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Regular Council Meeting May 11, 2020 Page 4 CONTAINED IN SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER NO. 1; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris explained that in order for the City to be eligible for reimbursement for CoVid-19 expenses from the State and Federal Systems that the declaration needed to be extended, because it would expire before their next meeting. She said the current declaration would expire May 26, and this declaration would extend the date to June 25. Ms. Harris said the difference between this document and the previous one was the youth curfew would be less stringent and would go back to what is prior to CoVid. Following additional discussion, a Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Portugal. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 14. Discuss and act on resuming the CoVid-19 antibody drive-thru testing, including but not limited to procedures and associated costs.. Mayor Clifford said he placed this item on the agenda. He also said the City had purchased 1,500 test kits and for several reasons; he was glad they did not purchase more. Mayor Clifford explained the test run recently conducted, including statistical information. He also said due to the nursing home outbreak, the drive-thru testing was placed on hold. Subsequently, he said there had been more community spread,, and he felt it was time to move forward with the antibody testing. 'Mayor Clifford said he thought it was a good idea to charge $25.00 which was about the cost of a test kit, and that most clinics were charging around $170.00. Het explained this test would reflect if someone had the virus antibody, which meant they had already had the virus. Council Member Plata asked if the testing would�be conducted at the same place, and Mayor Clifford said it would. Mayor Clifford said he did not have a part in the decision as to the location of the testing. He said it was his understanding that the drive-thru testing was being conducted in the evening for two hours, and they were sanitizing everything. Council Member Hughes inquired how the City got the testing that was done over the weekend. Mayor Clifford explained due to the number of cases Paris had, that the State sent a mobile testing unit to Paris. He explained that testing was conducted to determine if a person had an active case of the virus. A Motion to resume testing was made by Mayor Clifford and seconded by Council Member Plata. Council Member Portugal said it was a good idea to charge $25.00 for the test. Mayor Clifford amended his Motion to include the charge $25.00 and Council Member Plata seconded it. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 15. Consider and approve future events for City Council and/or City Staff pursuant to Resolution No. 2004-081. Mr. Path reminded everyone that next week was National EMS week but they would be unable to have events due to CoVid. He recognized EMS and first responders, and encouraged everyone to do the same. Council Member Hughes said he wanted an update on the street