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right it is 7:00 p.m. we will call this
meeting to order

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first we will have an invocation by
Amanda please councilmember sand of all

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is they working right okay perfect so
thank you Lord for all these blessings

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and opportunities we have you have given
us I want to thank you and keep

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protecting the most vulnerable in our
community especially during these rough

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times and I'll go ahead and say it in
Spanish gracias Dios Porto's Benicio

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natio poor tania's que nos asado
por favor por protégée los más

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vulnerable especial meant en estos
tiempos thank you John

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all right we're in a little different
setting than we've ever been before

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first actually items two and three will
be pulled for a special meeting so we

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will yeah I'm sorry oh yeah if there's
any discussion I was going to get

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through the consent agenda so so I
suggested we we pull items two and three

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for a special special meeting so does
anybody have any any discussion about

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that I will propose next Tuesday the
24th for the special meeting regarding

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the executive session and proposed
action after executive session items

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number two and three are you calling for
a vote now does anybody have any

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questions or discussion about that

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please use the microphone

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it's my understanding from counsel that
they're going to enact some type of a

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legislative law that will allow
municipal meetings to be held by

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teleconference I think that's a
plausible alternative the proposed

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action is going to take place Thursday
so we could have a special meeting on

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Tuesday which would facilitate the
process so we don't need to put anybody

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else within any harm's way or however
you want to describe that at this point

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in time be my recommendation to work
through these issues immediately so we

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can close this meeting and set it up for
next Tuesday and bring all the other

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items if needed at that time thank you I
was aware that both the House and Senate

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had passed that I didn't know if it was
continued over to back to the Senate if

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title had been pulled or whether the
governor had signed that yet so thanks

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for the update on that you may continue
the matter all right but okay thank you

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thanks for clarifying that I'll propose
that we continue the matter on items

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number two and three for a special
session special meeting yes we need a

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motion I guess I made the motion yes we
need a second yes continue items two and

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three for a special meeting item number
two and three yes

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we'll come back to that consent agenda

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yes

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yes yep

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I'm not sure if I'm following along on
why we're doing this but time is of the

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essence I strongly feel that we should
start in discussions right now with the

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monkfish and keep these items on for
tonight's agenda okay we have a motion

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and a second wool vote on that anyone
else all right the motion is to continue

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items 2 & 3 to a time in the future
which is now stated to be next Tuesday

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afternoon
excuse me next Tuesday at some time then

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it was made by the vice mayor and
seconded by Councilman Palmer

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everyone clear thank you
all right all right we just call the

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vote

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no yes yes all right so let's move back
to item 1 the consent agenda items a and

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B is there emotion or are there
questions we have a motion in a second

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please call vote yes

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all right now is there a motion to enter
executive session is there a second

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sorry
discussion now we'll have discussion as

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one with family members that are
immunocompromised I'm just curious where

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this executive session is going to take
place isn't that we're already going

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against presidential recommendation of
meetings of more than 10 people so I'm

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just curious where this executive
session what room was space this is

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going to happen as I'm already you know
in closer quarters and I'd like to be

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it's not the reality of any of us want
but just be curious where that's going

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to happen that's a good question
do you have a recommendation yep please

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this agenda item has been put on a
regular meeting there has been scheduled

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since the first of the year
there's nothing out of ordinary for this

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executive session to take place
time is the Besson's because of the

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situation that we have right now I think
it's important that we enter into the

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executive session and get this matter
taken care of and moving to a new spot

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which there I think the hallway would
work but ask the ask the people the

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public that's here to move out of the
room all right and then the and wait in

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the hallway momentarily do we have to do
that for the vote identify where will

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hold the executive session or can we
vote and then determine a space we can

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vote to go into executive session all
right call the vote for the executive

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session and then we'll determine where
that or how that will be executed

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all right we will adjourn into executive
session and we'll find a place for that

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we have returned from exec
session we had discussion as to what is

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listed on the agenda item number three
his proposed action after executive

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session I have a motion that I would
like to make I'll move to accept Brad

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Browns extension of his resignation
through the meeting of May v 2020 is

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there a second is there any discussion
or any further questions all right

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call for a vote yes thank you Michael
all right City Attorney's report I have

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nothing thank you all right city
manager's report I just have one thing

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tonight I just wanted to talk briefly
about the corona virus in the city's

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response to that there's a lot of
information out on our website and on

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social media and I would encourage the
citizens of Bethany to pay attention to

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that so we can update our community and
our response to that as I think

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everybody is well aware the mayor has
declared an emergency similar to other

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towns that have declared emergencies in
reference to this response some of the

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things that we're doing I just want to
talk about briefly we're limiting

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gatherings under the mayor's order on
public property of groups of 50 or more

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and that's city-owned property and parks
at this time we're also canceling all

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special event permits for groups of 50
or more under the mayor's order and we

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will also and we've already done so
we're suspending all efforts to

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terminate anybody's utility services at
this point in in the city that would be

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water service and trash service and
sewer services will continue even if

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they're delayed in paying their bills at
this point court courtroom hearings are

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being suspended until April 15th I think
they're notifying and starting to wrap

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some of that stuff up I think they do
have some stuff working through Thursday

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but that will be delayed
we're also suspending a lot of our

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regular meetings such as bida planning
and zoning the Board of adjustments

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until April 15th the details of future
council meetings will be announced so

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will will provide more information on
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another important things we've closed
all our city buildings except the police

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lobby however staff at this point is
currently working inside those buildings

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those doors are locked they are
responding by email telephone and if you

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fill out an online application for
different things they would respond to

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that essential services it's important
to remember essential services such as

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police fire water and trash will
continue this event as everybody knows

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is rapidly changing and new information
is coming out hourly so we are in the

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midst of keeping up with that and
communicating on how that affects our

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community our goal is to keep our
citizens safe and well informed thank

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you thank you sir all right
councilmember announcements comments

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proposals mr. Palmer

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okay mr. Powell mr. hunter I apologize I
should have asked everybody to use the

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microphone I walk from here on out Matt
would you like anything to say mr. heron

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John only thing I have tonight is I want
to thank our manager mr. Brown for

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agreeing to stay during this uncertain
times especially with the chrome virus

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going around and thank you for agreeing
to stay another month

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happy birthday John Amanda
Thank You Kathy of course I also want to

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thank mr. brand for what he's done
through this crisis that we're in right

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now in the nation
I also want to remind everyone that as

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Mr Brown has said that the blood drive
that was rescheduled for March 21st has

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been counseled but that doesn't mean if
you're a donor that we wouldn't

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appreciate you to go ahead and make
arrangements with obyeye to make a

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donation because there's a real shortage
right now and there will be through this

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whole crisis that we're in those are
some of us with either our family or

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friends have have been on the receiving
end receiving the blood know how

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life-saving it is it's an important
thing I want to thank those that have

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taken the time in this weather and under
the conditions that we're in for being

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here tonight into watching us online
thank you thank you

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we are in trying times unprecedented
times were early in the spread of this

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virus in the United States seven days
ago the NBA player was was diagnosed

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positive and we shut down all NBA games
he was in our community I know that Oh

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Jeannie has confirmed attempts to scam
people to collect for be shut off that

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is a scam I've seen comments about about
that and from oh gee na they're not

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shutting off any one service for lack of
payment at this time I'll just tell the

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public if you if you need help if you
don't have medications I'd suggest you

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try calling to one one to provide some
resources that may be able to help you

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I'll also ask everyone to have patience
with people and grace for police for a

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fire for our Samaritan services for our
grocery store clerks there's a lot of

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people that are helping right now
through these times and God bless us all

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we are not adjourn any new business all
right we will adjourn until April 7th

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yes I need to make a noise
now open the Bethany Public Works

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Authority consent docket is there a
motion to accept all right please cast

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your vote

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a little pal yes yes yes yes thank you
is there any new business for the Public

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Works Authority seeing none we will
adjourn until April the 7th will now

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open the Bethany Hospital trust consent
docket items a and B is there a motion

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is there a second all right please call
for votes yes all right is there any new

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business under the Bethany hospital
trust seeing none we will adjourn until

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April 7th will now open the Bethany
Development Authority consent docket a

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and B is there a motion is there a
second all right please call for vote

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yes
yes yes all right is there any new

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business for the Bethany Development
Authority seeing none we will adjourn

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until April the 7th we are adjourned