEN INTERRUPTED MULTIPLE TIMES HERE DURING MY THREE MINUTES.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

ARE THOSE GIFTS OR GRANTS.

AND WE CAN TOUCH BASE ON THIS AS WE GO THROUGH THE MEETING.

I'M SORRY. LET'S LET THE PERSON MAKING THE PUBLIC ADDRESS MAKE THEIR COMMENTS AND ASK THEIR QUESTIONS AND WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE AS WE GO THROUGH THE MEETING.

SO YOU CAN'T RESPOND TO A QUESTION OF FACT.

RESPECTFUL OF YOUR THREE MINUTES.

WELL, I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME SORT OF ACTUAL CONVERSATION AS OPPOSED TO ME SPEAKING INTO SOME SORT OF ETHER AND NOBODY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I EVEN HAVE A QUESTION.

I WOULD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

A RESPONSE WOULD BE GREAT.

SINCE YOU STRESSED SO MUCH THE IMPORTANCE OF CONVERSATION AND COMMUNICATION MADAM MAYOR, A RESPONSE TO A QUESTION OF FACT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE ADULT DESIRE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH PEOPLE.

SO IT'S NOT ANOTHER QUESTION.

APPARENTLY IT IS. SO WE WANT TO PROVIDE YOU.

NO, NO, NO. GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE US YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR ADDRESS.

MR. CITY MANAGER. THE LAW SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING A PUBLICLY NOTICED MEETING UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THERE CAN BE DISCUSSIONS ON ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY NOTICED.

THERE CAN BE CONVERSATIONS.

THERE CAN BE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS.

AND I'VE BEEN CONTINUALLY YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A DESIRE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MY ELECTED OFFICIALS, BY THE WAY, OF WHICH YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THEM.

SO I WOULD I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE IN CLOSING, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE VOTED FOR THIS ADC GRANT OR GIFT OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BECAUSE THAT'S APPARENTLY AN OPEN QUESTION TO PULL UP AG OPINION, JC-0118.

AND I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S HANDBOOK ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, PAGE SEVEN, AND LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.

AND PLEASE CONSIDER.

I WOULD ASK AND COUNCILWOMAN HAYS, I KNOW YOU HAD SOME VERY LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS.

I DON'T THINK YOU GOT YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED PROPERLY.

SO AND BECAUSE THERE WAS A HUGE, HUGE PAUSE AND YOU NEVER RESPONDED TO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THERE, BUT YOU'RE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.

I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO MAKE THE RIGHT VOTES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MR. FORD. THANK YOU.

THE POINT IS THAT THE MINUTES ARE THERE FOR APPROVAL OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACCURATELY REFLECT WHAT WAS VOTED ON AT THE PRIOR MEETING.

THE MINUTES ARE NOT THERE AS ACTION ITEMS SO THAT WE WOULD GO BACK AND REVISIT THE MERITS OF EACH ITEM THAT WE TOOK ACTION ON.

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BUT JUST TO CLARIFY WHY I VIEW THAT AS NOT A COMMENT ON SOMETHING THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA.

IT'S BECAUSE THE MINUTES ARE THERE JUST FOR APPROVAL AS A RECORD OF THE ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN. NOT SO MUCH TO GO BACK INTO AND TO DEBATE THOSE ITEMS FOR THE MERITS AS THEY WERE DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

OK, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 1A.

[A. Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments;]

ANY QUESTIONS OF THE ATTACHMENTS COUNCIL? NO MAYOR. THANK YOU.

ITEM 1B IS A CORONAVIRUS UPDATE.

[B. Coronavirus Update;]

AND THEN WE'LL BE ON ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.

WELCOME CASIE, THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON.

SO AS OF TODAY, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SIX CASES OF COVID 19 REPORTED IN POTTER AND RAINBOW COUNTIES, TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY SIX CASES IN POTTER COUNTY AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY CASES IN RANDALL COUNTY.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR RECOVERIES AND THIRTY EIGHT DEATHS REPORTED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT LEAVES US WITH A TOTAL OF TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR ACTIVE CASES.

EACH OF THE CASES REPRESENT A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL.

HOSPITAL CAPACITY TODAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE A 1.08 SORRY, 1.08 PERCENT HOSPITALIZATION RATE WITH TWENTY THREE COVERED CASES IN OUR TWO AREA HOSPITALS.

TOTAL ADULT BED UTILIZATIONS AT SIXTY NINE POINT FIVE PERCENT.

VENTILATOR UTILIZATION IS AT THIRTY THREE POINT FIVE PERCENT AND ICU UTILIZATION IS AT SEVENTY SIX POINT FIVE PERCENT.

THESE NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY STABLE FROM LAST WEEK.

AMARILLO PUBLIC HEALTH AND AMARILLO FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE COMPLETED THE TESTING AT NURSING HOMES TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER TO TEST ALL STAFFING RESIDENT AND NURSING HOMES. THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE TESTS CONDUCTED IN NURSING HOMES. SO FAR, THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED NINETY ONE PERCENT OF THOSE TEST RESULTS BACK AS NEGATIVE, SIX PERCENT POSITIVE AND THREE PERCENT ARE PENDING.

THERE ARE 14 NURSING HOMES TOTAL.

TWELVE OF THOSE NURSING HOMES HAVE COVID 19 POSITIVE CASES IDENTIFIED.

WE DO STILL ANTICIPATE AN ORDER FOR COVID TESTING AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND GROUP HOMES. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PROACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO THOSE GROUPS.

ASSISTED LIVING HOMES AND GROUP HOMES TO SEE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND START THAT TESTING. MANY HAVE SAID YES.

SO FAR, ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY RESIDENTS OF, SORRY, RESIDENTS AND STAFF AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN GROUP HOMES HAVE BEEN TESTED.

SEVENTY NINE PERCENT OF THOSE RESIDENTS AND STAFF ARE NEGATIVE, TWO PERCENT POSITIVE AND 19 PERCENT ARE PENDING.

THE TESTING AT JBS WAS COMPLETED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE RESIDENTS FROM POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES TESTED. AS OF TODAY, 62 PERCENT OF THOSE TESTS HAVE RESULTED NEGATIVE, 22 PERCENT POSITIVE, AND 17 PERCENT ARE STILL REMAINING PENDING.

WE DID LAST WEEK, WE DID MOVE TO STATUS LEVEL ORANGE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE WOULD URGE OUR RESIDENTS TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN MOVING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

WE REACHED A SUSTAINED PLATEAU, LIMITED TRANSMISSION IN OUR ACTIVE COVID CASES.

SO WE STILL WE DO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO AGAIN USE THAT EXTREME CAUTION WHEN MOVING MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

PRACTICE STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING USING MASKS ARE STILL VERY IMPORTANT.

ALL OF THOSE PREVENTION TIPS PRACTICE ENHANCED HYGIENE, GOOD HAND WASHING, CLEANING ROUTINES, AGAIN, LIMITING SMALL GROUPS AND THOSE SOCIAL GATHERINGS VERY SMALL GROUPS.

TRYING TO STAY HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT AGAIN, USING CAUTION WHENEVER YOU'RE MOVING AROUND. SO JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE DID MOVE TO STATUS LEVEL ORANGE.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

CASIE, WHILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LEVEL ORANGE, WOULD YOU JUST GIVE HER REPORT ON WHY THE DAY THAT WE WENT TO LEVEL ORANGE OUR CASE COUNT JUMPED BY 200.

YES, MA'AM. SO.

WE THERE WERE THERE WAS SOME MASS TESTING THAT WAS OCCURRING AT THE PRISONS.

WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THAT.

THE PRISON SYSTEM IS KIND OF A COMMUNITY IN AND OF ITSELF.

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AND SO FROM ABOUT MAY 16TH TO MAY 24TH, SOME THERE WAS TESTING BEING CONDUCTED A ONE OF OUR PRISONS AT THE CLEMENTS UNIT.

AND SO WE THOSE TEST RESULTS ALL CAME IN THAT SPECIFIC DAY.

SO IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE THAT DAY THAT WE MOVED TO LEVEL ORANGE, THAT WE GOT THE BULK OF THOSE TEST RESULTS. THE WAY THAT THE REPORTING HAPPENS THROUGH THE PRISON IS THE REPORTING GOES TO THE STATE OF TEXAS FIRST AND THEN ON TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTION WHERE THAT PRISON IS. AND SO IT DOESN'T.

SO THERE'S A DELAY, A SLIGHT DELAY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THAT CHAIN WORKS, THAT CHAIN OF THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY WITH THOSE RESULTS AND SO ON.

SO WE JUST HAPPENED TO GET THE RESULTS THAT DAY.

WE DO. THERE WAS TESTING THAT WAS FINISHED UP LAST WEEK AT THE [INAUDIBLE] UNIT.

SO WE EXPECTED ANOTHER SMALL SPIKE JUST DUE TO THE TESTING THAT WAS COMPLETED OUT THERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

DO YOU HAVE ANY WAY OF KNOWING WHAT DAY THAT'S GOING TO HIT? I DON'T. IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK? YES, MA'AM. I DON'T KNOW THE TOTAL NUMBERS OF TESTS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE STILL PENDING.

THERE'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THAT SYSTEM, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VISIBILITY THERE. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CASIE? CASIE, HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT OUR TRENDS AND OUR PLATEAU'S.

I THINK IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE THE YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD WE WE'VE.

ON TUESDAYS, WE PUBLISH THE REPORT A LITTLE EARLY, WHICH IS NICE, I THINK, TO HAVE IT OUT RIGHT BEFORE COUNCIL.

AND SO I WAS LOOKING AT IT EARLIER.

IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT SUSTAINED PLATEAU.

I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY NICE WHEN WE START TO SEE THAT TREND LINE GOING DOWN.

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NICE TO SEE THE SUSTAINED PLATEAU.

SO I DO THINK THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BE AT LEVEL ORANGE AND TO BE USING EXTREME CAUTION. I THINK RIGHT NOW PREVENTION IS THE KEY.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

I THINK THAT WE NEED TO I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL AS WE'RE MOVING ABOUT.

I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BE STARTING TO MOVE IT ABOUT AND DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE STILL NEED TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

I THINK HOWARD HAS A QUESTION.

YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION.

THE PEOPLE IN PRISON, THEY'RE PART OF THEY'RE RESIDENTS OF POTTER COUNTY IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR. THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED RESIDENTS OF POTTER COUNTY.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE THERE THERE? I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT.

I WOULD HAVE TO JUST LOOK REAL QUICK.

I THINK THAT THERE IS PROBABLY IS ON THE WEB SITE THE TOTAL NUMBER, THE TOTAL POPULATION.

BUT I THINK IT PROBABLY FLUCTUATES A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THERE.

BUT I CAN LOOK AND FIND THAT OUT FOR YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE. MAYOR, I HAVE A COVID RELATED QUESTION, BUT IT WOULD BE MORE TO ANDREW KIND OF FOLLOWING UP ON CASIE'S COMMENT ABOUT MOVEMENT AND ACTIVITY.

JUST IF IF HE HAS ANY INSIGHT AND ANY DATA ON KIND OF [INAUDIBLE] ACTIVITY AS WE HAVE BEGUN OPENING UP THE CITY, IF SOME OF THEIR DATA TRACKING WHAT THAT'S SHOWING KIND OF THE ACTIVITY OF OUR COMMUNITY COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO OR TO LAST MONTH.

I'M ACTUALLY STILL WORKING ON THOSE NUMBERS, ACTUALLY A LOT OF THOSE MEETINGS GOING ON SINCE WE HAD A LITTLE DELAY ON THE DATA LAST WEEK, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING A LOT BETTER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY OUT DRIVING AROUND VISITING STORES MORE THAN WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.

WE SHOULD HAVE AN UPDATE REPORT AND THE END OF THIS WEEK.

WHAT'S THE LAG ON THAT, ANDREW? LIKE WHEN THE INFORMATION COMES TO YOU, WHAT'S THE BUILT IN LAG TIME? SO THERE'S A THREE DAY LAG TIME.

SO TYPICALLY, I'VE TRIED TO DO THE REPORT EVERY WEDNESDAY TO CAPTURE THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

SO WE HAVE A WEEK'S WORTH OF DATA, AND THEN I CAPTURE IT BY MONTH AS WELL AS THE TIME GOES. SO AS THIS WEEK, I'LL HAVE MAY NUMBERS, AND LAST WEEK'S NUMBERS.

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THE MOST DATA POSSIBLE ANYWAY, WEDNESDAY IS THE BEST TIME TO COLLECT IT WITH THE MOST DATA POSSIBLE. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT'S RIGHT. YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

I'VE BEEN CAPTURING IT SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THAT'S KIND OF THE WEEK PERIOD BASED ON WHEN THE DATA HITS.

IN FACT, ANY FOLLOW UP ON THAT ELAINE? NO, JUST WHENEVER YOU GET THOSE, ANDREW, IF YOU WOULD PUSH THOSE ON OUT, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE DOING A SUNDAY TO SATURDAY, IF YOU COULD PUSH THOSE OUT MONDAY.

OR DOES IT STILL? WELL, THE SATURDAY TO SUNDAY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THAT ONCE YOU HAVE THAT CUT OFF ON SATURDAY, IT'S A THREE DAY WAIT AFTER THAT.

RIGHT. SO BASICALLY, BASICALLY TODAY GOT ME THROUGH THIS PAST SATURDAY.

SO THEN IT TAKES ME ABOUT A DAY OR SO TO GET THE DATA ENTERED.

AND THEN ON FRIDAY, WE RELEASE IT TO CAPTURE THE PREVIOUS WEEK, BASICALLY.

OK. SO I'LL BE LOOKING MORE FOR THAT RELEASE ON FRIDAYS.

ON FRIDAY. YES. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SURE.

AND MAYOR, I WANTED TO ALSO JUST TOUCH BASE ON THE CAPACITY AT CLEMENTS UNIT.

TOTAL EMPLOYEES 1050 TOTAL CAPACITY IS THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR OCCUPANCY IS AT THIS POINT.

THANK YOU. OK.

BACK TO YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER, ANYTHING FURTHER ON THE CORONAVIRUS? NO MA'AM.

SO UNLESS YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, WE CAN MOVE ON.

ANY OTHER GENERAL QUESTIONS COUNCIL ON CORONAVIRUS? OK, MOVING ON.

THANK YOU, CASIE, WE APPRECIATE THAT REPORT.

AND ANDREW, MOVING ON TO ITEM 1C IS A DRAINAGE AND UTILITY BILLING UPDATE.

[C. Drainage Utility Billing Update; and]

YES MA'AM. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH SINCE LATE LAST YEAR.

A TECHNICAL SOLUTION, AS WELL AS OPERATIONAL CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE SO THAT WE CAN MERGE THE DRAINAGE B WITH THE UTILITY BILL.

UTILITY BILL THAT ALL RESIDENTS GET.

WE HAVE DONE THIS IN A TEST MODE FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS NOW.

WE DID HAVE SOME DELAYS RESULT THAT RESULTED FROM CORONAVIRUS AND THE OPERATIONAL CHANGES WE NEEDED TO MAKE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE STILL BEEN WORKING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE VIRTUAL TESTING. DONNY HOOPER IS GOING TO WALK US THROUGH WHERE WE THAT PROCESS AND ALSO THE TIMEFRAME FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION OF THAT MERGER OF THE UTILITY BILL THAT I'M SORRY, THE DRAINAGE B AND UTILITY BILL FOR CUSTOMERS.

SO, DONNY. OK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I'LL SHARE MY SCREEN HERE IN A MOMENT, IT HAS BEEN ABOUT NINE MONTHS WORTH OF WORK THAT WE'VE PUT INTO INTO THIS PROJECT AS FAR AS MAKING SOME CHANGES TO OUR UTILITY BILLING WHEN IT IS CONCERNS DRAINAGE UTILITY AND A PRETTY GOOD CREW THAT'S WORKED ON THAT. WE STARTED THAT LIKE I SAID BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND REALLY LISTEN TO WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS WERE SAYING AND CAME UP WITH SOME PRETTY GOOD SOLUTIONS, I THINK, TO WHERE WE'RE AT. WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU TODAY.

SO OUR PRESENTATION TODAY, THE PURPOSE OF IT'S GOING TO BE TO PROVIDE AS MR. CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DRAINAGE UTILITY FEE, ALSO TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING CHANGES TO THE BILLING SOFTWARE FOR THE DRAINAGE UTILITY FEES.

WE'LL ALSO BE PROVIDING WITH AN UPDATE ON THE TESTING ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOFTWARE AND THE CONVERSION CHANGES THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH AND ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN THIS PRESENTATION.

A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND IS THAT THE ORDINANCE NUMBER SEVENTY THREE TWENTY THREE WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BACK IN 2012.

THAT'S WHEN WE ESTABLISHED THE DRAINAGE UTILITY.

NOW BACK IN 2012, WE WERE USING A SOFTWARE FROM HANSON FOR BILLING AND SERVICE REQUESTS.

IN 2018 WE HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT SOFTWARE VENDOR AND THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE HANSON SOFTWARE THAT DISCONTINUING SERVICE SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAINAGE ORDINANCE AT THAT TIME WHERE WE ADOPTED A NEW ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BUILD THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, THE DRAINAGE PROPERTY AND RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, RATHER THAN THE OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS DUE TO THE LIMITS OF THE SOFTWARE AND THE CAPABILITY OF THAT SOFTWARE.

AND I MIGHT MENTION THAT THE LIMITS OF THAT SOFTWARE AND THE CAPABILITY OF SOFTWARE STILL HAVE NOT CHANGED TO THIS DATE.

BUT DUE TO THE CUSTOMER CONCERNS AND THE ISSUES THAT WERE RELATED TO THE NEW RESIDENTIAL BILLING PROCEDURES, WE FORMED A TASK FORCE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2019 TO RESPOND TO THOSE ISSUES. THIS IS A GREAT GROUP THAT CONSISTS OF MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, ALONG WITH UTILITY BILLING, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO

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BUT A GROUP THAT HAS MET CONSISTENTLY OVER THAT TIME TO COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS.

OUR GOAL WAS JUST TO MAKE REVISIONS AS THE CUSTOMERS WERE RELAYING TO US IN THE WAY THAT THE SOFTWARE CALCULATES THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE NO LONGER WOULD USE THE PRAD DATA AND THEN REVERT THAT RESIDENTIAL DRAINAGE BILL BACK TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE PROPERTY RATHER THAN IT GOING TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

WE'VE BEEN IN A TEST ENVIRONMENT FOR QUITE A WHILE.

WE STARTED THAT IN JANUARY, ACTUALLY TESTING AND THE GROUP DECIDED THAT OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS GOING TO BE TO COMPLETE TWO FULL BILLING CYCLES PER DISTRICT, WHICH THAT'S 24 BILLINGS IN 12 DISTRICTS.

AND WE WANTED TO SEE NO ERRORS IN THAT TO BE ABLE TO BE SATISFIED THAT WE WERE READY TO GO LIVE. UTILITY BILLING ITSELF HAS BEEN CONTINUING TO COMPARE THE BILLING ACCURACY BETWEEN THE TEST ENVIRONMENT AND THE LIVE ENVIRONMENT.

AND I MENTIONED, JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW, THAT'S JUST TWO SIMULTANEOUS BILLING SYSTEM SIDE BY SIDE. IT'S NEW THE NEW CHANGES COMPARED TO THE EXISTING SYSTEM AS IT'S LIVE.

WE COMPARE THE NUMBERS, WE COMPARE THE DATA, WE COMPARE THE REVENUE AND ALL OF THE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SPELLING OF NAMES IN THERE, JUST AS A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THE DRAINAGE UTILITY DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO PERFORM AUDIT CHECKS TO DO THIS ON DAILY BASIS, TESTING ACCOUNTS, MAKING SURE THAT ACCURACY ON THE CHARGES ARE CORRECT.

CUSTOMER INFORMATION IS CORRECT, ETC..

THEN I.T., OF COURSE, HAS PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THIS MONITORING ACCOUNTS AND THEY'RE COMPARING SPELLING CUSTOMER NAMES, CORRECTING ANY TOPOGRAPHIC ERRORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, COMPARISONS FOR ACCURACY.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE AND DIAGNOSE THOSE ON A MONTHLY OR AS NEED BASIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND AGAIN, ALL 24 BILLINGS, ALL 12 DISTRICTS HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED.

AND WE HAVE FOUND NO MAJOR ERRORS OR CONCERNS IN THAT TESTING.

IN FACT, IT'S GONE. IT'S GONE VERY, VERY WELL.

AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.

SO UTILITY BILLING STAFF IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT TEST ENVIRONMENT UNTIL WE DO GO LIVE.

SO HERE'S OUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.

IT'S TIME FOR US TO REVEAL TO THE PUBLIC TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THROUGH SOME CONVERSATIONS.

WE HAVE SET UP A COUPLE OF ZOOM MEETINGS WITH THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION AND THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE PANHANDLE.

THESE TWO GROUPS MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES OR THEY HAVE A LOT OF RENTAL PROPERTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S THE TARGET GROUP THAT WE REALLY WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF THE ISSUES WITH THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE THEM IN SOME COMMUNICATION, LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. I WILL TELL YOU THIS.

I'VE ALREADY MADE A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS.

WE'VE BEEN EXCHANGING EMAILS AND THEY ARE VERY PLEASED WITH WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM BOTH OF THOSE GROUPS.

SO THE PLAN WOULD BE TO RECORD BOTH THOSE MEETINGS, USE ONE OF THE MEETINGS TO PUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SO THAT THE REST OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT IN THOSE MEETINGS. IT WILL ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS, I'M SURE, AS THOSE AIR.

WE'LL TAKE THE DATA FROM THAT AND THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GOT, AND WE'LL PUT THOSE INTO A PRESS RELEASE AND PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN GET OTHER GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

JUST ABOUT THE TENTATIVE CHANGES TO THE DRAINAGE ORDINANCE.

WE'LL ALSO SEND OUT CUSTOMER NOTIFICATIONS.

AND THIS WOULD BE PRIOR TO COUNCIL APPROVAL INDICATING OUR PROPOSED CHANGES.

THOSE WILL GO OUT IN WATER BILLS.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES WITH PSAS ON THAT WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND THEN FOLLOWING.

IF COUNCIL APPROVES THIS, THEN WE WOULD THEN FEATURE ON OUR ASK US ANYTHING FACEBOOK PAGE AND FAQ ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP ALONG THE WAY.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO DO THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON OUR COMMUNICATIONS JUST BECAUSE OF THE ABILITY TO HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS DURING THE TIME THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK THAT WE CAME UP WITH A VERY GOOD PLAN TO BE ABLE TO REACH EVERYBODY THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS. SO HERE'S THE TIMELINE OF THAT.

THE REALTORS ASSOCIATIONS ZOOM MEETING IS SET.

WE'RE DOING THAT ON THE 17TH.

THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PANHANDLE ZOOM MEETING IS ON THE 15TH.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR MESSAGES PLAN TO ROLL OUT ON THE 22ND ON THE WATER BILLS.

THE PSAS WOULD BE WITH THE TENTATIVE CHANGE, WOULD GO OUT ON THE 22ND AS WELL.

OUR PRESS RELEASES AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS ON THE WEEK OF THE 22ND OF JUNE, AND THEN WE WOULD BRING THE PRESENTATION BACK TO COUNCIL ON JULY 7TH TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE FOUND OUT IN THOSE EXCHANGES WITH THE GROUPS AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD BACK AS FAR AS FEEDBACK.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'D BRING IT TO YOU FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE ORDINANCE CHANGE ON JULY THE 14TH. AND MY NOTE THERE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE TO BE IN SEPTEMBER.

THAT GIVES US TIME TO GET EVERYTHING ROLLED OUT.

SECONDLY, IT ALSO GIVES BILLING.

THAT'S THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF IN THE SUMMER MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST WHEN THEY HAVE SOME OF THEIR HIGHER USAGE READINGS.

SO OUR FACEBOOK ASK US ANYTHING WOULD BE RELEASED.

IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED ON JULY 16TH AND WE WOULD HAVE A TENTATIVE GO LIVE DATE IN SEPTEMBER. SO I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT WE WANTED

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AND ALSO, MIGHT MENTIONED THAT A LOT OF THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THAT GROUP ARE ON THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER, THEY CAN SURE JUMP IN AND ANSWER THEM AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL ON THAT.

COMMENTS? YOU MUST HAVE HAD A VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

I'M JUST GLAD WE'RE FINALLY GETTING AN ANSWER.

YES, THIS IS A GOOD CHANGE.

IT'S A GREAT CHANGE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK, DONNY, AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.

THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR LITTLE MESSES.

THAT REALLY IS GOOD TO SEE IF THEY COME TO RESOLUTION.

AND IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT RESOLUTION.

SO THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK.

THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH THAT.

OK. 1D ON OUR AGENDA IS TO REQUEST FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

[D. Request future agenda items and reports from City Manager.]

NO. OK, I SEE FOUR NOS.

SO ITEM TWO IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[2. CONSENT ITEMS:]

MAYOR, I MOVE THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

SECOND.

BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND.

I SEE FIVE. SO THAT ITEM PASSES WITH THE FIVE ZERO VOTE.

MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE, THE NON CONSENT ITEMS.

[A. CONSIDER RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING THE ANNUAL SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEMPORE: (Contact: Leslie Schmidt, Senior Assistant City Attorney) This resolution authorizes the City Council to annually select the Mayor Pro Tempore. The Mayor Pro Tempore assumes the roles of the Mayor when the Mayor is unavailable.]

LET ME JUST SAY WHAT AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE IT HAS BEEN TO SERVE WITH FREDA POWELL AS OUR MAYOR PRO TEM OVER THE LAST YEAR.

I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE SCRIPTED IT THIS WAY, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS, FREDA, BUT LET ME JUST SAY, I HAVE WATCHED YOUR LEADERSHIP SOAR IN A WAY THAT HAS BROUGHT TREMENDOUS HONOR TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HAS INCREASED MY RESPECT FOR YOU PERSONALLY, BUT VERY MUCH SO MY RESPECT FOR YOU AS A LEADER, JUST WATCHING YOU LEAD THROUGH THE LAST FEW WEEKS CORONAVIRUS ISSUES, BUT ALSO THE EQUALITY AND RACE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

YOUR VOICE HAS BEEN FIRM.

IT HAS BEEN DIRECT.

AND WE'VE NEEDED YOUR EXPERIENCE AND THE PERSONAL VOICE THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE BRINGS TO THE CONVERSATION. SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

AS MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO, YOU KNOW, TO REPRESENT YOU.

AND I DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY IN YOUR ABSENCE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, BECAUSE THAT HAS CERTAINLY MEANT A LOT.

AND, YOU KNOW, FILLING YOUR HIGH HEELS, MAYOR, IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR EAR TO THE GROUND, TO BE VISIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO JUST SERVE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE ELECTED US TO SERVE THEM THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

SO IT IS DEFINITELY A GREAT HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE.

AGAIN, I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY, SO THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] AND WITH THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ANNUAL SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER HOWARD SMITH. OK, WELL, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL OUTGOING MAYOR PRO TEM POWELL, AND THAT IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN SECONDED BY BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER HAYS AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER.

I KNOW THAT'S A VARIANT.

WE'RE VARYING FROM ACTUAL PROCEDURE THERE, BUT.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

THEN I'LL COMMENT ON IT.

SO, HOWARD, ARE YOU WILLING TO SERVE AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM? I'LL DO MY BEST. OK, GOOD.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A VOTE.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF MOTION TO APPOINT HOWARD SMITH AS MAYOR PRO TEM.

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THAT'S A FIVE ZERO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION.

NOW, [INAUDIBLE], I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE HAVE THESE INITIALS IN PARENTHESES OUT BESIDE HOWARD'S NAME ON THIS ITEM NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S LBNL.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE COMMENT THAT ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A CITY COUNCIL THAT HAS SERVED MULTIPLE TERMS TOGETHER IS OUR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

AND THIS COUNCIL, I THINK, HAS HISTORICALLY DONE THAT AT A LEVEL THAT OUR CITY REALLY NEEDED AT A TIME OUR CITY REALLY NEEDED.

BUT AT A LEVEL THAT HISTORICALLY, MAYBE IT'S NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

AND AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT HAS BEEN HOWARD'S WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS PARTICULAR ROLE AS MAYOR PRO TEM EVERY SINGLE TIME WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.

BUT THE GENTLEMAN THAT HE IS, HE HAS BEEN CONTENT TO SIT AT THE BACK OF THE LINE AND LET EVERYONE ELSE TAKE A SPIN AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM, AND NOW HE WILL GET HIS TERM AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM. SO I SAY DUST OFF YOUR YOUR RUNNING SHOES, HOWARD.

THE SCHEDULE CAN SOMETIMES BE DAUNTING, AS ALL THREE OF THESE GUYS CAN TELL YOU.

BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL BE UP TO THE TASK.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M SURE YOU'LL BE NIPPING AT MY HEELS.

I DON'T HAVE RUNNING SHOES.

I HAVE A [INAUDIBLE] THOUGH. I'LL BE ON THAT. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL WATCH FOR THE TIRE TRACKS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

AND MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SAY FROM HAVING SERVED IN THAT ROLE AND THAT I HAD A HUGE NEW APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CALENDAR AND THE WIDTH, BREADTH, DEPTH OF ALL OF YOUR COMMITMENTS FOR OUR CITY ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY, AND WHERE WHEN YOU HAVE A CONFLICT, THOSE ROLL OVER TO THEN THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO FILL THOSE AND COVER THOSE.

AND IT WAS VERY EYE OPENING IN AWARENESS THAT EVEN SITTING ON THE COUNCIL, BEING THIS CLOSE TO THAT SEAT, STILL NOT AWARE OF REALLY THE DEMANDS UPON YOU AS MAYOR.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ROLE.

AND WE'RE ALL HONORED TO TO BACK YOU AND COVER FOR YOU IN AREAS WHERE YOU NEED SOME BACKUP. THANK YOU.

I AGREE WITH THAT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FANTASTIC COUNCILS AND MAYOR PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PAST, AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW WONDERFUL THEY WERE.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU, I COULD NOT FEEL MORE HONORED AND MORE BACKED UP THAN I DO BY THE FOUR OF YOU ALWAYS.

I THINK THAT'S SERVES OUR CITY WELL.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO HELP THE MAYOR.

SHE NEEDS A LOT OF HELP. OK.

AND I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS, ELAINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM THREE B IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A

[B. CONSIDER RESOLUTION - DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND CONTINUING THE MAYOR'S SIXTH AMENDED DECLARATION OF DISASTER: (Contact: Bryan McWilliams, City Attorney) This resolution allows for the renewal of the Mayor's Sixth Amended Declaration of Disaster for the City of Amarillo, Texas and continues the local state of disaster pursuant to Section 418.108(b) of the Texas Government Code.]

MR. CITY MANAGER OR MR. [INAUDIBLE]. WELL, THIS IS A EXTENSION OF THE MAYOR'S THE GOVERNOR'S NEW ORDER GA 26 IS VERY SIMILAR TO GA 23.

HOWEVER, IT DOES INCREASE SOME OF THE PERCENTAGES IN BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN REOPENED.

IT ALSO ALLOWS AMUSEMENT PARKS TO OPEN EFFECTIVE JUNE 19TH AND AND EFFECTIVE JUNE 12TH, FOR EXAMPLE, TO DINE IN RESTAURANTS WITH LESS THAN 51 PERCENT ALCOHOL SALES CAN OPEN UP TO 75 PERCENT WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE, JUNE 3RD OPEN TO 50 PERCENT. SO IT DOES PROVIDE SOME PROGRESSION FOR SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED TO CONTINUE MOVING UPWARDS WITH REGARD TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN BE THERE RELATIVE TO THEIR PERMITTED OCCUPANCY, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER THEM. BUT IT IS VERY CONSISTENT AND PROGRESSIVE AFTER GA 23.

MR. CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU MIND TO JUST REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME OF WHAT MOVE TO THE 75 PERCENT? BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN IN GENERAL OPERATING AT MAX 50 PERCENT.

AND THEN WOULD YOU JUST MIND RESTATING THAT, CLARIFYING WHAT MOVED TO 75? YES, MA'AM. THE DINE IN RESTAURANTS ARE CURRENTLY AT 50 PERCENT.

AND THEY ALSO EXPANDED THE TABLE SIZE FROM SIX TO 10.

THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 3RD, ON JUNE 12TH.

THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW DINING RESTAURANTS TO MOVE TO 75 PERCENT OCCUPANCY, STILL WITH THE TABLE SIZE LIMIT TO SIX TO 10 FOR THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF A TABLE OR A MAXIMUM GROUP AT ONE AT ONE LOCATION, ONE SEATING LOCATION.

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MOVIE THEATERS, SHOPPING MALLS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, GOLF COURSES, SWIMMING POOLS, WATER PARKS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED ARE AT 50 PERCENT RIGHT NOW AND WILL CONTINUE AT 50 PERCENT THROUGH GA 26 AND PROBABLY WON'T CHANGE UNTIL AFTER WILL AND WON'T CHANGE UNTIL AFTER THE NEW ORDER COMES INTO EFFECT.

WHENEVER THAT'S GOING TO BE. THIS ORDER DOES TAKE US ALL THE WAY THROUGH PHASE THREE OF THE GA 26 WHICH INCLUDES AMUSEMENT PARKS AND CARNIVALS CAN OPEN AT 50 PERCENT IN COUNTIES WITH MORE THAN A THOUSAND COVID 19 CASES, WHICH IS US, WHICH IS POTTER COUNTY IN THIS CASE, CAN OPEN AT 50 PERCENT EFFECTIVE JUNE 19.

BUT AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, LIKE I WAS SAYING EARLIER, THAT LIST OF THINGS ADD IN BARS ARE AT 50 PERCENT, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS DRIVING [INAUDIBLE] BOTH AT 50 PERCENT, RODEOS, [INAUDIBLE] EVENTS, BOWLING ALLEYS, DINE IN RESTAURANTS, WELL DINE IN RESTAURANTS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. GYMS AND EXERCISE FACILITIES, NON ESSENTIAL MANUFACTURING, ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS, WATER PARKS, SWIMMING POOLS, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE AT 50 PERCENT RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN THE VERY FEW THINGS ARE AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.

THAT IS ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

AS WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DEFINED, RELIGIOUS SERVICES CAN OPEN AT 100 PERCENT CHILD CARE SERVICES, YOUTH CAMPS, YOUTH AND ADULT SPORTS PROGRAMS, COSMETOLOGY SALONS.

ASSUMING THEY CAN MAINTAIN THAT SIX FOOT DISTANCING, MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, TANNING SALONS, TATTOO STUDIOS, ALL AT 100 PERCENT ASSUMING THEY CAN MAINTAIN THE SIX FOOT DISTANCING. SO THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU WALKING BACK THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

YES, MA'AM. SURE. AND I HAVE A QUESTION, JARED, JUST ABOUT WHERE CITIZENS CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION. WHAT ARE WE DOING FROM A COMMUNICATIONS STANDPOINT TO HELP CITIZENS STAY UP TO DATE ON FINDING THE GOVERNOR'S LATEST? I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE BEEN POSTING THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER ON OUR CORONA VIRUS WEB PAGE.

WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE THESE.

I'VE HAD YOU KNOW STAFF HAS BEEN PREPARING BOILED DOWN SUMMARIES SO THAT WE CAN QUICKLY IDENTIFY WHAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY A THE LATEST ORDER SO WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE THE LATEST ORDER SUMMARY RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE LATEST ORDER.

ON THE AMARILLO WEB SITE, YES, MA'AM, ON THE AMARILLOALERTS.COM.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE HAD THE SUMMARY ON THERE AND WE HAVE BEEN LINKING TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS AS WELL. OK, SO THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR COUNCIL TO KNOW AS WE ENCOUNTER PEOPLE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I'VE HAD AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE TOO NUMEROUS BUSINESS OWNERS REACH OUT AND SAY I'M THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS, HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T DO. I'VE SENT PEOPLE TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER DIRECTLY.

BUT THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A LINK ON AMARILLOALERTS.COM THAT YOU CAN DIRECT A CITIZEN AND THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.

YEAH, FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, IF A BUSINESS WANTS TO KNOW HOW DOES ANY ORDER AFFECT ME? ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO GO IS TO JUST CALL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE DOING ON A DAY IN AND DAY OUT BASIS IS WORKING WITH BUSINESS OWNERS TO TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE ON HOW CAN THEY OPEN OR HOW CAN THEY ACCOMMODATE THE NEWEST ORDER, WHETHER IT'S DISTANCING OF TABLES IN RESTAURANTS.

HOW DO I MOVE FROM 50 PERCENT TO 75 PERCENT? WILL YOU COME AND LOOK AT HOW I'M PLANNING TO PUT MY TABLES OUT AND SEE IF IT IF IT ADDRESSES THOSE CONCERNS? WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT A LOT.

SO FROM A TECHNICAL QUESTION STANDPOINT, HOW DO I ACCOMMODATE THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS? ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IS A GREAT PLACE TO CALL.

AND WE HAVE THAT NUMBER HANDY.

I DO NOT. NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

I'M SURE THAT IT WILL POP VERY QUICKLY UP IF STEPHANIE THROWS IT UP THERE OR IF ONE OF OUR OTHER BRYAN.

I MEAN, KEVIN DO YOU HAVE THAT? TO THROW YOU UNDER THE BUS.

THE FIRST THREE NUMBERS ARE 378.

378. I KNEW THAT.

YES, SIR. PHONE NUMBER IS 378 9472.

ALL RIGHT. 9472.

9472 IS THE MAIN NUMBER [INAUDIBLE] ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.

AND THEY WILL CERTAINLY WORK TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS YOU HAVE ANOTHER GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE GUIDELINES WITH GOVERNORS OFFICE HAS PUT OUT.

IT HAS BEEN THE DSHS WEB SITE.

AND IF YOU GO TO REOPEN TEXAS, THEY HAVE CHECKLISTS AND GUIDES, GUIDE SHEETS FOR ALMOST EVERY BUSINESS THAT THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS HAVE ADDRESSED SINCE THEY HAVE STARTED TO ISSUE THOSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, ABOUT THAT? LET ME ASK A QUESTION.

SURE. IF YOU CITY MANAGER CAN LOOK INTO THE FUTURE A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE'RE MOVING TO 75 PERCENT.

SO IS THE. IS THE THOUGHT TO MOVE TO A HIGHER PERCENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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BUT I MEAN, AGAIN, I'M PUTTING ON MY [INAUDIBLE] HAT.

I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SO WE WOULD BE OPENED UP, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE RECOMMENDATIONS TO WEAR MASKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? WELL, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE TRACKING A LITTLE BIT BEHIND RESTAURANTS LIKE BARS AND A FEW OTHER BUSINESSES THAT TRACK BEHIND RESTAURANTS.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA GET TO FULL 100 PERCENT FOR EVERYTHING IN THE NEXT ORDER, BUT I WOULDN'T ANTICIPATE IT TAKEN US A WHOLE LONG TIME THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER TO GET THERE. OK.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU TWO NUMBERS, 378-9472 IS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH'S MAIN NUMBER 378-9473 IS ANTHONY [INAUDIBLE] MAIN OFFICE NUMBER.

BUT THAT WILL ROLL TO THE OPERATORS OVER AT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO TAKE CARE OF ANY OF THOSE REQUESTS. SO IF YOU CALL EITHER ONE OF THOSE NUMBERS 9472 OR 9473, YOU'LL REACH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR REQUEST.

AND ANTHONY IS THE DIRECTOR OF ART AT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CORRECT? ANTHONY [INAUDIBLE] IS THE DIRECTOR OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, YES.

THERE'S AN ONGOING DEBATE ON WHETHER IT'S ANTHONY [INAUDIBLE] OR ANTHONY.

HOW DO YOU SAY IT KEVIN, [INAUDIBLE].

MY MONEY'S ON [INAUDIBLE].

I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO SCREW UP LAST NAMES, SO I'M NOT SURE [INAUDIBLE] TO ASK.

NOW, I THINK BETWEEN CASIE STOUGHTON, WHICH HAS TAKING ME MONTHS TO LEARN HOW TO SAY HER NAME CORRECTLY, AND ANTHONY.

WE'LL GET IT DOWN BY THE TIME WE'VE ALL HAD COVID.

RIGHT. SURE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION? I THINK WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TOO.

YES. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND CONTINUING THE MAYOR'S SIXTH AMENDED DECLARATION OF DISASTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER.

GA 26.

MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THE CONTINUATION OF THE MAYOR'S SIXTH AMENDED DECLARATION OF DISASTER.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

I SEE FIVE HANDS. THAT MOTION PASSES WITH THE FIVE ZERO VOTE.

AND THAT COMPLETES OUR NON-EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK.

SO, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU DON'T MIND READING OUR LANGUAGE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE

[4. EXECUTIVE SESSION: City Council may convene in Executive Session to receive reports on or discuss any of the following pending projects or matters: 1) Section 551.087 - Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations; discussion of commercial or financial information received from an existing business or business prospect with which the city is negotiating for the location or retention of a facility, or for incentives the city is willing to extend, or financial information submitted by the same: a. Discussion regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect and/or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect: •Project # 20-03-02 (Manufacturing) •Project # 20-05-03 (Information)]

UNDER THE FOLLOWING AUTHORITY.

SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO EIGHT SEVEN DISCUSS COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM EXISTING BUSINESS OR BUSINESS PROSPECTS, WHICH IN THE CITY IS NEGOTIATING FOR A LOCATION OR RETENTION OF A FACILITY OR FOR INCENTIVES THE CITY IS WILLING TO EXTEND OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE [INAUDIBLE].

AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.