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From YouTube: Mayor's Press Conference - January 12, 2022
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Mayor's Press Conference - January 12, 2022
A
Good
good
afternoon
and
welcome
once
again,
I
jumped
the
gun
on
that
intro.
Welcome
to
the
weekly
update
with
the
mayor
and
kyle
johansen.
It's
nice
outside
kyle.
It.
B
B
sunday
watching
a
potential
blockbuster
winter
storm
periods
of
snow
likely
wondering
instead
of
snow
expected
chance
of
snow
70
percent
sunday
night
watching
a
potential
blockbuster
winter
snowstorm
sunday
night,
three
to
five
inches
of
snow
is
expected
with
a
low
of
24
to
18
degrees,
then
monday,
before
mostly
quality,
high
45
low
23
tuesday,
mostly
cloudy
high
49,
low
28
and
wednesday.
We
got
43
degrees,
43
degrees
and
cloudy
and
23
degrees,
and
this
snowstorm
they
could
get.
B
They
could
get
snow
as
far
south
as
it
went
because
they
don't
have
snow
pumps
in
those
areas
but
north
of
atlanta.
It's
they
have
snow
plows
because
eminent
is
in
this
weird
climate
zones:
north
atlantic,
snow,
cold
mountains,
south
atlanta,
humidity,
near
the
ocean.
It
got
more
water
down
there
and
then
last
night
the
ou
men's
team
beat
bowling
green
by
seven
points.
B
85-78
they're
trying
to
golf
theme
was
last
night
and
then
tonight
we
got
their
turn
goal.
Women's
game
7
p.m,
and
then
we
got
the
next
home
men's
game
is
next
friday,
6
p.m
against
toledo,
and
then
we
got
our
next
wellness
game
after
tonight,
it's
next
saturday,
3
30
after
the
wrestling
match
at
11
am
and
the
men's
team
are
doing
so
well.
They
won
13
games
watched
two,
but
at
the
convo
watson
they
won
nine
lost
zero.
B
B
But
the
good
news
is:
I
saw
that
the
city
seeing
the
washington
university
areas
out
there.
They
are
expecting
to
see
our
peak
of
their
own
crime
variance
church
in
about
a
week
time
now,
so
how
fast
it
came
up
as
you
go
down
so
fast,
like
rent
solder
peak
like
two
days
ago,
like
over
60
000
case
per
day,
but
now
today
only
40
000
cases
per
day
same
thing
for
south
africa.
A
I'm
with
you
keep
your
fingers
crossed.
You
know
I
always
kind
of
think
of
athens
when
it
came
to
you
know,
covet
19
and
then
came
the
delta
variant
and
now
the
omicron
variant.
You
know
it's,
it
always
seems,
like
you
know,
there's
these
big
impacts
that
that
are
experienced
in
the
northeast
squadron
of
the
state
and
then
the
central
squadron
of
the
state,
and
then
it
always
feels
like
you
know
weeks
and
in
some
cases
months
later.
That's
when
we
start
to
see
our
significant
rise.
A
A
By
and
large,
you
know
that
we
will
probably
continue
to
see
some
significant
increases
in
the
cases,
but
I'm
I
am
with
you.
I
am
hopeful
that
we
see
our
peak
of
the
surge.
You
know
at
some
point
in
the
not
too
distant
future,
as
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
you
know
we're
looking
at
a
19.8
percent
positivity
rate,
and
you
can
also
see
those
the
number
of
individuals
or
percentage
that
has
started
the
vaccine,
those
who
have
completed
it.
You
know
additional
doses
but
again
of
note.
A
A
We
I
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
seeing
this
and
understanding
that
you
know
we
still
are
in
the
pandemic
and
the
cases
are
our
numbers
are
up.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
you
know
looking
at
the
1162
once
we
see
what
today's
numbers
look
like.
You
know
this
may
be
the
highest
that
we
have
seen
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
certainly
among
the
highest
that
we've
seen
in
terms
of
the
numbers
of
active
cases
here
in
athens
county
good
news.
A
If
there
is
any
good
news
is
no
new
reported
fatalities
due
to
covet
19
here,
and
people
probably
saw
that
the
ohio
national
guard
is
assisting
at
oblena's
hospital
and
I'll
talk
more
about
that
in
a
minute.
But
before
I
do
again,
there's
a
vaccine
booster
clinic.
This
is
for
the
12
to
17
year
olds,
who
need
to
be
boosted
which
has
been
authorized
by
pfizer
to
get
that
done.
A
A
Another
update
that
came
from
the
athens
city
county
health
department
is
the
at-home
testing
and
there
you
can
see
and
pretty
much
read
for
yourself.
You
know
the
testing
is
available.
The
public
library
has
been
getting
them.
I
do
know
that
that
there
has
been
a
supply
issue
with
getting
the
the
test
kits
at
home
test
kits,
but
you
know
on
occasion
they
are
out
there.
A
I
would
check
with
the
public
library
first
to
see
if
they
have
any,
because
I
know
that
is
one
location
or
locations
that
you
can
get
them,
but
you
know
just
follow
all
of
the
the
instructions
that
are
on
there
and
you
know
it's
important
to
have
the
test
proctored
by
someone
and
modern
according
to
the
instructions
on
the
package.
So
that's
probably
key.
A
Oh
ryan,
I
don't
know
if
we
had
yeah,
we
have
some
other
things
again,
I'm
not
going
to
read
through
this
at
all,
but
you
know
the
cdc
has
come
out
with
the
new
guidelines,
which
seem
to
be
changing
more
frequently
in
terms
of
basically,
you
know
the
go
no-go
for
if
you've
gotten
the
vaccine,
what
to
do
if
you're
exposed-
or
you
feel
that
you
haven't
had
it-
had
a
breakthrough
of
covid19
and
then
it
also
goes
through.
A
I
mentioned
oblena's
hospital
having
the
ohio
national
guard
here
at
the
hospital
assisting
they
are
non-clinical.
So
these
are
individuals
who
basically
are
helping
hands
with
a
number
of
different
activities
that
take
place
in
the
hospital
that
are
non-clinical
related,
and
it's
wonderful
for
opeliness
to
have
this
extra
help.
I
know
that
they
are
using
a
lot
of
that
staff
to
help
with
getting
medications
from
the
pharmacy
over
to
the
cal
strip
center
over
to
their
cancer
chemotherapy
area,
they're.
A
Also
helping
out
with
with
observing
or
assisting
individuals
who
patients
that
are
being
transported
from
point
a
to
point
b
within
the
hospital
and
they're
helping
there
and
they're
helping
in
a
sundry
different
ways.
But
again
these
are
non-clinical,
and
I
know
that
we
really
appreciate
their
help.
So
so
again,
my
my
sincere
appreciation
to
the
ohio
national
guard
for
helping
out
as
best
they
can.
I
was
just
talking
with
the
president
of
oblena's
hospital
earlier
today
and
she
indicated
that
their
help
is
absolutely
welcome.
A
Other
things
we
know
we
have
an
important
and
important
event
taking
place
next
wednesday,
so
this
is
the
19th
from
6
to
9
pm
in
activity
room
a,
I
believe,
I'm
not
mistaken
at
the
community
center.
Yes,
it
is
activity
roommate
community
center
at
701
e
state
street,
and
this
is
to
kind
of
get
feedback
and
start
the
dialogue
in
a
open
house
format
with
the
fire
station
headquarters
and
the
amenities
associated
with
it
talking
about
getting
the
public's
input
as
to
some
of
the
features
that
will
be
potentially
affiliated
with
this
fire
station
headquarters.
A
So
we
are
encouraging
everyone,
who's
interested
to
come
down
to
the
community
center
on
the
19th,
between
six
and
nine
pm
and
and
engage
the
interesting
thing-
and
I
know
you
can't
see
it
all
this
well
on
this
basic
design,
charat
flyer,
but
the
location
or
a
location
for
the
fire
station
would
be.
You
know
right
off
of
the
richland
avenue,
roundabout
spur
that
currently
doesn't
really
go
anywhere
and
so
it'd
be
kind
of
located
right
in
close
to
that
particular
access
point.
A
So
please
join
us
christmas
tree
pickup.
We
we
took
our
christmas
tree
down,
you
know
a
couple
days
after
christmas
and
you
know
we're
able
to
dispose
of
it
properly.
This
is
a
great
service.
The
city
provides.
You
just
need
to
call
down
to
the
department
of
engineering
and
public
works
and
schedule
an
appointment.
You
can
reach
them
at
592-3300.
A
Again,
592-3343
and
schedule
a
time
for
them
to
come
and
pick
up
your
tree
once
you've
scheduled
that
time,
and
you
know
when
they're
they're
going
to
arrive.
Just
make
sure
that
you,
you
know
you
take
your
tree
out
to
the
curb,
but
there's
no
tree
stand
and
there's
no
ornaments
left
on
the
tree,
and
they
will
take
it
down
to
the
service
garage
area
and
mulch
them
up
and
turn
them
into
another
usable
project,
our
product
for
people,
and
I
know
that
the
master
gardeners
and
the
community
gardeners.
A
I
should
say
down
at
the
west
state
street
community
garden-
use
a
lot
of
the
leaves
that
get
picked
up
by
the
backdrop.
Truck
they'll
likely
use
some
of
this
material
as
well
go
bus
wednesday
today
go
best
is
going
to
begin
running
a
new
schedule
and
those
schedule
times
are
available
for
purchase
online,
and
you
can
go
to
ridegobus.com
and
find
that
information
in
terms
of
their
schedules
and
take
advantage.
A
The
athens
community
center
is
going
to
be
getting
the
this.
Their
big
push
for
the
new
year
for
those
of
us
to
include
myself,
who
need
to
get
in
the
gym
and
or
should
get
in
the
gym
and
rededicate
yourself
to
becoming
more
fit
this
year.
They
have
a
special
deal
going
on
where
you
get
three
months
for
65
dollars.
This
is
an
individual
adult
membership.
A
A
You
know
a
couple
job
announcements
that
I
want
to
get
out
there
to
everyone.
The
city
of
athens
is
accepting
applications
for
patrol
officer.
This
is
a
full-time
position,
classified
service
of
the
city
and
is
non-exempt
under
the
provisions
of
the
fair
labor
standards
act.
This
position,
starting
hourly
rate,
will
be
25.
A
and
57
cents
per
hour.
So,
if
you're
interested
I'm
sure
that
that
is
posted
under
the
jobs
and
on
the
city's
website,
the
city
is
also
currently
looking
for
code
enforcement
code
inspectors
at
the
code
enforcement
office.
You
know
inspectors
enforces
non-criminal
city
code
and
ordinances,
performs
associated
inspections,
prepares
reports
and
issues
citations
if
appropriate,
activities
related,
but
not
limited
to
enforcement
of
solid
waste,
public
utilities,
general
traffic
traffic,
general
business,
subdivision
zoning,
flood
damage,
land
development,
housing
and
building
titles.
A
A
We've
got
martin
luther
king
day,
fast
approaching
it
will
be
monday
and
with
that
the
athens
hawking
recycling
center
will
not
be
operating,
so
that
will
lead
to
a
delay
of
one
day.
So
if
your
pickup
was
monday,
put
it
out
on
tuesday
and
so
on
and
so
forth
throughout
the
week,
and
if
your
day
is
friday,
take
it
out
on
friday
and
if
it
was
thursday,
take
it
out
on
friday,
so
everything
just
gets
backed
up
one
day,
so
mlk
is
right
on
a
three-day
weekend.
A
The
other
thing
is
that
the
city
building
and
a
number
of
of
of
the
government
offices
will
be
closed
on
martin
luther
king
day.
So
make
note
of
that
and
along
with
that
city
council
always
meets
on
a
monday
evening,
except
when
there
is
a
three-day
holiday
that
if
that
falls
over
a
monday,
so
city
council
will
be
meeting
on
tuesday,
not
on
monday.
A
A
So
if
you're
interested
in
hearing
more
about
some
of
the
efforts
coming
out
of
arts
parks
and
recreations
arts
west,
as
well
as
ideas
coming
through,
our
athens
municipal
arts,
commission
attend
jump
down
there
and
kind
of
get
a
sense
for
what's
happening.
One
last
time,
just
to
kind
of
echo
this
once
more
and
we'll
bring
it
up
likely
at
a
future
press
conferences-
and
that
is,
you
know,
going
down
to
the
community
center
on
the
19th
between
6
and
9
p.m.
A
For
the
open
house
for
the
fire
station
headquarters,
you
know
again
really
important
that
we
get
as
many
people
weighing
in
on
this
new
headquarters
station
as
possible,
so
that
we
get
it
right
that
all
said,
kyle
always
wonderful.
You
know
so
just
to
talk
about
this.
Just
for
a
moment,
so
remind
us
again
sunday
how
much
snow
are
we
potentially
looking
at.
B
A
A
So
with
that,
please
be
careful,
I
should
inform
anyone
who's
watching
today
that
we
will
not
be
having
a
press
conference
next
week,
a
weekly
update
with
the
mayor
and
kyle
johansen.
I
will
be
at
a
meeting
up
in
cleveland
ohio,
so
I
will
not
be
able
to
do
it
so
kyle
you
and
I
I'm
sure,
we'll
be
together
again.
Two
weeks
in
two
weeks
for
the
next
weekly
update
with
the
mayor
and
kyle
johansen
take
care
and
have
a
great
couple
weeks.