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Meeting Name: City Council Work Session Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/29/2024 9:05 AM Minutes status: *** DRAFT ***  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 300 N. CAMPBELL AND VIRTUALLY
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: 07-29-2024 Work Session Minutes 07-29-2024 Work Session Minutes Meeting Extra1: Not available  
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24-981 11. Operational Focus UpdatesDiscussion and action on an Emergency Ordinance extending Emergency Ordinance No. 019333 authorizing the City Manager to assign personnel and resources to assist in addressing the humanitarian and public safety crisis resulting from a mass migration through El Paso.   Not available Not available
24-1018 12. Operational Focus UpdatesEquity and Inclusion Cross-Functional Team Update.   Not available Not available
24-1048 13. Operational Focus UpdatesDiscussion and action to direct the City Manager to allow community members and community organizations to use city facilities to host three additional community-led meetings between members of the public and the finalist candidates for City Manager. This will be a change in addition to the existing Community Forum with council appointed panels slated for August 7, 2024 held at City Hall and the meet-and-greet held at the El Paso Convention Center. The purpose of these meetings will be to foster greater community outreach, engagement, and inclusion while bringing fair and equitable geographic engagement across all eight city council districts towards bringing greater unity in the selection of the next City Manager.   Not available Not available
24-1049 14. Operational Focus UpdatesDiscussion and action to amend the City Manager search process by eliminating City Representative interview panels and instead have the entire body of the El Paso City Council conduct interviews with candidate finalists as one body. This process creates better perspective, allows for greater follow up questions and discussion, and achieve greater collaboration and unity. This further reduces the burden on candidate finalists and allows for better preparation during interviews. Amend interview process further by eliminating rule that restricts City Representatives to speaking twice and for only 20 minutes total.   Not available Not available
24-1051 15. Operational Focus UpdatesDiscussion and action to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to prepare and host two community meetings in each city council district to inform, educate, and explain in detail the proposed ordinance calling an election on November 5, 2024, to permit voters to determine whether to revoke the City’s authority to issue the 2012 Quality of Life bonds that have not yet been sold or delivered. Further, provide a cost analysis and detailed line-item budget for the community outreach, mailers, text messages, and educational campaign related to the voter education the city will provide for this specific election. This should include an estimate of the total cost to the taxpayers. Additionally, all marketing, communication, and outreach must provide timelines across all mediums and be approved by the council prior to initiation. Outreach should commence once the election is called and be completed no later than two weeks before the first ballots by mail are sent out. The communication should include a timeline of events from 2012 to the present and a list of all expenditures for bond ser   Not available Not available
24-1029 1EX1. Executive SessionWilliam C. Haywood v. City of El Paso, Texas, et al.; Case No. 3:20-cv-00114; Matter 20-1026-11325 (551.071)   Not available Not available
24-1057 1EX2. Executive SessionJoseph Pickett v. City of El Paso; 384th District Court; Cause 2020DCV3514; (551.071).   Not available Not available
24-1030 1EX3. Executive SessionAdrian De Luna, et al v. City of El Paso, Texas, et al; Cause No. 2021DCV3548 (551.071)   Not available Not available
24-1032 1EX4. Executive SessionApplication of El Paso Electric Company to Update Its Generation Cost Recovery Rider Related to Newman Unit 6; HQ#UTILITY-31 (551.071)   Not available Not available
24-1033 1EX5. Executive SessionEl Paso Electric Company Military Base Discount Recovery Factor; HQ#UTILITY-47 (551.071)   Not available Not available
24-1035 1EX6. Executive SessionPurchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property located in El Paso; HQ#24-2276 (551.071) (551.072)   Not available Not available
24-1038 1EX7. Executive SessionDiscussion on potential economic development opportunities in El Paso, Texas. HQ#24- 2539 (551.072) (551.087)   Not available Not available
24-1053 1EX8. Executive SessionPublic information act requests related to selection of City Manager. HQ#24-TPIA-357 (551.071)   Not available Not available