THIS IS 12 NEWS WITH BREAKING
NEWS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, TIME TO BRING
YOU THE CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FROM
MILWAUKEE COUNTY AND CITY
OFFICIALS.
HERE'S THE MILWAUKEE MAYOR.
>> THOSE ARE THE KEYS THAT WILL
UNLOCK OUR ABILITY TO HELP US
BECO A HEALTHY COMMUNIY AND ALLO
RESTART OUR COMMUNITY.
STAYING AT HOME IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO BUT I
UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A LOT OF
PRESSURES AND CONCERNS WHERE
PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM CABIN
FEVER.
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY HUGE
ECONOMIC CONCERNS THAT WE'RE
FACING, AND WE AS A CITY ARE
ACTIVELY LOOKING AT WAYS TO USE
THE FUNDS WE'VE RECEIVED FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP
THOSE PEOPLE GET BACK TO WORK OR
HELP THEM WITH SOME OF THEIR
BASIC NEEDS.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THOSE
FUNDS TO HELP WITH US SOME
HAZARD PAY, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE
CITY OF EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY
OF MILWAUKEE.
AS YOU CAN TELL WE'RE CONTINUING
TO PICK UP THE GARBAGE AND
RECYCLING AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE WORK
THAT OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS A
DOING TO HELP US RETAIN THOSE
THINGS WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY
THAT WE TREASURE.
EARLIER THIS WEEK WE OPENED FIVE
SITES IN OUR COMMUNITY,
FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH
CENTERS AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE
THERE IS, OF COURSE, TO EXPAND
OUR TESTING.
THE GOAL IS TO GET TO 2,000
TESTS PER DAY AND THEY HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO DO ROUGHLY 350.
I WOULD SAY THEY START UP PRETTY
GOOD ON MONDAY BUT WE DON'T HAVE
THE FINAL NUMBERS YET FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK, BUT I CAN TELL
YOU THAT WE STILL HAVE CAPACITY
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SHOWING
SYMPTOMS OF PERHAPS HAVING
COVID-19.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS I WOULD LIKE
TO DIRECT, PARTICULARLY IF
YOU'RE ON BADGER CARE OR IF
YOU'RE NOT INSURED, THAT YOU
WOULD GO TO THESE HEALTHCARE
CLINICS.
THEY ARE LOCATED RIGHT IN THE
HEART OF THE CITY.
WE HAVE THREE OF THEM ON THE
NORTH SIDE AS WELL.
THOSE SITES ARE THERE, BECAUSE
WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR
RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
HARDEST HIT, THAT THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE TO
DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY
ARE TESTING POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WHAT WE HAD
TO DO WAS WE HAD TO WORK WITH
THESE HEALTH CLINICS.
THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY
COOPERATIVE AN THEY HAVE BEEN
JUST WONDERFUL AND THEY ARE
GOING TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL A
HOME.
A HEALTH HOME FOR THEM, SO THAT
INDIVIDUALS WHO DO TEST POSITIVE
WILL HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN
DO THE FOLLOW-UP, WHETHER THEY
ARE TOLD TO STAY AT HOME OR
SELF-QUARANTINE OR WHAT
NECESSARY STEPS ARE NEXT AFTER
TESTING POSITIVE.
THE NEXT STEP, OF COURSE IS THE
TRACING PORTION.
SO BEFORE I GET THAT I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE, PUT IN AN EXCLAMATION
POINT ON THE TESTING.
WE HAVE THE CAPACITY AT THESE
FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH
CENTERS RIGHT NOW TO HAVE MORE
INDIVIDUALS TESTED.
MY GOAL AND THE GOAL THAT'S BEEN
SET FORTH BY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, BY THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, IS TO HAVE EVEN MORE
TESTING.
AND IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS THAT
WE WANT TO REA
BAROMETER IS ABOUT -- PROBABLY
CLOSE TO THREE, MAYBE 400.
THE DOCTOR PROBABLY HAS SOME
FRESHER NUMBERS ON THAT BUT I
WOULD SAY THAT'S BASICALLY WHERE
WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE STILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO
THAT.
THE TRACING IS THE NEXT STEP
THAT OCCURS, AND THE TRACING
REALLY INVOLVES SEVERAL
PROCESSES.
FIRST IS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO
TESTS POSITIVE WILL BE CONTACTED
BY, MOST LIKELY, SOMEONE WHO
WORKS FOR THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
YOU'LL BE ASKED A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS.
WE CERTAINLY HONOR PEOPLE'S
PRIVACY CONCERNS, AS WE ASK
THESE QUESTIONS.
BUT IT'S TO GAIN MORE
INFORMATION SO YOU CAN PUT
YOURSELF IN A PLACE WHERE YOU
CAN BE HEALTHIER.
PART OF THAT CONVERSATION IS
GOING TO BE ASKING YOU PEOPLE
THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHO HAVE YOU BEEN
IN CONTACT WITH OVER THE LAST
WEEK AND A HALF THAT YOU'VE BEEN
WITH FOR OVER 10 MINUTES AND
WITHIN SIX FEET OF.
THAT INFORMATION IS NECESSARY
BECAUSE A DIFFERENT GROUP OF
PEOPLE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
CITY.
SOME WITH HEALTH BACKGROUND.
IT'S POSSIBLE THEY MAY NOT HAVE
HEALTH BACKGROUND BUT THEY WILL
BE TRAINED TO DO THIS.
WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THOSE
CONTACTS, SO THAT WE CAN
DETERMINE WHAT STEPS THEY NEED
TO TAKE.
ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT'S
COME OUT OF THE STAY AT HOME
ORDER IS THE NUMBER OF THOSE
CONTACTS HAS BASICALLY DROPPED.
IN OTHER WORDS, PRIOR TO THE
ISSUANCE OF THIS STAY AT HOME
ORDER YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD EIGHT,
10, 12 CONTACTS THAT YOU HAD
BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT.
NOW, BECAUSE OF THIS STAY AT
HOME ORDER, IF YOU'VE BEEN
FOLLOWING IT THOSE CONTACT
NUMBERS WILL BE SMALLER, AND IT
WILL BE EASIER FOR OUR
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO REACH OUT TO THEM.
WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IN
REAL-TIME IS WE'RE EXPANDING A
GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
DOING THAT TRACING.
WE'VE GOT STAFF FOR THE CITY OF
MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
UTILIZING ASSISTANCE FROM THE
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
THEY HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL IN
PROVIDING US WITH ASSISTANCE
THERE.
THERE ARE TIMES WILL BE WORKING
WITH THE SUBURBAN HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS.
THAT'S THE SECOND STEP.
THE FIRST STEP, INDIVIDUALS
TESTED POSITIVE GET CONTACTED.
THE SECOND STEP IS AFTER THAT
PERSON HAS IDENTIFIED
INDIVIDUALS WHO THEY HAVE BEEN
IN CONTACT WITH WE DO THE
TRACING SO WE CAN ISOLATE THEM,
WHICH WILL ALLOW TO US CONTAIN
THE GROWTH OF THE DISEASE.
ALL OF THESE STEPS ARE NECESSARY
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REALLY DO
MORE FLATTENING THE CURVE AND
GETTING US BECOME TO THE POINT
WHERE HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY BY
THE END OF THIS MONTH WE'LL BE
ABLE START OPENING THE ECONOMY
THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS,
THE SUN IS SHINING.
IT WILL BE A NICE WEEKEND, AND
WE'RE SEEING THE FLOWERS
STARTING TO BLOOM.
AND THE ANALOGY THAT I LIKE TO
USE ABOUT US REOPENING THE
ECONOMY IS, THINK OF IT MORE IN
TERMS OF A FLOWER THAN AS A
LIGHT SWITCH.
A LIGHT SWITCH YOU JUST FLIP IT
RIGHT ON BUT THE FLOWERS THAT
WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE
SLOWLY COMING OUT AS THEIR ROOTS
GET STRONGER, THEY ARE SLOWLY
COMING OUT OF THE GROUND, AND
WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AND WE WANT
TO SEE THIS WITH THE FLOWERS AND
WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BY THE TIME
WE GET TO SUMMER WE WANT THEM TO
BE BLOOMING.
I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT, BUT
THINK OF THAT AS MORE OF AN
ANALOGY AS TO HOW THIS HAPPENS.
FLOWERS DON'T GROW OVERNIGHT AND
THE ECONOMY WON'T BE REOPENED
OVERNIGHT BUT THE MORE WE CAN
TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO
THE QUICKER WE CAN GET TO THE
POINT WHERE WE ALL WANT TO BE.
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO TURN IT
BACK OVER TO BRIAN AND THANK YOU
ALL FOR STICKING WITH US AS WE
TRY TO MAKE MILWAUKEE A SAFER
PLACE.
>> THANKS.
NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM DR. WENT
WESTON.
>> THANK YOU, BRIAN.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
STARTING WITH THE NUMBERS WE
HAVE 3,115 CASES OF COVID-19 IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND 180
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIED.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED WE'RE
HOVERING RIGHT AROUND 500 TESTS
PER DAY BUT SEEING PROMISING
INCREASES WITH EXPANDED ACCESS.
WE ALSO SAW AN INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES ON OUR
DASHBOARD.
WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THESE
NUMBERS TO SEE IF THERE IS
INCREASED COVID-19 ACTIVITY IN
OUR COMMUNITY OR MAY THE RESULT
OF INCREASED TESTING.
I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT
REMINDER THAT COVID-19 IS STILL
PRESENT AND WIDESPREAD IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DISTANCING
IS AS IMPORTANT AS EVER.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY AS
IMPORTANT AS THE WEATHER WARMS,
EVERYONE IS ANXIOUS TO GET OUT
AND ENJOY IT, MYSELF INCLUDED.
WE'VE SEEN PROGRESS ON
FLATTENING OUR CURVE AND SLOWING
THE SPREAD OF DISEASE AND THE
RATE OF DEATH.
THIS PROBABLE HAS BEEN DUE TO
THE SOCIAL DISTANCING THAT
EVERYONE HAS BEEN DOING.
AND AS WE SEE THE CURVE START TO
FLATTEN, WE MUST CONTINUE SOCIAL
DISTANCING SO AS NOT TO REVERSE
OUR TRENDS AT THIS MOS TFRAGILE
TIME.
WHEN YOU GO OUT AND ENJOY THE
PARKS CONSIDER WEARING A CLOTH
MASK BUT REMEMBER, DESPITE A
MASK YOU STILL NEED TO MAINTAIN
THAT SIX FEET DISTANCE FROM
THOSE AROUND YOU.
IF YOU DON'T YET HAVE A CLOTH
MASK YOU CAN FIND VIDEOS ONLINE,
INCLUDING ON THE CDC WEBSITE FOR
HOW TO MAKE ONE FROM MATERIALS
AT HOME, AND IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN MAKING CLOTH MASKS
FOR THE COMMUNITY OR ARE A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SEEKING
MASKS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
RESOURCES OUT THERE INCLUDING
MASK N-K-E.org.
CALL 211 AND YOU'LL BE DIRECTED
TO A COMMUNITY SITE.
THEY WILL HERE TO PROVIDE WITH
YOU A SIMPLE FAST WAY TO GET A
TEST.
THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING CALLS,
BUT AS MENTIONED THEY HAVE SLOTS
OPEN FOR MORE PATIENTS IN NEED
TO GET TESTS REGARDLESS OF
INCOME, INSURANCE, OR
IMMIGRATION STATUS.
CALL 211 AND THEY WILL HELP YOU
TO GET SET UP WITH THE TEST.
LASTLY, WE'VE NOTED A DECREASE
IN PATIENT VOLUME IN OUR 911
SYSTEM, IN OUR AMBULANCE
SERVICES, IN OUR EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENTS AND IN OUR
HOSPITALS.
WHILE THERE IS SOME HEALTH
CONCERNS THAT CAN CERTAINLY BE
HANDLED AT HOME, IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO NOTE DELAY NEEDED
MEDICAL CARE.
OUR EMERGENCY AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
ARE OPEN.
THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
THEY ARE SAFE AND THEY ARE READY
TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR NEEDS.
IF YOU'RE HAVING SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, IF YOU'RE HAVING CHEST
PAIN, STROKE SYMPTOMS, OR OTHER
CONCERNING SYMPTOMS DON'T PUT
YOUR HEALTH NEEDS ASIDE.
DON'T DELAY THEM OUT OF FEAR OR
OUT OF MISINFORMATION.
THANK YOU, STAY SAFE.
AND I'LL HAND IT BACK TO BRIAN.
>> ACTUALLY, I'LL HAND IT OVER
TO THE COMMISSIONER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, DR. WESTON.
HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYONE.
HAPPY MAYDAY.
I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
MAYDAY AND THE COVID-19 SAFETY
IN A MOMENT.
FIRST I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, 180
PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES TO
COVID-19 IN THE COUNTY.
OF THAT 119 ARE IN THE CITY OF
MILWAUKEE.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD AN
INCIDENT EARLIER THIS WEEK WHERE
A DOMESTIC SITUATION TURNED
FATAL.
SO WE HAD OUR SECOND MASS
SHOOTING IN OUR AREA SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND HOW
THAT'S IMPACTING OUR CITY RIGHT
NOW, AND BEFORE COVID-19.
SO THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE
PREVENTION CONTINUES TO DO
CRITICAL WORK IN OUR CITY AS WE
TACKLE TWO PANDEMICS AT THE SAME
TIME.
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING
FAMILIES IN NEED, THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING OUTREACH TO EDUCATE THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS
OF COVID-19 AND ENSURING ACCESS
TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT, WITH PARTNERSHIPS,
LIKE MASK UP MILWAUKEE, WHICH IS
ALSO ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET
FREE MASKS IN OUR AREA.
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING
FAMILIES IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE,
THEY WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH
OUR CONTACT TRACING TEAMS TO
FOLLOW UP WITH FAMILIES THAT
HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO
COVID-19.
SO THIS IS ONE ELEMENT OF OUR
OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AND 414-LIFE.
THEY PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST LOVED
ONES AND WE'RE LOOKING AT IT
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE THERE ARE
SOME KEY WAYS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
LINKING FAMILIES TO SERVICES,
MAKING SURE THERE IS TRAUMA, AND
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND JUST
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS PROVISION.
WE'RE SEEING SOME OVERLAP THERE
AND WE'LL LEVERAGE THINGS FOR
THAT.
TODAY OUR OFFERS SUPPORTED A
COMMUNITY LED EFFORT TO EMPLOY
CARE PACKAGES TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE MASS
SHOOTING OCCURRED EARLIER THIS
WEEK.
OVER 300 CARE PACKAGES
CONTAINING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT, TOILETRIES, BOOKS,
TOYS, AND INFORMATION ABOUT
SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
WERE PROVIDED IN THAT AREA.
SO WE WANT TO THANK WE GOT THIS,
URBAN UNDERGROUND, THE CENTER
STREET BID, AND EVERYONE ELSE
THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT TODAY'S
EFFORT.
WE SEND OUR LOVE TO THE FAMILY
AND EVERYONE ELSE IMPACT BY THIS
TRAGEDY.
WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A
TOUGH TIME FOR MANY OF US AND
THE MESSAGE TO STAY HOME TO SAVE
LIVES IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT
THIS IS ADDING TO SOME OF THE
INITIAL SITUATIONS OF DESPAIR
AND LACK OF HOPE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, SO WE JUST WANT TO,
AGAIN, STRESS THAT HELP IS
AVAILABLE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES
IF YOU USE OUR WEBSITE, THE CITY
OF MILWAUKEE'S CORONAVIRUS
WEBSITE IN MILWAUKEE COUNTY AS
WELL AS USING 211 AS A RESOURCE
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF SERVICES.
FROM THAT POINT I WANT TO PIVOT
AND TALK ABOUT MAYDAY.
MAYDAY IS A SIGNIFICANT DAY FOR
THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND THERE IS
A LOT OF HISTORY ABOUT MAYDAY
AND JUST THE WHOLE ESSENCE OF
LABOR MOVEMENT HERE IN MILWAUKEE
AND IN OUR BAY COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE ABLE
TO REFLECT ON ALL OF THE EFFORTS
THAT PEOPLE CAME BEFORE US, AND
USE THAT ENERGY TO MOVE US
FORWARD.
SO I JUST, AGAIN, WANT TO HONOR
ALL OF OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THE FRONT LINES SINCE THE START
AND EVEN BEFORE O COVID-19 PAN
D
 -- PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO
COVID-19 JUST BY GOING TO WORK
AND WE'VE SEEN THIS IN THE NEWS
RECENTLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
ALIGNING WITH THE STATE GUIDANCE
ON WHAT THAT MEANS.
FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES,
IF THERE IS ONE CASE THAT'S
CONSIDERED AN OUTBREAK, AND THEN
FOR ANY OTHER BUSINESS, IF YOU
HAVE TWO CASES, THAT'S
CONSIDERED AN OUTBREAK.
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE
GIRNGS TO BUSINESSES, TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE UPHOLDING
EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND MAKING SURE
THAT THAT'S A PRIORITY.
WITHOUT EMPLOYEES NOTHING CAN
HAPPEN.
SO THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE.
THERE NEED TO BE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORTS TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES.
THERE ARE OTHER RESOURCES I PUT
IN THE CHAT BOX.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE STATE'S
UPDATED INFORMATION ON
INVESTIGATIONS BY TYPE OF PLACE.
SO IF YOU CLICK ON THAT LINK IT
WILL SHOW YOU THE ENTIRE STATE
AND IT WILL ALSO ORGANIZE IT BY
REGION.
SO WE'RE SOUTHEASTERN REGION, IT
WILL TELL YOU HOW MANY
INVESTIGATIONS ARE GOING ON
RIGHT NOW.
SAY LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES,
FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES, SO
ON AND SO FORTH.
SO YOU CAN GET A SENSE OF WHAT'S
REALLY HAPPENING.
THEY AREN'T LISTING THE NAMES OF
THOSE FACILITIES, IT'S JUST
GIVING A SENSE OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
THERE IS ALSO SOME UPDATED
GUIDANCE FROM THE MORBIDITY AND
MORE AT THAT TIME WEEKLY REVIEW
WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL
FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH AND
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
IT CAME OUT TODAY SO I INCLUDED
THE LINK HERE BUT THIS IS ABOUT
MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING
FACILITIES, AND THERE ARE JUST
SOME GENERAL INFORMATION THAT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR ANY
BUSINESS AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT
YOUR EMPLOYEES FROM COVID-19.
SO IT FOCUSES ON FOUR AREAS.
STRUCTURAL.
HOW ARE YOU MAINTAINING PHYSICAL
DISTANCING.
THE BY WORKING AS WELL AS BREAK
TIME, SIX FEET APART FROM ONE
ANOTHER AND IF ANY BARRIERS ARE
USED TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES THEY
SHOULD BE USED.
OPERATIONAL, IS LOOKING AT THE
PRODUCTION LINE AS WELL AS ANY
FACE OR MASKS THAT ARE PROVIDED
TO STAFF AS WELL AS HEIGHTENED
CLEANING PRACTICES TO DISINFACT
A
 -- DISINFECT THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19 THAT ARE SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL.
SO IT'S MAKING SURE YOU'RE
EDUCATING THE STAFF ABOUT ANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO PREVENT
COVID-19.
AGAIN, THERE ARE MANY ESSENTIAL
WORKERS THAT SPEAK VARIOUS
LANGUAGES, WHATEVER YOU'RE
COMM
COMMUNICATING NEEDS TO BE
MINDFUL OF THAT, VETTED, SO THAT
YOU'RE COMMUNICATING CLEARLY AND
THE MESSAGE IS GETTING ACROSS.
YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS FOR SOME CULTURAL
PRACTICES.
THERE MIGHT BE BIRTHDAYS AND
OTHER TYPES OF FORMS OF
CELEBRATION, YOU'RE DISCOURAGING
THAT AND EDUCATING STAFF WHY
IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO SO NOW
SINCE WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
AND ECONOMIC WHAT TYPES OF
INCENTIVES ARE YOU PROVIDING TO
EMPLOYEES SUCH AS PAID SICK
LEAVE, AND AGAIN, THERE IS A
FEDERAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT BUT
WE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE OTHER
RESOURCES THAT EMPLOYERS CAN
PROVIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EMPLOYEES ARE NOT FEELING
PRESSED TO COME INTO WORK OR
SUPPRESS THEIR SYMPTOMS SO THEY
CAN GET PAID BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
THAT EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING TO
WORK WITH EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE
COVID-19 IS SUPPRESSED.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE LABOR
MOVEMENT, AGAIN, ON MAYDAY, AND
THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS ON
SALUTING ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL
WORKERS EVERYWHERE FOR ALL OF
THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.
I KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH TIME FOR
EVERYONE.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M
GOING TO FOLLOW MY OWN ADVICE
AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M TAKING
CARE OF MY OWN PERSONAL HEALTH.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE IN
DIFFERENT VENUES THAT I'M
SOMEONE WHO HAS DISABILITIES SO
I HAVE TO TAKE SOME TIME AWAY TO
MAKE SURE I CAN BETTER SERVE MY
COMMUNITIES, SO TUESDAY I'LL BE
OUT FOR TWO WEEKS SO THE DEPUTY
COMMISSIONERS WILL COVER WHILE
I'M OUT SO DON'T THINK I'M OUT
BECAUSE I HAVE CORONAVIRUS OR
COVID-19, IT'S TO HANDLE MY OWN
PERSONAL HEALTH SO I'M VERY
CONFIDENT MY TEAM WILL CONTINUE
TO DELIVER UPDATED INFORMATION,
INCREDIBLE INFORMATION AND MAKE
SURE WE'RE WELL REPRESENTED.
IT'S NAME NAME RESPONSE.
SO THAT'S MY UPDATE FOR TODAY.
>> THANKS VERY MUCH,
COMMISSIONER.
NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM JIM
FRANCIS, WHO IS THE INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
MILWAUKEE COUNTY PARKS
DEPARTMENT.
>> THANKS, BRIAN.
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON BEHALF OF
GUY SMITH AND THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WE JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW
REMINDERS AS THE WEATHER WARMS
UP AND PARK USE PICKS UP.
WE KNOW WE HAVE A SUNNY WEEKEND
AHEAD.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS BUT WE WANT TO
SEND A COUPLE OF REMINDERS.
RESPECT FELLOW PEOPLE IN THE
PARK.
BE MINDFUL OF MAINTAINING GOOD
SOCIAL DISTANCING PRACTICES.
SIX FEET AHEAD.
PLAN AHEAD.
BE I WEAR THAT BATHROOM
FACILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO
REMAIN CLOSED AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING EVERYONE
TO WALK TO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
RATHER THAN DRIVING TO REGIONAL
DESTINATION PARKS LIKE THE LAKE
FRONT OR OTHER BUSY LOCATIONS,
TRADITIONAL BUSY LOCATIONS.
THE COUNTY PARK SYSTEM OFFERS
15,000 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, SO
IT'S A GREAT TIME TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF EXPLORINGEXPLORINGI
KNOWN /* -- EXPLORING THE LESSER
KNOWN PARKS CLOSE TO YOUR HOME.
STAFFING IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND YOU'RE
HELPING TO KEEP OUR PARKS CLEAN
AND HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON
EVERYONE USING THEM INCLUDING
SUPPORTING YOUR CO-WORKERS THAT
ARE WORKING HARD TO KEEP THINKS
CLEAN FOR YOU.
WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND THAT YOU
MANY FACILITIES REMAIN CLOSED AT
THIS TIME.
PLAYGROUNDS AND FITNESS
EQUIPMENT STATIONS, TENNIS AND
BASKETBALL COURTS, GOLF, DOG
PARKS, BEACHES, AS WELL AS REST
ROOMS, RENTAL AND INDOOR
RECREATION FACILITIES.
YOU'LL ALSO CONTINUE TO SEE
SIGNS POSTED PARTICULARLY AT
PLAYGROUNDS AND BASKETBALL AND
TENNIS COURT FACILITIES
REMINDING YOU OF THOSE CLOSURES.
PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THOSE AND
RESPECT THOSE CLOSURES.
THEY ARE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AT
THIS TIME.
AND ADDITIONALLY, PARKING
RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE IN
CERTAIN AREAS, PARTICULARLY
ALONG LINCOLN MEMORIAL DRIVE AND
THE LAKE FRONT.
AS WELL AS AT SOME OF OUR
BEACHES.
OUR BEACH PARKING LOTS.
IN MORE POSITIVE NEWS WE WERE
ABLE TO OPEN EIGHT GOLF COURSES
LAST FRIDAY AND THAT IS A GREAT
SUCCESS.
GROUND DEER, OAKWOOD, WHEN IT
NELL, CURRY, GRANT, GREENFIELD
AND LINCOLN HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR
THE WEEKEND AND HAVE BEEN OPEN
SINCE LAST FRIDAY.
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED TODAY TO
OPEN UP A FEW MORE COURSE SOS
WE'VE NOW GOT HANSEN ADDED TO
THE OPEN COURSES AND LAKE PARK
GOLF HAS OPENED WITH A PAY
STATION, SO THOSE ARE OPEN AND
READY FOR YOU TO PLAY.
WE'RE TARGETING A SOFT OPENING
FOR THE McKINLEY MARINA, NEXT
SATURDAY, MAY 8.
IT WILL INVOLVE RESTRICTED
ACCESS TO THE FACILITIES.
THERE WILL BE MORE NEWS TO COME
OVER THE WEEK BUT THAT'S IN THE
WORKS AT THIS TIME.
SO WE'RE VERY EAGER TO OPEN UP
MORE FACILITIES AS IT BECOMES
SAFER TO DO SO.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC, THE
STATES, OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICERS, NATIONAL PARKS AND
RECREATION ASSOCIATION, AND
WISCONSIN PARKS AND RECREATION
ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL.
SO THAT KIND OF WRAPS UP OUR
LIST OF REMINDERS AND TIPS FOR
THE WEEKEND, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY
THE
