>>> GOOD MORNING, NICE.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
I KNOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN
EASY STRETCH OF TIME FOR PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE.
IT IS OFFICIALLY THE SNOWIEST
MONTH IN 50 YEARS.
WE HAVE HAD 20 INCHES OF SNOW
OFFICIALLY AND WE ARE ONLY 13
DAYS INTO FEBRUARY.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CHALLENGES.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE GOT TO
CLEAR SIDEWALKS AND STREETS
FROM ICE, SLUSH, AND SNOW.
YOU WILL HERE TODAY FROM HOW WE
ARE DOING ON OUR ROADS AND
COOPERATION WITH THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CITY LIGHT,
TRASH PICKUP AND OTHER SOLID
WASTE PICKUP AND HOW THE
UTILITIES ARE DOING, PARKS AND
RECREATION YOU WILL HAVE THE
RANGE.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY
PARENTS AND EVEN SOME KIDS WHO
ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS DID NOT HOLD
CLASSES TODAY.
ALMOST ALL OF THE MAJOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THE REGION DID
DECIDE TO CANCEL SCHOOL
>> WE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
STAND READY TO DO WHATEVER WE
CAN DO TO HELP THEM OPEN THE
SCHOOLS.
OBVIOUSLY THE CITY DOES NOT MAKE
THE DECISION ON WHETHER TO OPEN
SCHOOLS OR NOT AND THE SCHOOL
BOARD TOGETHER WITH THE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT WAY A NUMBER OF
FACTORS. BUT WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING CAREFULLY AND CLOSELY
WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT
AND PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST 24
HOURS TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT THE PLAN IS TO
OPEN SCHOOLS AND HOW WE CAN DO
THAT.
SAMPLE TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THAT.
WE ALSO ARE HAPPY TO SAY THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH METRO
AS WELL ON WHAT ROUTES THEY CAN
USE AND THEY WILL BE GOING TO
MORE BUS SERVICE TOMORROW.
THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE INCLUDING THE SCHOOLS
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT MANY
SCHOOL KIDS GET TO SCHOOL BY
METRO AND THEY HAD THEIR ORCA
PASSES.
THE FREE ORCA WILL HELP THOSE
FAMILIES AND OKAY THOSE KIDS
GET TO SCHOOL.
WE'RE HAPPY FOR THAT.
METRO WILL GIVE YOU MORE
INFORMATION BUT WE ARE GLAD
THERE'LL BE MORE BUS SERVICE.
WE ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
WITH PEOPLE EVERY DAY ON ALL OF
THE CHANNELS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF
CALLS THROUGH OUR CALL CENTER
APOLOGIZING UP FRONT THAT WE
HAD A BIG RUSH OF PEOPLE.
SOME LINES WERE LONGER THEY
HAVE BEEN.
WE WILL TRY TO REDUCE THAT.
PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE SOME OF
THE STAFF COULD NOT GET IN.
WE BROUGHT THE NUMBER DOWN SO
WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO SPOT
RESPOND AS WE CAN. NOT JUST YOU
ALL THE THINGS THINGS ANYWAY
BUT TO INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS AND
ISSUES THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
WE ARE GETTING, WE ARE STILL
HAVING OUR ROAD CREWS OUT TO
CLEAR NOT JUST OUR MATE
ARTERIALS BUT THE BOBCATS TO
START WORKING ON SIDE ROADS AND
ALL OF THE SIDEWALKS AROUND THE
PUBLIC PLACES.
BAD NEWS IS, THAT IT IS
SUPPOSED TO FREEZE HARD TONIGHT
. SO AS WE WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT LATER, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE, IF YOU
ARE HOME WITH THE KIDS AND THE
KIDS ARE OLD ENOUGH, I GET THEM
OUT WITH YOU SHOVELING THE
SIDEWALKS. IT WOULD BE A GREAT
TIME FOR NEIGHBORS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS IF YOU ARE HOME
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET
TOGETHER CAN'T GET THOSE
SHOVELS AND GET THEM CLEARED
BECAUSE AFTER THE HARD FREEZE
TONIGHT, IT WILL BE MUCH HARDER
TO CLEAR THOSE SIDEWALKS AND
THE FREEZING ICE WILL BE MUCH
MORE DIFFICULT CONDITION.
SO WE WILL GIVE YOU A FULL
REPORT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH
THE SCHOOLS.
I REALLY WANT TO SAY, KIND OF A
CLARION CALL TO THE PUBLIC, IF
YOUR HOME AND IF YOU ARE HOME
FROM SCHOOL AND YOU ARE OLD
ENOUGH, HOW ABOUT AROUND NOON
TODAY, EVERYBODY GET OUT IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE
SHOVELS THEY HAVE, OR BORROWED
THE SHOVELS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND LET'S DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CLEAR THE
SIDEWALKS IN AL OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.
THAT WILL HELP US NOT JUST
TODAY AND HELP THE KIDS GET
BACK TO SCHOOL, IT WILL REALLY
MAKE IT SAFER FOR TOMORROW WHEN
WE GET ANOTHER HARD FREEZE
TONIGHT.
OUR GOAL IN THE CITY REMAINS
THE SAME.
SAFETY.
SAFETY ACROSS THE BOARD FOR OUR
EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO FOR EVERY
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS
REALLY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE ON
ALL OF OUR ARTERIALS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FIRE
AND POLICE TO GET TO WHERE THEY
NEED TO GET.
OUR ROAD CREWS ARE CONTINUING
TO DO 12 HOUR SHIFTS.
CITY LIGHT IS WORKING HARD
AROUND THE CLOCK.
A COUPLE OF CAUTIONS.
WE HAVE SEEN GROUPS WITH THE
MELTING SNOW THAT A NUMBER OF
ROOFS ARE SAILING AROUND THE
REGION NOT JUST IN SEATTLE.
PARTICULARLY CARPORTS AND THE
LIKE.
MAKE SURE, THE BEST THING TO DO
IS NOT GET UP ON THAT LADDER
AND TRY TO CLEAR THE SNOW OFF
THE ROOF.
CHANCES ARE THAT WILL LEAD TO
INJURY AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO PREVENT THE WEIGHT.
THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO KEEP
THOSE DRAINS CLEAN SO AS THE
SNOW MELTS IT CAN ACTUALLY GET
OFF THE ROOF.
I HAVE HAD MY FIRE CHIEF HERE
TELL ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN NOT
TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET ON
THAT IS.
I AM FOLLOWING HIS DIRECTION.
WE HAVE DURING THIS SERIES OF
STORMS, WE HAVE OPENED UP 550
EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM HAS BROUGHT
IN OVER 150 PEOPLE FROM
OUTSIDE, INSIDE.
I WAS ABLE TO GO TO GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTER A FEW DAYS AGO
AND THIS MORNING I WENT TO
BITTER LAKE.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS HAS
BEEN A CHANGE FOR THOSE PEOPLE.
THEY ARE ABLE TO GET HOT MEALS,
CLEAN CLOTHES, SHOWERS, AND
EVEN TODAY YOU HAD A PARK
SERVICE EMPLOYEE THAT WAS
GETTING HAIRCUTS.
PEOPLE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF
IT.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO
HAVE STEPPED UP AND VOLUNTEERED
IN SMALL WAYS AND BIG WAYS.
WHEN I WAS AT BITTER LAKE
TODAY, THERE WAS A TEACHER FROM
THE AREA WHO WHEN SCHOOL WAS
CANCELED, SHE WALKED TO THE
INTERLINKED COMMUNITY CENTER SO
SHE COULD VOLUNTEER TO HELP.
IS THAT KIND OF THING THAT HAS
REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE.
WE SAID YESTERDAY, STARBUCKS,
AMAZON, NORSTROM, COSCO, THEY
PROVIDED CLEAN CLOTHES, SOCKS
AND THE LIKE.
LAST NIGHT TOM DOUGLAS IN TOM
DOUGLAS MEADOWS PREPARED 250
MEALS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
IN THE EMERGENCY SHELTER AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER.
THE KINDNESS AND COMMITMENT AND
THE GENEROSITY THAT THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE HAD BEEN SHOWING
THROUGH THIS PERIOD OF TIME, I
THINK SHOWS THE BEST OF SEATTLE
AND SHOWS WHAT WE CAN DO AS A
COMMUNITY WHEN WE COME TOGETHER
TO HELP EACH OTHER TO GET
THROUGH THESE HARD THINGS.
I KNOW IT IS DIFFICULT.
WE ARE NOT THROUGH IT 100% YET.
FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE CLEAR,
YOU WONDER WHY THE MIRRORS UP
HERE TALKING, FOR THOSE PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHO
ARE NOT CAUGHT YOU KNOW WHY SHE
IS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS
WHAT THEY NEED FROM THEIR CITY
GOVERNMENT AND WE ARE ALREADY
PLANNING FOR THE NEXT PHASES.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER
EVENTS WILL BE BUT WE KNOW WHAT
THAT CONTINUED SNOW FREEZING
THAW AND PLOWS DUE TO OUR
ROADS.
YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT WEEKS
THERE WILL BE POTHOLES THAT
OPENED UP OR APPEAR AGAIN.
THAT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP FOR
OUR ROAD CREWS TO PROVIDE
THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW YOU WILL HEAR
FROM THE PEOPLE LOOKING AT WHAT
WE ARE DOING ACROSS THE CITY TO
GET THROUGH THESE EVENTS.
AGAIN, I THINK THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING FOR ME AS
MAYOR, I HAVE TO JUST SAY, I
HAVE ENORMOUS GRATITUDE TO THE
CITY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK AT
THEIR JOBS.
MANY OF THEM EVEN AFTER THEIR
JOBS VOLUNTEERING TO HELP
PEOPLE AS WELL AS TO THE PEOPLE
ACROSS THE CITY WHO HAS STEPPED
UP TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS, TO
HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO
HELP PEOPLE GET THROUGH THIS
PERIOD OF TIME.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR.
MY M THAT
>> GUEST:.
I WANT TO TALK YOU BRIEFLY
ABOUT OPERATION SHARED SHALL.
THE MARSHALL PLAN TO GET ALL OF
OUR KIDS LIKE MY 14-YEAR-OLD
BACK TO SCHOOL.
AT THE REQUEST OF THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SPS, WE ARE
LIMITED AND UNPRECEDENTED THREE-
PRONGED APPROACH TO HELP THE
SCHOOLS OPEN TOMORROW ON
THURSDAY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS USE
MULTIPLE CRITERIA WHEN
DETERMINING WHETHER TO OPEN
THEIR SLITS WHETHER IT IS
ACCESS TO METRO, SCHOOL
STAFFING, ETC.
THE WAY THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WANTED TO DO THEIR PART TO MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE THE TOOLS AND
RESOURCES TO SUCCESSFULLY AND
SAFELY OPEN TOMORROW.
THIS UNPRECEDENTED
COLLABORATIVE CROSS
JURISDICTIONAL OPERATION WILL
BE ABOUT MAKING ROUTES TO
SCHOOL SAFE. THE FIRST PART OF
THIS THREE-PRONGED APPROACH IS
THAT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IS WORKING TO SHOVEL THE
SIDEWALKS ADJACENT TO THEIR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN
PARTICULAR.
SECOND, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PARENTS AND KIDS AND
NONPROFITS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
AND BLOCK WATCH GROUPS,
EMERGENCY HAVE ORGANIZATIONS,
CHURCHES, THE NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY, TO COME TOGETHER.
WE ARE ASKING THAT THE MAYOR
SAID AT NOON TODAY, THAT
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE JOIN US IN SHOVELING
THE SIDEWALKS AROUND THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.
THE HASHTAG IS SHARED SHOVEL.
TODAY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
BURN SOME OF THAT EXTRA ENERGY
OFF.
COME OUT, SAFE, CLEAR THE
DRAINS WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT OUR
KIDS TO WORK AND GET OUR
COMMUNITY BACK MOVING AGAIN.
THIRD, AS YOU WILL HEAR SHORTLY
ON THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND STOP CREWS
WILL BE ADDRESSING NINE
PRIORITY ON THE TWO SCHOOLS AS
REQUESTED BY SEATTLE SCHOOLS TO
ACCESS ROADS FROM OUR EMERALD
AND GOLD ROUTES TO THE LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND
ADDITIONALLY, SDOT HAND CREWS
SUPPORTED BY TEAMS FROM PUBLIC
UTILITIES, FAS AND PARKS AND
RECREATION WILL BE
SUPPLEMENTING THOSE HAND CREWS
AS WELL.
I WANT TO REITERATE THAT MAYORS
POINT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, AND
MARSHALL PLAN IF YOU WILL TO
GET OUR SCHOOLS BACK OPEN
AGAIN.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE BY RT OF
MOBILIZING OUR RESOURCES TO DO
JUST THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> I AM WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AS CALVIN JUST MENTIONED, WE
ARE DEPLOYING SOME OF OUR HAND
CREWS TO HIGHLIGHT THE AREAS
GOING OUT FROM SCHOOLS INTO
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE MORE THE COMMUNITIES CAN
HELP US BY SHOVELING THEIR OWN
SIDEWALKS, THE MORE WE WILL BE
ABLE TO HELP AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WITH THE
COMING FREAK ON THE WEATHER HAS
COOPERATED A LITTLE BIT MORE
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
IT HELPED US STAY AHEAD OF
THINGS.
THE COMING FREEZE MEANS WE WILL
STILL BE OUT APPLYING SALT TO
THE ARTERIAL STREETS IF THEY
ARE NOT IN A BEAR AND DRY
CONDITIONS SO WE DON'T GET
ANOTHER FREEZE AND CREATE
PROBLEMS TOMORROW.
WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE
THAT METRO CAN OPERATE AT FULL
CAPACITY AS THEY ARE ABLE TO AS
WELL AS SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
CONTINUE TO STAY SAFE.
THE VARIABLE CONDITIONS, WE
KNOW THAT WHILE THE ARTERIALS
ARE PRETTY GOOD, A LOT OF THE
RESIDENTIAL STREETS ARE STILL
IN VERY VARIABLE CONDITION.
WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONDITIONS
OUT THERE.
WE ARE WORKING TO REOPEN THE
CLOSED STREETS AND INSPECT
THOSE AND TRY TO GET A SENSE OF
CONDITIONS AND KNOW THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO ADDRESS AS MANY
HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS AS POSSIBLE
AT THOSE PLACES THAT ARE ON
TEEP SLOPES ARE WHERE THERE
WAS HEAVIER SNOWFALL THAN OTHER
PLACES.
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THOSE
SIDES HERSELF.
THAT US REMOVE THEM.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHOVEL
SIDEWALKS AND BE CAREFUL ABOUT
DOWNED TREES.
WE HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO A
NUMBER OF MORE DOWNED TREES
RESPONSES AS WELL OF THE LAST
COUPLE OF DAYS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO STAY SAFE
OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR.
I AM DEBORAH SMITH WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN
TODAY.
MUCH BETTER DAY FOR US THIS
MORNING THAN YESTERDAY.
I WILL NOTE BY STARTING THAT
OUR MAP IS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT
SLOW.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE VENDOR
ON THAT PARTICULAR LOOKING
ONLINE YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEING A
HIGHER NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS
WITHOUT POWER THEN WE CURRENTLY
HAVE WHICH IS ACTUALLY ONLY 25
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN
BRINGING BACK JUST ABOUT
EVERYONE.
THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE STILL OUT
SHOULD BE RESTORED BY THE END
OF TODAY.
WE DO HAVE A BOWEL 300 JOBS
THAT ARE OPEN.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THERE
ARE WIRES THAT ARE EITHER
SAGGING OR DOWN.
THEY ARE USUALLY COMMUNICATION
WIRES AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE
ARE PRETTY CLEAR ON WHERE WE
HAVE HAD POWER OUTAGES.
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE VERY
CAREFUL AND ASSUME THAT THOSE
WIRES ARE LIGHT AND ENERGIZED
AND DANGEROUS.
IN THIS CASE WE ACTUALLY SEND
SOMEONE OUT TO PATROL EACH OF
THOSE LOCATIONS AND THEN THE SS
THE DAMAGE AND THE PRIORITY FOR
RESTORATION.
THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TOMORROW.
I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT
TO THANK OUR CUSTOMERS 1st OF
ALL.
WE KIND OF CAME, THE BIG OUTAGE
CAME AT THE END OF THIS EVENT
WHERE CUSTOMERS IN MANY CASES,
THEIR NERVES WERE ALREADY
FRAYED AND THEY WERE SUPER
PATIENT, SUPER GRACIOUS WITH US
AND OUR CREWS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THE CONTACT CENTER AND THEY
MAYOR MENTIONED THAT, THOSE ARE
FOLKS THAT TAKE YOUR CALLS WHEN
THERE IS AN OUTAGE.
THEY HAD BEEN WORKING
INCREDIBLY HARD.
THEY TAKE THE SAME CALLS FOR
TRASH, WATER, ELECTRICITY. SO
THOSE FOLKS HAVE DONE A GREAT
JOB.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND 28
COUNTRIES HAVE THE KNOW THAT
SANDAL HAS ONLY BEEN HERE, THIS
IS HIS SECOND WEEK.
HE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB AND
WITHOUT HIS HARD WORK AND HARD
WORK OF SDOT, CITY LIGHT WOULD
NOT BE ABLE TO DO THERE
>> SO MANY THANKS THERE.
LASTLY, MY CREWS ARE AWESOME.
THE SUPPORT STAFF WHO ALLOW
THEM TO DO WORK AND THE
CUSTOMER BASE, MANY THINGS TO
MANY PEOPLE.
I APPRECIATE BEING PART OF THIS
TEAM.
THANK YOU MAYOR.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS TIFFANY WASHINGTON.
I AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
HOMELESSNESS IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIS MORNING AND LAST NIGHT AND
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE EVENT,
OUR PRIORITY REMAINS GETTING
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
INDOORS AND HELPING THEM WITH
MEDICAL AND SERVICE NEEDS.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER,
WE HAVE OPEN MORE THAN 550 BEDS
FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER.
WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS AND AGENCIES
THAT WE WANT TO THINK.
WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DID
NOTHING.
THAT INCLUDES THE SALVATION
ARMY, WE WANT TO THINK TOM
DOUGLAS WHO DONATED THE 250 HOT
MEALS, UNION GOSPEL MISSION FOR
TRANSFERRING PEOPLE FROM
OUTSIDE TO THE VARIOUS
SHELTERS, MARY'S PLACE, THE
HIGH, URBAN LEAGUE, SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND KING
COUNTY.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OTHER MANY
MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE STEPPED UP
TO HELP DURING THIS TIME.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE
PROUD OF IS THAT WE BROUGHT IN
AT THE MAYOR SAID, OVER 150
PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE, INSIDE.
WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW THAT WE
HAVE BOTH INSIDE SHELTER IS WE
ARE ASSESSING THEM FOR
SHOULDER.
FOR SERVICES BEYOND SHELTER.
SO FAR THREE PEOPLE HAVE
RECONNECTED WITH FAMILY AND
HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO STAY
TONIGHT AND MOVING FORWARD.
THERE WILL BE TEAMS OF OUTREACH
WORKERS AND STAFF IN THE SEVERE
WEATHER SHELTERS ASSESSING
PEOPLE, TRYING TO PROVIDE
DIVERSION, ANYTHING THEY CAN TO
ENSURE THAT FOLKS WHO MANY HAVE
NOT COME INSIDE FOR A LONG
TIME, I DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK
OUTSIDE.
ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE MORE THAN
30 HOMELESS SERVICE WRITERS WHO
TAKE CALLS EVERY MORNING TO
DISPATCH RESOURCES TO PEOPLE IN
THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT THERE
ARE ABOUT 12,000 PEOPLE IN KING
COUNTY WHO THE DEPARTMENT
CHORDATES CARE FOR EACH MONTH.
THEY ARE AGE OR DISABILITIES.
THEY HAVE BEEN CALLING AND
TAKING ON MORE THAN 700
CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS WHO RELY
ON THIS DAILY AID FOR THEIR
FOOD, VACATION, OXYGEN AND
DAILY LIFE SUPPORT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND THANK YOU TO ALL
OF MY COLLEAGUES AND HOPEFULLY
THE KIDS WILL BE IN SCHOOL
TOMORROW.
I HAVE A 13-YEAR-OLD AND A 9-
YEAR-OLD AND I WOULD LIKE FOR
THEM TO BE GONE FOR 8 HOURS.
[LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD MORNING, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
THE MELTING SNOW AND ICE IS A
DUTIFUL SITE FOR OUR UTILITY
BECAUSE CONDITIONS ARE FINALLY
ALLOWING OUR CREWS TO GET TO
MOST OF OUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS TODAY.
OUR CONTRACTORS WILL FOCUS ON
COLLECTING DELAYED GARBAGE A
STRESS ON THE WORD GARBAGE,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY HOUSEHOLDS
TO DATE WITH SIGNIFICANT SLUSH
REMAINING ON MANY RESIDENTIAL
STREETS AND STEEP HILLS, TRUCKS
WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH CHAINS
AND CARRY ADDITIONAL STAFF TO
RESPOND TO THE MIX CONDITIONS,
HOWEVER, SOME HILLY STREETS
MAYBE TWO ICY FOR THE DRIVERS
TO NAVIGATE.
SO WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH
ALL OF OUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY
CUSTOMERS AND WE THINK THEM FOR
UNDERSTANDING THAT SAFETY
REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY FOR
EVERYONE.
CONTRACTORS TODAY WILL ALSO
ATTEMPT TO COLLECT SOME OF THE
DELAYS MY DATE RECYCLING FROM
BALLARD ORE CITY, AND WEST
SEATTLE AREAS.
MONDAY RECYCLING FROM MAGNOLIA
AND UNIVERSITY DISTRICT,
LAURELHURST WILL BE ELECTED
NEXT MONDAY.
ALL RECYCLING FROM TUESDAY
AREAS AND ALL YARD AND FOOD
WASTE FROM MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AREAS WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL
NEXT WEEK AS CONTRACTORS FOCUS
ON COLLECTING GARBAGE TODAY. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THE COMPLEXITY OF
THIS SCHEDULE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT.
WE ASK CUSTOMERS TO HELP MAKE
THEIR GARBAGE ACCESSIBLE FOR
CREWS BY CLEARING SNOW AND ICE
OFF OF THEIR CARTS AND BY
MOVING THEM TO THE CURB.
IF CONDITIONS REMAIN SAY,
CONTRACTORS WILL COLLECT ALL
GARBAGE, RECYCLING, AND FOOD
AND YARD WASTE FROM WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY AREAS ON A
ONE-DAY DELAY.
STARTING NEXT WEEK WE SHOULD BE
BACK TO A REGULAR SCHEDULE.
CONTRACTORS WERE ABLE TO COLLECT
MANY COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY
SERVICES THE LAST TWO DAYS
DESPITE VERY CHALLENGING
CONDITIONS.
TODAY THEY WILL EXPAND RECOVERY
EFFORTS FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY IS
PROVIDING FREE VISITS TO
TRANSFER STATIONS STARTING
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY FEBRUARY
16 FOR CUSTOMERS WHO SERVICES
WERE INTERRUPTED FOR MORE THAN
ONE WEEK.
STATIONS WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 AM
UNTIL 5:30 PM TODAY AND 8 AM
UNTIL 7:30 P.M.
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
WE WILL HAVE SOME EXTENDED HOURS
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING AND
THEY CAN GET THEIR ADDITIONAL
GARBAGE, RECYCLING, AND FOOD
AND YARD WASTE INTO THE
TRANSFER STATIONS.
SAL CUSTOMERS WHO CAN SAFELY
BRING THEIR WASTE TO OUR NORTH
AND SOUTH TRANSFER STATIONS ARE
ASKED TO SEPARATE THE MATERIALS
AND COVER THE LOAD.
THERE'S A LIMIT OF ONE TRUCK OR
CAR LOAD PER HOUSEHOLD UP TO
420 POUNDS OF COMBINED GARBAGE
RECYCLING AND COMPOST.
THAT IS A LOT.
BUT WE ARE HOPING YOU DON'T
BRING THAT MUCH.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP
CUSTOMERS APPRISED OF SERVICE
CHARGES AND STATION ACCESS
THROUGH ALERT SEATTLE, TWITTER,
AND ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT HAS BEEN VERY
FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU ARE
RECYCLING AND DUDE AND GODLESS
AND ESPECIALLY YOUR GARBAGE IS
NOT PICKED UP.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE SEATTLE
RESIDENTS FOR THEIR
UNDERSTANDING AS WE HAVE WAITED
FOR A SAFE COLLECTION WINDOW.
WE ARE EAGER TO GET TO WORK ON
COLLECTING ALL OF YOUR WASTE.
THIS IS ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC,
AS SNOW AND ICE SLOWLY MELTS
FLOODING BECOMES A CONCERN AS I
SAID OVER STORM DRAINS PREVENT
MELTED SNOW AND RAIN FROM
ENTERING THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DRAINS IN OUR CITY AND WE ARE
ASKING FOLKS IF YOU ARE ABLE,
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SAFELY DO A
COMPETENT LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BY CLEARING
THE DRAIN NEAR YOUR HOME WITH A
SNOW SHOVEL.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE SNOW SHOVEL,
A REGULAR GARDEN SHOVEL, EVEN A
DUSTBIN WILL WORK OR DUSTPAN.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WORK FROM
THE SIDEWALK OR PARKING STRIP
AND STAY OUT OF THE STREET WHEN
CLEARING THE DRAINS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK OUR
INCREDIBLE STAFF AND ALL OF OUR
LINES OF BUSINESS INCLUDING OUR
CONTACT CENTER. THEY HAVE BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK AND WE
APPRECIATE THEIR FAMILIES
SUPPORT AS THEY HAVE BEEN GOING
THROUGH THIS HARD TIME.
>> I AM CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS,
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
I WANT TO GET ANOTHER SHOUT TO
THE MAYOR.
SHE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT SHE
HAD RUN OUT AND VISIT STAFF AT
GARFIELD AND BITTER LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE WE ARE
OPERATING SHELTERS.
WE HAVE SOME EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE
BEEN WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS
SINCE LAST FRIDAY.
IT IS SUCH A MORE OUTLET TO SEE
A LEADER COME BY AND EXPRESSED
HER APPRECIATION SO THANK YOU
MAYOR.
WE HAVE 26 OF 27 COMMUNITY
CENTERS OPERATING ACROSS THE
CITY.
WE HAD SIX OUT OF NINE PUBLIC
SWIMMING POOLS AVAILABLE AGAIN,
THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO
RELIEVE CABIN FEVER.
>> AFTER THEY SHOVEL.
>> A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY
CENTER PARKING LOTS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN SHOVELED SO I HOPE
THAT MAKES IT EASIER.
OUR MAINTENANCE CREWS CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT ACROSS THE
CITY WE ARE COMMITTED TO
WORKING ACROSS DEPARTMENT LINES
WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS AND
DOING AD HOC DELIVERIES OR
PICKING UP SUPPLIES.
JUST REINFORCED THE CITY'S
EFFORT TO DEAL WITH THIS
EMERGENCY.
WEEK CONTINUE TO CLEAN STORM
DRAINS AT ALL OF THE PARKS
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY.
THIS WILL BE IMPERATIVE AS THE
SNOW BEGINS TO MELT.
WE ARE RESUPPLYING SHELTERS
WITH FOOD AND ALL THE CRITICAL
SUPPLIES THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE
SAFE AND WARM.
INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS FROM
LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE DROPPED
OFF EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHING TO
FOOD AND SUPPLIES AND WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 30-40
EMPLOYEES ON STANDBY.
MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES.
THEY SHOWED UP TO WORK ON
STANDBY WHO CAN HELP ASSIST
CLEANING UP ADJACENT AREAS
THROUGH VARIOUS SCHOOLS ACROSS
THE CITY.
WE ARE YOUR LOCAL PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
WE WANT TO THANK OUR EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO. I AM FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
1st OF ALL I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITIES FOR
CHIPPING IN, SHARING A SHUTTLE
CLEARING THEIR SIDEWALK,
CLEARING THEIR NEIGHBORS.
I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO CHECK
IN ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS, THOSE
THAT MIGHT NEED ADDITIONAL HELP
AND JUST TO REDECORATE THE
OPERATION SHARED SHUTTLE
CALLING ON ALL PARENT GROUPS,
COMMUNITY GROUPS, NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUPS, WE WILL ACTIVATE OUR
OVER 90 COORDINATORS TO HELP
START CLEARING THE SIDEWALKS IN
A COLLECTIVE SEATTLE EFFORT TO
MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS MORE
SUCCESSFUL AND SAFER.
THINK IT WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK
OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND CHIPPING
IN AND TOGETHER WE CAN DO THIS.
>> YOU ARE THE CLOSER.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF REMINDERS.
THE REASON WHY OUR CALL VOLUMES
HAVE CONTINUED TO FALL IS
BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY HAS
LISTENED.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO
ALL OF THE MESSAGES THAT YOU
HEARD TODAY.
HELP US CLEAR THE ROADS, THE
SIDEWALKS, THE STREETS, JUST TO
MAKE IT SAFER.
AND TO TOUCH ON THE POINT THAT
THE MAYOR SPOKE TO EARLIER, A
LOT OF SNOW IS STARTING TO MELT
OFF THOSE ROOF LINES.
AND MAY SEEM LIKE IT'S REALLY
EASY TO JUST GO UP THERE AND
KNOCK IT DOWN.
PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT.
JUST LET IT MELT AND LET IT
FALL.
WE DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONDING
TO THOSE TYPES OF INJURIES WHEN
WE DON'T HAVE TO.
SO THANK YOU FOR PAYING
ATTENTION AS I SAID YESTERDAY,
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, THAT IS
WHAT THIS IS REALLY ALL ABOUT.
LET'S JUST MAINTAIN THAT FOR
SAFETY.
IN QUEUE.
>> TAKE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I
WANTED TO NOTE IS AGAIN,
THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME, I
THINK PEOPLE CAN BE PROUD THAT
AS A COMMUNITY HOW MUCH PEOPLE
HAVE STEPPED UP FROM LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOODS TO TOM DOUG IS
PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF MEALS TO
THE TEACHER WHO WALKS TO BITTER
LAKE, AND THERE WAS ONE
IMMEDIATE STORY FOR EXAMPLE
ABOUT A COUPLE WHO HAD COME TO
THE SHELTER DOWN AT GARFIELD
AND BECAUSE OF THE STORY AND
BECAUSE OF THEM FINALLY COME
INSIDE, THEY HAD BEEN REUNITED
WITH FAMILY.
SO I THINK THAT THROUGH THESE
TOUGH TIMES WE SEE GREAT
MEMORIES OF HOPE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS A CITY
THAT WE CAPITALIZE ON THAT HOPE
AND KEEP THOSE THINGS GOING.
JUST LIKE WE SAW PEOPLE DURING
THAT VIADUCT CLOSURE TAKING
ALTERNATE MEANS OF TRAVEL, WE
WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE ON TRANSIT
CAN'T KEEP PEOPLE BIKING AND
WALKING.
THOSE GOOD HABITS.
WE HAVE NOW BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE INSIDE WHO HAD NOT BEEN
INSIDE BEFORE.
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO
CONNECT THOSE PEOPLE WITH
SERVICES, WITH PROVIDERS, TO
EVALUATE THEM SO THAT WE CAN
GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED.
I TALKED TO ONE GENTLEMAN THIS
MORNING WHO SAID IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME THAT HE HAD FELT HE
HAD BEEN WARM AND FED IN ALMOST
3 YEARS BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN
LIVING OUTSIDE.
UCHITEL FORE HAND THAT IF THERE
WAS A WAY TO CONTINUE THIS, HE
WOULD. SO WE AS A CITY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMING
TOGETHER TO DO THAT AND LITTLE
THINGS, WE HAVE MONDAY PICK UP.
GARBAGE HAS NOW MAN MISSED TWO
WEEKS IN A ROW, IT WILL BE
PICKED UP.
ONE TIP FROM DRIVING AROUND FOR
PARTS OF THE CITY AND BEING OUT
AND ABOUT, WHEN YOU PUT YOUR
EXTRA GARBAGE OUT, IT IS FREE,
YOU CAN, BUT PLEASE BAG IT UP
WELL.
THE SCAVENGERS HAS BEEN
WINTERING TOO.
BUT THEY ARE BACK AND THEY ARE
HUNGRY.
SO WE ARE SEEING CROWS,
RODENTS, THEY WILL BE TRYING TO
GET THAT GARBAGE AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THINGS ARE BACKED
BECAUSE IT WILL KEEP COMMUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER AND BETTER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MAYOR YOU ALLUDED TO THE
EFFORT TO CLEAR THE SIDEWALKS
FOR THAT SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
I REALIZE THAT AGAIN THEY ARE
NOT HERE.
WITHOUT THE REASON WHY THEY
CANCELED SCHOOL TODAY IS
BECAUSE THE SIDEWALKS WERE SO
FILLED WITH SLUSH AND ICE?
>> I THINK THE DECISION ON
WHETHER TO CANCEL SCHOOL IS A
NUMBER OF COMPLEX FACTORS THAT
THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT WAY.
I THINK THAT THE CONDITIONS
AROUND A SCHOOL OR JUST ONE OF
THEM. TO BE CLEAR, THE
SIDEWALKS AROUND SCHOOL SINCE
THEY ARE ADJACENT PROPERTY
OWNERS, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE
AND ARE UNDERTAKING THEMSELVES
TO DO THAT.
WE ARE MAKING SURE THEY GAVE US
A LIST OF THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS
THEMSELVES WHERE THEY WANTED US
TO CLEAR IN 83 BLOCK RADIUS
NOW.
WE ARE DOING THAT AROUND THE
SCHOOLS AND CONTINUING TO TALK
WITH THEM TO BE SURE THAT IF
THERE IS ADDITIONAL HELP,
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE RESOURCES
THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK THAT WE WILL DOUBLE
DOWN AND OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY DO THEIR PART IN
THAT PARTNERSHIP.
WE ALSO HAVE CREWS FROM THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS
THAT WILL HAVE OUR HANDS CREWS
AT THEIR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN ASSIST THEM.
THEY MADE VERY CLEAR THAT THEIR
PROPERTY THEMSELVES, THEY WILL
TAKE CARE OF.
THEY TOLD US WHERE THEY HAVE
OTHER PRIORITIES.
THEY ALSO HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH
THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION BUS
PROVIDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
KNOW THE ROUTES THAT ARE OPEN
AND SAFE AS EVERYONE IN THIS
ROOM KNOWS, WE HAVE GOTTEN THE
KEY ROUTES OPEN FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME AND IF WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO GET PEOPLE SAFELY TO THOSE
ROUTES WE CAN GET PEOPLE TO
SCHOOL.
SHORT ANSWER IS, WE DID NOT
MAKE THE DECISION BUT WE WANT
TO DO EVERYTHING THE CITY CAN
DO AS A PARTNER WITH THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE
PEOPLE IN THE CITY WANT TO SEE
THEIR KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL.
>> THEIR KIDS ARE GOING CRAZY
AT HOME, THEY WANT THEIR KIDS
GONE, YOUR MESSAGE TO PARENTS
WHO ARE AND HAVE LITTLE BIT OF
CABIN FEVER.
>> EVERY PARENT THAT HAS A KID
HOME HAS KEVIN YOUR.
IS NOT JUST IN SEATTLE.
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE MOST OF
MY STAFF HAS COME IN BUT THEY
ARE BRINGING THEIR KIDS WITH
THEM.
YESTERDAY I HAD THREE KIDS IN
MY OFFICE PLAYING WITH TOYS.
SO WE KNOW IT IS TOUGH.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN
COOPED UP, THE SNOW IS OLD NOW
AND WE ARE DONE WITH IT.
SO BE PATIENT.
BE SMART.
IF YOU HAVE OLDER KIDS AT HOME
AND YOU LIVE NEAR THE SCHOOL,
IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR
THEM TO DO TO GO OUT AND HELP
GET THEIR OWN SCHOOL READY.
WE WANT TO DO OUR PART TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS CAN OPEN TOMORROW.
>> I THE QUESTION, YOU SAID YOU
MENTIONED TO WORK ON SOME OF
THE INSIDE STREETS AND BOBCATS
WILL BE PUT TO PLAY AS WELL.
YESTERDAY YOU SAID YOU WILL
EVALUATE HIGH PRIORITY
RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
HOUSE THAT DETERMINED?
CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THAT?
>> YOU TALK ABOUT HOW WE DID
WITH SCHOOLS?
>> THE PRIORITY HAS CONTINUED
TO BEAT MAKING SURE WE MOVE AS
MANY PEOPLE AND GOODS AS
POSSIBLE TO GET THE CITY
RUNNING AGAIN.
FIRST WITH LOOKED AT PLACES
WHERE METRO TRANSIT NEEDS TO
PROVIDE TURNAROUND SERVICE FOR
THOSE WHO END UP ON RESIDENTIAL
STREETS.
WE ARE ALSO GOING OUT TO THOSE
CLOSE RESIDENTIAL STREETS THAT
MIGHT HAVE STEEP SLOPES OR
OTHER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS,
úTRYING TO ASSESS THOSE.
THEN THE 90 SCHOOL LOCATION
THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED,
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
ACCESS FROM THE ARTERIAL
STREETS TO THOSE SCHOOLS.
CLEARING RESIDENTIAL STREET IS
A BIT OF A CHALLENGE SO BOTH
THE EQUIPMENT FITTING DOWN THE
STREETS CAUGHT THE RISK AND
CHALLENGE OF PLOWING INTO CARS
AND MAKING IT EVEN HARDER FOR
SOME FOLKS TO GET OUT, AND JUST
THE RISK OF OUR OWN EQUIPMENT
GETTING STUCK IN SOME OF THE
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ASSESS
PLACES THAT ARE MORE IMPASSABLE
AND BE ABLE TO HELP OUT AS MUCH
AS WE CAN.
WE
NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD
BASIS AND TRYING TO CLEAR EVERY
STREET BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A
CHALLENGE.
>> ONE THING WE KNOW FROM
PREVIOUS REPORTING IS THAT MOST
OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS LIVE
WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF
TRANSIT.
THAT IS A REALLY GOOD THING
DURING THESE SNOW EVENTS.
EVEN IF YOU ARE USED TO USING
YOUR CAR, THIS IS A TIME TO
WALK TO OUR LOCAL TRANSIT
WEATHER THAT IS LIGHT RAIL OR
BUS AND REALLY USE THOSE
SERVICES.
THOSE THAT AREN'T, I WOULD GO
BACK TO THE PARENTS.
EXERCISE PATIENCE.
WE KNOW PEOPLE WANT THEIR KIDS
BACK IN SCHOOL.
AGAIN, WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO
BE SAFE.
IF THE WEATHER FORECASTERS ARE
CORRECT AND WE GET THE HARD
FREEZE TONIGHT, THOSE STREETS
AND SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN CLEARED WILL TURN TO ICE
AND PEOPLE SHOULD PLAN FOR
THAT.
SO GET THEM CLEARED NOW.
I WILL GET ONE LAST SHOT OUT
AND THAT IS TO THE LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THE
WEATHER FORECAST COULD BE 50-50.
THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK AND HAVE BEEN
GETTING US THE MOST UP-TO-DATE
INFORMATION THEY CAN GET.
IT HAS BEEN SO RELIABLE.
WE HAVE PLANNED AND WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO EXECUTE.
MARKET THAT HAS BEEN BECAUSE
THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING
INCOMPLETE CONTACT WITH US.
I REALLY WANT TO THINK THAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEAM
HERE MANY OF WHICH WHO HAVE HAD
TO TRAVEL DISTANCES TO GET TO
THEIR WORK.
LESSON, IF YOU ARE OUT AND HOME
TODAY, NOT ONLY SHOVEL BUT
WALKED TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
PARTICULARLY YOUR SMALL
BUSINESSES.
IT HAS BEEN A REALLY HARD TIME
FOR THEM. I HAVE BEEN IN
TALKING TO SOME OF THOSE FOLKS
AND THEY HAVE NOW OPENED UP AND
THOSE DAYS THAT THEY HAVE
MISSED IS THERE LIVELIHOOD.
IT IS A LIGHT FOR THEM AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
SO THINK ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU'RE OUT, IF YOU CAN WALK
TO THAT LOCAL BUSINESS, GO OUT
THERE.
IS ANOTHER WAY TO BREAK UP THE
DAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.