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CLERK'S ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP (COVID-19)
Thursday, May 28, 2020
5:30 P.M.
1. WELCOME/OPENING REMARKS:
Mayor Matthew Pigatt called the virtual Workshop Meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday,
May 28, 2020.
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, issued by the office of the Governor Ron DeSantis on
March 20, 2020, municipalities may conduct meetings of their governing boards without having a
quorum of its members present physically or at any specific location, and utilizing communications
media technology such as telephonic or video conferencing, as provided by Section 120.54(5) (b)
2, Florida Statutes.
An opportunity was given to the public to email the City Clerk prior to the Workshop Meeting
with any questions/comments/concerns on items to be heard at his evening's Virtual Meeting. This
meeting is being streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/user/CityofOpalocka.
Since this is a virtual meeting as authorized by the Governor of the state of Florida, again, members
of the public wishing to address the commission have been offered the opportunity to do so. Public
comments will be included as part of the public record for this virtual meeting and will be
considered by the City commission prior to any action taken.
2. ROLL CALL
The members of the City Commission appearing remotely were: Mayor Matthew Pigatt, Vice
Mayor Chris Davis, Commissioner Sherelean Bass, Commissioner Joseph L. Kelley, and
Commissioner Alvin Burke. Also appearing remotely were: City Attorney Burnadette Norris -
Weeks, Assistant City Attorney Candice Cobb, City Manager John E. Pate, and City Clerk Joanna
Flores.
3. INVOCATION:
The invocation was delivered by Commissioner Sherelean Bass.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
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The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by Chief Dobson
5. PUBLIC INPUT:
Clerk Flores announced the protocols for public participation at virtual meetings.
Clerk Flores read the following public comment:
Audrey Dominguez, 1147 Jann Avenue, Opa-locka Florida, expressed her appreciation for the
testing site in the City. She suggested that the advertisements to be in Spanish and Creole as well
as English as a great percentage of the City's residents are Hispanics or Haitians.
6. DISCUSSION ITEM:
City's Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
a) Parks and Recreation
b) Opa-locka Police Department
c) COVID-19 Expenditures
d) Mask Ordinance
Mayor Pigatt requested City Manager Pate to address the concerns regarding the translation of
literature of the City's advertisement.
City Manager Pate stated the he was working with the media person in order to translate the
advertisement.
Mayor Pigatt stressed the importance of providing the information in Spanish and Creole to the
residents.
Charles Brown, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Opa-locka explained the plan
titled Teen Upward Summer Camp 2020, which was to be held on weekdays between 8:00 am and
4:00 pm at Sherbondy Park and Segal Park. He provided details and pictures of how the camp will
be abiding by social distancing guidelines. He further shared what were the guidelines for staff
and the children. He explained the virtual learning and play station for children to be involved
from their homes as well.
Commissioner Bass asked Mr. Brown how many children did he anticipate; when did they plan to
start; what were the hours of operation and if masks were mandatory.
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Mr. Brown said he anticipated 68 children in total; the start date was up to the commission; hours
of operation were from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and masks were mandatory for the staff only at this
time.
Commissioner Bass said it would be important to consider face coverings for the children as well.
Mr. Brown stated that was not an issue and that could be done.
Vice Mayor Davis asked what the maximum capacity for Sherbondy Village was.
Mr. Brown explained the normal maximum capacity for the different rooms of the buildings in
question.
Vice Mayor Davis explained that the purpose for this information was to compare it with the
guidelines from the County which suggest 25% or 50% capacity according to the maximum
capacity.
Mr. Brown said the comparison would be that the camp will operate at around 10% capacity.
Commissioner Kelley requested Mr. Brown to explain the registration process for Summer Camp.
Mr. Brown said that registration would be on a first come first serve basis. There are a number of
kids who usually attend the camp on a regular basis and they were already applying for it.
Commissioner Kelley was concerned for the low number of slots available. He requested
additional information on the type of indoor and virtual activities.
Mr. Brown explained that they would be doing virtual field trips to the zoo, exercise components,
play station competitions, including NFL, basketball, among others. He had plans to involve kids
at home as well.
Commissioner Kelley asked if there was a program for seniors.
Mr. Brown said the seniors will have a program as well. He explained there won't be a lot of
transportation activities. The set-up would be similar to the summer camp in term of virtual
engagement.
Commissioner Kelley asked what would be the cost per children.
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Mr. Brown said it would normally cost $25 a week per child unless the Commission wished to
change that.
Commissioner Kelley inquired about the procedures for handling individuals visiting the camp
facilities during the summer camp program.
Mr. Brown stated that there is a plan to design miniature boxes with the appropriate distance for
families to stay within. He explained other manners in which the camp will be addressing
mitigating the risk of infection among children using the County's recommendations. He explained
in detail some of the guidelines.
Mayor Pigatt asked, where did the guidelines come from?
Mr. Brown said the guidelines were provided by Miami -Dade County.
Mayor Pigatt requested that Mr. Brown forward the guidelines to him and the commission. He
asked, if the County were doing other summer programs.
Mr. Brown replied, not yet, but the County's program was scheduled to start on June 6.
Mayor Pigatt shared his concerns for the guidelines recommended by the CDC as well and he
stressed the importance of including all of the guidelines. He requested that Mr. Brown clarify
what was "housing sick kids" in offices.
Mr. Brown explained that housing sick kids meant for having a designated area for children not
feeling well and having a place to wait while they get picked up.
Mayor Pigatt asked how one certified teacher would provide programming to the children spread
across different rooms.
Mr. Brown said he needed to clarify how that would work, but most likely the teacher would be in
a room and broadcasting the class virtually to different rooms.
Mayor Pigatt asked how it would work and if the children were each going to have a laptop.
Mr. Brown explained that there will be a TV set and a play station with several wireless controllers.
He explained that outside activities would be very short.
Mayor Pigatt stressed his concerns for the situation the children will be in during the summer camp
and said he would be unwilling to move forward without more support from the County. He further
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asked if there was still a problem with the Air Conditioning units in the facilities and if that had
been resolved.
City Manager Pate advised that the Public Works Department was still looking for a permanent
solution.
Mayor Pigatt asked if there were multi-lingual personnel to be able to provide ESOL services to
residents.
Mr. Brown said there were not.
Mayor Pigatt expressed the important of having a multi-lingual person on staff. He asked about
the advertisement strategy and the costs associated with it.
Mr. Brown said the program was available to everyone, while there are certain parents who are
usually the first ones to enroll their children in the programs. He stated applicants need to apply in
person.
Mayor Pigatt suggested that the registration take place online. He further asked for clarification on
who runs the program and if there were any differences in the programs. He also asked for
clarification on the certified teachers and if there was one available in each camp.
Mr. Brown explained that Team Upward Bound was responsible for the summer program at
Sherbondy Park and the city ran the summer camp at Segal Park. He advised that there were no
differences in the camps and there are no certified teachers at Segal Park.
Mayor Pigatt requested all of the relevant information discussed detailed in a park plan in order to
show residents what the City is offering. He provided an opportunity for the commission to ask
more questions.
Commissioner Bass requested a disclosure about the liability of the program and who will be
responsible.
Commissioner Kelley asked if the city had anticipated a start date for the summer program.
City Manager Pate said the first or second week of July, if it is approved by the County within a
week.
Commissioner Kelley said there was still time to organize, get volunteers, among other things to
be able to prepare as best as possible.
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Vice Mayor Davis emphasized doing temperature checks for employees at the very least.
Mayor Pigatt reminded the Commission that the COVID-19 pandemic was still luring and the City
has positive cases. He stated the Governor's office released restrictions on summer programs and
the County was tentatively looking at opening up the parks on June 8. He wanted to be sure the
City was taking all necessary precautions before moving forward with the summer program.
Commissioner Burke requested an update on the temperature check system for City Hall and if it
was possible to have mobile temperature devices to be used in parks and recreation.
City Manager Pate stated, while it is still in process, the State already approved the emergency
expenditure. He also said the mobile temperature devices were not a problem.
City Manager Pate requested Chief Dobson to provide a report regarding COVID-19.
Chief James Dobson, Opa-locka Police Department shared a memo and an attachment with a
month calendar for the month of April which included the number of calls requesting service or
help from the police regarding COVID-19 laws. The report showed a total of 3331 calls, 377
business checks, 25 curfew arrest violations, 175 social distancing and face masks warnings and 1
business closed for non-compliance. He explained the COVID squad was made up of 2 detectives,
a red light camera officer and 2 additional officers. He also shared a report for the month of May
until the 25th of the month which showed a total of 3856 calls for service, 784 business checks, 16
curfew arrest violations, 825 social distancing and face mask warnings and 11 businesses closed
for non compliance. He further reported an issue with multiple shootings in the City and nearby
cities for which his department will be meeting with the surrounding cities to assess the problem
and resolve it.
Commissioner Kelley asked what the cause of the shootings were and whether they were attributed
to businesses being re -opened.
Chief Dobson said he was not sure at the moment; the surrounding cities' respective police
departments were investigating it along with city's police department.
Commissioner Kelley asked, what were the majority of excuses for the warnings given?
Chief Dobson said most people claimed they did not have any masks.
Commissioner Kelley asked for the schedule of the COVID-19 Squad.
Chief Dobson stated their schedule was 6pm to 2 am.
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Commissioner Kelley asked City Manager Pate if the cost of public safety was reimbursable.
City Manager Pate stated only overtime related to COVID-19 was reimbursable at 75% of the cost.
Commissioner Kelley voiced his concern for the apartment complexes and the lack of report from
those areas. He asked if a meeting was held for the challenge of social distancing, masks and
curfews.
Chief Dobson said he was working with the building department and was waiting for information
about the owners in order to be able to hold a meeting.
Commissioner Kelley expressed the importance of holding the meeting and getting the information
about the owners.
Mayor Pigatt provided an opportunity for the commission to make any more comments or ask any
other questions. As there were none, Mayor Pigatt asked Commissioner Kelley to clarify what
meeting he was requesting and if it included all of the owners.
Commissioner Kelley stated he had requested City Manager Pate and Chief Dobson to meet with
the owners of the apartment complexes that the City was having challenges with.
Mayor Pigatt asked Commissioner Kelley what the Commission should expect from the property
managers to do or help the City with.
Commissioner Kelley said the property owners should be helping by educating their residents in
regards to COVID-19 laws and guidelines. He stressed how unacceptable it was to not have done
that yet as it was requested 3 weeks ago.
City Manager Pate said the request was to reach out to the owners of the properties. He stated he
has met with property managers on multiple occasions. However, in regards to the owners, their
information had not been made available.
Commissioner Kelley said his intention was to get the property managers to reach out to the
residents and educate them on the guidelines. He stated he was under the impression that the
property managers were not requesting residents to abide by the guidelines which is why he had
suggested contacting the owners.
Mayor Pigatt requested Chief Dobson to provide more details as to where most of the arrests were
made.
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Chief Dobson said the majority of the arrests were made in apartment complexes.
Mayor Pigatt asked if that was mostly because of curfew violations.
Chief Dobson stated "Yes".
Mayor Pigatt said it seemed like a discretion issue then. He requested feedback from residents
when officers were enforcing the guidelines on businesses and residents.
Chief Dobson stated that after some businesses were closed, more people began to abide by the
mandate strictly when entering businesses.
Mayor Pigatt emphasized the importance of enforcing the mask mandates and COVID-19
guidelines to lower the risk of infections.
Vice Mayor Davis shared his previous experience in dealing and communicating with the property
managers and the owners of the properties. He said he was not in favor of the curfew penalties. He
noticed there were fewer arrests for violation of curfew and requested Chief Dobson to share if he
had any indicators as to the reason behind it.
Chief Dobson said people are mostly complying with the curfew.
Vice Mayor Davis requested feedback from Chief Dobson in regards to the curfew law.
Chief Dobson believed it was still needed and useful to lower the risks of COVID-19 infection.
City Manager Pate urged Chief Dobson to ensure the curfew was being enforced adequately as the
statistics have changed drastically which might signal that officers are either not enforcing it or
not penalizing the offenders.
Vice Mayor Davis advocated for finding a balance between enforcement and penalizing offenders.
He said he would like to see more information on the enforcement procedure of the curfew.
City Manager Pate requested Chief Dobson to let it be known if the Police Department was able
to enforce the mask mandate.
Chief Dobson stated that "Yes", it could be enforced.
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City Manager Pate emphasized on the importance of enforcing the laws. He introduced Mr.
Anathan to review the COVID-19 expenditures.
Robert Anathan, Budget Administrator for the City of Opa-locka shared a document titled COVID-
19 Expenditures. He summarized the reason for the expenses and provided a detailed table with
the descriptions and amount of expenses. He reported about $180,000 in expenses thus far, 75%
of which were reimbursable by FEMA and another 12% reimbursable by the State.
Commissioner Kelley asked Mr. Anathan to comment on what his recommendation is as far as
COVID-19 expenses and if it was sustainable.
Mr. Anathan stated that changes were being made by Chief Dobson and the police officers will no
longer be in overtime.
Chief Dobson confirmed that was correct.
Commissioner Kelley asked how long were the estimated costs for?
Mr. Anathan stated that those costs would continue. He then clarified the "ifs" in the review and
stated they were not heavy "ifs". He explained his reasoning for including the "ifs" in the review
and the impact it will have on the "rainy day" funds for the City.
Commissioner Kelley asked Mr. Anathan to specify if there was a limit to the amount of funds the
City should spend as it relates to COVID-19.
Mr. Anathan said he does not have a number in mind; it was whatever the Commission would
believe necessary to spend and get the most.
Vice Mayor Davis asked Mr. Anathan what was the difference between the "rainy day" funds and
emergency reserves.
Mr. Anathan explained to the Commission the difference. He stated there was currently a negative
balance on the "rainy day" cash funds.
Vice Mayor Davis said he understood it as if there is not much wiggle room for the City to use
those funds.
Mayor Pigatt stressed the importance for the City to meet its financial goals and doing the
necessary changes to have a positive fund balance. He advocated for conservative expending.
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Vice Mayor Davis agreed with Mayor Pigatt.
Commissioner Kelley agreed with approaching COVID-19 expenses in a conservative manner and
asked Mr. Anathan for more information on the TBD amounts.
Mr. Anathan said the TDB were put in place because the information was not available, but it will
be after the weekend.
Mayor Pigatt asked City Manager Pate to provide a report in terms of the potential cuts in the
current budget.
City Manager Pate explained he had been working with Mr. Anathan to provide the Commission
with three options with different scenarios on potential budget cuts. He requested Mr. Anathan
provide the Commission with an update on the budget report.
Mr. Anathan said the City was on schedule and a detailed report will be made available.
Mayor Pigatt said he wanted to know how the City will adapt to the New Normal and what was
the budget for this new situation. He wanted to know how the City would include innovative digital
ideas to run the government in a more digital manner.
City Manager Pate said he understood the expectations and stated that he was waiting for
guidelines from Miami -Dade County for recreational activities which include the public.
Commissioner Kelley inquired about the date for the budget workshop.
Mr. Anathan advised that it would be held during the second week of next month.
City Manager Pate continued his presentation by showing a report of the COVID-19 testing
numbers at Sherbondy Park showing 445 tests on the week from May 17 to May 23. He reported
great efforts in advertising the testing site to the residents. He introduced PR Consultant Ms.
Modkins to speak about the advertisement efforts.
Commissioner Bass asked for statistics in regard to the number of tests and the positive cases.
City Manager Pate explained that the data is being analyzed to be able to determine the actual
residents from Opa-locka as the testing is used by surrounding city residents as well.
Mayor Pigatt agreed it was necessary to have the statistics. He asked if the literature in the
advertisement was in Spanish and if there was a plan for the Commission to walk the streets.
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City Manager Pate said that Ms. Modkins will be working on having advertisement in Spanish and
Creole. He also suggested an effort for the Commission to walk the streets and promote the testing
site.
Mayor Pigatt said he was in favor of walking the streets and promoting the testing site as well as
having volunteers. He asked if the surrounding cities were also promoting the testing site.
City Manager Pate said that effort was being made by Public Relations Consultant Ms. Modkins.
Commissioner Kelley asked when the information will be available in terms of the palm cards.
City Manager Pate stated English palm cards will be delivered to the City Hall the day after.
Public Relations Consultant Ms. Modkins said 2,000 English palm cards were going to be
delivered the day after and another 2,000 were distributed. The palm cards were already translated
and were being redesigned at the time.
Commissioner Kelley suggested having the next design of palm cards be one side in Spanish and
the other side in Creole.
Ms. Modkins agreed and said she could have it done within 24 hours.
City Manager Pate stressed the importance of advertising the testing site. He said the testing
numbers were low, with the day before reaching a peak of 101 tests on that day.
Commissioner Burke stressed the importance of advertising and promoting any of the City's events
in other languages accordingly with the diversity of the community.
Mayor Pigatt said the administration does understand clearly about the diversity of the City. He
directed Ms. Modkins to present her report.
Ms. Modkins explained the efforts the City made in promoting the testing site on social media,
giving away palm cards to businesses, on the streets, and media alerts all related to COVID-19.
Commissioner Kelley said he had not seen any of the palm cards and asked the Commission if
anyone had seen it.
Ms. Modkins stated it was the design shown on the City's Facebook page.
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Commissioner Kelley said he would like to know where the cards were given out.
Mayor Pigatt requested Commissioner Kelley to clarify what he was requesting.
Commissioner Kelley clarified and stated that he would have like to have known about the 2,000
palm cards and where they were given out. He requested notification of such type of promotion.
Mayor Pigatt was not in favor of anyone in particular receiving a notification. He stated all of the
commissioners would have to receive it as well. He requested City Manager Pate to offer a
solution.
City Manager Pate explained he made sure all of the commission receives the same information.
He stated Ms. Modkins met with each commissioner to get their input prior to producing the
advertisement. He said he will be sending courtesy emails prior to designing new palm cards.
Mayor Pigatt stressed the importance of keeping the testing site at the City of Opa-locka and
requested all of the commission to be involved in the promotion of the testing site.
He went on to say that there was a Special Commission Meeting scheduled to discuss the mask
ordinance. He suggested modification that once the mask ordinance was in place, the social
distance and the curfew might be lifted.
Commissioner Kelley was having technical issues and restarted his connection.
Vice Mayor Davis agreed with Mayor Pigatt about modifying or rescinding the previous ordinance
mandating residents to abide by social distance and a curfew. He requested the ordinance to include
the language specific to the situation.
Mayor Pigatt requested everyone's input before moving forward with the ordinance. He stressed
the importance of having a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the law. He directed
City Attorney Norris -Weeks to add the language and make it specific to a pandemic. He asked
how it was written at this time.
City Attorney Norris -Weeks said it was written with the language that states it was in effect during
a pandemic only. She discussed the Emergency Order possibly expiring after the Phase I re-
opening plan was effective and how the City will react to that.
Vice Mayor Davis suggested considering the penalties and the other ordinances before approving
the mask ordinance.
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City Attorney Norris -Weeks said the mandate did not have an end date, but that it did state that
the mask ordinance will only be in effect during a pandemic and the Commission would have to
define when it would end.
Mayor Pigatt asked who declared the international pandemic.
City Attorney Norris -Weeks said the federal government did and the State of Florida declared a
state of emergency. She explained the Cities have the authority to deviate from the County's order
with reason. She suggested that the Commission identify benchmarks that would give signal that
a specific situation needed to be addressed.
Commissioner Kelley requested Chief Dobson for his opinion if the curfew was rescinded once
the mask mandate was in effect.
Lieutenant Chiverton said he believed it could be enforced, but it would depend on the penalty.
Commissioner Kelley asked if it was possible for the police to enforce it without an issue.
Lieutenant Chiverton said he doesn't think it would be an issue. He recommended keeping the
curfew until the number of cases goes down.
Commissioner Kelley asked if the penalty was a $200 fine.
Mayor Pigatt confirmed the penalty amount and asked Commissioner Kelley if he was suggesting
a change.
Commissioner Kelley said that he was not.
Commissioner Bass advocated for allowing residents to realize their cooperation was imperative
for the City to be able to mitigate the risk of the virus.
Commissioner Burke concurred with Commissioner Bass.
Mayor Pigatt reviewed Miami -Dade County's emergency orders, such as EO 17-20 which required
businesses to encourage their employees to wear a mask in the business and the following EO 19-
20 required all persons in public are encouraged to wear mask and EO 20-20 stated persons
working in businesses and grocery stores shall wear a mask. He stated that when the County
releases Emergency Order 19-20, the Commission should revisit the City's mask ordinance.
Commissioner Kelley suggested leaving the ordinance as is on the agenda.
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Mayor Pigatt asked Commissioner Kelley if his suggestion was dependent on the numbers of the
City or the County releasing emergency order number 19-20.
Commissioner Kelley said the City should take into account both of them.
Mayor Pigatt said the purpose of the discussion was to talk about modifications to amend the
ordinance and make sure it was solid. He stated it was important that the ordinance was clear as to
when it applied, when it would not apply and based on who would declare a pandemic. The
ordinance will state that the order will be revisited when the County releases its order suggesting
all people to wear a mask outside of their homes. The City will go a step further to require it. He
stated this should be done within 2 weeks of that release by the County.
Commissioner Kelley understood and agreed.
Mayor Pigatt asked if anyone else had a comment or an objection to that amendment. As no one
stated an objection, he said it will go forward as an amendment. He provided an opportunity for
anyone else to suggest another amendment.
Commissioner Kelley recommended that the penalties be payable immediately or be disputable
via Special Master Hearings.
City Manager Pate explained the Special Master Hearings would have to be done virtually or via
phone. He explained it would cause an overload of cases of Special Master Hearings. He requested
the suggestion of City Attorney Norris -Weeks for enforcing it.
City Attorney Norris -Weeks explained the enforcement section of the ordinance.
Mayor Pigatt reiterated the question as to whether it was possible for the penalties to be paid similar
to the red light camera tickets or dispute it via a Special Master Hearing.
City Attorney Norris -Weeks stated that at this time she was not certain that was possible and she
would be researching it.
Mayor Pigatt asked that it be researched and that the City Attorney be prepared to add language to
the ordinance at the next meeting.
Commissioner Kelley asked if the Special Master Hearings would be reimbursable due to COVID-
19 citations.
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Mr. Anathan said he does not think FEMA would recognize the expenses of magistrates if their
work was collecting revenue.
Commissioner Kelley said he was in favor of adding the language to revisit the ordinance at a later
time.
Mayor Pigatt asked for an explanation as to why the Special Master Hearings could not be virtually
held now.
City Manager Pate explained the system was not in place yet, but that he will look into the virtual
hearings option.
Mayor Pigatt provided an opportunity for any more questions regarding the mask ordinance. He
asked the Commission how they would feel if the curfew was repealed after the mask ordinance
was passed as he questioned if it was even needed after the mask ordinance. He explained this
would also avoid possible arrests and steep fines of $500 in comparison to $100 for not wearing a
mask.
City Manager Pate said he believes it was an issue on police enforcement and he would not
recommend releasing the curfew immediately. He suggested that prior to repealing the curfew;
residents should be well educated and encouraged to wear masks habitually.
Commissioner Bass agreed with City Manager Pate.
Mayor Pigatt agreed. He asked if there were any other comments regarding COVID-19.
Vice Mayor Davis spoke about the virtual town hall meeting and suggested discussing a plan to
coordinate a date.
Mayor Pigatt agreed and he suggested promoting the workshop as a town hall.
Vice Mayor Davis suggested making the town hall meeting more interactive. He requested the
recommendation from the IT department.
Mayor Pigatt requested information from IT Director Rodriguez and City Manager Pate if there
was a platform that would work out well for the interactive meeting. He asked City Attorney
Norris -Weeks what would be the regulations involved with that type of meeting. He requested the
information be provided by the following Thursday.
City Attorney Norris -Weeks requested a clarification of what he was requesting.
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Mayor Pigatt explained that Vice Mayor Davis suggested an interactive meeting with the residents
and he would like to know what platform would allow for that and how it would be managed.
City Attorney Norris -Weeks explained she would not know that particularly. She stated the IT
Department would know what would be the best platform for it.
Mayor Pigatt stated City Manager Pate and the IT Department will recommend the platform. He
said he was requesting that City Attorney Norris -Weeks provide the regulations involved in that
type of platform. He requested City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney's offices to work in
tandem to have that solution.
City Manager Pate suggested using Facebook live and a moderator. He said City Attorney Norris -
Weeks does not need to be involved in that process.
Commissioner Kelley asked if the virtual town hall was specifically related to the curfew.
Vice Mayor Davis said it was related to a few subjects, COVID-19 testing, re -opening of City
businesses, face masks ordinance, curfew law, flooding emergency and how the residents and the
commission work together to make the City great.
Mayor Pigatt said it was a platform to speak with residents about a wide range of subjects and
share ideas.
7. ADJOURN:
There being no further business to come before the City Commission, it was moved by
Commissioner Kelley, seconded by Vice Mayor Davis to adjourn the virtual workshop at 9:00
p.m.
Matthew A. Pigatt
Mayor
A 1"1'EST:
J •'1 a Flores
Cif Clerk
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