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4. ORDINANCE 33-19C - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, amending Ordinance 33-19B adopted June 15, 2020, authorizing the Mayor (Director of Public Safety), the Director of Public Works, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance, and/or the Purchasing Manager to enter into contracts for professional services, and to advertise for bids and enter into contracts for the purchase of repair maintenance and operating supplies, services and equipment as authorized by the 2020 Appropriation Ordinance and the Administrative Code of the City of Lakewood with the lowest and best bidder or bidders or as otherwise provided by law. (Placed on Is' reading & referred to Finance 09108120; 2"d reading 9121120) (pg. 4) President O'Malley made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Bullock to adopt Ordinance 33-19C. A roll call vote was taken as follows: Yeas —Bullock, Kepple, Litten, O'Malley, Neff, Rader, Shachner Nays —None Motion passed. Ordinance 33-19C was adopted. 5. Public Safety Committee report regarding meeting held October 5, 2020. (to be provided) Councilmember Neff read the following oral report into the record: We first discussed the parking study being done by the Planning Department, in particular being done around Edwards Ave. because of the increased traffic and parking that's happened since the opening of the Lakewood Truck Park. The plan is to compare the findings from this study to the findings of the 2018 baseline study and then look at the problems and come up with solutions,for example signage, to help the residents and tenants on that street. We moved to Chief Stone who talked about the portal and the recent change that was added where a resident can anonymously file a complaint against a police officer. That feature did not exist in the past. I commend the city and the IT Department because they moved quickly to get that up and running. I navigated it myself and it does work. I asked Chief Stone if the Police Department has received excessive complaints from residents or patrons regarding violating mask wearing or social distancing protocols. He indicated there have been only a handful of complaints, which is encouraging. The Mayor chimed in and she attributes this to the proactive approach by safety forces making visits to establishments and bars more as a reminder for following protocol. Lastly, I did a summary of past discussions regarding Lakewood Police Department policies and procedures.