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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
4301 CITY POINT DRIVE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020
In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and in accordance with
Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code and such action issued by
the Governor of Texas on March 16, 2020, the North Richland Hills City
Council will conduct its regular meeting via telephone and video conference.
The meeting will be conducted by telephone and video conference in order to
advance the public health goal of limiting face-to-face meetings (also called
"social distancing") to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). There
will be no public access to the City Hall location described above.
The public may participate by telephonic means during Citizen Presentation,
Public Comments and Public Hearings. The public shall provide written
comments on specific agenda items by completing a comment card and
emailing it to publiccomments@nrhtx.com. Comment cards will be accepted
until 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. You will have the option to submit a
comment or request to speak. You will be required to provide your name,
address, telephone number and the nature of your request. A member of
staff, at the appropriate time, will call you during the meeting. You will be
placed on speaker phone and will have three minutes to address the City
Council.
The live steaming video of the meeting is available at the City's website
(nrhtx.legistar.com or nrhtx.com/video) and cable channels — Charter Cable
Channel 190 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99.
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CITY COUNCIL RULES FOR SPEAKING AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AND COMMENT CARD CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT
www.nrhtx.com/1106/speaking-at-a-council-meeting.
SPECIAL MEETING: 6:00 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER
A.1 INVOCATION - COUNCIL MEMBER ORR
A.2 PLEDGE - COUNCIL MEMBER ORR
A.3 CITIZENS PRESENTATION
An opportunity for citizens to address the City Council on matters which are
not scheduled for consideration by the City Council or another City Board or
Commission at a later date. In order to address the City Council during
citizens presentation, a Public Meeting Appearance Card must be completed
and emailed to the City Secretary no later than 5:00 p.m. prior to the City
Council meeting.
A.4 PUBLIC COMMENTS
An opportunity for citizens to address the City Council on matters which are
scheduled on this agenda for consideration by the City Council, but not
scheduled as a public hearing. In order to address the City Council during
public comments, a Public Meeting Appearance Card must be completed and
emailed to the City Secretary no later than 5:00 p.m. prior to the City Council
meeting.
B. GENERAL ITEMS
B.1 Consider Ordinance No. 344, relating to the Declaration of Local
Disaster for public health emergency due to the COVI -19 Pandemic.
B.2 Consider Ordinance No. 3645, establishinq a temporary moratorium on
all door-to-door solicitation activities and distribution of handbills
authorized by the City Code o Ordinances, Chapter 13, Article VII,
Solicitors and Handbills.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council may enter into closed Executive Session as authorized by
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. Executive Session may be held at the
end of the Regular Session or at any time during the meeting that a need
arises for the City Council to seek advice from the city attorney (551.071) as
to the posted subject matter of this City Council meeting.
The City Council may confer privately with its attorney to seek legal advice on
any matter listed on the agenda or on any matter in which the duty of the
attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter
551, Texas Government Code.
C. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS - CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION
ON ANY ITEM DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED ON
WORK SESSION AGENDA
D. ADJOURNMENT
Certification
I do hereby certify that the above notice of meeting of the North Richland Hills
City Council was posted at City Hall, City of North Richland Hills, Texas in
compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code on Thursday, April
30, 2020 by 6:00 PM.
City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces
are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services
must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City
Secretary's office at 817-427-6060 for further information.
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