City Council

EMERGENCY CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 18, 2020 City Council Chambers 400 East Military, Fremont NE EMERGENCY MEETING – 7:00 P.M. AGENDA EMERGENCY MEETING: 1. Meeting called to order 2. Roll call 3. Flood Update 4. Resolution 2020-039 Emergency flood action – authorize expenditure up to $100,000 5. Adjournment Agenda posted at the Municipal Building on February 18, 2020 and online at www.fremontne.gov. Agenda distributed to the Mayor and City Council on February 18, 2020. Notice is displayed in the Municipal Building and is open to the public The official current copy is available at City Hall, 400 East Military, City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours. Local Media received notice of the Emergency Meeting on February 18, 2020. The City Council reserves the right to go into Executive Session at any time. A copy of the Open Meeting Law is posted in the City Council Chambers for review by the public. The City of Fremont reserves the right to adjust the order of items on this agenda. §2-109 Audience / Participant; Rules of Conduct. The following rules are established for audience members and participants at a Council meeting: 1. At the discretion of the presiding officer, any person may address the Council, on any agenda item; however, questions to City officials or staff, other speakers, or members of the audience are not permitted and will not be answered. 2. Any person wishing to address the Council shall first state their name and address 3. Remarks shall be limited to five minutes unless extended or limited by the Presiding Officer or majority vote of the Council. 4. No person will be permitted to address the Council more than once during discussion of a particular agenda item. Rebuttal comments are not permitted. 5. Repetitive or cumulative remarks may be limited or excluded by the Presiding Officer or majority vote of the Council. 6. Profanity or raised voice is not permitted. 7. Applause, booing, or other indications of support or displeasure with a speaker are not permitted. 8. Any person violating these rules may be removed from the Council Chambers. The following additional rules are established and applicable for public participants at an Open Public Comment Period or Study Session meeting: 9. At the direction of the presiding officer, Open Public Comment Period Speaker Topics will be limited to those not covered by a published agenda for any Study Session, or any regular City Council meeting. 10. A priority to speak at Open Public Comment Periods and Study Session shall be given to those speakers who reside within the City limits, or within the ETJ (Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction – a two (2) mile radius of the City limits) of Fremont, and then, as time allows, to those who do not. 11. Member of the public wishing to speak at a Study Session will be required to limit their comments to those that are directly related to the Publically Noticed Study Session agenda topic(s). 12. Written letters addressed to the City Council will be accepted, as will comment cards that will be made available and collected from those who attend Open Public Comment Period and Study Session meetings who do not wish to speak publically, but have an issue or concern that they believe the Council should be made aware of.  RESOLUTION NO. 2020-039 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fremont, Nebraska, authorizing the expenditure of up to $100,000.00 to take emergency action to mitigate and prevent property damage due to flood WHEREAS, an emergency meeting has been called to address action necessary to mitigate and prevent property damage due to flood; and WHEREAS, funds not to exceed $100,000.00 are needed to reduce risk of additional flooding, and ultimate damage to life and property, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Council authorize the expenditure of up to $100,000.00 to take emergency action to mitigate and prevent property damage due to flood. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020. ______________________________ Scott Getzschman, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Tyler Ficken, City Clerk