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Ordinance to approve a commercial PZD for 8.6 acres at 5102 W. Wedington Dr. to allow the development of mini-storage units and accessory office and retail space is left on second reading.

Resolution to award bid and authorize contract with Forsgren, Inc in the amount of $2,495,705 for the utility relocations associated with the I49 and Wedington interchange project is unanimously approved.

Ordinance to waive requirements of formal competitive bidding and authorize the purchase of bunker gear from NAFCO for the fire department advances to final reading and passes unanimously.

Ordinance to rezone property described in rezoning petition for 6.37 acres at 123 E. 15th St. from RMF-24 and I-1, heavy commercial and light industrial to R-A Residential Agricultural advances to final reading and passes unanimously.

Ordinance to vacate two access easements within the Creekview Meadows subdivision advances to final reading and passes unanimously.

Ordinance to enact Regulation of Single-use disposable bags provided by large food stores is left on first reading.

Resolution to amend the Rules of Order and Procedure of the City Council to limit public comments to 3 minutes and allow the statutory reading for ordinance to be dispensed with a single motion to suspend or dispense with the rule tabled for 4 weeks and sent to ordinance review

The Special City Council meeting of Monday, March 16, 2020 has been called to order and the agenda can be found here: bit.ly/2WkeLTg There are three walk-on items.

The city council is discussing the first walk-on item, the authorization to appropriate the $3,000,000 emergency operations fund. Resolution passes 8-0.

Ordinance to grant the Mayor authority to take appropriate measures to slow the spread of the COVID-9 pandemic, to include regulating or prohibiting gathering in public and private places, to locally enforce other necessary actions advances to final reading and passes 8-0.

Resolution to express City Council support for the release of detainees charged with but not convicted of nonviolent offenses from the Washington County jail to thin out populations confined in tight quarters at the jail before it becomes a COVID-19 hot spot passes unanimously.

Consent agenda passes unanimously.

Motion to table items from unfinished business B. 1. and B. 2 until next regularly scheduled meeting of April 7.

Ordinance to waive requirements of formal competitive bidding and to authorize the repair of a recycling and trash colletion truck by Shipley Motor Equipment Co. for $42,352.81 moves to final reading and passes unanimously.

Resolution to award bid and authorize a contract with Cornerstone Construction of Russellville, Inc., in the amount of $1,689,781.20 for construction services associated with the Highway 16 utility relocations project passes unanimously.

Resolution to approve the purchase of property located at 923 W. Cato Springs Road from Miguel and Juanita Contreras for the amount of $92,000 to reduce future flood damage and restore flood capacity in the area passes unanimously.

Other new business items tabled until April 7 meeting.

Chief of Staff Norton: Mayor's new remote work policy adopted; department procedures to be posted on the website. Chief Hardin: new regional Task Force. Chief Reynolds: new online reporting, protective equipment, distancing, reducing arrests, cancelling community outreach.

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