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VIOLENCE BUT FIRST...

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EARLIER IN THE PROGRAM WE SPOKE

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WITH SOME ALDERMEN ABOUT THE

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CITY'S POLICING STRATEGY AND

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FEDERAL AGENTS COMING TO CHICAGO

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THEY JOIN US AGAIN NOW THIS TIME

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TO FOCUS ON WAYS THE CITY IS

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DRESSING THE IMPACT OF THE

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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ONCE AGAIN ARE COUNCILMEMBERS,

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HARRY OSTERMAN, GILBERT

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VILLEGAS, MARIA HADDEN AND MATT

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MARTIN THANK YOU FOR STICKING

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AROUND.

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THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY YOU

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PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD

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GIVE LONG-TERM RENTERS UP TO

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FOUR MONTHS NOTICE OF EVICTION

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AND SOME EXPRESSED FEAR THAT

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HOMEOWNERS AND LANDLORDS MIGHT

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BE FORCED INTO FORECLOSE BY THIS

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MEASURE.

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HARRY OSTERMAN HOW DO YOU

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ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS?

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>> I THINK TODAY WAS AN

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IMPORTANT ORDINANCE FOR TENANTS

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THAT GIVES THEM MORE NOTICE

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ABOUT WHEN THEIR LEASES WILL NOT

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BE RENEWED OR WHEN THEY WILL GET

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A RENT INCREASE AND THAT GIVES

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FAMILIES THE ABILITY TO FIND NEW

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HOUSING.

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HOUSING STABILITY IS A CRITICAL

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COMPONENT RIGHT NOW WITH THE

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PANDEMIC THAT WE'RE DEALING

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WITH.

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AND I THINK THE ORDINANCE DAY

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WAS A POSITIVE STEP IN THE RIGHT

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DIRECTION.

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WE ARE WORKING TO GET FEDERAL

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AND STATE MONEY TO HELP PROVIDE

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RENTAL SUBSIDIES.

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BUT TODAY PROVIDES STABILITY FOR

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TENANTS THAT NEED IT VERY MUCH.

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>> THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A

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ORDINANCE TO PREVENT CARS IF

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BEING IMPOUNDED FOR NON-DRIVING

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OFFENSES.

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GILBERT VILLEGAS WHY WAS THIS A

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PRIORITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL

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RIGHT NOW?

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>> WELL, THIS BOTTOM LINE WITH

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THE FINES AND FEES PASSED EARLY

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IN THE ADMINISTRATION, COOK

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COUNTY LED THE NATION IN

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BANKRUPTCIES DUE TO FINES AND

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FEES.

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SO THIS IS JUST ALONG THE LINES

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OF CORRECTING THIS PRACTICE OF

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PREDATORY TOWING AND THIS IS

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JUST THE BEGINNING.

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THERE ARE OTHER TOWING

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ORDINANCES AND HEARINGS THAT

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WILL TAKE PLACE ESPECIALLY

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AROUND THE TOW TRUCK COMPANIES

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THAT ARE CHASING ACCIDENTS AND

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GOUGING CONSUMERS.

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>> ALDERMAN MARTIN, STARTING

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THIS FRIDAY, THE CITY WILL BE

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ROLLING BACK SOME OF THE PHASE

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FOUR REOPENINGS RELAXING --

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TIGHTENING RULES AROUND DRINKING

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IN BARS, INDOOR DINING AND GYMS

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AND PERSONAL SERVICES.

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DO YOU SUPPORT THAT MOVE?

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>> I DO.

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WE ARE TRYING TO BE AS

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DATA-DRIVEN AS POSSIBLE WHEN IT

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COMES TO MANAGING THIS CRISIS

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AND WE HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB

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THAN MANY CITIES BUT WE CANNOT

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TAKE THAT GOOD WORK FOR GRANTED.

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WE'VE SEEN AN UPTICK IN THE

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ROLLING AVERAGE WHICH IS ABOVE

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5%.

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SO I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY

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APPROPRIATE TO ROLLBACK THOSE

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THINGS.

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BUT MAKE SURE IN DOING SO THAT

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WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT

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THAT A LOT OF OUR RESTAURANTS

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AND BUSINESSES WILL CONTINUE TO

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STRUGGLE AND SOME A LITTLE BIT

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MORE SO AS A RESULT OF THIS.

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IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE

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FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PASSED FOR

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OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS

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THOSE EMPLOYEES TO HELP THEM

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THROUGH THESE INCREDIBLY

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TROUBLING TIMES.

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>> ON SCHOOLS REOPENING WE SPOKE

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WITH ONE PARENT SHE IS A TEACHER

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AT A C.P.S. CHARTER SCHOOL IN

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ADDITION TO BEING A MOTHER OF

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FOUR AND SHE TOLD US HOW SHE

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FEELS ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF HER

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CHILDREN RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN

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THE FALL.

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>> AS A PARENT MY NUMBER ONE

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CONCERN IS WHY ARE WE REOPENING.

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WE CLOSED IN MARCH TO AVOID THE

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SPREAD OF COVID AND NOW AFTER

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130,000 PEOPLE DIED AND THE

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CASES ARE GOING NOW WHY WOULD IT

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BE SAFE NOW TO OPEN SCHOOLS WHEN

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IT WAS DANGEROUS ENOUGH AT LOWER

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ENOUGH TO CLOSE SCHOOLS?

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PEOPLE ARE SUGGESTING NATIONAL

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TEACHER STRIKES.

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>> NOW, THE CHICAGO TEACHERS'

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UNION HAS BEEN VOCAL ABOUT

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OPPOSING A RETURN TO SCHOOL.

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MARIA HADDEN DO YOU HAVE FAITH

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IN THE PLAN THAT WE'VE HEARD SO

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FAR FROM C.P.S. THAT SCHOOLS CAN

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REOPEN SAFELY?

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>> I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OF MY

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RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENTS FOLKS

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IN THE AREA THAT THEY DON'T HAVE

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FAITH IN THIS PLAN.

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I CERTAINLY HAVE MY OWN

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QUESTIONS.

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I WAS PLEASED TO SEE US COME OUT

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SOONER THAN THE END OF AUGUST

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WITH A STARTING POINT FROM WHICH

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PEOPLE COULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS.

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AND ALSO WE'VE GOT TO DO A

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BETTER JOB AND C.P.S. NEEDS TO

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DO A BETTER JOB OF BEING

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INCLUSIVE IN THE DECISION MAKING

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PROCESSES.

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I KNOW SOME CONCERNS WE WERE

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PUTTING OUT SURVEYS TO COLLECT

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MORE INFORMATION FROM RESIDENTS

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WHEN THEY HAD MAKE THE

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DECISIONS.

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SO BASED ON THE FEEDBACK I'M

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GETTING HEARING FROM THE

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TEACHERS AND HEARING FROM THE

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OTHER STAFF THERE ARE SO MANY

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CONCERNS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD

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BE FOCUSING ON WHAT IT LOOKS

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LIKE TO HAVE FAIR, EQUITABLE

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REMOTE ON-LINE OPTIONS AND MOVE

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FORWARD IN THAT WAY.

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>> WHAT HAPPENS IF TEACHERS

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REFUSE TO RETURN TO THE

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CLASSROOM BECAUSE THEY DON'T

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FEEL SAFE?

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>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE

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TO FUNCTION.

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SO WE NEED TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO

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ARE MOST IMPACTED.

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THE STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES THE

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TEACHERS AND THE STAFF.

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AND I HOPE THAT C.P.S. HOLDS

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TRUE ON WHAT THEY SAY THEY WILL

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DO WHICH IS TO INCLUDE THE

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VOICES IN MAKING ANY FINAL

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DECISIONS.

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>> ALDERMAN MARTIN ACCORDING TO

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DATA 4400 AREA BUSINESSES HAVE

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BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE DUE TO THE

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PANDEMIC AND 2400 WILL NOT BE

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REOPENING.

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WHAT MORE CAN THE CITY DO TO

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HELP BUSINESSES SURVIVE THIS

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PANDEMIC?

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AND I APOLOGIZE WE HAVE 40

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SECONDS LEFT.

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>> SO I THINK WE NEED TO

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CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO

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EXPEDITE THE PERMITTING PROCESS

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IF SOMEONE SAYS WE WANT TO HAVE

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AN OUTDOOR SPACE AS A RESTAURANT

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WE WANT TO UTILIZE THAT WORK

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THROUGH THAT PERMITTING PROCESS

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QUICKLY.

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WE HAVE MODEST RESOURCES AT OUR

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DISPOSAL TO CONTINUE TO HANDOUT

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TO RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES.

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BUT WE'RE STRUGGLING TO MEET

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THAT DEMAND.

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AND WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT REAL

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EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP AT OTHER

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LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WE ARE

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GOING TO CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE

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ONCE WE GET INTO THE BUDGET

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SEASON AND SEE WHAT THE EFFECTS

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OF COVID HAVE BEEN ON REVENUES,

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SALES TAX AND THE LIKE.

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SO THERE'S MORE THINGS WE NEED

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TO DO.

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BUT GET MORE HELP FROM THE

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS REALLY

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WHAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON.

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>> WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.