Item 4 & 5 Additional Material posted 5-18-20M EMQRAN DLJ M City of Poway ADDITIONAL MATERIALS (Agenda Related Writings/Documents provided to City Council or Staff after distribution of the Agenda Packet for the May 19, 2020 Council Meeting) DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: May 18, 2020 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Faviola Medina, CMC (858) 668-4535 or fmedina@poway.org Item #4 -July Fourth Fireworks Display Item #5 -Reopening of the Poway Economy Attached please find correspondence received after the agenda posting deadline. Reviewed/Approved By: Wendy Kaserman Assistant City Manager 1 of 3 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: City Manager May 19, 2020, Item #'s 4 & 5
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Ana Alarcon From: Faviola Medina Sent: To: Monday, May 18, 2020 2:23 PM Ana Alarcon Subject: FW: Council Meeting Feedback, 5/19/2020 For additional materials. Item 4 and 5. Thank you, Faviola Medina, CMC City Clerk City of Poway I City Clerk's Office 13325 Civic Center Drive I Poway, CA 92064 fmedina@poway.org I 858-668-4535 From: Pete Babich <petebabich@cox.net> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 2:09 PM To: Caylin Frank <CFrank@poway.org>; Dave Grosch <DGrosch@poway.org>; Barry Leonard <BLeonard@poway.org>; John Mullin <JMullin@poway.org>; Steve Vaus <SVaus@poway.org> Cc: Chris Hazeltine <CHazeltine@poway.org>; Wendy Kaserman <WKaserman@poway.org> Subject: Council Meeting Feedback, 5/19/2020 May 19, 2020 Poway City Council Meeting Agenda item 4: July 4th Fireworks Display While it's clear that celebrating the 4th might be uplifting, I believe this proposal is not in our community's best interest and sends the wrong message to our residents. The RB fireworks have already been canceled, so Poway fireworks will draw people from surrounding areas. It will be almost impossible to assure people remain socially distanced and protected. Covid-19 is a new disease! We know that it is highly contagious and can be very deadly to people with underlying conditions. Poway fireworks could be a super spreading event. County data clearly shows that we are not done with Covid-19. It's not even clear that we are over the first wave. Hosting the fireworks, however, gives the impression that we can get back to normal. It will encourage people to ignore restrictions that have worked so far. I encourage the council to follow the County's phased opening approach. The last thing we need is a "Mission Accomplished" event. 2 of3 1 May 19, 2020, Item #'s 4 & 5
Agenda item 5: Reopening of the Poway Economy I absolutely agree with the intent of this proposal, but I have issue with the last sentence of Councilmember Mullin's proposal, "I request Council concurrence to direct staff to explore ways in which Poway can reopen our economy in a swift, yet safe, manner." Clearly, implementing the proposed actions will help reopen our economy, but the stickler part is doing it safely. If the Governor's measures are too onerous, then we need to define our own. What defines "safe?" What measures will be tracked to show the impact of new infections while we get back to normal. What measure thresholds will be set to act as a counter-balance to opening too fast? Safety measures must be part of any proposal. In my opinion, until we can trace and quarantine all of the contacts of all infected people, we should continue to move slowly. Best regards, Pete Babich 15997 Grey Stone Rd Poway CA 858-212-9191 3 of 3 2 May 19, 2020, Item #'s 4 & 5