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Consideration of and action on an ordinance rescheduling the time and location of the October 1, 2024, regular City Council meeting from 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and moving the meeting location to the Emergency Operations Center building, Emergency Operations Center Room, 2911 Center Street, Deer Park TX, due to National Night Out.
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Summary:
Each year on the first Tuesday of October, the City of Deer Park participates in National Night Out. According to its founders, this program promotes, “Police-community partnerships, crime prevention, and neighborhood camaraderie.” As part of the program, block parties are organized and held in neighborhoods throughout the City. Deer Park’s Mayor, Councilmembers, Police Officers, Fire officials, and other City staff attend National Night Out parties all around our community.
To accommodate this, the start time of the first City Council Meeting of October needs to be moved from 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
In addition, this year will be the opening of our new Emergency Operations Building that is located adjacent to the Deer Park Police Station. We will celebrate this new opening by holding our Oct 1st council meeting in the new building. These changes may be accomplished by passage of the attached ordinance. Per our city charter, this change in location will be published in the local paper.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Approve the ordinance changing the meeting time to 5:30 p.m. for October 1, 2024 due to National Night Out and changing the location of the meeting to the Emergency Operations Center building adjacent to the Deer Park Police Station.