GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. [00:00:02] IT IS 10:00 A.M. I LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY THIS MORNING TO OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL STAFF. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE IN THE COMMUNITY. APPRECIATE YOU TUNING IN. IT IS NOW 10:00 A.M. AND I'M GOING TO OFFICIALLY CALL THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH 11 TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, BUT COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? JANELLE. MAYOR BROWN. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM COLLINS. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUSTER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER QUIROGA. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER LITSTOWSKI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB. PRESENT. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE EVERYONE PRESENT TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. COUNCIL. WE NOW HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY REGISTER IN WRITING FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS I THINK THAT WANT TO SPEAK AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO WORK WITH THE NEW CONCEPT TODAY. JANELLE, DID YOU WANT TO MENTION ABOUT THE RAISING YOUR HAND SITUATION, PLEASE. SURE. FOR FUTURE PUBLIC COMMENTS WE'RE GOING TO ASK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO USE THE RAISED HAND FUNCTION IF THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH EACH NAME INDIVIDUALLY. I THINK WE HAD ABOUT TWENTY FIVE NAMES LAST TIME. WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. TODAY. WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON FROM THE PUBLIC THAT'S JOINED SO FAR, AND I'VE ALREADY ASKED IF HE'D LIKE TO SPEAK AND HE SAID NO. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO PUT OUT A CALL THEN. IS ANYONE LISTENING IN THE COMMUNITY TO THIS MEETING WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? IF YOU DO, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AND JANELLE, HOW DID THEY HOW DID THEY OPERATE THAT FUNCTION ON ZOOM? AND THERE'S A BUTTON RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR NAME THAT SAYS RAISE HAND AND THEY CAN JUST CLICK ON IT. JUST GIVE SOME TIME TO SEE IF ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT. ALSO, I THINK IF SOMEONE IS PARTICIPATING THROUGH THEIR CELL PHONE, IT'S TO THE RIGHT UNDER THE CAPTION MORE AND WHEN YOU HIT MORE THAN YOU HAVE THAT OPTION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES HERE JUST TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY TO COUNCIL. YOU SEE ANY HANDS BEING RAISED AT ALL, JANELLE? NO SIR. DO NOT. OK, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD, IF SOMEBODY IS WANTING TO SPEAK, THOUGH, PLEASE COME ONLINE HERE AND WE'LL HONOR YOUR REQUEST ON THAT IF WE'RE NOT HEARING ANY RESPONSES TO THAT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD NOW WITH ITEM 4A PLEASE. [4.A. Clarification Of Governor’s Mask Order ( Legal )] JANELLE. ITEM 4A CLARIFICATION OF GOVERNOR'S MASK ORDER. COUNCIL, I THINK ALL OF US ARE AWARE OF THE GOVERNOR'S MASK ORDER THAT WAS ISSUED HERE ABOUT A WEEK, A WEEK AGO. AS OF YESTERDAY OR SO, THIS HAS GENERATED A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS PUT OUT AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON OUR RESPONSE TO THAT MASK ORDER. I THINK YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT. AND ALSO IT WAS IN YOUR PACKET MATERIAL THAT JANELLE SENT. THIS ALSO HAS OTHER RAMIFICATIONS INVOLVED WITH OUR DISASTER DECLARATION. SO IN RESPONSE TO THAT, I WANT TO TURN THIS OVER TO LEGAL, DON, FOR YOUR REVIEW AND YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS. YOU'RE MUTED, DON. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I HAVE SENT YOU OUT A MEMO ON MARCH 9TH REGARDING THIS AND WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS DONE IS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT DOES NOT SUSPEND THE STATEWIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY, WHICH HE DECLARED A YEAR AGO. WHAT HE DID WAS HE TOOK THE TEMPLATE USED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER IN VARIOUS TRAUMA REGIONS THEY WERE IN A CONDITION OF HIGH [00:05:03] HOSPITALIZATION RATE. HE HAS SAID IN COUNTIES WHICH ARE NOT IN A HIGH HOSPITALIZATION AREA, THERE ARE NO OCCUPANCY LIMITS. THERE ARE NO FACEMASKS REQUIRED THAT NO ONE COULD BE PENALIZED FOR WEARING A FACE MASK. AND JURISDICTIONS COULD NOT ISSUE ANY KIND OF AN ORDER REQUIRING FACE MASKS. THE OTHER PART OF HIS ORDER SAID THAT IN AN AREA OF HIGH HOSPITALIZATIONS, THE COUNTY JUDGE WOULD HAVE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE COVID MITIGATION ORDERS. BUT IT COULD NOT INCLUDE IN THEIR ORDER ANY MONETARY FINE OR JAIL TIME FOR REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK. THE TROUBLING ISSUE IN HIS EXECUTIVE ORDER IS HE HAS TOTALLY CUT OUT THE MAYOR'S AUTHORITY AND ALSO THE CITY'S AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ANY ORDERS UNDER THE TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT. THAT AUTHORITY IS EXPLICIT IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT. HE HAS SIMPLY DECIDED TO DISREGARD THE WRITTEN WORD OF THE STATUTE. NOW, WE HAD AN IMPROMPTU MEETING OF CITY ATTORNEYS FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THIS. ALL OF US ARE RATHER CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS BASICALLY AN ASSAULT ON HOME RULE. BUT THE CONSENSUS WAS AT THE TIME, NO CITIES WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN CHALLENGING THE ORDER BECAUSE ALTHOUGH WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING OUR HOME RULE, THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE ISSUE TO CHOOSE TO TAKE THAT STAND. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I'M HAVING MY COFFEE THIS MORNING AND I SEE A NEWS FLASH THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAS ISSUED THE MAYOR HAS ISSUED SOME COVID MITIGATION MEASURES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. I DID SEE A STATEMENT FROM THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SUGGESTING THAT THE LEADERSHIP IN AUSTIN WAS SUFFERING FROM OXYGEN DEPRIVATION RESULTING FROM TRIPLE MASKING. THE MAYOR SHARED WITH ME THIS MORNING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAD INSTRUCTED THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT HE WOULD BE SUING THEM IF THEY DID NOT RETRACT THEIR ORDERS. SO THAT IS A DYNAMIC SITUATION, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, STILL WORKING OUT AS WE SPEAK. BUT AS TO THE CITY, MASK ORDERS ARE BASICALLY OUT THE WINDOW UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER. THE CITY I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE HAS INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BACK OFF OF ANY ENFORCEMENT. I'VE TOLD THE CITY MARSHAL THAT OUR ORDERS ARE NOW VOID AND THEY CAN'T BE ENFORCED. AND I HAVE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING AN ORDINANCE REPEALING BOTH THE DECLARATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY ISSUED A YEAR AGO AND THE SOLE REMAINING FACE MASK ORDER AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS WE IMPOSED ON BUSINESSES. THOSE ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTABLE UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER. IF YOU WISH TO FOLLOW THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, YOU ARE FREE TO DO SO AND TAKE ON THE GOVERNOR ON THIS ISSUE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS MAY NOT BE THE ISSUE TO CHOOSE TO PUSH BACK AND DEFEND HOME RULE ON THE ISSUE REGARDING COVID THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE BIGGER ISSUE REGARDING MUNICIPAL HOME RULE. I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO DEFEND THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE, BUT I DON'T THINK THE COVID ORDER IS I WOULD SUGGEST THE COVID ORDER IS NOT THE METHOD WE SHOULD CHOOSE TO USE IT. SO ABSENT ANY FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, THE ORDINANCE REPEALING THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY [00:10:08] AND THE FINAL MAYORAL ORDER IS ON THE AGENDA AND WILL BE REPEALED FORMALLY AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DON, BEFORE WE GET INTO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU CLARIFY SOME OTHER THINGS, PLEASE, SIR. FIRST OF ALL, JUST FOR COUNCIL'S INFORMATION, YOU'RE MEETING WITH OTHER ATTORNEYS. THESE WERE OTHER CITY ATTORNEYS AROUND THE STATE. THIS LITTLE TRADE GROUP WE FORMED, IT'S CALLED THE HOUSTON AREA MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS. IT'S KIND OF A LOOSE CONFEDERATION, A LOT OF NAMES I RECOGNIZE. BEVERLY HAS GONE TO THESE MEETINGS REGULARLY, THEY JUST THROUGH AN IMPROMPTU TELEPHONE CONFERENCE TOGETHER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. YES, SIR. AND JUST PERSONALLY, I AGREE WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS THERE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO. BUT FOR YOU TO CLARIFY, IF YOU WOULD, THE MASK ORDER AND HOW THIS ENACTS CITY FACILITIES, CITY TRANSPORTATION. THE MASK ORDER AS THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC AND TO FOLLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING. UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER THAT IS A MERE RECOMMENDATION WHICH PEOPLE ARE FREE TO TAKE OR LEAVE AS THEY CHOOSE. HE PRESERVES THE ABILITY OF ESTABLISHMENTS TO MAKE THEIR OWN RULES REGARDING WHETHER CUSTOMERS OR CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS. SO I SEE THAT THIS IS KIND OF A BIG ISSUE FOR GROCERY STORES. I SEEM TO RECALL HEB MADE AN INITIAL STATEMENT THAT THEY WOULD NOT REQUIRE MASKS IN THEIR FACILITIES AND THEN THEY TURNED AROUND AND SAID, YEAH, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO REQUIRE EVERYBODY TO WEAR A MASK. AND UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER, THEY'RE AFRAID TO DO THAT. THE CITY AS WELL IS FREE TO MAKE THOSE RULES. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THE THOUGHT OF MANAGEMENT TO PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES, TO STILL REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO WEAR A MASK. AND BUT THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER DOES ALLOW THE CITY AS AN ESTABLISHMENT TO MAKE RULES REGARDING THE USE OF FACE MASKS AND OTHER COVID MITIGATION MEASURES WITHIN ITS OWN BUILDINGS. AND ONE LAST THOUGHT. I THINK COUNCIL MAY HAVE SEEN THIS, THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HERE IN GALVESTON, THE PARK BOARD DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP, HAS ALL PUT OUT A STATEMENT CONCERNING THEIR THOUGHTS, GOVERNOR'S ORDERS. AND I WOULD SAY IT MIMICS WHAT THE CITY'S STATEMENT IS THAT WE HAVE PUT OUT ALSO CONCERNING THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS, SAYING THAT OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR DON. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBB. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT ONE THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR AGREEING WITH ME TO H AVE THIS MEETING TODAY BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY FOR CITIZENS AND THE VISITORS THAT WILL BE JOINING US OVER SPRING BREAK THAT THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO REQUIRE MASKS. AND WE ASK YOU TO RESPECT THAT. AND YOU KNOW THAT, THAT THE CHOICE HAS BEEN PUT ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND WE JUST ASK EVERYBODY TO BE RESPECTFUL. ALL OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE REQUIRING MASKS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE DECIDED TO CHOOSE THE PATH THAT THEY'RE GOING, AS WELL AS CITIZENS WHO HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP WEARING MASKS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT RESPECT EACH BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS DECISIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US MAYOR. AND THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, DON. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF DON? [00:15:03] ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DON, VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT. MOVING TO ITEM 4B, PLEASE. [4.B. Presentation Of City’s February Water Bill Policy ( Dan Buckley )] ITEM 4B PRESENTATION OF CITY'S FEBRUARY WATER BILL POLICY. AS WE KNOW, COUNCIL STAFF HAS ISSUED A WATER BILL POLICY TO ASSIST OUR RESIDENTS DURING THE LOSS OF WATER EPISODES DURING THE WINTER STORM. DAN, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE HAD ISSUED TO THE RESIDENTS HERE? ABSOLUTELY. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL. THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST FREEZE WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFETIME IN GALVESTON AND WAS EXACERBATED BY THE LOSS OF POWER PRIOR TO THE FREEZE OF 2021 WAS 2018 WHEN WE EXPERIENCED THE LAST FREEZE THAT RESULTED IN MASSIVE WATER LINE BREAKS, MOSTLY RESIDENTIAL WATER LINE BREAKS. THIS YEAR THE BREAKS WERE SO SEVERE THAT WE DRAINED OUR TANKS. YOU ALL KNOW THE ISSUES WE WERE FACED WITH. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I'M EXCEEDINGLY PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND HOW HARD THEY WORKED TO RESTORE WATER SERVICE. YOU KNOW, IT WAS A COMBINATION OF EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY AS WELL AS CITIZENS THAT GOT OUT THERE AND HELPED IDENTIFY WATER LEAK SO WE COULD GET THEM ISOLATED. GET OUR TANKS BACK AND GET THE SYSTEM BACK UNDER PRESSURE. AND TO NEXT TEXAS CITY, WE WERE THE FIRST TO RELEASE OUR WATER RESTRICTIONS AND IN RETURN SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS. SO, AGAIN, I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLIMENT OUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY DID A SUPERIOR JOB. WHAT WE DID ON THE WATER BILLS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAPPENED IN 2018. HOWEVER, THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS IN 2018 WE MANUALLY WENT IN AND STARTED ADJUSTING BILLS BASED ON PRIOR ACCOUNT ACTIVITY IN AN EFFORT TO NOT TARGET INDIVIDUALS FOR WATER LOSS THAT WAS A RESULT OF BROKEN PIPES. THIS TIME OUR I.T. DEPARTMENT AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOT TOGETHER AND ACTUALLY IT FIGURED OUT A WAY TO USE THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ENTIRE FEBRUARY MONTH READ. THE FREEZE OCCURRED 14TH, 15TH AND 16TH OF FEBRUARY. WE PERFORMED THE METER READS AND THE WATER SERVICE READS ON THE 19TH, 20TH AND 21ST OF THE MONTH. SO AFTER THE FREEZE AND AFTER THE MAJORITY OF THE BROKEN PIPES WERE IDENTIFIED AND ISOLATED. SO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IS GO BACK AND TELL THE SYSTEM TO LOOK FOR THE LESSER OF THE JANUARY BILL OR THE FEBRUARY BILL AND BILL THAT AMOUNT. SO ANYBODY THAT HAD A WATER BREAK ON THE 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, WHICH IS TWO DAYS, THREE DAYS AFTER THE TEMPERATURES RETURNED TO MORE NORMAL, THEIR ACCOUNTS WERE BILLED AT THEIR JANUARY USAGE. IT'S THE LESSER OF THE TWO. SO IF ANYBODY HAD A BILL IN FEBRUARY THAT WAS EXCEEDED THEIR JANUARY BILL, THEY RECEIVED THEIR JANUARY BILL. NOW, WE DID THIS ACROSS ALL ACCOUNTS. ROUGHLY TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ACCOUNTS AND AND WE'RE GOING TO THEN MAKE A CLAIM TO FEMA FOR OUR WATER LOSS GLOBALLY. WE KNOW THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE TOOK IN VERSUS THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WAS THEORETICALLY SOLD AT THE RETAIL LEVEL. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A CLAIM TO FEMA. WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL ON THAT, WE DON'T KNOW. ACROSS THE BOARD ALLOCATIONS SEEING THE MOST EQUITABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF GALVESTON AND THE USERS OF OUR WATER UTILITY. I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BEFORE WE DO THAT. JANELLE, WE HAVE SOME OPEN MICS HERE. I CAN HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS FOR SOME REASON. BUT I DON'T SEE HIM ON HERE. YEAH, I THINK. IT'S CHIEF HALE. YEAH. VERNON. OK. THANK YOU. I MUTED HIM. UNLESS HE'S TALKING ABOUT BRINGING ME SOME GOOD FOOD THAT HE COOKS. HE NEEDS TO BE MUTED. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO, COUNCILMAN COLLINS, JUST FOR YOUR NOTICE, HE HAS LEFT THE MEETING. HE DID NOTIFY ME HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE SHORTLY AFTER THE BEGINNING, BUT HE WILL RETURN IF WE'RE STILL IN SESSION HERE. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS NOW, STAFF? I MEAN, COUNCIL OF THE WATER POLICY THAT DAN COULD ANSWER FOR US? YES, COUNCILWOMAN ROBB WELL, JUST LIKE SOME PEOPLE DID OR PEOPLE HAD HAD THEIR WATER TURNED OFF AND CAME BACK IN MARCH AND AS THEY TURNED IT ON, THEY FOUND LEAKS AND THEY'RE FIXING THEM AND SO FORTH. ARE WE GOING TO APPLY IT FOR AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF MARCH? [00:20:01] WELL, WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE DID MARIE IS WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THOSE LIKE ANY OTHER LEAK ADJUSTMENT. WE DID IT FOR THE IMMEDIATE PERIOD BECAUSE THAT WAS MAINLY FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD A LEAK AND THEY WEREN'T RIGHT THERE TO ISOLATE IT. BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY WORK WITH ANY RESIDENT THAT'S HAD A LEAK AND THEY CAN SHOW THAT THEY'VE MADE A REPAIR. WE DO LEAK ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THOSE SAME LINES. OK, AND ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLIMENT ALL THE CITY STAFF. I THINK EVERYBODY WENT SO FAR ABOVE AND BEYOND. I THINK OUR CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE WERE WORKING 24/7. BRIAN DID AN AMAZING JOB AS WELL AS TRINO AS WELL AS THIS ONE, THAT ONE AND THE OTHER ONE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. IT WAS IT WAS A COMBINED EFFORT, AS MARIE MENTIONED, A GREAT JOB BY STAFF. THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR ALL THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT AND THE DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY HERE. IT WAS A ROUGH GO FOR A LOT OF US, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT ROUGHER IF WE HADN'T HAD THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT. VERY GOOD. AND JUST FOR THE CITIZENS THAT MAY BE WATCHING, JUST TO REITERATE, WE DID HAVE A POLICY THAT ADDRESSED YOUR WATER BILL UP TO THE BILLING DATE OF FEBRUARY 19TH THERE. IF THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT YOU FEEL ARE OUT OF THE ORDINARY ON YOUR WATER BILL PASS THAT DAY, PLEASE GET WITH THE CITY HALL HERE WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE OPEN TO LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS INDIVIDUALLY TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 4C. THANK YOU, DAN. ITEM 4C JANELLE, OK. [4.C. Announcement Of City Staff’s Presentation On Winter Storm Response At The March 25th City Council Meeting ( Brian Maxwell )] ITEM 4C, ANNOUNCEMENT OF CITY STAFF PRESENTATION ON WINTER STORM RESPONSE AT THE MARCH 25TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL HAVE THIS ON OUR AGENDA FOR MARCH 25TH TO DISCUSS. STAFF IS PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THEIR DETAILS CONCERNING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE WINTER STORM. BUT, BRIAN, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS TOPIC OVER TO YOU SIR. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE AN AFTER ACTION. THEIRS TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN OURS AND HOPING THAT WE HAVE THE RESPONSES BY THEN, THEY WERE GOOD PARTNERS. THEY WERE CAUGHT A LITTLE BIT OFF GUARD. THEY HAD PREPOSITIONED A LOT OF STUFF NORTH, OBVIOUSLY, ASSUMING, LIKE MOST RATIONAL PEOPLE WOULD, THAT IT WOULDN'T GET AS BAD SOUTH AS IT DID NORTH. SO THAT'S WHY WE ENDED UP HAVING TO FLY A BUNCH OF STUFF IN RATHER THAN TRUCK IT IN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AFTER HOURS STUFF I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL THAT HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS TO PLEASE GET IT TO US SO WE CAN INCLUDE IN OUR AFTER ACTION REPORT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. I KNOW COUNCIL HAS BEEN SENDING IN AND I'VE BEEN RECEIVING INPUT FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE, BRIAN, SO I KNOW YOU INCLUDE THOSE THOUGHTS IN YOUR REPORT ON MARCH TWENTY FIFTH. ALSO, THIS IS A CALL TO THE COMMUNITY. IF THE COMMUNITY AND ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY HAS ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT IDEAS THAT THEY FEEL WOULD BE ABLE TO WOULD BE BENEFICIAL ON HOW WE WOULD HANDLE A SIMILAR SITUATION IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE [INAUDIBLE]. PLEASE CONTACT CITY HALL. BRIAN, WHO SHOULD THE COMMUNITY CONTACT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE INPUT ON THIS. JUST HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE. WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND INCLUDE IT IN ANY KIND OF FOLLOW UP THAT WE DO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BRIAN. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE GET BETTER. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PRESENTATION ON THE TWENTY FIFTH COMING UP. HEARING NO RESPONSES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL, VERY MUCH, THANK YOU, STAFF, AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. WE APPRECIATE IT. IT IS NOW 10:24 A.M. AND WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. AND I AM ADJOURNING OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH 11. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. APPRECIATE IT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.