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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of September 12, 2017 — Special Meeting Page 4 of 6 6. RESOLUTION 17 -2982 - CONFIRMING THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY R HURRICANE r The City Clerk read Resolution 17 -2982 by title only as follows: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, CONFIRMING THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND ALL EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ACTIVATED BY THE CITY MANAGER AS PROVIDED BY CHAPTER 30 OF THE CASSELBERRY CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE 72- HOUR TIME LIMIT FOR SAID STATE OF EMERGENCY THROUGH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017, EXPIRING AT MIDNIGHT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Staff Presentation: City Manager Randy Newlon advised that in the event of an emergency declaration the City Code required that a resolution be brought to the City Commission to affirm the Declaration of Emergency, and this was the purpose of Resolution 17 -2982. He added that the resolution also provided for an extension of the state of emergency past the initial 72 -hour period for an additional 7 days. He asked City Clerk Donna Gardner to provide additional information regarding the resolution and what it entailed if approved. Ms. Gardner advised that earlier in the day Chairman Horan of the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners had issued an executive order extending Seminole County's state of public emergency and she believed that all of the cities within the county were doing the same. She explained that the extension would allow the City Manager to continue to make further storm- related decisions such as restrictions on water use, debris removal, and if necessary would allow the Police Chief to institute another curfew without having to bring those sorts of decisions to the Commission for approval. She stated that Chapter 30 ofthe City's Code of Ordinances provided for declaration of emergencies such as weather and utility emergencies, and the process called for the declaration to be confirmed at a public meeting to allow the public an opportunity to attend and hear what resources were being used by the City in the emergency and what fiscal impacts the use of those resources would be. She further advised that the requested extension would be for one week and would expire at midnight on September 19, 2017; however, the state of emergency may be further extended due any ongoing issues. In response to questions from the Commission, Ms. Gardner explained that the City had pre - approved three separate contractors for debris removal and monitoring, and the debris removal site had already been pre - approved by the appropriate state and federal agencies according to the regulations put in place after the 2004 multiple storm events. Audience Participation: No one came forward to address Resolution 17 -2982. MOTION: Vice Mayor Aramendia moved to approve Resolution 17 -2982, as presented. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Solomon. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 4 -0.