The Yucca Valley Town Council has called a special meeting for this afternoon. Managing editor Tami Roleff fills in what’s on the agenda…
At the last Yucca Valley Town Council meeting, the council approved the Yucca Together Economic Assistance Package in response to the economic impacts from the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. The economic assistance package provides up to $5,000 in low-interest loans or grants to businesses in the town limits. The town has received 15 applications, and the town council will be asked to approve the applications tonight. Also on the agenda, the council will hear an update on the budget for fiscal year 2019-20. Tonight’s meeting starts at 2 p.m. in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center, and is also streamed online from the town’s website.
The Town of Yucca Valley encourages your participation in this meeting; however, in order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, 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 2 p.m. on Tuesday April 14, 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 three minutes. All comments should be a maximum of 500 words, which corresponds to approximately three 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 5 p.m. and during the meeting, subject to the same three-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.
