2020-03-18 Special Meeting MINUTES OF THE ENCINITAS CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
MARCH 18, 2020, 5:00 P.M., 505 SOUTH VULCAN AVENUE
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Blakespear called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Mayor Catherine S. Blakespear, Deputy Mayor Kellie Shay Hinze, Council
Members Jody Hubbard, Tony Kranz and Joe Mosca
Absent: None
Also present: City Manager Brust, City Attorney Devaney, Human Resources Director
Brosky, Director of Parks and recreation Campbell, Fire Chief Stein, Principal
Planner Gates, City Clerk Hollywood and Deputy City Clerk Bingham
There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
AGENDA ITEM
1. In response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Council to consider the
ratification of the Proclamation declaring a Local Emergency, receive oral report
regarding the City's response and proactive measures to date, discuss, provide
direction, and take action.
Recommended Actions:
A) Ratify the Proclamation declaring a Local Emergency by the Director of
Emergency Services dated March 16, 2020;
B) Receive oral report regarding the City's response and proactive measures to
date; and
C) Council to discuss, provide direction and/or take action.
City Clerk Hollywood read online agenda comments from the following:
Deirdre Ransavage, Dani Avila, Joan Gosewisch, Kerstin Poehimann and Bob
Kent.
SPEAKER:
John Van Cleef, representing the Community Resource Center, spoke regarding
resources for the homeless.
Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Brust read a Proclamation Declaring
a Local Emergency dated March 16, 2020.
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Human Resources Director Bokosky, Fire Chief Stein and Parks and Recreation
Director Campbell discussed the City's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Mosca moved, Hinze seconded to ratify a Proclamation Declaring a Local
Emergency by the Director of Emergency Services dated March 16, 2020.
Motion carried. Ayes: Blakespear, Hinze, Hubbard, Kranz, Mosca. Nays:
None.
Parks and Recreation Director Campbell stated that the Community Center has
been closed but the Senior Nutrition Program was still running with deliveries being
made to seniors in need.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Hubbard moved, Blakespear seconded to direct staff to close all active
portions of all parks within the city, effective immediately, until further notice.
Motion carried. Ayes: Blakespear, Hinze, Hubbard, Kranz, Mosca. Nays:
None.
Principal Planner Gates discussed the possibility of using motel rooms for housing
the homeless during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
STAFF DIRECTION:
There was direction to the City Manager to work with the Community Resource
Center on solutions for sheltering the unsheltered in our community on an
expedited basis.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Blakespear adjourned the meeting at 6:07 P.M.
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Kathy Hollywood, Ci C rk Catherine S. Blakespear, Mayor
By: Claudia Bingham
Deputy City Clerk
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