HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 07/08/2020 - SpecialI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of
the Special Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of July 8, 2020 which were
approved by the City Council on July 21, 2020.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 14th day of September
2020.
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Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Corpus Christi
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277
(361) 826-3105
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City Council
Wednesday,July 8,2020 6:30 PM Council Chambers
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of
the City Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the
meeting.
Charter Officers:City Manager Peter Zanoni,City Attorney Miles K.Risley and
City Secretary Rebecca L.Buena.
NOTE:Council Member Michael Hunter participated telephonically.Council
Members Greg Smith,Ben Molina,and Roland Barrera participated by video
conference.
Present: 9- Mayor Joe McComb,Council Member Roland Barrera,Council Member Rudy
Garza,Council Member Paulette Guajardo,Council Member Gil
Hemandez,Council Member Michael Hunter,Council Member Ben
Molina,Council Member Everett Roy,and Council Member Greg Smith
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C. PUBLIC COMMENT- AUDIENCE AND PRESENTER SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND PUBLIC HEARING INPUT AT PUBLIC MEETINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.To reduce the chance of COVID-19 transmission, public
meetings will be held in a manner intended to separate,to the maximum practical
extent, audience and presenters from personal contact with members of
Community, City Staff,and City Council.This meeting will be broadcast at
cctexas.com/services/council meeting-agendas-minutes-video. Public testimony
and public hearing input for Public Comment and all items on the agenda at
public meetings of the City Council should be provided in written format and
presented to the City Secretary and/or designee no later than five minutes after
the start of each meeting of the City Council.Testimony andlor public input shall
be in accordance with the City Secretary's instructions,which shall be posted on
the City Secretary's door and on the City website, and allow for electronic
submission.The written public testimony shall be provided to members of City
Council prior to voting on measures for that meeting.Written testimony shall be
limited in accordance with the City Secretary requirements and shall be placed
into the record of each meeting.This testimony shall serve as the required public
testimony pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.007 and shall constitute a
public hearing for purposes of any public hearing requirement under law.The
meeting may be held telephonically or via videoconference.The public may
participate remotely by following the instructions of the City Secretary at
cctexas.com/departmentslcity-secretary.
D. REGULAR AGENDA:
1. Update and possible action on items related to COVID-19.
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.
City Manager Peter Zanoni presented opening comments: 445 cases in one
day;4,400 active eases;35 deaths to date;and the best thing to do is stay home
and work from home if able.
Director of Public Health District Annette Rodriguez presented an update on
the following topics regarding COVID 19: current statistics;Texas notifiable
conditions 2020; health district-drive thru;COVID-19 lowlights;Corpus
Christi-Nueces County Health District standing orders; its everywhere,how do I
stay safe;general population: COVID-19 contact to a known positive;
mandatory 14 day quarantine;employer's do's and do not's;call health district
to confirm someone is positive;surveillance of places with two plus cases;
convalescent plasma;and home monitoring and resolution of symptoms.
Executive Director of the Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council Hilary Watt
presented information on the following topics: testing is at 15%; 1,017 ICU beds
are available in the state of Texas;a lack of staffing at Corpus Christi hospitals;
40 ventilators available;alternate care sites are being identified;and a
recommendation to reach out to Governor Abbott to provide naval hospital
ships to house patients.
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Council Members,Director Rodriguez,Executive Director Watt and City
Manager Zanoni discussed the following topics: a flow chart is available for
employers on the Public Health Districts website;volunteer workers and staff
are keeping track of recovered cases;if any patterns from private labs are
having issues with false positive or false negatives;an antigen swab is the
newest test being administered;at least 60%of the population in Nueces
County has comorbidities;low dose oral steroids are given to patients prior to
hospitalization;a council membets request to ask local doctors about the use
of corticosteroids;the doctors are working together and very involved in
suggesting treatments;in terms of looking at an individual with symptoms,is
anyone tacking the length of time those symptoms last;no strains of COVID-19
have changed since March;if tested with the health district you get your test
results back that same day;if tested with a clinic or National Guard the test
results take approximately 4 to 6 days;the blood bank has had a lot of type A
and type 0 blood types,but they are in need of more B positive blood types;
what can City staff do to accelerate the test results from other labs;is the
testing capacity being used to its fullest;approximately 200 to 300 tests are
being administered daily;and a portion of the Memorial Hospital was
identified as a possible alternate care site.
E. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
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