Tonight’s meeting of the Yucca Valley Town Council will begin at 5 p.m. with a closed session during which the council will discuss potential litigation and a pending litigation case by JoAnne Barajas, whose son was killed in a crash in October 2019 with a Sheriff’s deputy’s patrol car. During the open session starting at 6 p.m., Mayor Jeff Drozd will give a State of the Town address. Reporter Joshua King has the highlights of the rest of the council’s agenda…
Following the election of a new mayor and mayor pro tem, the Yucca Valley Town Council will be asked to approve an amended ordinance concerning who is eligible to serve on the town’s Youth Commission. The council will also hear a report from the Tri-Valley Little League, followed by an update on COVID-19. Tonight’s meeting will be held in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center, but residents are strongly encouraged to watch the meeting online at the town’s website.
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/135143813. You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (312) 757-3121 Access Code: 135-143-813
The Town of Yucca Valley encourages your participation in this meeting; however, in order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we ask that you please take into consideration the following:
1) You are strongly encouraged to view the meeting live on the Town’s website at http://yuccavalleyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx. To view from the website, select the live stream link on the top of the front page.
2) If you choose not to attend the Council meeting but wish to make a public comment and/or a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 to the Town Clerk at [email protected] Your comments will be distributed to the Town Council and every effort will be made to read your comment into the record. Comments read will be timed and limited to 3 minutes. All comments should be a maximum of 500 words, which corresponds to approximately 3 minutes of speaking time.
3) You may also submit comments during the meeting through the same email address. Every effort will be made to read comments aloud which are submitted after 6:00 P.M. and during the meeting, subject to the same 3-minute time limitation. All comments submitted before and during the meeting will be included in their entirety in the official record of the meeting.
4) If you choose to attend the Council meeting in person, seating in the Council Chamber may be limited in order to accommodate the 6-foot recommended social distancing seating procedure.
5) In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 760-369- 7209 x226.
