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City of Wakefield Virtual Meeting Notice For 10/26/2020

NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC PUBLIC MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Wakefield City Council will hold an electronic public meeting on October 26, 2020 beginning at 5:30 p.m. This meeting is a regularly scheduled meeting of the Wakefield City Council.
The reasons for holding an electronic public meeting is to limit the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
The electronic public meeting will be held as a web-conference, using Webex Software. The public may participate in the electronic public meeting by two options:
Audio Only
The meeting may be accessed by phone by calling 1-408-418-9388 and entering the access code 132 893 5626 when prompted. The public will be able to listen to all discussion by Council members and will be permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes during the public comment sections of the agenda. Please mute until you would like to speak, the City will mute all lines at the beginning of the meeting. You may mute and unmute your phone line by dialing 6 on your phone at the appropriate time.
Audio and Visual (Optional)
To access the meeting’s audio and visual feed, click the following link https://citymanager.my.webex.com/citymanager.my/j.php?MTID=m0801592d888c9700533491f3cc6ad8e6
Meeting Password: Community
Access Code: 132 893 5626
Accessing the meeting using Audio and Visual Software will require you to enter your name and email address, which is not required per Executive Order 2020-154 to participate in a public meeting of the City Council. If you would like to remain anonymous, please utilize the Audio Only procedure as outlined above.
Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodations If you have any issues with attending the meeting virtually due to ADA difficulties, please contact Sue Ahonen at clerk@cityofwakefield.org or 906.229.5131 ext 1002. Individuals can call 711 for relay support.
Members of the public, whether or not they are joining the electronic public meeting, may submit written comments and questions regarding any matter, including items of business that will come before the City Council. Written comments and questions may be submitted at any time. Those submitted prior to the public comment portion of the agenda will be read aloud during the extended public comment section of the agenda. The City reserves the right to summarize long written comments and questions rather than reading them aloud but will provide City Council members the full text of these comments prior to the meeting.
To be considered for inclusion in the agenda packet or to be read aloud during the meeting, public comments and questions must include the name and home address of the person submitting them and must not include language that would be considered vulgar or be interpreted as hate speech or fighting words. The comments and questions should also indicate the date of the electronic public meeting for which they are being submitted.
Written comments and questions should be submitted to clerk@cityofwakefield.org Persons with disabilities who require assistance in order to participate in the electronic public meeting should contact the City at the earliest opportunity by emailing clerk@cityofwakefield.org or by calling 906-229-5131 ext. 1002.

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City of Wakefield Agenda 10/12/2020

10122020 CM Agenda

VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020
5:30 P.M.

1) Call to Order
2) Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
3) Roll Call
4) Approval of Agenda

5) Consent Agenda:
a. September 28, 2020 regular Council meeting minutes
b. August 25, 2020 regular Wakefield Public Library
board meeting minutes
c. September 9, 2020 special Wakefield Public Library
board meeting minutes
d. September (final) and October (partial) Invoices

6) Presentation
Matt Treado- Water Project

7) Brief Public Comment (Limited to three (3) minutes per person)

8) Unfinished Business:
a. Baptist Church

9) New Business:
a. Library Budget Amendments
b. Long Term Municipal Operations

10) Extended Public Comment (Limited to three (3) minutes per person)

11) Manager Report

12) Council Comments

13) Announcements:

a. Wakefield City Council regular meeting, Monday,
October 26, 2020 at 5:30 P.M.
b. Wakefield Planning Commission regular meeting, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 5:30 P.M.

14) Adjournment

**Notice** All matters listed under the heading Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from Consent Agenda and considered separately under New Business.

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Labor Day Closure

In observance of the Labor Day Holiday, City Offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020. Garbage Collection is on REGULAR schedule.

Have a safe and happy Holiday!