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2020 03 20 Council Emergency MeetingCITY COUNCIL 1 MARCH 20, 2020 EMERGENCY MEETING STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY COVID-19 NOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY CLERK: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Emergency Meeting of the La Quinta City Council is hereby called to be held on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at La Quinta City Hall located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253. Pursuant to Paragraph 11 of Executive Order N-25-20, members of the City Council, the City Manager, City Attorney, City Staff, and City Consultants may participate in this emergency meeting by teleconference. The emergency meeting is called for the following purpose: CLOSED SESSION 1. THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (a) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957. CONSULTATION WITH: ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, SENIOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR; WILLIAM H. IHRKE, CITY ATTORNEY Dated: March 20, 2020 /s/Linda Evans LINDA EVANS, Mayor Attest: MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Monika Radeva, City Clerk, do hereby declare that the foregoing notice for the La Quinta City Council Emergency Meeting of March 20, 2020 was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber at 78495 Calle Tampico and on the bulletin boards at 51321 Avenida Bermudas and 78630 Highway 111 on March 20, 2020. MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 1 MARCH 20, 2020 EMERGENCY MEETING STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEETING FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 AT 10:00 A.M. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta ***************** SPECIAL NOTICE Teleconferencing and Telephonic Accessibility In Effect: Pursuant to Paragraph 11 of Executive Order N-25-20, executed by the Governor of California on March 12, 2020 as a response to mitigating the spread of novel Coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, members of the City Council, the City Manager, City Attorney, City Staff, and City Consultants may participate in this emergency meeting by teleconference. In order to maintain proper social distancing and to prevent a gathering of more than ten (10) people at any time in any one subdivided area, members of the public may attend and address the City Council during the open session of this emergency meeting telephonically. Members of the public wanting to listen to the open session of this emergency meeting may do so at La Quinta City Hall Courtyard at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta. Members of the public wanting to address the City Council, either during public comment or for a specific agenda item during open session, or both, may call the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 777 – 7092 no later than 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020, to make this request and provide their name, contact information, and subject matter on which they wish to speak. City Council agendas and staff reports are available on the City’s web page: www.LaQuintaCA.gov CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 2 MARCH 20, 2020 EMERGENCY MEETING STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY COVID-19 The City will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the City Council and general public in the Council Chambers for the item(s) by contacting him/her via phone and queuing him/her to speak during the discussion. Only one person at a time may speak by telephone and only after being recognized by the Mayor. Please be mindful that the teleconference will be recorded as any other person is recorded when appearing before the City Council, and all other rules of procedure and decorum will apply when addressing the City Council by teleconference. Finally, it is requested that any member of the public attending while on the teleconference to have his/her/their phone set on “mute” to eliminate background noise or other interference from telephonic participation. ***************** CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL: Councilmembers: Fitzpatrick, Peña, Radi, Sanchez, Mayor Evans PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA At this time, members of the public may address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda. Please complete a "Request to Speak" form and limit your comments to three minutes. The City Council values your comments; however, in accordance with State law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless it is an emergency item authorized by GC 54954.2(b). CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA CLOSED SESSION 1. THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (a) OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957. CONSULTATION WITH: ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, SENIOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR; WILLIAM H. IHRKE, CITY ATTORNEY RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION RECONVENE REPORT ON ACTIONS(S) TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 3 MARCH 20, 2020 EMERGENCY MEETING STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY COVID-19 ADJOURNMENT ********************************* The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on April 7, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253. DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Monika Radeva, City Clerk, of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing Agenda for the La Quinta City Council Emergency Meeting was posted on the City’s website, near the entrance to the Council Chambers at 78495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin boards at the Stater Brothers Supermarket at 78630 Highway 111, and the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51321 Avenida Bermudas, on March 20, 2020. DATED: March 20, 2020 MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk City of La Quinta, California Public Notices  The La Quinta City Council Chamber is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is needed for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk’s office at (760) 777-7092, twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made.  If special electronic equipment is needed to make presentations to the City Council, arrangements should be made in advance by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (760) 777-7092. A one (1) week notice is required.  If background material is to be presented to the Councilmembers during a City Council meeting, please be advised that eight (8) copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be supplied to the City Clerk for distribution. It is requested that this take place prior to the beginning of the meeting.  Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item(s) on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Community Development counter at City Hall located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California, 92253, during normal business hours.