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UH, WELCOME TO THE TUESDAY, MARCH, 1720 20 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL SUCCESSFUL AGENCY.
AND THE MEETING WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
AND TODAY THE PLEASURE LEGION WILL LAB BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HEP-C PLEASE ROLL CALL PLEASE.
TODAY WE DON'T HAVE A NO OVER-COMMUNICATION.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A, THE PEOPLE EMAIL YOU TO TALK ABOUT THIS? I HAVE NO EMAIL COMMENTS REGARDING THE SPECIAL.
DO I HAVE ANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM WANT TO ADDRESS AND UH, SEND THE EMAIL TO YOU OR MAKE A PHONE CALL TO US? NO.
SO THEN I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE ORAL COMMUNICATION,
[1) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION RATIFYING PROCLAMATION NO. 2020-01 DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY]
THEN WE MOVE IN.TO THE MANAGER REPORT REGARDING THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR TONIGHT.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE PARTICIPATING ELECTRONICALLY AND THROUGH THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING.
THERE'S TWO MEETINGS OCCURRING TONIGHT.
THE FIRST IS THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN WHICH THE COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RATIFYING A DISASTER PROCLAMATION NUMBER 20 DASH OH ONE DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY UNDER STATE LAW, THE CITY IS ALLOWED TO DECLARE A DISASTER DURING TIMES OF GRAVE EMERGENCY.
THE PROCEDURES FOR THIS ARE OUTLINED IN THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER EIGHT IN THIS CASE, THE DISASTER THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING IS COLVIN 19 THIS IS AN UNUSUAL, I THINK IN A TYPICAL DISASTER.
TYPICALLY IT'S THE THING LIKE A FLOOD FLOOD OR A FIRE OR AN EARTHQUAKE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO REQUEST MUTUAL AID FROM OTHER AGENCIES AROUND US.
WHAT MAKES THIS ONE SO SPECIALLY UNIQUE IS THAT IT'S A WORLDWIDE, NATIONWIDE, STATEWIDE, AND REGIONAL ISSUE THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US.
BY SO ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION, THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO ENACT EMERGENCY POWERS THAT SHOULD BECOME NECESSARY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO AVAIL OURSELVES OF FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE AND FEDERAL SYSTEM.
SO I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 DASH OH ONE AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SYDNEY MANAGERS AND AS A COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTION? NONE.
WHEN WE WENT THIS TO THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, UH, HOW LONG WILL BE THIS PERIOD? THE MANAGER ACTING UNDER HIS OWN AUTHORITY CAN ADOPT A DECLARATION THAT WOULD RUN FOR SEVEN DAYS.
THE COUNCIL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET WITHIN A SEVEN DAY PERIOD TO EITHER RATIFY IT OR LET IT LAPSE AND YOU'D HAVE TO RENEW IT EVERY 30 DAYS.
SO BASICALLY THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS WE WILL SEE HOW IT'S GO RIGHT.
THE FIRST, THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS IN THIS CASE IS ONLY A ONE DAY PERIOD BECAUSE THE PROCLAMATION GOT ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER YESTERDAY.
SO, SO BASICALLY IF WE APPROVED TO NINE, WE NEED TO VOTE, RIGHT? WE NEED TO
WE FILED VERS BOTH TO GROW NEW THIS POWER.
SO FOR THIS WILL LAST FOR 30 DAYS.
SO AFTER 30 DAY, THEN WE WILL DECIDE TO SEE THIS CRISIS.
ALTHOUGH NOT CORRECT IN THE CRISIS.
NOW OVER THERE WE CAN GRANT YOU ANOTHER 30 DAY.
AND INSTEAD OF SAYING IT'S ABOUT, WAS A DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS POWER.
SO WHAT DIFFERENT BETWEEN A CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE SINCE WE WERE PRESENT THE TAXPAYER.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SO IMPORTANT.
WHY NOW DUE TO THIS CRISIS WE HAVE, WE NEED TO ACT FAST AND QUICK TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENT, BUT WE STILL NEED TO KIND OF EXPLAIN TO OUR RESIDENT WHAT KIND OF POWER THEIR CITY MANAGER THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO IN TO YOU BY ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION.
ALL THE POWERS THAT WOULD NORMALLY VEST IN THE CITY MANAGER ARE TRANSFERRED TEMPORARILY TO THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER.
SO PURCHASING PROCEDURES CAN BE SUSPENDED TO BE EXPEDITED.
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ORDINANCES COULD BE ADOPTED.FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD, UH, SHELTERING ORDINANCE BE REQUIRED THAT THAT COULD BE PUT IN, PROMULGATED AND PUT INTO PLACE QUICKLY.
UM, AND ALL OF THE NORMAL PROCEDURES THAT WE WOULD FOLLOW CAN BE SKIPPED.
I'D LIKE TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY RARE THING.
WE WOULDN'T BE ASKING FOR IT IF IT WASN'T GENUINE, IF IT WASN'T REAL, WASN'T SERIOUS.
AND EVERY SINGLE ACTION THAT WE TAKE AS A DISASTER COUNCIL IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY AND WE NEED TO TAKE QUITE SERIOUSLY.
SO I'M RECOMMENDING IT THAT WE CAN BETTER IN DIE IN THIS TIME OF NEED, MAKE PURCHASES, ADJUST PERSONNEL, GET EQUIPMENT THAT'S REQUIRED, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT DOES, BUT TRY AND DO IT IN A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY, QUICK WAY.
SO WE CAN IN A, IN A VERY HURRIED MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS.
SO BASICALLY IT'S OKAY TO HAVE A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY, UH, DURING THIS, UH, VERY OKAY.
TREMENDOUS CRISIS TIME FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
SO WE NEED TO DO THINK VERY FAST.
WHILE THEN WAITING FOR COUNSEL AND HAVE FILE VERSE TO APPROVE AND UH, OKAY.
IS, BUT YOU STILL WILL CONSULT WITH US REGARDING ANY THING YOU DO AND RIGHT.
SO WE STILL HAVE SOME SAY REGARDING SOME OF THE ISSUE MRI.
I COULD GIVE YOU A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE OF, I'LL BE AT A SMALL ONE FIRM FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
WE'RE, WE'RE MEETING WITH THE DIRECTORS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THIS DECLARATION IN PLACE.
WE'RE MEETING TWICE A DAY NOW REGULARLY.
AND ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT CAME UP TODAY, WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE NEED FOR SOME WATER-FILLED BARRIERS SO WE COULD ACCOMMODATE DRIVE THROUGH TESTING AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH WATERFIELDS SO HOW CAN WE IMMEDIATELY PURCHASE THOSE? WELL, THE WAY A CITY TYPICALLY PURCHASE THINGS IS WE PUT IT OUT TO BID.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BOTHER WITH THAT.
WHAT I DIRECTED THE PUBLIC WORKS TODAY WAS IF YOU NEED SIX OF THOSE, IMMEDIATELY PUT THE REQUEST INTO THE SYSTEM AND WE WILL GET THEM IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT AS GOVERNMENT NORMALLY DOES.
SO BASICALLY SOME MODEL OF SOME OF THE SO-CALLED A BUDGET ISSUE THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A LEAD OF SORORITY CAN BY THE WAY ACT AND THE PURCHASE AND TO MAKE SURE THE THING HAPPENED TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS.
SO BASICALLY WE ARE GOING TO, OKAY.
AND THE GRANT IS POWER TO YOU AND YOU ARE STILL CONTINUE CONSULT WITH US AND WE WILL BE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO GO THROUGH.
IT, THIS CRISIS AND HOPEFULLY ALL OUR RESIDENTS THERE WILL BE SAFE.
AND I THINK THIS IS A, BASICALLY THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE DO IN THIS.
SO FOR THAT AND THE OTHER COSTS, I WANT TO SAY ANYTHING THE NEW COUNSELOR WANTS.
JESSICA, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO, UM, THE, THE CITY MANAGER, YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU WILL BE CONSULTING WITH US, UM, ABOUT ANY MAJOR DECISIONS.
ARE YOU ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO OH, UNDER THE LAW I'M NOT REQUIRED TO.
I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING THE CITY MANAGER TO USE BEST JUDGMENT AND BEST PRACTICES TO IMMEDIATELY IN A FORTHRIGHT WAY MEET, MEET WHATEVER NEEDS.
I, UM, I THINK KEEPING THE COUNCIL INFORMED IS A HUGE PART OF IT.
WE ALSO HAVE TO RESPECT BROWN ACT REGARDING COLLECTIVE CONCURRENCE.
I GUESS IF WE RAN INTO A SITUATION WHERE THE COUNCIL WAS OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS REGARDING A CERTAIN MATTER, I COULD CALL A MEETING AND ASK YOU TO COME DOWN HERE IMMEDIATELY AND, AND DECIDE ABOUT IT.
I KNOW THEY CHANGED THE NOTICING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON I'M ABLE TO HEAR BY TELECONFERENCE.
BUT HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT A CONSENSUS WITHOUT, I MEAN, SO IT'S JUST A DECISION YOU WOULD MAKE BASICALLY, HEY, I TALKED TO THE COUNCIL.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CONSENSUS HERE.
SO RATHER THAN DO IT UNDER MY OWN AUTHORITY, I'LL CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD.
SO, SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THANK YOU JESSICA.
AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY BEFORE? I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE
AND WE JUST HAVE TO REALLY TO DO SOMETHING VERY FAST.
AND TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENT AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AND WE HAVE TO PUT A TRUST IN YOU AND SEE, SINCE YOU PURCHASE A HOUSE IN WEST COVINA, SINCE YOU ARE ONE OF US,
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SO SOMETHING GO WRONG, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM.CONFIDENCE CCO IN AND THAT IS IMPORTANT, OKAY.
THAT YOU ARE ONE OF OUR RESIDENT AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE CT.
IMPORTANT TO BE TOGETHER AND YOU WILL HELP US TO PUT OUR CD TOGETHER AND PROTECT OUR RESIDENT.
SO I'M GOING TO MOVE THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
MOVE THE MOTION AND I HAVE A MALE POTEN LED LOPEZ
ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER SHOEMAKER.
ALL RIGHT, MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ.
BEATO AYE MAYOR WILL I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ZERO APPROVED AND PLEASE USE YOUR POWER WISELY AND LET'S GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS TOUGH TIME AND PROTECT ALL THE RESIDENT.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING.
AND DO I HAVE A MOTION OR SECOND? OKAY.
I DIDN'T MAKE MOTION MOTION A SECOND.
SO I HAVE A COUNCILMAN JOHNSON TO MAKE THE MOTION AND DO I AT SECOND BY MAYO? PUTIN LOPEZ.
JESSICA, YOU OKAY? WE'LL GENERALLY, OKAY, GREAT.
OKAY, SO IF I ZERO UP TO A GYM, SO YOU KNOW, ON WHAT ARE THE AGENDA ITEMS AT 1718 AND IT'S INCORRECT.
1718 I DON'T THINK WE HAVE 1718 TO NINE WE DON'T HAVE, WE ONLY GOT CHOPS AND 13 BUT ANYWAY, UH, I KNOW YOU HAVE A TIME DIFFERENCE, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN THE PAVING CONTRACT THAT'S 1718
IF I MAY, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO A CAPITAL PROJECT, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO AWARD A BID TONIGHT.
IT WAS A PROJECT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED IN THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DURING FISCAL 1718 AND IT CAUSES US TO PAUSE, LIKE, WAIT, THAT'S THREE YEARS AGO.
BUT THAT'S THE YEAR IT WAS PROGRAM.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE NEW MEETING.