Finance recordings are on. >> Ready. >> Okay. Call this uh special meeting of the city commission to order. Uh time is is this correct? 2:51. Yeah, 2:51. How
did you guys get that fixed? That's great. Um 2:51 p.m. Um can you go ahead and do another roll call for me? Uh Pam. >> Yes, sir. Commissioner Burton >> here. >> Commissioner Moore >> here.
>> Commissioner >> present. >> Vice Mayor Lori >> present. >> Assistant city manager manager Bonnie Love >> here. And I don't know your name.
>> Mike. >> Yeah. Captain Mike Captain Mike. >> He's here. >> It's not the name of those. >> Taylor officer. >> Okay. Thank you uh captain for joining
us. Um the reason that we are having this special meeting um first of all I would like to make sure that everyone received uh notice of this and that we all agree that that was sufficient notice for uh a special meeting.
>> Um I would just like to point out one little thing. Our notices used to be in a different format. Um mayor is here. You're here. Um the notice is my notice was properly delivered to my home. Thank
you all >> uh who did so. But the notice doesn't say who called the meeting. It just says special meeting has been called. And our charter clearly says that special meetings are called by the mayor or three commissioners pending any public
records whatever public yeah the um sunshine law. So, our notices used to say, specifically, they were signed by the mayor, and I'm sure someone could sign in on her behalf. She's not here, but our notices used to say that the special meeting was called by the mayor,
>> which complies with the charter. So, just go home. >> No, >> I I am going to wave that technicality at this point, and I hope everybody else does too. I'll speak I'll speak to Derek about that. Make sure that we have that. But
this was called by mayor um in absence ch but um and that's why I'm residing. So the uh the one order of business that we have is the emergency resolution 2020 606 which is puts back in place the emergency burn ban. As you guys all
probably know, I would hope we are in a severe drought. Um this is similar to the first resolution that we passed. Um, it allows us, it's for seven days, it will continue to renew as long as the
county still has theirs in place. Um, and Captain, is there anything that you needed or would you like to add um about this? >> Well, like you said, we're extremely dry. Um, we do have that fire that's going on in Posick. It has merged from
two fires into one big giant one, and it's still climbing. Uh, last was I was like 4,700 acres. I think it's still now. >> Um, I haven't been up there, so I um I don't know as far as
exactly what's going on, but um it's pretty big. And they're predicting this year to be like another 98. And so if we get ahead of this by maybe issuing a burn ban to keep it from, you know, us from having big fires there in
our so far, we're doing okay, but all it takes is one. >> And and as it goes as the draft continues, it's going to get more dangerous. Yes. >> Now, I have one question for you. >> Yes. >> How close is this to? >> It's in Boston. >> It's right in Boston. >> To the town.
>> Okay. So is this going to affect the the festival Saturday? >> Um it's >> is it right by where they >> so it's like 10 minutes from Palaka and the exit and that smoke was traveling all the way down to here yesterday covered in smoke and then this morning I
did my patrol and I went out to um San all the way up to San Monteo >> and it was thick smoke coming over the river. So I guess played by ear to see what the city black does. I mean they they canled the law enforcement
>> if I could be recognized just quickly. >> Sure. >> It's my understanding um it's my understanding that the blast community center you know they're unincorporated they have a community center that that is being used in as an evacuation location.
Okay. >> So, >> I haven't heard anything officially. >> I'm just supposed to be there as well. And >> well, I haven't heard anything officially. >> The blueberry test. >> They might want you to bring water and supplies because it said there was a
notice about fire and it said clearly >> I was just going to bring $20 to buy two, three, whatever I can get. >> I'm just kidding. But no, this is pretty serious. >> Very serious. Uh Don Don lives over there and so wind you know he has over
100 acres I think and they were very concerned but as of yesterday the wind had shifted to where the concern was was elsewhere versus that area. So hopefully that's continued the case and like you said possibly unincorporated is a large area that you know you say you live in
Boston but there's a lot of area and it is very rural. Um, so anyway, back to the point of why we're here is this emergency resolution. Um, and I need a a motion uh, yes from someone to approve that. >> And and if I can before we have a
motion, if I have one comment, I'm going to bring I got to get with Don. I'm going to bring to the commission specifically uh emergency uh actions for down the road to give the authority for the mayor to pull these without having to have the special
meetings based on the county and what they're doing. So, we're in line. If there needs to be a ban in place, we can do it. But for now, this will suffice. >> Right. Well, if I may, that was my question. I sent an email to Don and to you if we could is it possible for us to
amend our ordinance so that anytime the county has a burn ban we automatically follow right their burn ban because from what I understood from Dawn we don't it would be very complicated for us to do
our own burn ban >> that he seemed to indicate that we don't really have the authority to do that but but if we can just piggyback on the county automatically so that we don't have a delay. >> Correct. >> Um which is, you know, this is serious.
>> And in that case too, I mean, you have other natural disasters like hurricanes and things. If there's a state of emergency, >> then we should be able to follow that higher authority in that state of emergency and declare our own without having to have special meetings about it. Especially time is of the essence, right?
>> So, we'll be bringing that up for discussion. I apologize and I digress. Okay. Um, I'm happy to make a motion. Okay. Uh, I move that the city commission um adopts resolution number
2026-06, an emergency order regarding open burning during a declared forest and brush fire emergency. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Commissioner Dvito and a second by Commissioner Burton. Um, any discussion?
Do I have any public comments? Anyone? Any? Okay. Um, >> just if I could, I'd like to draw attention to a couple things. Mhm. >> Um says besides no open burning,
apparently you can still use your grill for but it says specifically no sale use or discharge of fireworks. No use or discharge of flares. Um no outdoor burning devices. Um obviously not
burning your lawn debris or trash. No parking your vehicles with catalytic converters in high grass or vegetative areas. and no discarding any lit uh anything from a vehicle. >> So very
>> that's over and above our usual um fireplace. >> Um okay, any other discussion? Pam, let's uh do a roll call vote, please. >> Commissioner Dei, >> Commissioner Moore, I
>> Mr. Burton, >> I. Vice Mayor Lauren >> I Okay, that that passes. So, we've adopted resolution 20 2606. And we need to make sure uh Derek that
this is posted on the website. Yes, sir. The scroll for the crawl. Yes. >> Because it needs to be it it says in here that it needs to be in a conspicuous place and it also needs to be sent to turnup seed, whatever his name is. >> Yes, he'll get a copy of this. We've
already have a ticker on there for um for the burn ban. We have it ahead of time just to make sure we put the ticker on there for the county's burn ban. We'll also put a one on there and add it for ours, but that went out this morning. I believe I emailed you all that that poster that we put together.
>> And I think that Yeah, there's there's something else. Yeah, it just needs to make sure that it's in conspicuous place. We also need to post it >> on the doors of city hall. >> It'll be posted everywhere. Okay. >> Yes, sir. Um, does anyone else have any business to bring for the commission?
>> Anyone? >> Um, I just wanted to say I thought that um if y'all saw the notice that the city manager put out about burning and I particularly appreciated part on the notice that said if you see someone burning >> immediately call 911. >> No, no calling the local fire
department. Don't call the non-emergent. Call 911. something out. >> I want to give the kudos to our our fire chief. I got with him last night and called him and told him I needed some good notes. I wanted him to look at it and give me something to put out to the
public and that was from him. So, um, thank you to Chief Razer for that. >> And we appreciate all of our emergency personnel. You guys have a hard job and it's thankless, but we appreciate it. Thank you. >> Um, anybody else? And I will entertain a
motion to adjourn. I move we adjourn. >> Okay. Motion by Commissioner Drito. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> A second by Commissioner Burton. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? >> We stand ajourned. >> Thank you very much.
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