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We are going to delete public hearing the b one b 2 and b 3. We're going to leave report the 78 and you 9. We're going to delete all of the cra items. Made a whole revolution. And I won. Ceedeethree from reports. Changes I'll entertain a motion to approve the agenda. We have a motion that we have. We have a motion and second to it. You end up with the changes. What the court. Motion passed unanimously in the chest. Yes and sent to Jenn to be for us. I'll entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. Never provoke. We have a motion to we have a package. We have a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda. We have any cards. >> Um I don't know Mister Chair before exit questionnaire me how the public can just go. He was addressing the Council for an agenda item or doing open on the air we are Kings. And Benoit computer mobile all of the device. 2 inter star night on a song to use a racial in nature or 3 she made the comments city clerk at he got hurt. Petersburg dot org. 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Major the Thomas will determine the manner in which the response will be provided. Response make a lot of a city staff and maybe in the form of a letter or all of the phone call depending on the request. And we did have one hand raise Mister Chair, but it looks like that and down the aisle. So I'm not sure if it was for that item and we do not have anything the email or and the younger. Thank you very much Mister Clark. We have a motion. A second to approve the consent agenda. But Cor please call the world. Motion passed unanimously the structure. A moment to open for. We have any percent. No we do not Mister Chair and we do not have any emails for open court. We'll move on to report. You fight the covid 19 update. Moment securely bring this bold and and you know not to open her presentation as well. And where the floor is yours secure. >> All right good morning Council. Me this morning. So this morning, I'm just going to present a covid 19 report. An update, everyone. And control sites to go. I'm just important to Any data that we get it's it's very fluid. It doesn't come from anything internal it all comes from the state of Florida. So any numbers that you see are from the Florida Department of Health. Those numbers are updated once daily at 11:00am. So any day you see today are is the data from yesterday 11:00am and then we'll have new numbers later this morning in The Florida agency for health care administration or aka you'll see its hospital data on that as well in this presentation so these are the sources that we get that from Nixon. I want to start and that the higher level and give you a state snapshot. So with this site you can see there's about 30,000 cases and the state right now. 6500 hospitalizations now that's cumulative so it doesn't it's not a snapshot in time as a s. You know 6500 hospital patients right now. This is over the whole incident period and then 1539 tests. Just hop crash. I'm here will show you cases by day. So is this just allows us to see you know general trend. And how much we're improving and he says and this can be a little bit misleading because on days that we have higher testing days. We're going to see him higher cases though state said this doesn't tell you the whole picture percent positive tests and later in the presentation. And then here is you. Deaths by day. This is a indicator. You know how are doing. You know with with our our death rate and you can see the general trend here so. You know I wouldn't say it has improved that much other than lately we can see it's starting to drop and we'll continue to watch that and again this is at the state wide view. So now we'll bring it to the Dallas County. Total in Pinellas County we have 801 cases. All season different breakdown graphs here says this is the age distribution. Here in the middle. You can see it spread all over the place but more clustered towards to the 45 to 64 age range and just another step for you if we are to look at the median age here is 56 for cases, but if we look to look at the median age 4 deaths in Pinellas County that number is 83 83 median age for deaths. Again down here on this craft is art. Cases by day. So you can see you know we had our spite here. In early April and then it it starts to come down. So this is can be very important as we move forward and we start to look towards our we start seeing p to keep an eye on these numbers and see if we start getting that rising cases. Again you're going to see some. You know higher numbers and you know if they stand alone, you know that's could be an indicator of maybe perform or tested today or maybe we have a cluster of cases somewhere like in a long-term care facility. Speaking of long-term care facilities and just wanted to share some data with you. So County why we have 34 deaths in our long-term care facilities. So those are nursing homes or assisted living facilities skilled nursing facilities. So you'll see total in Pinellas County we have 50 deaths so the long-term care facility does account for about 68% of the county's total deaths and about between residents and staff of these facilities. It's about a quarter of all of our cases. Alright next slide please. This could use gives you a snapshot Pinellas County by municipality. So you'll see Petersburg has the most cases which is to be expected being the largest municipality so in Petersburg we have 263 cases. You go the next time. This is a breakdown of stinky cases by day. You know for the most part it's been. You know between 5, 7, or so cases some days we have higher again you know that could be a higher testing day or maybe some cheese isn't a long-term care facility. So we want to look at the general trend. Cases by zip code. So as we know zip codes don't stay within our jurisdictional boundaries, so this doesn't give you a completely accurate count of of city residents within the zip codes. They do cross boundaries and if you don't see zip codes on here that might be because they don't have a case report yet. So we have our highest case counts of kids 3, 3, 7, tier 2, 3, 3, 7, 1, 2, All right so this is the testing graphs and this is where I think it's really important. So testing on a state level. There's been 480,000 tests given of those 480,000 38,000 tested positive stats about 7.9%. Positivity rate and all of the test. If we look at Pinellas County we've done just over 17,000 tests, 801 have been positive which gives us the positivity rate of 4.6 4. So to give you an idea. You know how this has changed. I I looked at these numbers from one week ago. So one week ago, Florida's averages, 9%. So that's trucked out of percent and Pinellas is average was 5%. So it come down a little and then if we look at 2 weeks ago, Florida's averages, 10% and Pinellas is average with 6% so we're in a downward trend on our overall total percent positivity. This is a really important For Pinellas County. So this is. Percent positive by day and Pinellas so you'll see on the graph it's listed by day the top numbers, the number of negatives for the day the bottom numbers, a number of positives and then the percent positive and these are for the new cases that come in and so. You're tested positive for covid 19 you'll get if you different tests retest to see if you still are carrying the virus. A lot of times those retest can be positive. So sometimes it can security it a little bit but this graph shows only those who test positive for the first time. So if you look at our daily counts. They're well below our average which means or average. If we if we keep this up the r overall average will start coming down. We very between you know 2 n one in 4% here. And these are things that we track every single day and that emergency operation center. Testing locations at this has been a you know hot topic for good reason. You know as we move into this next You know response and recovery with covid 19 it's important that we you know not only maintain our our daily testing but increase said where we can so the pop-up community testing sites. These are 2 sites that we did in coordination with the Florida Department of Health and Pinellas County. And the goal with these sites was to target some of our vulnerable. Populations so we didn't onsite neighborhood a drive through and walk up testing child's Park and in Bartlett Park over the last 2 weeks and child spark perform 71 tests and Bartlett Park 171 tests both were very successful. I do have some preliminary. Data back from child's Park. 75 tests were performed. And out of all 75. So far. All tests that one have come back and there was only one positive so far. So that's great news. We ought to get our look Park results here in the next few days. So these pop-up community testing sites it's an initiative for the Department of Health and they're going to work with municipalities throughout the county to really target. You know some of these more vulnerable populations to provide those tests right now we don't have any more of these pop-up sites scheduled for St. Petersburg other testing locations are open. Department of Health and Pinellas has 3 different of their health departments to offer testing throughout the week Mon. Through Fri. 8 to 4. They care offers their drive-thru up and Caroline Mon. Through Fri. 8 to 11 and community health centers has 3 locations throughout the county. That offer Mon. Through Fri. Testing as well. Now with any of these locations they do require an appointment emergency operation center maintains a testing less with all the contact information and phone numbers and more. Information what you need for an appointment for these places so we're happy to send a out to Council. And you'll sit in the last bullet drive-thru Saint Pete testing site coming soon. So where. And the planning process working with Pinellas County working with a front and in some other bar partners too open a drive-thru cp testing site. Looking at a couple locations are really pushing for the happiest theater parking garage. We think it would it would be a good side can provide cover on the first level of the garage, so we don't have to worry about rain. I'm as we enter that season so we're hoping that will come sooner, we're working through all of those plans and well update you as soon as we have an open date. Just some data trends. This just shows over time this is one of the the metrics that we follow to see you know over the last several weeks. You know what what direction we're trending in so the bottom left the purple graph this is our ad visits or emergency department visits coated like illness. So you can see we piece you know again at the end of April our end of March excuse me beginning of April and then since then we've been trending down a little. Peak mid April. The top right. Shows the same trend since documented new cases, so that graph is very similar to the emergency emergency department visits. With a little peak in mid April and then the bottom graph is percent positive for laboratory testing so again it shows it's very similar. Carney with one another and and for the most part of it does show us on a decreasing trend. With the exception of a small peek. And finally I just wanted to give you a snapshot of our hospital availability. Our Ben availability so this is another big question. You know as we start to look at you know what restart seen the looks like an and Pinellas the state of Florida. We want to ensure that there's adequate. Ben availability for for regular hospital beds in icu bed. So this is a snapshot. City and county. Some Pinellas County as a whole there's over 1000 available beds and 69 icy icu beds and in Saint Pete 484. Available beds and 27 icu beds. And then you can see in the table in the right to break down by hospital. So keep an eye on these trends as well and you know as as. Measures are are changed in the city in and we start to open things back up slowly will really keep an eye on this data and see if those trends start to raise it will be a very good indicator of what's going on. That that is my presentation. I'm happy to answer any questions that you have. >> Thank you thank you very ever a very we're a good briefing. Council member. >> Good morning, everyone and thank you chair and thank you amber for all your hard work. I cannot imagine how many hours you are getting in on all. So thank you so much. Just a couple of clarifying questions for me about how to break that down. I guess my first question is on the hot but on that flight that you just showed the end I know that one of the format right that or really ah ok time for the start. I knew that you know 35% available and it looked like an boat, a t m now let up in that. And that low, I mean I guess I'm looking for something to compare that to 2 and not a pandemic I'm not really sure how to dissect that information. >> Right now the census is across the hospitals are actually yes very low and since the merits released his metrics we really started tracking this morning. The e e o c so we can see that trend over time. So we are building that information and I'd be happy to send it out I don't have a. A graphic yet that shows that trend over time, but we are working on it, but I will say that you know these that availabilities. More available than average should share their lower than ours. The hospitals have been a great job of decompress ing and and making those beds available. >> One nation where did she get it 3. For your weekend and that will have an impact. >> I'm sorry to hear that could upend the elective surgery restart May 11. Many hospitals are targeting 8 Perry starting to go. Okay and on the top 10 things I say no one has been concerned that very early on when we were doing the one child. Why not time now to take to get that back. At that point in time we were looking at a 7 to 14 day I don't have you know the calendar it out, but it looks like a. Tell Park result many came in right around there we have hope that that or I like that will be able to happen earlier. >> We have So it and took about 8 days for child's part to turn around. We still don't have Bartlett Park that and on Sat.. So it. It really depends on which private lab to go It's you know some hospitals do their own labs and House and it comes back, you know depends on what kind of testing within a day maybe 2 days. I hear that quest is a 2 day turnaround time lab Corps a little more backed up. And the Florida Department of Health's Bureau public labs, public health labs also just testing it it just depends on. The amount that come in for the day. So if it's a lower testing day they get those processed in a day or 2. I heard that with the child's Park, there was a big. Russia test that came in on the same day which pushed them back into that further range so you know the overall trend I don't know that it's changed much in has improved much overall so it's definitely something that we still want to push for him, you know and work with us. You are our partners to see you know what we can do and how can we can assist to get those numbers are because I don't know that they're where we want to be yet if we're still taking you know a week to 2 weeks for results. But again it's just a case depends on the debt, you depends on the lab. >> And because those are being done in conjunction with the Department of Health. Our day are those that going to a private lab or are they being brand turn to for help how to actually doing very well. >> With child sparking a ram through the Department of Health. I. I can assume Bartlett Park was out well, but I haven't verified that so I know that though they look at it as a whole to see which lab will be best to Sen. Their test too. >> And then my last question is are for that right on the left contact tracing. How are we protecting on any sort of plan for that. >> So Department of Health is lead for the contact tracing so. We've put our heads together and I actually met with us with Maren the chamber and another team to look at contact tracing with some of the blue to use cell phone message son. We share that information with the county. Emergency management and county Health Department. So it's really got to be a coordinated effort we think of contact tracing its really hard to do it. With the city we have to have the bye n. You know from our partner so we're working on the court needed approach we are doing a lot of research we've got you know great minds throughout the city in the private sector that's really taking us on an end take a good hard look at. You know how we can assist an and really enhance the contact tracing. So you know. It's multifaceted in that way so it's it's a partnership with the private companies that we have to work with the Department of Health which we know is a state entity. I'm not a county and a t so. You know be in sync with us with the scene as well. >> Okay and are there any next. On putting this program together. I mean are we kind of them. It sounds like for them or days and that concerns me is one of our or metric that review thing it will kind of like our hands are tied. So are there any net that that we're looking at are doing. >> And also contact tracing is ongoing now so the county does that currently they have strike teams that are But you know there's a facility that has a cluster every time we have a positive case they had at the dvla just that make those phone calls and do their normal contact tracing. So it's always happening in the background. So our goal all you know is to look at how can we bolster that in and help enhance that. So we did have the demo yesterday with the mobile app company and then I have send that on to the county and to the Department of Health in Pinellas for them to see if they're interested and look at as well so we're going to continue to push that piece. I know that you're at the mercy of the state, but you know the coronation has to be there because at the end of the day. The Department of Health is the public health authority. So we have to make sure the data gets to them and they can you know that the information. >> Well thank you thank you again for all your hard work we really appreciate it. Thank you chair. You're welcome and that. Just so council members we've got talent while standing by to talk about a fighting chance on that. >> Yes, I wanted to Austin think amber her whole team for really incredible work. >> you know what the situation was very confident and so thank you amber. I can only imagine your job and I think you know i heard you kind of alluding to it. It's tough when we don't have the source says information and support. That added to it from partners agencies for whatever reason we we know that with the information that we just looked at. That's the best information we have leads to what we know, but probably what is inadequate testing. I knew with net profit amber. We know that we still have a way to go. Wet and what needs to happen with it rapid testing better contact tracing You know, it looks like the area a little bit better on how we think the hospital capacity. But also let's not forget we don't have effective treatments right now and that team looked like it's pretty far off. So I I'm saying all that just underscore the point that people we need to continue to observe. And the call to contain and be smart. Don't are not to crowd down. We lack. What you're doing with the distancing washing hands and and hope for. On that note and for maybe a future report we can talk a little bit more. When it looks like a City Hall reopened and City Council and an air live will be back and everybody out the back to the hop. It might be prudent for us to think about how we can do it turns screening. At City Hall is set to light the past and just make sure that we're keeping our own people happier that members of the public coming in for a public hearing. That made it May be necessary to check people's temperatures before entering the building should just come by. Thank you. Dan. We know it's kind of hard way for him being over and it's really proud of us in Congress city for what we have been able to accomplish. Chelation so thank you very much. >> You come right. Good morning, everyone. And and um my sentiments exactly thanks so much amber you have. Play here into the world as far as keeping us. Updated with what's happening in regards to. Our city in covid 19 and again I definitely want to Cummins our city administration for moving cautiously. But I do have a couple of questions and I don't know you have made the first one it's a question. Or so a statement with the hospital Availability appearing. To be s doable rate in understand that you're now starting to do with the services. Surgeries now which some of that also be attributed to the fact that because of our lack of testing a lot of our residents are afraid now. For the hospital visits are saying that you know the biggest May be available. But is it more so are we feeding off of this year the residents that are making debt. Not the first choice as it would have been prior to the covid 19 and my second question would be more so with the race you that you provided the cases you've given on the state and county level as far as his city is concerned. We did not be fair to say because of just like the testing in the most vulnerable zip codes at 3, 3, 7, oh 5 1112. We've only conducted 266 tests the amount of residents that live in those 3 zip codes along that race she was already extremely low which makes the because the testing racing slow which could be misleading so only those free dance and again thank you. Jen the heart at all. >> I don't not I take it on that, but I have. Read similar, thanks so people May be scared to go to the hospital when they normally would. So hospitals are seeing some lower counts of other types of patients. I'm like I don't have the data in front of me so I can't verify that but I have heard that as well but not as many people are going to the hospital, you know or maybe calling 911 when they otherwise normally would so that could have to do with the census numbers I just can't verify that. With your other question with the testing. It's hard for us to tell because only look at our testing numbers week we can only get a county wide snapshot not a Saint Pete snapshot of testing numbers. So we have cases that we don't have the amount it tests so we can look at that percent positivity so you're right you know between those tunes. Locations we've done just under 300 tests. If that's all that has been performed on those residents, it's definitely not enough. But we don't have enough data to see if they sot testing elsewhere. So remember the Health Department has been doing testing Mon. Through Fri. At their St. Key location doctor mlk I know that as we were. Promoting these 2 testing sites as residents called for appointments as the health Department was able they actually rounded those residents through the Health Department so they didn't have to wait for the testing day and also leftist available appointments and and room for more walk-ups at those testing sites. So I know the Department of Health or the Health Department on mlk has been doing a lot of testing there as well. So I look forward to the day that we can get more of that green light or granular data we can see Saint Pete's specific Even if we can narrow it down to zip code that would be fantastic. >> The note. We actually engaged. Create a targeted strategy around a year later to call it ensuring awareness education. Epstein of treatment. And you need to engage that. We compete. >> ok thank you. Deputy mayor and just to let you know your volume is really low. I just heard you barely so I was trying to listen to the bottom with that. But in that is important, but I think I was also leading to the fact that with the numbers that are being tested. Again we're at the mercy of the state and I just want to make sure though as we slowly reopen the city that if we don't have the tests available to actually do the testing because I have gotten calls or so e-mails and calls from constituents that if they don't show underlining symptoms if they are symptomatic that they are mapping tested but those are the ones that are prone to ask you to please remain safer at all because they're more step to go to actually getting covid because of those underlining I'm so and so I think as we move forward in the game information thank you deputy mayor, but I just want to see overall as we look to reopen the city that we look at the test the test given here in the city of St. Petersburg and I know you don't have that information. But that's just one of my concerns to make sure that as we do we open that we're looking specifically in the city of Saint Pete is are and not as the county. Altogether only because we're in St. Petersburg and this is so we record. And we just want to make sure that we continue to keep our residents say which is what our city is done from day one. But I just want to make sure we have that and with data to move forward in such a manner. So thank you thank you chair. >> Council member black. See all my friend and colleague smiling faces on there. Beautiful be morning. Thank you so much of the data and I just want to say. I think we're doing a good job. Obviously flooding occur. The data is great because you know I requested that last week we've been getting all this week and basically our community. Our community is very resilient and adaptable and lifestyle as we've seen and everyone can take you know news, good or bad look we got recently but thank you so much for that day I just think that in the public. Once too went to be aware of what's going on and live we are doing a great job and our community I everyone did you know help interest. And also business interest and I really. Really anxious to see what how we're doing 2 weeks out from the opening not going to be the real test as we know what your vision periods. One thing I want to touch on it in and I divergent a little bit here but I thought better to do it Ms. Segment when my colleagues could clear and discussed it is our first responders are doing a great job amber everybody else of keeping us safe. There are a large part of why we're doing so well and I just can become aware know the fact that. A 112 our police officers are less than 50 hours away here. And they're not going to accrue any additional. Any additional until they go back on the Max. And we could have a real issue are and if we had a bunch of. Police officers trying to issue legal ones and it is something I want to throw out there is we have a lot of officers were hearing that Max and we could be there create you know new payroll code. Emergency leaders starts that would lead in paint a different category or get up the Max, but I just out. We have so many officers we're hearing there are Max occasion time. And we haven't dealt with that. Appropriately sized from the film that out there. My colleagues to hear. So thank you very much chair. She follow do you want to address. >> And while I'm sure she's always been bought into the meeting. Mister Chair if I May just take a stab at responding because I think for not only is. We'll evaluate with the Police Department citywide we have. Employees occurring additional benefit during this time, including our first responders I think it's a. An issue that we will take a look at for all employees we we understood that that was going to be and potential situation down the road. I'm so you know we will evaluate that and report back. If the chief is not available. Now maybe because circle back to this. If you when we get the. >> Warnings also chair council members, yes we're already discussed it like this said with the there in the other departments about this issue that May be it. >> You're kind of locked, I understand you're you're going to have discussions with with the mayor and administration on this issue. >> Just or just like Tom said those are really going to be looked at so we were made aware that so that will be addressed later on. >> Thank you very much we'll go to ice or Crystal. >> Thank you chair and thank you to him or from the age and could you talk a little out pp other a I what a availability level are right now I noted that. Couple of days ago. And they paid for Pinellas County government that they get king for a donation that. Other ppe well-rounded letter dropouts I throughout Pinellas County, including a couple and thank you tour. So I just wondered where are we at with the availability of map gloves things like that that people need you know our first responder in our health care professional. >> That's a great question. That was one of my biggest concerns I think you know early on talking about reopening. You know it for behind on the ppe then how can. You know we expect you know if there's another spikes that so to speak. So I am happy to say that. You know slowly but surely more pp has become available. Right now in the city of Saint Pete we don't have a shortage. We don't necessarily have the stockpile that we want either but all of our first responders currently have what they need. And as far as I know all the other departments of the city require pp have what they need. In addition to the city needs we've also been able to. Accumulate and and set aside some additional ppe for testing sites that the city is able to help coordinate. So when I talk about future Saint Pete's site that we're working diligently to get up and running as soon as possible. We do also have ppe set aside for that. You know because of the pp it's not just our first responders when we talk about testing it takes a lot of ppe to run these mass testing sites as well so usually that's more of a limiting factor than the actual testing kits is too we have enough masks and gowns and and face masks. The shields to run that operation. So we were actually fortunate as well. Do. >> Mayor and and. Some phone calls to Tallahassee that we're actually getting in a shipment of ppe from the state that will help us with this these testing sites and specifically the scene to testing site. When that gets up and running so right now our are our ppe pictures looking much better and it's something we're going to keep an eye on their snow documented deficiencies at this moment but we're going to continue to build up that that buffer and try to get a cash items stockpile. >> And Mister Chair, I just me add in. Agree 100% with what amber's talked about and the additional. >> Process is looking at a longer view of what our ppe need to be over the next 1224 months going to the point and are made about creating kind of a stockpile Louis Moore and his team and procurement are working with each of the each department to try to map out what the x expected need or and that use rate is so that we can then better inform our our procurement needs and kind she went up to match that need so we are working on this daily and so we're thinking not only current needs future needs and I just wanted to make sure that Council is was aware that those. That that analysis is ongoing and will continue >> At traffic com. Thank you and thank you amber for a fight. At what your great point about looking at. Happy to hear that that's something that we're working on for 8. I know that day. And the county and working on that as well. Chris I not heard from the chamber. I mentioned last week in our committee of the whole meeting that one of the idea that the Chamber of Commerce. You know started to work on you know initiative called for Pinellas where there would be a cooperative effort. I think throughout the county. They have you know kind out central y location for the tide to supply and I didn't follow up with Chris. After our meeting and I connected him with the legit the cheap. County I've been talking to you about that that mother has to fly and how I want to call it their all. Important it continued to do their part even if the county is working on having a county wide by a fall that working together and you make sure that everyone you can have what they need. Mass or the general public. You know there are a lot of fantastic groups out there who are making math here donate. As you know there are many people have been able to get mass and that way but it's still hard for the average person you. Go on Amazon or another site and be able to order at the iod a little math or anything like that. I know I haven't seen where they either average or dependable match have widely available and I think there are still many people. You want to do. They write a and a call for caution you that map when they're out in public that they simply don't have water. So I wonder if you have I'm on our radar in there and not drop it. But you know at that we can communicate that to the public work you don't have a mask on you and you need one. You know, here's here's where you go or you're a pop. >> Question and suggestion. We have 2 working Currently working and through issues like these what's the external liaison working group, but it helps identify those exact resources that you're talking about you organizations might be making these masks. You know how can we obtain um it's needed and then we have our Saint he cares working group which is working with the community to help you know get those resources back out. So I can't say that there I know they've looked at it, I'm not sure where they're at in that process, I'm happy to follow up with those working groups to see if there's a current initiatives like that and if there's not we can definitely get one going. And I also wanted to. Circle back around. I were talking about masks and ppe Tom brought up a great point. The logistics team has been amazing through all of this and with the scarcity of ppe he said you can't just rely on the county to get it down to us because they're having the same issues everybody is having the same issues. So and the logistics team with our external liaison team has then super creative the track down every lead tried event it's much tp as we can and you know it really does take creativity to to you know get a hold of some of these items in we have the city's team has done a fantastic job at that. >> I totally is it something we should all be very I it the more we can help people get the. Protect it, but why didn't they need. You know they get a better chance we have. And you know you know any measures that we can take 1, 1, I reported identify. It guy for that market the team or whoever can help. Get the word out. You know just like we're getting with Kathy. If you need it after he wanted to hear what you I would guess that we did get a big win with math because everyone who wants one has a way to get wind. I think it's going to I you know I. A benefit for everyone. So I thank you for that Chairman Mary I I love it a question that they're actually regarding reopening crossed that I was wondering if that's going to be at next segment or if I should happen question now. >> But what you call and ask them. >> Okay thank you. So we did and they want to reopening started on Mon.. I would but you I'm here you know what we and being out there in terms that crowd compliant not compliant. I'm having going that far. >> She got away also speak to this as a compliance is a topic that we address every morning and are you know see calls. Council can get that to 8 every day from a Cindy Shepard but we very happy with the compliance that we've seen our city is taking. The need for social distancing very seriously as is our business community all the practices that we've seen so far have been I ever been very few outliers but generally what we seen as encouraging and in line with what we'll need to see continue. To scale back in a responsible way. I don't know if chief wants to add anything to that there's been no incidents of the vote. The airport as it relates to come. >> As trade think thank you. Can you just give us a quick reminder of wage. I think that really opened what that that it. Well a library things like that. I think every right to think they're changing quickly. I think you're reminder about that would Helpful and then I believe I and our library are still closed. They did have a question a lot about wondering where we're at being able to establish and that has any ability to an amenity >> the Full list of city facilities and amenities that are open in the town on restarts a 8. We're looking at those by administration and open them based on their ability to comply with social distancing. Easily and without compromise. It just got my head. A few that are currently open and you re >> North Shore or watch or or. >> In keeping with the guidelines we have not early restricted From the governor's order. Again in keeping with the county's guidelines as well. Alicia service is evaluating activity this weekend. Name which leisure services facilities. Reopens sports or us. For example in libraries that's all being determined. There has not been a significant operational changed since the last time. Council has convened as a group sense restart. Saint Pete was most recently updated on Mon.. >> Sure okay thank you and lastly I have been. A hearing from the public that the. Administration is considering closing some 3. But it's dry and Central Avenue to allow restaurants to have table and chair made it out of the tree. And clothing that could be a killer traffic. Give us the truth that the mere what's going on with that. >> But the truth every time we talk. So as you know the governor in phase, one allowed restaurants too. Dining service inside the restaurant at a 25% capacity and this comes at a challenge. >> To Restaurants and really is a determinant of whether they're able to restart and when they start. So it's not specific to Saint e a has done this and say it is looking at is creating additional capacity in areas that are outside. Are Restaurants that have. Art parking space in the end. Don't affect Street closure. >> We immediately created a special use permit where they're able to share with the city ways that they would expand. Tables in their outside areas. He wants social distancing. It is currently reviewing those and where that works allowing that to happen. So our business to get back as quickly as possible. There are other considerations as it relates to the expansion of sidewalk cafes that would impact Street parking street closure and so we are doing the work to survey the not only the establishment that would be affected by that and also the neighbors and anybody shares or worse. So that we are data-driven and we understand the likelihood of its What the impact might be and that we meet that consideration principally that survey went really we're 2 days ago, and we asked respondents gets it actually was the end of business today and will move quickly on that decision one way or the other with that response as one of the most critical data points to drive that decision. >> That wonderful thank you now are the survey with that and the like to get it. In on the block that would be affected or is that a 3rd of it at that thank you to anyone. >> The survey that was sent to the corridors that are anticipated this type of expansion. Beach drive in central Avenue or certain specified areas of Central Avenue where sidewalk cafes are prevalent. The expansion into parking area and those spaces that don't. >> Effect on street art in or Street closure an opportunity that's available citywide to anybody who would like to exercise that. >> Okay so as and that someone didn't want to break it. At where might they find a link for this survey, they would like is it want. >> Alan do you where that surveilling 30 down. When you speak to that it came out of lives every message shop. I'm I'm not exactly where. Yeah deputy Mary don't know if it's Liz I I I know that it. >> It can be. I don't know exactly how where that. Cordle is located, but it can be found. Under Liz is planning Department. So if you go to her planning Department Web page or if you contact permitting then we can we can get the information out. And we've sent out widely we sent it to all the businesses and those streets. We sent it to all of our partners are economic development partners to distribute it. So we we've tried to get out there as widely as possible I don't have that cancel in front of the deputy mayor. I everybody. I heard my name. >> That we did 2 conversations at the same time. What we're doing for the restaurant and retail expansion program. The question specifically was it someone wants to take the survey to the additional closures of on-street parking how they access that survey. >> I'm sorry I had to turn the volume up there so then the question was about the pole for the on-street parking is that correct. >> Yes, how would a business at it access the survey if they don't have a copy of it. They could certainly send an e-mail to me I'll I can also post something on our Web page. We specifically sent the survey too. Business owners that we had their email on file or business tax division that were located and on Beach drive central out to 31th first avenues, North and South. Since those would be the most affected court orders. If we made the decision to implement the program the discussion would be that that could the implemented in other areas but those are the most affected corridor. So we wanted to get feedback from them. >> The was due back at noon today. If there's a desire to expand that to other areas or other other people. Also sent it yesterday morning to the Grand Central distract and just rant and Central Avenue Council to share with their members as well I have not looked into it. And it is by design not a mask people the Indians about whether it's a good idea, but really a survey of those businesses that would be affected by it to understand where I stand on like to use and if there are any consequences. You should plan if we lose or done that way. So it is not a survey that we with master you or seek. A lot of feedback from people who are not on those or doors or cooperate as he says on its force. That's by design. >> Correct it was very targeted to find out if there was an interest level by restaurants and retailers to even use that program and see if there was any concern by the other adjacent businesses to removal of parking spaces in front of their businesses so we wanted to hear. Well from retailers and restaurants to understand there are interested in expanding into that parking spaces as well as finding out other businesses would object in order to make our decision about whether to implement the program. >> Okay thank you that I think that a lot of our but that any about you know I are from that role already and We've got quite you folks who are anxious to by now. What what does it mean to you what you had rapeseed olive that 3rd grade and Halle Berry doll and it could be laid back and you know what's happening with that. I relate to something that extremely important. All of that and for me, I mean a great deal of what we're talking about it in my district and I I need it I really really need to be in the know, I'm it i think so that I can communicate effectively with our business owner. And that are not finding out from from them. What if I did so I do actively to at the and good communication on that and that we can with whatever it by day. You know we can we can all work together to help out donors and get get in the right message is out there. When you guys talk about that real Avenue you with the idea are you considering it but a block by block or everything from no water for 37 or like what what he what did I haven't and regarding. >> So the discussion had then that this could be implemented really anywhere could even be a restaurant on the West End of Central Avenue. So I think once a restaurant or retailer. Contacts s this is what we're that they have an interest in expanding into those parking spaces. We would go out and take a look at that block and look at the important implications for the block. >> Before we. Proved that so we want to move But we also want to be deliberate and make sure that there. >> Weekend trying envision any of the unintended consequences and make sure that this program is something that is helpful for the restaurants and retail, but not a detriment. >> Yeah, I think great approach it it May be something that I'm that work on and everything the lock and I know that they write relation it probably and unique get that night lock. Now. I appreciate the attention that you're getting it and they can get in and looking for creative way to help partner not only survived but be able to drive on the other side of it. And thank you for that that have been there all the questions that I have right now. Thank you very much chair. >> a white shirt to school if I can just say The administration if we're doing surveys for something like this. It should be just an automatic copy to the City Council member. If a council member gets a phone call from a business saying aye. We see this a survey from. Huge Very good comprehensive question they're from council member Driscoll and the edge, good to know that we have hard work and diligence people are city staff it seems like there from her background that it down there right now checking things out on Beach drive. So I really like the in the field have research and thank you for that. And deputy near for doing your best and aig and fresh in there. But I want to get you back on one thing that out however, just said for for amber and that would about mass and that would those are great questions. Do we feel comfortable in our supply chain to this point our numbers for people need for all of our first responders hospitals or why just where we feel and are going to go in the future and a curse early because obviously nationwide was huge supply chain issues early locally we're all trying to promote the source in and donations and that was all I was thinking and I think council member just commit great point I was trying to make them available to the public because that will help obviously curtail the spread by you know about how we felt. >> I don't know that I'll ever say that I'm completely comfortable, you know it just because of us. You know the current crisis and. And the no potential for it to you know the second wave or in the fall in the winner, you know what when we get into flu season as well. I will say for what will we're trending better and better. I think it's the best I can say we were not and at that place with the city Department's you know that our first responders to daily reports on you know where we stand where they stand with their ppe where they lack you know what we need to get more us. I can't speak for the You know that the hospitals have the same you know supply chain that we're working with for the most part, you know we all request to the county for things we don't have which goes to the state and I will say that supply chain is working better and better. There are few things that you know continue to be more of a shortage which are your and 95 masks. The counts. Other things such as gloves and surgical masks, those are becoming more and more available. Like I said, and you know I tell you can order them freely with no back order I don't know that all of her say I'm comfortable. I'm just you know in case you ever do need to make that next push but as of as of right now from what I'm hearing no one is in a bad place with ppe at the moment, but I can speak for hospitals. I haven't heard of any shortages shortages of the hospitals. But for the city and our first responders were ok. >> Thank you for that and we have we have a data sure you know different apartment so if you guys could sure that just because. You know, especially early on I I talked to a bunch of. Friends of an adult and we don't need some dog. We find that people come to Dallas on their new also there access and we can maybe help states so you have to give you guys a a. Much and thank you for everything you do it. >> Thank you chair I didn't bring it up earlier because I was keeping my first question to campers presentation. But the capital in depth about it up I didn't want to kind of circle back because I want to be very very clear. Share all the information about the expansion for outdoor seating and 2 people parking lot and things like that. Chair I agree with I was a little frustrated to find out about this after it with an out and find out about it through Florida politics actually reporting it. The way that it which read I'm in Florida politics and the way that it has been conveyed to me by the owner that are interested in that. Our that is pretty easy to do. You can't You know find it gets in and trying to get every day what I would get an online. You make it get you email it to an email address. And it will be looked at and that they seem to be pretty easy to get through. And you know I hear him say that if you're in doubt it happened take a look at it doesn't make sense for the block that was not the message that was conveyed when the now and we're pretty council members have that information as to what the actual procedure is it's really hard for us to be able to clearly communicate to our What what the reality of it what the expectation and what the likelihood of being able to do that really. I we don't have to continue to be a you know the death now. But it we can get something laid out maybe a late to e-mail us what that procedure and what that actually is going to look like because I have a restaurant in my district because we're not going to add a new we're not the strive you're not going to open a 4th straight and mlk for people unable to end it. They May be able to do it in a parking lot. And if they can I want to be able to clearly communicate that information and not just share with them or tell them what what you know reported on the floor. So would it be possible to actually get some sort of outlined that we can share with people. >> That was just the second round. There. This in his facebook live. And that's where for all its supported it. Implicit in that is it wise. And I didn't know. His due process been like that. I forget it and that those who have parking lots that are able to do that a special use permit they can do that right away is that he's pretty seamless process that you get. I don't remember gathered. The other is a more what's process with it. I think that Trump and that is the peace around which we're survey understand if we're pleased in Tibet. That process trying to understand how likely that the other is already started and absolutely and that is what can you. The ease of re to council that information at the mayor share your this week. Sure I'll get those out to you. It is not. This topic is over and I I'll jump back on my e-mail I apologize for not sending that out we did make some decisions pretty quickly and wanted moving immediately on the option for expansion on private property to try to make it as easy as possible where there's things to eat balanced that act putting together or think points for us to share on social. Yes, so that really start to size that program up in want to wait to get started so. I will definitely information out all the Council on these programs that work but we didn't limit the other were is in the considerations day. >> And the I dos if I think you can hear me, but I just wanted list. Let me take that apology not to ages want you to know that it will you all know things are moving very fast. We're moving very fast at times. But Council chair council members we will make sure that we do a better job communicating up front will send a any surveys that were doing. So were we're keeping you informed, but also getting your feedback. Spot. >> Councilmember carry. Sorry, I went near I didn't mean to try to keep an echo and so I just wanted to say that I did not mean for the comment that all the parenting of the work that you're all going on and if anything I I tried to go above and beyond to publicly great all of you. And I think my fellow Council member of the famed you're all going a bang. Let the ball memorable real time work that is so important. You know mayor kriseman announcement on while we're get having this announcement every day and I think we all can every time to come off. We were all in and I now work out. So it was really hard for us to be able to double duty if you well and try to stay on top of the trail kind announcement. So I would just that that you know it quickly and we can get that information the Clara and that. Thank you ever take care. >> Welcome councilmember Blackmon. I was not going to come from before. Start. I I I had just just a couple things first of amber. I wanted Thank you for the art work better you're doing. The reports that Better being out or Perry and. That it's good to have you in front of us. 2 explain and answer this question that we all have. You're you're doing a wonderful job, you know you've got a lot of people supporting you. I'm deeply appreciative. I wanted to ask about and antibody testing. I didn't hear that if you're presentation can you give us a little update on. >> There's not a lot of movement yet an antibody Through the first responders there's an initiative with the county to get and the body testing with the first responders and it's not here yet. They're still I'm waiting on the Kitson the planning that goes behind that so. That's the only initiative at the moment for the Anthony testing. They're still a lot of. Kind of questions regarding in a body testing out there and you know what's what's fda approved what's not what's the best test. What data doesn't actually get you. You know I think there's definitely value of the antibody testing I think there's also risks involved with antibody testing. I'm just at it. You know it can't tell someone if they're currently positive necessarily and it May tell you if you've had the virus before but I can tell you that you're a musician and you can't get it again mess really you know because this is a novel virus. There's just not enough known about it see you know what kind of immunity or antibodies can provide so. There's still a lot of research on it and so so at this time, it's coming for the first responders. But as far available to the hall or. To our staff were not there yet. I know there are some private labs that it's anyone out there wants an antibody You can go to a private lab and they're starting to offer those. You know the more readily available to that Avenue so so it's out there and that just as far as the city procuring in providing those tests, we're not there yet we're still researching in and deciding. The best course. >> I know the fda approved a little little while back. We've seen any of that in St. Petersburg. Or not counting. >> Not to my I know they because I believe there's only one and I May be wrong on the. You know that the demand is going to be really high it's probably going to be a while before the manufacturing catches up with the need to get those out widespread, so to my knowledge I haven't seen and that doesn't mean it's a it's not there are people haven't been able to get their hands on a, but it's not widely available and he used to my knowledge right now. I will say that there are rapid test the hospitals are doing now. For Stephon and it's just that they're able to process and how so it's not at home Teske they gifts. I'm pretty quick results. >> Some reporting in the paper. There we work. Going to a point where anybody in Pinellas County could get testing. Can you give us a little bit of an update. If somebody wants to get tested. Target. >> There's a couple different. Options right now so community health centers of Pinellas they're doing testing in 3 locations throughout the county and they are testing anybody who wants to test. Some of the other testing locations. You they're testing those who meet certain criteria whether it's symptomatic or high