City Council Meeting

MINUTES CITY COUNCIL EMERGENCY MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 2021 11:00 AM City Council Present: Joe Hollarn, Mayor; Rick DePriest, Place 1; Mike Kidd, Place 2; Angela Nichols, Place 3 Robert Purdom, Place 4; Robert Fleming, Place 5; and Scott Kimble, Place 6. City Council Absent: NA City Staff Present: Mike Peacock, City Manager; Terry Welch, City Attorney; and Alice Holloway, City Secretary. City facilities are closed to the public in response to a health emergency specifically Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). This meeting is available via live stream. THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS CALLED PURSUANT TO AN EMERGENCY OR URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY, SPECIFICALLY WINTER STORM, POWER FAILURE, AND WATER OUTAGE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.045 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85263928924?pwd=UGsweHNqZFZoNzhFc2ZHUm1yRzNXZz09 Meeting ID: 852 6392 8924 Passcode: 967221 or dial 1/346-248-7799 A member of the public who would like to submit a question on any item listed on this agenda may do so via the following options:  Online: An online speaker card may be found on the city’s website (cityofjoshuatx.us) on the Agenda/Minutes/Recordings page. Speaker cards received will be read during the meeting in the order received by the City Secretary.  By phone: Please call 817/558-7447 ext. 2003 and provide your name, address, and question. Your question will be read by the City Secretary in the order they are received. A. Call to Order. Mayor Hollarn announced a quorum and called the meeting to order at 11:00 am. B. Discuss, consider, and take action on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Joshua, Texas, declaring a Local State of Disaster due to a Public Health Emergency. Making findings related thereto; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and providing for the publication of the caption hereof. City Manager Peacock gave the following update: Public Works Department has been out working since the storm started, almost non-stop. He stated they are currently sanding the streets. In addition, he stated that TxDOT has been out helping to make the streets safer. Fire Department has been up and running and has answered all calls. City Hall has been closed because of no water and rolling blackouts.  Animal Control has been working taking care of animals. Police Department has been working all shifts. JCSUD is advising that the water may be out longer than we originally were told. It may be a week now. The City had 88 cases of water dropped off at the fire department for the public, first come, first serve. Pete Kampfer, General Manager of JCSUD, stated that they are working aggressively to get the water on. Mr. Kampfer stated that staff is trying to get everything thawed out and moving. Mr. Kampfer stated that the power company is working with JCSUD to get everything working. In addition, he stated that JCSUD is supplying potable water to citizens and will be available all day to the citizens. Councilmember Kimble asked if citizens should shut water off at the meter until everything is thawed in the house. Danny, with JCSUD stated that it is a good idea to close everything out. He stated that JCSUD will post something later on with instructions on what to do. Mayor stated that a lot of information is on Facebook and we want to make sure it is all correct. He stated that we will share information from JCSUD and Waste Connection as soon as it is available. City Secretary Holloway read out loud questions that were sent through zoom. Mayor, city council, and staff with JCSUD answered the questions. C. Adjourn. Mayor Hollarn adjourned the meeting at 12:09 p.m. ____________________________ Joe Hollarn, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Alice Holloway, TRMC City Secretary Approved: March 18, 2021