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From YouTube: 12:00 PM Hurricane Ian Press Conference
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A
B
Good
afternoon,
I
am
Broward
County
Mayor,
Michael,
udine
and
I'm
here
at
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
in
Broward
County,
where
we
continue
to
monitor
hurricane
Ian.
Joining
me
this
afternoon
is
vice
mayor,
Lamar,
Fisher,
Broward,
County,
Administrator,
Monica,
sapero,
Broward,
superintendent
of
schools,
Dr
Vicki,
Cartwright
and
School
Board,
chair
Tori
Alston
also
with
us
is
Broward
Emergency
Management,
director,
Tracy
Jackson
hurricane
Ian
has
been
upgraded
to
a
category
3
storm
as
it
moves
into
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
B
Are
certainly
feeling
the
impact
and
will
continue
to
feel
the
impact
throughout
this
week
as
we
monitor
this
storm,
we
are
mindful
of
the
difficult
times
our
friends
and
family
are
facing,
especially
as
the
storm
continues
over
Cuba
and
moves
North
into
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
Broward
county
is
under
a
local
state
of
emergency.
However,
County
operations
continue
as
normal.
There
is
no
announced
closure
of
government
County
government
offices
or
services
at
this
time,
but
we
are
monitoring
on
an
hourly
basis.
B
Today,
a
tropical
storm
watch
is
in
effect
for
all
of
Broward
County,
and
a
tornado
watch
is
in
effect
county-wide
until
5
PM
this
evening.
Flash
flooding
is
possible,
as
is
Street
flooding
in
low-lying
areas
throughout
the
county.
Broward
County
will
experience
Gusty
winds
along
with
sustained
heavy
rainfall
over
the
next
couple
of
days.
B
B
B
This
is
not
a
time
to
panic,
but
hopefully
by
now
you
have
made
your
necessary
preparations,
including
preparing
your
home
or
business
for
possible
flooding.
Securing
your
hurricane
Readiness
kit
and
making
sure
that
you
and
your
family
have
a
plan
in
case
of
emergencies.
Some
cities
are
offering
sand
and
sandbagging
opportunities.
Please
check
with
your
city
or
go
online
to
your
city's
website.
B
Currently
Port
Everglades
is
at
condition
Yankee,
which
will
restrict
ongoing
vessels
from
entering
or
laying
in
at
the
Port
unless
receiving
prior
approval
from
our
Harbor
Master
and
the
Coast
Guard
Captain
petroleum
trucks
are
ready
and
continue
to
make
retail
drops
at
different
locations
throughout
the
day
tomorrow
and
into
the
evening.
Petroleum
volumes
are
strong
with
at
least
a
five-day
supply
of
gasoline
jet
fuel
and
diesel
fuel.
Two
petroleum
tankers
are
in
Port
today
to
offload
various
Energy
Products
Broward
County
Transit
bus
Paratransit
services
and
Community
shuttle
service
are
operating
under
a
normal
schedule.
B
The
Northbound
Lanes
of
the
US-1
Kenny
tunnel
in
Fort
Lauderdale
are
expected
to
be
closed
until
11
45,
due
to
flooding
resulting
from
pumping
issues.
As
discussed
by
the
city
of
Fort
Lauderdale
traffic,
there
is
being
detoured
to
Northbound
Southeast
3rd
Avenue.
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
introduce
Dr
Vicki
Cartwright,
the
superintendent
of
Broward
County
Schools.
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
having
me
here
today,
representing
Broward
County
public
schools
with
us.
We
also
have
our
school
board
chair,
Tori,
Alston
I,
greatly
appreciate
him
being
here
and
supporting
us
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
school
board
at
this
point
in
time
for
showing
their
ongoing
support.
As
We
are
continuing
to
monitor
hurricane,
and
what
we
have
noticed
are
a
few
critical
things.
Earlier
today
we
announced
that
schools
would
be
closed
tomorrow
and
that
would
be
for
all
district
offices,
as
well
as
all
School
sites.
C
However,
continuing
to
monitor
this
event
at
this
point
in
time,
we
are
going
to
make
the
decision
to
go
ahead
and
close
schools
and
district
offices
on
Thursday
as
well.
So
let
me
repeat
that
school
and
district
offices
will
be
closed,
both
Wednesday
and
Thursday.
There
will
be
no
after
school
care
before
school
care,
no
school
activities
whatsoever
for
the
days
of
Wednesday,
a
and
Thursday.
For
today.
All
evening
activities
have
also
been
canceled.
However,
after
school
care
is
still
being
provided
to
our
parents
and
Guardians.
C
We
are
respectfully
requesting
that
you
please
retrieve
your
children
as
quickly
as
possible
from
after
school
care.
If
they
are
attending
that
way,
you
can
bring
them
home
into
the
safety
of
your
home.
Again,
just
repeat:
schools
for
Broward
County,
Public
Schools,
all
district
and
school
activities
are
canceled
for
Wednesday
and
for
Thursday
that
includes
before
school
care
after
school
care,
all
School
related
activities
all
field
trips.
Everything
is
canceled
for
today,
all
night
classes,
as
well
as
for
Wednesday
and
Thursday
night
classes,
are
canceled
and
for
today,
all
after
school
activities
are
canceled.
C
For
today,
for
parents
and
Guardians,
we
ask
that
you
please
come
and
pick
up
your
children
as
quickly
as
possible
after
school
parents.
An
important
message
for
you
as
well
is
that
if
you
chose
to
keep
your
child
at
home
today,
it
will
be
considered
to
be
an
excused
absence,
so
any
child
who
is
not
at
school
today
will
receive
an
excused
absence
in
addition
to
that,
I
want
to
also
say
very
quickly
how
grateful
I
am
to
my
cabinet,
as
well
as
to
all
of
our
school
administrators.
We
all
stand
ready.
C
Once
we
are
able
to
complete
our
assessment
on
Thursday
for
all
of
our
school
facilities
as
well
as
surrounding
areas,
we
will
provide
additional
information
to
our
parents
about
any
potential
additional
activities
that
will
happen
in
Broward
County
public
schools
for
Friday.
So
again,
just
one
more
time
all
School
related
and
District
related
activities
are
canceled
for
tonight.
All
schools
and
district
offices
will
be
closed
on
Wednesday
and
Thursday.
B
A
David
lions
in
the
Sun
Sentinel.
Thank
you
very
much.
There
have
been
reports
that
individuals,
In
Harm's
Way
on
the
Gulf
Coast,
might
be
coming
this
way
as
evacuees
and
I.
That's
a
two-pronged
question:
have
you
heard
anything
along
those
lines
that
Southeast
Florida
might
be
a
refuge
for
a
storm
affected
individuals
on
the
golf
course
and
number
two?
If
that's
true,
do
we
have
the
accommodations
to
meet
whatever
needs
they
might
have
if.
B
Thank
you
any
other
questions
with
that.
We
will
conclude
this.
We
will
provide
further
information
on
all
our
social
media
channels
as
informations
are
warranted
and
that
that
concludes
this
press
conference.
Thank
you.