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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 20, 2020 C-10AGENDA ITEM c-lD Crrv on Lonr Cou¡vcrr-, ConnMUNIcATroN TM AGENDA TITLE: MEETING DATE: PREPARED BY: Receive Report Regarding Communication Pertaining to the Re-Opening of the City of Lodi for Business May 20,2020 City Clerk RECOMMENDED AGTION:Receive report regarding communication pertaining to the re-opening of the City of Lodi for business. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At the May 6,2020, meeting, City Council directed that a letter be sent to Governor Gavin Newsom regarding an aggressive strategy for re-opening the City of Lodifor business. The attached letter, signed by the Mayor, was sent on May 12,2020, and included the numerous public comments emailed to the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT Not applicable FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable. Pamela M. Farris Assistant City Clerk APPROVED: ba Manager CITY ÇQUNCIL DOUG KUEHNE, Mayor ALAN NAKANISHI, Mayor Pro Tempore MARK CHANDLER JOANNE MOUNCE CITY OF LODI 2015 "Wine Region of the Year" CITY HALL, 22,I WEST PINE STREET P.O. BOX 3006 LODt, CALTFORNTA 95241-1910 (209) 333-6702 I FAX (209) 333-6807 www.lodi.qov cityclerk@lodi.gov STEPHEN SCHWABAUER City Manager PAMELA M. FARRIS Assistant City Clerk JANICE D. MAGDICH City Attorney May 1 1,202A The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor of the State of California 1303 1Oth Street, Suite 1 173 Sacramento CA 95814 Dear Governor Newsom, The Lodi City Council unanimously requests that you pursue an aggressive strategy for re- opening the City of Lodi in San Joaquin County for business. One size does not fit all. A reopening process that may make sense for Los Angeles and our neighboring Bay Area regions does not work for our City. The Çity'of Lodi's cases of COVID-19 are not nearly as predominant as those of our State's major population centers. As of May 11,2020, we have approximately 100 active cases county wide, 29 countywide deaths, and 15 currently hospitalized individuals, three of whom are in Lodi and only one of whom is in the lCU. lndeed our hospital has only seen a single COVID 19 related death. The hospitalization rate is so low that our local hospital, Adventist Health/Lodi Memorial actually had to lay off more than 50 staff members. Meanwhile, our hospital surge capacity is more than 200 percent. Lodi has been diligent preparing to meet the demands of COVID19. We have partnered to implement the Great Plates Delivered program to supplement our existing Meals on Wheels program through the LOEL Senior Center to ensure our vulnerable populations can avoid outside risk. We also partnered with the State to add testing capacity at our Library. Our local hospital has more than answered the surge capacity call, with over a 200 percent capacity. Meanwhile, their entire fleet of breathing machines remains available. The City has also answered the call to supply PPE, Today we have a 20 week supply of masks for our first responders. Throughout this pandemic, Lodi has followed your guidelines and lowered the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We are proud of how our citizens and businesses stepped up to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic in our region. Now, countless numbers of our citizens and business owners are suffering tremendous impacts as a result of the State's "Stay-at-Home" mandate. We, as Council Members, are most often the recipients of their requests for help. We have enclosed several of the letters received from our citízens and business owners. Their economic plight and its emotional toll are palpable. Lodi has seen three large protests in our community and our citizens are restive to the continuation of the State's mandate. Our police force can neither contain a protest nor enforce a refusal to comply with the State and County orders. We noted with some measure of hope your roadmap announcements last week that would theoretically allow a county to move faster through Phase 2, Unfortunately, the actual program offers no real hope of progress because it requires a county certify no COVID-related deaths in the previous 14 days. By that standard, we do not believe our county will be able to move into Phase 2b for many, many months, and thus continue the economic strain on our local hospital and the community indefinitely. However, the City has only had one death and that was over five weeks ago, Lodi is ready to open and should not be hamstrung by a countywide timeline. As your projected $54 billion State budget deficit portends, our local economy and our local hospital cannot sustain continued closure. Lodi needs to open so that we can continue to fund the services, and social programs so well served by state revenues. The Lodi City Council urgently requests an opportunity to meet with you and your Public Health officials to discuss the real and personal crisis facing many of our citizens. Thank you for considering our concerns. Respectfully, Lodi City C ncil San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Dr. Maggie Park, San Joaquin County Public Health Officer cc: Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: lo: Cc: Subject: Philip Diaz Tuesday, April 28, 2020 11:01 PM City Council Comments Phil Diaz Public comments agenda item 8-0L Good evening Thank you for the time in allowing someone to read my comments. Although not specifically tied to agenda item B-01 ; I wanted to publicly comment on the lack of representation for our community in respect to the impact the Governors stay at home order is having on our city. Our city's foundation is built off of small businesses, and I don't think our city has our best interests in mind. Our city representatives seem to lack any push back to the San Joaquin County board of Supervisors in favor of reopening Lodi. The data shows the impact was not felt here, but more damaging is the impact in the fallout of businesses closing in our community from each one of your lack of response. My question to allof you would be to ask why you're sitting in your position currently? Did you run to be a council member / Mayor to represent your community, and if that answer is yes step up to the plate, and reopen Lodi. Again I appreciate your time and making these comments public and for the record. Regards Philip Diaz Sent from my iPhone 1 Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: lo: Subject: jennifer lynn Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:52 PM Pamela Farris Oral communication for May 6,2020 City Council Session Council, Please re-open Lodi. Our small businesses are struggling. They are hemorrhaging money, and their livelihood is going down the drain which will, in turn, negatively affect the City of Lodi. Their right to eam a living is being violated. Open small businesses. Our houses of worship are closed. Churches are community partners and improve the mental health of citizens, Our ltt Amendment rights are being violated. Open the churches. I believe the right words are, "Let my people go.t' The mental health of citizens is being affected by the lockdown. Many can't go to work, have been laid off, don't have daycare, and have nowhere to go. Open the city for mental health. Schools are closed and so are the parks, which means students, teachers, school staff, and parents are affected. Open the schools for our kids. It doesn't make sense Constitutionally, monetarily, scientifically, medically, or morally to suspend civil liberties according to the numbers we are seeing. It shouldn't happen under ANY circumstances. Citizens shouldn't be considered sick until proven healtþ. That's not how this great country works. Our great city shouldn't work this way, either. This isn't the least restrictive measures for what we are dealing with. Please re-open Lodi With respect, Jenny Miller 1 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android Subject: CitY Council MaY 6, 2020 Councilltem H-02 Gary & Denise Wiman Stogies Lounge, lnc' 230 West Pine Street Lodii CA 95240 Honorable CouncilMembers: I i we are wr¡t¡ng to request that you take local controi of the covid 19 response. As the governor wanted more ,,local,, control of the lssue frsm the Pr.esident (Federal Government), true "local" coñtrol should be at the county and then city level as well. Monday, May 4, 2020, the Gsvernoi stated in his lunch time address'that each county/city may modify for their adaptation of the order to be more strict or lenlent as their Community Leaders determine' when this virus flrst became a concern, over-reaction due to the unknown was completely understood as pr.ojections of millions of dead created panic' since then, scientific data from well recognìzed institutions within our own state, Stanford and USC, now show the panic was not based on science' Yes, it is sad that over 2,000 Californians have died from:this virus, 2,000 out of 40 rnillion people' To put that in perspect¡ve more than 2,600 Americans died on september 11, 200L in the Twin Towers assault' The current Governor and countyorders are making criminals out of honest hard worlcing, tax paying citizens. At the same flme, they are releasing CONVICTED criminals from jall, We hàve been told that the City must enforce the Governors Order because it is the law. I would simply ask that you choose not to enforce the order, similar to how the "lawsl related to immigration and the homeless are ignot'ed' Support your Lodi business owners, whom majority are Lodi residents, as priority' Allow the business owners to open the¡r businesses. Do what this great nation ís about and give their customers the right to choose to patroníze the buslnesses or not' The virus does not know it is not supposed to go ints the businesses that are currently allowed to stav open. The logic used to decide which business is "èssential" and which is not is seriouslv flawed. lt defies logic and common sense to assume the public is at a higher risk to enter a small business that has r or z stãff working servinB 10 to 20 customers a day verses a business that has dozens of staff serving thousands of customert ,ãty. Lawsuits have already been filed; there will be:more to come' How much time and money willthe City waste fighting fhem? SeveralCounties and Cities are opening up. Several county Supervisors, Mayors, Sheriffs and Police chiefs have, made formal publ¡c statements against the Governor's order. Hospitals, even Lodi Memorial, are laying-off medical staff. The "curve¡' was flattened' The Arnerican people did "heed" to the order as requested. At what point do you realize this is NoT what the fear and panic the media and politiclans predicted? Science and Data now prove this' Let us get back to work. support YOUR small businesses that support you' Let us start making sales and generatlng sales tax revenue for the city. Sales tax dollars that our city is going to need to get past this crlsis. Be LEADERS, Thank you, Gary Wiman Denise Wiman From: Sent: lo: Subject: AnotherLevelCrossFit.com Monday, May 04, 2020 4:59 PM City Council Comments Local business request regarding council meeting 5/6 Section D Good afternoon. Let me please start by saying how much I appreciate the work you have all done to help keep our city safe during this time. I am sure it has not been easy and hopefully people have been understanding about why things are the way they are. With that said, I know I only have 3 min, so I will get right to my point, I have read the N-33-20 Order and the updated information that was put out regarding outside services specifically. I have also been following what the governor has released regarding encouraging people to get outside and be active. As of last week I am aware that all golf course's in our county are open and Lodi plans on opening the Farmer's Market in the coming weeks. I understand that the golf courses were able to work with the Dr. Park to come up with a 50 point check list that allows them to operate and I am assuming the opening of the Farmers Market means they too will have guidelines they must follow. My questions is this. I am apersonal trainer/small fitness studio owner and while I have done my best to provide services to my client base through on-line classes, offering equipment and shifting services provided, it is not the same as me being able to help in a real life setting, Now, I am wanting to know if I would be allowed to start holding outside workouts in small groups as long as I participated in the social distancing guidelines. Or, if I, would be allowed to work with someone about coming up with guidelines regarding our business type, To lump "All gyms" into one group is not realistic. Most of us smaller (non commercial gyms) have the ability to implement and provide safety guidelines as well, if not more effectively than some of these "Essential" stores that are open. I know the order states that "gathering in groups of any size is prohibited". However I am wondering why a group of 4 of us can go golf, as long as, we adhere to the S.D rules, yet I can not have a group of similar size at a park/private parking lot or inside our 6000 sq ft facility exercising. Again I am aware these are unprecedented times. The last thing I want to do is be apart of the problem. I take my members trust in our ability to enhance their health very seriously and while many would say coming together puts them more at risk, others do want to continue to participate. Ideally we are moving towards a space where it would be up to THEM to decided if they want to come because they feel comfortable with the safeguards we have put into place based off either our work together or the cities guidelines. Thank you again and I look forward to hearing back regarding my request. Trevor Phillips Another Level CrossFit 1205 East Vine Street Lodi C4,95240 (209) 327-3053 anotherlevelcrossfit.com 2 n From: Sent: IO: Subject: Attachments: Leah Suelter Tuesday, May 05, ZO20 9:591M City Council Comments Public Comment for Agenda ltem Number H-02' To our Lodi City Council Members.docx To our Lodi City Council Members, I wanted to reach out and ask that you allow our small businesses in Lodi, CA to REOPEN immediately' The goal of the Governor's Shelter in Place was to allow our local hospitals to have enough beds to aid those that ıould contract COVID-|9. This task has been accomplished. Our hospital beds are empty and awaiting patients, layingoff staff due to the virus thankfully diminishing here. Now we need to reopen and allow the economy of our town to resume. If we do not reopen, the small businesses closed currently will likely never recuperate, thus creating a barren and empty downtown once again. The city worked very hard to grow our downtown into what it was before this shut down and it is dangerously close to returning there' As a retail business owner, many of my items are seasonal, like other shops. If our seasons are missed and we are not able to get customers into our stores in the next couple weeks, we will miss the seasonal influx of cashflow needed to get us all to the fall season and ready for the holidays. We NEED to reopen immediately or all the clothing and seasonal based shops will likely not survive, That means a long-term loss for the city in all our sales tax, an increase in empty store fronts, and less tourism to downtown, less tax revenue and likely more homeless coming into downtown again, creating more deterrents for consumers and impacting the businesses that can survive in a negative way. As someone that has worked closely downtown with our homeless, I have noticed a drastic increase in transients' activity and population since the shelter in place order. They are rifling through trash like before but now leaving it on the ground, camping in front of stores that previously they could not, panhandling constantly at the small essential businesses still open and slowly overtaking downtown again. Furthermore, most of these transients are new and released from the jails due to another order from the Governor. Break ins will begin happening more frequently, they already have. This is going to create more of a hardship for small businesses byneeding to replace windows or paying deductibles. All the work that Officer Schiele has done is going to be more difficult the longer we allow the homeless to be the only community in our downtown. They are taking it over and they are a new type of homeless we have not experienced. This is only going to cost our city much more money with LPD time and efforts. Our stores need to be reopen to keep our downtown safe, clean and prosperous. The closure means we are nolil unable to pay YOUR city bills and cannot generate sales tax or measure L money. We have delayed multiple revenue generating events that our city needs to flourish. We can reopsn responsibly and implement guidelines more effectively than larger stores currently taking away our business. Whacan big box stores sell gifts and clothing but our small shops cannot? How are they keeping their massive stores cleanèr than we would in our smaller spaces that we personally know and clean diligently? Let us keep our own community safe. Let us save our businesses. Let us pay our bills and give you sales tax. Let us save our town. Let us reopen. 1 Thank you, Leah Suelter 2 Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: lo: Cc: Subject: M Bonilla Tuesday, May 05, 2020 L:36 PM City Council Comments City Council; Charles Winn; Mikey Hothi; Senator.Galgiani@senate.ca,gov Comment Regarding H-2 Regular Council Meeting on 5/6/2020 I am writing to express my many concerns regarding the continued forced isolation and business closures that are destroying our local economy. The fact of the matter is that our county has a population of over 760,000 people and we have only 578 cases, of which L41 people required hospitalization, and only 26 people have died. I am not díminishíng the lives that have been lost during this pandemic, but we need to take an honest look at economic price that our local community will pay as a result of unnecessarily extending the mandatory closure of businesses. The lives and livelihoods of your constituents have been up-ended and we can no longer pretend that this this closure is economica lly susta inable. There is no evidence that shows that buying clothing or housewares at big box stores, such as Wal-Mart or Target, are any safer than making the same purchase at a small business that serves 25 people per day - especially if they abide by the same social distance protocols that the large box stores have in place, I am by no means suggesting that we re-open without any safety measures, but I do believe that we can use a practical, methodical, and reasonable approach to get businesses re-opened quickly. Certainly, some individuals with underlying health issues will need to remain in isolation, but their uníque circumstances cannot be a justification to forcibly isolate citízens who are healthy and wish to resume their lives. I also understand that there is a financial motivation and incentive to continue participation with the State of California due to the funds that are coming from the State and Federal government. I want to remind the city that those funds are temporary and may last months, but the economic catastrophe that is unfolding has the potential to last for decades. I moved here in 2008 and remember the shuttered businesses downtown, and the foreclosed homes on every block. Let us not voluntarily relive that devastation again. Sincerely, Amanda Lee I Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: To: Subject: Perfect Balance Dayspa Tuesday, May 05, 2020 L:46 PM City Council Comments Help Save our Business To our Lodi City Council Members, I wanted to reach out and ask that you allow our small businesses in Lodi, CA to REOPEN immediately. The goal of the Govsrnor's Shelter in Place was to allow our local hospitals to have enough beds to aid those that could contract COVID-19. This task has been accomplished. Our hospital beds are empty and awaiting patients, laying off staff due to the virus thankfully diminishing here. Now we need to reopen and allow the economy of our town to resume. If we do not reopen, the small businesses closed curently will likely never recuperate, thus creating a barren and empty downtown once again. The city worked very hard to grow our downtown into what it was before this shut down and it is dangerously close to returning there. As a retail business o\ryner, many of my items are seasonal, like other shops. If our seasons are missed and we are not able to get customers into our stores in the next couple weeks, we will miss the seasonal influx of cashflow needed to get us all to the fall season and ready for the holidays. We NEED to reopen immediately or all the clothing and seasonal based shops will likely not survive. That means a long-term loss for the city in all our sales tax, aî increase in empty store fronts, and less tourism to downtown, less tax revenue and likely more homeless coming into downtown again, creating more deterrents for consumers and impacting the businesses that can survive in a negative way. As someone that has worked closely downtown with our homeless, I have noticed a drastic increase in transients' activity and population since the shelter in piace order. They are rifling through trash like before but now leaving it on the ground, camping in front of stores that previously they could not, panhandling constantly at the small essential businesses still open and slowly overtaking downtown again. Furthermore, most of these transients are new and released from the jails due to another order from the Governor. Break ins will begin happening more frequently, they already have. This is going to create more of a hardship for small businesses by needing to replace windows or paying deductibles. All the work that OfÍïcer Schiele has done is going to be more difficult the longer we allow the homeless to be the only community in our downtown. They are taking it over and they are a new type of homeless we have not experienced. This is only going to cost our city much mote money with LPD time and efforts. Our stores need to be reopen to keep our downtown safe, clean and prosperous. The closure means we are now unable to pay YOUR city bills and cannot generate sales tax or measure L money, We have delayed multiple revenue generating events that our city needs to flourish. We can reopen responsibly and implement guidelines more effectively than larger stores currently taking away our business. Why can big box stores sell gifts and clothing but our small shops cannot? How are they keeping their massive stores cleaner than we would in our smaller spaces that we personally know and clean diligently? Let us keep our own community safe. Let us save our businesses. Let us pay our bills and give you sales tax Let us save our town. Let us reopen. 1 Thank you, Jacqueline Davis Sent from my iPhone 2 Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: lo: Subject: Mindy Compton Tuesday, May 05, 2020 L:50 PM City Council Comments Public comment for agenda item number H-02 Dear Council Members, Thank yorl so much for your tirne, I arn so appreciative of the r.vork you clo f'or Lodi always, but especially cluring these tirnes of change and rurcertainty. I've been following the state ancl county olders carefirlly arid trying to sustain my business accoldingly, which has been more than challenging, to say the least. I lútow you are each fully aware of the ploblems that keeping small businesses closed will bring to Locli, especially to downtown. As a lifeiong resident of Locli, I've seen clowntown floruish and I've seen it ban'en. As a downtown business owner, I've seen the way the homeless population effect our daily business and horv it cleters people t'rom enjoying oul beautiful dowrrtown. This is a problern that will grow and grow with clowntown forced to be ernpty and these businesses will inevitably be forcecl to close pennanently. As a srnall business owner, I have a huge atnount of investment into my inventory, lnoney clue on my lease monthly and tons of accruing expenses daily. We have been operating virtually, through social meclia and. orÌr website, but this rnodel is not sustainable to me, or any dowrfown business. Lilce most other sole propr.ietors in clowntown, I was not grauted any assistance thlough loans and I'm still fìghting fbr panciernic unemployment and waiting patiently for my family's stimulus. I understancl we can't just go back to nolmal. I understancl that we will have restrictions and social distancing and lirnitecl customers....but it's cornpletely illogical that we cannot open, even ifjust by appointment, anclbig box stores can continue on. Those stores are not contributing to oru'economy the same way we do. People don't travel to Lodi fi'om all ovel for wine tasting and br.owsing Walmarl. We must fight to open sably and quickly. I beg of you to fight for the sn-rall businesses that ale the builcling blocks of our community. Help us to reopen with restrictions. We are so much more capable to rnaintairi social distancing, limit custofiters, sanitize evelyt-hing between customers (etc) than many businesses that have been allowed to remain open this whole time. My stot'e is about 2000 square feet, I have no employees, rny mom cloes the books for my store ancl works when I cannot. We would be thlilled to open now, even just by appointment, so we have ample time and sp¿lco to clean in between visitols. I can limit people as the restrictions see fìt. I can space out customers to sanitize in betweefi. My store is plenty big to ensure social distancing, And being ahnost nine months pregnant, we will be diligerrt about wearing prope.r protective gear and asking olhers to do the same lbr as long as necessary. There are stores similar to oul downtown businesses open in Stockton. There are stores that have beeir pelmitted to reopen now selling essential iterns in l-odi. Help us get permission to reopen in whatever capacity is safe fìor ourselves, our custonters and oul'community. We have wotkecl diligently tcl bend the curve and our city and county numbers do not suppolt these extendecl closures of our small businesses. Flelp us. I{elp us save our businesses, our livelihood, the future of downtown and our great city. Thank yorl so much, Mincly Compton 1 Willow Tree Children's Boutique 120 N School Street Lodi, CA 95240 (20e) 339-7300 Sent with love from my iPhone 2 Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: To: Subject: Monica Fritz Tuesday, May 05, 2020 3:04 PM City Council Comments H-2 Dear City Council, I urge you to open up ourcity as quickly as possible forthe sake of our business community and children. Our city has amazing small businesses, run by wonderful families. These families need an income. Our children's lives have been turned upside down. School was moved to online. Parks closed. Libraries closed. Baseball, softball, and all other organized sports canceled. They can't see their friends. Easter with loved ones, canceled. Birthdays consisted of drive by's where they get to wave at their friends. Dance recitals likely will be canceled too since it's held on city property. Many kids live in terrible conditions, with terrible people. I can't even imagine the life they are living right now, These children cannot even escape to a park to play. All of this for 0.0005% of the population that has been infected in Lodi. Now all of our summer events and traditions CANCELED (or postponed until September). Fourth of July cannot be postponed. lt's a holiday to celebrate our freedom and it's so ironic that r¡ght now we have had all of those freedoms stripped from us. I will not sit back and watch this happen to the future of my children. Our tax dollars pay for these events. There has to be a better solution than to cancel or postpone. Limit the number of people at the lake. Sell tickets to offset the cost. Provide a fireworks show but extend the gates out onto Turner for more spacing between guests. Find better solutions! Many businesses are likely to not return for the financial mess this has caused..Our city and community will suffer. Please take a stand. Stand up to our Governor and reopen our city. Hold our summer events. Let our children be children. The damage this stay at home order is causing is now far exceeding the benefit it was meant to createl Sincerely, Monica Fritz 1 Kaylee Clavton From: Sent: lo: Subject: DAN PHILLIPS , Wednesday, May 06, 2Q20 6:20 AM City Council Comments Fw: From The DermalClinic, Lodi, CA --- Forwarded Message --- From : JoAn ne Mounce <j-mog-nge@led!.gov> To: Ðan Phillips <danandiudv3l2@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 5,2020, A9:27:17 PM PDT Subject: Re: From The Dermal Clinic, Lodi, CA Thank youl JoAnne Sent from my iPad > on May 5,2020, at B:45 PM, DAN pHlLLlps <danandiudy3l2@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > ---- Foruarded Message *--- > From: JUDY PHILLIPS <danandjudv3l2@sbcglobal.net> > To: citvcouncil@lodi.qov > Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 08:33:41 pM pDT > Subject: From The Dermal Clinic, Lodi, CA >.Dear.Mayor & City Council Members. I am a salon owner and am writing on behalf of the Estheticians & MassageTherapist at The Dermal Clinic in Downtown Lodi. > We just wanted to tell you how we run our business, þecause it is stellar and any of you would feel very comfortable & well cared for if you ever visited our salon, > 1. We have been in business in Lodifor 25 years, never a complaint, lawsuit, insurance claim. Nothing negative at all. I > 2. I was a lab tech for 20 years þefore I went into aesthetics, and my experience has helped me to þe very aggressive in regards to disease prevention & cross contamination, > 3. Our instruments are sterilized in a medical autoclave, > 4. Our brushes are washed in hot soapy antimicroþialcleanser, and the sterilized in a ultraviolet sterilizer. > 5, Our salon sanitizes each room after each client, Not only complete bed change, but wiping down all equipment, & cosmetic bottles 6. We wash our hands before & after each client using a surgical technique, all the way up to our elbows. 7. I use Ultraviolet light sterilization in treatment rooms at the end of the work day > B. At no time willany client use or touch makeup. lt is only applied by mask/gloved up staff who are practicing diseaseprevention techn iq ues. > ln addition to our already over & above practices that the State Of California requires for all estheticians, We haveinstituted the new guidelines set forth by the Governor as well, > 1' All estheticians, massage techs, and desk staff will mask up & glove up even more diligen¡y than we were alreadydoing, 2. All desk staff & estheticians will also utilize face shields. 3. There will be no congregating or any other persons in the salon except for clients with appointments. 4, All non-facial clients must mask up & glove up, (waxing/lash extension clients) 5. Curbside service for clients just ordering makeup & skin care products that do not have appointments 6. All clients who desire to book regular appointments must do this by phone or email to avoid congestion at the front esk. 7. All seating for clients is 6 feet apart. B. All clients waiting to pay for services must stand 6 feet apart on designated areas. d 2 > I' Clients must mask up immediately after their facials. We will provide masks for all clients, 10. We will be diligent about staying on time so there are not people walting for their appointment. > So as you see, we care very much about the safety of our staff & Clients. Honorable Board members. We have worked so hard and the truth is, I can't sustain this any longer, I have been paying my staff whether they worked or not since mid April. I have not received any rent from my renters for 2 months, This business supports so many families & they depend 9n me. Please give this letter consideration, and please remember: I know how to do this. My médical training anO my integrity qualifíes me to run a professional, caring & necessary business who has served this community & my staff fór 25 years. I have loved everyminute of it, Please help us. We all need to work. Thank you for reading this letter, God bless you all, I know this can't be easy for you either. Judy Phíllips, The Dermal Clinic..,(www.dermalclinic.com) 3 Ka From: Sent: To: LC: Subject: Councilmembers, Alex Aliferis . Wednesday, May 06, 2020 6:50 pM City Council Comments Alex Aliferis Public Comment for Agenda ltem H-2 Discussion on Status of Stay-at-Home Orders in Issued in Response to the COVID-19 pandemic (CM) . . l. urge you to stand up for small business owners and the citizens who have lost business and jobs. The longer thelockdown and stay at home orders continue, more jobs and businesses will be lost. The city can't åfford another month of 'L!"g"I lockdownlstay at home grders._l guess the city of Lodi will see the bankruptcy court sboner than I expected? ModocCounty-opened up. Yuba and Sutter Counties are oþening up fully whether Governor Newsom likes it or nbt. More willfollow. There are nine states like North and South Dakota who never shut down businesses and nad stay ai home orders.States like Florida, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, 9!g ar-g leading the way in opening up nácr to normal. e/irrã ùay, a Ftorida6th Circuit Court threw out.a court case agàinst the first Floriãian businesiperroi *r'rã in defiance opened his business inFlorida. I urge you to speak out against unconstitutional stay at home and lockdown orders. Did Lodibusinesses/churches/parks/schools shut down 30 years ago when one of my relatives caught early stage infectioustuberculosis? Nol He was quarantined, and treated back tı full heath while those around got tested for TB like mysetf. Weall tested negative. Please, do not be afraid to speak out. Alex Aliferis Lodi, CA 1 Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: To: Subject: jennifer lynn Wednesday, May 06, 2020 7:S5 pM City Council Comments Public comment on agenda item h-2 Hello againall, You know what would be great for education of citizens? A handout or a coÍÌmunity training like the police department does to show some of what they do, so people can have a better idea of what yorideal with and theconstraints you have. Just a thought. Anyway, as I listened to the earlier portion of the meeting, I heard Keuhne say council doesn't have authority toreopen Lodi. The Govemor has said the State is looking for local governments to enforce the orders, so what if the city andLPD refused to enforce it or sent a letter saying they \¡/on't enforce? Also, at lhe County Board of Supervisors meeting, they mentioned that cities could send an implementationplan to them to look over and I think (from how they explained it) that's all that would be necessary for them tosend to the state to reopen. I'm assuming the PHo would have to approve this. Is Lodi close to a pian to offerthem or has Lodi already sent it and are waiting for their go aheadi - Why have other cities opened up seemingly without any problems? V/hat are we missing? Thanks, Jenny Sent from Yahoo Mail on Andr.oid 1