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A
Good
afternoon,
Evanston
I'm
Paul's
alma
Zach
I
serve
the
community
as
the
Economic
Development
Manager,
we're
here
today
to
basically
answer
your
questions
about
what
Evanston
is
doing,
what
we
and
our
partners
are
doing
to
help
the
business
community.
This
is
a
beyond
a
trying,
time
and
I
said
in
my
interview
with
Evanston.
Now
yesterday,
it's
really
devastating,
but
there
is
hope
and
we're
working
already
to
think
of
ways
that
we
can
help
the
business
community
repair
itself
when
this
virus
passes.
A
So
one
of
the
first
questions
we
have
today
is
what
has
a
city
done
to
support
small
business,
so
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
describe
a
little
bit
about
what
we've
done
to
date
and
then
I'll
ask
my
colleague
Roger.
So
so
they
haven't
seen
Chamber
of
Commerce.
You
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
work
that
he's
doing
so
in
the
immediate
aftermath
of
the
announcement
that
we
were
going
into
lockdown.
We
really
recognized
that
we
had
to
eliminate
some
fees
immediately
for
for
businesses,
sales,
tat
or
saertex
liquor
taxes
for
for
restaurants.
A
Things
like
that,
the
immediate
things
that
were
do
that
that
businesses
had
to
pay
we've.
We've
delayed
those
payments,
so
that
was
an
immediate
thing
we
can
do,
but
remember
we're
we're
a
municipality.
We
don't
have
endless
resources
and
we're
going
to
depend
heavily,
unfortunately,
on
the
federal
government
to
really
help
our
business
with
cash
infusion
we'll
do
what
we
can
at
the
local
level
to
address
some
of
those
small
business
fees
and
the
like,
and
we're
very
open
to
that.
But
really
we
have
from
a
financial
standpoint.
A
We
initiated
the
Keep
Calm
and
Carry
out
campaign
I'm
distributing
posters,
door-to-door
keeping
social
distancing
when
I
do
it,
but
it's
important
that
we
recognize
the
businesses
that
are
open
and
the
sacrifices
they're
making.
This
is
a
very
tough
time
they
are
doing
the
best
they
can
so
I'll
ask
Roger
to
introduce
himself
and
talk
about
how
he's
been
deployed
by
Mayor
Haggerty
thanks.
B
Paul
I'm
Roger
Sosa
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Evanston
Chamber
of
Commerce
I,
first
want
to
extend
the
from
the
chamber.
We
hope
that
everyone
is
well
and
safe
at
home
with
their
loved
ones.
That's
the
most
important
thing
right
now
is
to
stay
safe,
preserve
your
health,
make
sure
you
take
care
of
those
around
you,
because
this
will
end
someday
and
we
want
to
all
be
there
when
that
happens.
B
In
terms
of
what
the
mayor
has
asked
me
to
do,
mayor
Haggerty
asked
me
to
join
the
coronavirus
task
force
as
well
as
chairing
a
business
working
group,
and
we've
assembled
about
20
folks
from
the
business
community,
representing
businesses
from
small
mom-and-pop
stores,
all
the
way
to
some
of
the
largest
organizations
in
Evanston,
and
what
we're
doing
is
trying
to
discern
the
needs
that
those
businesses
have
and
also
communicate
to
them,
what's
being
done
at
the
city
level.
So
this
business
working
group
has
got
really
three
parts
of
it.
B
One
part
of
it
is
advocacy
and
lobbying
in
which
we
are
taking
the
needs
we
find
and
take
them
to
our
legislators
and
saying
hey.
These
are
the
problems
that
the
businesses
are
having.
These
are
the
fires
that
we
need
to
put
out
today
and
we've
communicated
a
lot
to
our
local
and
to
our
federal
legislators.
B
We've
also
have
a
communications
group
that
is
making
sure
that
the
message
is
consistent,
clear
and
frequent
that
what
we're
finding
out
from
the
feds
finding
out
from
the
state
and
what
the
city
can
do,
we're
communicating
that
and
finally,
and
probably,
most
importantly,
we're
working
on
what
happens
when
this
is
over.
How
do
we
keep
businesses
going?
B
We've
got
a
number
of
the
banks
in
the
city
involved,
as
well
as
other
organizations
that
we've
partnered
with
other
chamber
organizations,
other
statewide
organizations
that
are
going
to
help
us
bring
resources
to
the
community
and
that's
very
important.
There
are
a
lot
of
loan
programs
out
there.
The
cares
Act
just
passed.
The
state
has
some
programs.
Sba
has
some
programs,
and
it's
kind
of
confusing,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we're
trying
to
do
is
help
our
local
businesses
figure
out
how
to
apply.
B
I
just
got
a
message
from
a
restaurant
who
gave
me
his
sales
numbers
for
this
year
and
when
he
bought
the
restaurant
and
literally
is
his
email
was
throwing
his
hands
up
in
the
air
and
saying
help
me
or
I
have
to
close
the
restaurant.
So
we're
gonna
help
that
guy
figure
out
how
to
fill
out
his
application.
What
he
qualifies
for
to
make
sure
you
can
do
the
best
he
can
to
keep
his
restaurant
open.
So
that's
what
we're
doing
on
the
side
of
the
chamber
side
of
things
right.
A
So
before
we
get
into
the
the
questions
and
answers
from
the
community
or
the
questions
from
the
community,
I
also
want
to
pick
up
on
something
that
Roger
had
described
as
part
of
the
task
force.
You
know
we
have
two
two
phone
calls
a
week
with
a
larger
group
of
businesses
and
then
the
the
Chamber,
the
main
dempster
mile
downtown
Evanston,
the
city
central
street,
all
the
merchants
districts
we're
talking,
if
not
three
four
times
a
day,
we're
doing
all
kinds
of
emails,
it's
non-stop
and
it's
seven
days
a
week,
so
we're
doing
the
best.
A
We
can
to
really
try
to
get
a
better
understanding
of
all
of
these.
These
these
resources
are
out
there
and
they're
changing
rapidly.
So
what
we
do?
We
were
at
the
point
now,
where
we've
created
a
checklist
and
we're
going
to
distribute
that,
hopefully
later
today
to
all
of
our
businesses
and
we're
gonna,
do
we're
gonna
put
it
on
the
understan
edge
website.
A
That's
Evanston
edge
com,
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
main
dempster
mile
and
downtown
Evanston,
will
all
have
it
on
their
website
and
it'll
be
a
complete
list
of
every
resource
that
we're
aware
of,
and
we've
got
them
kind
of
ranked
in
priority
and
by
industry
group.
So
you
will
be
able
to
quickly
get
through
these
loans
and
understand
and
these
grants
and
understand
what
is
relevant
to
you,
because
if
you
just
follow
what
you're
seeing
online
or
in
the
news
it's
overwhelming
and
you'll
be
paralyzed.
A
So
we
think
we've
we've
come
up
with
a
tool
that
will
really
help
expedite
this,
and
there
are
a
couple
there's
at
least
one
grant.
That
has
a
pretty
tight
deadline.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
you
pay
attention
to
that.
I
think
it's
an
April
1st
deadline
for
crack.
So
look
out
for
that
announcement
later
and
I
also
think
it's
really
important
that
we
start
to
plan
now
for
the
recovery
and
we've
got
a
really
good
group
of
people
who
are
on
top
of
that.
A
B
The
first
question
we
have
is
from
Claire:
she
asked
what
could
be
done
to
support
hourly
workers
in
the
hospitality
industry.
They've
been
hit
especially
hard.
They
were
the
first
business
to
close
the
restaurants,
so
several
restaurants
have
set
up
GoFundMe
pages
for
their
workers
and
if
you
can
contribute
to
those,
we
ask
that
you
do
that.
Also,
if
you
want
to
keep
cash
in
the
hands
of
the
restaurants,
we
suggest
you
buy
some
gift
certificates
for
future
use
that
gives
them
cash
today.
B
They
can't
recognize
it
on
their
books
yet,
but
it
does
give
them
actually
operating
capital,
and
that's
really
really
important.
Also,
if
you
can
find
it
in
your
budget
order,
carry
out
our
delivery
from
from
a
local
restaurant
once
or
twice
a
week,
that'll
be
a
tremendous
help
for
them.
If
you
are
in
the
hospitality
industry,
Paul
mentioned
this
already,
there
is
a
hospitality
grant
that
has
a
very
short
application
window.
B
In
fact,
it
closes
tomorrow
on
April
1st,
so
if
you're
watching
this-
and
you
are
a
restaurant
or
you're
in
the
hospitality
industry,
you
want
to
go
and
look
online
for
that
hospitality
grant
and
find
a
link
because
it
is
going
to
close
tomorrow
and
decisions
will
be
made
by
the
4th
of
April
as
to
who
will
get
money
so
that
you
need
to
get
in
line
on
that.
One.
So
I
would
strongly
suggest
that,
in
terms
of
hotels,
many
of
the
hotels
have
have
either
ceased
or
dramatically
reduced
operations
in
order
to
accommodate.
B
Perhaps
the
need
for
beds
for
folks
who
are
going
to
be
getting
sick
and
also
because
they're
simply
just
isn't
the
revenue
to
support
the
kind
of
operations
they
have,
so
they
are
also
going
to
be
in
that
same
boat.
What
I
would
suggest
is
when
they'll
all
clear
goes
and
you
want
to
have
an
event.
Please
have
an
event
at
one
of
the
local
hotels,
because
we
could
certainly
use
the
revenue
there
anything
else
when
I
had
Pau.
A
I
think
you
covered
it
well,
I
think
again,
a
common
theme
that
you're
going
to
hear
throughout
this
this
conversation
is
that
we're
really
relying
on
the
federal
level
this.
This
requires
a
massive
cash
infusion.
So
we'll
wait
for
that
for
that
to
occur.
There's
some
unemployment
relief,
hopefully
coming
soon
through
these
through
these
acts
that
will
help
to
I
captain
Roger,
okay.
So
a
question
from
Dee,
Hoffman
and
I
have
two
questions
in
a
row
here.
Where
can
I
find
a
list
of
restaurants
open
for
delivery
or
pickup?
A
There's
a
number
of
ways
to
do
that,
one!
You
can
always
just
contact
your
local,
your
favorite
local
restaurant,
and
determine
what
their
hours
are.
I
think
they
are
fluctuating
these
days
a
being
and
flowing
based
on
staff
based
on
ability
to
get
supplies
and
the
like.
We
also
each
of
us
again.
This
would
be
another
common
theme.
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
Evanston,
edge,
Maine,
Dempster,
mile
central
Street
and
downtown
Evanston
are
all
maintaining
the
lists,
so
you
can
use
those
as
resources.
A
I
think
Google
is
fairly
up
to
date,
so
please-
and
just
if
you
can,
if
you,
if
you
have
the
resources,
if
you're
working
and
you
have
the
ability
to
do
carryout
just
check
in
with
your
favorite
local
restaurant,
a
lot
of
them
have
especially
dinner
carryout
hours.
The
second
question
from
Joe
there
have
been
GoFundMe
pages
set
up
for
individual
restaurant
employees.
Is
there
a
way
for
the
city
to
facilitate
something
like
this
for
broader
distribution
to
small
business
employees?
A
It's
a
great
suggestion
right
now
we're
we're
recommending
that
if
you
want
to
help
a
kind
of
a
concentrated,
Evanston
kind
of
response
fund,
we'd
recommend
taking
a
look
at
the
Evanston
Community
Foundation's
Evanston,
Community,
Rapid,
Response,
Fund
they're
highly
organized
they
have
a
strong
sense
of
where
the
greatest
need
is
so
I
would
recommend
that
we'll
also
at
some
point,
I
think
this
is
a
question
later
on.
We'll
also
try
get
a
list
together
of
restaurants
for
businesses
that
have
GoFundMe
campaigns
active
and
we'll
list.
Those
sounds.
B
B
Almost
every
one
of
our
local
businesses
has
a
website
where
they
will
do
e-commerce.
I
would
highly
suggest
you
go
and
purchase
things
on
their
website
again
like
the
restaurants.
If
you
can
buy
gift
certificates
that
you
that
can
be
used
at
a
future
date,
I
would
buy
gift
certificates
that
helps
the
restaurant.
The
local
businesses
get
cash,
which
is
really
the
main
thing
you
can
do.
B
So
I
highly
encourage
you
to
a
contact
Senator
Durbin,
senator
Duckworth,
whoever
your
particular
federal
representative
is
whether
that's
jan
Schakowsky,
or
if
it's
Brad
Schneider,
but
I
highly
recommend
that
you
contact
one
of
those
four
individuals
and
let
them
know
hey,
we
need
help,
get
get
the
red
tape
out
of
the
way.
Now
is
not
the
time
for
politics.
A
That's
that's
important
and
something
I
learned
and
maybe
I
was
a
little
naive.
You
know
we
have.
We
have
this
very
strong
voice
called
the
mayor's
task
force.
However
I
you
know,
I
do
think
it's
important
that
if
you
have
a
concern
that
you
want
your
legislator
to
to
address,
it's
really
important
that
you
make
individual
calls
or
send
emails,
because
they
they
literally
tally
up
the
the
the
requests
or
the
concerns
that
people
have
based
around
issues.
So
anything
you
can
do
to
get
with
your
your
either
local
state
or
national
representative.
A
We
have
a
question
from
Harris.
What
can
be
done
to
ensure
businesses
are
following
social
distancing
health
protocols
can't
stress
this
enough.
This
is
real
important.we.
The
governor
has
declared
which
businesses
are
essential
and
which
are
not,
and
it's
really
important,
that
the
businesses
that
are
defined
as
essential
do
their
part
and
and
follow
all
of
the
guidelines,
and
it's
also
important,
if
you're
a
if
you're
a
shopper
or,
if
you're
a
a
customer
of
one
of
these
essential
businesses
that
you
also
participate
and
you
keep
the
social
distancing
requirements
in
mind.
A
This
is
really
difficult
because
you
know
we
can't
we
really
can't
close
grocery
stores
down,
we
need
to
eat
and
that's
a
simple
concept.
Well,
we
also
know
that
there
are
peak
times
that
grocery
stores,
for
example,
they're
crowded
with
people,
so
we
have
posted
online
grocery
store.
You
know
some
advice
to
grocery
stores,
both
the
shoppers
and
managers
of
grocery
stores
ownership
and
how
they
should
practice
social,
distancing
and
other
health
requirements
during
during
this
time.
A
It's
super
important
and
the
only
way
that
we're
going
to
know
about
it
is,
if
you,
the
the
constituents,
if
you
report
it
to
us,
so
you
can
believe
you
can
call
3-1-1.
You
could
all
right.
You
know
you
could
email
me
if
you'd,
like
you
know,
peas,
Alma's,
a
cat
city
of
Evanston,
I
work
and
we'll
make
sure
that
the
proper
guidelines
are
implemented.
I
think
you
know,
with
the
help
of
my
colleague,
Patrick
Duggan,
we've
we've
created
some
fliers
that
we
had
hoped
to
to
get
out
to
grocery
stores
at
the
point-of-sale.
A
We're
again
it's
just
a
constant
reminder
of
what
we
need
to
do
and
during
these
tough
times
and
again,
I'm
gonna,
repeat:
we
posted
the
grocery
store
guidelines
on
our
city
of
Evanston
and
kovin.
19-Page
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
concern
out
there
from
grocery
store
shoppers,
especially
you
know,
individuals
who
are
in
that
high-risk
category
who
are
concerned
that
proper
hygiene
and
protocol
isn't
being
followed.
It's
really
important
that
it
is
fell
and
if
it's
not
being
felled,
let
us
know
so
we
can
get
out
and
report
I,
don't
know.
B
Just
at
retail
store
a
few
minutes
before
we
got
here
and
their
line
was
spaced
six
feet
apart.
They
had
red
X's
on
the
floor
where
you
could
stand
and
if
and
I
saw
somebody
who
kind
of
botched
that
and
there's
no
no
man
back
to
that
red
X
and
they
had
a
red.
They
had
a
red
line
between
themselves
and
the
at
the
checkout
counter.
B
So
yeah,
that's
that's,
definitely
being
done
and
we're
watching,
and
you
know
where's
Paul
said
please
let
us
know
either
the
chamber
or
the
City
know
if
you
see
instances
where
that's
not
being
followed,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
reach
out
to
those
specific
businesses
in
a
gentle
way
and
let
them
know
that
hey
we
need
to.
You
know.
Let's
get
back
to
those
guidelines.
Like
Paul
said
we
can't
close
the
grocery
stores
in
otherwise
we'd
have
a
riot
and
we're
not
no
one's
really
interested.
B
In
that
we
want
to
feed
our
people.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
everything
goes
right,
so
yeah
I
think
Paul's
right
on
the
money
with
that.
Just
you
know
we
it's
it's
a
matter
of
social
cooperation
at
this
point,
correct
I,
then
I'll
take
the
next
question,
which
is
what
kind
of
impact
will
covet?
19
have
one
Evanston's
economy
I
think.
Obviously
the
first
thing
is
there
is
unemployment
with
businesses
closing
or
laying
off
employees?
B
There's
gonna,
be
unemployment,
that's
going
to
be
an
increase
and
that's
without
a
doubt,
going
to
have
an
impact,
but
I
think
there.
Other
things
are
going
to
happen.
I
think
businesses
are
going
to
also
have
to
rethink
some
of
the
distribution
models,
how
they
use
technology.
There
are
probably
more
efficient
ways
to
do
things
that
businesses
are
going
to
find
I.
Think
Paul
probably
could
agree
with
me.
B
We've
been
on
a
whole
lot
of
teleconference
calls
in
the
last
two
weeks,
zoom
technology,
and
that
sort
of
thing
has
just
really
really
come
up,
and
so
what's
gonna
happen
is
people
are
gonna?
Look
for
these
new
ways
to
do
business,
so
smart
business
people
are
gonna,
look
at
their
business
models
and
say
how
do
I
adapt
this
for
the
new
environment
that
we're
going
to
be
in?
How
do
I
make
this
corona
proof
for
lack
of
a
better
term?
What
do
I
do
suppose?
B
A
pandemic
now
becomes
part
of
the
business
planning
and
I.
Think
that's
going
to
change
our
economy
as
well.
I
think
there
will
be
opportunities
for
businesses
that
want
to
be
in
this
space
to
help
others
plan
I,
think
that
will
be
there
as
well,
but
I
think
there's
another
big
issue,
which
is
capital.
B
The
big
issue
for
survival
for
most
businesses
is
capital,
and
we
know
that
the
business
working
group
that
mayor
Haggerty
asked
us
to
put
together
is
focusing
on
making
sure
$0.11
businesses
have
capital
and
the
assistance
they
need,
especially
technical
assistance,
because
there
are
things
that
you're
going
to
have
to
do
now
in
this
environment
that
are
different
in
terms
of
how
you
run
your
business,
how
your
processes,
work,
and
so
that's
very,
very
important,
so
Paul
anything
want
to
add
to
that.
Yeah.
A
I
am
thanks:
Roger
I'm,
trying
to
be
a
doom
and
gloom
at
the
moment,
I
think
the
the
impact
we
have
immediate
impacts,
which
you
know,
there's
no
sales
tax
being
generated,
that's
going
to
impact
city
services.
How
is
that
you
know
I'm
thinking
about
my
organization?
How
is
that
going
to
play
out
in
the
long
run
again?
That's
something
that
I
think
only
a
federal
support
that
would
could
be
something
that
the
community
could
rally
behind
it
and
get
the
government
to
support
municipalities
and
cities.
A
I
also
think
in
and
I
said
this
in
an
interview
yesterday,
we
were
when,
when
this
first
wave
of
this
exposure
kind
of
flattens
as
the
curve
flattens
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
just
press
play
and
get
back
to
work
as
usual,
there's
going
to
be
a
slow
build-up,
I
think
people
are
still
going
to
be
in
fear,
they're.
Just
it's
it's
going
to
be
a
slow
recovery
and
we
have
to
figure
out
ways
that
we
could
can
stimulate
the
economy
during
that
time
and
I.
A
Don't
know
what
that's
going
to
look
like
we're.
You
know,
frankly,
my
colleagues,
you
know
the
downtown
Evanston
people
and
again
the
chamber
I
mean
extra
mile
we
had
already
focused
2020
was
going
to
be
the
year
that
we
focus
on
technical
assistance
for
our
retailers
to
help
them
figure
out
how
to
better
navigate
in
this
increasing
online
economy.
We
were,
we
were
going
to
work
on
how
to
build
websites
how
to
have
a
better
ecommerce
presence.
A
This
is
completely
disrupted
that
and
we
predicted
that
you
know
potential
recession
was
was
coming
and
how
would
that
get?
How
would
that
impact
our
small,
especially
retails,
retailers
and
boutiques
this?
This
is
a
such
it's
at
a
level
that
we
came
to
comprehend
at
the
I.
Think
we're
up
I,
think
the
team
we
have
together
is
so
committed
to
their
craft
and
the
work
that
we
do,
that
we're
gonna
we're
going
to
stick
it
out
and
help
do
the
best
we
can,
but
at
the
end
of
day
it
comes
down
to
money.
A
So
again,
I'm
just
going
to
stress
that
that
we
need
as
many
federal
resources
as
we
can
possibly
get.
I
had
a
follow-up
question
from
David
regarding
health
guidelines.
I
want
to
read
what
guidelines
are
in
place
for
restaurants.
How
do
we
know
they're
taking
safety
seriously?
That's
a
great
question
David,
you
know
I
think
there
are.
A
There
are
well
I
know
there
are
a
number
of
restaurants
that
have
kind
of
demonstrated
that
and
they've
outlined
what
precautions
they're
taking
to
make
sure
that
their
spaces
are
are
healthy,
making
sure
that
they're
they're
chefs
and
the
delivery
people
are
practicing
good
hygiene.
But
really,
you
know,
frankly,
it's
going
to
come
down
to
you
as
the
consumer,
letting
us
know
if
you're
witnessing
any
any
violations
of
whatever
codes
are
out
there
as
it
relates
to
to
this
to
this
virus.
A
The
CDC
has
some
very
strict
guidelines
on
how
this
operates
and,
frankly
we
don't
have
the
resources
from
a
staff
perspective,
to
send
a
healthcare
staff
or
health
inspector
staff
out
to
restaurants
to
do
random
inspections.
We
are
so
focused
on
trying
to
flatten
the
curve
right
now
and
I
know.
That's
part
of
it
want
to
make
sure
that
restaurants
are
spreading
it
as
well.
A
So
if
you
see
something
you've
got
to,
let
us
know
as
soon
as
possible,
so
we
can
make
sure
we're
getting
the
word
out
and
I'll
use
this
as
motivation
to
check
in
with
the
Health
Department
and
we'll
post
something
on
our
website
about
what
the
requirements
are
for
restaurants
and
how
we're
ensuring
that
that
they're,
following
those
guidelines,
okay,
I,
think
I
had
the
next
question.
In
addition,
this
is
from
David.
A
Can
the
city
help
Restaurants
businesses
adjust
their
business
models,
such
as
providing
best
practices
for
packaging,
encouraging
takin,
bake
meals,
setting
up
new
supply
chain,
so
restaurants
can
sell
food
at
grocery
stores,
love
that
suggestion
we
we
had
sent
out
a
survey
right
at
the
beginning
of
this
to
see
if
there
were
some
kind
of
more
family
sit-down
restaurants
who
wanted
some
technical
help
with
learning
how
to
do
carryout
or
delivery
and
the
feedback
was
they
didn't
think
they
needed
it.
So
we're
gonna
continue
to
check
in
with
them
to
determine
what
their
needs
are.
A
In
fact,
I
think
one
of
the
when
we
sent
out
the
the
Cova
checklist
later
the
resource
checklist
we're
going
to
have
a
survey,
that's
included
with
it.
That
will
ask
some
questions
about
what
what
your
needs
are
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
do
that,
and
and
don't
don't
stop
sending
suggestions,
I
think
as
this
evolves
we're
going
to
we're
going
to
have
to
come
up
with
some
new
technical
assistance
models.
A
I
think
that
will
be
part
of
the
recovery
and
it
touches
out
a
little
bit
of
what
Roger
said
about
how
the
economy
kind
of
restructures
itself
and
then
there's
another
follow-up
question
to
this.
What
and
this
is
from
Jim,
what
can
the
city
do
to
help
existing
businesses
adapt
to
conditions
of
takeout
or
delivery
without
violating
health
guidelines,
relax
parking
enforcement
allow
outdoor
cashiers,
so
I've
answered
some
of
that
we
have.
A
We
have
relaxed
parking
enforcement
in
our
business
districts,
we're
not
going
to
ticket
you
if,
if
you're
pulling
up
at
a
store
and
waiting
for
somebody
to
deliver
food
to
the
to
the
curb,
but
it's
not
going
to
do
that.
The
outdoor
cashier
concept,
I
know
some
restaurants
have
have
ordered
new
point
of
sale
or
POS
systems
that
will
allow
them
to
swipe
credit
cards
at
the
curb
I
know:
that's
happening
with
some
of
them.
So
again
this
is
going
to
evolve
over.
You
know
a
period
of
time.
This
isn't
ending.
A
A
You
know
there's
going
to
be
a
way
that
we're
adjusting
to
the
economy
and
I
think,
even
even
when
you
go
in
to,
for
example,
brothers
kay,
they
prefer
that
you,
your
phone
or
credit
card
and
you're
not
able
to
tip
on
some
of
these
machines
and
they're
adjusting
that
way,
because
I'd
like
to
be
able
to
tip
a
barista
for
being
able
to
fuel
my
caffeine
addiction.
So
there's
stuff
like
that.
So
if
you
have
suggestions,
please
send
them
in
Roger.
You
have
anything
else
to
add
to
that
question.
No.
B
I
think,
like
you,
said,
technology
generally
evolves
to
meet
needs,
and
so
there's
a
need
here
and
we're
gonna
see
the
technology
evolved
to
that,
so
that
businesses
can
adapt
to
these
things.
I
know
we're
trying
as
much
as
we
can
to
let
restaurants
and
businesses
know
these
are
the
best
practices.
If
you're
going
to
go
into
that
line
of
business,
we
can't
we
can
leave
the
horse
to
water,
as
we
usually
like
to
say
so
we're
doing
a
lot
of
that
and
we
hope
that
the
folks
are
taking
us
up
on
that
information.
B
So
that's
kind
of
where
that
it
looks
it's
like
an
a/d
Thanks.
We
got
a
couple
of
things.
We
got
a
comment
from
Simone
and
Simone
I
couldn't
agree
with
you
more.
It
says
more
than
ever
time
to
shop
local.
Absolutely
if
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you
keep
the
local
businesses
here
then
make
sure
those
who
are
open
for
business,
that
you
are
patronizing
them
every
chance
you
get
and
you're
going
online
and
you're
shopping
at
their
website,
make
sure
that
it's
their
website
that
it's
not
some
national
website.
B
You
want
to
keep
the
money,
keep
the
dollars
local.
That
doesn't
always
happen,
but
yeah.
That's
the
way
to
do
it.
There's
technology
helping
you
stay
local.
We
have
a
question
from
Brigitte
and
candy
and
I.
Think
I
spoke
with
both
of
you
yesterday
regarding
this,
because
this
looks
like
a
really
familiar
question:
I'm,
the
owner
of
a
barber
shop
that
was
forced
to
shut
down.
Where
can
I
go
for
help
and
I?
B
Think
I
did
share
with
you
some
information,
but
let
me
repeat
that
there
are
a
lot
of
programs
at
the
state
in
the
federal
level
that
provide
assistance,
grants
and
loans
for
things
like
paycheck
protection,
taking
care
of
your
rents,
taking
care
of
your
expenses,
and
so
what
I
would
ask
you
to
do
is
start
with
your
local
SBA
office
or
your
local
business
lender,
because
a
lot
of
the
local
business
lenders
I
know
here
in
town,
buy
line
bank
and
Evanston
Community,
Bank
and
Trust.
They
both
are
connected
with
the
SBA.
B
It
can
help
you
with
that.
If
you
find
that
you
can't
plant,
you
cannot
find
any
more
information.
I'd
ask
you
to
call
the
Chamber
office,
even
though
we're
not
there
we're
taking
we're
listening
to
our
messages
on
an
everyday
basis,
three
to
eight
1587,
three
to
eight
1500
or
send
us
an
email
at
info
at
evey,
chamber.com
and
we'll
help
you
find
the
right
program
and
get
you
pointed
at
the
right
resources.
B
A
Might
add
to
that
a
couple
of
things:
one
I,
you
know
I'm
disappointed
that
barber
shops
are
not
considered
essential.
I
could
probably
use
a
little
trim
at
the
moment,
myself
and
I'm,
hoping
that
that
will
be
available.
Mid-April
I
wanted
to
go
back
to
something
brought
up
earlier
from
Simone
I
think
so
they
I
really
want
to
stress.
You
know
we.
We
focused
a
lot
on
the
hospitality
industry
and
restaurants
and
and
I'll
try
to
explain
why
and
it
doesn't
mean
we're
diminishing.
You
know,
retail
and
boutiques
and
the
like.
A
You
know,
restaurants
have
a
lot
of
employees.
They
have
a
lot
of
kind
of
low,
moderate
wage
staff
and
there's
a
lot
of
staff.
A
typical
restaurant
will
have
you
know.
I
won't
even
ask
to
mate
per
restaurant
depends
on
the
size,
but
compared
to
a
retailer,
a
small
storefront
might
have
one
full-time
proprietor
and
then
a
handful
of
maybe
part-time
staff,
or
maybe
a
full-time
staff,
so
again
not
to
diminish
that
that's
really
important,
but
we're
we
were
doing
triage.
A
You
got
it
you've
got
to
prioritize
and
that
it's
kind
of
how
it's
how
it's
played
out,
plus
from
a
community
standpoint,
there's
there's
a
there's,
really
a
ton
of
sales
and
liquor
tax
associated
with
it.
So
how
do
we?
How
do
we
pay
for
those
services
when
we're
not
receiving
those
funds,
but
I
want
what
I
wanted
to
stress
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
this
was
Simone
from
Tony
macaroni
or
the
store
on
Central
Street?
A
And
if
it
was
I
appreciate
the
question
I
think
it's
important
if
you're
going
to
order
toys
from
Amazon
or
some
kind
of
retail
good,
think
about
calling
your
local
shop,
because,
while
they're
not
essential
businesses,
they
they
may
be
running,
you
know
door-to-door
delivery.
They
may
have
a
website
set
up
where
you
can
order,
you
can
give
them
a
call
and
just
in
an
order,
a
toy
that
you'd
like
or
puzzle
or
whatever
it
is
that
you're
working
on.
So
don't
forget
that
our
local
retailers,
well,
their
doors,
may
not
be
open.
A
They
have
ways
of
getting
product
to
you
and
I've.
Seen
book
stores
doing
this
and
it's
really
important
and
I
know
you
have
time
to
read
right
now,
so
think
about
that
as
well.
The
library's
closed
so
so
give
that
a
whirl,
I
think
I
had
another
question.
Just
come
in
any
regulations
for
landscaping,
companies
that
was
from
leave
us
from
little
Deana.
Sorry
they're
there
or
not.
You
need
to
practice
social
distancing
on
the
jobsite
I
think
that's
that's
common
sense
and
I.
Think
for
most
landscapers
that's
happening
I.
You
know.
A
I
am
a
little
concerned
about
the
the
drive
in
the
truck.
You
know.
There's
clothes,
just
you're
close
to
your
fellow
colleague
I.
Don't
know
how
to
address
that,
but
landscape
companies
are
not
restricted
from
doing
their
work.
Alright.
Back
to
the
other
questions,
I
think
I've
addressed
this
question
from
Steve.
Is
the
city
working
with
grocery
stores
and
make
sure
shoppers
and
employees
are
safe,
and
the
answer
is
yes
and
again
report
back
to
us
if
you're
not
finding
that
to
be
the
case,
there's
a
part
two
to
this
from
Peggy.
A
If
grocery
store
workers
get
the
virus,
will
the
store
closed
for
14
days?
Two
other
workers
are
cleared
and
the
answer
to
that
is
no.
There
are
specific,
Health
Department
protocols
guided
by
CDC.
If,
if
an
employee
is
determined
to
have
the
virus,
if
diagnosed
with
the
virus,
they
will
go
through
the
same
protocol,
everybody
else
will
go
through
and
each
of
the
individuals
that
they've
been
in
close
contact
with
and
there's
there's
a
definition
of
what
that
means.
It's
within
six
feet
for
some
period
of
time.
It's
not
a
glancing
pass.
A
The
chances
of
you
getting
this
from
a
glancing
pass
are
very,
very
minimal.
According
to
the
Health
Department,
this
is
if
you've
had
extended
close
contact,
so
so
they'll
do
the
interviews
and
determine
who's
at
risk,
and
then
the
store
would
be
responsible
for
disinfecting,
that
grocery
store
clerk
or
stock
or
whatever
the
terminology
is
that
employees
workstation
make
sure
that
it's
claimed,
but
it
doesn't
require
the
store
to
be
closed
or
to
go
through
a
deepen
disinfection.
It's
really
like
any
other
person
who.
B
A
They've
been
in
contact
with
for
extended
periods
of
time.
Many
shops
are
putting
up
the
plastic
last
now,
so
so
shoppers
aren't
exposing
the
clerk
and
the
other
way
around.
So,
even
even
during
that
time
or
you're,
where
you're
checking
out
at
a
grocery
store,
you
can
practice
social
distancing
to
limit
your
exposure
and
and
risk
to
the
grocery
store
employee
and
that's
a
low
risk
potential
for
you
as
long
as
you're
practicing
social
distancing.
So
that's
how
I
would
answer
that?
Okay.
B
My
next
question
is
what
resources
are
available
to
help
small
businesses
impacted
by
kovat.
19
may
have
answered
that
already,
but
there
are
programs,
the
state
federal,
even
the
local
level,
assistance
grants.
Loans.
As
like
I
said,
the
SBA
office
is
a
great
place
to
go
as
well
as
your
local
lender.
Some
of
the
programs
are
the
names
just
to
make
sure
that
you
know
them.
They're
called
the
emergency
injury
disaster
loan
program.
You
might
hear
that
referred
to
as
idle
and
that's
an
SBA
program.
There's
the
Paycheck
protection
plan.
B
That
is
part
of
the
cares,
act
and
there's
a
lot
of
other
programs
just
the
kind
of
not
to
dive
too
deep
into
the
cares
Act.
But
the
cares
Act
that
was
just
enacted
at
the
federal
level
and
signed
by
the
president
has
a
lot
of
different
programs
that
have
sort
of
been
mushed
together
into
one
act,
and
so
what's
necessary
is
to
really
look
at
them
and
unfortunately,
it's
an
800-page
piece
of
legislation,
and
so
it's
complicated.
B
But
if
you're
looking
for
some
specific
summaries
get
in
contact
with
the
Chamber
office,
we've
got
some
documents
to
share
with
you,
people
smarter
than
me
have
taken
apart
that
act
and
and
documented
it
and
summarized
it
so
that
you
can
act
on
that
and,
if
you're
again
looking
for
help,
we
can
probably
connect
you
with
some
local
attorneys
on
other
resources
who
have
volunteered
to
help
our
local
businesses
find
their
way
through
this.
So
again,
those
are
the
kinds
of
resources
that
are
available
to
you.
B
Your
banker
is
out
there
there's
money
available
to
you.
We've
got
lawyers
and
other
folks
who
are
willing
to
help
you
out
as
well.
We
can
connect
you
to
some
other
national
resources
that
are
out
there.
So
there's
a
lot
of
folks
who
are
willing
to
help.
The
problem
is
that
it's
kind
of
a
maze
right
now
and
it's
it's
kind
of
overwhelming,
because
so
many
people
are
rushing
to
help.
That's
a
good
thing,
but
at
the
same
time
you
kind
of
pick
your
way
through
it.
B
A
Thanks
Roger
I
sparked
a
couple
of
thoughts
for
me,
so
something
that
we're
stressing
and
again
when
we
sent
out
this
this
checklist
later.
It's
really
important
that
you
keep
an
open
line
of
communication
with
your
lenders
and
also
with
your
landlords.
Don't
don't
hide
from
this
problem:
the
landlord's
today's
March
31st,
typically
rents
due
tomorrow,
it's
going
to
be
a
critical
day
for
our
for
our
landlords
and
landlords.
Our
businesses,
too
I,
know
they
often
kind
of
have
a
you
know.
A
A
Landlords
will
need
to
communicate
with
the
banks
because
often
properties
are
mortgaged
or
leveraged
and
and
they'll
have
to
work
out
ways
to
pay
their
loans.
So
it's
really
important
that
you
keep
that
dialogue
open
it's
critical
again,
based
on
these,
these
programs
have
been
rolled
out
through
the
SBA.
Your
banker
is
going
to
be
a
critical
point
of
contact
for
you
that
there's
again
I'm
going
to
reinforce
this.
The
checklist
is
going
to
be
really
helpful
for
you,
the
the
idle
the
e
IDL
program
that
that
roger
mentioned
a
moment
ago.
A
That's
an
online
application
process.
You
should
do
that
as
soon
as
possible.
Everybody
every
individual
who
fills
out
an
application
on
that
website
qualifies
for
a
$10,000
grant
that
reportedly
gets
to
you
within
three
days
now.
I
cannot
guarantee
that
that's
what's
being
reported
through
the
SBA
so
again
take
a
look
at
it.
I
think
it's
one
of
the
number
one
things
you
can
do
is
fill
out
the
application
I
understand
it
takes
two
to
two-and-a-half
hours
to
get
through
it.
A
There's
been
a
lot
of
ups
and
downs
and
crashes
on
that
website,
but
stick
with
it
don't
give
up
on
it.
That's
the
one.
That's
really
going
to
help
you
in
the
immediate
term
to
get
to
help
you
recover
to
get
those
those
funds
and
that
that
to
me
is
like
the
three
things
you
can
do
right
now
is
idle
communicate
with
your
lender
and
and
you're
sorry
and
your
and
your
landlord
and
I'm.
Also,
if
there
are
any
bankers
paying
attention
around
on
this
call,
we
have
we're
gonna
be
working
hit.
A
The
hip
with
you
and
we're
gonna
be
really
relying
on
you
to
help
us
roll
out
the
SBA
programs.
I,
don't
know
how
you're
gonna
do
it.
We
want
to
work
as
as
best
we
can
with
you,
because
we
know,
there's
gonna
be
a
great
volume
and
we
know
you're
gonna
be
under
a
lot
of
stress,
but
we
really
need
your
help
and
again,
thanks
for
all
the
work
you're
doing
to
stay
open
and
and
to
be
helpful
all
right.
So
there
was
a
question
from
Holly
and
I.
A
Think
I
referenced
this
earlier
and
I'll
mention
it
again.
Can
the
city
help
to
publish
a
listed
GoFundMe
sites
for
evanston
businesses
looking
for
charitable
donations
to
support
their
staff
members
who
are
losing
income
as
a
result
of
the
stay
at
home
order,
how
they
its
that's,
really
sweet
idea
and,
like
I,
said
earlier,
I
will
do
that
and
again
the
Evanston
Community
Foundation
kind
of
centralized
source
for
local
funding
would
also
be
a
good
choice
for
the
community
to
donate
to
as
well.
B
I
thought
has
to
be
done,
obviously
using
the
social
distancing
protocols
having
set
up
the
sort
of
process
with
your
delivery
person
that
they
are
not
going
to
be
within
six
feet
of
anybody
that
everybody's
going
to
be
wearing
gloves,
masks
that
sort
of
thing
that's
going
to
be
a
very
much
an
individual
case
basis,
depending
on
the
logistics
of
your
particular
business.
If
you've
got
an
alleyway
or
a
delivery
place
that
people
are
coming
to,
they
can
be
cleared.
B
A
Think,
that's
that's
good
advice.
There's
a
couple
questions
I
want
to
I
want
to
take
on
it
once
Marty
asked
given
the
given
that
a
key
expense
for
small
businesses
is
property
tax.
Has
the
city
had
a
discussion
with
Cook,
County,
Assessor's
or
treasurer's
office
pertaining
to
potential
relief
yeah?
This
is
a
very
difficult
question.
A
If
you,
if,
without
getting
into
too
many
details,
the
the
your
tax
bill
is
composed
of
Cook
County
taxes
to
school
districts,
mosquito
abatement,
district
and
the
city
and
and
sometimes
special
service
areas,
so
the
city
controls
a
really
small
portion
of
your
total
property
tax
bill.
I,
don't
think
we
can
take
anything
any
anything
off
the
table
right
now,
but
there
is
no
based
on
the
emergency
and
and
all
of
our
resources
being
spent
on
really
addressing
the
health
crisis
to
flatten
the
curve
there
has
been.
You
know
we
can't.
A
We
can't
do
a
deep
dive
study
on
budget
impacts
and
how
waving
or
decreasing
or
delaying
property
tax.
We
can't.
We
can't
determine
that
at
this
time
that
that's
something
that
I
I'm
hearing
a
lot
and
it
is
obviously
one
of
the
biggest
expenses
of
any
commercial
enterprise,
but
it
is
also
for
residential
too.
So
we
need
to
be
very
careful
about
how
we
address
taxes
because
remember
you
we
could
eliminate
the
non-essential
services
at
the
city
and
I
wanted
to
find
what
those
are,
but
I
think
of
I.
A
Think
of
the
most
important
police,
fire
health,
sanitation,
those
types
of
things,
there's
a
cost
associated
that
and
that's
pay
with
taxes.
So
we
need
to
be
really
careful
about
how
we
address
tax
relief
and-
and
that's
going
to
again
that's
going
to
come
down
to.
Can
the
federal
government
help
the
city
fill
in
for
any
budget
gaps
especially,
and
we
can't
let
we
don't
wanna
lay
off
teachers.
There's
it's
just
a
can
of
worms
that
it
would
be
very
difficult
to
really
address.
A
So,
let's
take
it
one
step
at
a
time:
I,
don't
think
you
take
it
completely
off
the
table
but
or
not
or
not
there.
Yet.
I
also
want
to
address
a
question
from
Greg.
He
mentioned
and
I
think
he's
referencing
our
new
business
registration
process.
He
asked
you
know:
how
does
it
help
to
charge
businesses
a
new
fee
of
$75?
Well,
we've
waived
that
fee
we're
it's
it's
more
important
now
than
it
was
three
weeks
ago,
when
the
City
Council
approved
the
business
registration
program
to
have
every
business
registered
in
Anniston.
A
We
have
no
other
means
of
communicating
with
businesses
without
an
email
list
or
a
phone
number.
We
have
a
very
small
percentage
of
our
businesses
actually
documented
in
Evanston.
There's,
no,
you
know
state
guideline
or
requirement
that
businesses
are
registered,
so
the
typically
what
happens
is
we
will
license
food
establishments
and
any
business,
that's
not
already
licensed
by
the
state
of
Illinois,
and
that
ends
up
only
being
about
500
businesses.
We've
estimated
there
are
approximately
4,000
commercial
enterprises
and
atmosphere,
including
home-based
businesses.
A
A
We
want
to
get
that
information
out
to
you,
so
I
don't
have
any
other
questions
so
with
that
I
would
you
know
I
would
try
it
if,
if
there
are
residents
on
the
line,
I'd
encourage
you
to
support
your
local
businesses
to
the
extent
you
can,
please
remember,
give
them
a
call.
Some
of
them
are
in
their
shops
at
the
door
closed
they're
there
packing
orders
for
shipment
visit.
Your
rest,
local
restaurants,
pull
up
at
the
curb.
Do
follow
the
protocol.
A
It's
not
going
not
going
to
save
every
business
by
doing
this,
but
the
ones
who
are
open
are
keeping
people
employed.
They're,
providing
a
good
service.
I
know
we're
kind
of
sick
of
cooking
at
home.
So
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
get
carryout.
So
please
do
what
you
can
and
also
remember,
communicate
with
us
and
we'll
we'll
we'll
respond
to
you
Roger.
Do
you
have
any
closing
come
on.
B
I
think
I
would
echo
what
you
just
said,
which
is
communicate
with
us.
If
you
have
issues,
please
contact
the
city
contact
the
chamber,
somebody
will
try
to
help
you
if
we
can't,
if
we're
not
the
right
person,
we'll
find
you
the
right
person,
there
are
a
lot
of
people
trying
to
help
right
now,
which
is
a
great
thing.
One
thing
I
have
to
say
is
I'm
very,
very
encouraged
by
the
spirit
of
Evanston
that
I've
seen,
which
is
people
trying
to
help
each
other
people
pitching
in
when
you're
on
the
streets.
B
There
very
few
people
people
are
following
the
social,
distancing
and
shelter
and
place
guidelines.
I
think
that's
terrific
I
would
just
tell
everybody
hang
in
there.
This
isn't
gonna.
Last
forever,
we've
got
very
smart
people
working
on
this
trying
to
find
the
the
vaccines.
The
cures,
the
testing,
that
piece
of
it's
kind
of
out
of
our
hands.
All
we're
trying
to
do
is
just
keep,
keep
things
going
and
if
you
can
shop,
local
I
say
shop
local
as
much
as
you
possibly
can,
and
you
know
I
almost
to
me.
B
This
is
always
the
most
important
thing
you
know
if
you're
with
your
loved
ones
and
if
you
want
you're
willing
to
get
within
six
feet
of
them,
give
them
a
hug
and
tell
them
that
you
love
them,
because
this
is,
it
probably
counts
more
now
than
at
any
other
time.
So
I
wish
everybody
the
best
and
thanks
a
lot
Paul.
For
you
know,
fighting
has
to
be
part
of
this
and
good
luck
to
everybody
out.
There
stay.