[4:17] Oh [4:53] just relieved [5:13] gfriend this was going to do is after I speeding [5:51] good morning everybody thank you for being here at the railroad we know South [5:56] County Commissioners Court is too short agenda its March 23rd 2020 10:18 a.m. [6:08] we're at the South County Courthouse district court room 101 court off square [6:13] or too low we have a full quorum we could rise to say the Pledge of [6:18] Allegiance [6:46] we have a relatively short meeting it is open for public discussion but when we [6:53] get to the declaration you're also able to participate [7:00] does anybody have any public comment there being none [7:06] I'm gonna go discussion and our possible action on disaster declaration [7:11] resolution before we do I'm gonna have chief Mendez Daniel Mendez give us an [7:17] update they've been very proactive in [7:20] addressing community issues come up here have a seat [7:46] good morning commissioners just to give an update we're getting a lot of [7:52] information it's changing hourly at this point one of the things were in touch [7:59] with region 8 Texas Department of State Health Services they [8:04] we've worked very well at that so the state is updating every day out of you [8:09] total cases anything that's going on as of yesterday the state update there's [8:17] three hundred and thirty-four total cases in the state of Texas and they had [8:22] five deaths unfortunately last night [8:26] so it should be up to six there are 69 cases pending counting assignments they [8:32] would like to let us know it's only today where those 69 additional cases [8:36] are I did bring some literature from a different site that we've been [8:41] monitoring and this breaks down the total cases in the United States as of [8:47] this morning along with deaths recovery [8:54] active cases close cases so forth [9:01] here locally after the judge issued the Declaration last week we were live again [9:07] screening at Lowe's here at the Family Dollar in small along with the [9:11] courthouse all staff basic questions and temperature screening this weekend seven [9:19] screenings going into lo they did have high-tech [9:23] features Lowe's is restricting those at this time from inland facility which [9:30] is a very good practice it could be hot outside allergy so forth but without a [9:35] test from their primary care physician there's no way to tell [9:39] so we're here educate the public and restrict kind of just in case [9:48] we have had some complaints about the screening process those complaints have [9:54] mostly come from individuals from Laredo or the San Antonio area that we're [10:00] coming into katoa or into no they were not exactly happy that we were screening [10:06] because we're one of the only places that are screening before you go [10:11] they're saying well why isn't San Antonio [10:15] guys we're here to protect our community with that with the screening process [10:20] Lowe's is starting to get more food on their shelves the source here have that [10:26] food right for our community so I believe that's a very positive thing we [10:30] have done here especially to take care of our team [10:35] there are some restaurants and other eateries that weren't truly complying we [10:41] are working on that with education [10:47] let the CPC youth everybody is the fire department we've done since [10:52] last Friday morning 40 different screens events which means [10:58] Detention Facility to jail here if somebody gets arrested Lowe's we think [11:04] any calls so it's picking up at this time we're we're going to see a case um [11:10] hardly believed written instead seen cases with South County [11:14] it is moving for what we're doing is trying to slow it down and do our best [11:18] to contain it to where art is not effective our personal protective [11:24] equipment that we have there is a national shortage it's on the news so [11:30] kind of what we have is what we have we are unable to get anything from our [11:34] medical suppliers we have received letters saying when they receive it they [11:38] will allocate it in order [11:44] so at this time we don't have anything on hand but [11:49] so we are working we have some wives for the fire department that they're going [11:54] to pull the trigger and it started selling masks for us just in case so [11:59] we're all working together as far as a fire department related [12:04] right now we are stretched been trying to do this we are trying to get overtime [12:09] just to get people out there the screen and [12:17] we have any questions [12:24] but he was impeccable when they come back check them out we we will give them [12:28] a best so they can cover up and then we advise him to go home and contact their [12:33] primary care physician right now there's not enough tests available we can't [12:39] order a test they have to see their doctor call their doctor and their [12:44] doctor will advise them yes you need to criteria go through this location kind [12:48] of like a prescription to get a testimony to get fever no no sir [12:54] low settings of refusing the injury they have the right to refuse service so [12:59] that's what their which is a very good practice [13:04] yes but unfortunately the individual that needed something needed a they [13:09] didn't have AIDS but yes we're working to figure all that [13:14] out we've been trying to be very proactive for the members [13:23] hoping it depends on which source you're looking at I know they put out 15 days [13:31] let's go for 15 days but it could last a month five weeks two months we're really [13:38] not for sure information we're getting everyone's kind of unsure at this point [13:55] yes I know h-e-b put out yesterday evening but their warehouses are full [14:04] remain calm there's no reason to panic John the supply is there it's just [14:09] keeping calm that's what we're trying to do [14:15] relax [14:21] we're trying to make that happen [14:27] it is confirmed there's no cases I know the news media reported on Saturday [14:31] there was a case there is no cases in the South County if if and when there is [14:37] a confirmed case I will get the personal call [14:49] yes there is one of me tuna County wanting that is close I believe that so [14:53] there's money there's two in Pascal's law so it is it is trickling out of the [14:59] metropolitan areas but for the governor most of the cases are in your major [15:02] metropolitan but you got to think about the travel [15:08] people are travelling back for it they stopped at might a rogue Ranger it's [15:14] gonna be [15:23] there's something new for us we've never seen it what would you think [15:29] recommendation the founders and others are not of work I mean I'm not seeing [15:34] each other [15:43] one or two coming in or I mean it's still coming in and out [16:04] I got Carlos Benavides here mr. Benavidez has been doing Oldfield [16:11] hazmat painting and he has the EPA license to do disinfectant on a [16:17] commercial level with a hazmat suit and I asked him to try to get as many masks [16:23] the PPE as possible as he's working directly 3m and their complete and he's [16:29] managed to also get 190 gallons of disinfect that that's used by hospital [16:36] for viruses specifically the corona virus that's being used but we're [16:44] looking at is and I'm open to the suggestions is that last night the [16:52] governor said this is probably going to go on in April well schools probably [16:59] going to be out for the year unless they have summer school and I asked me to get [17:06] enough chemical to spray all your public buildings all your schools all your [17:12] businesses like your post office it along all like 35 because that's where [17:17] you run the risk of the virus of people come in and could be touched and I got [17:21] the gloves on to second grab everything you know and it's that important is not [17:27] a shortage of love the shortage of masks and [17:31] and I think I'm actually really really hard to get and we may have to get to [17:35] where the contract to sold so masks because it is a deadly virus especially [17:43] if you're elderly the people that happen diseases and we have to respect the [17:50] space saladna County is only allowing one person in the store at a time for [17:59] family and with this that doesn't work because we got caravans coming in from [18:04] San Antonio or Rado then it's one person per family then only they can go into [18:13] the store and we can set strict rules you know we can have very working hours [18:19] County member they're all identical there's other things that we can do we [18:25] as public servants took the most local public service to defend the state and [18:31] in the United States so we their public service and our employees our public [18:36] service and I know they fear for the family but there are times that they [18:41] have the benefits of the secure live in and there's attachment EMP public [18:45] service so each one over the office in the courthouse has to serve that role so [18:50] and but it may be worth it to scale it down and have some skeleton crews but if [18:57] this thing goes on then you have to provide essential services and it's just [19:03] not right to have just the ambulance people off to jail people out the law [19:08] for people at home offices we said where you're taking screening not allow [19:36] anybody any and I know last week there were a UPS person that didn't want take [19:42] a speeding only outside we don't have any positive tests [19:49] at this moment there was a something like chana Tova vicinity were we checked [19:53] it and then the channel 12 backed it out but we're along the i-35 corridor and at [19:59] some point we probably look at some positive results but when you control [20:05] high traffic areas it's fine so if we do it for one one week it goes down to the [20:10] courthouse one is making sure that point stayed home that's important because if [20:16] we're gonna give mom they're gonna take off to San Antonio before they're gonna [20:20] Laredo you know we find out the fire we need to understand that each official [20:25] says they're gonna go home because you're so and they you know if we find [20:29] out the Faro crazy cookers pamper somewhere else [20:32] they're fired at will they are because didn't they risk a bring whatever in [20:46] for everybody that I know there's a lot of work to be done a lot of work to be [20:51] done at the courthouse on my thinking on this who's here and coming in and out [20:57] because because they're controlling a super office right now and if we shut it [21:06] down when we shut it down to the public but they stay working or we shut it down [21:11] completely to worry about the door and then our even to pay those employees I [21:18] mean Jim Allison said that they can take state leave or vacation unless you're [21:23] there in a protected class my orders good for seven days but it's at the end [21:26] of the day we have to do and feed everybody the same we're going to pay [21:31] them all we're not going to pay them all unfortunately your law enforcement your [21:36] fire department you sitting there Duty your jailers well get it dispatchers we [21:42] can't go home we can't go home and it's not fair to [21:47] them either but you could close the courthouse and let them do work in the [21:52] office that's fine but in this thing that stands - April we still need to [21:58] provide those essential services you still got people that have to follow [22:01] these and said that people you know registration and won't pay their taxes [22:07] you pay his taxes as much as you can on line [22:13] and I'm up to youi close it for the week to the public we discovered through some [22:18] counties we have a number of counties that had closed altogether [22:23] I thought the verb Brisco yesterday he represents a lot of chaotic counties we [22:28] just closed it down someone who can skeleton crews and we [22:33] need your rotating people out of the office but whatever we do we need to [22:42] make sure that we do something fair for all the law enforcement and all the [22:47] public servants that are out there more risk [22:59] it's a hard decision to do dr. Roth is our doctor south pixel Google Health [23:08] reached out but they have a lot of resources and they really haven't had [23:12] any case of X avala dimmed and a lot of West Texas counties to go past that has [23:20] had about 30 has it but this is somewhat I'm willing to work with us to help us [23:27] you know they can help us with a screen II and it frees up your fire men you [23:31] know we need to reach out and bring those medical doctors in so I wasn't [23:36] asking [23:43] we can I was looking at if it's a medical [23:51] that many questions that the [23:56] so we reach out like subdivision you helped us just reminded me for people [24:02] that take ten to tears and stuff and help us allow this we're be very [24:09] aggressive and part of the reason for the decontamination we're looking at is [24:13] that you have a lot of traffic coming in and if we give them tonight any [24:17] infection that's better but we don't have doctors that live here you do not [24:23] have a hospital we have limited clinics so many of the response to medical in [24:29] the firemen or the paramedic so and that's why we've gotta be extra heart [24:34] and as the governor said yesterday he's leaving it up to each county to decide [24:39] and he has 254 County and only a portion of those have have tested it he doesn't [24:46] feel that he should use his influence on all the other counties question he [24:51] hadn't had any all along the corridor 37 Atascosa look at Medina look at web all [25:02] over the corridors eventually the people come to is going to happen and I be [25:09] contaminating that then we live in enchantingly to take over citizens the [25:16] cases are going to go up quick because test kids are coming more [25:20] available to testing skinny quicker it's you're gonna see these numbers rise [25:26] exponentially I would say or the next seven to ten days just so we're all [25:31] aware it's you're gonna see a big [25:36] and seriously we need to hear from the officials whether they want to close [25:40] their offices if they're afraid you know if you want to close it to the puppet [25:43] for a week and just work in in your office because their safety marching has [25:49] four desks she's crowning I don't know they're six foot apart we [25:54] do the skeleton crew a pop they would do this gonna pit crew maybe they could [25:58] split them out look at it especially with [26:14] and are they gonna get paid and we have to work right now is not the time to be [26:20] while pointing at anything you know their age or their sake you know I get [26:32] and they were part of our most really good at a lot of different orders from [26:37] different counties they did and the groups that are most vulnerable are over [26:44] 65 people cancer remission you know are a your your mother's that children less [26:55] than one year some of them are nursing pregnant mothers and further need [27:02] protection sent home knowing that we're gonna have this meeting today and then [27:08] we decide whether it is fair economy but on some of these people like we should [27:13] home women we can happen to work but in your case like you have some men that [27:18] over 65 well I hadn't thought about it but if you tried one meeple you're not [27:23] six feet apart so they can only need one per vehicle so they can still work but [27:27] they gotta be away from everybody so the seven days and I did the declaration [27:32] that ends this week then your order would foot stand but this is to this [27:42] different Minds again who's come up with some ideas I mean we can't send the [27:46] sheriff open he's like 90 years old no but the 6565 but we have some elected [28:04] officials that are over and in some subject here says you're not good enough [28:08] but the middle one of the home either you know what's fair so for those people [28:14] that fit a class there's a possible way to do work from home you know great at [28:24] least for a week did you play for a week there's things they can't do you know [28:30] that we can assign for them to do heard about it before it's print out and [28:38] you know well it's okay we closed to the public [28:43] and take an online or they can flash your stuff or Marky doesn't get cases [28:49] that are you thought but even go off of the court administration has top certain [28:53] procedures can't believe victims mercy Lord you can do even and I think mr. [29:02] Godot has been putting all those different orders on online or dark as I [29:08] give him an officer about the court administration you know Texas jail [29:12] commission has to strict standards but they are not allowed visitation they [29:16] close down the jail and what is what is happening is that that at the jail they [29:30] like they like de which is love the mask and when they will get a prisoner to [29:40] meet you [29:45] we asked Wharton to try to get more nurses to contract nurses to be able to [29:52] have someone the fire department of the family but [29:58] your frigid enemy [30:05] really sore they can't go home mr. Samoa mr. I [30:16] briefly mentioned that you have resources that they love [30:21] get the medical settings together you can staff together because I know the [30:29] fire department's been really running pretty hard at screening individuals you [30:35] know I know you have not only that you're able to medically assisted [30:40] treating the virus and we're on live right now an elbow you know you can kind [30:46] of explain things so this is what you express to me [30:51] Friday the way getting acting to the resident [30:57] my waiter I sent something to your assistant to miss Cruz yes for you to [31:08] contemplate it as if we continue but let me tell you subjects of rural health is [31:13] really that the health agency for the area you see it used to be that the [31:18] state used to have health clinics all over the state but most of our funding [31:25] actually our funding is out of the federal government and the state so all [31:32] the services that are provided by the federal government and the state are [31:37] encompassing subjects of rural health services so we are the health agency for [31:43] the area but we are we're in tune with the Center for Disease Control and their [31:52] which is really the Commission that it's on top of all of this one of the things [31:58] that are true about the media is that it's very we're having a difficulty to [32:04] get into supplies that we need we do have the mass we're trying to identify [32:09] and where to send the individuals if they need for their assessment but the [32:15] thing is is that we're set up to do all of that we do prelim if somebody has a [32:20] concern the best thing is for them to come to our Center at that point we will [32:27] deal with [32:30] mental state because we do have all the resources in compass we have medical [32:36] dental substance abuse mental health wellness so all of those services are [32:43] taken into consideration in assessing the individuals that come in so the best [32:50] thing that we can promote yes if they have any kind of concerns even if [32:56] they're not safe go to the clinic we will put them at peace and develop a [33:02] health plan for them we know where to refer them if they need more assessment [33:09] and we do have a program yet the individual has fevers and meet some of [33:16] those symptoms that are being identified we have to quarantine them for some time [33:23] to see how that develops if it's get serious and they need further assessment [33:27] we will send them to a center what they do it we're waiting for some kids to [33:33] assess the virus but minister say there's a shortage and we're not really [33:39] top priority simply because rural areas have never been a priority there's going [33:44] first to the urban city where they have already identified some cases and where [33:51] they have to put more efforts but slowly but surely we're getting all the [33:56] supplies that we need but most of all is that we have the process to deal with [34:02] any individual that has concerns so instead of them having them out there [34:07] wondering if they have it or not the best thing it says you have some [34:14] concerns go to something through health service [34:17] and we have a clinic here we have one in NC not for logic county I know [34:23] chief medicine mentioned we started screening at Lowe's and it's also helped [34:29] to allow them to stop up and be able to provide more for the public but they had [34:35] a number of people that had high temperatures you know and whether they [34:41] sought additional teleporter but is he and so it's our elementary assessments [34:47] that are done to protect their population and to allow people to go [34:53] where no or not to go in at that time pros the best thing for the researcher [34:59] you're running a fever I think that you're to go get more assessment in [35:02] subjects of rural health services and we can definitely do that [35:07] do you have staff that can help with us that like Lowe's to help do assessment [35:16] you know what for the pounding oh yeah I'm gonna County popcorn and I know [35:20] there's a cost that comes related to us but it frees up time so I know there's [35:26] cost related to that but it frees up time so we have some money [35:30] it could take temperature to help for the screening then it frees up what [35:34] Hartman here with Hartman there you know we pay them and we keep track by the [35:39] FAFSA federal government's require that you know keep track so it's not like [35:42] there's not a chance of reimbursement [35:46] so I think we can probably work that out I actually have a designated person [35:51] tracking all the costs already and in the jail they're taking readings of the [35:56] prisoners before they come in the local prisoners so if someone's under arrest [36:02] instead of letting them go I think they should take them directly to South Texas [36:07] I think that you already have that relationship if anything happens to the [36:12] jail they will take them automatically to subject oral health and again there [36:19] saw if you want us to set up shop someplace else yes we can do we can do [36:24] that in and but if we to expedite it if it's one person or two person they can [36:32] go terrific to the clinic phone all we gotta do is get a call from you [36:35] and we'll process [36:42] are the hours going to change alone so it's 8 to 5 Monday through Friday okay [36:51] after hours of you free or County yeah it's gonna come back so even with the [36:56] somebody gets arrested before they go into [37:00] after five o'clock we would still polluted see now that you bring it up no [37:06] we cannot I can go back and we can discuss how we can cover that time also [37:13] is it because I think that we couldn't do someone call you know where we can [37:19] respond to your thing we still have a problem it's right now we're on to an [37:26] issue is to get staffing with you yeah yes and you're right the time that we do [37:36] right now is that stand it is the fact that you would automatically take him to [37:44] the hospital as an emergency yes so let's keep that let me go back and that [37:50] they've talked to my staff and see if we can set up an on-call kind of situation [37:59] the other I think it's important we need to get with the ER director [38:05] because not all the people are going to create regional because there are other [38:09] strict with the standards they don't have the PPE anymore they're running low [38:14] so forth and there's a process you have to go [38:18] even us in the field that we have to call it notifier they meet these [38:22] symptoms what's our next course of action so they [38:26] have a heads up before and I think that again what we're gonna do it yes that if [38:35] they have Center and we treat them would give them shots and we give him [38:41] medication and antibiotics but we have to send them home and let them let's say [38:50] I think it's 14 hours for a period of time to see how we develop if it gets [38:57] more serious that's when we're probably going to have to send them to a center I [39:02] probably it'd be for your hospital for our area who want to make sure that for [39:08] your hospital has the test kids so we have those contacts and if not we have [39:15] relationships with Methodist also that we can maybe [39:19] sinem to San Antonio but it is not a whole China which is not panic that the [39:30] individual has those symptoms there is because there's a process that we have [39:37] to follow to make sure that we don't send everybody that feels that they have [39:43] to uh to a testing center [39:50] condition you asked me to follow up with their doctor or some taxes yet you make [39:55] them make them but you suggest that they follow up and I know people [39:59] I just haven't who or it might just have an allergy get it checked out it's very [40:03] important get it checked out now yeah let me just let me to you an incident [40:08] and and I know that people panic and they become seriously concerned we had [40:15] an individual that came and we tested them we gave him data all we have to do [40:22] and we send him home well he wasn't satisfied so the end of [40:27] it you went to for your hospital well they tested negative here and they went [40:34] over there to get a second opinion it was negative also but see what happens [40:39] there is that that individual created financial burden on themselves this is [40:44] because I'm hospital ain't gonna do it three they saw we are in a position to [40:50] give discount but because the individual one or the second opinion and puts his [40:57] okay but he created a different kind of bill and if you didn't have insurance [41:04] well it's they kind of still gonna charge them you know the regular price [41:09] so somewhere on the lung we have to [41:13] implement something that it will be common practice and all of us had to [41:20] sort of preach the same thing go to South Texas Royale let's start with that [41:25] and we guarantee that who we gonna do the best and create a health plan for [41:31] that individual that will bring some tranquility to that individual state of [41:37] mind I think we have to go down to the harsh reality first if they do meet the [41:48] screening they could be two to 14 days what's been put out before they exhibit [41:52] signs of symptoms not everybody is going to have symptoms the reality is there's [41:59] and transmitting it and they'll never have a symptom so that's one aspect that [42:05] the we got a limit of the contact at that [42:10] point and the other harsh reality is we're a [42:14] rural community [42:17] sit we're kind of on our own we got to take care of ourselves because the focus [42:21] is not going to be unless you're a big-city Lorado San [42:25] Antonio gallon [42:31] and I think in the development of the planning in the resolution we include [42:38] self Texas rural health you know as to go to and then you can work out to where [42:44] I know you have 24-hour but I'm sure you can assign someone to answer the phone [42:49] you know if you get a midnight call for they actually meet the conditions you [42:53] know and then and then from there on that way you're you don't have to run [42:57] straight to Frio County every time and then so after hours you can assign [43:02] someone to it for the jail as well now the jail name so now you have a [43:07] different doctor that's assigned to oversee that jail yeah cuz that's [43:15] something to you as Marshall so you have a different doctor that we got that [43:19] handled that that's the only exception but the rest of the county would be you [43:27] they're saying the social distancing the hygiene washing hands continues to be [43:33] very very important [43:37] I'm recommending that at this board they started doing that in San Antonio [43:43] they started doing it as a super object that they put a marker of six foot and [43:49] we put as part of water that it can't register that be at least six feet and [43:54] then we may want to limit it ten people forced or on the establishments as well [43:58] because you could go to the grocery store and everybody hi they're all real [44:02] close draw real close and that's what we're trying to get away with it because [44:06] you're high risk areas so you go there exam we got to make sure that they [44:12] follow the 10% rule [44:19] the judge judge said to put things in perspective and that's you know we have [44:26] to build and you have a doctor there but the community gonna be as long as to go [44:32] and visit us and it's just that everything outside the jail looting in [44:35] seen on fowlerton milord you know Gardendale you know the whole [44:40] county right it'd be the own County we we got more [44:47] pushback at the last resolution on on the curfew and we have the ability to [44:58] contribute and the school is going to be out the children really should not be [45:05] outside or a way for your family make it easier you do 24 hour [45:12] kondeh children I'm Esther another parent [45:21] that's a revelation because [45:25] it's serious they want people to stay at home they want the nation at least until [45:30] April 30 supposed to [45:35] we pull is closed all parts are closed all playgrounds are closed the bait [45:42] group the national Babe Ruth has cancelled all libre lu lu li this can't [45:48] fit all we play dps the proposed ins office administration : holding for the [45:57] CDL while churches are closed so there's quite a bit of closure you know what a [46:06] closed it for this week and then next week we started operations to intuit - [46:10] we can't decision if you wouldn't close it just for this week but we still need [46:18] to find a way to compensate that vertice personnel law enforcement [46:28] or so we have a ways to go [46:34] mr. bet it is I don't know if you would like to explain to the delicious court [46:40] the type of the camp is effective you will be doing we've gotten ahold of [46:53] manufacturer Hitler released 200 guns they're reporting to a vs1 gathered [46:58] every seven to ten days it's a hundred percent of hospital commercial great [47:03] disinfectant it is 95 to 99 percent active in preventing Kovach 19 so it's [47:13] the same product that they're eating in New York right now [47:16] Arkansas California and now Texas the only thing we can do here nobody is [47:22] preventive measures so we want to do is start decomp disinfection of local [47:28] offices and places where were we would call hot zones like blind a pilot the [47:35] loves and ensign on all that good stuff what we have a high number of traffic [47:39] high number of people coming in chemical doesn't right to date I I've been in [47:45] communication with the judge I think we're gonna start doing the deep on [47:49] process ASAP they all have any questions one of the things that we looked at is [47:57] like Victoria doesn't have compares license if we do have a case and it gets [48:04] worse than when your resources those people who happen at the applicators [48:08] license can also do the contamination I reached out to silver Vasquez at dick's [48:15] Olga you have a big presence of polo field and all these oil fields have been [48:21] trained in hazmat and the virus to be treated just like you do of h2s gas to [48:28] where you have a preventive amendment they have the PPE to be able to come in [48:33] and it's brain so you gonna reach out to the city of San Antonio to see if they [48:39] can get to you all for workers to go ahead and help [48:48] we have 200 guests we have access to 200 gathers every 7 to 10 days how does that [48:52] go if I get a little injury not to becoming a drunk no 50 and cut a pretty [48:56] routable we have these special offer units that we put in the bay over the [49:00] weekend it's going to be in a decon trainer limited there is that we have [49:03] for the school that will wear this for you it can but we need to make sure that [49:07] that's greater the 100% mean it can have previous can pool or any type of [49:11] contamination that would hurt this solution that we can put in it so [49:16] basically for us to use that sprayer it would have to be friendiy and I never [49:20] had any type of pesticides or anything it would be nice to put that anything on [49:24] Fockers you know maybe we have a pocket that hasn't been contaminated with any [49:29] hard pesticide though I would have to see the SDS sheets on it and I think the [49:36] fire department would have some more information on it but they couldn't be [49:39] that expensive I was looking at a truck-mounted fogger truck truck mounted [49:47] fogger they run anywhere between 25 and 25 hundred dollars that will that would [49:52] a knowledge to go through the streets [49:58] there is a game we and that's why it's important like we talk to the bag except [50:03] changing because because it's being so closely monitored doesn't make sure they [50:09] have their applicators like they've gotta had an applicator license so she [50:14] can have a class for us or then we gotta have it [50:18] he has a license certification for the equipment I know some of the other [50:24] counties that are reaching out to him as well in the middle real they're making [50:29] disinfectant and I was asking whether it's a shortage so daddy's looking into [50:33] this in fact because you're giving it up to the citizens for free of charge of [50:39] fighting costing counties about eight thousand dollars a day or 25,000 gallons [50:45] so that's an option that we have you can always come back at meetings over them [50:49] but for the time being of all your high bottom area disinfect even though these [50:54] people you know [50:57] the school for example you can disinfect the school what time right now since [51:01] we're not as fully drunk and do every day but your stores active low we've [51:08] been very very involved they came to me we've had a little pushback from Family [51:14] Dollar Store so in those cases we got to make sure there's 10 people role and [51:20] they have a market we we set the resolution and even though the over said [51:24] these businesses have had to be shut down welcome the commissioners for the [51:30] city Petula they have the ability for little business within the area we have [51:34] why to say thing in addition to whatever the president's do one of the governor's [51:39] doing we're gonna put these additional conditions and he made it very clear as [51:44] I made it very clear in his address yesterday free bottle and and why we [51:49] over protected we're all protected because the lack of medical resources [51:53] and you know you get a family member singing and having a run in San Antonio [51:59] and come back you know it's really really [52:04] hard and finding that space might be hard that's something they're thinking [52:08] is to get white bread they're saying they're trying I think I bet there's the [52:14] governor said he's called the National Guard to set up hospital well can you [52:19] imagine having a loved one having to go not being able to go see in that you [52:25] know that army field hospital you know so I think we should do every single [52:30] thing that we can to make sure that we delay the virus as much as we can I [52:36] don't think we can stop it but I think we can delay it and also real quick on [52:42] our supplies we are about the only ones that have a look at 95 max in personal [52:48] protective equipment since Monday of last week we decided to hold all those [52:52] supplies in-house for the South County home I have stopped the cell to oil [52:57] field and it will be distributed among the fire department we're in [53:01] communication with the fire department county officials our supplies that we [53:04] have and then we are give it to two will be going to the local officials and all [53:09] the departments here danny has but Florida masks [53:19] four to five hundred I have right now we've given out to the sheriff's office [53:24] the jails and us enough to get by for a little bit I have four hundred ish right [53:32] now but afraid of it as we hand about people [53:38] artists to use that there's not a supply chain really [53:43] what we're doing is as needed the sheriff eats more he just comes here's [53:47] your next allotments so forth at the emergency operation center so we [53:53] can kind of keep in control without [53:59] well did in 85 mass he's supposed to meet he replaced after each use right [54:06] now [54:12] we are being that but I said we can use some for a week look what they've been [54:20] doing and I think they've been looking at someone hospitals what they're doing [54:24] is they're getting people to sew mask over the n95 mask and the recently first [54:31] one protector should have responders the mask is because the gel you got close [54:37] quarters you have more interaction people the humans people get called you [54:43] know those innocent people the hospitals the cynics do too so it's really [54:49] important there first ones to get the masks I don't all of you have an [54:53] adequate supply as well but if we need to chase passed down for clinics means [54:59] we need to know they're gonna be needed because you cannot they're disposable so [55:13] we only have about a week supply we cut minimal supplies and it's gonna be gone [55:19] soon so let ourselves have a bottle week [55:22] supply foot we place the board about a week goal with p.m. there are 77 15 days [55:27] before we get about a thousand more matters if I placed another order today [55:32] you should give us another thousand more for the next point to 30 days and the [55:36] art cabinet add a thousand per week so I can't go and say hey give me five [55:41] thousand on the national level I know they're starting it for sure and take [55:46] stuff are they gonna three I'm gonna cut you off well as a as a Friday on the [55:53] phone with them they're not putting me on I was able to buy in purchasing of [55:56] supplies of the year where they're TPP has a top vendor for the area so they're [56:01] given me a thousand every there every week so put the pause the cost per mask [56:08] right now the price has not changed you're dipping at about [56:13] fifteen dollars of box of [56:18] twenty-somethings fault at this time I have stocked that the stock we have is [56:22] reserved perfectly home and that's why if we decide that operation will stay [56:30] with a mass the same goes for how strong [56:38] this morning 8 a.m. globe manufacturers have told me that they will be cutting [56:44] now production has slowed down they themselves are sending people home [56:49] they're not producing on the low side soon enough there do seem that these so [56:54] we did stock up the gloves to do it now we place an order this morning the [56:59] gloves are right behind the n95 of medicine we can have the same mission in [57:02] about 7 or 10 days [57:07] this is coming from BM and all your your major manufacturers [57:14] on our end also it'd be company cases of the fire department where you have an [57:18] individual that has the pulpit 19 symptoms and the fire department would [57:22] like to call us we will be calm here and get it prepped for the next person [57:26] coming here we'll be answering the whole plus 24 hours if you have the team on [57:29] standby [57:39] we have special chemicals for our department search bar and DPS [57:50] and I know they have questions online [57:59] when other coming in I don't know how you want to answer [58:10] so they can make a request them in and writing on our question sir verbally [58:15] respond now I mean I don't know how there's a way to answer the questions [58:20] this is our first time we live streaming and the Open Meetings Act we can ask for [58:27] labor and do everything against them but but this is just like a regular meeting [58:32] so so those people they have questions are we asking them to put it in writing [58:38] walk answer to them [58:48] okay so we're asking for those people that are watching the video the make [58:54] sure that they back up to your question set it in and will respond to you I'm [59:00] gonna disappoint I'm gonna read the resolution this is an executive order [59:06] declaration of local disaster for public health emergency I've had it changed for [59:11] our changes for which is quarter plus we'll add for South Texas Brujo the [59:22] resolution being whereas beginning December 2019 in novel coronavirus not [59:32] designated as SAR sto v2 which causes disease [59:37] CoV ID - 19 has spread throughout the world and has not been declared a global [59:43] pandemic by the World Health Organization and whereas symptoms of the [59:48] CoV ID blue fever coughing shortness of breath and death in some cases and wear [59:53] COV ID virus may be spread between those individuals who are in close contact [59:59] with another new respiratory droplets produced when they are the wind and [1:00:04] infected person coughs or sneezes or as extraordinary measures must be taken to [1:00:10] contain CoV d-19 and prevent this bridge Rob LaSalle County Texas that include [1:00:19] banning individuals group of ended or property to undergo additional [1:00:22] measures that prevent the control of the disease whereas the state affects the [1:00:28] state of disaster require certain emergency protective measures be taken [1:00:33] pursuant to Texas disaster Act of 1975 related emergency management and public [1:00:39] health pursuant to Texas government code [1:00:41] chapter 14 now therefore it be proclaimed by the county judge and the [1:00:47] Commissioner's Court of South County that a state of disaster for Public [1:00:51] Health is hereby declared for the South County pursuant to section 401 a 108 a [1:00:57] of the Texas government code that pursuant to section 401 a 108 of the [1:01:02] Texas government code statute the state of disaster for public health [1:01:06] emergencies shall continue until April 3rd 2020 extending to the county judges [1:01:14] decorate extending the county judge declaration unless continue to remove [1:01:18] items to support the South County that means mine expires and here starts until [1:01:24] April 3rd because mine is only good for seven days and then following that [1:01:32] pursuant to section four one eight of the local government code is declaration [1:01:37] of the local state of disaster for public emergency shall be given prompt [1:01:42] in general publicity and shall be filed in the county and district clerk that [1:01:47] pursuant to section four one eight D six governor code the declaration of local [1:01:53] disaster activation of South County emergency plan [1:01:56] whereas in addition to governor Greg Abbott declaration of closure of all [1:02:01] bars and restaurants or going to Jan's takeout delivery dry food are still [1:02:07] allowed visitation to all nursing homes long-term care facilities at closure of [1:02:12] all schools until April 3rd at midnight the gathering of work ten or more people [1:02:19] are expected to attend to congregate are hereby prohibited but not limited to [1:02:25] privately operated game rooms County Parks County own practice field and the [1:02:32] county hall so that's their closed whereas in working with local government [1:02:40] and in order to provide the need to have sufficient staples for residents the [1:02:44] local grocery store will provide dedicated time through seven to eight to [1:02:48] senior citizens to purchase at Lowe's whereas the county EMT staff will [1:02:54] provide temperature testing and screening to all patrons at low grocery [1:02:58] store and we can do we can add to it but can be expanded to two other high bottom [1:03:10] areas [1:03:15] convene the staffing [1:03:24] go for any any patron signs of illness would not be allowed in the store [1:03:28] however employees will work with the patron to provide the needed staples and [1:03:33] requested items attend to the need furthermore patrons or consumers will be [1:03:49] directed to South Texas rural health services [1:04:02] whereas in South County will be providing commercial sterilization of [1:04:07] places using EPA approved contractor providing contamination of pipe areas in [1:04:12] the county including courthouse Dale public buildings kitchens and commercial [1:04:16] cells for providing food and food products exempt by this declaration or [1:04:20] any other declaration by federal state or local authorities whereas LaSalle [1:04:25] County will require establishments providing essential services to have [1:04:30] markers and catchers clearly marking six feet from the first customer at the cash [1:04:36] register and backward to follow social distancing recommendations [1:04:41] whereas a 24-hour curfew will be placed for all children under 18 unless with a [1:04:48] parent guardian grandparent or close adult relative Monday through Sunday [1:04:58] whereas all county personnel over 65 and we'll look at that we can change a buck [1:05:04] will be sent over seven days to include any County boy captioning deficiency or [1:05:10] remission and any employer that is pregnant or mother with a newborn less [1:05:15] than one year of age whereas all county offices with exception of just as at [1:05:21] these numbers hidden to now will remain open however each office will be only [1:05:27] allowed two persons to be served at the time for each office the county will [1:05:31] take temperature readings for all people entering the courthouse County time [1:05:36] clocks will not be used for at the county jail who will be screening [1:05:40] defendants to help prevent infection of the local jails any defendant meeting [1:05:44] symptoms set forth by the CDC we've referred to South Texas rural [1:05:51] health for further screening whereas the Jenny LaSalle has closed its indoor [1:06:01] dining offer services which is utterly true program to its elderly population [1:06:07] over 60 years and will be provide hope delivered meals to elderly patrons of [1:06:12] kind of the south elderly Nutrition Center any elderly move of the care of a [1:06:17] home provider may contact the elderly Nutrition Center for home delivered [1:06:22] meals during their - pandemic and and what I wanted to say is that we were [1:06:33] shortage of eggs and breakfast materials we could probably take the census of [1:06:37] these elderly and not a little row this year but but we can probably deliver [1:06:42] breakfast to them as well but in doing breakfast the center prepares lunch what [1:06:49] we can do is we can contract with the local restaurants that have their food [1:06:55] handler permit to be able to prepare those those foods and then deliver them [1:07:03] like I spoke to Oakland moles and they said if they don't how many haven't may [1:07:08] not be able to cook them off of whatever we can is limited and she needs to know [1:07:12] who advance have to be able to get supplies and and the only reason I say [1:07:17] that is some of these commercial businesses have been hurt but we also [1:07:21] work at keeping these elderlies from going to the grocery store so in [1:07:26] planning this and distinct prolongs then if they know they're going to get [1:07:30] breakfast and lunch that we're keeping those people from [1:07:32] circulation so that's something if you want to consider see we can try to do [1:07:38] we'll take the recommendations we'll take your recommendations and we're [1:07:47] looking at those businesses that are established that have been providing [1:07:52] breakfast we're not looking at the business that did not provide breakfast [1:07:54] outside your means because they're already set up we're not looking to the [1:07:59] creation of new businesses we're looking at the established businesses that are [1:08:02] doing ready purpose [1:08:14] we're looking at and we can define it as public places okay they let them go to [1:08:20] the parks and go play the playground where religion you know run around town [1:08:25] and from neighborhood in the bike you know you just think you're you already [1:08:28] got to stay there do you are at this time bear county has said stay inside [1:08:34] home and web kind of thing he stay inside you know this kind of locked up [1:08:41] no it's not that sound of homes up there we're saying it carefully to be on your [1:08:45] property you know you gotta have an area right now but but we don't want to [1:08:50] bumming around [1:09:06] well well that that's why I mentioned my order was only for seven days the [1:09:10] unlucky person or a second and what Jim Allison said of the rich association was [1:09:16] they've got sick leave vacation lead over time and then it concludes a 65 [1:09:21] year old so we're going to say the 65 year olds better work [1:09:26] you got some that are working for you then they've got to be spaced if your [1:09:30] work respect to be spaced so they can't write in double point of e you know but [1:09:36] for the immediate so we decide what we're gonna do across the board I mean [1:09:40] we keep check on operations for the county for a week but eventually we'll [1:09:45] have to you know we're gonna give everybody you know what a week of extra [1:10:07] personal time and that be easiest okay we're gonna give you all week on extra [1:10:12] personal time this burn this period of time you know then then for those that [1:10:22] work know that in July whatever an extra week that would be fair for [1:10:29] every bills working you know we got some people that went home and you gotta [1:10:34] treat everybody equally or we decide to tell people illnesses and what did he [1:10:45] give you out to the work from home I mean I got to work that I can assign to [1:10:50] the number of people that are coming in that they can help us out right now [1:10:54] there's money in TV vhda I need research done there's a new cop [1:10:58] program or putting up the research back that's about a week's work for each one [1:11:02] of them you still got a lot of pretty not to do on some of these cases you [1:11:05] know what is set up a prayer at home I got another person taken care of so if [1:11:09] that mother of those children wants to work you know you know the we get set up [1:11:17] from here you know what a printer and she can do that job for that meat [1:11:22] there's other options [1:11:26] but it has to be justified so that one person that doesn't have a babysitter [1:11:32] because the kids are in school you know we need nobody don't eat this whole [1:11:38] thing [1:11:42] Marty doesn't have a lot of work to do at home you have to work that could be [1:11:47] done probably EMS building I'll probably some of the kitchen up on the Human [1:11:57] Resources community or if somebody's don't frickin solve any or County to [1:12:05] that person [1:12:19] I don't know Victor can transfer calls to to personal phone you can have them [1:12:27] at your boss at home no piece of the tepees said you know what you're at home [1:12:39] but we do have a lot of young people that worked with my family [1:12:50] that's very hard it's a hard decision [1:12:57] harder worse but I'm telling you we're gonna be hit hard as next budget cycle [1:13:04] there's gonna be reductions we're gonna have to make cuts to the county you're [1:13:09] going to take again we're going to take a hit [1:13:17] and maybe the planet so me [1:13:23] what do you want to do I know you've mentioned by closing down you one of [1:13:26] them goes on the courthouse for a week and then here we put a chance to [1:13:32] organize [1:13:38] I wanted to wait for a bottle you can see what happens [1:13:49] I'm sure the last week when you started last week when you started doing your [1:13:54] testing how many deeper come into the courthouse [1:13:58] I haven't tallied up but it's quite a few it's tapered off [1:14:10] like before this came across but it wasn't a huge amount [1:14:16] always have the other things that one kept me up here your honor tomorrow we [1:14:22] have district court the docket I've already checked this morning [1:14:26] it hasn't been canceled not a big deal I don't even think that district attorney [1:14:31] is coming tomorrow it's only treats criminal cases but on the 30th in market [1:14:36] can maybe correct me if I'm wrong we're set up [1:14:41] a jury selection this is what we beat back what happened to me what was it [1:14:48] Woodley and the Commissioner support have the ability to close the poorhouse [1:14:52] and that's the thing so we closed all four proceedings in the Office of Court [1:15:00] Administration was recommended [1:15:07] see his file so forth so in honor of them might say hey we can have new [1:15:12] resolutions but you know what all court cases unless it meets those [1:15:17] recommendations office support administration for emergency order but [1:15:21] say they have to remove a child or do something that courthouse you know you [1:15:28] know closer to those other than your registration to your deeds he was were [1:15:34] married I would suggest that we close the she close she can also close her [1:15:38] office puppet duty oh so you know the call for you take a picture of an apple [1:15:46] phone [1:15:50] but each officer has a right to close our office we can limit the court out so [1:15:55] when people come in March and consider only hours but you know we want to make [1:16:04] sure everybody working together but they can't get paid if they're not working [1:16:08] that's where we come in [1:16:19] Oh [1:16:21] I'm open for recommendation [1:16:32] look we got it but we got everybody but you got everybody budget it okay we got [1:16:38] everybody budget so even if they go came home for still positive but my [1:16:44] recommendation that if they want to go home and we closed an office and we let [1:16:50] that anything official however that we're only gonna do ten days no more [1:16:54] than ten days if they choose to go home ten days if they choose to go home [1:17:01] if all of us or wherever or is live with everything it's not take the lead then [1:17:06] they don't get it you're going to use the ten days we're gonna kill that give [1:17:10] it your farm in your law enforcement your jailers your dispatchers a chance [1:17:14] to get ten additional you know they take off at a later time and I think that [1:17:23] probably the first thing we could do [1:17:41] yeah it's only today and it takes care of your full-time is this wall that went [1:17:45] home we went home now the rest of the world thought everybody's paying them [1:17:53] some people are paying people some people are laid off we have a number of [1:17:57] people who couldn't lay it off by getting each other you know I don't [1:18:00] think we should be treating their people any differently so you disappointed this [1:18:03] the glass that they don't want to come back to work or we want to pull it down [1:18:06] we may have to lay off the Manson they offer so for those mothers that can't do [1:18:14] it anymore after the ten days they can't do it they take sick leave vacation they [1:18:20] don't have to leave they get laid on that's what they do it across the world [1:18:37] you get work assigned to them special tasks I mean that's good but there's [1:18:42] limited to the word feel like my cool I mean I can keep my guys you know [1:18:47] you know lady 4k now which is over 65 you know Mike my concern is still you [1:18:54] know anything just the more we can keep [1:18:59] people spread it out especially we're limiting the people who come in we can [1:19:15] change it to include they were canceling all trials and carries you know that [1:19:23] chop support district court we can do that look if it is that we're going to [1:19:28] cancel that so that way you're not going to have a large jury trial and and I [1:19:35] don't think they're gonna they're gonna about this one that to the end that [1:19:39] authority we have that authority so you won't we can go ahead and do that I [1:19:44] think market policy about it right the more of a pretty general more [1:19:59] so let them that you leave it to every department hand yeah well we do the [1:20:06] department and you get these days and that's it and make it very clear that [1:20:11] from this point after that one unless you have special work that you need to [1:20:14] do at all [1:20:20] I'll only three you know the scene [1:20:39] any other feedback yes because what I'm what I'm looking at [1:20:59] is is to to 40-hour weeks if it's if it's a lot of horsemen and it will do [1:21:09] what is it forty three and a half hours and what's a week for firefighter fifty [1:21:15] fifty six average a big 256 respectively of each federal requirement [1:21:24] that's okay because that's what the federal government considers our [1:21:28] workweek [1:21:36] and that if you want commissioner to give back to the order saying okay [1:21:40] you look this Saturday wrong you got these days but it will still limit the [1:21:47] amount of people coming to the courthouse and we closed all coricidin I [1:21:52] know that the Office of Court Administration you said pretty general [1:21:55] said they're not going to have any more hearings but the Commissioner's Court [1:21:59] still have the right to do that as its wool chapter 14 gives the right as the [1:22:06] message to close all schools in the county but they asked us to work with [1:22:12] the district I've been working in dr. something speaking to dentists and [1:22:14] they're closing their own decision so they're they're working on their own so [1:22:20] I don't see a need to put it in the order since they're doing it if we feel [1:22:24] that there's an outbreak if they're not then we'll come back and discuss it but [1:22:28] at this point it'll meet them and we'll put in the order for the elderly able [1:22:36] we'll take a census for roses and she's responsible and we'll let her work with [1:22:40] contracting those businesses that are already providing breakfast [1:22:48] but I don't think it's enough has any restaurants it may have one restaurant [1:22:52] that has helped women and as today there was one restaurant that did not want to [1:22:59] comply with the Nodine Union so Chief Minister's taking care of that [1:23:10] so it accorded to the Texas government code section full name on 103 a person [1:23:16] who normally additional Ebonics the order commits an offense punishable by [1:23:20] fine up to $1,000 or confinement in jail for term knock T C 180 days the purpose [1:23:27] of this order for is worth emergency management measures medication [1:23:31] procedures and response plans of political emergency captain scene [1:23:35] Wallace EMT fireman is designate is the designated public information officer [1:23:41] from the South County his numbers 8 302 0 to 4 3 to 2 in testimony for of the [1:23:48] Commissioner's Court in the South County side are named to the fix the seal of [1:23:53] the Commissioner's Court to be fixed at the LaSalle County Courthouse this 23rd [1:23:58] day of March 2020 effective upon signature and lasted until midnight [1:24:03] April 3rd 2028 beaten 11 August loser proceed one Joaquin Algonquin precinct [1:24:09] to Oswaldo Ramirez to mr. precinct 3 Raul a yachtie was your precinct 4 [1:24:14] County judge order with IGAs jr. and a test margarita is geta [1:24:21] the South County District where and I'll make the changes get up to you get you [1:24:26] to sign up but we would need a motion to approve approve it and then we get the [1:24:31] final purchase on the market [1:24:36] the motions been made is there a second finding motions been made and seconded [1:24:45] discussion all those in favor say aye thank you for being here we're gonna be [1:24:53] working on streamlining our meetings this is the first time so I think mr. [1:25:03] Viviana has been looking at some different options that are work through [1:25:07] our iPads because it's possible that we're not going to have a meeting [1:25:10] together like this again if you're gonna be out of your home whether your car or [1:25:14] iPad so he's working on getting that done [1:25:24] there's been changes in the Open Meetings Act that allow us to do that [1:25:28] work on the postings mayor said bono Sanchez is here he's been very [1:25:32] cooperative mayor I don't know we have anything else to say or you need to add [1:25:37] anything huh [1:25:48] and you're pretty much following would leave approved already right you pretty [1:25:53] much follows with legal proof they already know we'll have to have another [1:26:16] meeting and that's why I'm saying that next meeting will be video to the public [1:26:21] extended then based on the changes that they've made to open many requirements [1:26:33] yes yes [1:26:43] so I would say with the same signature we probably do a form anyway but we [1:26:48] could we can make the decision electronically and have someone email [1:26:53] petition and like I get one page a missionary out on one page and then he [1:26:58] put them all together it's kinda like for records [1:27:08] yes [1:27:24] well I'll ask are you equipped to take the American Express I'll ask Mary [1:27:56] but what I'm going to ask we're covering the bills next that if he handled hidden [1:28:01] voices before we finish through the bill to go into it then I'm gonna part of the [1:28:06] motion authorize my defense together and [1:28:11] Maria Bennett to be able to sign off on the bills that come in for those [1:28:18] services you know on the signature of cheapness and output that is when we [1:28:24] cover the bills we have any those and this will work now thank you so now [1:28:37] we're gonna proceed to our bills [1:28:41] motion carries we will yeah motion carries [1:28:56] you want to preside the medium