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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_10_20 - eComments ReportCity Council on 2020-10-20 5:00 PM - Study Session Meeting Time: 10-20-20 17:00 eComments Report Meetings Meeting Time Agenda Items Comments Support Oppose Neutral City Council on 2020-10-20 5:00 PM - Study Session 10-20-20 17:00 18 16 2 10 2 Sentiments for All Meetings The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment City Council on 2020-10-20 5:00 PM - Study Session 10-20-20 17:00 Agenda Name Comments Support Oppose Neutral 5. ID 20-0436 Discussion on Ordinance 20-010 Renewal and Mask Mandate. 2 1 0 1 7.A. ORD 20-028 Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 20-028, an Emergency Ordinance Amending Emergency Ordinance 20-010, as previously amended, to Extend and to Comprehensively Adopt Provisions to Address a Public Health Crisis and to Revise Certain Measures which are Necessary for the Immediate Preservation of the Public Health, Safety and Welfare of the City and are Necessary to Slow the Community Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the City of Brookings, South Dakota. Second Reading: October 27, 2020. 5 1 2 0 Deleted Agenda Item 9 0 8 1 Sentiments for All Agenda Items The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment Agenda Item: eComments for 5. ID 20-0436 Discussion on Ordinance 20-010 Renewal and Mask Mandate. Overall Sentiment Cole Sartell Location: Submitted At: 5:48pm 10-19-20 Please extend and ENFORCE the mask mandate and capacity limits. Please do not shut down businesses. MELODIE LICHTY Location: Submitted At: 4:03pm 10-19-20 I support the mask mandate 100%. I ask that establishments that require masking inside, such as the theater and hair salons, be allowed to stay open. Melodie Lichty Agenda Item: eComments for 7.A. ORD 20-028 Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 20-028, an Emergency Ordinance Amending Emergency Ordinance 20-010, as previously amended, to Extend and to Comprehensively Adopt Provisions to Address a Public Health Crisis and to Revise Certain Measures which are Necessary for the Immediate Preservation of the Public Health, Safety and Welfare of the City and are Necessary to Slow the Community Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the City of Brookings, South Dakota. Second Reading: October 27, 2020. Overall Sentiment Kristin Heismeyer Location: Submitted At: 8:11pm 10-20-20 Being encouraged by council member Neimeyer regarding comments for small businesses to share -I would like to mention those who come to brookings for their weddings or celebrations. While the mask mandate is in place - a celebration, pictures etc can be done, grudgingly. However - as a photographer and owner of a photography company my couples cannot keep getting put through the fear of cancelling their events, not knowing what to do or not. As a business owner The loss revenue cannot continue. Amy Hanley Location: Submitted At: 12:17pm 10-20-20 Honestly, those that are higher up on the food chain economically are pretty quick to degrade those who are in a lower tax bracket. Where is the pot of gold that will cover everyone’s expenses who contribute to Brookings local economy? Is the city going to step in and keep the heat on? Internet for kids schooling? We don’t need a hand out we need a hand up! The city is subjecting itself to a wide variety of lawsuits. Nancy Bohlen Location: Submitted At: 10:36am 10-20-20 All residents & visitors to Brookings should feel safe in our community as they conduct their business. COVID-19 requires each of us to examine the ways we are conducting ourselves for the health and safety of others. Science tells us what we need to do and with good common sense we should all be following. Sometimes government rules are necessary to provide shared understanding to reduce risk and model the appropriate commonsense behaviors to keep us all safe. Nancy Beech Location: Submitted At: 5:46am 10-20-20 For the sake of small businesses balancing on your decision to extend a worthless mask mandate or to fully open them for business, especially as we come into the holidays, It will decide the livlihood of businesses forcing people to close their doors, some to never reopn again leaving empty store fronts. This is very serious as your vote will determine the ecomonic future of Brookings for decades. so think about it, obviously it's not about the masks it about the control. Bill Alsaker Location: Submitted At: 10:22pm 10-19-20 Thank you for continuing to take reasonable actions to combat the coronavirus pandemic in town. I support this continued action. I hope that rules are enforced during the meeting in the regular small space, and I hope that the experts are heard out respectfully, and that the council gives due consideration to their suggestions. The views of other citizens are also valuable, but sometimes misinformation is spread, and that is disheartening. Misinformation and expert opinions are not equal. Agenda Item: eComments for Deleted Agenda Item Overall Sentiment Bill Alsaker Location: Submitted At: 10:21pm 10-19-20 You are in a difficult position. I support this if the hospitalizations reach a critical level. However, this should really be paired with funds to keep the small businesses afloat. Unfortunately, it seems our state and federal governments might not be willing to come through for us there. That makes everything harder. Please do listen to the experts over the loudest, angriest voices though. Things are hurting because of the virus not because we want to fight the virus. Meggan Rensink Location: Submitted At: 10:11pm 10-19-20 The masks don’t work, look at the numbers. And if you operate under the belief that they do, then why shut down the businesses? This virus is not going away! You can attempt to control and play God by passing any number of ordinances but it will run its course regardless and in the meantime how many lives will have been affected by shutting the city down? This is reckless and without regard to people’s finances or mental health. Mental health issues, and suicide are going up because of lockdowns Larissa Neugebauer Location: Submitted At: 9:49pm 10-19-20 There has got to be another way to go about this, than closing businesses. The mask mandate needs to be enforced harder if that’s what it takes to keep our small businesses open. By closing them yet again, this could close some indefinitely. Not only would it be hurting the business, but it’s employees, especially before the holidays. Many business owners rely on this time of year to help make ends meet for future months. Please rethink this mandate. Eric Brintnall Location: Submitted At: 9:33pm 10-19-20 As the parent of a player for the Brookings Rangers I am curious on what will happen with hockey if this ordinance passes. With the skating rink closed for recreation would that include hockey practices and games? And if that is true then what abould other sports in town; both high school and collegiate level? Amber Steinhauer Location: Submitted At: 8:40pm 10-19-20 I am a supporter of the mask mandate, and I share this so you understand and I not 100% against all actions meant to prevent the spread of Covid. I would like to understand why those businesses are targeted and not others. Churches can go virtual. Walmart & Lowes have pickup/online options. The movie theater is set up for social distancing. Do you have proof that those businesses are a larger part of the COUNTY spread? How much do they contribute over other businesses? Kelly Crevier Location: Submitted At: 6:59pm 10-19-20 This is horrifyingly disappointing. You are crippling small businesses and the livelihoods our citizens. And by this ordinance, you’ve effectively said all holidays are canceled. Like Jerod Gass said a few months ago, don’t take the burden of protecting my family on your shoulders; it’s not your responsibility. Viruses never disappear; COVID-19 is here to stay. We have to figure out a way to live with it; hiding is not the answer. John Shulda Location: Submitted At: 6:32pm 10-19-20 Shutting down the town at the start of holidays is demoralizing and will cripple the town. We gather for holidays as family and friends, some friends are family, more than the 10 person limit. You would be ok putting our community members out of work during this time of the year? Will you forgo income till Christmas? You’re asking us to. Where else in the state are the doing these same measures? The college, which we follow, is still open for classes. Why close town when the college is open? Stephanie Christie Location: Submitted At: 6:13pm 10-19-20 Instead of shutting down the smaller businesses, shut down Walmart and Hyvee and Lowes. The small businesses are just as essential to the people that own them. You will destroy our small businesses that are in our community. Are you going to shut everything down when this comes back again and again? I have friends that dont know what they will do if their place of business shuts down. How will they pay their bills???? We need to get the herd immunity built up!! Laura Moss Location: Submitted At: 5:18pm 10-19-20 The mask mandate doesn't work. Since the mask mandate went into effect as of today we have had 861 new cases in Brookings County. In that time we have had more days where the numbers of the cases have been in the double digits. Also it is not fair if the City Council use the numbers that are posted in the paper everyday because those numbers are for the whole county.