City Council

CITY OF HIALEAH NOTICE OF VIRTUAL SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hialeah will hold a VIRTUAL Special Public Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The Special Meeting of the City Council is called to approve the appropriation or expenditure of public funds on items deemed essential to continue the city’s operations, functions and services during the pendency of the public health emergency. The agenda for this Special Meeting is available to the public on the City’s website and can be accessed at https://www.hialeahfl.gov/agendacenter. The Office of the City Clerk can also email a copy of the agenda to anyone who requests a copy by telephone at (305) 883-5820 or by email at cityclerk@hialeahfl.gov. As a result of the public health emergency caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19), the restrictions on person-to-person contact, social distancing guidelines, and stay- at-home orders to stop the spread of COVID-19 promulgated by national, state, local authorities and as authorized by Governor Ronald DeSantis’s Executive Order 20-69 (March 20, 2020), this Special Public Meeting will be held utilizing communications media technology, including video and telephonic conferencing. This virtual public meeting will be broadcast live for members of the public to view on the City’s Facebook page (@CityofHialeah). A link to the City’s Facebook page can be found on the City’s website at www.hialeahfl.gov. In addition, members of the public may hear the meeting live through telephonic conferencing using Meeting I.D. Number 967-5040-9103. The telephone conference dial-in numbers are: +1-786-635-1003 US +1-646-518-9805 US +1-651-372-8299 US +1-267-831-0333 US Those members of the public wishing to participate in the virtual public meeting by making comments or asking questions may do so by electing to join the meeting live on the Zoom platform. Participation through Zoom requires a computer or mobile device with a microphone and web camera. The participant may elect to participate in the meeting using audio only or appear through audio and video. Registered participants need to use the following URL (Unique Resource Locator) to join the meeting using Zoom, https://hialeahfl.zoom.us/j/96750409103 Meeting ID: 967 5040 9103. Also, closed captioning for this meeting is available at: http://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?CustomerID=2687&EventID=4412731 Please refer to the meeting guidelines and procedures for this virtual special public meeting for detailed instructions and other information on how to provide public comments or participate in the meeting using any of the options described in this Notice available on the City’s website at www.hialeahfl.gov. The Office of the City Clerk can also email a copy of the meeting guidelines and procedures to anyone who requests a copy by telephone at (305) 883-5820 or by email at cityclerk@hialeahfl.gov. Any person wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purposes, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 883-5820 for assistance no later than two (2) days prior to the proceeding; if hearing impaired, you may telephone the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771 (TDD), (877) 955-8773 (Spanish) or (800) 955-8770 (Voice).