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Emerging issues include next year's budget. Staff will be presenting a best-case, medium-case, <br /> and worst-case scenario that will give a sense of strategic financial cuts for each of those levels. <br /> This will be brought forward in late May to early June. <br /> The City is monitoring the health order daily and expecting a modified order from the County <br /> Health Officer within the next five days. The field hospital at the Fairgrounds remains a possibility; <br /> staff has met with the Army Core of Engineers. <br /> Recovery plans are divided into three phases, Phase One, responding to the emergency and <br /> engaged in detailed fiscal planning for the benefit of the City; this will continue throughout the <br /> emergency. Phase Two involves planning for reentry, which includes making accommodations to <br /> facilities and services to operate effectively and per the health order. Phase Three is sustaining a <br /> new environment which will look different in the long term. This includes determining how to <br /> operate facilities that typically invite and encourage public access — libraries and theaters, for <br /> example. Public Works contracts will likely be affected. Many employee workspaces are within 6' <br /> of each other and will need to be adjusted. We must also consider how to implement health <br /> screenings upon entering buildings for both employees and the public. <br /> Councilmember Brown thanked City Manager Fialho and noted she was proud to be from <br /> Pleasanton; the community is pulling together to support each other through this emergency. <br /> Councilmember Testa noted that although we have a number for COVID-19 deaths countywide, <br /> residents want to know the number specific to Pleasanton. She also noted the public wants to <br /> know how many people have recovered from COVID-19. She requested this information be <br /> provided in the future. Councilmember Testa also stressed that staff should be creative with <br /> virtual programs and online support groups to help those dealing with different levels of <br /> depression, and to be mindful and aware of mental health and offer solutions to assist with this. <br /> Councilmember Narum thanked staff for their work noting have never dealt with something like <br /> this. She is proud to represent an organization that is pulling together to try to do its best for the <br /> City <br /> Councilmember Pentin commented that Pleasanton staff are doing an amazing job and residents <br /> recognize what we're up against, reacting with kindness and a great outpouring of support for <br /> businesses and each other. <br /> Mayor Thorne noted he has never been prouder to be Mayor of this City. <br /> City Manager Fialho added there have been many requests to reopen the Farmer's Market. Staff <br /> has put effort into a solution to keep safety and social distancing in place and was in the process <br /> to reopen but pulled back due to the positive COVID cases per capita in Pleasanton being higher <br /> than the surrounding area. This is a very popular event and after 4 weeks without the Farmer's <br /> Market, anticipation of a large crowd that was unmanageable caused concerns. This decision will <br /> be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. The City is being very conservative and prioritizing public <br /> safety. <br /> ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:33 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Karen Diaz, City Clerk <br /> City Council Minutes Page 11 of 11 April 15, 2020 <br />