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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS

ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020

12:00 NOON

 

 AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

                     

2. MEETING MEMORANDUM   MARCH 4, 2020

3. CONSENT AGENDA

             a. Request Re: Approve and Execute Rental Agreement with Great Swimming Inc. for Hartke

                 Pool.- Holtz

                              

4.        OLD BUSINESS 

                                                                                                                                                   

5.         NEW BUSINESS 

            a. Request Re: Permission to cancel a public skating session, if needed during the weeks of 

                April 6th and 13th in order to host SPHL playoff games at Swonder Ice Arena. -Crook   

            b. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comment

6.         REPORTS

            Brian Holtz, Executive Director

7.         ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

 

8.         ADJOURN

Trump Paints A Bleak Coronavirus Outlook

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Trump Paints A Bleak Coronavirus Outlook. Now Can He Fix It?

(Analysis: The president wasted valuable time that could be costly in terms of the health and economic standing of the nation. Now come signs he may be looking to play catchup)

 
By Jonathan Allen
(Jonathan Allen is a senior political analyst for NBC News, based in Washington)
WASHINGTON — For the first time Monday, President Donald Trump laid out a truly bleak picture of America in the time of coronavirus — pointing to an “invisible enemy” he said could plunge the nation’s economy into recession and possibly even require quarantines of geographic “hot spots,” if not the whole country.
The abrupt shift in tone matched a more gradual acceptance by the president that his response to the pandemic so far has failed to inspire confidence in the public, investors and lawmakers. Last week, he delivered an Oval Office address and a Rose Garden press conference that sent the mixed-signal he was taking the threat of the disease more seriously, yet still didn’t fully grasp the risk at hand.

His salesman’s tendency to minimize the downside and play up the bright side left him looking like he couldn’t judge the gravity or complexity of a situation that his own aides described in catastrophic terms.

By Monday, with more experienced federal and state officials proposing new restrictions on public interactions and economic relief packages in the hundreds of billions of dollars, Trump had largely dispensed with the happy talk. But given his own dire forecast, the time it took for him to understand the problem may have been costly in terms of the health and economic standing of the nation.

“We’d much rather be ahead of the curve than behind it,” he said at a briefing for White House reporters.

He was talking about the administration’s response to the spread of the virus itself, but he might as well have been speaking to the various consequences of failing to adequately prepare the public for the toll that could be taken in terms of lives and economic destruction. The less ready, the more damage — in terms of health, the economy and, as a result of the first two, Trump’s political fortunes.

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That is, all the facets are inter-related. Trump’s trouble communicating the seriousness of the pandemic to the public — for weeks, he assured Americans it wasn’t a big threat — may have been costly in terms of raising awareness about the best protocols to contain the spread.

“When you’re dealing with an emerging infectious disease outbreak, you are always behind where you think you are if you think that today reflects where you really are,” Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said while standing near Trump.

As they spoke, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the sharpest single-day point drop in its history, falling nearly 3,000 points, or almost 13 percent, to close at 20,188.52.

It shouldn’t have been a surprise to the president that casting the crisis in darker terms might rattle investors immediately. For three-plus years, he’s spoken only in the most optimistic terms about the stock market and the economy. That changed Monday.

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“Well, it may be,” he said when he was asked if the economy was headed for a recession. Later, he added that “the best thing I can do for the stock market is we can get through this crisis.”

Save for giving himself a perfect “10” on handling the response to coronavirus, the words coming out of Trump’s mouth were hardly recognizable. He praised the media for being “fair” in its coverage and clarified that when he said that things were “under control” Sunday he only meant the government’s efforts were coordinated.

The other major shift was Trump’s emphasis on stopping the virus to the exclusion of concerns about the health of the economy. He announced a new set of guidelines for the public to combat the spread of the pandemic, including educating kids from home, limiting social gatherings to 10 or fewer people, avoiding bars and restaurants, and ending discretionary travel.

“We have an invisible enemy,” he said. “My focus is really on getting rid of this problem, this virus problem. Once we do that, everything else is going to fall into place.”

From what administration officials and outside experts have said, there was no time to waste in grasping the severity of the crisis and concentrating on fighting it. Trump seemed to get that Monday. The question, given the damage already done, was how easy it would really be to get “everything else” to “fall into place” later.

Image: Jonathan AllenJonathan Allen

Jonathan Allen is a senior political analyst for NBC News, based in Washington.

Public Notice of Emergency Meeting

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The Vanderburgh County Commissioners will hold a meeting on Monday, March 16, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 301 of the Civic Center Complex at 1 N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Evansville, Indiana to receive information and deliberate on matters concerning public health.  Pursuant to IC 5-14-1.5-5(d), the requirements of IC 5-14-1.5-5(a) shall not apply, but:

(1) news media which have requested notice of meetings under IC 5-14-1.5-5(b)(2) must be given the same notice as is given to the members of the governing body; and

(2) the public must be notified by posting a copy of the notice according to subsection IC 5-14-1.5-5(b)(1).

The public is welcome to attend, but is strongly encouraged to view the meeting via the livestream on the Granicus platform at: 

https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/apps/services/index.egov?view=detail;id=13

EWSU Board Meetings Move to Larger Room to Comply with CDC’s COVID-19 Recommendation on Social Distancing

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On March 17, 2020, the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility Board Meeting will be held in a larger room at the Civic Center to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations on social distancing in response to concerns about COVID-19. In addition, the public is encouraged to watch EWSU board meetings live on the City of Evansville website, if possible, instead of attending meeting in person.

The meeting will be held in Civic Center Room 301 (Council Chambers) tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. To watch the meeting live, go tohttp://www.evansvillegov.org and click the Watch Meetings Online icon.

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On the webpage you will be able to click on a link just beside the agenda link which will say view event

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The meeting video and minutes will be archived. Click on For Archived Events and scroll down to Water and Sewer Utility Board to view the agenda, minutes and video from a specific board meeting.

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People attending the EWSU board meeting will be asked to leave one seat vacant between them and the next person, if possible, to increase the distance between each individual. EWSU board members will leave one seat vacant between each other during the meeting.

As a reminder, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke is encouraging residents to use online city government services in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Residents with access to a computer or smartphone can submit a concern, pay their parking ticket and apply for permits on the City’s website. EWSU customers are also urged to download the MyWater EWSU app to pay water and sewer bills online. Go to www.ewsu.com/mywater.

Here’s a list of online city government services:

Submit a Concern – Action Center

Pay Water & Sewer Bill Online — MyWater EWSU App

Pay City Ordinance Violation

Pay City Parking Ticket Online

Submit a Bite Report with Animal Control

City of Evansville Online Application

Report a Crime

Search Cemetery Databases

City Accounting Forms

City License & Permit Applications

City and Utility Vendor Self-Service Registration

Application to Perform Work in Road Rights-of-Way

Changes to Buildings or Property Within Historic Preservation District Certificate Application

Requests for Proposal/Quote from the Department of Metropolitan Development

Promise Zone Facade Grant Application

Affordable Housing Fund Advisory Committee General Application

Affordable Housing Fund Advisory Committee Developer Application

Environmental Protection Agency Complaints

Event Request Form – Evansville Fire Department

APC Site Review Application

APC Improvement Location Permits

APC Zoning Appeals

APC Subdivisions

Human Relations Commission-Discrimination Interview Form

 

Gov. Holcomb to Announce Developments in COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus

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Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health and other state leaders will host a media briefing today to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.

WHO:              Gov. Holcomb

State Health Commissioner Kristina Box, M.D., FACOG

WHEN:            2:30 p.m., Monday, March 16

WHERE:          Indiana Statehouse

South Atrium

200 W. Washington St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204

A mult box will be provided. A live stream will be available at https://indiana.adobeconnect.com/indiana.

More information may be found at the ISDH website at https://on.in.gov/COVID19 and the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Gov. Holcomb Announces More Steps to Slow the Spread of COVID-19

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In a continuing effort to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Eric J. Holcomb has announced additional efforts.

The governor and other state officials will conduct a COVID-19 briefing today at 2:30 p.m. in the south atrium of the Indiana Statehouse with the latest updates on testing and cases.

Here are additional directives from Governor Holcomb.

 

  • Indiana will adhere to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for large events and mass gatherings. The guidance recommends no in-person events of more than 50 people. Here is a link to the guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html
  • Under the current guidance for schools, 273 public school districts are closed, using e-learning days, or on spring break and have announced a future closure. The Department of Education is working with the remaining 16 school corporations to determine their next steps and needs
  • Bars, nightclubs and restaurants are required to close to in-person patrons and may provide take-out and delivery services through the end of March
  • Hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers should cancel and/or postpone elective and non-urgent surgical procedures immediately. This action will help the healthcare system conserve resources and personnel necessary to meet emerging health needs
    • Physicians should continue to perform critical procedures necessary to prevent short-term and/or long-term adverse effects to their patients’ overall health
  • The state’s Emergency Operations Center has been raised to a Level 1 status and will work in conjunction with the incident command center at the Indiana State Department of Health for planning, coordination, predictive analysis and other functions
  • State employees will maximize the use of remote work and meet virtually whenever possible while maintaining operations. Non-essential in-person meetings will be limited to 10 persons or less and should meet virtually whenever possible. High-risk individuals should not attend meetings in person
  • State employees over the age of 60 with underlying health conditions are advised to work from home, and agencies should identify work that can be accomplished remotely for those individuals
  • The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, which are closed on Mondays, will close to the public beginning Tuesday
  • The visitors center at White River State Park will close
  • Indiana state parks and recreation centers, including state park inns, remain open. Restaurants will convert operations to take-out and delivery
  • State agencies already are developing remote work plans for employees and will continue to implement them while maintaining necessary state services. Employees who work outdoors are encouraged to practice social distancing
  • The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has suspended rules requiring certain unemployment insurance claimants to physically appear at a Work One location to engage in reemployment services for the next four weeks. This will ensure that individuals who may be symptomatic do not have to physically appear to continue their unemployment insurance eligibility
    • The DWD will also request flexibility under federal and state law to expand eligibility for claimants and ease burdens on employers.
  • The Indiana Economic Development Corporation will postpone the inaugural Indiana Global Economic Summit, scheduled for April 26-28
  • Communities are encouraged to work together to provide child care options for all who need assistance and delivery services of meals and other necessities for senior citizens
  • Hoosiers who can donate blood are encouraged to visit local blood centers. Blood supplies are low. Please follow the guidance at www.redcross.org

More information may be found at the ISDH website at https://on.in.gov/COVID19 and the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Heath Department Updates COVID-10 Count

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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today reported five new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, bringing to 24 the number of Hoosiers diagnosed through ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories.

The new cases involve residents of Bartholomew (1), Floyd (1), Hendricks (1), Howard (1) and Marion (1) counties and have been included on ISDH’s online dashboard at https://www.in.gov/coronavirus/. The list of counties with cases is included in the dashboard, which will be updated daily at 10 a.m. Cases are listed by county of residence.

Additional updates on the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak will be provided later today.

EPD COVID-19 information

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In compliance with the CDC’s recommendations on safeguarding against the COVID-19 virus, The Evansville Police Department will suspend several of its community gathering functions. Coffee with a Cop, Chops with Cops, Citizens Academy, the ride along program, and participation in neighborhood meetings are among the functions that will be suspended in an effort to keep citizens safe. Rest assured we will continue daily patrols and responses to emergency calls. The protection of our citizens and their way of life is our utmost priority.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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https://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/jail-recent-booking-records.aspx

“IS IT TRUE” MARCH 16, 2020

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?

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IS IT TRUE in order to get a grip on the CORONAVIRUS the authorities need to test, separate and then treat?

IS IT TRUE that COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a novel or new, coronavirus that has not been previously identified? …the virus causing COVID-19 is not the same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold?

IS IT TRUE one of the reasons why CORONAVIRUS is considered to be deadly is because currently there are no known vaccines to protect us against it?

IS IT TRUE it’s a known fact when more Coronavirus tests are done it will produce more positive Coronavius results?

IS IT TRUE if the Coronavirus is contained the politicians will take all the credit for it?  …if the virus can’t be contained then the politicians will blame the medical professionals for the failure?

IS IT TRUE we are very thankful that the powers that be in Washington, DC have finally figured out how to mass-produce the COVID-19 tests? …we are appreciative that the politicians have given our medical professional the legislative support, medical research and laboratory funding, the legal authority, support staff to figure out ways to treat this potentially deadly virus?  …its time that our medical professionals be allowed to move forward without interruptions from some of the showboating politicians?

IS IT TRUE as of last the night Illinois has 93, Kentucky has 21 and Indiana has 20 active cases of the Coronavirus? …we are still surprised that not one active (1) Coranvius case has been reported in Vanderburgh County?

 IS IT TRUE we now know how many positive Coronavirus cases we currently have in Indiana?  …we would like to know how many Coronavius tests were issued to Hoosiers so far?

IS IT TRUE we are told that the Coronavius bailout package just approved by Congress has multi-million-dollars worth of “PORK BARREL” spending projects in it?

IS IT TRUE the Indiana Racing and Gaming Commission has decided to close down all the Casinos in Indiana until the Coronavius crisis is over?  …the Kentucky Racing Commission has also decided to close down all Slots and Horse Racing establishments starting tomorrow?  …we give five (5) cheers to the Indiana Racing and Gaming Commission and the Kentucky Racing Commission for putting public health over profits?

IS IT TRUE we are told that when you have a major crisis the best approach is to plan for the worst?

IS IT TRUE a PANDEMIC is when the entire world fight a common enemy?

IS IT TRUE the Coronavirus is no longer a foreign disease but is now an American disease?

IS IT TRUE that the Coronavius doesn’t discriminate against natural origin, race, color, creed, educational background, gender, blue or white-collar workers, religion, political affiliation, age, sexual preference, rich or poor, type of neighborhood you live in, or mental or physical challenges?

IS IT TRUE in order to survive you shouldn’t let a crisis manage you but you should manage it?

IS IT TRUE we are told that the general public is getting really tired of elected officials upstaging of our medical professionals when they attempt to give COVID-19 updates to the masses?

IS IT TRUE that the CDC does not recommend that people who are well wearing a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19?  …they say that you should only wear a mask if a healthcare professional recommends it? …facemask should be used by people who have COVID-19 and are showing symptoms to protect others from the risk of infection?

IS IT TRUE that Coronaviruses most commonly spread from an infected person to others through respiratory droplets released into the air by coughing and sneezing? … close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands; touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before washing your hands will cause contamination?

IS IT TRUE “A record number of rural hospitals lost money last year? … many hundreds of rural hospitals are classified by health officials as being at ‘high risk of imminent failure and hundreds more have cut services or turned over control to outside ownership groups in an attempt to stave off closure?  …we are glad to hear that the Feds are going to help subsidize our rural hospitals during the Coronavirus crisis?

IS IT TRUE that local health departments are trying to ensure that infection-control protocols practice self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms are implemented in order for them to be able to identify, diagnose and treat the COVID-19?

IS IT TRUE one of our readers sent us an article we posted several years ago written by the award-winning ProPublica that made reference to a local hospital filing around 20,000 collections lawsuits against poor people while reporting $150 to $200 million dollar yearly profits during that time? …this article also references that a local hospital administrator was compensated around $1.74 million dollars a year (not including benefits) during the time the article was written?

IS IT TRUE our “READERS POLLS” are non-scientific but trendy?

Today’s “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that President Trump is finally getting a grip on how to contain the Coronavirus?
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