Citizens are required to fill out an online witness card no later than 5:15 p.m. and can be found at https://www.cityoflaredo.com/assets/witn ess_card_online.pdf. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Speakers may not pass their minutes to any other speaker. Comments should be relevant to City business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks will be permitted.
Request by Council Member Dr. Marte A. Martinez Discussion with possible action to form a coalition and create a task force in order to seek additional funding for municipalities under 500,000 in population affected by COVID 19; and any other matters incident thereto. (Co-Sponsored by Mayor Pro-Tempore Alberto Torres, Jr. and Council Member Vidal Rodriguez)
V. GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. Request by Mayor Pete Saenz 1. An Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, pursuant to Section 2.11 of the City Charter, amending the Public Health COVID 19 Emergency Ordinance by extending the Emergency Declaration of Local Disaster currently scheduled to expire on May 30, 2020, for an additional thirty (30) days or through June 30, 2020; and adopting the most recent orders in effect to help abate this public health emergency; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any posted agenda item when authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), and/or 551.086 (Economic Development). Following closed session, the open meeting will reconvene at which time action, if any, may be taken VII. ADJOURNMENT
May 26, 2020 Special City Council
Citizens are required to fill out an online witness card no later than 5:15 p.m. and can be found at https://www.cityoflaredo.com/assets/witn ess_card_online.pdf. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Speakers may not pass their minutes to any other speaker. Comments should be relevant to City business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks will be permitted.
Request by Council Member Dr. Marte A. Martinez Discussion with possible action to form a coalition and create a task force in order to seek additional funding for municipalities under 500,000 in population affected by COVID 19; and any other matters incident thereto. (Co-Sponsored by Mayor Pro-Tempore Alberto Torres, Jr. and Council Member Vidal Rodriguez)
V. GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. Request by Mayor Pete Saenz 1. An Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, pursuant to Section 2.11 of the City Charter, amending the Public Health COVID 19 Emergency Ordinance by extending the Emergency Declaration of Local Disaster currently scheduled to expire on May 30, 2020, for an additional thirty (30) days or through June 30, 2020; and adopting the most recent orders in effect to help abate this public health emergency; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any posted agenda item when authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), and/or 551.086 (Economic Development). Following closed session, the open meeting will reconvene at which time action, if any, may be taken VII. ADJOURNMENT