EMERGENCY City Council Meeting
Calendar Date:
NOTICE OF EMERGENCY PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, March 30, 2020, the City of Westlake City Council will hold an EMERGENCY PUBLIC MEETING at 6:00 PM.
As a result of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and subsequent declarations for National, State and Public Health Emergencies, the City of Westlake will conduct an Emergency City Council Meeting to discuss the following items:
State of Emergency Proclamation
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE, FLORIDA, DECLARING A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 ALSO KNOW AS CORONAVIRUS; PROVIDING THE CITY WITH POWERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES, CHAPTER 252; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE.
Emergency Ordinance 2020-03
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WESTLAKE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE BY ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS AT CITY MEETINGS DURING PERIODS OF A DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONIC OR ELECTRONIC MEANS; PROVIDING FOR AUTOMATIC DELAY OF FINALITY OF OFFICIAL ACTION PENDING PUBLIC COMMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The meeting will be held in a modified manner. The following specific information is provided as to the March 30, 2020 Emergency City Council Meeting:
- The meeting will take place at the Westlake Community Center/City Council Chambers located at 4005 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, Westlake, Florida, 33470. In keeping with social distancing, and limiting gatherings to no more than 10 persons, the meeting space will be closed upon meeting that capacity.
- Interested persons are encouraged to listen and view the meeting by means of a communications media technology platform CiscoWebex at the following link: https://cityofwestlake.my.webex.com/ or https://cityofwestlake.my.webex.com/webappng/sites/cityofwestlake.my/mee...
MEETING ID: 790 235 676 PASSWORD: hello
Or Dial-In:
United States Toll: +1-408-418-9388 MEETING ID: 790 235 676
Additional details specific to these modified meetings may be accessed on the City Website: https://www.westlakegov.com/cityclerk/page/covid-19-public-meetings
In order to address public concerns that will be discussed at this meeting, public comments may be submitted through the online Public Comment Card available on the City Website: https://www.westlakegov.com/cityclerk/webform/public-comment-card. Comments and Questions must be submitted by 3:00 PM the day of the meeting (March 30, 2020).
Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if any interested party wishes to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, such interested parties will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding are entitled to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (561) 530-5880.
Zoie Burgess, CMC, City Clerk
