1 00:00:07,060 --> 00:00:37,040 Ready? Ready? Ready? Ready? Ready? Ready? Ready? Good morning. Good morning. Mayor, council, Deputy Mayor's. This is a little non-traditional event we're having today. We're referring to as a virtual town hall. It's being posted on Channel 28. It's also on Facebook Live. It's non-traditional in a sense that it's very important for us to keep social distance as a community, but also to keep gatherings low to stop the spread of this virus. The community can participate in a couple of different ways. One is we have people looking through 2 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,760 through the Facebook Live story to filter questions that may be pertinent to everybody in the 3 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:47,600 community, as well as we're taking emails to Andrea, who's our city clerk and she'll 4 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:48,400 be filtering those as well. 5 00:00:48,540 --> 00:00:49,960 Those will be coming in after the presentation. 6 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,560 Just to brief update on what the city staff has been doing, we have opened the EOC and are 7 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:00,080 fully operational as an EOC working on projects and programs to help mitigate some of the challenges 8 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:01,200 that we're facing as a community. 9 00:01:02,100 --> 00:01:05,440 With this, at this point, I'm going to turn over to Rex Paris, our Mayor, our Rex Paris 10 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,880 to communicate and talk about what we're doing in this message is going to be sending. 11 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,100 Okay, so before you do that, for the people at all, can you tell what you'll see means? 12 00:01:13,220 --> 00:01:13,960 Yes, thank you. 13 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,580 The AUC stands for Emergency Operations Center. 14 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:21,160 It's a standardized process in which cities are all governments used in an effort to communicate 15 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:22,760 and implement an emergency operation. 16 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,400 The benefit of that system is that it's consistent nationwide. 17 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:31,040 So when we communicate up to the county level, the county OES was the office of emergency 18 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,920 services, there's a consistent message and a consistent theme of the way we operate. 19 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:41,260 When they communicate to the state, there's a consistent theme in the way the state operates and manages its emergencies and the federal government as well. 20 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:52,760 So in this process, once we establish the EOC, we create a direct line of communication with those other agencies that are deliver services that are beyond what we can do. 21 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:07,100 We have Dr. Trong, who is the infectious disease specialist with Kaiser in the hospital, and 22 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:11,220 we have Dr. Stock, who is the director of the emergency services at the AV hospital. 23 00:02:11,740 --> 00:02:15,200 They are also deputy mayors appointed by our mayor. 24 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,360 Thank you. 25 00:02:17,700 --> 00:02:25,120 The purpose of today's Town Hall and everything we do for the next three months is going 26 00:02:26,700 --> 00:02:33,820 to do whatever is necessary so that no one in the city of Lancaster dies needlessly 27 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:34,880 from this disease. 28 00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:37,920 As stark as that sounds, that's really what we're doing. 29 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:43,600 There is no reason anyone needs to die from this if we do everything right. 30 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:49,560 We are also concerned about businesses going out of business because of this. 31 00:02:50,220 --> 00:02:53,300 We do not think there is any reason why that has to happen. 32 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:58,960 If we all work together in regards to solving this crisis as long as it lasts. 33 00:03:00,340 --> 00:03:04,680 And the purpose of the day is to tell you a little bit about how we intend to do that. 34 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:12,280 We will be declaring what we are declaring as of now a state of emergency in the city of 35 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:17,880 Now, you've been hearing that from various different government agencies. 36 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,780 It seems to mean different things depending on who's saying it. 37 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,960 Let me tell you what it means here. 38 00:03:24,700 --> 00:03:30,820 It means we will take whatever authority we need to take to guarantee that the people living 39 00:03:30,820 --> 00:03:34,240 in Lancaster do not die needlessly. 40 00:03:35,300 --> 00:03:36,120 What's needlessly? 41 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,540 That means anybody dying from COVID-19. 42 00:03:39,540 --> 00:03:50,020 There is no reason why that has to happen, but we do have to be restrictive in many ways that we're not comfortable being. 43 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,460 And I also want to be very clear about this. 44 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,020 Do we know what we're doing? 45 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:58,000 No. 46 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,300 We never done this before. 47 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,780 This is never faced any of us. 48 00:04:03,780 --> 00:04:08,600 It's been a hundred years since the United States has faced 49 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,720 an emergent situation this severe, 50 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,440 and that was the Spanish flu in 1916. 51 00:04:15,620 --> 00:04:19,100 I'm incredibly encouraged by what I'm seeing coming out 52 00:04:19,100 --> 00:04:20,700 of Washington and from our president. 53 00:04:21,820 --> 00:04:24,140 The regardless of your feelings about the president, 54 00:04:25,500 --> 00:04:27,660 he has never been this presidential. 55 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,860 He is taking decisive action that is guaranteed 56 00:04:31,860 --> 00:04:35,960 to help the American public get through this. 57 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,180 We have a whole team in the city working with Washington 58 00:04:39,180 --> 00:04:44,520 to make certain that as it as funds become available, 59 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,020 we can transfer to businesses in the city of Lancaster. 60 00:04:49,940 --> 00:04:53,780 We are now researching whether or not we can compel employers 61 00:04:53,780 --> 00:04:59,860 to continue paying salaries if they close down during this crisis. 62 00:04:59,860 --> 00:04:59,900 You 63 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:16,180 We don't know the answer to that. We should know by the end of the day. The reason we would do that is because it's much easier to get federal money for the employer and then not have to worry about the hundred employees because he's already paid them. 64 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:29,060 Not the best circumstances, but that is what we're looking for. We want to ensure that the families in Lancaster have this little disruption as possible. 65 00:05:29,060 --> 00:05:37,420 for those amongst us who like to complain and criticize everybody when they're watching from afar. 66 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:47,700 Please don't call me up and criticize anything until you're able to tell me that you actually went to the store for somebody over 65 and delivered groceries to them. 67 00:05:48,100 --> 00:05:55,680 That you actually took care of the children that are now without parental supervision because the schools have closed. 68 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:10,880 Do not call and complain until you're able to tell us what specific action you've taken to help your neighbors because that is what it's going to take for us to get through this with as little scars as possible. 69 00:06:11,580 --> 00:06:20,700 We have to help each other. We have to love each other. The whole concept of this being a Christian community is now being called in action. 70 00:06:20,700 --> 00:06:25,900 We either love our neighbor or we don't, we either take care of them or we don't. 71 00:06:26,300 --> 00:06:28,980 Now is the time for you to take action at home. 72 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:34,700 Now I think I've sufficiently gone off my notes and have staff can sufficiently concern 73 00:06:34,700 --> 00:06:38,560 that I'll go back to what the notes say. 74 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:44,100 As of yesterday, there were 94 confirmed cases in Los Angeles County. 75 00:06:44,420 --> 00:06:45,400 What does that mean? 76 00:06:45,900 --> 00:06:49,300 That means if we do nothing, they will double every two days. 77 00:06:49,300 --> 00:06:52,360 Just sit down for a moment and do the math. 78 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,260 By the end of the month, everybody's infected. 79 00:06:55,940 --> 00:06:58,900 That is why we're taking such an economy in measures now. 80 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:03,480 We have to slow this down, and we will. 81 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:09,640 Public Los Angeles County Public Health has issued directives closing the gyms, closing 82 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:10,240 the restaurants. 83 00:07:10,780 --> 00:07:15,280 You can get food to go, but you cannot go in the restaurant and sit down. 84 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,800 of what else did they close? 85 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:21,700 All the others, I think. 86 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:23,280 Public establishment. 87 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:25,100 Okay, movie is the name of a hospital. 88 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:29,420 I guess the easiest way to answer that question is if you're within six feet of somebody, 89 00:07:29,580 --> 00:07:30,640 they closed it. 90 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:36,360 The hospital visits, no hospital visits, no hospital visits, no group home visits. 91 00:07:36,820 --> 00:07:40,680 The whole idea is to limit contagion for the next two weeks. 92 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:42,680 Yes, it's uncomfortable. 93 00:07:43,540 --> 00:07:45,160 Yes, nobody wants to do it. 94 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,680 But we don't have a lot of choices here. 95 00:07:49,140 --> 00:07:54,060 We will either do it, or people will die needlessly. 96 00:07:54,860 --> 00:07:56,060 This is not an exercise. 97 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,020 This is the time everybody needs to step up. 98 00:08:02,450 --> 00:08:06,790 That being said, the city is going to take additional precautionary steps to limit the 99 00:08:06,790 --> 00:08:08,290 number of cases that will occur. 100 00:08:09,110 --> 00:08:12,590 There will be an emergency virtual council meeting tonight at 5 p.m. 101 00:08:12,790 --> 00:08:17,090 The resolutions we intend to pass include, but are not limited to the follow-up 102 00:08:17,090 --> 00:08:22,810 items. Now, what does that mean? That means no, you can't come to the Council meeting tonight 103 00:08:22,810 --> 00:08:27,670 if you're a regular attendor, because it would be more than ten people meeting if you 104 00:08:27,670 --> 00:08:32,730 did. Everything is going to be done virtually at least for the next two weeks. 105 00:08:40,090 --> 00:08:40,810 It's been suggested 106 00:08:40,810 --> 00:08:45,350 that I explained to you that the governor suspended the Brown Act, but I also recognized that 99 107 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:50,670 percent of the people don't know what the Brown Act is. But for those of you who pay attention 108 00:08:50,670 --> 00:08:55,650 or that sort of thing, it's been suspended, that means meetings do not have to be public. 109 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:05,400 The resolutions we intend to pass include, but are not limited to the following odd items. 110 00:09:07,220 --> 00:09:12,700 We proclaim the state of emergency, confirming the emergency regulations for public meetings 111 00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:18,640 to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19, extending deadlines for non-essential city functions. 112 00:09:18,940 --> 00:09:24,200 That means if there's a deadline for you to pay your license, business license, something 113 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,220 of that, it's suspended for the next 90 days. 114 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:33,420 Limit in person meetings, no meetings with more than 10 people. 115 00:09:34,500 --> 00:09:39,760 Across the board, if you walk into a meeting and there's 10 people there, you are breaking 116 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:40,540 the law. 117 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,840 More importantly, you are endangering your families. 118 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:46,880 All sporting events are canceled. 119 00:09:50,490 --> 00:09:54,770 Limited access to group homes, senior, center, independent living centers and hospitals. 120 00:09:54,770 --> 00:09:59,870 So let's talk about that for a minute, our loved ones who are an extended. 121 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:18,240 Take care of the hospital or in a group home. This is very difficult for them. They're essentially being put in prison. Now, it's a nicer prison than what we see on television, but they are still confined. They are still limited and who they can see and talk to. 122 00:10:19,220 --> 00:10:28,740 Now's the time to use your social media, use your FaceTime, at least at the very least, use your phone, call these people you love once a day. 123 00:10:28,740 --> 00:10:34,220 They are going to suffer from extreme loneliness as the time goes on. 124 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,060 Do what you can to help them. 125 00:10:39,170 --> 00:10:47,670 We are demanding that grocery stores set aside times for senior citizens to be able 126 00:10:47,670 --> 00:10:48,310 to shop. 127 00:10:48,970 --> 00:10:54,510 Anybody over 60 should limit any exposure as much as possible. 128 00:10:55,410 --> 00:10:58,210 We do not want them standing in line at the grocery store. 129 00:10:58,210 --> 00:11:06,850 So we've requested and we are now by ordinance tonight making it mandatory that that time be set aside 130 00:11:07,950 --> 00:11:14,430 You know, there's some real heroes in all of this and we we tend not to recognize them 131 00:11:14,430 --> 00:11:21,170 You're bus drivers your people at the checkstand checking, you know when you go to the store and check out your food 132 00:11:21,830 --> 00:11:26,310 People that have a lot of contact with other people 133 00:11:28,210 --> 00:11:29,510 They're still coming to work. 134 00:11:29,750 --> 00:11:31,330 They're still doing their job. 135 00:11:32,470 --> 00:11:33,290 They're heroes. 136 00:11:34,150 --> 00:11:34,950 Make no mistake. 137 00:11:35,750 --> 00:11:37,650 They are risking their lives. 138 00:11:38,370 --> 00:11:40,510 Nonetheless, they still go to work. 139 00:11:40,930 --> 00:11:43,090 They still deal with the public. 140 00:11:43,650 --> 00:11:46,010 Thank them when you see them. 141 00:11:46,010 --> 00:11:48,210 It is not a small thing they are doing. 142 00:11:49,090 --> 00:11:51,790 I also want to call out of a large of markets. 143 00:11:52,670 --> 00:11:55,810 They were the first ones that came in and said, 144 00:11:55,810 --> 00:12:04,730 7-8 was a 78, 78 seniors get in, no one else unless you're a senior citizen or have a disability 145 00:12:04,730 --> 00:12:05,670 or if you're pregnant. 146 00:12:07,790 --> 00:12:08,970 They were the first ones. 147 00:12:09,910 --> 00:12:11,050 They didn't hesitate. 148 00:12:11,970 --> 00:12:19,950 They are great citizens of the city, and we should remember this as the crisis goes on, who's 149 00:12:19,950 --> 00:12:21,610 stepping up and who is not. 150 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:36,560 There's a 90 day stay on the payment of any application fee, any business renewal, anything to do with the city. 151 00:12:38,420 --> 00:12:45,420 And we will pass an ordinance prohibiting landlords from evicting anybody during this time of crisis. 152 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,520 Yes, I know that that creates all kinds of problems. 153 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,400 It creates a situation where people who could pay their rent might not. 154 00:12:54,400 --> 00:13:01,840 Nonetheless, this is not the time to be putting people out on the street and we will prevent that from happening. 155 00:13:06,170 --> 00:13:12,710 If you're over 65, it is not just your own health that we're concerned about. 156 00:13:13,450 --> 00:13:18,350 If you get sick, you will consume enormous resources at the hospital. 157 00:13:19,130 --> 00:13:21,570 We have limited ICU beds. 158 00:13:21,570 --> 00:13:29,150 We have limited ventilators, we have, I guess, the best way to say that is everything is limited. 159 00:13:30,150 --> 00:13:37,830 You not only owe it to yourself and your family, you owe it to your community to do whatever is necessary not to get sick. 160 00:13:38,650 --> 00:13:46,150 In a moment, I'm going to turn it over to the doctors here, and they know a lot more about this than I do, and they will be able to help you with that. 161 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:58,580 but make no mistake. This is a time where it's a patriotic act not to get sick. It's also 162 00:13:58,580 --> 00:14:05,880 important that do not overburden the healthcare system. If you don't need a doctor, don't go. 163 00:14:06,340 --> 00:14:11,220 I think they actually call them regular attenders or something like that. People that are constantly 164 00:14:11,220 --> 00:14:18,820 going to the emergency room, now is not the time to do that. If you go to the emergency room, 165 00:14:19,100 --> 00:14:25,080 understand you are walking into an area of infection. There's no good reason for you to be there 166 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:26,660 unless you have to be there. 167 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:39,960 We have about 10 employees now working on just getting federal 168 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:46,240 subsidies and state subsidies into the hands of our citizens who need them. 169 00:14:46,460 --> 00:14:54,640 If you're suffering, if you're experiencing financial difficulties because of this crisis, 170 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:59,500 because of having to close the restaurant call us. 171 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:06,860 We should be able to help you within a day or two. We are working around the clock on making it so 172 00:15:06,860 --> 00:15:13,140 there's as little business disruption as possible. Also, if you have business disruption insurance 173 00:15:13,140 --> 00:15:19,320 and you've had to close because of this, file a claim. File a claim today, because there's going 174 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:23,300 to be a line. There's going to be a queue. You want to get in there early. 175 00:15:26,940 --> 00:15:27,840 We encourage everyone 176 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,880 to sign up for the email in the texts from the city. 177 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:35,440 We will be sending them out as new developments occur. 178 00:15:36,660 --> 00:15:39,360 People have asked, do we have to follow 179 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,900 the rules from LA County Public Health? 180 00:15:42,420 --> 00:15:43,960 The answer to that is yes. 181 00:15:44,540 --> 00:15:47,080 When they ordered the closing of restaurants, 182 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:50,080 except for takeout food, that is mandatory. 183 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:57,200 However, I want to very clear that this team is evaluating 184 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:04,640 everything that comes out of the county. If we ever decide that our people are not being 185 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:09,520 protected, we will appoint our own health officer and I guess it's probably going to be 186 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:16,220 one of you too. And that will enable us to take control. Right now we see no reason to do that. 187 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,980 I think I've covered it all. Who wants to start? The doctors. 188 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:29,060 Dr. Stock sees patients initially in emergency room, and then he calls us and puts a patient 189 00:16:29,060 --> 00:16:29,500 upstairs. 190 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:30,920 So, I'll let Dr. Stock first. 191 00:16:31,460 --> 00:16:33,260 You're an issue of evaluation of the patients. 192 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:35,600 Good morning. 193 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:44,120 The hospital, the MLO of the hospital, is starting to see an increased number of cases of people 194 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,800 concerning for the COVID-19 virus. 195 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:53,560 today, we have not tested anyone who's been positive, but there are tests that are 196 00:16:53,560 --> 00:17:00,120 pending right now. Yesterday, we saw what appears to be the beginning of an inflection 197 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:06,580 point, which is coinciding with the doubling of cases, as the mayor said, over the weekend, 198 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:16,680 the case in LA County went from 30 to 70, and now over 90. So with this in mind, we need 199 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:21,880 really consider that we may be at the beginning of something very important. 200 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:30,120 Even given instructions in the media and from this council about how to keep yourself safe, 201 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:34,880 that's the first line of defense is within yourself and within your families, how to 202 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:35,860 keep yourself healthy. 203 00:17:37,060 --> 00:17:43,510 The idea is to follow those basic messages which is to wash your hands frequently, don't 204 00:17:43,510 --> 00:17:52,150 face, stay away from sick people, keep social distancing of six feet, minimize your personal 205 00:17:52,150 --> 00:18:00,030 risks. After that, the idea is if you do get sick, the first thing is to consider calling 206 00:18:00,030 --> 00:18:05,290 your doctor not going into see the doctor. There's a lot of information and contact with medical 207 00:18:05,290 --> 00:18:10,510 providers through telemedicine now, through the phone, and it can reduce the risk by getting 208 00:18:10,510 --> 00:18:13,090 the information needed without actually coming in. 209 00:18:13,690 --> 00:18:18,650 The second one to the fence would be going to see your doctor, and who should come to 210 00:18:18,650 --> 00:18:23,410 the hospital are people that feel short of breath, because if people get sicker, we want 211 00:18:23,410 --> 00:18:24,370 to take care of you. 212 00:18:24,570 --> 00:18:30,850 If you're not short of breath and don't feel it's an emergency, don't come, there's a lot 213 00:18:30,850 --> 00:18:31,690 of care that can be done. 214 00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:37,370 Most people will ride out this illness if they get at home and be fine, but we do want to 215 00:18:37,370 --> 00:18:39,770 see those people that are sicker. 216 00:18:40,730 --> 00:18:46,430 We are starting to begin our testing through both public health and through the private sector 217 00:18:46,430 --> 00:18:53,110 lab testing and we have taken measures at the hospital to reorganize how we see people 218 00:18:53,110 --> 00:18:58,230 to make sure that we minimize the risk of both patients and family members and staff members. 219 00:18:59,430 --> 00:19:04,390 We are aware a personal protective equipment continuously in order to do that because it is 220 00:19:04,390 --> 00:19:09,530 important to keep our healthcare workers safe in order to take care of you folks. 221 00:19:10,850 --> 00:19:16,170 If you come, you may be seen first by someone at a checkpoint at the front door or if you come 222 00:19:16,170 --> 00:19:20,610 by ambulance at the back door and we're vetting people so we can get you to the right place 223 00:19:20,610 --> 00:19:24,250 to get the right level of care and the right level of information for you. 224 00:19:24,670 --> 00:19:26,990 And we are gearing up for whatever happens. 225 00:19:28,750 --> 00:19:29,510 Thank you. 226 00:19:31,050 --> 00:19:32,250 Thank you, Dr. Stark. 227 00:19:34,170 --> 00:19:39,770 When a patient's admitted to hospital, we get on in terms of the hospitalist infectious disease 228 00:19:39,770 --> 00:19:43,590 and pulmonologist when we are concerned about COVID-19. 229 00:19:44,150 --> 00:19:50,690 We do, we are seeing an increase in patients being admitted for more moderate respiratory 230 00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:51,250 illness. 231 00:19:51,250 --> 00:19:59,870 We're also seeing more over caution because a lot of the cases that 232 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:07,560 I'm beginning to see it's because the clinician is more worried than he or she should be given 233 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:14,320 the environment. That said, we are seeing everyone adjudicating everyone. One of our biggest concerns 234 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:23,480 now is testing at both hospitals. LA County Department of Public Health is overwhelmed. They cannot 235 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:33,420 help us very much. In fact, when we call on them for advice, really, they really can't help. 236 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:39,940 It takes about five days now to get the results back. So now, patients are backing up in the 237 00:20:39,940 --> 00:20:46,740 hospitals and we're very concerned about throughput for us. At Palmdale's five days at AV 238 00:20:46,740 --> 00:20:54,400 hospital five to seven days, and that's our biggest bottleneck right now. 239 00:20:55,600 --> 00:21:00,860 As of yesterday, like the mayor said, 94 cases confirmed in LA County. 240 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:06,000 We heard of one case in Lancaster, but it is not in any of our hospitals. 241 00:21:06,740 --> 00:21:12,520 It is not at AV hospitals at Pondo Regional, and it is not at our Kaiser facilities. 242 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:18,920 So I believe it is someone that is not in our system that we know of immediately. 243 00:21:20,420 --> 00:21:26,520 Sometimes if you live in Lancaster and have a Lancaster zip code, but you admit it elsewhere, for example. 244 00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:31,460 At Cedar Sin and I were someplace, it may bounce back to us as a positive. 245 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:32,480 So we're not sure. 246 00:21:33,260 --> 00:21:37,440 I've reached out to my colleagues and infectious disease in the community, 247 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:44,060 And they all said they have not seen or have been consulted on to see a COVID-19 patient. 248 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,440 So that's the latest on that. 249 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:51,820 I want to add one more thing for our EMS colleagues and law enforcement colleagues. 250 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:58,660 It's very important if you call for help that you be very upfront if you're concerned that you're sick. 251 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:03,300 We need to protect all of our people that are out protecting us. 252 00:22:03,300 --> 00:22:33,120 So it goes for law enforcement and goes for the fire department, goes for the EMS agencies, if you call for an ambulance, don't be shy before they get anywhere near you, please tell them I'm worried, I'm short of breath, I'm coughing, I'm fever, so they can protect you and protect themselves. They're in close quarters with you, perhaps in the back of an ambulance, and we don't need our firemen and EMS providers getting the health, and we need to keep them healthy, so they can help the rest of us. So please communicate clearly as you can. Thank you. 253 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:44,320 Okay. I would like can, uh, man, to talk to us a little bit about what's going on in the restaurants. 254 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:47,940 Thank you, Mayor. 255 00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:56,200 Uh, as the mayor has already stated, we're allowing the continued operation of restaurants with restricted service. 256 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:01,410 Those being of three types, one obviously would be for third party takeout. 257 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:03,000 Yeah, the one for pickup. 258 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:08,120 and then the third one for dry-through. One of the things that the mayor passed on is 259 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:14,540 this is where the time of vigilance with leadership in each one of the restaurants to 260 00:23:14,540 --> 00:23:21,240 make sure that we're constantly hand-washing is taking place, the proper use of gloves. 261 00:23:22,340 --> 00:23:27,760 When somebody said, how did we get selected to be on restricted service? You have to realize 262 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:35,780 that it's easily contacted through hand-to-food contact, so you might want to review your 263 00:23:35,780 --> 00:23:42,000 hand-washing procedures with each one of your staff members. I would recommend that you 264 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:49,220 reinforce that breaking of that cycle, meaning that you might want to set a time frame where you 265 00:23:49,220 --> 00:23:56,080 request the staff to constantly go and wash their hands, follow the hand-washing procedures. And then 266 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:01,700 Lastly, we want to make sure everybody understands this is where we put the public at risk. 267 00:24:02,500 --> 00:24:10,020 And as the mayor has explained, we will make sure that we do whatever is necessary to keep the public safe. 268 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:18,160 So we find people, seating people and using the diorama. Obviously, we will take whatever necessary actions. 269 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,760 If we need to close you, we will have to close you. 270 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:30,520 And then lastly, I'm going to recommend that you need to think in terms of finally that 271 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,260 business interruption insurance. 272 00:24:33,300 --> 00:24:38,860 Probably the easiest way for us to get financial aid from the federal government is going 273 00:24:38,860 --> 00:24:40,440 to be through the insurance companies. 274 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:46,920 And I would do as the mayor's already instructed, reach out to your insurance carrier and file 275 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,360 that claim now and get in line. 276 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:54,980 because, ultimately, we don't know how long this will last, and I would recommend that you take 277 00:24:54,980 --> 00:24:57,620 these emergency steps today. 278 00:24:58,120 --> 00:24:58,640 Thank you, Mayor. 279 00:25:01,070 --> 00:25:10,050 And I'd like Marvin Chris to talk a little bit about public transportation and what precautions you should be taking in regards to that. 280 00:25:12,210 --> 00:25:18,570 Well, first of all, I want to thank the bus drivers for staying there and doing their job. 281 00:25:19,490 --> 00:25:31,950 What we're looking at is taking our buses, and if there's a 50 person capacity, we're limiting that to 50% of it, which it will be 25, and then we're giving more service to everybody. 282 00:25:31,950 --> 00:25:37,430 So there will be a continued bus service, the easiest thing for us to do would be to 283 00:25:37,430 --> 00:25:38,570 shut the buses down. 284 00:25:39,170 --> 00:25:42,290 But we have to protect the disadvantaged community also. 285 00:25:42,710 --> 00:25:46,110 We have to get them their medicine, their food, and all that. 286 00:25:46,590 --> 00:25:48,850 So that's the precautions that we're taking. 287 00:25:49,270 --> 00:25:52,770 We also hire additional people that will ride the buses. 288 00:25:53,170 --> 00:25:58,750 And those people ride the buses after each individual leaves will wash it down, will wash 289 00:25:58,750 --> 00:26:05,610 the bus will watch the compartment down that the individual and they're being sanitized deeply 290 00:26:05,610 --> 00:26:06,670 every evening. 291 00:26:07,450 --> 00:26:13,170 So we're doing everything that we can in the transportation area to make sure that they're 292 00:26:13,170 --> 00:26:17,910 sanitized and that the disadvantaged community can it, but we're stressing to everybody 293 00:26:17,910 --> 00:26:21,850 that if you can stay home, please stay home. 294 00:26:23,210 --> 00:26:23,910 Thank you. 295 00:26:23,910 --> 00:26:31,810 When you think of all the national emergencies we faced in the incredible sacrifices, people have had to make. 296 00:26:32,350 --> 00:26:35,850 We're asking you to sit on your couch. We can do that. 297 00:26:38,670 --> 00:26:42,710 May we also have a Tony Chief Randy Perry to talk about the fire department operations. 298 00:26:43,490 --> 00:26:44,470 It'll be up. 299 00:26:45,810 --> 00:26:48,610 Mayor, thank you, City Council. Thank you for having me here. 300 00:26:48,730 --> 00:26:51,770 I'm here on behalf of Thomas Sullivan, who unfortunately couldn't make it. 301 00:26:51,970 --> 00:26:53,610 Hold on a second. I want to make sure you're on the camera. 302 00:26:54,450 --> 00:26:54,610 Okay. 303 00:26:54,610 --> 00:27:00,230 I don't think that that location is, could you come to the shore, I'll come to the front. 304 00:27:00,510 --> 00:27:00,510 No, 305 00:27:16,490 --> 00:27:17,370 no, okay. 306 00:27:18,510 --> 00:27:20,590 This is my corner, no need to turn on your view. 307 00:27:21,850 --> 00:27:22,850 Thank you, Mayor. 308 00:27:23,050 --> 00:27:24,190 Thank you, City Council for having us. 309 00:27:24,210 --> 00:27:27,190 I'm here on behalf of a fire chief, Thomas Sullivan. 310 00:27:27,450 --> 00:27:28,790 Unfortunately, it couldn't be here today. 311 00:27:29,570 --> 00:27:33,870 I just wanted to talk about what we're doing with the COVID-19 response. 312 00:27:34,510 --> 00:27:38,050 You know, we are, the LA County Fire Department is Lancaster's Fire Department. 313 00:27:38,050 --> 00:27:45,190 and we serve with pride and we want to do everything we can do in our power to help the 314 00:27:45,190 --> 00:27:50,090 public. One of the things that the mayor said in the doctor said is that we're really 315 00:27:50,090 --> 00:27:54,730 concerned about what type of 911 calls are coming in. So we really want to implore the 316 00:27:54,730 --> 00:27:59,730 public public to really think about what you're calling for. If it's, if it's, if it's 317 00:27:59,730 --> 00:28:04,710 you've got a hurt knee, or if you just have flu-like symptoms, unless you really have a difficulty 318 00:28:04,710 --> 00:28:07,570 I'm really trying to refrain from calling 911. 319 00:28:08,070 --> 00:28:09,910 Try to ask a neighbor like the mayor said, 320 00:28:09,970 --> 00:28:11,570 you know, this is a time to step up, 321 00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:14,210 and so we could all participate in this crisis. 322 00:28:14,910 --> 00:28:16,750 Try to get a neighbor to take you to an urgent care. 323 00:28:16,870 --> 00:28:19,070 Don't necessarily go to the emergency room. 324 00:28:19,270 --> 00:28:20,310 Try to go through the urgent care. 325 00:28:20,390 --> 00:28:21,630 You just have mild flu-like symptoms. 326 00:28:22,430 --> 00:28:24,530 We're trying to stay at home and tough it out. 327 00:28:25,030 --> 00:28:27,490 And there's stuff online that can help you with that. 328 00:28:27,510 --> 00:28:29,690 With ibuprofen and stuff to relieve your fever. 329 00:28:29,690 --> 00:28:37,190 But try to keep the 911 system available for emergencies that we need to get to. 330 00:28:37,550 --> 00:28:43,130 Some of the things that we change our dispatch now has a little more intense tiered system. 331 00:28:43,330 --> 00:28:44,570 So we're asking a lot more questions. 332 00:28:44,950 --> 00:28:49,290 And they are those questions about do you have a fever or do you have a cough headache? 333 00:28:50,550 --> 00:28:54,790 So with that information, if we do get a call like that, you're going to see our folks show up a little bit different. 334 00:28:54,790 --> 00:28:58,430 they're going to be wearing, I brought some props here, they're going to have eye protection 335 00:28:58,910 --> 00:29:05,690 on, they're going to have a hospital gown, and they're going to have an N95 mask with the gloves 336 00:29:05,690 --> 00:29:11,590 that they normally wear. That's not normal for us, that's if you have flu-like symptoms, 337 00:29:11,830 --> 00:29:16,370 we're protecting our first responders for that, so they're there for you when you need them. 338 00:29:16,570 --> 00:29:20,310 One of the things they're going to do is if you do have a cough or you are exhibiting flu 339 00:29:20,310 --> 00:29:24,890 symptoms is going to come and it's no offense but they're going to come and put a surgical 340 00:29:24,890 --> 00:29:30,270 mask or a paper mask on you as the patient. So that's something different. We're also not 341 00:29:30,270 --> 00:29:36,130 all going into the house or the apartment. One person's going to go in and evaluate you and 342 00:29:36,130 --> 00:29:40,890 then ask somehow if you're able to come outside get you outside out of that enclosed environment. 343 00:29:42,490 --> 00:29:48,530 That's kind of some of the steps that we're doing. We are prepared for this. This is a evolving 344 00:29:48,530 --> 00:29:53,050 thing that we're trying to stay ahead of. I think that the collaboration between the city, 345 00:29:53,430 --> 00:29:59,050 the county, the doctors, the emergency room, and us, I think we'll get through this. 346 00:30:06,050 --> 00:30:06,930 Thank you. 347 00:30:09,010 --> 00:30:15,030 Thank you. Thank you, Mayor, from a staff perspective, we are complete. I just want to clarify that this 348 00:30:15,030 --> 00:30:23,730 is not a decision-making meeting. This is information purposes only. We will be having a council meeting at five 349 00:30:23,730 --> 00:30:29,250 tonight, where a lot of these decisions will be made. So, this is a town hall forum, an opportunity 350 00:30:29,250 --> 00:30:34,710 to engage. We did select a few questions that came off of online and we have those to the Mayor. 351 00:30:34,710 --> 00:30:38,770 I would be happy to answer any questions for the two who may request. 352 00:30:40,110 --> 00:30:40,630 Thank you. 353 00:30:40,730 --> 00:30:41,530 I want to ask the doctors. 354 00:30:41,730 --> 00:30:44,950 My wife came up with a, with I thought was a tremendous idea. 355 00:30:45,890 --> 00:30:50,390 She took cortisol cream, just a little dab, put it all over her face. 356 00:30:50,670 --> 00:30:52,690 She said, I didn't touch her face all day. 357 00:30:53,530 --> 00:30:58,610 And it sort of made sense to me because, you know, we touch her face because of a stimulus. 358 00:30:58,850 --> 00:30:59,850 The sensory stimulus. 359 00:30:59,890 --> 00:31:01,570 And this would dead in that stimulus. 360 00:31:02,450 --> 00:31:03,050 What do you think? 361 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:12,060 I've never heard of that, but that's an interesting thought. 362 00:31:12,660 --> 00:31:17,940 If you really want to debt in the stimulus, usually Lidokane ointment, but that's more. 363 00:31:17,980 --> 00:31:26,800 But I think cortisol also reduces the ulcer can remove your keratin layer, so be careful 364 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:31,700 with putting so much cortisol, especially the more potent ones on your face. 365 00:31:31,700 --> 00:31:33,700 I think that might be not a good idea. 366 00:31:34,140 --> 00:31:35,040 Yeah, well. 367 00:31:35,540 --> 00:31:36,100 Right, right. 368 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:41,300 There's some risk to stories on the skin, can thin the skin, and as Jonathan said, 369 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,980 and however, I think it's a difty mechanism that she thought of. 370 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:52,860 I think the point I think that you're bringing up, which is true, is that we touch our faces more than we've been realized. 371 00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:57,480 You know, we probably touch normally touch our faces 50 times an hour, 372 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:01,680 and 373 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:07,040 You have to be incredibly disciplined and have situational awareness not to do that. 374 00:32:07,700 --> 00:32:14,560 I spent time in Liberia during the Ebola crisis, and it was absolutely essential that you didn't touch your face because you could die. 375 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:25,620 So, in this case, we're giving similar types of messages, although Ebola has a much higher death rate than the principles are the same. 376 00:32:25,620 --> 00:32:32,640 Wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your face and be aware that you may reach to do it. 377 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:33,740 You can stop yourself. 378 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:35,460 Thank you. 379 00:32:35,740 --> 00:32:36,260 Thank you. 380 00:32:36,780 --> 00:32:45,040 I've never wondered why when people come from a different country, the children very quickly speak unaccented English. 381 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,380 But the adults continue to have an accent the rest of their life. 382 00:32:49,820 --> 00:32:51,400 Well, we know why that's the case. 383 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:55,220 The reason is is because we'll tell children how to pronounce a word. 384 00:32:55,220 --> 00:33:02,800 we correct them. And our social structure is we do not do that with adults. The reason I'm 385 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:08,560 telling you this story is because start telling each other. I just scratched my nose of the 386 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:15,420 Marvin laughed at me. That's his way of telling me, stop touching your face, tell each other. 387 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:21,700 This is critically important. You will not get this if you wash your hands and don't touch your face. 388 00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:24,180 I mean, but it's easier said than done. 389 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:28,140 We're getting lots of questions coming in, 390 00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:30,500 so I think I'll pass them around as we go. 391 00:33:32,420 --> 00:33:33,800 Yeah, go ahead, what do you got? 392 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,520 Can the Deputy Mayor's please explain to us 393 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:44,980 the actual statistics, the reason why this is more lethal 394 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,800 than a ordinary flu, what the percentages are, 395 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:57,600 try to comfort the people at home, because with the invent of the internet, we have far more home-grown 396 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:04,940 doctors and they're telling everybody the total opposite of what we're finding to be true. 397 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:15,320 So can you explain to us the percentages, the wise, how ordinary flu is taken care of, and why this is different? 398 00:34:18,420 --> 00:34:26,080 So, the coronavirus has been around all this time, and it usually causes the common code. 399 00:34:26,620 --> 00:34:29,880 Fifty percent of the time it causes the common code. 400 00:34:30,340 --> 00:34:33,640 At any one time, fifty percent of Americans get it annually. 401 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,780 And you can get it three to four times a year. 402 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,200 We don't have immunity to it, so that's why we keep getting the infection. 403 00:34:40,980 --> 00:34:46,080 Over time, though, this coronavirus has evolved and has become more lethal. 404 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:50,100 And not only does it infect the nose, the nose, the nose, the nose and the throat. 405 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,220 Now it goes after the lung. 406 00:34:52,460 --> 00:34:56,200 So it attacks certain, particularly of the other cells in the lung. 407 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,220 And causes the severe illness. 408 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:07,020 And death, the mortality is higher than influenza, influenza in a bad year, the highest I've seen. 409 00:35:07,140 --> 00:35:16,860 The highest we've seen is 0.8% mortality. This one is at least out of China and Italy and other countries. 410 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:24,880 It's quoting at between two to three percent mortality. So it is more, three times the four times more than influenza. 411 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:31,080 In Korea, though, the mortality is less simply because they're able to test more. 412 00:35:31,500 --> 00:35:33,960 So when you test more, you have a larger denominator. 413 00:35:34,660 --> 00:35:39,160 So in Korea, the mortality rate is closer to the influenza 0.9. 414 00:35:39,380 --> 00:35:42,120 It's still higher than its severe flu season. 415 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:50,420 What we are seeing also, at least out of a large study out of China, 72,134 patients, 416 00:35:51,460 --> 00:35:58,480 is that the mortality rate is very similar to influenza in people below 50. 417 00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:01,600 So below 50 it's .3 mortality. 418 00:36:02,220 --> 00:36:10,720 One should reach 60 years old or above about 60 is 3% of about 70 is 12% of 80 is 14%. 419 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:16,620 So the data of skews against the the order population. 420 00:36:16,620 --> 00:36:24,420 out of Italy, 90 percent of deaths are patients of 80, 70, 80 years old, and Italy is going 421 00:36:24,420 --> 00:36:26,600 through a bad crisis. 422 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:30,600 So in terms of lethality, this is a new virus. 423 00:36:31,300 --> 00:36:36,900 And why are we as worried if it's influenza, with influenza, we have easy diagnosis, it's 424 00:36:36,900 --> 00:36:38,320 a swab in the emergency room. 425 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:44,760 We have a vaccine that works 60 percent of the time, and we have medications against influenza, 426 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:51,320 both oral and IV. So when I'm very worried with this coronavirus, we don't have a vaccine, 427 00:36:51,620 --> 00:36:56,680 we don't have a test that's easy to do that can be a has a quick turnaround and we don't have 428 00:36:56,680 --> 00:37:02,680 treatment. So that's why it's a lot more scarier than the influenza, the severe influenza season. 429 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:09,020 I don't know that answer your question. The other end of that stick is how contagious it is. 430 00:37:09,020 --> 00:37:16,320 So, yes, we salute the, for every person gets a two to four other people may also get it. 431 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:23,780 So, it's sort of a combination when you take that has somewhat higher mortality rate. 432 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,280 It's somewhat more contagious. 433 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:32,140 And the third element that we didn't have during the 1916, 1818 period with the expansion for one, 434 00:37:32,380 --> 00:37:37,680 is that the social networking we have in the travel that we have today didn't exist back then. 435 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:41,720 So the fact that people travel around the world every day, 436 00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:44,440 or at least did at the beginning of this. 437 00:37:45,060 --> 00:37:47,040 And there was a nice article that shows that people 438 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,760 at the nexus of social networks are more likely 439 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:52,380 to have it and then spread it to their social networks. 440 00:37:52,940 --> 00:37:55,980 And if you had a very, if you were out, 441 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,620 you'd say in a place where you didn't interact with a lot of people 442 00:37:58,620 --> 00:38:01,780 that there was less of a chance of spread. 443 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:05,720 So the way we move by transportation and by social networking 444 00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:10,060 is also a risk in that, is why social distancing is the intervention. 445 00:38:13,430 --> 00:38:14,110 Do you hear him? 446 00:38:14,570 --> 00:38:14,810 Yeah. 447 00:38:16,290 --> 00:38:20,270 I was recently talking with our vice mayor and he stated that how we have the highest 448 00:38:20,270 --> 00:38:22,150 per capita churches out in here. 449 00:38:22,490 --> 00:38:26,530 And many of us, a lot of the pastors have contacted me personally. 450 00:38:27,430 --> 00:38:31,950 A lot of them are not set up for a video. 451 00:38:32,630 --> 00:38:33,890 The average church in America is 50. 452 00:38:33,890 --> 00:38:40,590 So we were okay in the beginning, but now with the 10 coming down from us this afternoon, a lot of them are concerned. 453 00:38:40,990 --> 00:38:47,630 And financially, does another concern because while other entities may be able to get government funds, churches may not. 454 00:38:47,930 --> 00:38:51,250 So we're trying to see is there anything that we can do number one to help. 455 00:38:52,290 --> 00:39:01,510 The struggling churches that are that may still want to stream, but may not have the capacity to do it, and is there any type of, 456 00:39:01,510 --> 00:39:06,250 to be financial help that can come for churches here in the city. 457 00:39:06,390 --> 00:39:07,950 Let me give that to the city manager. 458 00:39:09,950 --> 00:39:10,550 Yeah, great question. 459 00:39:10,590 --> 00:39:11,010 Thank you. 460 00:39:11,290 --> 00:39:13,850 We are working and it should be open and operating today. 461 00:39:14,190 --> 00:39:17,510 A system not just for churches for everybody who needs to reach out to the public. 462 00:39:17,690 --> 00:39:22,190 And have either communication and or service or some other mechanism at Cedar Center. 463 00:39:22,730 --> 00:39:24,230 So it will be able to be streamed. 464 00:39:24,230 --> 00:39:27,390 It will be able to be recorded and to be able to deliver to their parishioners. 465 00:39:27,390 --> 00:39:40,030 So that is will be operational today is our hope so we're going to get that message out as it comes through it's part of the business continuity program we're implementing is trying to make sure that it those those folks have the opportunity to continue to communicate 466 00:39:40,550 --> 00:39:43,770 So we're working on that right now who don't have the technology available to them. 467 00:39:43,910 --> 00:39:51,190 So they'll be able to make an appointment some type of way as they hate we would like this hour or half an hour to do this this is for our stream and 468 00:39:51,190 --> 00:39:53,250 you can have. I'll cancel and share that with your prisoners. 469 00:40:01,460 --> 00:40:06,120 I think that's difficult when your vice mayor is a comedian too. 470 00:40:07,180 --> 00:40:10,520 There's lots of questions coming in regarding nail and hair salons. 471 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:12,620 As of now, they're still open. 472 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:19,080 We suggest that they be very careful in their hygiene and in their protocols. 473 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:24,940 This is the time you wear the gloves, sort of speak, and we're going to be checking. 474 00:40:24,940 --> 00:40:33,920 as Ken Manset, we will enforce all of the health laws as if they're the most important 475 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:36,600 laws we have because they are. 476 00:40:38,900 --> 00:40:42,080 The homeless, a lot of questions about the homeless. 477 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:48,740 Obviously, this is a very difficult situation in regards to caring for the homeless. 478 00:40:48,860 --> 00:40:51,880 Fortunately, we've made a lot of progress. 479 00:40:54,240 --> 00:41:01,040 40% to 50% of the homeless in Lancaster either had beds or very soon will have beds. 480 00:41:01,740 --> 00:41:06,580 That still leaves a significant number of people quite frankly out in the desert. 481 00:41:07,380 --> 00:41:15,200 We are working on that as soon as I have more answers, we will get them to you. 482 00:41:16,420 --> 00:41:20,000 There is some confusion about this rule about 10 people. 483 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:22,940 It is groups of 10 coming together. 484 00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:25,140 Yes, we understand. 485 00:41:25,340 --> 00:41:27,180 There's going to be more than 10 people in the stores. 486 00:41:27,580 --> 00:41:29,920 There are more than 10 people on production lines. 487 00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:34,960 But what we're talking about is the unnecessary grouping of people 488 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:38,020 in any type of meetings that are not essential. 489 00:41:38,460 --> 00:41:39,740 You know, we now have the technology. 490 00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:43,500 There's really no reason for any meetings that we don't do virtually. 491 00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:49,620 But is that an exposure, of course, it is? 492 00:41:49,620 --> 00:41:54,880 you know what what we're doing now is we're minimizing risks. We're not eliminating risks. 493 00:41:59,540 --> 00:42:04,240 Are we going to postpone the election? Well, you know, if it was up to us, who wouldn't have an election? 494 00:42:07,060 --> 00:42:09,800 But I understand some people might object to that. 495 00:42:11,540 --> 00:42:19,320 Quince it, Emily, this particular city election is vote by mail only so it really, there's no reason to change it. 496 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:21,040 there's no reason it should be affected. 497 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:26,060 We would suggest that you fill out your ballot and mail it in. 498 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:30,480 It's somewhat of an experiment, is this a better way to do it. 499 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:33,760 But this particular election, you have to get your city 500 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:36,760 ballad in by April 14th. 501 00:42:39,060 --> 00:42:40,360 Are there enough testing kits? 502 00:42:40,720 --> 00:42:44,640 No, there's not, let's not mention words about that. 503 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:48,340 I'm sure that if we were in a perfect world, 504 00:42:48,340 --> 00:42:53,320 Everybody you wanted to test, the doctors would be able to test, they're not able to do that. 505 00:42:55,220 --> 00:42:59,700 They are working on that and getting test kits to us. 506 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:10,080 I was extremely impressed watching the President's press conference yesterday in that they have a vaccine in phase one trials. 507 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:18,460 that is remarkably fast, that is cutting all of the bureaucracy and putting it in in phase 508 00:43:18,460 --> 00:43:25,080 one trials, which will tell us if it's toxic. After phase one trials, it could start actually 509 00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:31,080 become available under the current laws. I don't know that it will because it also requires 510 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:33,640 the company that produces it to make it available. 511 00:43:39,460 --> 00:43:41,420 You know, family daycare is a problem. 512 00:43:41,420 --> 00:43:43,700 It's a problem across the board. 513 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:45,800 A lot of daycare centers are shutting down. 514 00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:47,260 Schools have shut down. 515 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:49,820 But this is really what I'm talking about 516 00:43:49,820 --> 00:43:51,940 is when neighbors stand up for each other. 517 00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:56,380 If you know a single mother with four kids or two kids, 518 00:43:57,940 --> 00:44:02,660 and imagine how the quandary she's in, 519 00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:05,360 all of a sudden the kids have been sent home. 520 00:44:05,800 --> 00:44:09,220 She has a job to keep her job to take care of the kids. 521 00:44:09,220 --> 00:44:16,080 If we come together now, if we check with each other, is there something I can do for you? 522 00:44:16,460 --> 00:44:21,300 Now's the time to help with those child care issues throughout the neighborhood. 523 00:44:22,500 --> 00:44:30,380 Unless you're over 60, if you're over 60, don't be taking on those responsibilities for the next 14 days. 524 00:44:30,980 --> 00:44:32,720 We want you to stay home. 525 00:44:33,620 --> 00:44:38,160 That is the best thing you can do for your community, is stay home. 526 00:44:46,510 --> 00:44:49,950 Notice how I just wet my fingertips, I mean, that's the worst thing I could do. 527 00:44:59,320 --> 00:44:59,960 Are we going up? 528 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:09,260 Order of shelter in place, probably not. And the reason for that is I think it's impossible to enforce, and we're not going to be ordering things we can't enforce. 529 00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:26,180 When it comes to enforcement, though, I want to be very clear with this. Now is not the time to be a jerk. If you run into first responders, either fire or sheriff, do what you're told, be respectful. 530 00:45:26,180 --> 00:45:33,980 Those guys are out there all the time dealing with people that may or may not be sick. 531 00:45:34,640 --> 00:45:36,920 They are taking enormous risks. 532 00:45:37,740 --> 00:45:40,480 People's patients are being afraid. 533 00:45:40,940 --> 00:45:45,560 Don't you be the guy in the line at the store that starts yelling at the clerk. 534 00:45:46,060 --> 00:45:48,020 But you feel that you have to do that. 535 00:45:48,240 --> 00:45:49,820 Leave the line and take a walk. 536 00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:55,580 How big of a jerk you are right now says more about you than you can imagine. 537 00:45:55,580 --> 00:46:04,420 So we have a new rule. I just came up with it. We're going to enforce it. No jerks. It's the no jerk rule. 538 00:46:05,140 --> 00:46:13,620 I really hope that with an R city we set the example for the nation. This is how a city comes together and helps each other. 539 00:46:14,460 --> 00:46:20,520 I don't want to see churches going broke. So if you're a tie, they're continued to tie. 540 00:46:20,520 --> 00:46:24,880 They are under incredible pressures right now. 541 00:46:25,340 --> 00:46:28,700 Their entire way of funding the church has been disrupted. 542 00:46:29,880 --> 00:46:35,900 Within the city, we're trying to figure out a way to do bridge loans and how to use 543 00:46:35,900 --> 00:46:39,180 the federal government to help us with that. 544 00:46:39,180 --> 00:46:45,400 But like I said, we're not totally prepared in regards to those issues. 545 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:49,620 But we do have people working almost around the clock on it. 546 00:46:49,620 --> 00:46:56,200 I'm not letting anybody work around the clock because if you're not sleeping, you are much more likely to get sick. 547 00:46:59,550 --> 00:47:06,530 There's a individual question, is why did the hospital turn away a sick child at 103.2 fever? 548 00:47:07,110 --> 00:47:10,250 And I know just who to ask for that one, if that occurred. 549 00:47:12,510 --> 00:47:14,590 So, nobody's ever turned away from a hospital. 550 00:47:15,890 --> 00:47:19,270 Not only would that be the wrong thing to do, 551 00:47:20,330 --> 00:47:21,970 ethically but it's against law. 552 00:47:22,730 --> 00:47:25,870 So, anybody who shows up will be seen and will be evaluated. 553 00:47:26,770 --> 00:47:30,170 Some people come and choose the leave against advice 554 00:47:30,170 --> 00:47:32,870 or leave without being seen and that does happen unfortunately. 555 00:47:34,050 --> 00:47:35,610 But no one has ever turned away. 556 00:47:35,990 --> 00:47:38,050 That being said, we're trying to give common sense of 557 00:47:38,050 --> 00:47:45,170 to people about self care, about calling, getting information, calling your doctor, and finding 558 00:47:45,170 --> 00:47:50,210 other ways to handle more minor problems, but if you're sick, and you're having difficulty 559 00:47:50,210 --> 00:47:54,190 breathing, we want you to come if you think you have or have an emergency. 560 00:47:57,260 --> 00:47:58,800 Thank you. Yes, right. 561 00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:06,000 I've extended lots of pedestrians. So I know we're going to close a dinane, but somebody asked 562 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:11,700 if we need to, uh, short hours, or we're going to continue, uh, regular hours. 563 00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:18,260 Let me share with the best practices that's been shared within the industry. 564 00:48:19,420 --> 00:48:24,840 Most restaurants are operating either on a 7 a.m. to a 10 p.m. 565 00:48:25,860 --> 00:48:31,260 with those restricted hours. Um, so that's what's been suggested so far. 566 00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:33,400 Not that necessarily is that law. 567 00:48:34,420 --> 00:48:43,880 And then I still, like, last night I saw the taco truck was on 30th and L, so are we doing anything about that, those, especially for taco trucks? 568 00:48:44,780 --> 00:48:54,040 Those trucks are actually, you know, a preferred method of distributing food because they're not sitting down in sharing contagions. 569 00:48:54,040 --> 00:49:02,580 The thing I want to reiterate is we are sending out code enforcement people to inspect restaurants 570 00:49:02,580 --> 00:49:10,980 because all of those rules regarding healthy practices are going to be enforced. 571 00:49:13,600 --> 00:49:19,300 So if you run a restaurant, step back, make certain that you're complying with all those rules. 572 00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:21,320 It's essential at this time. 573 00:49:21,320 --> 00:49:26,980 Yeah, it's kind of, to the deputy mayor's, there's a lot of misconception about what type 574 00:49:26,980 --> 00:49:30,540 of mess, where we wear a mask, shouldn't we wear a mask, could you guys kind of elaborate 575 00:49:30,540 --> 00:49:34,500 on that, and what do you think is the best practices right now for this? 576 00:49:35,520 --> 00:49:43,600 So at the beginning of the outbreak, the CDC recommended that to prevent infection, you 577 00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:47,400 should wear an N95 mask, especially for care providers. 578 00:49:47,400 --> 00:49:54,300 But as time goes on, the WHO had already recommended that droplet precaution was enough. 579 00:49:54,460 --> 00:49:56,880 He didn't need to be airborne precaution. 580 00:49:57,700 --> 00:49:59,600 So as resources are doing the link. 581 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:11,040 The CDC made a change and allowed us to use standard surgical masks to evaluate patients who are possible COVID-19. 582 00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:19,060 But in cases where we generate aerosolization during our evaluation, for example, giving a patient a nebulizer treatment, 583 00:50:19,060 --> 00:50:26,340 to debate them or do wrong cost to be. It's recommended that we wear an N95 mask in the full 584 00:50:26,340 --> 00:50:37,200 year instead. So if you're a coughing, please reduce your viral burden to others by wearing a mask 585 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:38,440 and that helps a lot. 586 00:50:40,820 --> 00:50:45,900 Just to add to that, there's a misconception that for the general public, 587 00:50:45,900 --> 00:50:51,820 If you're not caught and you're not sick, you don't need to wear a mask, and in fact, there's 588 00:50:51,820 --> 00:50:55,460 a limitation on the number of masks in the country and on the planet. 589 00:50:56,620 --> 00:51:03,160 So like a lot of resources, we need to try and distribute them to the highest priority areas. 590 00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:10,000 So if you are, you know, wearing a mask to try and protect yourself and you're not sick, 591 00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:11,680 that may not be the best use of that mask. 592 00:51:14,770 --> 00:51:18,490 If you're sick and have to wear a mask, why aren't you at home? 593 00:51:20,520 --> 00:51:26,000 Sick people have to stay at home for what it's worth. 594 00:51:27,780 --> 00:51:30,920 That mask is not a license for you to go out in the public. 595 00:51:31,520 --> 00:51:34,520 Is what I'm attempting to convey there. 596 00:51:35,280 --> 00:51:41,760 The next question is, are entertainment venues with only a handful of people at any one time allowed to stay open? 597 00:51:41,760 --> 00:51:49,560 No, they're not, is Kensington at full capacity, you know, it's not completed yet, we're rushing 598 00:51:49,560 --> 00:51:55,740 it through, we're trying to get it completed, and Kensington will be able to take about 40% 599 00:51:55,740 --> 00:52:00,800 of the homeless population off the street, they have taken quite a bit already, but it's 600 00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:01,620 a work in progress. 601 00:52:02,460 --> 00:52:07,020 You know, as dire as all this sounds, we're actually in an incredibly good position in 602 00:52:07,020 --> 00:52:15,200 a lot of ways. I can't tell you how, I mean, it's just fantastic that Katherine Barters, 603 00:52:15,420 --> 00:52:22,280 the chair of the Board of Supervisors. She's our Board of Supervisors, our supervisor, and 604 00:52:22,280 --> 00:52:30,020 she's in her offices incredibly easy and to work with, and it's sort of like coming together 605 00:52:30,700 --> 00:52:36,580 because of that. This is something we're going to get through. And we're going to get through 606 00:52:36,580 --> 00:52:43,960 with the least amount of distress of anybody out there because we're going to be on it every 607 00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:50,140 second of the day making certain that we maintain flexibility and that we are able to 608 00:52:50,140 --> 00:52:57,240 help wherever we can. But again, how well the individual neighborhood does is going to be determined 609 00:52:57,240 --> 00:53:03,480 by how well the people are communicating with each other and helping each other. Really now is 610 00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:08,680 time to figure out what it means to be a great neighbor and be that person. 611 00:53:14,560 --> 00:53:16,480 Question is, are we working with Palmdale? 612 00:53:18,220 --> 00:53:19,340 Yes, we are. 613 00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:24,260 We're communicating the city managers stay in a constant contact with each other. 614 00:53:25,700 --> 00:53:30,700 But we are not cohesive in how the ordinances are being enforced. 615 00:53:32,260 --> 00:53:37,540 It is the position of your city council in Lancaster that we have hired our own people. 616 00:53:37,540 --> 00:53:43,620 We've got our own volunteers, we've got our deputy mayors, and we are relying on them. 617 00:53:44,720 --> 00:53:50,900 If the final decisions will be made in the city of Lancaster by the city of Lancaster. 618 00:53:57,240 --> 00:54:02,600 I may have already answered this, but lots of questions regarding sheltering in place and 619 00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:04,580 whether or not we're enforcing that. 620 00:54:05,260 --> 00:54:11,680 No, we're not enforcing it, but if you're over 65 and you're out at public, I hope somebody 621 00:54:11,680 --> 00:54:14,560 years at you because you shouldn't be. 622 00:54:19,350 --> 00:54:22,850 The places set up to give out food. Yes, they are 623 00:54:22,850 --> 00:54:24,590 regulated, they will be inspected. 624 00:54:28,210 --> 00:54:31,490 It's very difficult for people right now that are in 625 00:54:31,490 --> 00:54:35,410 the food service industry, because they're having to totally change their business model, 626 00:54:35,930 --> 00:54:42,330 and they have to change it overnight. So be patient with them. But at the same time, it's 627 00:54:42,330 --> 00:54:48,510 to upon us, to continue buying from them, otherwise, well, it's obvious what would happen. 628 00:54:53,960 --> 00:54:58,920 The Emergency Operations Center, we have people in there working on getting more test kits 629 00:54:58,920 --> 00:54:59,820 to the animal. 630 00:55:01,400 --> 00:55:12,420 The truth of it is, is we're going to have to wait our turn. They're making them a maximum of capacity. I anticipate that in about two weeks, that problem will be resolved. 631 00:55:14,740 --> 00:55:15,300 But 632 00:55:19,330 --> 00:55:27,030 this is for the doctors. There's some articles suggest common meds, like ibuprofen can aggravate COVID-19. 633 00:55:27,030 --> 00:55:28,330 to come in? 634 00:55:31,130 --> 00:55:36,570 I read about that. We're really not sure. A lot of it's common sense to reduce your 635 00:55:36,570 --> 00:55:43,470 fever with either ibuprofen or acetaminophen, which is the colonel, but we're doing not sure. 636 00:55:45,410 --> 00:55:48,250 That's okay. So what do you suggest? Continue today. 637 00:55:48,750 --> 00:55:55,310 If there's a question with ibuprofen products, perhaps we could switch to acetaminophen, 638 00:55:55,310 --> 00:55:58,590 which is a talent-off to reduce your fever for now. 639 00:56:00,090 --> 00:56:00,690 OK, good. 640 00:56:00,690 --> 00:56:02,350 Thank you. 641 00:56:02,970 --> 00:56:03,710 Is City Hall closed? 642 00:56:04,230 --> 00:56:05,850 We are not closing City Hall. 643 00:56:06,770 --> 00:56:09,030 That will be the last step. 644 00:56:10,230 --> 00:56:13,070 I think it's important that the center of government 645 00:56:13,070 --> 00:56:13,730 stay open. 646 00:56:14,570 --> 00:56:17,750 And we will take whatever precautions 647 00:56:17,750 --> 00:56:19,550 to make that as safe as possible. 648 00:56:20,050 --> 00:56:23,430 If you come in, you may see people wearing plastic face masks. 649 00:56:24,350 --> 00:56:30,930 We are going to protect our employees to the best of our ability, but we will remain open 650 00:56:30,930 --> 00:56:33,230 to the service the needs of the city. 651 00:56:35,090 --> 00:56:40,110 Churches are making their own decision about closing, but they are not having services. 652 00:56:40,910 --> 00:56:45,310 It would be, in fact, a crime for them to have services for the next 14 days. 653 00:56:48,450 --> 00:56:49,330 That's all I got. 654 00:56:49,470 --> 00:56:50,110 Are we getting more? 655 00:56:54,840 --> 00:56:57,840 I'd like to speak to just some common sense things. 656 00:56:58,320 --> 00:57:02,400 Many of you may feel that you're mildly sick. 657 00:57:02,540 --> 00:57:04,000 You may feel like you have a cold. 658 00:57:05,180 --> 00:57:07,440 And if some of you come to the hospital with mild symptoms, 659 00:57:08,140 --> 00:57:11,540 we're giving out information to those people about what to do when they go home. 660 00:57:11,640 --> 00:57:13,460 I'd like to give that information to everybody. 661 00:57:14,280 --> 00:57:17,600 So you're prepared what to do if you get symptoms. 662 00:57:17,740 --> 00:57:19,460 You're not sure about breath, but you feel well. 663 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:24,060 The reasons to come to the hospital start with that. 664 00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:27,200 Shortness of breath, if you can't keep down fluids, 665 00:57:28,120 --> 00:57:30,380 if you feel dehydrated and can't drink, 666 00:57:30,960 --> 00:57:33,360 you feel confused or someone thinks you're confused 667 00:57:33,360 --> 00:57:35,720 or you think you have some other serious symptoms. 668 00:57:36,920 --> 00:57:39,880 If you're only mildly sick and you're staying home, 669 00:57:39,900 --> 00:57:41,520 you want to protect other people. 670 00:57:42,280 --> 00:57:43,880 So stay home when you're sick, 671 00:57:44,300 --> 00:57:47,260 separate yourself from other people and animals in your home. 672 00:57:47,260 --> 00:57:52,500 So pick one side of the house, especially if you have somebody in your home who's got a serious medical problem, 673 00:57:52,820 --> 00:57:56,300 someone who's, let's say, in your family, you might be on chemotherapy because they have cancer, 674 00:57:56,780 --> 00:58:02,260 somebody who's on special medicines because of an illness from a transplant or they may have 675 00:58:02,260 --> 00:58:06,920 some compromised immunity or you have somebody who's older in your house, somebody over the age of 60, 676 00:58:08,140 --> 00:58:12,440 is it high risk? Keep them in one side of the house and you in the other side of the house. 677 00:58:13,160 --> 00:58:18,220 cover your coughs and sneezes, avoid sharing personal household items, 678 00:58:18,860 --> 00:58:22,700 clean your hands often, and clean all high touch surfaces every day. 679 00:58:23,120 --> 00:58:25,980 So those are some common sense things to do, and as a mayor said, 680 00:58:26,120 --> 00:58:29,000 get plenty of sleep, eat well, and take care of yourself. 681 00:58:30,620 --> 00:58:31,740 Thank you. 682 00:58:32,380 --> 00:58:35,780 The last question is, how are we getting information out to the homeless? 683 00:58:36,180 --> 00:58:41,280 We're using the current agencies that are helping the homeless for that purpose. 684 00:58:42,080 --> 00:58:44,900 But we're going to have to do better than we are. 685 00:58:46,420 --> 00:58:49,380 But like I said, this is a work in progress. 686 00:58:53,560 --> 00:58:58,000 Hopefully, by the end of the week, we will anybody that means a bed will have one. 687 00:58:58,220 --> 00:59:00,340 I'm tracing any reason we can't do that. 688 00:59:04,190 --> 00:59:07,830 I know the county, the city, and lots of them working very closely to figure out ways to do that. 689 00:59:08,350 --> 00:59:13,070 There's, as it relates to the same messages we're giving to the citizens we're giving to the home, 690 00:59:13,070 --> 00:59:16,870 But if you're shelter in place, if you're in a location that you're safe and everything else 691 00:59:16,870 --> 00:59:17,490 don't move. 692 00:59:18,090 --> 00:59:21,730 But focusing on those vulnerable populations first is the priority, those that are 60 and 693 00:59:21,730 --> 00:59:25,070 over, and then making sure that obviously we don't spread and exacerbate the problem. 694 00:59:25,230 --> 00:59:28,230 But it is a balance that we're working on right now with the county and also. 695 00:59:29,490 --> 00:59:30,170 Thank you. 696 00:59:30,610 --> 00:59:33,630 Again, I want to remind everybody that all discomfort ends. 697 00:59:34,310 --> 00:59:35,750 This will end. 698 00:59:36,250 --> 00:59:38,390 We anticipate that it should be over by August. 699 00:59:39,290 --> 00:59:41,970 It could be wrong, but we don't think so. 700 00:59:41,970 --> 00:59:47,130 we think this will be over by August, and I've directed the city staff to prepare for 701 00:59:47,130 --> 00:59:51,330 the celebration in August for celebrating how well we got through this. 702 00:59:52,710 --> 00:59:56,810 I also think that this is going to be one of those things that when we look back in time 703 00:59:56,810 --> 00:59:59,950 on, it will have made us... 704 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:09,620 This is a stronger, better community. But that's going to require us to work now in order to be able to say that when it's over. 705 01:00:11,020 --> 01:00:15,740 This is the time to love your neighbor. Figure out what you can do to help. 706 01:00:17,080 --> 01:00:21,300 And I think that the rewards are going to be greater than the detriment at the end. 707 01:00:21,980 --> 01:00:27,000 Thank you. We will give you periodic updates. Oh, and one last thing. 708 01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:33,560 All the other government agencies out there do not tell me something that you want me to keep 709 01:00:33,560 --> 01:00:35,040 secret from the community. 710 01:00:35,580 --> 01:00:41,140 When you tell me, I will tell the community, the policy of this city is to share information, 711 01:00:41,400 --> 01:00:43,380 the moment we have information. 712 01:00:44,420 --> 01:00:49,240 That's the way it's going to be, so don't tell me if you want to keep it a secret because 713 01:00:49,240 --> 01:00:56,920 I won't, and that's what the citizens of Lyon Castro should expect, it will be absolutely 714 01:00:56,920 --> 01:00:59,400 transparent and how we deal with this crisis. 715 01:01:00,400 --> 01:01:01,960 Thank you, work hard. 716 01:01:02,580 --> 01:01:04,960 We're going to need everybody working hard. 717 01:01:05,260 --> 01:01:05,660 Thank you.