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Description
Minneapolis Public Safety & Emergency Management Committee Meeting
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A
Good
morning,
everyone,
this
is
our
regularly
scheduled
public
safety
and
emergency
management
committee.
Today
is
Wednesday
March,
18
2020,
and
even
though
we
are
not
a
quorum
of
the
committee
just
yet,
we
are
going
to
begin
the
presentation
on
the
city's
emergency
management
plans
in
response
to
the
Cova
19
pandemic.
So
I'll
just
review
the
agenda
really
quick
and
we'll
note
that
this
morning
we
are
joined
by
councilmember
Selina
Palmisano,
councilmember,
Steve
Fletcher
comes
from
when
released.
A
Goodman
is
here
participating
in
our
committee
this
morning
as
a
guest,
and
my
name
is
alundra
Cano
and
I'm.
The
chair
of
the
committee,
so
we
have
three
items
on
our
agenda
today.
Are
item
number
one
is
receive
and
file
of
public
comment.
Item
number
two
is
a
passage
of
a
resolution:
accepting
a
gift
from
the
East
Isles
residents,
Association
for
fixed
cameras
on
Hennepin,
Avenue
and
item
number.
Three
is
our
discussion,
which
is
the
Cova
19
preparedness
and
response
presentation
by
our
city
staff.
Any
questions
on
the
agenda
today
looks
like
we're
good.
A
A
So
we
welcome
our
city
leaders
who
are
here
today
to
help
us
kick
this
off
and
originally,
when
we
had
discussed
this,
we
had
asked
the
Health
Department
to
set
the
stage
briefly
for
about
three
to
five
minutes
and
then
hand
it
over
to
our
emergency
management
staff,
leadership
and
Minneapolis
Police
Department,
as
well
as
fire,
our
firefighter
department
team.
So
please
go
ahead,
Noah
and
welcome
to
the
DA,
not
the
I'm.
Sorry,
the
podium
Thank
You
Jenny.
B
Connell
chairwoman,
Connell
I,
will
take
one
or
two
minutes
just
to
give
you
an
update
on
the
worldwide
status
of
kovat.
There
are
more
than
two
hundred
and
one
thousand
cases
worldwide
and
more
than
8,000
deaths
globally.
So
far
there
are
a
hundred
and
fifty
six
countries
reporting
cases
of
kovat.
Most
of
those
cases
are
now
outside
of
China,
and
there
are
community
spread
cases
of
kovat
in
several
of
countries.
Several
countries
in
the
United
States
there
are
more
than
6,000
cases
and
114
deaths.
B
There
are
cases
in
all
50
states,
the
District
of
Columbia
Puerto,
Rico
Guam
and
the
US
Virgin
Islands
in
Minnesota
there
are
approximately
2,000
336
patients
that
have
been
tested.
60
have
result
in
positive
cases.
Three
people
have
been
hospitalized
one
critical
in
Hennepin
County.
There
are
24
cases
and
community
transmission
is
identified
in
three
counties
in
Minnesota,
Dakota,
Hennepin
and
Ramsey.
The
state
is
not
sharing
information
at
a
city
level
to
protect
confidentiality
of
those
people
getting
covetous
and
the
Minnesota
dad
is
updated
every
day
at
11.
C
Adam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
for
this
presentation
this
morning.
We
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
address
you
and
give
you
a
briefing
on
our
preparation
response
across
the
enterprise.
The
batting
order
today,
a
chair
with
your
consent,
would
be
the
police
department,
the
fire
department,
Public
Works
and
then
I
will
be
the
cleanup
hitter
if
you
will,
and
we
can
get
into
some
of
the
framework
of
all
this.
But
if
that's
acceptable
to
you,
madam
chair
will.
D
Good
morning,
madam
chair
committee,
members
waiting
I
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
let
you
know
that
from
the
police
department
standpoint,
kovat
19
has
not
significantly
impacted
our
operations.
So,
from
the
broader
city
perspective,
we
are
still
making
sure
that
we
are
engaging
with
a
community
each
and
every
day,
keeping
our
both
our
residence
or
business
community,
and
certainly
our
visitors
and
workers
safe.
D
More
recently
talking
with
my
counterpart
in
Orleans,
they
are
certainly
doing
things
differently
down
there.
In
light
of
this,
as
well
as
New
York
and
in
certainly
Seattle
I
will
also
say
that
the
mayor's
recent
emergency
declaration
and
I
know
that
is
such
a
weighty
and
enormous
decision
for
our
elected
officials
to
do
I.
Think
in
terms
of
doing
our
best
to
minimize
the
spread
and
and
large
gatherings,
I
think
that
that
was
certainly
important
for
our
first
responders.
So
I
do
appreciate
all
of
the
decision-making
that
came
into
that
at
at
this
time.
D
F
As
soon
as
more
supply
becomes
available.
We've
had
some
challenges
in
obtaining
some
of
those
supplies
we
have.
Some
things
are
on
order.
We
have
some
things
that
are
delayed
and
then
some
other
things
that
are
not
available,
but
we're
also
researching
alternative
products
wherever
we
can
find
that
as
well.
F
Our
protocols
and
PPE
are
consistent
with
CDC
recommendations
to
include
distancing
at
least
6
feet
whenever
possible
and
to
use
PPE
and
if
close
contact
is
required
with
persons
who
have
or
are
suspected
to
have
Cova
19
we've
identified
a
decontamination
vendor
that
we
can
use
for
disinfecting
our
squads
should
that
be
needed.
We've
also
encouraged
our
employees
to
sanitize
their
the
surfaces
of
their
air
work,
areas
and
equipment.
F
Before
and
after
use
our
roll
all's
we've
asked
to
be
limited
in
time
and,
along
with
asking
that
social
distancing
the
six-feet
be
incorporated
into
that
Panama
County
Jail
also
has
new
booking
protocols
for
those
who
may
be
infected,
which
we've
shared
with
our
personnel
as
well.
Non-Sworn
employees
were
able
to
work
remotely
are
being
asked
to
do
so.
We're
looking
to
expand
that
to
more
employees.
We're
gonna
be
acquiring
a
few
more
laptop
computers
today,
so
more
people
will
be
able
to
do
that.
F
G
Good
morning,
madam
chair
council,
members
commander
Scott
Gallacher
I
just
wanted
to
go
over
some
of
our
staffing.
Contingency
is
obviously
a
big
priority
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
offer
the
same
professional
service
and
especially
that
9-1-1
response
to
all
areas
of
the
city,
we're
confident
that
we
have
now
and
we'll
continue
to
have
that
ability
to
provide
that
service.
So
there's
various
ways.
As
the
chief
pointed
out,
we
don't
have
any
current
increased
absenteeism
as
a
result
of
this
or
anything
else.
G
However,
thinking
forward
that
certainly
could
change
in
the
coming
days
or
weeks
as
we
move
along
with
this,
and
so
we're
able
to
do
some
things
internally
and
then
you
don't
think
long
term
about
stuff.
So,
for
example,
even
today
we're
able
to
very
easily
move
officers
from
precinct
to
precinct
to
help
out
on
individual
calls
or
potentially,
if
one
precinct
has
a
number
of
officers
that
are
sick,
we're
able
to
very
quickly
and
easily
move
those
officers
around
from
precinct
to
precinct
to
help
out
with
9-1-1
respond.
G
The
next
step
of
that
would
be
to
move
to
some
of
our
support
units
such
as
our
community
response
teams,
some
of
the
other
teams.
We
have
community
engagement
officers,
other
officers
out
there
that
could
be
pulled
from
their
assignment
to
help
out
either
on
a
given
day
or
for
a
longer
period
of
time
and
then,
as
we
would
potentially
move
forward.
If
there
were
increased
absenteeism,
we're
able
to
go
a
little
bit
deeper
and
temporarily
transfer
individuals
from
investigations.
A
H
You
Madame
chair
first
of
all,
I
want
to
just
thank
you
for
holding
this
committee
meeting
today,
Madame
chair,
as
well
as
the
chief
of
police
and
fire
and
Barrett
Lane
for
being
here
and
all
of
your
staff,
I'm
interested
chief
in
what
you're,
seeing
in
terms
of
crime
trends
around
the
city,
based
on
the
fact
that
people
have
been
essentially
voluntarily
sheltering
in
place.
In
my
ward
I've
seen
a
we
had
an
armed
robbery
with
a
gun
and
two
guns,
stolen
kind
of
unheard
of
in
the
kenwood
area.
H
Right
and
then
another
person
chased
down
the
Cedar
Lake
bike
track
trail
on
their
bike
with
a
car
and
held
up
at
gunpoint.
Those
are
unusual
for
my
the
ward
that
I
represent
I'm
wondering
what
you're
seeing
in
terms
of
overall
trends,
and
if
you
can
just
share
a
little
bit
about
it,
might
be
just
from
one
kind
of
crime
to
another,
or
maybe
crime
is
down
all
over
or
unfortunately
out
of
desperation.
It
could
be
higher
too
so
I'm
I'm,
hoping
that
the
chair,
even
going
forward,
would
maybe
think
through.
H
D
Chair
a
console
for
Goodman.
Thank
you
for
your
question,
so
we
unfortunately
we're
dealing
with
some
increases
in
our
part,
one
crimes
last
year
that
is
still
carrying
over
to
this
year
and
so
our
part
one
crimes.
Obviously
the
robberies
is
you
mentioned,
certainly,
assaults
and
what-have-you
and
burglaries
I'm
going
to
be
really
leaning
in
towards
more
from
now
until
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
D
We
certainly
with
the
the
governor's
declaration
of
the
school
closing,
so
that
will
be
a
different
dynamic
for
us
to
watch
to
see
what
the
amount
of
youth
that
are
now
out
of
school,
how
that
plays
out
throughout
our
city,
but
also
with
the
certainly
the
mayor's
emergency
declaration
with
businesses,
nightclubs,
restaurants
and
those
closings
I've
had
conversations
with
our
precinct
inspectors
to
watch
to
see
if
we
should
happen
to
see
a
trend
in
burglaries.
Quite
frankly,
if
folks
are
knowing
that
many
of
these
businesses
are
closed,
so
we
so
I.
A
Did
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
outcomes
from
where
I
was
gonna
call
your
dad's
name,
Jeremiah
Ellison
come
so
every
time.
I!
Look
at
you
I'm,
like
he
knows,
apologies
so
councilmember
Jeremiah
Ellison
is
here
and
if
anyone
has
any
further
questions,
we
can
also
just
keep
asking
questions
throughout
and
councilmember
Andrea
Jenkins
is
also
join,
has
also
joined
us
for
the
committee
meeting.
Councilmember
Fletcher
I.
I
Think
you're
kinda
I'm,
not
gonna,
put
you
on
the
spot
and
ask
a
lot
of
questions
right
now,
because
we
are
all
sort
of
inventing
our
response
to
this
as
we
go
and
I
just
want
to
express
my
gratitude
to
everybody
who
is
doing
frontline
work.
I
know
that
it
is
critical
to
our
city
that
everybody
who
has
to
show
up
in
person
and
sort
of
responsibly
manage
a
global
pandemic
that
is
visiting.
Our
city
are
doing
that
work.
I
So
I
want
to
just
really
express
gratitude
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
then
encourage
you
I
think
as
we
settle
in.
We
know
that
all
of
our
protocols
are
going
to
be
stress
tested
by
this
and
we're
going
to
need
to
make
adjustments
and
we're
gonna
see
things
change,
some
that
we
can
kind
of
predict
and
that
I
hope
we're
thinking
ahead
to
and
some
that
are
going
to
be
challenging
to
predict.
So
I
just
want
to
encourage
you
to
keep
in
touch
with
us.
I
Obviously,
we're
setting
up
mechanisms
to
do
that
and
empower
the
mayor's
office
to
be
very
responsive,
as
we
need
to
make
those
adjustments,
but
really
want
to.
Thank
you
for
this
presentation.
It
is
comforting
to
hear
everything
that
you
already
have
in
place
and
to
hear
that
continuity
is
being
maintained
and
please
keep
up
the
good
work
and
keep
us
posted
about
what
you
need
from
us.
D
Madam
chair,
if
I
could
just
comment
to
customer
Fletcher's,
I
will
also
say
that
from
certainly
the
public
safety
standpoint,
I
think
we
in
a
city
are
better
prepared
just
because
of
the
leadership
in
this
city.
We,
the
enterprise
communication
that
we're
all
talking
many
of
you
probably
know
every
day,
we're
all
talking
and
making
sure
that
we're
doing
our
best
to
really
make
sure
that
we
uplift
our
city
make
sure
that
our
community
members
are
safe
and
and
certainly
keeping
them
healthy
and
as
well
as
our
workers.
D
A
J
You,
madam
chair
chief,
perhaps
in
terms
of
service
delivery
and
keeping
your
existing
force.
Healthy,
is
what's
important
at
this
point
in
time,
I
heard
commanders
say
for
those
who
might
be
infected,
how
we
address
those
who
might
be
infected
and
given
what
we
know
about
this
virus,
it
seems
that
people
could
be
infected
and
contagious
long
before
they
even
have
obvious
symptoms.
D
Madam
chair
customer
Palmisano,
that's
a
very
good
question.
So
I
think
we
are
really
trying
to
a
approaches
in
two
ways.
So
the
the
first
way
that
we're
really
trying
to
do
is
making
sure
that
we,
once
again
through
mdh
and
CDC
guidelines,
making
sure
that
our
sworn
and
civilians
who
are
going
to
be
more
likely
to
have
some
of
the
increased
exposure
risks
making
sure
they
have
the
the
protective
equipment
that
they
need
in
ninety
five
mass
doing
everything
from
even
changing
some
of
our
procedures
with
some
of
our
public
facing
lobby
areas.
D
More
conferencing
calls
those
types
of
things
we
are
also,
particularly
for
our
frontline
first
responders.
We're
working
very
closely
and
I
know
that
Director
Hughes
will
probably
be
talking
here
in
a
minute
but
they're
doing
nine-one-one
triage
even
before
our
first
responders
arrive.
Asking
such
questions
to
those
callers
as
anyone
in
the
household
recently
traveled
or
have
they've
experienced
a
flu
or
fever.
G
B
B
Secondly,
we
are
operating
off
of
CDC
advice
ultimately,
and
that
right
now
is
that
first
responders,
particularly
EMS,
are
fine
with
the
masks
just
a
regular
mask
that
any
of
us
could
go
get
at
a
store,
but
that
EMS
is
also
priority
in
terms
of
having
access
to
the
number
of
those
masks
that
they
need.
There
may
be
some
change
and
advice
coming
from
CDC
I.
B
J
K
D
Madam
chair
vice
president
Jenkins,
so
one
of
the
things
in
reference
to
Hennepin
County,
Jail
sheriff
Hutchinson,
has
recently
made
some
changes
specific
to
kovat
19
and
their
intake
procedures.
So
they
are
doing
screenings
at
the
jail.
Obviously,
they
want
to
make
sure
that
they
minimize
the
risk
and
exposure
to
folks
over
there.
They
are
asking
now-
and
this
was
just
recently
changed-
I-
think
within
the
last
24
hours
they're
asking
now
that
any
transports
of
people
who
have
to
be
booked
into
New,
Hampton,
County
Jail.
D
If
they're
exhibiting
those
signs,
they
want
the
individuals
to
stay
with
the
police
officers
in
the
in
their
vehicle.
They
will
then
radio
in
or
communicate
to
have
one
of
their
gel
intake
persons
come
out.
They'll
make
an
assessment
there
and,
of
course
they
have
medical
staff
there
on
the
jail
to
make
that
assessment,
if
that's
something
that
they
will
continue
to
process
them
into
the
jail
or
if
it
is
a
need
for
that
person
to
seek
medical
attention
at
one
of
our
local
hospitals.
D
So
that
is
one
of
the
things
that
they
are
doing
there
in
the
event
that
Hennepin
County
Jail
should
be
come
to
the
point
where
they
can
no
longer
take
any
more
because
they're
experiencing
a
contamination
or
the
virus
has
hit
their
gel.
Then
they've
got
an
alternative
with
the
workhouse
in
Plymouth
Minnesota.
K
Madam
chairman,
so
I
understand
that
the
the
jails
are
the
the
jail
is
currently
overcrowded.
Right
now
there
seems
to
have
been
a
significant
spike
in
arrests,
particularly
of
low-level
crimes,
people
sleeping
on
trains
or
clearly
homeless
and
other
low-level
crimes.
Are
we
thinking
about
how
we
are
going
to
be
addressing
these
kinds
of
concerns
and
alternatives
to
to
arrest
and/or
jail?
K
D
Chair
come
vice,
president
Jenkins,
that's
a
very
good
question,
and
so
we
certainly
the
last
couple
of
years
have
really
looked
at.
You
know
we
do
not
want
to
first
of
all
focus
on
sending
people
with
low-level
types
of
crimes
to
him
to
County
Jail.
We
are
still
focusing
on
those
who
have
committed
some
of
the
more
egregious
felony
type
crimes
to
to
to
be
booked
in
and
process
at
Hennepin
County
Jail.
We're
certainly
aware
of
the
the
GL's
population.
D
We've
got
some
good
ordinances
and
policies
in
place
right
now
that
whether
it's
payable
fines,
those
types
of
things
that
are
really
limiting
the
number
of
people
who
are
committing
the
most
serious
crimes,
making
sure
that
those
are
the
ones
that
if
they
have
to
be
booked
into
him
to
County
Jail
that
that's
what
they're
doing
in
light
of
Kovach
19.
We
want
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
that
is
our
practices
and
protocols
moving
forward
as
well.
We
are
seeing
that
also
being
equitable
now
a
course
in
light
of
Coppa
19
as
well.
D
So
we'll
continue
to
monitor
that
I
I
think
I
could
certainly
speak
for
share
of
Hutchinson
by
saying
the
same
thing
with
the
the
matters
it
is
is
Kjell
is
dealing
with,
and
certainly
in
light
of
everything
that's
going
on.
They
want
to
make
sure
that
the
jurisdictions
around
him
Penn
County,
are
making
sure
that
those
folks
who
who
have
to
be
processed
over
there
are
you
know,
committing
the
most
serious
types
of
crimes
in
the
city
from
the
county.
K
Yeah,
thank
you,
I
mean
I.
Just
you
know
it
goes
without
stating.
This
is
a
highly
vulnerable
population
as
well,
as
you
know,
quote
a
captive
audience.
I
mean
they
are
in
close
proximity
to
each
other
without
any
opportunities
for
social,
distancing
or
self
isolation,
and
these
kinds
of
things,
and
so
the.
K
The
more
we
can
keep
people
out
of
those
situations,
I
think
is
going
to
serve
our
broader
community
very
well.
D
Madame,
chair
comes
present,
Incans,
absolutely,
and
so
our
homeless
and
vulnerable
populations
liaison
teams,
lieutenant
Snyder
sergeant
O'connor.
They
were
also
working.
You
had
mentioned
Metro
Transit
with
the
light
rails,
they're
also
working
with
their
homeless
teams
as
well,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
not
criminalizing
folks
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
in
our
communities
and
and
working
with
our
other
City
and
County
folks
in
terms
of
some
of
the
other
placement
and
sheltering
while
this
is
occurring
so.
A
Chief
I
do
have
one
quick
question
under
the
the
council
is
scheduled
to
vote
on
the
mayor's
declaration
of
emergency
tomorrow,
Thursday,
if,
if
the
votes,
if
the
councilmembers
approves
that,
does
that
change
any
powers
within
your
department
like
or
do
you
are
you
able
to
enforce
things
differently,
faster,
a
bigger,
better
kind
of
a
thing
or
does
it?
Does
everything
kind
of
stay
the
same
in
terms
of
the
enforcement
authority
that
the
police
department
would
have
under
a
declaration
of
emergency.
D
Madam
chair
committee,
members
for
right
now
and
I
am
gonna,
have
to
lean
over
to
a
good
friend
mr.
Barajas
Byrne
from
the
City
Attorney's
Office,
but
right
now,
I
think
that
we
would
still
operate
under
our
same
normal
policies,
protocols
and
practices.
Some
things
that
I've
seen
from
around
the
country
where
mayor's
have
made
similar
declarations.
D
They
have
tweaked
certain
things
in
terms
of
public
gatherings
and
and
being
able
to
enforce
certain
types
of
large
public
gatherings,
I'm
thinking
more
recently
in
New
Orleans
and
some
other
places
but
I,
but
in
terms
of
the
law
and
will
help.
We
normally
typically
operate
that
we
would
still
do
that.
M
Madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
I,
don't
think
the
mayoral
declaration
changes
anything
about
the
police
department's
current
enforcement
authority.
If
the
mayor
were
to
do
something
further
with
a
regulation
of
some
kind,
if
the
need
presented
itself
that
might
change
that,
but
right
now
I,
don't
think
it
does.
A
O
Madam
chair
committee,
members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
for
us
to
come
and
present
you
this
morning.
I
had
with
me
I
have
my
deputy
chief
of
EMS
and
my
assistant
chief
of
operations,
a
case
after
our
presentation.
There
any
questions
we're
also
here
to
answer
those
questions.
Much
like
chief
friend
Ando.
We
are
operating
at
least
at
this
point,
pretty
much
a
normal
operating
mode.
We
have.
O
We
have
obviously
changed
some
protocols
that
we
helped
that
we
in
terms
of
personal
protective
gear
for
our
prior
crews,
but
we
haven't
seen
a
big
spike,
a
number
of
runs.
As
of
yet
it's
been
pretty
much
pretty
normal.
Do
we
expect
an
increase?
Yes,
we
probably
would
expect.
Maybe
a
dramatic
increase
that
as
we
move
forward.
But
with
that
being
said,
you
know,
like
the
open
by
saying
that
our
number
one
priority
is
the
the
safety
and
protection
of
our
firefighters
to
make
sure
there
they
are
they're
safe.
O
They
are
well
protected
and
they
can
still
continue
to
provide
the
quality
service.
That's
going
to
be
required.
We
are
also
continuing
to
work
with
our
partners
that
are
all
saying
behind
us.
Whether
it
be
local
state
and
federal
public
health
officials,
law
enforcement,
our
dispatchers
and
especially
an
open,
County,
Medical
Center,
we
are
in
almost
daily
conversations
with
Hennepin
County
Medical
Center,
because
we
do
provide
first
in
EMS
support
for
them.
O
So
we
have
a
lot
of
patient
contact
within
the
community,
so
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we
stay
engaged
with
them
in
in
terms
of
guidance,
and
we
are
following
the
guidance
of
our
medical
director,
dr.
Jeff
Howe,
and
also
in
coordination
with
dr.
John
hick
from
Hennepin
County
Medical
Center.
They
are
giving
us
guidance
every
day
on
best
practices,
look
both
locally
and
from
the
national
best
practices.
In
response
that
we
may
face
in
this
scenario
going
forward,
we
have
internally
updated
our
pandemic
plan.
O
We've
had
a
pandemic
plan
for
probably
ten
years
our
department
that
plan
has
been
updated.
We
also
have
a
infection
control
policy
that
our
firefighters
for
our
firefighters
and
protection
of
our
firefighters
that
has
been
also
updated
and
distributed.
We
are
currently
yesterday
we
had
our
first
video
conference
to
all
the
stations,
so
we
opened
up
all
19
stations
and
myself
and
my
deputy
chief
of
of
EMS
and
the
mark
Lacaze
local
82
president.
O
We
all
sat
and
were
able
to
talk
real-time
to
all
of
the
fire
stations
yesterday
and
at
the
time
they
were
able
to
text
back
in
with
questions
they
had
to
help
quell
some
of
the,
and
we
all
know
we're
all
getting
inundated
with
all
kinds
of
information
concerns
from
all
directions.
So
it's
a
it's
a
great
way
for
us
to
disseminate
the
information
that
we
need
to
disseminate
to
our
firefighters,
I'll
be
holding
another
one
of
those
at
1300
today
and
again,
repeating
that
tomorrow
and
they'll
be
posted
on
a
shared
drive
internally.
O
So
any
firefighters
who
are
off
are
going
to
be
able
to
come
in,
and
click
on
that
and
review
that
and
have
the
latest
and
greatest
information
that
we
have
in
terms
of
cache
of
protection
for
our
firefighters.
We
have.
The
fire
department
has
its
own
internal
cache
of
you've
heard
the
term
in
95
MOUs.
We
have
some
internal
caster
in
95
masks.
It
is
not
an
endless
supply.
O
O
It
potentially
can
be
reused,
put
it
back
in
a
protective
bag
and
then
reuse
it
so
we're
all
those
types
of
protocols
and
we're
taking
that
guidance
from
from
Hennepin
County
and
best
practices
and
the
County
paramedics
are
on
the
same
types
of
guidelines
where
some
of
this
can
be
very
effectively
reused.
The
term
simple
mask
what
we're
doing
right
now.
Every
patient
I
respond
on
respond,
especially
on
a
respiratory
type
of
run.
They
are
the
firefighters
are
putting
on,
and
this
is
a
simple
mask
that
a
lot
of
people
are
talking
about.
O
O
Now,
if
it's
respiratory
scenario,
then
they
can
go
to
an
n95,
simple
mask
on
patient
n95,
one
themselves,
that's
sort
of
the
lot
of
the
things
that
we've
been
working
on
it
changes
daily
depending
on
the
information
we
get
from
our
medical
director
in
terms
of
staffing.
We
have
updated
our
staffing
guide.
We
are.
We
normally
operate
an
area
of
102
to
maybe
one
hundred
and
six
firefighters
working
a
day.
We
have
a
staffing
guide
that
has
been
completed.
That
takes
it
down
to
a
much
lower
number.
Then
that's!
O
So
if
it
came
to
that,
we
start
seeing
some
absenteeism
due
to
isolation
where
we
might
have
in
in
terms
of
our
firefighters
becoming
ill.
We
can
effectively
move
down
with
us,
move
some
rigs
around
we'll
change.
Some
staffing
make
sure
we
keep
as
many
fire
stations
open
as
we
can
to
continue
to
provide
quality
service.
That
is
going
to
be
a
certainly
a
key
concern
of
ours,
and
so
it's
very
very
important.
O
That's
why
I
opened
up
by
saying
my
number
one
priority
is
health
and
safety,
my
firefighters,
because
I
I,
it's
a
limited
supply,
I
can't
put
on
a
corner
and
grab
a
bunch
of
firefighters.
I
have
to
draw
a
license,
and
so
it's
going
to
be
a
very
important
asset
resource
that
we
have
that
I'm
I
am
charged
to
protect
and
I'll
continue
to
do
that.
A
O
I'm
sure
no,
it
has
not
we're
gonna
pretty
much
maintain
an
operating
same
normal
operating
mode
and
again
I
could
ask
mr.
Osborn
William,
but
I
believe
this
could
be
a
normal
operating
room.
We're
still
in
I
will
say.
I
would
like
to
add
that
we
have
are
in
very
close
contact
where
our
mutual
aid
partners
in
around
the
city,
especially
and
around
our
the
Beltway.
You
look
at
some
of
the
outlying
communities.
They
only
have
maybe
six
firefighters
working
a
day.
O
H
O
A
Have
a
follow-up
question
on
that,
so
I,
myself
and
director
musicand
had
exchanged
a
few
emails
on
today's
presentation,
and
so
there's
a
note
here
about
how
the
the
emergency
medical
responders
within
the
fire
department
might
be
called
upon
to
respond
to
the
pandemic.
If
it
spreads
within
the
community,
is
there
anything
else
you
can
share
about
that?
O
Madam
chair,
right
now
we
have
424
sworn
firefighters.
All
of
us
are
EMTs.
We
all
could
respond
every
one
of
us,
except
for
my
civilian
staff,
so
we
would
all
be
able
to,
and
we
all
are
going
to
we're
all
in
this
together.
We
all
part
of
this
whole
pandemic
response,
and
we
would
all
work
through
a
plan
and
to
provide
the
quality
service
that
that
the
city
would
require
in
this
very
like
it's
a
very
trying
times
it
can
get
to
be,
and
it
will
get
very
difficult
for
us.
O
I
know
that
I
know
that
it
will
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
maintain
a
nimble
enough
position
that
we
can
effectively
maintain
the
certainly
fire
protection.
Will
our
EMS
responses
probably
changed
in
terms
of
our
mission
and
protocols?
Yes,
well,
we
potentially
become
overwhelmed
very
possible
that
includes
even
Hennepin
County
at
the
present
time,
for
example,
I'll
just
give
an
example
of
some
of
the
changes
that
have
already
been
made
and
I
know
that
director
Hughes
has
probably
addressed
some
of
those
we've
asked
dispatch
in
our
senior
senior
like
a
nursing
home
facilities.
O
If
this
patient's
ambulatory
bring
that
patient
to
the
front
door
to
meet
the
responders
to
minimize
our
exposure
in
that
building
and
them
from
us
and
us
from
them,
so
we
don't
come
into
that
building
and
and
potentially
expose
it
to
keep
them
as
safe
as
we
can
so
a
lot
of
those
types
of
cause.
If
we
can,
we
have
people
meet
us
at
the
front
door.
We
can
start
engaging
and
making
some
patient
assessments
at
that
front
door
to
maintain
that
barrier,
and
then
we
can
make
effective
decisions
from
that.
So
we
are.
A
L
Good
morning,
chair
Cano
and
members
of
the
committee
I'm
here
to
present
to
you
on
public
works
status
and
activity
related
to
kovat
19
I
gave
a
similar
update
yesterday
and
transportation
in
public
works.
I'm
going
to
start
today
by
assuring
you
that
public
works
remains
at
full,
powerful
staff
at
the
present
time
and
that
all
of
our
services
are
continuing.
L
Those
essential
services
include:
maintaining
safe
drinking
water,
continuing
our
garbage
and
organics
pickup
continuing
our
traffic
signal
operation
and
other
operations
necessary
for
safety,
maintaining
the
city's
fleet
for
fire
police
and
our
own
Public
Works
functions,
performing
emergency
repairs
on
city
streets,
which
includes
water,
sewer
obstructions
in
the
street
and
other
items,
and
also
compliance
with
numerous
statutory
and
regulatory
requirements
that
we
have
today.
I
want
to
address
more
specifically
the
questions
that
have
been
surrounding
drinking
water.
L
To
be
prepared
for
a
situation
such
as
this,
the
public
does
not
need
to
buy
bottled
water.
Your
drinking
water
is
safe.
I
also
want
to
assure
you
that
if
we
experience
a
high
level
of
absenteeism
that
we
will
be
able
to
continue
to
provide
safe
and
clean
drinking
water
to
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
our
wholesale
customers,
that
our
staff
is
cross
trained
to
be
able
to
perform
multiple
functions,
and
that
applies
to
really
many
of
our
functions
as
a
city.
L
I'll
say
this
again,
I
said
it
yesterday
during
transportation
and
Public
Works,
there
was
some
groundbreaking
work
done
by
my
predecessors,
Steve
cocky
and
hiding
Hamilton,
who
created
to
a
service
category
Service
Worker,
one
and
service
worker,
two
that
allows
us
to
cross
train
from
the
beginning,
our
staff.
And
for
that
reason,
should
we
experience
a
high
level
of
absenteeism.
We
will
be
able
to
focus
on
those
essential
services
for
the
city.
That
is
the
extent
of
my
presentation
today
and
I
will
stand
for
any
questions
that
you
may
have
about.
Public
Works
function.
H
Really
good
communications
to
the
media
and
to
the
constituents
through
their
newsletters,
and
we
are
being
asked
to
do
the
same
I'm
wondering
if
your
statement
is
in
writing
somewhere,
we
can
send
that
out.
I
think
it
was
a
really
good
statement,
especially
the
detail
about
cross
training
as
well
as
CDC
checking
on
the
water.
I
was
here
when
we
built
that
ultra
filtration
plant.
H
It
was
big
drama
actually
about
whether
or
not
we
should
spend
that
kind
of
money,
but
we
did
and
I
think
it
would
be
a
really
good
thing
for
people
to
get
out,
because
this,
like
run
on
bottled
water
thing,
is
like
nails
on
a
chalkboard
for
me
with
all
those
bottles,
I'm
sure
a
lot
of
people
see
that
and
and
so
I
think
it's
important
to
note,
I'm
drinking
the
water
right
now-
and
everyone
probably
does
up
here.
It
would
be
good
if
we
could
have
something
in
writing
that
we
could
get
out
today.
L
Chair
Cano,
if
I
could
address
that,
we
provided
some
preliminary
talking
points
that
I
believe
were
the
basis
of
some
of
the
communications
on
Friday.
Those
are
expanded.
Just
yesterday,
we
put
out
frequently
asked
questions
that
is
posted
on
our
website
and
I'm
happy
to
provide
to
you
my
talking
points
from
today
that
will
help
you
put
out
additional
messaging.
Thank
you.
I
I
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
ask
about
is
just
how
our
construction
crews
progressing.
Are
we
going
to
lose
time
on
these
projects,
or
we
may
be
even
going
to
be
able
to
opportunistically
pickup
time?
Well,
everybody's
sheltering
at
home
and
traffic
is
a
lot
lighter
and
and
do
some
disruptive
construction
work?
That's
coming.
So
if
you
need
to
give
us
a
short
update
on
what
you
know
about
that,
so
for
chair.
L
How
many
people
are
required
for
safety
cap
help
me
get
that
number
down
cleaning
the
vehicles
at
the
end
of
every
shift,
keeping
the
vehicles
free
from
personal
items.
We
have
a
number
of
measures
that
are
in
place
and
rolling
out
now
to
be
honest,
still
rolling
out
through
our
fields
right
now.
This
is
a
big
week
for
us,
because
we're
able
to
do
that,
we
will
continue
to
to
work.
We
are
out
performing
street
repairs.
Today
we
are
installing
signs.
We
are
fixing
signals.
L
We
continue
to
do
the
work
of
the
city
with
respect
to
construction
projects.
We
just
I
just
discussed
this
with
city
engineer
Brian
Dodds
this
morning.
It's
very
specific
to
the
construction
project,
so
I
will
state
that
our
plans
for
resurfacing
and
street
reconstruction
for
the
2020
season,
as
of
today,
remain
unchanged.
You
will
be
made
aware,
as
if
that
changes
and
with
respect
to
ongoing
construction
projects,
I'm
just
going
to
give
you
a
couple
of
examples
of
how
it
varies
from
project
to
project
on
Hennepin
Avenue.
Our
contractors
want
to
speed
up.
L
L
K
C
I'm
sure,
council
members
I
wanted
to
take
a
pause
here
and
tippet
half
to
the
clerk
in
the
attorney.
For
letting
me
know
this,
but
there
was
a
seven-point
or
5.7
magnitude
earthquake
in
Salt
Lake
City
this
morning.
It
just
reminds
you
that
you
know
all
the
world
continues
to
go
on,
and-
and
this
is
where
the
resilience
that
we
have
built
over
all
these
years
is
really
going
to.
F
C
When
I
come
and
do
my
budget
reasons,
you've
heard-
probably
too
often
but
I
talk
about
the
resilient
Minneapolis
organization
serving
the
resilient
Minneapolis
community,
these
are
the
days
where
that
resilience
pays
off
and
what
you've
heard
just
now
are
examples
of
the
variety
of
ways
that
we
are
organizationally
resilient
and
we
are
adapting
to
the
challenges
that
are
in
front
of
us.
So
I
want
to
say
before
I
begin
that
I
really
appreciate
the
work
that
has
gone
out
across
this
organization
and
with
the
council
and
with
the
mayor
to
activate
these
resilient
systems.
C
That's
gonna
see
us
through
this
situation
and
whatever
else
gets
thrown
at
us
in
the
mean
time
right
so
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
and
to
all
of
my
colleagues
and
everyone
in
the
community.
That's
cooperating
and
doing
what
we
need
to
do
to
keep
the
others
safe
and
keep
this
curve
down.
So
I
want
to
address
four
items
today
and
I'll
do
the
pre
flee
and
then
we
can
have
a
question-and-answer
session.
I
want
to
talk
about
the
Emergency
Operations
Center,
and
what
we're
doing
in
that
space.
C
C
Questions
that
you
would
ask
me
to
address
what
will
touch
on
a
quick
briefing
on
that?
So
that's
that's!
That's
the
agenda
and,
of
course,
we'll
take
any
other
questions
you
may
have.
So
let
me
start
if
I
may,
with
emergency
operations,
so
we
started
an
active
incident
on
this
at
level
four
and
our
operations
back
in
January
24.
So
we've
been
tracking
this
for
a
while,
and
obviously
a
lot
of
stuff
have
been
happening
before
that,
but
we
put
it
a
marker
down
on
that
day.
C
Just
to
to
officially
start
the
process
is
moving
and
as
you're
being
recalled,
this
thing
it
just
dropped
wrapped
up
the
drake
fire
response
at
that
point
in
time,
so
we
kind
of
rolled
from
one
to
the
next.
So
what
we
basically
do
in
that
in
that
phase,
so
that's
all
about
preparedness.
We
went
back
to
our
plans.
We
worked
with
our
partners.
We
started
moving
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
up
into
a
higher
state
of
readiness.
C
So
on
March
6,
we
moved
to
our
enhanced
watch
mode,
which
pops
us
up
a
level
as
far
as
activation,
and
that
was
when
the
first
case
was
identified.
Minnesota
since
then,
we've
been
preparing
the
EOC
workforce.
As
you
may
recall,
we
draw
support
for
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
from
across
the
enterprise,
we're
trying
to
keep
our
footprint
as
low
as
possible,
recognizing
that
folks
are
going
to
be
stretched
in
that
regard.
C
The
mission
of
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
is
to
provide
that
multi-agency
coordination
that
you're
seeing
here
today
that
we
all
are
working
together
and
have
a
common
approach
to
this,
but
we're
also
the
conduit
by
which
resources
requests
flow
up
to
the
state
and
to
the
federal
government
ultimately,
and
the
way
it
all
flows
back
down
and
we've
seen
a
lot
of
mechanisms
being
activated
around
that.
As
well
so
we've
tested
our
systems,
we've
talked
with
our
folks.
We've
got
things
lined
up.
We
opened
the
EOC
on
Tuesday,
it's
a
soft
open.
C
It's
virtual
we've
got
the
entire
facility
set
up.
Everybody
is
distanced,
we've
taken
up
as
much
room
as
we
possibly
can.
We
do
not
plan
to
actually
put
people
in
those
seats
right
now
we're
going
to
try
to
stay
as
virtual
as
possible
and
keep
people
as
distant
as
possible,
but
in
the
event
we
needed
it.
We
wanted
to
take
the
time
now
to
get
everything
stood
up
so
that
we're
not
scrambling
out
hooking
up
phones
and
and
digging
around
the
closets,
and
that
kind
of
thing
the
enterprise
staff
is
on
standby.
C
We're
not
asking
anyone
to
report
to
the
EOC
at
this
time
and,
as
you
can
imagine,
we're
in
constant
communication
with
our
partners
and
the
state
and
the
city
of
st.
Paul,
with
the
counties
of
Ramsey
and
Hanna
Ben,
and
indeed
the
entire
region.
So,
right
now
the
posture
of
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
is
this
open
is
ready
for
business.
We
already
processing
some
few
requests
through
that
process
and
we
will
staff
that,
with
the
EOC,
our
OEM
staff
until
such
times,
things
get
busy
enough
that
we're
gonna
have
to
start
reaching
out.
C
A
C
Supporting
though
the
mayor's
resolution
here
is
going
to
be
the
key,
so
I
mean
that's
the
one
thing
that
we
would
ask
that
you
thoughtfully
consider
that
and
support
it
other
than
that
I
think
you
have
to
do
what
you
always
do
and
that's
stay
in
touch
with
the
community,
get
a
pulse
for
what's
happening
out.
There
keep
yourselves
safe.
C
A
K
It
really
considers
a
lot
of
different
scenarios
and
a
plan
of
action
yet
flexible
enough
to
be
able
to
respond
to
issues
that
we
may
not
have
thought
through
or
or
just
not
been
able
to
to
know
that
that
are
gonna
happen
and
so
I
deeply
appreciate
that
I
do
want
to
just
note
that
you
know
some
of
the
the
names
and
numbers
I
think
need
to
really
be
updated
so
that
we
are
able
to
really
connect
with
the
right
people
in
a
very
timely
manner
and
I
also
was
just
a
little
I
know.
K
This
plan
was
developed
in
2016
I
believe,
and
you
know
we
as
a
as
a
city
as
a
council
have
evolved
a
lot,
but
there
is
no
mention
consideration
for
for
equity
in
in
the
plan,
and
you
know
I
certainly
don't
think
we
want
to
go
back
and
redo
the
plan
at
this
particular
time.
However,
moving
forward
in
the
future
I
do
think
that
we
need
to
really
try
to
consider.
K
You
know
I've
been
toying
with
this
statement
that
when
America
catches,
the
coronavirus
black
America
catches,
pancreatic
cancer-
maybe-
and
so
you
know
these-
our
emergency
operations
planning
very
well
will
exacerbate
the
inequities
that
we
already
have
in
Society,
and
so
all
that
we
can
do
to
really
be
I.
Think
considerate
of
that
to
understand
how
these
things
play
out
and
to
really
be
intentional
in
our
planning
process
to
be
able
to
address
those
things
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
statement.
Madam
chair,
thank
you
very
much.
I'm.
C
C
The
one
thing
I
would
say
and
I
think
I
can
speak
on
if
I
dare
on
behalf
of
the
entire
staff
is
for
sure
all
of
you
and
all
the
community.
We
won't
forget.
Okay,
we
won't
forget
the
people
who
don't
get
a
fair
shake
every
day.
We
won't
forget
the
people
who
don't
speak,
the
language
that
we
speak
fluently
and
we
will
not
forget
the
people
we
moved
out
of
that
homeless,
encampment
and
talk
about
resilient
folks.
There's
some
lessons
to
be
learned
from
those
people.
C
So
honestly,
I
think
we're
you're
really
really
right
on
to
reminds
us
of
this,
but
I
think
the
the
the
thing
that
this
council
has
done
is
really
hold
up
those
things
so
that
they
have
really
become
in
the
20
years.
I've
been
here
much
more
part
of
the
culture
and
the
background
thinking
of
how
we
do
business
here-
and
you
know
my
hats
off
to
you
all
for
bringing
that
forward
and
folks,
like
you
know,
in
the
staff
that
are
driving
that
forward.
C
H
P
H
You've
been
here
through
a
bridge
collapse,
so
you
have
a
really
good
kind
of
basis
to
maybe
answer
this
question,
even
though
I
know
you're
not
gonna
want
to.
Can
you
is
the
director
of
emergency
response?
Give
us
a
sense
of
where
were
at
as
a
community
in
the
curve?
Are
we
just
at
the
beginning
of
things
and
we're
looking
at
like
8
10
20
weeks
of
getting
worse?
Are
we
at
the
worst
we've
seen
and
we're
heading
towards
getting
better?
H
Can
you
I
know
you
can't
predict
the
future
and
I
understand
that
and
I
understand.
This
emergency
is
different
than
others
that
you
have
seen,
but
I
can't
if
you
cut
out
like
the
right
wing
and
left
wing,
media
and
people
are
watching
TV
at
home
and
they're
freaking
out
about
what's
happening,
because
the
media
is
like
all
virus
all
the
time
and
then
people
are
stuck
at
home
and
watching
TV
is
one
of
the
things
that
you
can
do.
I
don't
have
a
good
sense
of
where
we're
at.
H
Are
you
planning
for
something
that's
going
to
last
and
through
the
summer?
Are
you
thinking
that
this
is
something
that
could
be
eight
weeks?
Can
you
give
us
a
sense
of
what,
from
your
20-some,
odd
years
of
experience
in
this
area?
Where
are
we
at
now
and
what
could
we?
What
should
we
expect
at
a
minimum
manager.
C
B
Chairwoman,
Connell
council
members,
yes
I
just
needed
to
make
sure
I-
would
give
you
the
right
answer.
So
we
expect
that
Colvin
will
follow
the
typical
cycle
of
flu
and
we
will
see
an
increase
yet
from
where
we
are
at.
But
during
the
summer
months
we'll
see
it
slowing
down
of
new
diagnosis
and
then
we
anticipate
it
will
pick
up
in
the
fall
again.
B
A
B
Your
system
yeah,
so
what
we
are
hearing
is
that
the
worst
of
the
sickness
is
anywhere
from
10
to
14
days.
But
in
order
for
someone
to
return
to
work,
they
need
to
be
test.
They
need
to
get
two
negative
tests
24
hours
apart
from
each
other.
So
let's,
for
example,
if
I
were
to
get
it
and
at
the
end
of
14
days,
I'm
feeling
better
I
would
need
to
go
in
and
get
tested.
If
that
comes
back,
negative
I
go
24
hours
later
get
another
test.
I
Thank
you
that
raises
questions
about
our
testing
capacity.
If
we're
requiring
tests
in
order
to
return
to
work,
what
is
our
ability
to
actually
get
people
tested
if
we
know
that
they
have
the
virus
and
then
we're
asking
them
to
test
before
returning?
Is
it
even
possible
right
now,
I've
not
been
hearing
signs
that
it
is.
B
N
Sure
kind
of
counsel-
members,
yes,
so
right
now,
yes,
testing
is
limited
globally
and
I'm
going
to,
for
the
sake
of
sharing
consistent
information
share.
What
was
mentioned
at
the
peace
presentation
on
this
topic
so,
and
we
have
actually
been
in
contact
with
the
u.s.
senator
Smith's
office
on
this
very
issue,
because
it's
a
priority
nationally
and
globally.
There's
a
shortage
of
the
reagent
needed
to
perform
these
tests.
N
The
United
States
experienced
initial
delays
because
the
CDC
tests
that
were
put
out
were
flawed
in
many
states
that
received
them
then
were
delayed
in
being
able
to
use
those
tests.
The
there
was
different
tests
put
out
by
the
World
Health
Organization
that
the
u.s.
chose
not
to
use
so
the
ones
that
the
CDC
developed
or
rolled
out
those
were
faulty.
They
were
called
back
in
and
States
began,
trying
to
develop
their
own
tests
to
fill
that
gap.
N
At
the
same
time,
then,
the
run
on
tests
has
created
this
global
shortage
of
the
reagent
needed
so
right
now
there
is
no
local
capacity
for
testing
tests
are
when
you
hear
tests.
If
you're,
given
a
test,
you
are
just
swab
at
your
health
center
and
that
is
sent
into
the
state
for
testing.
The
lab
is
running
as
many
as
they
can
I.
Just
looked
at
the
numbers
were
not
over
3,000
yet
but
of
the
cases
that
were
tested
yesterday
now,
as
of
ten
minutes
ago,
Minnesota's
case
count
is
at
77.
P
This
might
be
hyperlocal,
but
I
know
I've,
had
a
few
constituents
reach
out
who
have
like
spent
time
at
at
the
Hennepin
health
care
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
and
are
you
know,
of
course,
I?
Think
I
was
reading
this
morning
that
someone
at
at
Hennepin
health
care
would
have
tested
positive,
and
so
what
do
we
know
how
institutions
are
letting
folks
know
if
they
protect
I've,
been
exposed
by
another
patient
or
a
nurse,
or
anything
like
that?
If
that
outreach
is
happening.
C
While
a
manager,
a
council
member,
while
the
Catherine,
do
you
want
to
field
that
one
well
Catherine
is
coming
up.
I
just
want
close
the
loop
with
with
councilmember
Goodman,
and
that
is
I'm
playing
on
a
several
month
scale
here,
I,
don't
know
that
we're
necessary
to
see
these
measures
for
several
months,
but
certainly
the
situation
is
not
going
to
wait
a
long
way
for
several
months.
H
Your
anticipation
that,
when
you
think
about
it
in
a
seven
several
month,
point
of
view
that
we're
not
going
to
be
encouraging
people
to
be
gathering
in
groups,
meetings,
events
etc.
We
might
not
have
a
state
or
the
city
might
not
mandate
closures
of
things
for
that
long,
but
community
spreads
happening
already,
so
most
people
know
now
you're
in
a
place
where
there's
a
public
place.
You
have
a
chance
of
catching
it
too.
So
I'm,
just
kind
of
wondering
about
the
guidance
from
our
team
on
our
people,
neighborhoods,
who
are
canceling.
H
H
If
we
don't
have
to
handle
every
little
thing
in
the
next
three
months,
we
could
just
focus
on
the
basics
for
three
months
too,
and
not
have
all
of
the
boards
and
commissions
as
an
example
meeting
so
I'm
just
wondering
a
couple
months,
if
we
could
give
guidance
on,
please
don't
schedule
your
community
annual
meeting
for
may
5th,
because
we
know
that's
within
the
several
months.
They
might
then,
hopefully
push
it
out
to
September
or
something
like
that.
What
what
is
your
thinking
on
that.
C
The
best
answer
I
can
give.
You
is
I,
don't
really
know
an
answer
to
that.
I
think
what
we're
gonna
have
to
do
is
stay
flexible,
I,
think
the
beginning
of
May.
Those
type
of
calls
are
relatively
easy
to
make
end
of
May
beginning
of
June.
You
know,
I,
just
don't
think
we
know
enough
about
what
this
is
going
to
do
to
start
planning
that
for
our
head,
so
part
of
our
resilience
is
flexibility
and
our
ability
to
adapt
on
the
fly
so
I
think
I
would
ask
people
to
there's
a
there's.
C
A
a
book
that
talks
about
living
with
one
foot
raised
to
be
able
to
turn
shift
to
meet
a
challenge
and
I
would
ask
people
to
live
with
one
foot
raised
with
us
here
for
a
while
until
we
have
a
better
handle
on
that
and
I.
Think
part
of
what
the
city's
commitment
is
to
get
guidance
house
is.
We
do
have
something
reasonable
to
know,
but
I
think
people
are
just
gonna
have
to
the
closer
you
are
to
the
may.
C
One
I
think
the
more
likely
are
do
you
want
to
consider
doing
that,
but
the
other
part
of
that
is
I
would
suggest
that
you
know,
if
you
can,
that
you,
businesses
or
even
our
office
sort
of
lighten
their
load,
so
that
they
can
focus
on
the
basics.
That's
really
the
core
of
business
continuity.
We'll
talk
about
that
in
the
minute
I
was
gonna.
C
I
was
grateful
that
councilmember
Kanazawa
canceled
the
results
meeting,
because
I
was
gonna,
have
to
report
to
her
that
we
threw
our
entire
2020
work
plan
out
the
window
and
we'll
have
to
rebuild
that
at
some
point
here,
because
right
now
this
is
it
this
isn't
getting
ready
for
a
sorb
season.
So
that's
the
best
answer.
I
can
give
you
counsel.
We've
been
met.
Madam.
E
C
E
There's
no
need
for
those
members
of
the
public
who
are
volunteering
their
time
for
City
business
to
gather
in
public
places.
Nor
is
there
a
need
for
the
staff
who
support
them
to
expose
themselves
in
that
way,
and
so,
while
we
have
suspended
them
through
April
17th,
we
plan
on
using
this
time
between
now
and
April
17th.
To
make
the
decision.
Are
we
ready
to
launch
alternative
formats?
If
so
when
and
how?
E
If
not,
continue
to
postpone
until
a
date,
certain
so
working
with
the
city
coordinator,
City
Attorney's,
we've
made
a
decision
to
cancel
the
city's
appointed
boards
and
commissions
regular
meetings
now
through
April
17th,
where
they
are
not
required
by
statute
or
city
charter.
So
we
really
are,
as
mister
indicated,
really
focusing
on
those
core
functions
that
have
to
continue
during
this
time
until
such
time
as
we
can
make
an
informed
decision
about
how
we
can
support
those
functions.
E
N
Chair
Connell,
councilmember
Cunningham
and
the
council
to
address
the
question
about
testing
and
exposure.
All
of
the
follow-up
investigation
on
cases
is
being
held
at
the
state
level.
The
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
is
the
lead
on
all
of
that.
We
are
watching
and
in
constant
contact
with
them
monitoring
to
see
if
and
when
their
capacity
becomes
overwhelmed,
and
then
she
stepped
out,
but
Louisa
our
epidemic.
N
Q
Good
morning,
sorry
that
I
had
to
step
out
to
answer
your
call
so
I'm
not
sure
what
the
question
was
in
terms
of
testing,
but
I
will
I.
P
Was
just
I
had
a
constituents
who
are,
you
know,
maybe
overly
concerned
but
concerned
because
they've
been
at
places
like
Hennepin
health
care
in
the
last
couple
of
days,
they've
read
that
you
know
that
someone
there
has
tested
positive,
so
they're
sort
of
wondering
you
know.
What's
the
follow-up,
if
I've
been
exposed
by
a
patient
or
or
or
a
health
care
provider?
Is
someone
gonna
call
me
and
let
me
know,
okay.
Q
So
the
way
the
process
works
from
the
State
Health
Department
in
terms
of
someone,
that
is
a
confirmed
case,
there
will
be
a
case
investigation
that
person
will
be
called
and
the
state
health
department
will
determine
where
they've
been
and
who
is
you
know
what
context
they've
had
that
our
high
risk,
those
high
and
medium
risks?
Those
folks
will
be
immediately
contacted
and
be
told
to
isolate
and
to
monitor
their
symptoms
for
14
days.
Q
So
there's
not
a
quite
a
recommendation,
yet
if
big
or
until
your
symptoms
are
better,
whichever
is
longer
so.
If
you
have,
you
know
fever
and
cough
for
four
days,
you
then
have
to
have
no
symptoms
for
three
days
and
not
take
any
medication
before
you
can
go
out.
If
it's
five
days,
then
you
have
to
be
home
for
eight
days.
Q
Because
those
are
those
types
of
cities
have
vulnerable
populations
and
we
could
see
quicker
spread.
So
that
is
sort
of
the
the
priority
for
testing
that's
done
through.
Mdh
providers
can
access
testing
through
private
labs,
but
again
there
is
a
shortage
of
raw
materials
for
the
reagents
for
the
testing,
and
so
it
there's
going
to
be
some
prioritization
of
who
gets
tested
and
who
just
is
asked
to.
You
know
if
you're
sick,
stay
home,
monitor
your
symptoms,
make
sure
that
you
don't
have
a
fever
and
you
can
get
out.
Q
I
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Let's
move
on
then
to
let
me
just
make
one
more
comment.
Then
I'll
move
on
to
County
of
Operations.
Now
the
EOC
is
running.
We
plan
to
do
a
weekly
situation
report.
I
know
a
lot
of
you
or
just
for
want
to
be
on
top
of.
What's
going
on,
so
we
will
be
doing
a
situation
report
on
a
weekly
basis,
so
just
be
anticipating
that
as
well.
Let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
continence.
C
C
So
that's
you've
heard
a
lot
of
the
different
strategies
that
people
are
to
do
this,
so
one
way
of
dealing
with
cancellation
and
meetings
is
to
find
a
different
way
being
that
doesn't
solve
the
problem
or
it
doesn't
create
a
problem
right.
So
there
are
different
strategies
that
approach
this
and
they're
really
as
many
strategies
as
there
are
departments
and
sub
departments
within
the
city.
So
it's
I
can
tell
you
that
every
every
department
has
a
continuity.
F
C
We've
freshly
updated
every
department
has
a
pandemic
plan,
they're
freshly
updated.
So
all
of
that
work
has
been
done
at
the
department
level.
The
enterprise
has
the
capability
then
to
rank
things
across
the
enterprise
and
then
move
resources
from
department
to
Department.
If
it
gets
to
that
point,
so
do
we
have
a
mechanism
in
place
through
HR
to
do
that
as
well?
So
we've
updated.
There
are
what
we
call
our
concept
of
operations
document
which
ties
all
of
these
things
together
and
links
it
with
the
capabilities
of
the
Emergency
Operations
Center.
C
There's
a
continuity
lead
in
each
of
the
city
departments
that
is
linked
to
my
office,
that
our
primary
connection
for
continuity
to
each
department
and
what
we'll
be
doing
as
of
we're
started
at
tomorrow,
sort
of
a
beta
test.
At
this
point,
what
one
of
the
activities
the
EOC
will
be
doing
through
the
continuity
leads
will
be
tracking
overall
absenteeism
trends
and
work-at-home
trends,
so
that
we
can
get
some
data
on
what
the
enterprise
looks
like
around
some
of
these
axes.
C
So
that's
a
work
in
progress,
but
it's
gonna
launch
it
has
launched
already
so
that
that
work
is
in
process
OMS
cognitive
operations
plan.
We
are
a
lot
laptop
capable
and
we
are
all
socially
distanced
right
now.
We
can
all
work
at
home,
so
we
have
activated
our
own
ku
plan
as
well.
The
one
thing
I
would
like
to
do
on
cognitive
operations
is
really
thank
the
work
of
the
City
Attorney's
Office,
the
IT
department,
particularly
patients,
Ferguson
and
her
team
have
been
outstanding
throughout
this.
A
Do
have
a
question:
that's
not
specifically
related
to
that,
but
the
declaration
of
emergency
and
activation
of
your
plan
and
other
city
preparations
for
a
more
nimble
response
to
the
quickly
changing
circumstances
here
is
that
we
can
then
get
federal
aid
or
other
forms
of
aid
that
might
become
available.
I'm
curious,
if
you
can
give
us
any
insights
as
to
any
projected
time
frames
or
timelines
as
to
when
the
city
of
Minneapolis
might
be
eligible
for
that
type
of
support,
and
what
that
support
might
look
like
I'm.
C
C
Anticipated
well,
let
me
not,
let's
just
say
it
sunrise:
no,
we
don't
want
to
do
that,
precedence
that
that
are
worse,
of
course,
but
the
emergency
declaration
that
the
President
issued
activates
a
number
of
federal
programs
and,
at
this
point
in
time,
I
think
I
would
rather
than
just
riff
on
that
I
think
I'd
rather
get
you
the
real
information
on
that
we
have
done.
We
need
to
turn
it
on
and
we're
taking
the
step
next
steps.
C
In
fact,
my
staff
is
meeting
with
finance
that
that's
exactly
those
questions,
and
how
can
we
line
up
our
financial
financial
recording
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
the
right
record
tracking
so
that
we
can
be
well
positioned
to
compete
for
those
resources?
Usually
the
rule
of
thumb
is
as
soon
as
you
declare
a
disaster.
You
start
keeping
track
over
the
numbers
because,
ultimately,
that's
the
basis
upon
which
we're
gonna
make
those
claims
so
stand
by
on
that.
Madam
chair,
we'll
have
more
to
come
on
that
out.
A
A
C
Now
I
get
it,
but
I'll
go
very
fast
here,
because
I
know
there's
a
couple
things
you
just
want
to
make
sure
I
touched
on
continuity
of
government
all
right
working
with
the
clerk's
off
and
the
Kearney
Attorney's
Office
makes
sure
we
keep
you
all
in
business,
including
that
online
ability
to
have
these
meetings.
So
we
don't
have
that
situation,
which
is
in
the
works
so
more
to
come
on
that
the
executive
authority
I
think
we
touched
on
that
a
little
bit
and
if
you
want
to
yeah.
C
Point
so
the
question
I
got
and
I
think
it's
a
completely
reasonable
one,
as
you
can,
as
you
think
about
this.
Is
you
know?
Why
is
this
what
it
is
so
there's
really
two
reasons
number
one
is
we
are
committed
by
council
resolutions
working
with
the
National
Incident
Management
System,
of
which
the
incident
command
system
is
apart,
and
what
that
basically
does
this
federal
system
is.
C
It
assumes
that
you
have
a
strong,
an
executive
mayor
and,
like
the
word
strong
mayor,
the
political
science,
he
doesn't
like
that
if
an
executive
mayor
or
you
have
a
city
manager
or
a
county
judge
or
somebody
who
is
in
charge
of
all
of
the
departments,
that's
what
it
assumes
and
of
course
we
don't
have
that
day-to-day
right.
So
we
need
to
integrate
into
that
system.
We
need
to
get
that
done.
We
have
to
have
that
interface,
because
that's
one
of
the
things
as
an
input
that
that
system
is
looking
for.
C
So
that's
what
causes
us
to
do
this
in
the
first
place.
Secondly,
it's
designed
to
fit
our
threat
hazard
and
risk
picture,
and
usually
what
we're
talking
about
is
a
clear
Sunday
and
all
of
a
sudden
storms
blow
up
and
the
tornado
comes
through
and
all
of
a
sudden
we
have
to
make
decisions,
interpret,
departmentally
and
otherwise
quickly.
In
order
to
provide
immediate
life
safety
services
right,
we
have
to
move
very
very
quickly
under
those
under
those
circumstances.
So
that's
why
it's
structured
the
way
it
is.
It
does
both
of
those
things.
C
It
creates
the
nimbleness
that
we
sometimes
lack,
but
you
know
there's
always
a
trade-off
between
transparency
and
as
much
transparency
but
engagement.
Perhaps
nimbleness
they're,
not
always
exactly
the
same,
and
that's
why?
It's
that's.
Why
you're
involved
in
this
and
that's
why
it's
such
a
key
decision
for
the
mayor
to
deliberate
about
as
well,
because
we
really
are
talking
about
not
so
much
changing
relationship
in
the
government,
but
really
changing
relationship
among
staff,
and
we
appreciate
having
that
capability
as
well.
C
So
this
model
pushes
that
a
little
bit
because
it
seems
like
it's
kind
of
slow,
but
it
would
make
more
sense
if
you
put
it
in
the
context
of
it's
a
sunny,
Sunday
and
all
of
a
sudden.
We've
got
rooftops
of
houses
and
that
sort
of
stuff,
but
the
same
function
has
to
happen
whether
the
the
incident
is
expanded
or
contracted.
So
that's
why
it's
built
that
way.
I.
C
Don't
if
there's
you
have
more
questions
about
that,
perhaps
it's
easier
just
to
answer
them.
There's
a
list
within
the
EOP
of
the
functions
this
turns
on
it's
not
very
many.
Most
of
them
are
in
the
in
the
ordinance,
the
mayor,
choirs,
the
ability
to
close
3.2
beer
halls,
I
think
there's
only
one
left
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
according
to
the
paper,
so
that
probably
shouldn't
be
a
significant
problem,
but.
C
The
list
is
there:
we've
designed
this
to
make
it
as
flexible
as
possible,
so
they
only
have
to
be
in
this
position,
but
when
we
have
to
be
in
this
position,
the
tools
are
right
to
fix
the
situation.
So
unless
you
want
to
go
into
deeper
into
any
of
the
particular
tools
or
systems,
I
would
think
I
would
leave
it
at
that,
madam
chair
and
then
I
I
guess
I
would
just
before
taking
questions
I.
Just
like
the
councilmember
Goodman
is
comment.
Kind
of
puts
me
in
the
mind
because
and
I
won't
tell
you
there.
C
I
was
stories,
but
I
was
standing
in
your
office
when
the
plane
hit
the
World
Trade
Center
there
was.
We
did
not
have
a
primary
that
day.
I
didn't
have
a
primary
opponent,
Joan
Campbell
and
I
were
the
only
people
in
Council,
Chambers
I,
don't
tell
a
lot
of
council
stories
in
this
chamber
either
because
I
don't
think
that's
my
place,
but
I
will
tell
you
one
thing:
when
Stephen
ballsack
had
called
me
and
said:
are
you
interested
in
being
the
Emergency
Management
Director
for
the
city?
My
analyst
eight
years
ago,
I
thought
about
that.
C
C
Community
pulls
together
and
we
get
it
done
and
if
I
didn't
believe
that
I
would
have
told
Stephen
that
bees
stay
practicing.
Law
I
believe
that
today,
I
wouldn't
be
standing
here.
Right
now
and
I
think
we
should
have
great
confidence,
not
just
as
an
organization
but
as
people
that
we
can
do
this.
It's
gonna
be
difficult.
It's
gonna
be
hard.
We're
gonna
have
some
really
tough
decisions
because
we
have
scarce
resources
and
big
needs.
None
of
that's
gonna.
C
It's
not
gonna
hurt
any
less,
but
we
pull
together
as
a
city
and
that's
why
I'm
proud
to
be
here
today
and
I
appreciate
all
the
support
that
we've
gotten
from
the
rest
of
the
community
from
this
team,
and
you
long
so
I
don't
usually
make
horny
speeches
I,
try
not
to,
but
now
I
really
feel
personally.
I
feel
that
way.
So
I
thought
I'd
just
share
that
with
you
and
in
that
context,
I'll
answer
any
questions
or
you
can
issue
staff
direction,
not
to
tell
any
more
war
stories.
K
You,
madam
chair
I,
I
echo
that
sentiment,
miss
elaina
I,
do
think
we
can
get
through
this.
Having
been
in
deep
communication
with
our
staff
and
our
city,
leadership
and,
and
all
of
all
of
you
who
are
presented
today
as
well
as
other
department
heads
I,
am
very
confident
that
we
can
rely
on
our
team
to
help
our
community
work
through
these
really
significantly
trying
times
I'm
just
curious.
When
you
were
telling
your
stories
did
you
say
we
did
not
have
a
primary
concept
on
Tuesday
September
11th,
because
I
believe
we
did.
I
A
Thank
you.
It
looks
like
we
don't
have
any
more
comments
or
questions.
I
really
appreciate
you
stepping
up
to
be
able
to
present
to
us
today.
I
know
that
originally,
when
I
had
made
the
request
a
few
weeks
ago,
it
didn't
feel
as
urgent
as
it
does
today,
so
I'm
glad
that
we
were
able
to
have
that
foresight
and
that
you
were
willing
to
work
with
us
as
well
as
our
director
of
health,
who
made
some
recommendations
along
the
way
about
what
we
could
do
to
hear
today.
A
Our
leadership
team
at
the
Minneapolis
Fire
Department
in
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department,
we're
here
for
you
and
with
you
and
the
amount
of
communication
that
I've
seen
in
collaboration
over
the
last
five
to
seven
days,
is
unprecedented,
at
least
for
me,
as
a
policymaker
here
being
seven
years
on,
the
council
and
I
really
do
agree
with
you,
a
hundred
percent
that
we're
pulling
together
and
we're
gonna
get
through
this.
So
thank
you
so
much
and
without
further
staff
comments.
We
do
have
our
agenda
here
that
we
need
to
formalize
and
formally
approve.
A
So
now
that
we
have
quorum,
we
can
conduct
the
formal
business
of
the
committee,
and
so
we
have
three
items
on
our
agenda
and
I
already
read
those
items
at
the
beginning.
I
would
like
to
ask
my
colleagues
to
please
help
me
adopt
the
agenda,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye.
We
have
a
public
comment
so
receiving
and
filing
any
public
comments
from
the
community
regarding
public
safety
issues.
A
A
We
shall
adopt
the
consent
item,
which
is
a
gift
acceptance
from
the
east
Isles
residents,
association
for
fixed
cameras
on
Hennepin
Avenue,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
and
we
shall
receive
and
file
our
presentation
today
on
kovat
19
preparedness
and
response,
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
of
receiving
and
filing
this
presentation.
Please
say:
aye
aye
without
further
business
before
us,
we
are
adjourned.
Thank
you.
Everyone.