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From YouTube: Reopening Groton Businesses 5/12/20
Description
The Reopening Groton Businesses Webinar was held on Tuesday, May 12, at 9:30am. In an effort to reopen Groton Businesses as safely as possible, the Town of Groton, along with the City of Groton, and Ledge Light Health District discussed what reopening business will look like for Groton. Some guidelines and recommendations were given along with time for Q&A with Town, City, and Ledge Light Health District staff.
For more information about this webinar and future programs please go to ExploreMoreGroton.com. The webinar was sponsored by the Groton Town Council.
A
A
Think
we'll
just
begin
so
again,
thanks
everybody
for
jumping
on
and
with
us.
Today
we
have
a
number
of
speakers.
We
have
Steve
Mansfield
and
Katie
Baldwin
from
legislate
health,
district,
Deb,
Jones
from
the
office
of
planning
development
services,
page
Bronk
from
the
office
of
planning
and
development
services.
A
So
we
want
to
go
over
a
number
of
things
with
how
we,
the
town
of
Groton
and
the
city
of
Groton,
can
help
businesses
open
as
we
move
forward
with
some
of
the
under
the
state
guidelines
and
guidance,
and
we'll
do
our
best
today
to
cover
some
topics,
we're
going
to
try
to
talk
for
about
20
to
30
minutes
and
then
have
a
fair
amount
of
time
for
questions
and
answers.
At
the
end.
A
One
thing
I
want
to
clearly
state
upfront
is:
we
will
not
get
to
everything
today,
but
we'll
do
our
best
to
cover
the
main
topics.
Answer
people's
questions.
If
people
have
additional
questions
at
the
end,
we'll
put
up
a
screen
with
contact,
information,
phone
numbers
and
emails
for
all
of
us
on
the
panel
for
today,
as
well
as
today,
will
be
the
first
event
I.
Think
of
multiple
of
these
moving
forward,
we'll
announce
sometime
in
the
next
few
days
to
a
week.
A
B
My
cameras,
blocked
by
my
anti-virus
software
and
I,
can't
get
it
sent
quickly
enough
so
good
morning,
everybody
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
coming
to
the
reopening
gratin
business
webinar,
the
town
council
in
the
manager
or
town
staff
are
very
much
concerned
that
the
reopening
process
is
done
as
safely
as
possible.
Our
dual
goals
are
to
safeguard
public
health,
while
supporting
you
in
your
local
business.
The
town
will
be
working
with
you
to
Shepherd
our
business
owners
through
this
process
and
I
wanted
to
thank
the
manager,
mr.
Burt
Mayer
Hedrick
mr.
B
C
C
The
city
and
town
are
also
working
together
on
a
long-term
recovery
committee.
So
if
you
are
interested
in
being
on
that
committee
from
the
city
side
or
if
you
have
questions,
please
send
an
email
to
mayor,
add
city
of
Groton,
dct,
gov,
and
we
are-
we
are
here
to
support
and
we
want
to
get
businesses
back
on
their
feet
and
back
doing
what
they
do
best,
which
is
providing
services
to
all
of
us
and
we're
here
to
help.
So
thank
you
and
stay
safe.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much,
I
think
at
this
point
in
time
we
will
turn
things
over
to
Steve
and
his
team
to
give
an
overview
of
kind
of
where
we
are
and
then
we'll
jump
into
the
rest
of
the
program.
So
thank
you.
Everybody
and
Steve
I'll
hand
it
over
to
you
at
this
point
in
time.
Just
you
are
still
muted,
but
all
right
now,
you're,
not
there
you
go.
Thank
you
thanks.
D
John
morning,
everyone
Steve
Mansfield
on
director
of
health
at
ledge
light
Health,
District
I'm
joined
by
my
colleague,
Katie
Baldwin
Katie
heads
up
our
regulated
establishment
division.
I
just
wanted
to
give
everybody
a
brief
overview
of
legislate
health
districts
role
in
this
reopening,
as
everyone
knows,
we're
responsible
for
licensing
and
inspecting
food
service
establishments,
cosmetology
establishments
and
some
other
entities
in
Groton
and
our
other
nine
municipalities.
You're,
probably
also
aware
that
the
governor's
office
has
issued
pretty
specific
guidance
for
reopening
cosmetology
establishments
and
food
service
establishments
over
the
weekend.
D
What
we've
done
with
that
information
is
boiled
it
down
to
a
couple
of
single
page
checkoff
lists
that
we
will
be
distributing
to
all
of
our
regulated
establishments.
Food
service
and
cosmetology,
so
they'll
know
exactly
what
they
need
to
do.
Of
course,
they
should
all
refer
to
the
government.
The
governor's
guidance
documents,
as
it
provides
a
lot
of
detail,
but
the
information
we
will
provide.
You
is
exactly
what
legislate.
Health
District
staff
will
be
looking
for
when
we
come
out
to
take
a
look
at
your
setup.
It's
pretty
straightforward.
D
D
We
haven't
seen
it
yet,
but
that
executive
order
may
change
some
of
the
things
on
the
checklist,
for
instance
in
cosmetology
establishments
as
it
currently
stands
blow
drying
hair
is
allowed,
but
we
saw
a
news
report
last
night,
although
it
hasn't
been
verified
that
the
governor
is
there.
The
governor's
task
force
has
changed
their
opinion
on
that.
If
we
receive
confirmation
that
that
is
changed,
of
course,
we
will
adopt
that
into
our
guidelines,
but
everyone
should
recognize
this
as
a
work
in
progress.
D
As
far
as
reopening
as
everyone's
aware,
in
addition
to
curbside
service,
the
Gov
allowing
outdoor
seating,
outdoor,
dining
and
we're
perfectly
fine
with
that
legislate
out,
district
doesn't
have
any
regulations
either
the
local
level
or
in
the
general
statutes
or
in
the
Connecticut
public
health
code
that
prohibits
outdoor
dining
or
even
regulates
it.
So
if
you
want
to
set
up
dining
outdoors,
have
at
it
we're
not
going
to
be
involved
in
that
process
if
you
want
to
cook
outside.
That
is
something
we
have
to
know
about.
D
We
have
to
do
site
inspections
and
at
least
go
over
what
your
setup
is
and
make
sure
it's
compliant
with
the
legislative
district
regulations,
the
Connecticut
public
health
code
and
the
new
governor's
mandates.
So
we'll
make
sure
everyone
has
that
information,
and
we
will
be
posting
this
information
on
our
website,
so
it's
readily
available
in
our
social
media
platforms.
D
Again,
I
want
to
reiterate
as
far
as
seating,
we
don't
have
any
jurisdiction
over
that
and
we're
not
interested
in
being
involved
in
the
in
the
approval
process.
For
that,
because
we
don't
have
any
regulations
to
back
it
up
right
now,
we're
perfectly
fine
with
outdoor
cooking
because
that's
allowed
under
our
local
regulation
in
Connecticut
public
health
code.
But
we
have
heard-
and
it
hasn't
been
verified
that
the
governor's
mandate
may
prohibit
outdoor
cooking.
That's
something!
D
Obviously
we
don't
have
any
control
over
and
we've
made
our
position
known
to
the
State
Health
Department
that
it
is
allowed
under
our
code
and
we're
supportive
of
outdoor
setup.
So
if
someone
wants
to
have
a
pig
roast
in
a
parking
lot
as
long
as
they
can
comply
with
our
regulations
and
the
Connecticut
public
health
code,
we're
okay
with
it
and
of
course
our
sister
agencies
have
to
approve
that
too,
as
far
as
planning
and
zoning
and
fire
and
so
forth.
D
But
just
wanted
everybody
to
be
clear
that
what
we
know
to
be
true
today
may
change
tomorrow
and
we'll
do
our
best
to
keep
everybody
up
to
speed
on
that
I'm.
Not
sure
John,
if
you
want
to
wait
for
questions
till
the
end
or
read
them
off
as
we
go
whatever
you
like,
but
we're
here
to
help
you
and
we'll
try
to
make
the
reopening
as
seamless
as
possible.
Yeah.
A
I
think
people
will
wait
for
some
questions
it.
The
end
of
this
I
think
right
now.
Paige
is
kind
of
keeping
track
of
that.
If
people
do
have
questions,
please
feel
free
to
type
them
into
the
comment
section
of
the
meeting
so
that
we
can
compile
those
as
we're
gone
and
we'll
do
our
best
to
answer
those
questions
at
the
end
before
I
hand
it
over
to
Deb
Jones,
to
give
a
few
pointers
on
where
we
are
from
zone
and
process.
A
F
E
First
I
wanted
to
concur
with
the
mayor
Vanity's
comments
concerning
doing
everything
we
can
to
help
you
open
safely
and
successfully.
I
also
wanted
to
mention
same
as
the
city
that
we're
looking
at
a
long-term
recovery
committee
in
a
four
inch
interested
in
potentially
participating.
You
can
email
me
at
j-bert
at
Groton,
CT,
gov,
again
JB
URT
at
Groton,
CT
gov
and
then
also
to
mention
our
the
Town
Council
adopted
the
tax
deferral
option
to
allow
affected
businesses
to
apply
for
a
three
months:
tax
deferral
for
taxes
and
government
utility
payments.
E
G
A
H
Don
morning,
everybody
to
build
on
what
Steve
said.
This
is
a
fluid
situation.
So
this
is
what
we
know
now
we
don't
have
an
executive
order
regarding
outdoor
patios,
but
we
do
have
the
zoning
regulations
for
the
town
of
Groton
outdoor
patios
are
in
commercial
zones,
mixed
use
zones,
industrial
zones
and
approve
them
administrative
Lee.
You
don't
have
to
go
to
a
commission.
H
We
just
need
an
application
form
and
a
plan
that
shows
where
you
want
to
put
your
patio
and
how
you're
going
to
protect
your
patrons
from
traffic,
whether
or
not
you're
going
to
use
lights.
If
you're
want
to
put
up
a
tent.
That
sort
of
thing
goes
on
the
application
form
the
application
fee
has
been
waived
so,
provided
you
give
us
all
the
information
about
what
you
want
to
do.
We
should
be
able
to
turn
around
approvals
pretty
quickly
within
a
day
or
so.
I
think
that's
that's
pretty
much.
A
I
We'll
tell
you
first
off
that
we
do
have
a
zoning
permit
application
online.
If
you
to
the
city
website,
there
is
no
cost
that
just
as
Deb
had
just
mentioned
from
her
side
of
that,
I
am
looking
for
as
simple
as
we
can
do
for
the
existing
buildings,
those
existing
businesses
and
a
simple
GIS
map.
Well,
where
you'd
like
to
put
your
dining
facilities
or
whatever
you'd
like
to
try
to
do
we'll,
we've
more
than
sufficient
for
us
to
get
an
approval
out
there
in
our
regulations.
I
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Carlton
and
I
also
want
to
hand
things
over
to
page
Bronk,
our
economic
and
Community
Development
Manager.
He
can
talk
briefly
about
some
of
the
things
that
we're
trying
to
do
to
promote
economic
development
through
these
hard
times
for
small
businesses
and
large,
so
page
I'll
hand
things
over
to
you
good.
J
Morning,
I
wanted
to
reinforce
that
our
goal
as
well
is
to
get
businesses
open
safely
and
as
quickly
as
possible.
We've
been
tracking
this
situation
for
weeks,
the
best
mechanism
that
we
have
to
display.
The
information
is
through
our
website,
explore
more
grande
comm
you'll
find
if
you
go
to
that
website
under
doing
business,
there's
a
drop-down
that
deals
with
covin
19
business
assistance.
I
would
encourage
people
to
look
at
that.
J
The
first
information
that
we
were
putting
on
that
website
dealt
with
state
and
federal
financial
resources,
and
we
continue
to
do
that
most
recently,
though,
we've
actually
been
putting
much
of
the
information
that's
distributed
by
the
governor
in
the
state
in
terms
of
their
guidance,
but
in
addition
to
that,
and
maybe
more
importantly
with-
is
the
industry
best
practice
information.
That's
coming
out
sources
such
as
the
ice
CSC,
the
shopping
center
organization,
also
retail
trades
they're,
providing
complementary
best
practices,
information
that
marries
well
with
the
information
that
the
state
is
providing.
J
The
other
thing
that
we
had
done
over
the
past
few
weeks
is
really
try
to
support
restaurants
and
putting
on
the
website
what
restaurants
are
opening
or
open
what
are
their
hours.
How
are
they
requesting
that
their
customers
deal
with
them?
We
really
understood
the
sensitivity
with
our
local
businesses,
particularly
small
business.
J
We
also
issued
a
survey
and
the
risks
is
in
all
honesty,
we're
a
little
bit
frightning,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
read
some
of
the
information
just
so
that
people
can
understand
the
severity
of
the
situation
we
received
about
71
responses
to
a
short
survey.
83%
of
the
respondents
had
less
than
10
workers
or
employees.
J
J
58%
had
taken
the
PPP
federal
program.
Funding
52%
took
the
economic
injury.
Does
an
Astra
loan
funding
the
last
most
significant
question
that
we
asked
them?
How
long
can
you
remain
at
the
current
status
before
permanently
closing
84%
said
through
May
61
said
through
June
41%
said
through
July
28%
said
through
August,
obviously,
that's
a
very
short
window
with
a
center
around
summer.
J
We
clearly
understand
that
small
businesses
in
Groton
are
on
life
support
at
this
moment,
and
the
answer
is
to
try
to
get
them
open
as
soon
as
possible,
particularly
for
the
summer.
Obviously,
it
has
to
be
done
in
a
timely
manner
and
safely
at
the
same
time,
so
we're
under
pressures
to
get
something
done,
but
also
follow
the
best
guidance
we
can
get
from
estate
and
also
industry
leads
so
again.
I
would
encourage
people
to
follow
not
only
the
state,
but
if
we
could
go
to
explore
more
Groton,
we
do
have
industry
best
practice,
guidance.
F
A
lot
to
say,
John
I,
see
a
couple
of
notes,
but
you
know
arc
turn
is
to
make
sure
we
enable
you
guys
to
do
your
jobs,
whether
it's
other
town
staff
or
the
businesses
that
are
opening,
but
just
to
be
clear.
We
do
get
complaints
regarding
social
distance,
saying,
masks,
I'm
sure.
If
we're
going
to
do
some
outdoor
seating,
there
may
be
some
pedestrian
concerns
and
some
traffic
concerns.
F
Mystic
and
oink
are
congested
on
good
days
and
knowing
that
we're
going
to
move
stuff
outside
will
create
some
other
challenges,
we
will
have
officers,
walking,
beats
and
riding
bikes
in
those
areas,
particularly
on
the
days
that
are
more
apt
to
have
large
groups
in
those
areas.
We
don't
want
to
be
killjoys.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
allow
people
to
enjoy
everything
that
the
businesses
have
to
offer,
but
we
also
have
to
be
cognizant
of
those
executive
orders.
There
are
enforcement
components.
F
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
encourage
people
to
comply
with
them
voluntarily,
so
we
don't
have
to
get
into
enforcement,
but
we
do
get
those
calls
I'm.
Sure
our
partners
in
the
city
have
the
same
approach
to
it,
but
but
ultimately
it's
to
make
sure
that
we,
you
know,
obey
the
rules
and
laws
that
are
out
there,
the
executive
orders
and
to
keep
people
safe.
That's
our
major
goal,
so
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
later.
A
Okay,
I
think
that
was
really
the
end
of
our
speaking
portion
of
this,
which
gives
us
a
bit
of
time
and
platform
to
answer
some
questions.
So
I
saw
that
there
are
two
questions
that
came
in
regarding
salons
and
one
that
came
in
dealing
with
tents
and
fire
marshals
and
some
of
those
things
so
I
think
maybe
the
the
salon
questions
page
I,
don't
know.
If
you
want
to
read
off
those
questions
and
then
there
might
be
opportunities
for
Steve
and
Kei
to
answer
those,
and
then
we
can
kind
of
jump
around.
J
D
Hi,
this
is
Steve
Mansfield,
so
I
want
to
clarify
I've
been
looking
at
the
questions
as
they
come
into
the
Q&A
and
of
all
of
the
quest.
We
have
do
have
a
few
answers,
but
we
have
posed
those
specific
questions
to
the
Department
of
Public
Health
over
the
weekend
and
today
we
hope
to
have
more
clarification.
So
what
we
know
to
be
true
now
is
the
capacity
is
the
capacity
of
the
salon.
D
G
At
this
time,
we're
not
going
to
be
conducting
opening
inspections,
unless
you
know,
unless
we
receive
complaints,
also
we're
pretty
sure
that
the
executive
order
that
will
be
released
will
detail.
Who
will
be
in
charge
of
enforcement
for
these
new
rules
for
reopening
if
the
enforcement
falls
on
us,
Wilshire
will
certainly
be
doing
that,
but
they
do
not
need
an
inspection
to
reopen
on
the
20th
from
literally.
D
And
just
one
quick
thing
to
add
on
that:
everyone
should
understand
that
we
legislate
Health.
District
continue
to
do
our
normal
operating
inspections,
so
we
will
be
going
out
and
doing
our
normal
site
visits
to
not
only
cosmetology
but
food
service
to
enforce
the
Connecticut
public
health
code
and
our
local
regulation
and
at
that
time
we'll
be
doing
an
assessment
of
how
they're
complying
with
the
governor's
orders
at
this
time.
D
We
we
know
that
we're
not
the
enforcement
agency,
but
we
do
have
a
big
role
in
educating
the
the
folks
who
are
charged
with
with
adhering
to
the
governor's
mandate.
So
we'll
continue
to
provide
that
education
to
our
establishments
and
if
we
do
run
into
enforcement
problems,
we'll
refer
it
to
the
appropriate
agency.
J
Okay,
the
next
question
somewhat
relates
to
something
I
had
mentioned
before
we
have
state
guidance,
but
also
we
have
industry
standards
as
well
and
maybe
additional
code
compliance.
So
the
question
is
before
I
make
a
large
investment.
I
was
curious
if
an
open-sided
tent
is
considered
outdoor,
seating
I
already
have
spoken
to
the
fire
marshal
and
he
is
researching
what
his
regulations
would
be.
I
read
the
governor's
guidelines
and
there
was
no
mention
of
tents.
Some
backdrop
on
this
I
believe
this
is
a
restaurant
I.
D
And
from
a
public
health
perspective,
there's
nothing
currently
in
our
regulations
that
would
prohibit
a
tent
with
or
without
sides,
but
that
question
has
been
put
to
DPH
because
of
the
interpretation
that
a
sided
tent
could
be
construed
as
a
contained
eating
environment
similar
to
being
inside
a
restaurant.
So
that
question
has
been
posed
and
of
course,
we'll
share
that
answer.
When
we
get
it.
J
I'm
gonna
continue
taking
these
questions
in
order
this
next
one
has
several
questions
within.
How
should
a
business
handle
a
situation
if
people
do
not
wear
masks,
should
people
wear
masks
while
walking
around
on
sidewalks
a
standpoint
mystic?
If
stores
and
restaurants
staff
are
not
wearing
masks,
what
should
patrons
do
I.
F
Might
be
able
to
help
on
part
of
that
the
governor's
executive
order
was
pretty
specific
and
I'm
sure
as
far
as
the
restaurants
go,
that
Steve
may
want
to
weigh
in
up,
but
you
know
that
the
guidance
is
specific
or
the
executive
order
specific.
If
you
can't
maintain
social
distancing,
which
is
deemed
to
be
that
six
distance
than
people
should
be
wearing
masks,
I
would
encourage
people
that
are
visiting
downtown
mystic
that
are
out
in
the
public
to
wear
masks
to
comply
with
that
directive.
F
Unless
there's
a
change
that
we
see
in
the
upcoming
executive
orders,
we
will
receive
complaints
on
that.
Our
officers
will
attempt
to
address
it.
If
people
are
occupying
a
business
and
working
there,
I
think
again,
I'll
defer
to
Steve,
but
I
think
that
the
guidance
is
pretty
clear
that
they're
gonna
need
to
wear
them.
D
Everything
chief
Fusaro
has
said:
I'll
add
that,
as
I
mentioned
before,
we
don't
at
this
point
know
if
the
governor
is
going
to
change
the
enforcement
entity
for
people
who
are
not
complying,
but
at
this
point
in
time
I
think
personal
responsibility
has
a
lot
to
do
with
it
if
you're
going
out
to
eat-
and
you
see
an
outdoor
dining
area
where
people
aren't
wearing
masks.
Think
about
your
health
and
the
health
of
your
family
first
and
decide
if
you
want
to
go
there
and
then.
Secondly,
you
can
always
report
it
to
us.
D
G
The
reopen
Connecticut
rules
that
were
released
for
food
service
establishments
have
guidance
on
cleaning
and
sanitizing
the
tables
and
the
chairs.
After
each
customer
they
have
limited
the
ability
to
have
reusable,
say,
salt
and
pepper,
shakers
or
ketchup.
Everything
needs
to
be
single
service,
or
you
know.
A
single
service,
packet
or
disposable
and
silver
needs
to
be
either
prepackaged
or
rolled
up,
and
your
table
should
not
be
preset
and
again
just
I
think
they
also
mentioned
utilizing
paper
menus
or
a
menu
board
or
having
people
use
their
cell
phone
to
view
the
menu.
J
Thank
you.
The
next
question
isn't
a
hundred
percent
clear
to
me,
but
I
think
we
can
get
the
under
the
the
general
concept
it
deals
with
a
restaurant.
It's
a
question
regarding
capacity
and
the
state's
guidance
dealing
with
fifty
percent
capacity,
so
50
percent
of
restaurant
capacity
is
what
total
relative
to
both
inside
and
outside
I.
Believe.
The
question
is:
do
you
aggregate
both
indoors
and
outdoors
in
calculating
your
fifty
percent,
or
is
it
really
just
supposed
to
be
based
on
50
percent
of
your
inside?
J
D
For
establishments-
let's
just
use
so
just
pick
one
at
random-
that
I
know
espy
oyster
company
in
downtown
mystic,
I,
believe
their
capacity
is
indoors
and
outdoors
I'm,
not
sure,
perhaps
of
Fire
Marshal
could
clarify
that.
But
it's
a
very
good
question,
because
a
lot
of
our
establishments
are
planning
on
doing
outdoor
seating
that
that
they've
never
done
before.
D
So
there
may
not
already
be
an
established
capacity,
so,
for
instance,
if
if
a
place
in
in
Groton
decides
they
want
to
have
outdoor
seating,
we
may
not
know
what
the
normal
seating
is,
because
it
doesn't
exist.
So
that's
another
question
that
we've
already
articulated
to
the
Department
of
Public
Health
and
again
we'll
share
that
answer.
When
we
get
it.
J
H
D
Yeah,
so,
in
order
to
serve
liquor
outdoor,
you
need
a
patio
permit
from
the
Department
of
consumer
protection
and
they've
made
it
clear
that
that
requirement
has
not
been
waived
that
permit
actually
needs
a
sign-off
from
I
believe
the
building
inspector,
the
fire
official
and
the
local
health
department.
So
I
think,
unfortunately,
that's
a
hoop
that
the
department
of
consumer
protection
wasn't
willing
to
waive
yeah
kind
of
a
offshoot
of
that
question.
Can
you
we
know
we?
D
They
can
serve
liquor
outdoors
if
they
have
the
appropriate
CCP
permit,
but
can
they
actually
set
up
any
kind
of
distribution
system?
So,
if
there's
a
microbrewery,
for
instance,
they
may
want
to
set
up
kegs
and
a
table
to
pour
their
beers.
It's
clear
that
you
can't
have
outdoor
bars
in
the
governor's
mandate,
but
it
is
unclear
as
to
whether
or
not
you
can
actually
set
up
a
distribution
system
and
we've
had
that
question
from
a
couple
of
places
that
want
to
do
beer
gardens
from
our
perspective.
D
G
Just
to
add
on
to
what
Steve
said
sorry
page,
we
do
have
staff
here
at
the
office
every
day,
so
we
will
be
here
to
sign
off
on
those
DCP
patio
permits,
if
necessary,
but
I
would
recommend
calling
first
before
coming
down,
because
our
office
is
closed
to
the
public.
So
we
just
want
to
be
able
to
coordinate.
If
you
make
a
trip
down
to
have
a
signature,
someone
will
be
here.
J
D
G
D
And
as
far
as
blow-drying,
the
way
the
governor's
mandate
stands
now
is
it's
not
allowed,
but,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
someone
from
the
governor's
office
was
quoted,
I
believe
it
was
a
Hartford
Courant
article
saying
that
they
were
reversing
that
policy.
So
keep
your
eye
on
the
news
and
our
website
and
and
we'll
see
what
that
changes.
D
They'll
be
determined
by
the
governor's
office,
the
the
governor's
executive
orders
are
the
ones
if
they
supersede
all
of
our
local
regulations
at
least
Health
Department
regulations,
so
they're
putting
in
place
all
of
the
regulations
and
mechanisms
that
they
believe
will
appropriately
protect
employees
and
the
customers
there.
Again.
Enforcement
is
still
up
in
the
air
right
now.
All
of
the
governor's
mandates
are
enforceable
by
the
state
or
local
police
and,
of
course,
legislate
assists
all
of
our
municipalities
with
education.
D
But
if
you
were
on
the
governor's
conference
call
last
Friday,
he
actually
did
mention
that
the
suspension
of
regulated
establishment
licenses
may
be
necessary.
I,
don't
know
if
that
was
a
harbinger
of
what
he's
planning
to
put
into
his
executive
order,
but
I
think
it's
something
we
should
pay
attention
to.
But
again
as
soon
as
we
get
clarification
on,
who
exactly
will
be
doing,
the
enforcement
we'll
be
sure
to
share
that
with
everyone.
H
Those
are
the
only
zones
where
patios
outdoor
patios
are
allowed,
so
the
mixed
use
districts
include
downtown
mystic,
downtown
Groton,
the
route
1
corridor
and
the
Aquatic
bridge
area.
Both
industrial
zones
allow
it
the
one
along
Route,
117
and
down
near
the
airport
in
the
commercial
zones,
long
184
route,
12
route,
1.
F
The
short
answer
right
now
is
no:
we've
got
no
plans
for
that,
just
just
as
a
clarification,
the
streets,
most
of
them
in
downtown
mystic.
The
major
thruway's
are
all
state
roads,
that's
governed
by
the
Department
of
Transportation.
They
have
been
reticent
to
close
down
any
of
those
roads
in
the
past.
The
local
traffic
authority,
which
in
on
the
ground
side,
is
myself
in
the
town
integer.
We
don't
have
the
authority
there,
so
I
guess.
The
short
answer
is
right.
F
Now,
no,
and
with
congestion
and
downtown
mystic
expected
larger
groups
coming
down
there
as
the
weather
gets
better
to
take
part
in
some
of
these
activities
and
utilize,
the
businesses
down
there
I
think
it
would
be
unwise
to
close
those
streets,
but
there,
as
I
indicated
at
the
beginning,
we're
concerned
about
pedestrian
traffic
blocking
those
roads
with
tables
and
whatnot.
So
it
at
this
point,
I,
don't
see
that
happening.
I
mean
it's
something
we
could
look
into,
but
I
I
think
the
likelihood
of
closing
down
Main
Street,
West,
Main,
Water
Street.
F
Any
of
those
is
unlikely
for
any
extended
period
of
time,
and,
quite
frankly,
it
would
be
a
pretty
significant
drain
on
resources
at
the
town
level
having
to
put
up
barricades
to
make
sure
that
people
don't
go
through
those
roads
and
it
would
create
a
safety
hazard
as
well.
I
hope
that
answers
the
question.
Thank
you.
D
It's
a
really
good
question:
it's
one,
we've
asked
of
DPH.
What
we
speculate
will
be
happening
is
patrons
will
be
allowed
to
use
the
bathrooms,
the
existing
back
bathrooms
that
are
in
the
facility.
Obviously
they
can't
dine
in
the
facility,
but
going
in
to
the
facility
to
use
the
bathrooms.
We
think
that
will
be
allowed
and
I
think
it
will
be
laid
out
clearly
and
the
governor's
mandate,
but
in
your
planning
at
this
point
in
time,
I
wouldn't
recommend
purchasing
outdoor
porta-potties
and
things
like
that.
Until
we
get
more
clarification
on
that.
J
G
Barber
sides
are
best
for
your
implements,
so
your
comb,
your
scissors,
your
tweezers,
those
types
of
items
that
are
gonna
be
going
to
come
in
contact
with
a
person,
but
for
using
a
disinfectant
or
a
sanitizer
on
a
hard
surface.
It
should
have
an
EPA
registered
number
and
have
some
kind
of
information
on
its
use
against
a
human
coronavirus.
J
F
F
One
of
the
previous
questions
was
about
the
sidewalks
I
think
it
was
about
one
way:
pedestrian
traffic,
that
in
fact,
we
have
looked
at
in
some
areas,
particularly
in
the
Mystic
River
Bridge
I've
talked
to
chief
Stewart
in
Stonington,
about
about
that
in
Stonington
officials
and
Groton
officials
have
discussed
the
possibility
of
making
one-way
traffic
there.
This.
E
J
Next
question
eels
with
restaurants-
and
it
is
an
interesting
one.
It's
so
far
we've
treated
endorsed
eating
versus
outdoor
eating
as
an
absolute,
but
maybe
it's
not
always
so
clear.
The
question
is
for
restaurants,
with
large
windows
that
typically
are
wide
open
during
the
summer
season.
Our
tables
adjacent
to
the
window
is
deemed
to
be
outdoor,
seating
and
available
or
indoor
seating,
and
not
allowed.
D
J
H
Paige
Thanks
sure
so
along
Water
Street
and
West
Main
Street
in
mystic.
Those
are
state-owned
sidewalks.
So
if
you
want
to
put
tables
outside
on
the
walks-
and
many
of
them
are
wide
enough
to
accommodate
pedestrians
and
tables,
you
need
permission
from
the
state
on
local
roads.
There
may
be
some
sidewalks
that
are
wide
enough
to
accommodate
tables
and
pedestrians,
and
you
need
to
get
permission
from
the
Public
Works
Department.
J
D
Don't
have
a
specific
date
and
time
we
that
question
as
soon
as
on
Saturday
as
soon
as
the
governor
put
out
the
guidelines-
and
we
were
told
early
next
week,
so
it
could
be
any
time
now,
but
unfortunately
we're
at
the
mercy
of
the
governor's
office
to
come
up
with
those
and
distribute
those.
But
as
the
most
accurate
information
we
had
was
sometime
early
this
week,.
J
D
So,
from
a
public
health
perspective,
there
are
a
lot
of
situations
that
are
very
similar
to
this.
We
have
to
rely
on
what
the
governor's
orders
say
and
we
we
refer
to
them.
Whenever
we
get
questions,
the
most
recent
governor's
order
is
what
the
mandate
is.
I,
wouldn't
I,
wouldn't
rely
on
OSHA
to
determine
when
people
can
go
back
to
work.
D
If
the
governor's
office
says
that
physicians
offices
or
dentists
offices
can
go
back
to
work
or
go
back
to
work
under
limited
scenario
or
something
like
that,
but
the
best
thing
to
do
is
just
go
to
CT
gov
and
look
at
the
most
recent
guidance
documents.
We
haven't
heard
anything
about
an
executive
order
coming
out
that
would
change
the
current
mandates.
I.
J
J
The
businesses
are
going
to
have
to
take
some
of
their
own
creativity
in
using
the
state
guidance
in
trying
to
make
things
work
and-
and
thankfully
we
have
a
little
bit
of
time
in
which
to
plan
before
May
20th,
but
I,
don't
know
that
we're
always
gonna
have
all
of
the
answers
from
the
guidance.
Some
of
the
answers
have
to
come
from
the
businesses
themselves
and
the
industry
best
practices.
J
I
do
have
one
other
question
that
came
in
two
parts,
so
I
guess
I'll
proceed
with
that
number
one
Steve
believe
this
is
for
you
did
you
say
the
governor
could
potentially
ban
outdoor
cooking
and
the
second
question.
We
have
an
abundance
of
signage,
requesting
social
distancing,
currently
not
allowing
on-site
food
consumption.
How
can
we
enforce
patrons
wearing
masks
while
waiting
for
food,
pickup
and
balancing
the
good
Samaritans?
Who
may
complain
that
customers
are
not
complying.
D
So
to
answer
the
first
part
of
the
question:
yes,
I
did
say
that
the
governor
could
potentially
ban
outdoor
cooking.
We've
heard
rumors
of
that,
but
at
this
point
in
time
I
would
not
I
would
continue
to
plan.
If
you
want
to
do
outdoor
cooking
put
those
procedures
in
place,
we
haven't
seen
anything
formal
or
informal
from
the
governor's
office
that
would
ban
that.
But
again
we
always
have
to
use
that
caveat.
We
get
surprised
sometimes
as
well.
Frequently
we
read
in
the
newspaper
or
in
an
email
what
the
mandates
are.
D
At
the
same
time,
the
general
public
and
and
the
people
who
run
our
regulated
establishments
do
so
at
this
point
in
time
there
is
no
prohibition
on
outsoar,
cooking
and
from
a
public
health
perspective.
We're
perfectly
fine
with
that.
Just
just,
let
know
what
you
plan
on
doing
and
we'll
walk
you
through
the
process.
D
Number
two
is
a
really
good
question
and
I
think
an
impossible
question
to
answer.
100%
accurately.
It
is
a
balance
like
the
the
person
wrote
in
the
question.
If
you
have
say
an
ice-cream
shop
and
people
are
lining
up
outside
and
they're,
not
adhering
to
social
distancing,
say
you
put
down
six
foot
markers
on
the
ground,
and
people
are
just
piling
up.
I
think
there
is
a
balance
between
telling
them
what
they
need
to
do
and
refusing
them
service
or
reporting
them
to
the
authorities.
D
I
think
it's
going
to
fall
in
most
cases
on
the
establishment
to
make
the
decision
about
how
to
best
enforce
the
mandates
of
the
governor
and,
of
course,
we
recognize
that
control
over
large
groups
of
people,
especially
in
the
summertime
when
they're
they're
lining
up,
is
a
very
difficult
thing
to
do.
Tactfully
and
again,
we'll
do
our
best.
J
If
someone
were
to
come
in
and
be
disruptive
or
bother
the
existing
patrons
or
we're
not
following
other
rules
that
were
required
by
the
business
owner
or
the
operator
I
believe
that
if
the
business
owner
has
the
right
to
address
that
with
the
patron
I
believe
that
this
would
be
the
same
situation.
Probably
a
soft
approached
in
advising
this
is
asked
to
occur
these
days.
It's
part
of
the
state
mandate
that
they
comply.
If
they
do
worse
blades
to
a
different
nature
possible,
it
would
be
the
premises.
J
D
F
In
in
the
in
the
written
questions,
I
answered
one
of
them,
but
just
for
for
the
business
owners
there
is
a
mechanism
to
request
PPE.
The
state
has
set
up
a
four
tiered
system
for
requesting
personal
protective
equipment,
masks
gloves
gowns
things
like
that.
Businesses
are
the
fourth
tier,
the
first
being
health
care
providers.
Then
it
goes
down
to
long-term
care
facilities
and
first
responders
and
in
other
municipal
agencies,
but
the
fourth
tier
of
that
allows
business
owners
to
request
PPE
that
the
state
is
receiving
to
do
that.
F
I
posted
on
the
answered
questions,
the
mechanism
to
get
that
there's
a
requesting
format
available
at
the
city
gov
website.
What
happens?
Is
you
put
in
a
request?
I
can
tell
you
your
whole
request
probably
won't
be
fulfilled,
we're
seeing
that
with
first
responders
when
we
put
in
requests-
and
we
get
a
small
percentage
of
that,
but
you
can
request
it.
When
the
order
is
fulfilled.
We,
the
police
department,
the
Emergency
Management
function,
will
be
notified.
We
will
pick
it
up
from
the
stockpile.
That's
that's
located
elsewhere!
F
F
One
of
the
restaurant
owners
had
a
question
about
the
PPE,
so
I
thought
it
would
be
important
to
note
that
in
getting
back
just
to
comment
on
your
last
question,
just
like
you
had
said,
if
there's
an
incident
that
happens
with
the
person
at
a
business
that
you
refuse
service,
you
know
we
can
be
contacted
under
any
circumstances
and
if
they
refuse
to
leave,
you
call
the
police
department.
We
come
there.
We
notifying
that
they
have
to
leave
that
they're
no
longer
welcome.
F
We
put
them
on
notice
that
that
further,
if
they
come
there
again
in
the
future,
that
they
could
be
issued
a
summons
for
for
trespassing
or
arrested
for
trespassing,
that
mechanism
existed,
pre
kovat,
it
exists.
It
exists
now
and
there's
additional
enforcement
measures
that
we
can
take
under
the
governor's
executive
orders,
but
I
think
the
advice
you
gave
Paige
was
was
very
sound.
F
J
D
From
a
public
health
perspective,
I'll
take
that
one
we've
gotten
a
lot
of
calls
about
that
and
the
governor's
executive
order
makes
it
very
clear
that
if
someone
has
a
health
condition
that
prohibits
them
from
wearing
a
mask,
they
don't
have
to
wear
a
mask
and
that
the
they're
not
required
to
provide
that
information
to
any
entity.
So
if
a
restaurant
owner
asks
someone
to
wear
a
mask
and
they
say
I
can't
because
of
medical
condition-
that's
pretty
much
it.
What
should
you
do
at
that
point?
D
J
Thank
you,
I'm,
going
to
turn
this
back
over
to
John
Reiner,
just
to
have
some
closing
words
before
that,
though
I
do
want
to
reiterate
that
the
town
Groton
as
a
whole.
We
have
the
Explorer
more
Groton
comm
website,
again,
there's
a
doing
business
drop
down
within
that
we
have
the
kovat
19
business
resource
page.
J
We
continue
to
populate
that
and
revise
it
daily
I
would
encourage
people
to
go
to
that
site
to
look
for
information
and,
of
course,
if
there
are
any
questions,
any
of
us
are
willing
to
help
in
getting
your
businesses
opened
in
a
timely
manner,
but
also
done
safely
for
everybody
John
Reiner.
Did
you
want
to
comment
to
wrap
things
up.
A
D
Before
you
jump
in
I
just
want
to
provide
just
a
little
clarification
very
quickly.
There
was
a
question
earlier
about
dental
offices.
While
we're
on
this
call,
I
got
a
notification.
I
haven't
seen
this
myself,
but
it
has
at
least
been
reported
in
the
media
that
some
dentists
offices
may
be
able
to
reopen
on
the
20th.
It's
not
something
ledge
light
regulates
or
inspects,
but
we'll
do
some
more
research
into
that,
but
I
would
again
encourage
everyone
to
go
to
the
CT
gov
website
and
review
the
latest
recommendations
from
the
governor's
office.
A
Problem
at
all,
Steve
I
just
wanted
to
thank
not
only
all
the
panelists,
but
all
the
business
owners
in
town
that
have
jumped
on
participated.
We
want
to
hear
more
from
you
so
up
on
the
screen.
Now,
if
you
can
see
it,
there's
a
contact
list
for
everyone
that
spoke
on
the
call
today
from
the
town
from
the
city
from
ledge
light.
So
if
people
have
questions,
please
reach
out
to
us,
look
at
legislates
website.
Look
at
city
of
grotton's
website,
town
of
Groton,
as
well
as
the
explore
more
grand
comm
economic
development
website.
A
That
has
a
lot
of
resources
for
small
businesses.
Again,
we
try
to
do
our
best
to
answer
all
the
questions
with
the
available
data
that
we
currently
have
now.
I
expect
us
to
do
another
one
of
these
calls
within
two
weeks.
Every
few
days
things
are
changing,
I
mean
just
as
Steve
mentioned,
just
in
the
time
use
on
this
call
getting
additional
information
vacation.
So,
as
new
information
becomes
available,
we
that
you
know
all
these
organizations
will
keep
working
together
and
the
partnership
that
we
have
been,
but
keep
your
eyes
and
ears
open
for
facebook.
A
Explore
more
and
other
posts,
as
well
as
legislate,
helping
to
push
out
some
information
for
our
next
update
on
these
type
of
information.
So
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
participating
to
all
the
businesses
in
town,
good
luck
and
if
you
need
any
assistance
or
guidance.
Please
again
reach
out
to
us
and
thank
you
and
have
a
great
day.