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Special Meeting
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - - 4:30 p.m.

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Present: Mayor William D. Euille, Vice Mayor Kerry J. Donley, and Members of Council Frank H. Fannon and Redella S. Pepper.

Absent: Members of Council Alicia R. Hughes, K. Rob Krupicka and Paul C. Smedberg.

Also Present: Mr. Young, City Manager; Mr. Banks, City Attorney; Mr. Johnson, Chief of Staff, City Manager's Office; Police Captain Ogden; Mr. Penn, Emergency Management Coordinator; and Ms. Ehrhart, Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator.

Recorded by: Jacqueline M. Henderson, City Clerk and Clerk of Council.

1. Calling the Roll.

Mayor Euille called the special meeting to order and the City Clerk called the roll. All members of Council were present, with the exception of Councilwoman Hughes, Councilman Krupicka and Councilman Smedberg, who were all absent.

2. Consideration of a Resolution Affirming City Manager Declaration of Local Emergency on June 30, 2012 in Response to the Derecho Storm and Widespread Power Outages. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

WHEREUPON, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried 4-0 by roll-call vote, City Council adopted the resolution affirming the City Manager declaration of local emergency on June 30, 2012. The voting was as follows:

Donley "aye" Fannon "aye"
Pepper "aye" Hughes absent
Euille "aye" Krupicka absent
Smedberg absent

The resolution reads as follows:

RESOLUTION NO. 2518

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2012, the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Management of the City of Alexandria, as a result of an extremely powerful “derecho” storm and ensuing widespread power outages combined with excessive heat, found that the City of Alexandria faced emergency conditions of peril to life and health which threatened and constituted a disaster, and made a Declaration of Local Emergency; and

WHEREAS, state law and the City code require that such Declaration of Local Emergency be approved and confirmed by City Council, as the governing body of the City of Alexandria, Virginia.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, that the Declaration of Local Emergency, dated June 30, 2012, at 7:00 a.m., extended on July 2, 2012, and expired on July 5, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., is approved and confirmed.

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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED, upon motion by Vice Mayor Donley, seconded by Councilwoman Pepper and carried 4-0, City Council adjourned the special meeting of July 12, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. The voting was as follows:

Donley "aye" Fannon "aye"
Pepper "aye" Hughes absent
Euille "aye" Krupicka absent
Smedberg absent



APPROVED BY:

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WILLIAM D. EUILLE MAYOR


ATTEST:



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Jacqueline M. Henderson
City Clerk and Clerk of Council



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