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Blue Ribbon Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting 121620
A
A
D
C
That
under
guest
it's,
it's
stated
richard
chamberlain,
city
of
laredo
health
department,
just
a
matter
of
record.
Is
he
technically
our
guest
because
I
remember
dr
gonzalez
would
more
times
than
not
the
majority
of
the
time
he
was.
He
was
always
with
us.
I
don't.
I
don't
know
that
we
consider
him
a
guest.
So
I
guess
my
question
is:
will
mr
chamberlain
be
attending
as
much
as
dr
gonzalez
did,
or
is
he
considered
a
guest
who
comes
by
only
sometimes.
E
E
A
A
C
C
A
Eric
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
last
meeting
that
we
had,
we
spoke
extensively
of
the
locations
where
you
could
get
a
covet
test,
and
so
I
needed
to
get
one
of
my
kids
checked
out,
and
so
I
had
it
done
there
at
the
at
the
health
clinic
and
she
came
back
negative.
Thank
god
because
she
had.
She
had
been
hanging
out
with
somebody
whose
grandmother
had
covet
was
diagnosed
with
kovid,
and
so
thank
god
that
she
came
back
negative.
A
But
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
I
I
was
I
don't
when
I
did
finally
find
the
location
there
at
the
health
department,
it's
in
the
back
parking
lot,
but
the
results
were
came
back
within
like
two
or
three
days.
I
think-
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
I
was
very
I
was.
I
was
very
appreciative
that
you
had
shared
that
information
with
us
yesterday,
the
last
meeting,
because
they
came
in
personally
very
very
helpful
to
me
and
my
family.
Thank
you.
E
A
A
A
E
C
C
G
It
gets
a
little
up
and
down
on
the
weather
here,
but
it's
I'm
good.
Thankfully,
I'm
good
I
wanted
to
report
on
for
from
our
last
meeting
to
now.
Our
program
has
put
up
information
via
social
media
on
december
3rd.
I
believe
ms
martinez
sent
and
shared
a
video
that
was
posted
on
our
facebook
on
national
disability
day.
Thank
you
erica
for
that.
G
Our
program
made
efforts
to
create
awareness
on
national
disability
day.
We
asked
the
community
support
groups
to
share
it
as
well,
and
the
social
media
traffic
on
that
video
was
great.
We
had
a
lot
of
views.
We
had
a
lot
of
people
engagements
and
reactions.
The
video
that
was
posted
via
social
media
was
in
regards
to
educating
the
community
on
national
disability
day
and
how
they
could
observe
it.
G
Let
me
see,
I
believe
we
also
did
a
flyer
for
for
self-care
and
mental
health
tips.
This
month,
we've
been
very
active
with
suicide
prevention,
so
I
also
wanted
to
share
with
our
demographics
that
you
know,
children
and
young
adults
do
go
through
mental
health
issues
as
well.
So
we
put
in
tips
that
they
could
do
at
home
to
keep
busy
to
avoid
anxiety,
depression.
G
G
I
need
more
help,
so
I
came
across
a
veterans
group
during
the
month
of
november
during
veterans
veterans
awareness
day,
and
this
group
was
talking
to
me
about
coming
getting
into
projects
like
therapeutic
gardening
and
it
just
clicked
so,
mr
chamberlain
and
our
miss
erica.
They
went
through
a
project
review
that
we
sent
in
this
past
week
and
thankfully
it
was
approved
and
so
we're
working.
G
Things
like
that,
so
they
get
to
benefit
from
our
programs
as
well
the
how-to
videos,
I'm
really
excited
about
because
again
with
covet
upon
us,
it's
it's
with
our
families,
it's
very
hard
for
them
to
go
out.
So
it's
something
that
you
do
at
home,
it's
therapeutic
for
them
and
then
they
can
enjoy
their
harvest
once
it's
grown.
So
that's
a
new
project
that
we're
working
on
and
I'm
excited
about
it.
The
three
new
activity-
videos
that
will
be
coming
out
for
christmas
are
again
for
sensory.
G
For
children
at
home,
while
they're
out
of
school,
it's
gonna
include
a
sensory
activity
project
that
includes
music
therapy,
so
those
will
be
out
during
christmas
break
also
on
december
19th.
I'll
also
share
the
flyer
with
the
group
I'll
send
it
to
miss.
Martinez
will
be
having
a
workshop
for
caregivers.
G
This
workshop
is
going
to
offer
the
parents
and
the
caregivers
tips
on
emotional,
mental
and
physical
health
and
the
importance
of
it.
I
really
felt
that
this
holiday
season
it
was,
it
was
difficult
for
a
lot
of
families,
and
I
know
right
now
we
do
focus.
Our
goal
is
to
focus
on
the
child
and
the
young
adult,
but
sometimes
I
feel
that
we
leave
out
caregivers
and
their
own
health,
so
we
decided
to
do
this
workshop.
G
A
G
A
Because
yeah-
because
I
have
one
of
my
kids,
that
was
into
gardening
for
several
years
right
and
we
never
could
make
anything
grow,
but
one
time
anyway
get
full
of
weeds
and
stuff.
So
it
was
like
a
lot
of
work
now
he
will
want
to
do
it
all
the
time
and
I
was
like
no.
I
don't
want
to
pick
the
only
one
out
there
clinging
and
be
weeding
and
stuff,
but
but
yeah,
but
one
time
that
we
went.
A
E
Now
this
is
very
exciting.
This
project
brings
together
a
lot
of
different
initiatives
that
have
been
derived
from
the
health
department-
the
urban
agriculture
component,
where
we
do
want
to
encourage
anyone
to
look
into
whether
or
not
I
I
mean
I'm
the
same
way.
I
I
can't
grow
a
plan
or
anything
like
to
save
my
life,
but
I
keep
trying,
but
we
have
that
we
have.
You
know,
of
course,
reaching
out
to
our
special
needs
population
that
can
find
us
therapeutic
and
and
our
veteran
population.
E
E
D
Good
morning,
mr
castillo
and
good
morning
to
everyone,
I
apologize
for
my
tardiness.
I'm
jumping
out
of
one
meeting
into
this
meeting
and
I
will
be
exiting
at
11
55,
to
jump
into
my
media
briefing
that
we
have
going
on
every
wednesday
once
again,
so
our
media
briefings
are
being
provided
monday,
wednesday
and
friday
prior
to
two
weeks
ago
or
sorry.
D
Three
weeks
ago,
we
were
not
hosting
them
on
wednesdays,
but
now
we're
back
up
to
three
times
a
week
since
we
have
experienced
a
increase
of
overall
cases
that
are
being
reported
on
a
weekly
basis
on
increase
of
our
hospitalization
rate
and
then,
of
course,
so
an
increase
of
our
positivity
rate.
So
currently
our
positivity
rate
is
sitting
at
14.7
over
the
last
seven
days.
Our
hospitalization
rate
is
at
29.9.
D
We,
our
highest,
was
at
32.4
percent,
which
was
four
days
ago.
So
we've
had
three
consecutive
days
where
we've
come
down,
not
very
much
still
from
the
32
to
the
29,
but
it
is
something
that
we
are
very
fortunate.
Still
though
we
will,
we
will
take
coming
down
from
the
32
percent.
We
are
very
hopeful
that
we
don't
get
to
the
level
where
eagle
pass
was
very
much
struggling
and
on
the
verge
of
catastrophe
medicine.
D
Just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
when
they
were
surging
at
45
percent,
which
was
very
very
scary
for
their
jurisdiction.
They
were
transferring
patients,
of
course,
within
the
state
of
texas
and
out
of
the
state
of
texas
patients
were
going
to
dallas
san
antonio
corpus
mcallen
from
the
from
the
el
paso
area.
So
we're
very
hopeful
that
we
don't
get
to
that
point
just
to
go
back
a
little
bit
more
though,
to
testing
we've
had
experience.
D
We've
had
experience
a
little
bit
of
cut
back
on
the
number
of
tests
that
curative
are
providing
curative
has
run
into
a
capacity
issue
at
their
at
their
headquarter,
lab
in
round
rock
texas
to
where
they
needed
to
be
able
to
ensure
that
that
samples
that
are
being
processed
are
being
are
that
results
are
being
provided
within
24
to
48
hours,
so
they
scaled
back
on
their
operation.
They
were
doing
anywhere
between
five
to
550,
to
700
tests
a
day
for
the
loreto
community.
D
They
had
to
scale
back
set
up
by
appointment
only
and
that
has
scaled
back
their
operation
to
between
300
and
400,
but
because
the
demand
also
in
the
community,
we
are
still
seeing
over
the
this
past
weekend.
We
saw
that
there
was
no
availability
of
testing,
so
we
did
reach
out
to
curative.
We
did
add
a
fifth
site
which
is
at
slaughter
park
now,
so
we
now
we
have
a
fifth
site
at
slaughter
park
amongst
the
four
sites
that
would
have
already
been
set
up.
D
As
always,
though,
you
can
count
on
us
at
health
here
we
don't
have
the
capacity
that
curative
lab
does,
but
health
department
is
still
providing
testing
for
those
who
who
may
have
been
exposed,
or
for
or
more
specifically,
for
epidemiological
investigation.
So
once
we
do
identify
a
positive
case,
then
absolutely
we
start
working
our
way
out
via
contact
tracing
and
making
sure
that
testing
is
provided
for
those
individuals
who
have
been
exposed,
so
that
is
at
956,
795
49
for
us
here
at
health.
D
That
is
our
line
to
be
able
to
get
through
to
test
scene.
Of
course,
that
line
is
pretty
much
busy
all
the
time.
So
I
do
ask
that
we
are
very
patient
with
them
and
that
also
we
are
very
patient
with
our
curative
lab
now,
switching
over
to
vaccines.
Of
course,
vaccines
did
arrive
in
texas
on
monday
to
five
sites
and
on
on
tuesday
yesterday
to
18
sites
for
the
initial
23
23
site
rollout,
we
do
have
110
sites
that
are
approved
in
the
state
of
texas
or
allocation
during
week.
D
One
there
is
a
remaining
87
sites
who
will
be
receiving
vaccines,
of
course,
today,
they're
being
shipped
so
tomorrow,
thursday
and
friday.
So
we're
very
hopeful
that
we
get
our
notification
from
texas
department
of
emergency
management
and
the
texas
department
of
state
health
services
this
afternoon.
Letting
us
know
that
laredo's
vaccines
for
healthcare
providers,
which
is
going
to
be
our
staff
at
the
hospitals,
will
will
be
that
we
will
receive
them
tomorrow.
So
we're
that
is
a
moving
date.
D
We're
very
hopeful
that
it
stays
tomorrow
and,
of
course,
we
will
provide
updates
to
the
community,
as
that
information
is
shared
with
us.
So
with
that
we
are
getting
2.
925
vaccines
for
our
health
care
providers
in
laredo
and
the
state
of
texas
expert
allocation
vaccine
panel
has
provided
us
guidance
as
to
how
those
are
administered.
D
So
we
do
have
our
phase
one
tier
one
a,
and
that
does
include
our
hospital
providers,
our
health
care
providers
at
the
hospitals-
and
that
includes
you
know,
from
the
top
to
the
bottom,
from
the
doctors
to
the
environmental
individuals.
The
custodians
who
clean
up
that
is
very
important
for
them
to
also
be
protected
as
they
are
exposed
when
they
are
cleaning
up
rooms
or
the
physicians
when
they're
providing
care
or
the
nurses
or
the
x-ray
technicians
or
the
respiratory
therapists
they're
all
getting
that
access
first
as
they
have.
D
They
are
on
the
front
lines,
so
that
is
being
provided
at
stat
hospital
at
loretta
medical
center
at
doctors,
hospital
at
laredo
specialty
hospital.
Once
of
course,
we
know
that
we
have
all
of
the
hospital
staff
covered.
Of
course,
those
who
are
consenting
and
we're
we're
happy
to
say
that
we
do
have
about
a
75
consent
to
get
vaccines,
which
is
which
is
great,
we're
working
on
those
other
25
percent.
D
We're
very
hopeful
that
those
other
25
percent
of
the
of
our
hospital
staff
do
change
their
mind
over
these
next
two
days
to
get
their
vaccine
and
any
additional
vaccines
which
were
we're
guesstimating
as
of
right
now
that
it'll
be
a
couple
hundred
will
go
then
to
our
long-term
care
facilities
and
their
staff.
After
that,
then
we
do
turn
to
our
our
our
emergency
response.
D
911
staff,
which
includes,
of
course,
our
ambulances
that
are
city-owned
and
that
are
non-city
owned,
of
course,
are
private
and
then
going
into
our
home
health
care
and
hospice,
so
that
that
is
our
tier
one
age
followed
by
that,
then
we
do
have
our
tier
two
in
our
tier
two.
We
do
have
our
outpatient
care
facilities,
which
is
basically
our
doctor's
offices
that
are
included
into
tier
two
of
phase
one.
D
We
do
have
our
school
nurses,
we
do
have
our
public
health,
emergency
preparedness,
vaccine,
vaccination
response
staff,
our
medical
examiner
and
funeral
services,
staff
that
are
included
into
phase
and
our
standalone
ers
that
are
included
into
phase
one
tier
two.
So
that
would
be
our
next
allocation.
We
don't
have
specific
dates
yet
that
are
set
for
that
phase
or
that
tier
two
to
start.
D
We
are
still,
of
course,
in
week,
one
of
allocation
for
phase
one
tier
1a,
so
we
are
very
excited
that
we
are
obtaining
vaccines
to
help
protect
our
staff
at
the
hospitals.
And
what
is
what
is
very
much
exciting.
Also
is
that
there
is
an
application
that
I
will
encourage
everybody
to
already
have
downloaded
on
their
phone.
It
is
entitled
v-safe,
so
v-safe
is
a
smart,
so
it's
a
smartphone-based
tool
that
uses
text
messaging
and
web
surveys
to
provide
personalized
health
check-ins
after
you
receive
cover
19
vaccination
through
vsaf.
D
You
can
quickly
tell
the
cdc
if
you
have
any
side
effects
after
getting
the
covet-19
vaccine,
depending
on
your
answer.
Someone
from
the
cdc
may
call
to
check
on
you
and
to
get
more
information
and
be
safe.
Most
importantly,
will
remind
you
about
getting
your
second
dosage,
since
second
dosages
are
extremely
important
with
our
pfizer
vaccine.
It
is
on
day
21.
D
So
we
are
hopeful
that
we
do
hear
eua
authorization
for
moderna
as
early
as
friday,
modernist
vaccine,
of
course,
is
28
days
after
the
initial
dose,
and
then
you
do
have
your
four
day
grace
period
for
that.
It's
really
important.
That
we
stick
to
the
same
vaccine
to
be
able
to
acquire
that
95
96
effectiveness
for
providing
an
immune
response
to
for
us
to
keep
us
safe
in
the
community.
D
So
with
that,
I
can
share
also
a
frequently
asked
question
is:
if
I've
been
a
previous
positive
covid19
case,
can
I
get
my
vaccine?
Absolutely.
You
should
get
your
vaccine.
Is
there
a
specific
time
that
you
should
wait?
You
should
wait
till
you're
recovered
from
symptoms,
so
there
has
been
I've
heard
from
for
some
physicians
that
you
should
wait
90
days,
but
we've
gotten
specific
instructions
from
cdc
and
dshs,
letting
us
know
that
you
don't
have
to
wait.
90
days
post,
you
just
have
to
wait
till
you're
recovered.
D
So
if
you've
recovered
already,
of
course,
10
days
is
the
minimum
to
end
isolation
and
for
recovery
if
you've
recovered
by
day
10-
and
you
don't
have
any
symptoms
on
day,
12
then
absolutely
get
get
your
vaccine
on
day
12
when
it
is
provided,
of
course,
into
the
separate
tears
after
we
do
have
tier
one
and
tier
two
of
phase
one.
Then
we
will
move
into
phase
two
where
we
expand
more
to
the
critical
critical
infrastructure
workers
of
the
city
and
other
populations.
C
D
V,
safe
vaccine,
safe,
yes
ma'am,
so
we
do
want
everybody
to
be
very
much
aware
of
it,
as
we
do
know
that
there
was
more
than
44
000
individuals
that
did
enroll
into
the
pfizer
vaccine
study
and
trial,
and
it
was
very
safe
and
very
effective.
But
if
we
it,
but
it
is
important
for
us
to
be
able
to
provide
continuous
data
to
ensure
the
overall
safety
and
efficacy
of
the
vaccine.
C
D
First
of
all,
our
infection
rate
is
high
in
laredo
because
of
a
number
of
factors,
but
we
just
recently
came
off
of
the
thanksgiving
holiday
and
after
the
thanksgiving
holiday
we
had
a
7
to
28,
day
period
of
where
we
were
going
to
see
an
increase
of
cases.
So
we
are
definitely
seeing
that
last
week
this
week
and
next
week,
and
what
is
very
concerning
for
us
is
that
we
still
have
christmas
coming
up
where
there
will
be
more
gatherings
as
much
as
we
are
advising
to
not
gather
the
followed
by
the
the
week.
D
D
But
that
is
one
of
our
main
concerns
or
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
are
experiencing
a
high
number
of
cases
and
actually
across
the
state
of
texas
across
our
region.
Here
in
south
texas,
we're
known
as
region
11,
we
have
rhetorically
or
had
a
rapid
acceleration
across
all
the
state
in
here
in
south
texas
as
well.
But
here
in
laredo
we
observe
it
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
more
or
heavily
because
of
our
capacity
for
providing
hospital
beds.
D
So
we
do
have
a
limited
number
of
hospital
beds
within
the
laredo
and
we'll
call
it
the
laredo
metro
area,
because
we
do
have
zapata,
jim
hogg,
duval
and
lasalle
county
who
count
on
us
as
well
as
a
center
or
as
a
location
for
health
care
or
acute
health
care.
So
we're
not
only
providing
services,
of
course,
to
our
population
here
in
laredo
and
web
county
and
our
surrounding
cities
in
webb
county,
but
to
those
counties
as
well.
So
they
look
to
us
so
with
our
hospital
capacity
being
540
licensed
beds.
D
But
of
course
some
of
those
are
labor
and
delivery.
So
those
are
not
included
into
just
general
care
and
then
the
staff
shortage
that
we
are
experiencing
here
in
laredo
across
the
state
across
the
united
states
does
put
us
at
a
disadvantage
for
being
able
to
provide
that
support.
To
our
severe
and
critical
care
populations
of
covet
disease
infection,
so
right
now
we're
still
not
at
our
capacity
of
of
hospital
beds,
because
we
don't
have
the
staff
to
man
the
beds.
D
So
that's
where
our
deficiency
and
the
state
has
been
trying
to
get
us
to
that
level,
but
also
they're
having
difficulties
with
accessing
staffs
and
staff
have
also
applied
to
you,
know
other
staffing
agencies
and
they
have
been
taken
out
of
state
or
to
other
areas
of
the
city
of
the
state
as
well.
So
it's
it's
a
difficult
situation.
D
Of
course
we're
working
through
it
with
our
emergency
management
coordinator
chief
heard,
who
has
been
making
the
requests
for
staff
continuously,
and
we
have
been
getting
staff
health,
healthcare
providers
in
to
the
city,
to
our
to
our
four
hospitals
and
even
into
our
covent
nursing
home,
which
we
do
have
as
well.
But
we
are
looking
at
other
alternatives,
of
course,
setting
up
more
sites
at
a
more
beds
at
another
location
and
acquiring
more
staff.
D
That
is
something
that
we're
planning
for
due
to
the
upcoming
christmas
and
new
year's
holiday,
which
we
know
that
we
will
have
another
rapid
acceleration
of
cases.
So
if
we
look
back
to
after
the
memorial
day
holiday
and
the
july
4th
holiday,
we
did
have
a
period
about
two
and
a
half
months,
three
months
of
high
incidences
of
infections
in
the
community.
D
D
It's
something
for
us
to
be
very
much
aware
of
and
to
continue
to
just
practice
what
we've
been
sharing
with
everybody
since
the
beginning
of
our
local
pandemic,
which
was
march
of
this
past
year,
which
we
can
which
we're
very
much
tired
of
cover
fatigue,
is
very
real,
but
nobody
really
wants
to
hear
every
day.
Of
course,
it's
something
that
is
ingrained
into
our
thought
processes,
which
is
wear
your
mask
social
distancing.
D
Kick
in
we're
very
hopeful
that
it's
sooner
than
later,
but
I
will
be
realistic
and
say
some
type
of
normalcy
is
potentially
october
november
or
december
of
next
year,
once
we
do
know
that
there
are
high
levels
of
immunity
in
the
community,
even
though
that
we
should
have
more
mass
vaccination
as
of
april.
I'm
talking
about
you,
know
large
populations
as
of
april
may
june
of
next
year,
if
not,
of
course,
latest
at
the
by
october.
So
that's
why
we're
saying
october
november
december
would
be
more
normal
normalized
months.
Yes,.
C
D
D
Infrastructures,
populations
I'll
just
share-
I
mean
I
don't
know
that
this
is
fact,
but
I
mean
I'm
thinking
that
you
know
it'll
go
into
our
homeless
population,
our
correctional
facilities,
our
coat
our
cohorted
population,
such
as
you
know
our
orphanage,
so
those
group
settings
will
have
priority
as
I've
heard
through
the
grapevine
before
we
do
get
just
to.
You
know
our
everyday
households
that
are
healthy
individuals
that
can
still
protect
themselves,
of
course,
because
they
have
their
own
dwellings
versus
those
who
are
in
cohorted
living
situations.
D
A
A
So
the
question
is:
it
makes
a
vicious
circle
where
people
are
being
hired
away
and
then
we
ask
the
state
to
fill
those
vacancies.
Those
holes
has
no
one
thought
of
submitting
some
type
of
legislation
or
some
kind
of
where
the
state
of
texas
needs
additional
staff.
That's
fine,
but
they
need
to
hire
them
from
outside
the
state,
as
opposed
to
hiring
from
within,
because
they're,
creating
voids
and
vacants
within
the
state
and
then
they're
bringing
in
their
own
staff
to
fill
those
those
patches.
D
Absolutely
actually,
we
just
received
a
letter
today
from
the
state
contractor,
who
is
hiring
these
nurses:
respiratory,
therapists,
respiratory
techs,
physicians,
that
they
will
no
longer
be
quote-unquote
being
predators
and
taking
them
away
from
our
community.
So
that
actually
just
came
through
the
grapevine
today
when
that
letter
was
shared
with
us
here
locally
and,
of
course,
the
the
providers
or
the
healthcare
systems
across
the
state
of
texas,
because
we
have
noticed
situations
where
staff
from
one
hospital
left
to
work
for
the
state
contractor
and
ended
up
at
another
hospital
here
in
laredo.
D
D
Of
course,
if
you
have
a
two
or
three
in
your
region
a
percentage,
then
they
they
don't
really
mind
picking
up
staff
and
taking
them
over
to
other
areas,
but
for
us
right
now
that
we
are
at
29
30,
we
they
shouldn't,
be
taking
staff
away
from
our
area,
so
they're
very
much
aware
of
that
already
and
that
will
be
put
to
a
halt.
As
of
the
letter
that
was
sent
out
today,
thank
you.
I
apologize.
D
I
have
four
minutes
to
jump
into
my
other
meeting,
so
I
want
everybody
to
know
that
we
are
here
for
you
all.
We
are
very
accessible
of
course
right
now,
I'm
going
to
jump
into
another
meeting,
so
accessible
might
not
be
so
accessible
as
of
this
moment,
but
I'm
glad
I
was
able
to
come
in
and
share
a
little
bit
of
insight
on
the
covet
19
response
that
is
going
on
in
our
community,
and
I
know
we
won't
be
meeting
until
the
new
year.
D
So
I
want
everybody
to
have
a
very
safe
and
restful
holiday
season.
Of
course,
keep
it
to
yourselves
your
immediate
families
so
that
we
don't
come.
Have
this
a
continuous
rapid
acceleration
of
coca-19
in
the
community,
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
for
everything
that
they
do
within
their
own
organizations
and
agencies
and
what
you
do
also
for
your
families.
It's
extremely
important
that
we
continue
to
maintain
our
strength
over
these
difficult
times,
especially
over
the
holidays.
D
C
A
E
So
I
think
richard
came
in
just
in
time
to
provide
you
a
very
thorough
update
on
our
covid
response
and
the
current
trends
here
in
the
city.
We
cannot
emphasize
enough
to
really
practice
those
precautions
with
wearing
your
mask
with
exercising
social
distancing,
it's
very
difficult,
I
know
with
the
holidays.
I
keep
it
very
present
that
I
I
mean
I
saw
something
in
social
media.
That
said,
you
know
a
distant
thanksgiving
beats.
E
E
My
my
baby's
very
knows
what
the
phone
and
the
ipads
are
poor,
they're
for
grandma
and
grandpa
to
be
be
the
picture
there,
but
we
just
have
to
to
keep
strong
and
and
move
forward
that
way
until
it's
a
little
safer
but,
like
richard
says,
you
know
know
that
he
is
accessible.
He
makes
every
effort
to
come
to
the
meetings
and
anything
that
needs
to
be
related
to
him.
I'm
here
to
to
provide
that
to
him
and
and
any
other
additional
information,
that's
needed,
we'll
get
it
to
you.
A
Thank
you
erica,
and
I
we
appreciate
his
presence.
I
mean
he's
a
wealth
of
information
regarding
the
situation,
so
we
thank
him
for
that.
Just
let
him
know
can
we
move
to
the
following
agenda
item,
which
is
primarily
just
the
if
anybody
has
any
other
information
additional
information
that
affects
our
the
population
that
we
serve
in
regards
to
the
covet
19..
C
C
I
think
all
of
us
need
to
really
think
about
that
as
we
move
forward
most
of
our
members,
I
consider
very
important
people
that
have
a
great
deal
of
influence
in
our
in
our
community,
and
I
hope
that
we
can
share
that
with
others,
and
perhaps
that
will
discourage
other
people
from
getting
together
in
groups,
because
it's
very
hard
our
culture
is,
you
know
getting
together
and
sharing,
especially
in
the
holidays.
There's
the
tamales-
and
you
know,
and
and
it's
just
very
hard
not
to
be
with
people.
C
We
love,
but
just
to
remember
that
the
past
four
days
we
have
been
number
one
in
the
state
for
hospitalizations.
Nobody
wants
for
our
loved
ones
to
be
in
the
hospital,
and
it's
and
you
know
I
see
people
walking
around
and
said
you
know
times
are
normal.
Mr
castle,
this
is
not
a
normal
time
and
as
frustrated
as
we
all
are
that
it's
been
since
march.
We
need
to
hang
in
there
and
just
not
get
together
as
hard
as
it
is
not
to.
A
I
agree
with
you,
I
agree
with
you.
I
don't
think
that
people
sometimes
understand
the
seriousness
of
the
disease
that
we're
encountering
it's
deadly.
It
kills
you
with
it
and
you
don't
necessarily
need
to
be
very
fragile
and
very
old.
Okay,
it's
taking
people
that
are
in
their
30s
and
their
20s
and.
A
A
Okay,
it
can
affect
your
respiratory
system
for
life
as
well,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
second
secondary
long-term
symptoms
that
individuals
are
going
to
have
to
deal
with
for
the
rest
of
their
lives
as
well.
So,
yes,
it's
a
very
serious
disease
and
I
think
people
need
to
take
it
more
seriously
and
take
care
of
themselves
and
their
families.
C
I'll
share
real
quick,
I
have
a
lifelong
friend,
I
had
a
lifelong
friend
and
a
brilliant
brilliant
person.
He
was
a
criminal
attorney
in
houston,
very
successful
for
many
years.
He
finally
decided
to
retire
about
two
years
ago
and
he
spent
a
lot
of
time
at
his
family
ranch
and
I'm
talking
a
very
fit
very
healthy
person.
C
He
got
coveted
and
had
killed
him,
and
so
it
isn't
just
the
infirmed
or
the
fragile
or
compromised.
It
is
a
very
deadly
disease
and
the
death
is
horrible
horrible.
So
we
need
to
be
very
careful
and
remember.
This
is
not
normal
times
and
we
need
to
as
much
as
we
can
isolate
and
take
and
take
care
of
that
way.
That's
the
way
we're
going
to
take
care
of
the
people.
We
love
by
staying
awake,
which
is
very
counterintuitive,
but
we
need
to
do
it.
A
Yeah
correct
no,
and
I
think
that
one
of
the
one
of
the
difficulties
that
I
think
our
society
has
had
in
our
country
has
had,
and
the
number
of
people
that
have
gotten
sick
and
the
infection
rate
that
were
the
highest
in
the
world.
Okay
and
yet
we're
one
of
the
most
intelligent
communities.
Possibly
is
that,
unlike
other
other
countries
in
the
world,
the
united
states
had
never
had
to
deal
with
anything
like
this
before.
A
E
Mr
chair,
if
I
may,
if
I
we
could
hear
maybe
from
the
school
districts,
I
know
it's
been
challenging
with
remote
learning
and
especially
for
specific
population
that
we
address
through
this
committee,
which
is
those
individuals,
those
children
with
special
needs.
I
I
really
would
like
to
get
some
feedback
in
the
polls
as
to
what
challenges
or
obstacles
or
how
the
city
can
can
provide
support
with
any
challenges
that
that
you
are
facing.
H
G
E
H
H
I
mean
pretty
much
we're
at
a
point
where
I
guess
we're
just
waiting
for
vaccines.
I
mean,
I
know
my
daughter
works
at
the
hospital.
She
is
a
nurse
she'll
be
one
of
those
first
people
vaccinated
and
it's
just
staying
safe
and
not
getting
together.
I
mean
that's.
We
tell
our
parents
all
the
time.
However,
you
do
see
all
the
kids
at
walmart.
H
H
E
It's
just
the
reality
of
it.
We're
in
the
hustle
and
bustle
of
this.
The
pandemic
has
affected
everyone,
greatly
we're
in
response
and
survival
mode.
At
this
point
that
often
you
know
when,
when
you
don't
experience
it
firsthand,
they
may
be
overlooked.
You
know
special
needs
populations
that
require
additional
resources
or
assistance.
You
might
just
you
know
not
not
think
of
that
veterans
that
go
through
mental
health
situations
ptsd
or
that
also
need
additional
resources.
E
Support
with
you
know,
workforce
entry.
I
know
that,
coming
back
after
after
enlistment,
you
know
there
it
is
an
adjustment
period
and
and
now
with
the
world,
so
different
that
that's
that
extra
component.
So
please
we're
all
ears.
We
are
very
fortunate
to
have
individuals
like,
like
you
and
all
of
you
in
the
committee,
like
miss
reyes.
That
really
considers
you
know
what
it
is
to.
What
type
of
information
is
needed
to
to
be
relayed?
So,
but
please,
you
guys
are
our
guidance
as
well
so
feel
free
to
to.
D
H
E
E
As
many
of
you
may
know,
we
did
receive
federal
funding
for
for
cash
respon
or
for
covet
response
called
cares,
funding
that
actually
ended
or
ends
at
the
end
of
this
month,
and
we're
kind
of
you
know
in
limbo,
waiting
to
see
what
the
next
steps
are.
Some
of
that
funding
was
appropriated
for
these
wi-fi
hot
spots
and
stations,
and
and
but
the
city
is
definitely
committed
to
sustain
them
and
continue
them
one
way
or
another.
So
I'll
definitely
relay
that
that
this
is
something
critical.
I
I
Drop
up
spots,
so
I
don't
want
to
call
them
dead
zones.
I
guess,
and
it's
very
difficult.
We
have
provided
a
lot
of
wi-fi
technical
support
equipment
to
the
parents.
We
do
have
in-class
instruction
and
now
we're
providing
therapy
online
as
well,
but
it's
it's.
The
teachers
in
our
defense
are
completely
overwhelmed
and
stressed
out.
It
is
by
the
time
they're
done
at
the
end
of
the
day
I
my
hands
to
them.
I
F
We
do
have
curbside
right,
but
in
one
of
those
reports
it
was
reported
that
when
you're
working
like
this
and
you're
in
front
of
the
computer,
that
it
takes
a
toll
on
you
like,
if
you're
a
smoker
it
takes
that
effect
on
your
body,
so
they're
talking
about
get
away
a
little
bit
go,
get
some
exercise
and
you
know
stay
busy.
Because
really
I
mean
you
finish
and
you're
like
you
know
what
happened
to
me
today,
but
yeah.
Those
studies
are
showing
that
it's.
F
E
Yeah,
that
makes
sense
I
can.
I
can
relate
to
some
of
that,
like
I
was
telling
my
husband
yesterday,
like
your
joints,
start
hurting
from
like
that
from
all
day.
You
know-
and
you
know,
with
my
fitness
tracker-
it's
like
you,
don't
even
reach
a
thousand
steps
in
the
eight
hours
you're.
You
know
you're
just
on
the
computer,
so
yeah
it's
definitely.
E
A
A
We
won't,
we
don't
do
very
much
exercise
if
you
don't
do
it
intentionally,
because
it's
something
that
you
start
like
walking
that
you
realize
the
effort
it
takes
to
walk
like
a
mile,
and
then
you
say
you
know
what.
Typically
in
a
day,
I
don't
get
anywhere
close
to
it.
So
yeah
we're
like
somewhat
under
exercised
okay
and
so
with
this
environment.
This
atmosphere,
it
even
becomes
even
easier
for
us
just
to
not
do
anything
unless
you
intentionally
make
an
effort
to
do
something
and
so
yeah.
A
You
know
I
I
thank
the
the
the
school
district's
information.
I
think
that
it's
important
that
we
realize
that
it's
taking
a
toll
both
on
the
teachers
as
well
as
the
students-
and
I
I
can
vouch
for
that
because
I
see
my
daughter's
is
still
in
high
school
and
she's
like
on
the
computer
from
like
8
in
the
morning
to
like
3,
30
or
4.,
I'm
just
amazed
that
she
can
stay
up
and
be
attentive
for
so
many
hours,
just
amazed,
okay
for
college
kids,
it's
much!
A
I
know
like
in
the
state
of
texas
there
there
there's
been
like
a
failure
rate
of
like
nine
or
ten
percent
right
now
in
the
state
of
texas.
The
failure
rates
like
40,
something
like
45
percent
or
43
percent,
just
increased
enormously,
because
kids
are
having
a
really
difficult
time,
trying
to
learn
online,
and
so
it's
not
as
easy
to
replace
the
teacher
classroom
environment
setting
via
a.
C
Mr
president,
justin
passing
the
announcement
about
against
autographs
yeah,
no
longer
being
whether
she
is
with
the
state.
I
was
wondering
if
we
could
add
that
to
our
our
notes
for
today
for
our
meeting
that
christine
reyes
is
substituting
for
now.
I
think
that
that
could
be
part
of
our
notes.
Please.
G
A
A
E
Likewise,
please
please
be
safe
and
and
let's
try
to
to
still
enjoy
the
holiday
season
in
a
new
new
way,
newfound
way,
but
definitely
thankful
for
for
health,
and
you
know
the
fact
that
we're
still
here
we,
we
still
have
the
commitment
towards
our
beautiful
community
and-
and
I
know
that,
together
with
these
efforts,
we'll
we'll
make
it
through.
So
please,
if
you
all
want
want
to
see
anything
for
the
upcoming
meetings.
E
Let
us
know
if
you
have
anything
in
mind
in
terms
of
presentations
or
speakers
within
the
city
of
laredo,
for
additional
information,
I'm
open,
I'm
open
to
that
as
well.
We
can
continue
having
our
special
needs
program
report
monthly
and,
of
course,
as
you
see,
mr
chamberlain
makes
the
effort
to
to
come
into
the
meeting
to
provide
any
copa,
19
update.
E
Be
consistent,
I
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
continue
the
momentum
with
the
blue
ribbon
committee.
You
know
with
attendance
with
with
meetings,
it's
really
one
of
the
highlights
for
city
council
and
the
mayor's
committees,
because
you
guys
have
always
been
very
active
and
committed
to
the
purpose.
So
thank
you
for
that.
E
B
Sorry,
excuse
me,
I,
oh
sorry,
doctor
doctor,
sorry,
I
wanted
to
share.
I
just
remembered
sorry
because
today
it's
been
one
of
those
days.
Sometimes
my
days
are
like
scheduled
and
good,
and
today's
no
no
just
the
the
babies
are
just
all
over,
so
they
change
everything.
So
the
plans
that
I
have
they're,
not
there
anymore.
B
B
It's
for
the
blind,
visually
impaired
and
outreach
for
more
providers,
vendors
to
join
us,
and
we
we
are
planning
something
I
want
to
say
either
it's
going
to
be
for
the
end
of
january
or
the
beginning
of
february,
but
just
in
regards
to
getting
more
referrals
in
place
again,
because
maybe
you
know
they
hear
about
us
once
and
then
they
kind
of
tend
to
forget.
I
did
receive
where
we
throw
the
last
time
from
the
city
of
laredo
for
what
was
it
about
a
month
ago.
B
B
We
do
have
our
transition
counselor,
which
she
might
be
on
leave
due
to
her
having
a
baby
soon.
So
maybe
they
might
not
be
able
to
to
meet
her,
but
we
were
thinking
about
hey
at
least
a
picture
because
we
all
tend
to
you
know
we're
all
working
from
home
but
know
that
that's
coming
down
the
that's
the
that's
coming
down
the
pipe,
and
hopefully
you
know
we
can
get
more
referrals.
F
B
F
Right
we
want
to
share
that
that
we're
going
to
do
it
on
microsoft
teams,
virtually
of
course
due
to
the
social,
distancing
and
whatnot,
and
we'll
extend
an
invitation,
of
course
to
the
brc
of
anybody,
be
interested
in
attending
right,
see
if
any
of
the
partners,
because
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
all
the
services
that
we
have
and
they
think.
Well,
you
know
what
else
do
you
do
you
find
work
yeah
we
find
work,
but
that's
only
one
of
the
things
that
we
do
so
you
know
we're
about
employment,
retention
and
employment.
F
So
there's
an
impediment
to
employment.
That's
where
we
come
in
to
bring
those
supports
to
assure
that
we
can
help
that
individual,
maintain
employment
or
obtain
employment.
So
that's
the
core
and
those
are
the
outcomes
that
we're
looking
for.
We
have
a
lot
of
money.
You
know
not
too
many
people
can
say
we
get
a
big
bag
of
money.
We
got
a
big
bag
of
money
and
we
need
to
serve
those
people
so
yeah
thanks.
E
For
that
that
was
good.
If
I
can
suggest,
I
know
that
the
members
of
the
committee
are
are
aware
of
what
the
members
you
know,
the
resources
that
are
available
through
the
agencies
they
represent.
I
know
miss,
oh
god,
her.
Her
name
escapes
me
from
from.
Oh,
my
god,
I'm
totally
blank
who's
the
person.
What
does
she
look
like?
C
F
E
Provided
an
amazing
presentation
of
what
the
agency
does
through
this
medium
shifting
over
to
a
web-based
meeting,
gives
the
opportunity,
of
course,
like
I
said
we
are
sharing
the
not
only
the
link
but
the
password
for
people
to
be
able
to
join
now.
But
the
meetings
are
live
streamed.
Anyone
could
could
have
access
through
that
link
to
view
live,
what
what
is
being
discussed
by
the
committee.
E
F
E
F
F
No,
but
also
I
wanted
to
share
you
know
with
the
social
before
we
go,
and
I
know
it's
past
lunch
time
here,
but
real
quick.
So
the
state
of
course
has
invested
in
this
amazing
platform
and
several
partners
here
have
partnered
with
us,
but
we
really
need
to
take
advantage
of
that
because
we
can't
have
those
job
fairs.
We
can't
have
these
symposiums.
F
F
So
we
just
had
a
region-wide
event
to
bring
resources
what
community
resources
are
out
there
you'd
be
amazed
that
you
know
you've
lived
here
raised
here,
born
here
and
love
this
community,
but
you're
not
aware
of
all
the
resources
out
there,
so
it
was
really
really
good.
It
was
networking,
of
course,
it's
on
this
virtual
platform,
which
we
call
easy
virtual,
fair
and
we're
planning
to
do
a
job
fair
in
april
and
hopefully
april
could
be
more
a
time
for
people,
because
jobs
are
out
there.
F
You
know
we
don't
understand,
people
are
hesitant,
but
april.
22Nd
is
the
day
that
we're
planning
a
job
fair.
So
we
look
forward
to
that.
But
hopefully
you
know
I'd
like
to
possibly
even
if
we
could
just
navigate
that
we
can
throw
that
into
the
presentation
that
we
can
give
you
all
just
a
little
snippet
of
what
that
platform
looks
like
and
how
that
works
to
kind
of
help
educate
us,
because
people
are
like.
Oh
no
technology
get
out
of
here,
anytime,
I'm
scheduling
with
a
partner.
F
I
say
you
know
what,
if
you
don't
feel
comfortable,
give
me
your
tech,
savvy
person,
we'll
talk
to
them
and
then
we
get
it
going
and
we're
good.
So
you
know
we'll
make
it
work,
but
I
think
we're
going
to
add
into
that
little
presentation
just
to
snip
it.
To
give
you
all
a
real
view
of
what
that
looks
like
we
can
go
in
the
demo,
but
I
think
it'd
be
a
good
idea.
C
Mistiana,
I
love
everything
that
y'all
do
for
the
community
and
anytime
that
you
have
any
kind
of
links
we
can
add
to
the
blue
ribbon
committee
website.
I'd
love
to
have
those,
but
I
think
because
I
think
all
of
those,
like
you
say
all
those
connections.
Sometimes
we
live
here
all
our
lives,
we're
not
even
aware,
but
if
you
could
share
maybe
some
of
those
links
so
that
you
know
more
people
can
be
aware.
It
would
be
great.
F
F
F
F
Rally
always
eating
our
cookies
laredo
needs
that
help
here
too.
Why
can't
you
do
a
pop-up
tent
in
la
redo?
I
said
why
don't
we
partner
and
see
if
we
can
do
so?
They
serve
age
0
to
18
or
21,
and
I
told
them
we
start
at
age,
14
and
older,
but
we
had
some
really
good
dialogue,
so
they're
doing
these
pop-up
tents
and
in
the
valley
they
did.
22,
I
think,
is
the
number
it's
a
they're,
a
501c3,
so
they're,
non-profit
you
put
in
all
your
application.
It's
an
application
process
if
you're
approved.
F
C
A
F
I
said
so
just
call
us,
let
us
know
when
you're
ready
and
we'll
put
it
together,
I
mean
erica.
We
could
definitely
partner
with
the
health
department.
You
know
to
to
do
some
type
of
of
this
pop-up
tenth
attorney.
I
mean
they're,
bringing
the
resources.
We're
gonna,
find
the
people
22
people,
that's
how
we
can
find
20
people.
I
guarantee
that
we
can
find
them
at
that
age.
Right
and
I
know
the
school
district
rebecca
has
the
death
right.
Is
it
cigar.
E
We
actually
have
a
booth
available
for
the
auditory
screenings
and
we
were
going
to
get
students
from
tamiu
to
kind
of
practice
on
that,
and-
and
so
this
would
be
a
great
way
to
kind
of
link
and
expand.
You
know
for
a
better
reach.
You
know
the
resources
that
are
that
are
made
available.
I
know
with
the
pandemic.
You
know
everything
kind
of
stalled
or
got
to
stand
still,
but
we
need
to
start
being
able
to
to
consider
integrating
these
efforts
back.
These
initiatives.
F
And
they
bring
item
in
energy,
but
they
bring
all
the
precautions.
You
know
they
got
the
gloves
the
sheets
of
the
mask.
I
mean
it's
required
and
of
course
that
is
required,
the
customer
or
the
parent
who
brings
the
child
because
they're
serving
a
young
age,
but
I
mean
I
think
we
can
collaborate
easily
and
do
some
type
of
partnership
that
we
can
do
a
pop-up
tent
here
in
later,
though,
there's
such
a
need.
E
F
E
Can
invite
her
to
the
next
meeting?
We
could
put
her
on
the
agenda.
I
just
you
know.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
time
that
we
have,
I
really
again.
I
really
do
appreciate
the
time
that
you
guys
take
to
to
come
into
these
meetings.
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
as
productive
as
as
possible
that
you
get
the
information
that
you
need
and
now
we're
able
to
expand
that
reach,
like
I
said
so,
feel
free,
miss
sanchez.
E
F
I
think
that's
a
great
idea,
I'll
reach
out
back
out
to
miss
puente
and
see
what
their
schedule
looks
like
because
I
know
ours
are
standing
meetings
and
I
can
give
her
possibly
a
couple
of
days
to
see
when
we
can
squeeze
them
in
and
then,
of
course,
I'll
forward
an
email
to
to
to
you
and
andrea
to
see
how
we
can
get
them
on
the
agenda.
But
that
sounds
like
a
great
idea,
but
they're
amazing.
I
mean
they
do
these
great
things.
They
have
huge
huge,
huge
supporters.
F
H
She
does
service
our
kids
monthly,
so
we
do
round-
and
we
do
have
jim
hogg-
we've
consolidated
zapata,
county
united
underwater
isd
as
part
of
that
weekly
monthly
rounds.
So
if
anyone
is
needed
right
now,
rounds
are
happening
virtually,
but
if
they
are
school
age
and
we
are
servicing,
we
are
providing
those
rounds
with
them
as
well.
So
evada
is
seeing
someone
currently,
as
we
speak,
for
fm
issues
for
device
issues
for
anything.
That's
coming
up
like
that
virtually,
but
it's
happening
well.
F
F
If
they
don't
have
insurance,
she
says
yes,
you
know
we
could
help
anybody
and
everybody,
but
they've
got
to
go
through
that
application
process,
because
I'm
sure
not
everybody
can
can
get
help
due
to
their
lacking
this
that
or
the
other,
but
she
made
it
seem
like
it's
a
free-for-all
and
they're
very
open
but
I'll
find
out.
But
thank
you
rebecca.
I
appreciate
that.
E
Definitely
again,
I
think
that's
something
that
if
you
really
don't
think
of
it
or
if
you
don't
have
an
issue
with
it
personally,
you
don't
you
don't
think
about
it.
You
don't
think
about
an
annual
hearing.
Screening
like
you
would
maybe
you
know
for
vision
or
your
health.
I
mean
we
really
need
to
to
educate
our
community.
That
these
are
the
preventive
health
is,
is
should
be
our
focus,
so
I
think
this
would
be
a
great
opportunity
for
that.
A
A
A
A
A
B
And
this
is,
I
have
the
I
have
his
cartoon
on.
My
other
twin
is
just
wait.
He
was
supposed
to
fall
asleep
and
he
didn't
the
other
twin
did
so
he's.
That's
that's
what
I
mean
with
the
schedule.
So
then
one
is
gonna,
be
awake
and
then
the
other
one's
gonna
be
asleep
and
but
we're
good.
We
just
take
it
day
by
day,
but
but
I
was
on
meal
and
that's
why
I
didn't
hear
it.
E
I
mean
this
is
how
how
we're
living
right
now,
so
it's
great
to
see
another
little
baby
face
on
the
screen,
because
I've
had
to
do
that
for
a
couple
of
meetings
as
well.
So
I
know
how
it
is.
But
but
I
mean
this:
is
the
life
they're
there
for
them?
It's
normal.
You
know.
So
they
know
what
the
screen
means.
They
know
what
the
the
videoing
and
and
using
these
this
technology
now.
So
this
is
gonna,
be
normal
for
them.