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COVID-19 Briefing for the City of Watertown, SD - 04-21-2020
A
B
Good
afternoon
today
is
April
21st
2020
in
our
state
we
have
a
total
of
1755
kovat
cases
and
eight
deaths.
That's
one
new
one
in
Minnehaha,
County
Coddington
County
has
13
cases,
12
of
which
have
recovered.
Last
night,
the
City
Council
acted
to
move
the
expiration
of
water
towns,
shutdown
ordinance
to
next
Monday
night,
April
27th
that's
a
month
earlier
than
it
would
have
expired.
B
Naturally
there
will
be
a
special
City
Council
meeting
on
that
day
and
the
City
Council
will
be
considering
whether
to
adopt
a
new
ordinance
continue
to
continue
with
the
restrictions
that
we
have
right
now
or
just
to
fall
back
upon
the
governor's
executive
order,
and
so
I
wanted
to
talk
about
that.
A
little
bit
council
president
Glanville
Hauer
will
be
here
in
just
a
few
minutes
and
he'll
talk
about
it
as
well,
but
the
executive
order
from
the
governor
still
applies
in
Watertown,
even
though
we
have
our
own
ordinance,
which
is
more
restrictive.
B
There's
still
some
requirements
in
there
that
apply
to
all
of
Watertown
Coddington
County
in
the
entire
state,
so
I
want
to
go
through
what
those
are
and
the
governor's
executive
order
directs.
All
South
Dakotans
to
practice
the
CDC
hygiene
recommendations,
know
the
symptoms
of
kovat
19
call
before
visiting
a
healthcare
provider
stay
home
if
you're,
sick
and
take
extra
precautions
remain
home
if
you're
vulnerable
due
to
age
or
a
health
condition,
and
also
to
assist
emergency
medical
and
law
enforcement
professionals.
B
All
employers
must
implement
the
CDC
hygiene
practices
and
prepare
to
endure
into
August
or
beyond.
They
should
also
innovate
or
come
up
with
new
ways
of
doing
things,
encouraged
teleworking
limiting
gatherings
and
travel.
They
should
also
consider
doing
health
checks
and
screening
the
enclosed
facilities,
including
bars,
restaurants,
breweries
cafes,
casinos,
coffee
shops,
recreational
or
athletic
facilities,
health
clubs
or
entertainment.
B
Venues
are
directed
to
follow
the
CDC
guidance
when
ten
or
more
people
are
in
an
enclosed
area
where
separation
of
six
feet
is
not
possible
and
they're
directed
to
do
business
in
a
way
that
does
not
involve
gathering
a
large
group
of
people
or
ten
or
more
people
so
like
doing
takeout
delivery,
drive-through,
curbside
and
offsite
service
and
they're
also
directed
to
innovate.
Her
order
also
encourages
everyone
to
spend
time
outside,
while
following
the
CDC
guidelines
and
no
matter
what
the
City
Council
does,
those
orders
will
remain
in
force
as
a
minimum.
B
So
if
the
council
takes
no
action
next
week,
then
the
governor's
executive
order
will
prevail.
So
I
will
appreciate
your
feedback
about
what
you
think
the
City
Council
should
do,
and
I
know
that
the
City
Council
will
appreciate
it
as
well,
so
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us
and
I.
Thank
you
for
that
and
now
I
would
like
to
introduce
Glanville
how're,
the
City
Council
president
Glenn.
C
Thank
You
mayor
I'd
like
to
be
before
I
I,
there's
a
lot
of
confusion
as
to
what
we
did
or
didn't
do
as
a
council
last
night,
so
I'd
like
to
clarify
some
of
that,
but
before
I
get
into
what
we
did
last
night.
I
want
to
back
us
up
a
month
as
to
action
that
we
took
back
and
a
special
accounts
meeting
back
in
March
23rd.
We
actually
did
took
two
different
pieces,
two
different
piece
of
action
at
that
meeting.
C
One
was
a
resolution
that
declared
a
public
health
emergency
for
Watertown
that
was
probably
less
significant
or
less
contentious
of
the
two
actions
that
we
took
at
that
meeting,
but
anyway,
that
that
included
a
provision
that
we
shut
down
all
city-owned
buildings.
Well,
it
didn't
occur
to
us
at
the
time
that
that
included
a
number
of
different
facilities
around
town
that,
yes,
we
own
the
building,
but
we
did
not
operate
the
the
business
going
on
in
there,
for
example,
the
museum,
the
Events
Center,
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
senior
citizens
building
the
Watterson
area
transit.
C
We
realize
that
we
were
shutting
them
down
I
think
in
most
cases
of
the
lot
of
those
places
continue
to
operate,
but
we
felt
like
we
need
to
take
action
on
that.
So
last
night,
two
to
remove
that
discrepancy.
We
took
an
action
that
now
says
that
we're
requiring
closure
of
only
city
operated
buildings.
So,
for
example,
City
Hall
is
a
city
operated
building,
for
example,
so,
just
to
clarify
that
we
loosened
up
the
restrictions
at
those
that
were
operating
out
of
a
city-owned
building
could
continue
to
do
so.
C
It
was
only
those
where
the
city
itself
was
operating
out
of
a
city
building
that
would
be
required
to
be
closed.
The
second
item,
which
is
probably
the
again
the
most
contentious
and
probably
confusing,
is
the
action
that
we
took
back
in
march
23rd,
and
this
was
by
way
of
an
ordinance
that
required
closures
of
businesses
around
town
and
that
had
that
I
won't
go
through
the
list
of
I.
C
Think
people
for
by
and
large
know
what
was
included
in
those
closures,
bars
restaurant
entertainment
facilities,
for
example,
and
that
provision
or
that
ordinance
had
a
two
month
period
whereby
it
would
automatically
sunset
on
May
23rd,
but
there's
also
a
requirement
that
every
council
meeting
that
we
take
a
look
at
that
or
denie
needed
to
amend
it
repeal
it.
You
know,
extend
it
whatever
the
case
may
be
so
last
night
we
did
that
again.
C
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
part
of
the
the
the
Watertown
unified
commit
the
unified
command
team
that
meets
every
day
to
discuss
where
we
are
with
the
covert
situation.
I've
got
the
utmost
respect
for
the
healthcare
professional.
This
community
we've
got
top-notch
people
that
are
monitoring
this
on
a
daily
basis,
by
the
same
token,
we're
getting
a
lot
of
feedback
as
council
members
from
business
owners
and
and
citizens
in
general
from
the
community
that
are
wondering
hey.
When
can
we
look
at
doing
something
differently
as
far
as
loosening
restrictions?
C
So
last
night
we
discussed
this
out
length
at
our
council
meeting
and
the
decision
that
we
took
last
night
was
rather
than
letting
the
the
ordinance
extend
out
to
may
23rd.
We,
we
that's
ordinance,
will
sunset
now
next
Monday
night
at
midnight
or
11:59
p.m.
Monday
night
on
April
26th,
so
it's
actually
going
to
sunset
considerably
sooner
than
it
was
originally
planned
to,
but
the
prevent
the
ordinance
will
sunset,
but
that
does
not
mean
that
we
won't
do
something
differently.
C
I
highly
suspect,
like
mayor
Karen,
alluded
that
we
will
do
something
in
the
meantime,
then,
at
that
meeting
next
Monday
night
at
our
special
council
meeting,
replace
that
with
some
other
sort
of
ordinance,
I,
don't
know
what
that's
going
to
look
like
at
this
point.
We
want
to
gather
feedback
as
members
the
council
from
the
unified
command
team.
We
want
it.
We
want
feedback
from
public.
We
want
feedback
from
business
owners
because
we
don't
know
what
that
ordinance
may
look
like
that.
We
might
pass
next
Monday
night.
C
If
we
don't
do
anything
which
I
suspect
I
mean
we
will
do
something
more
than
like.
But
if
we
don't
do
anything,
then,
like
mayor
Karen,
said
we
will
fall
back
on
the
governor's
executive
Proclamation
for
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
which
is
currently
less
restrictive
than
our
ordinance
that
we
have
in
place.
So
that's
why
it's
important
for
us
to
get
gather
as
much
feedback
as
we
can
from
the
public
in
the
meantime,
as
far
as
trying
to
decide
what
we
want
for
polls
next
week
at
our
special
accounts
meeting
on
Monday
night.
C
So
if
people
think
that,
because
we're
letting
this
ordinance
expire,
that
things
are
going
to
open
up
and
continue
as
always,
no
that's
not
what
we
did
last
night,
we
only
shorten
up
the
period
that
this
ordinance
would
be
in
place,
and
it
will
sunset
now
next
Monday
night
but
then
subject
to
whatever.
We
then
do
as
a
council
as
far
as
replacing
it
with
something
else.
C
So
again,
please
reach
out
to
us,
as
council
members
to
the
mayor,
because
we
want
to
know
what
what
the
sentiment
is
around
the
community,
keeping
in
mind
that
we've
got
to
be
concerned
about
health
care
in
the
community
as
well
as
economic
health
of
the
community,
because
this
is
doing
a
quite
a
number
on
our
sales
tax
revenue
and
that's
what
drives
our
city
by
and
large.
As
far
as
what
we
operate
on
that,
we
can't
ignore
that
aspect
of
what
we
are
going
through
as
well.
C
So
please
we
will
get
through
this,
like
the
mayor,
always
has
always
said
it's
painful
for
all
of
us
involved
in
this.
But
it
is
something
that
we
do
want
to
do
what's
right
for
the
community,
so
again
stay
tuned,
because
next
Monday
night,
we'll
get
another
important
council
meeting
to
decide
where
we
go
from
here.
So
with
that,
I
would
like
to
introduce
Lisa
Johnson,
who
is
a
local
job
service
manager.
D
Good
afternoon
Thank
You
Glen,
my
name
is
Lisa
Johnson
I'm,
with
our
Department
of
Labor
and
regulation.
Here
in
Watertown,
a
lot
of
individuals
have
been
waiting
for
this,
so
we
have
the
pandemic
unemployment
assistance
available.
Now
on
our
website,
that
was
our
for
individuals
who
are
self
contra,
independent
contractors,
self-employed
they'll,
maybe
own
a
business
or
their
a
gig
worker.
They
can
go
to
our
website,
which
is
our
a
claim,
zesty
gov,
and
then
you
can
file
you
there
online
or
by
phone.
D
After
that
those
individuals
will
need
to
upload
proof
of
income,
because
there
isn't
a
way
for
us
to
do
that.
So
individuals
can
upload
one
of
the
following:
they're
2019
federal
tax
return,
the
2019
1099
miscellaneous
income.
Only
there
2019
w2a
final
pay
stub
in
2019.
If
you
haven't,
if
you
don't
have
any
of
these
above,
you
could
also
provide
a
2018
federal
tax
return.
D
If
you
are
unable
to
provide
proof
of
the
2020
wages,
you
will
only
be
allowed
the
minimum
until
you
prove
your
earnings
for
2019,
and
all
of
this
is
on
our
website
as
well.
Some
individuals
may
have
already
filed
their
claim.
So
please
wait
until
your
denied
and
then
you
can
file
a
new
claim
for
benefits
under
the
PUA.
If
you
are
approved
for
the
PUA,
you
may
also
receive
that
additional
$600,
as
in
the
regular
unemployment
insurance
claims,
a
person
cannot
do
the
PUA
and
the
PPP
the
payroll
Protection
Act.
At
the
same
time.
D
The
other
thing
we
want
our
in
mind,
individuals
is
that
we're
asking
people
to
be
considerate.
We
are
processing
an
enormous
amount
of
claims.
You
know
we're
doing
this
as
many
as
we've
done
in
the
last
year.
So
please
be
considerate.
We
are,
we
are
doing
our
very
best
to
process
those
claims.
We
are
training
existing
staff
to
help
process
the
claims,
so
that
does
take
about
a
week
and
that's
what
we've
been
doing.
D
So
another
thing
that's
important
to
mention
is
individuals
who
have
both
full-time
employment
and
part-time
employment
will
not
be
eligible
if
they're
part-time,
the
employment
is
lost
because
they're
still
fully
employed
at
their
full-time
job.
Also,
please
read
all
the
information
that
is
sent
to
you.
We
do
send
a
packet
out
in
the
mail
utilize,
any
resources
that
we
have
online
to
help
as
well
also
reach
out
to
your
family
and
friends.