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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6323113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 Ordinance: 6323 File Number: 2020-0503 AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE PERSONS TO WEAR FACE MASKS THAT COVER THE NOSTRILS AND MOUTH TO HELP RESTRICT THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS, TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE EXEMPTIONS, TO OPERATE A NON -EMERGENCY BUSINESS SUPPORT HOTLINE, TO SET PRACTICAL ENFORCEMENT CONDITIONS, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT WHEREAS, the spread of the Covid-19 virus has been accelerating in Washington County; and WHEREAS, the administrator of the Washington Regional Medical System has said it is critically important to take the recent surge in COVID-19 cases seriously, and also has asked the community to "wear a mask when out in public;" and WHEREAS, the Coroner of Washington County, Roger Morris, has reminded people to wear a mask to protect others; and WHEREAS, Jennifer Dillaha of the Arkansas Department of Health, has said that wearing a mask is the most effective action that can be taken to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus; and WHEREAS, numerous other epidemiologists have insisted that widespread use of a face mask is necessary to prevent the more rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, especially when humans gather in groups, and thereby necessary for the safety and health of Fayetteville citizens, residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, employees and most members of the public in public service areas of places of public accommodation should be required to wear masks to cover their nostrils and mouth for the health and safety of all, subject to certain exceptions; and Page 1 Printed on 6✓1W20 Ordinance: 6323 File Number. 2020-0503 WHEREAS, businesses cannot reasonably implement health directives as intended without municipal support services; and WHEREAS, the legal standard of willful neglect can be used to shield any business making a good faith attempt to implement this ordinance from any penalty whatsoever; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that the health and safety of Fayetteville residents require that persons within public service areas in all places of public accommodation are required to constantly wear face masks covering the nostrils and mouth of such persons subject to the following exceptions: A. Masks may be removed while consuming food or drinking a beverage and exercising if social distancing and disinfection best practices are also followed. B. Settings with ten (10) or fewer persons present, such as small business offices which do not serve the public in person, and areas without normal public access, such as semi -private offices and workshops, do not require masks, unless persons cannot follow social distancing best practices C. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with a disabling condition that prevents wearing a face mask. D. Masks may be removed in outdoor settings generally while best practices to maintain social distance are followed. Masks shall be worn at managed events when attendance and format prevent social distancing. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that the health and safety of Fayetteville residents require that all businesses, offices, shops, and manufacturing and similar facilities are required to post conspicuous signs at all entrances to their establishment that employees, customers and visitors to their establishment must wear face masks pursuant to the rules stated in Section I of this ordinance to be admitted into their premises. Section 3: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that places of public accommodation are required to provide disposable face masks for free or a nominal cost for members of the public seeking to enter their establishments and are required to deny entry to members of the public who refuse to wear face masks as required in Section 1. Section 4: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment of $100,000.00 to operate a public safety campaign to raise community rates of Page 2 Printed on 6110 O Ordinance. 6323 File Number 2020-0503 mask -wearing,. The campaign shall include the distribution of free face masks to Fayetteville businesses, the operation of a business support hotline, and an outreach strategy focused on high -interaction sites. The non -emergency business support hotline shall be available for businesses to request technical and/or field support for any reason related to our adaptation to the Covid-19 virus, including requesting free masks for distribution to their customers, the creative use of outdoor space, and generally when implementing health directives and emerging best practices. Section 5: Sunset. After the governor's emergency declaration ends, an ordinance to repeal this ordinance shall be placed on the agenda immediately following the end of the state -declared emergency. The City Council at that time shall act on that ordinance with all haste, either repealing this ordinance in whole, in part, or extending the requirement and associated programs. Section 6: Penalties on individuals. Individuals which refuse to wear a mask when required will be denied entry to places of accommodation. Places of accommodation may call either the non -emergency hotline for assistance, or they may call 911 if the situation is an emergency. There is no other penalty for refusing to wear a face mask, but disorderly conduct and threatening or assaulting another person are crimes that can still be enforced. Section 7: Penalties on businesses. No business shall suffer a penalty unless that business fails to implement the requirements of this ordinance due to willful neglect. In that case, failure to enforce the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a violation subject to the penalties allowed in § 10.99 General Penalty of the Fayetteville Code. Section 8: Severability clause. If any provisions, sections or portion of this ordinance is found or determined by a court for any reason to be invalid or unenforceable, those provisions shall be severed from the remaining portions of this ordinance which shall remain effective in the absence of any invalid or unenforceable provisions. Section 9: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that this ordinance should become effective without delay because widespread use of a face mask is necessary to prevent the more rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, especially when humans gather in groups, which is necessary for the public peace as well as the health and safety of Fayetteville residents. Therefore, the City Council hereby declares an emergency exists such that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED and APPROVED on 6/16/2020 Page 3 Printed on 6116120 Ordinance. 6323 File Number 2020-0503 Attest: RKA2Af,--fn jT�,' Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer_ % Fg yE�TFV •� qlvsps ,,i-i ON 0Q; 0, Page 4 P►inted on 6/10)20 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 �.� (479) 575-8323 Text File �= File Number: 2020-0503 Agenda Date: 6/16/2020 Version: 1 Status: Passed In Control: City Council Meetinq File Type: Ordinance Agenda Number: AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE PERSONS TO WEAR FACE MASKS THAT COVER THE NOSTRILS AND MOUTH TO HELP RESTRICT THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS, TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE EXEMPTIONS, TO OPERATE A NON -EMERGENCY BUSINESS SUPPORT HOTLINE, TO SET PRACTICAL ENFORCEMENT CONDITIONS, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT WHEREAS, the spread of the Covid-19 virus has been accelerating in Washington County; and WHEREAS, the administrator of the Washington Regional Medical System has said it is critically important to take the recent surge in COVID-19 cases seriously, and also has asked the community to "wear a mask when out in public;" and WHEREAS, the Coroner of Washington County, Roger Morris, has reminded people to wear a mask to protect others; and WHEREAS, Jennifer Dillaha of the Arkansas Department of Health, has said that wearing a mask is the most effective action that can be taken to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus; and WHEREAS, numerous other epidemiologists have insisted that widespread use of a face mask is necessary to prevent the more rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, especially when humans gather in groups, and thereby necessary for the safety and health of Fayetteville citizens, residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, employees and most members of the public in public service areas of places of public accommodation should be required to wear masks to cover their nostrils and mouth for the health and safety of all, subject to certain exceptions; and WHEREAS, businesses cannot reasonably implement health directives as intended without municipal support services; and WHEREAS, the legal standard of willful neglect can be used to shield any business making a good faith attempt to implement this ordinance from any penalty whatsoever; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: City of Fayetteville, Arkansas page I Printed on 611612020 File Number: 2020-0503 Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that the health and safety of Fayetteville residents require that persons within public service areas in all places of public accommodation are required to constantly wear face masks covering the nostrils and mouth of such persons subject to the following exceptions: A. Masks may be removed while consuming food or drinking a beverage and exercising if social distancing and disinfection best practices are also followed. B. Settings with ten (10) or fewer persons present, such as small business offices which do not serve the public in person, and areas without normal public access, such as semi -private offices and workshops, do not require masks, unless persons cannot follow social distancing best practices C. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with a disabling condition that prevents wearing a face mask. D. Masks may be removed in outdoor settings generally while best practices to maintain social distance are followed. Masks shall be worn at managed events when attendance and format prevent social distancing. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that the health and safety of Fayetteville residents require that all businesses, offices, shops, and manufacturing and similar facilities are required to post conspicuous signs at all entrances to their establishment that employees, customers and visitors to their establishment must wear face masks pursuant to the rules stated in Section 1 of this ordinance to be admitted into their premises. Section 3: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that places of public accommodation are required to provide disposable face masks for free or a nominal cost for members of the public seeking to enter their establishments and are required to deny entry to members of the public who refuse to wear face masks as required in Section 1. Section 4: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment of $100,000.00 to operate a public safety campaign to raise community rates of mask -wearing,. The campaign shall include the distribution of free face masks to Fayetteville businesses, the operation of a business support hotline, and an outreach strategy focused on high -interaction sites. The non -emergency business support hotline shall be available for businesses to request technical and/or field support for any reason related to our adaptation to the Covid-19 virus, including requesting free masks for distribution to their customers, the creative use of outdoor space, and generally when implementing health directives and emerging best practices. Section 5: Sunset. After the governor's emergency declaration ends, an ordinance to repeal this ordinance shall be placed on the agenda immediately following the end of the state -declared emergency. The City Council at that time shall act on that ordinance with all haste, either repealing this ordinance in whole, in part, or extending the requirement and associated programs. Section 6: Penalties on individuals. Individuals which refuse to wear a mask when required will be denied entry to places of accommodation. Places of accommodation may call either the non -emergency hotline for assistance, or they may call 911 if the situation is an emergency. There is no other penalty for refusing to wear a face mask, but disorderly conduct and threatening or assaulting another person are crimes that can still be City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Pegg 2 Printed on 6/16/2020 File Number: 2020-0503 enforced. Section 7: Penalties on businesses. No business shall suffer a penalty unless that business fails to implement the requirements of this ordinance due to willful neglect. In that case, failure to enforce the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a violation subject to the penalties allowed in § 10.99 General Penalty of the Fayetteville Code. Section 8: Severability clause. If any provisions, sections or portion of this ordinance is found or determined by a court for any reason to be invalid or unenforceable, those provisions shall be severed from the remaining portions of this ordinance which shall remain effective in the absence of any invalid or unenforceable provisions. Section 9: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that this ordinance should become effective without delay because widespread use of a face mask is necessary to prevent the more rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, especially when humans gather in groups, which is necessary for the public peace as well as the health and safety of Fayetteville residents. Therefore, the City Council hereby declares an emergency exists such that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Page 3 Printed on 611612020 Legistar ID No.: 2020-0503 AGENDA REQUEST FORM FOR: Council Meeting of June 16, 2020 FROM: Council Member Matthew Petty ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TITLE AND SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE PERSONS TO WEAR FACE MASKS THAT COVER THE NOSTRILS AND MOUTH TO HELP RESTRICT THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS, TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE EXEMPTIONS, TO OPERATE A NON - EMERGENCY BUSINESS SUPPORT HOTLINE, TO SET PRACTICAL ENFORCEMENT CONDITIONS, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT APPROVED FOR AGENDA: eAA4,, t Council Member Matthew Petty City Attorney Kit Williams Approved as to form Date Date CITY OF • ayee�le ARKANSAS TO: City Council FROM: Matthew Petty, Councilmember DATE: June 16, 2020 SUBJECT: An ordinance to require mask wearing, etc Plain language ordinance outline: COUNCIL MEMO 1) Masks required in public service areas at businesses, etc. a) Except when eating, drinking, exercising. b) Except in small group settings where social distancing can be followed. c) Except for people with a relevant disabling condition. d) Not applicable outdoors generally, except for events where the format or attendance prevents social distancing. 2) Business must post signage. 3) Businesses must distribute masks for free or a small fee. 4) Budget adjustment of $100k for a public safety campaign. a) Targets high interaction sites. b) Free masks for businesses to redistribute. c) Sets up non -emergency hotline. 5) Sunset clause. Council will consider repeal when the state emergency order ends. 6) Practically no penalty on individuals. No access to businesses without a mask. We will distribute a mask to anyone who lacks one. 7) No penalty for businesses, except for willful neglect. Examples • Masks will be required in a mechanic's customer service area, but not in the workshop. • Masks will be required in a corporate lobby, but generally not in employees -only areas. • Masks will be required in all public -facing areas in a retail setting, such as a grocery or hardware store. Narrative Overview This ordinance is intended to support business efforts to implement measures to protect the public health. In addition to requiring masks be worn covering a person's mouth and nostrils, it also creates a business support hotline for all things related to our adaptation to covid-19 and budgets money for a public safety campaign centered on providing masks for free. The ordinance contains reasonable exemptions for eating, drinking, and exercising. It exempts certain settings and only applies indoors and at crowded events. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 The non -emergency hotline is intended for businesses to request technical or field support for anything related to adaptations we must make due to the covid-19 outbreak. Requests may be related to implementation of health directives, expansion into outdoor areas, requests for free masks, or other related inquiries. Emergency calls should still be made using 911. Practically speaking, this ordinance contains no penalties for individuals or businesses implementing the law in good faith. (This is not to say that individuals who engage in disorderly conduct or threaten or assault another person will not suffer consequences associated with those crimes.) Instead, individuals who will not wear a mask will simply be given a mask and barred from entry until they wear it. Only businesses who willfully neglect this law will suffer a penalty. I have taken this approach to penalization because I believe voluntary compliance will be nearly universal when the public safety campaign is in motion and the community has had time to become familiarized with the requirements. Regarding state and local authority Much has been said about the likelihood of a state challenge and its likelihood of success. Regardless of the state's intentions, there are portions of this ordinance that are important to implement and to protect even if the mask requirement is nullified by a court. The public safety campaign and other business support services are essential to drive voluntary compliance with public health best practices like mask -wearing. With respect to a municipal requirement to wear masks, it is clear this is not a black and white issue. The issue of local control and home rule deserves our zealous defense. I believe that if the Health Department believes a municipal mask policy - especially one crafted with reasonable exceptions - is ineffective at controlling the spread of covid-19, they should have to justify their opinion in a court of law in clear terms the public will understand. Just as important, we must not forget that state directives can be amended in response to changing conditions on a county -by -county or city -by -city basis. The state has many options available to explicitly reconcile past directives with the mask requirement in this proposal and remove all doubt that the expert epidemiological advice regarding masks is, in fact, sound advice. 4 DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE OFFICE OF THE C i-ry ATTORNEY Kit Williams City Attorney TO: Mayor Jordan Blake Pennington City Council Assistant City Attorney Jodi Batker CC: Susan Norton, Chief of Staff Paralegal Mike Reynolds, Police Chief FROM: Kit Williams, City Attorney L' �. DATE: June 16, 2020 RE: Can the City require facemasks to be worn in places of public accommodation? All of Mayor Jordan s previously issued Policies based partially upon Ordinance NO. 6292 and especially Mayor Jordan s most recent AMENDED AND CONSOLIDATED POLICY, issued May 16, 2020 (attached) have been legally issued pursuant to his authority. With the Governor's and Secretary of Health's new directives and regulations allowing relaxations of previous regulations and allowing more businesses to open or expand operations, there are increasing concerns that the Covid-19 virus pandemic could infect more Fayetteville residents especially because the Governor and his Arkansas Health Department have expressly rejected any mandatory facemask wearing by the public. State statutes give very broad authority to city councils to protect the health and safety of their citizens. These broad powers would be primarily limited only by state statutes that might be violated or could preempt the area in which the City Council might attempt to regulate. I am concerned that the proposed ordinance to require Fayetteville residents and visitors to wear facemasks in most public accommodation buildings and in public service or reception areas within businesses and offices in which more than ten (10) persons would be gathered would be in contravention to the Governor's and Board of Health's direct and express rejection of such regulation. If so, our ordinance could be invalid. With the Governor's repeated statements that only he and the Board of Health can regulate pandemic control measures, a city ordinance attempting to regulate what the Governor has expressly refused to regulate would almost certainly be challenged in Court by the Attorney General and probably be blocked from ever going into effect. The state statute that calls into question the City Council's power to enact the proposed facemask wearing requirement ordinance is A.C.A. §20-7-109 Authority to regulate public health - Exceptions. "Power is conferred on the State Board of Health to make all necessary and reasonable rules of a general nature for: (A) The protection of public health and safety; (C) The suppression and prevention of infectious, contagious, and communicable diseases; and (D) The proper enforcement of quarantine, isolation, and control of such diseases;" (emphasis added) The key word here is "all" before "necessary and reasonable rules..." The statute's use of "all" could be interpreted by the Courts as preempting any other attempted rules or regulations at the local level on such health issues once the Board of Health has begun its regulating of the Covid-19 virus as an infectious, contagious, and communicable disease. The Arkansas Supreme Court has interpreted this statutory grant of authority to the Board of Health in very strong terms. It upheld this power of the Board of Health against a Freedom of Religion constitutional challenge. "The appellants do not have the legal right to resist on religious grounds the enforcement of this health regulation requiring the vaccination of all children as a prerequisite to attendance of (public) schools..." Wright v. Dewitt School District, 385 S.W.2d 644, 646 (1965). "The State Health Department has the authority to promulgate health regulations having the effect of law for the purpose of efficiently controlling communicable diseases." Id. I do not think that the Governor's and the State Board of Health's express decision to forgo any mandatory requirement that persons must wear a facemask in all businesses of public accommodation can be 2 overridden by a city ordinance despite our general police power. Please find attached my memo of March 13th. If this facemask wearing requirement had not been so clearly rejected by the Governor's recent public statements, we could have had some argument that our regulation would not have been in violation of the State's power. But the Governor's clear and express rejection of any requirement for the general public to wear facemasks in places of general public accommodation makes it very difficult to argue that such city ordinance would not be in contravention and opposition to the Governor's Proclamations and the Board of Health's regulations. As studies have shown that wearing a basic facemask is twice as effective in protecting others as opposed to protecting the wearer, I find it surprising for persons within indoor spaces where social distancing cannot or is not uniformly observed to refuse to wear a facemask. Even if they do not realize it, these persons are telling everyone else that they do not respect your right to be safer from their dangerous, contagious and deadly disease (which they could have with no symptoms). By being unmasked, they are saying their comfort and convenience means more to them than your health or even your life. This is becoming even more dangerous now that Northwest Arkansas has become a national hot spot for the Covid-19 virus pandemic. CONCLUSION I do not believe that the City of Fayetteville can go it alone and mandate facemask wearing anywhere but on our own City property where our ownership rights gives us more power to protect our citizens. I would hope Fayetteville's business owners will exercise their own ownership powers to require that all their customers wear facemasks at least until this rapidly expanding pandemic in Northwest Arkansas subsides. For my family's health, I will not eat at any restaurant that does not mandate and enforce facemasks and social distancing for employees and customers alike. If enough citizens refuse to frequent restaurants and stores that do not require their customers to wear facemasks and practice social distancing, the economic incentive for these businesses would reverse. We could then see signs advertising safe practices in these businesses. 91 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Pursuant to Governor Hutchinson's proclamation and directive of March 19, 2020, and all subsequent proclamations and directives as well as Ordinance No. 6292 passed unanimously by the Fayetteville City Council on March 16, 2020, and extended until June 2, 2020 by Resolution No.122-20 passed by the City Council on April 21, 2020, I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, to assist in the proper and efficient operation of Governor Hutchinson's directives do hereby exercise the authority and power granted to me by those directives and this ordinance and state law by issuing the following Amended and Consolidated Policy in an effort to protect the health, welfare and safety of Fayetteville citizens, residents, visitors and businesses as much as reasonably possible from the Covid-19 pandemic: AMENDED AND CONSOLIDATED POLICY (Issued May 16, 2020) This Amended and Consolidated Policy repeals and replaces all previous policies I have issued with the exception of Policy #4 which remains effective. A. All restaurants and bars and their customers shall continue to abide by all Department of Health regulations and directives of Governor Hutchinson including limitations on occupancy, social distancing and face mask requirements. B. The Emergency Rule regarding the sale of Alcoholic Beverage by Alcoholic Beverage Control shall be recognized and followed until ABC ends the effectiveness of this Emergency Rule. C. Proper social distancing shall be observed throughout our City Parks. Facilities may continue to be closed to public use by the Parks and Recreation Director upon my request for safety reasons. Governor Hutchinson's recommended social distancing and any masking requirements for persons in parks shall be followed by Fayetteville Parks' visitors. I reserve the right to impose additional safety requirements for City parks. D. The ban on restaurants' use of disposable, single —use Expanded Polystyrene Foam (a/k/a "Styrofoam") products scheduled for May 1, 2020 remains delayed until July 1, 2020. E. All Fayetteville residents and businesses should follow Governor Hutchinson's proclamations and directives and the Arkansas Department of Health's regulation's concerning necessary social distancing, face mask wearing, limitation on group numbers, hand washing and other minimum safety measures during this pandemic. Fayetteville citizens and visitors whose health may be compromised should follow all safety requirements. 5/ f,p D JORDAV/ Date Mayor City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayettevilie-ar.gov Be OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE TO: Mayor Jordan City Council CC: Susan Norton, Chief of Staff Paul Becker Finance Director Kit Williams City Attorney Blake Pennington Assistant City Attorney Jodi Batker Paralegal FROM: Kit Williams, City Attorney�— DATE: March 13, 2020 RE: Local disaster emergency declaration Arkansas State Law Provides that "A local disaster emergency may be declared only by the chief executive ... of a political subdivision." A.C.A. §12-75-108 Local disaster emergencies -Declaration. "(b)(1) The effect of a declaration of a local disaster emergency is to activate the response and recovery aspects of any and all applicable local or interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans, to authorize the furnishing of aid and assistance thereunder, and to initiate emergency management functions under this chapter." This State Law authorizes Mayor Jordan to suspend some local regulatory ordinances such as zoning, development and building regulations and "Any other regulatory type ordinances." This last catch-all phase would provide authority for Mayor Jordan to cancel or suspend existing permits for parades and events which could increase the spread of the corona virus. Beyond the declaration of local disaster emergency and suspension of appropriate regulatory ordinances and permits, our Mayor is not provided much additional authority. Instead State Law requires that a city "actively and aggressively support the state offices of emergency management and local offices of emergency management (such as the one for Washington County) to the end of providing the best possible preparation for response to or recovery from any emergency situation that may occur." A.C.A. §12- 75-116 State and local governmental entities - Liaison offices. Most powers to rapidly react to a disaster emergency is appropriately provided to the Governor who will rely upon the State Health Department and its health experts for proper measures that should be taken in this state (and national) disaster emergency. "The Governor is responsible for meeting and mitigating, to the maximum extent possible, dangers to the people and property at the state presented or threatened by disasters." A.C.A. §12-75-114 Governor - Disaster emergency responsibilities. "(1) Under this chapter, the Governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and rules and amend them or rescind them; (2) Executive orders, proclamations and regulations have the force and effect of law." Only cities specifically designated as a local office of emergency management can establish its own local office of emergency management. Otherwise cities "shall receive emergency management support from the county..." A.C.A. §12-75-118. All of these local emergency management offices are supposed to support and follow the Governor's directions and proclamations. Both cities and counties are legally referred to as "creatures of the State" and created to facilitate the governance of the state. We work best when responding to a state- wide disaster emergency when we support the coordinated efforts of the Governor and state agencies (such as the Department of Health). Local regulatory matters may still be addressed and managed locally, but our primary efforts should be in support of the state- wide effort to control or reduce the spread of this pandemic. "(a) Each state office of emergency management and local office of emergency management and the officers of each state office of emergency managenent and local office of emergency management shall execute and enforce such orders and rules as may be made by the Governor under authority of this chapter." A.C.A. §12-75-106 Enforcement. CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:54 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: mervinjebaraj@gmail.com Subject: FW: Mask Ordinance Dear Mayor and City Council Members, As a private citizen of Fayetteville, I enthusiastically support the ordinance to require people to wear masks in indoor areas of public accommodation. Not only is this policy the best thing to do to contain the spread of COVID-19, but it helps our economy get closer to normal in the absence of a vaccine. Smaller business establishments have faced the brunt of this crisis, in part because consumers are worried for their safety while shopping at these establishments around other consumers who are not wearing masks. Requiring the masks helps even the playing field for businesses of all sizes and protects the employees of the business establishments as well. Thank you for your consideration. Mervin Jebaraj 317 W. North St Fayetteville CityClerk From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hi- CityClerk Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:54 PM bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@Fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward1_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Mark Morgan FW: M. Petty Mask Proposal I am writing to express my support for the proposed law/ordinance for mask requirements at Fayetteville businesses. We spent much of last week in Fort Collins, CO, and we were very impressed with the way the city's businesses - and their patrons - enthusiastically complied with a similar measure. Honestly, we felt safer in Fort Collins than we do in our home city because of the percentage of people wearing masks. When entering a supermarket, gas station, or city park, the expectations were clearly marked, and all businesses were direct, firm, yet understanding with regards to enforcement. Most businesses provided masks if needed - but everyone already had them. As I understand it, the law in Colorado was set at the county level, but the result was the same: people moving about and keeping respectful distances between each other, shopping and buying things, all while respecting the health of others. I believe this is a much needed addition to Fayetteville's multi -pronged approach to controlling the spread of coronavirus in our community. Thanks, Mark Morgan CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:56 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; ward l_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Gustav Carlson Subject: FW: Proposed City Mask Ordinance To Mayor Jordan and the City Council I greatly appreciate the proposed ordinance on the requirements of masks during our local struggles with the epidemic. Given the lack of the state government's drive or concern of health and well being it seems necessary for our community to take independent steps to take care of itself. This also seems to be a quite proactive proposal. Encouraging good mask etiquette as well as supplying masks rather than immediate punishment goes a long way of fostering a more positive response. It also does good in preventing lower income folks from receiving outsized punishments in the case that they lack easy access to masks. Any steps that can be taken to protect ourselves and neighbors is a good and necessary one. And these efforts are appreciated. Best regards Gustav Carlson TOURIST UNKNOWN http://www.touristunknown.com/ CityClerk From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hello! CityClerk Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:S7 PM bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Sarah Alexander FW: Please require wearing masks Thank you all for everything you do for our great city. I am writing to beg you to pass a temporary law to require masks at businesses. I have a 5 year old daughter. Her name is Loretta and she has type 1 diabetes. I fear for her life if she catches covid. She was supposed to start kindergarten this year, but I am terrified of what that will bring. We have been home for a little over 3 months now. No grocery shopping, only pickups. No eating out, just occasional curbside pick up. No friends for her to play with. And no end in sight. My husband works at Whole Foods. He has taken off for the last month because he was so afraid of picking up covid from someone and bringing it home to our daughter. I am a massage therapist and esthetician. I haven't worked since early March. I have to move out of my office because I can't afford to keep a space that I cannot use indefinitely. My husband's leave ends July 1 and he will be required to go back to work. While we need the money, it's terrifying. So many customers have this opinion that they don't need a mask. So many employees are working because they need the money, but they're living in fear of contracting covid. We NEED a mask requirement for the safety of these essential employees and their families. And all of our community. Please. Here is a picture of who you are protecting. Thank you for hearing me. Please do the right thing. Thank you for reading this, Sarah Alexander w CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:57 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: 'Liz Krauft' Subject: FW: possible mask ordinance Dear Mayor Jordan and City Council members, I fully support a mask ordinance in Fayetteville during this global pandemic. It's been disappointing to see so many people in Fayetteville neglecting to wear a mask, and putting public health at risk as a result. It's unfair that some are able to put the rest of us at risk, despite our best efforts to stay safe and healthy. My family has been lucky. We've been able to work from home and shelter in place, only leaving for necessities and some entertainment (trail usage, mostly). We sure are getting bored. I'd love to go out and do some shopping to support our fabulous local businesses, but I feel it's too risky because of low compliance when it comes to mask wearing. Sure, I can shop online - but there's just nothing like getting out and about in our fair city. Petty boredom aside, my real fear is that my mask won't prevent me from contracting the virus from a non -mask wearer and I'll pass it along to my disabled mother or at -risk mother in law. Please help me keep them, and others like them, safe by passing a mask ordinance effective immediately. I really appreciate your attention to this. Thank you for all you do for Fayetteville. Liz Krauft Ward 3 Local business owner/operator CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:S8 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov; jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibra nson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Sean Kinney Subject: FW: mask wearing requirements Good afternoon, Ms. Paxton. Could you please see that this email is distributed to the City Council and Mayor? I'm writing to express my strong support for council member Petty's proposed requirements for masks. This is clearly the right thing to do regardless of the state's position. I'd encourage you to not let the specter of intervention by Gov. Huthcinson dissuade you from standing up to protect the best interests of this community and its residents. In addition to the life safety issue, I'm also deeply concerned that not taking the responsible mitigation steps today will create a cascading effect resulting in U of A students being unable to support our economy later in the year. I think we're in agreement on the science and on the pressing necessity. While there may be open questions about creating an adversarial relationship with the governor, I'd ask you to look past that and do what you know is correct. I appreciate that this may be a difficult decision and would like to conclude with a quote: "We were elected to make decisions." --Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Aug. 2014. My best regards, Sean Kinney Sean Kinney Editor in Chief Arden Media Company - Accelerating the Buyer Journey Enterprise IoT Insights I TelecomCareers I RCR Wireless News 305-890-66201 skinney(a)ardenmedia. com CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:58 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov; jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Cathy Subject: FW: Mask ordinance Please share with members of City Council including Mayor. I am in support of the mask ordinance being brought forward by Matthew Petty. All of my research leads me to know that wearing masks can reduce, considerably, the spreading of the Covid 19 virus. Thank you Cathy Voight. Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:00 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: christina sanford Subject: FW: masks hello to my favorite little city leadership! i am so excited that you all have worked to find a way to keep us all safer! it's distressing how few people are wearing masks and an enforced reminder is exactly what we need, i think. my one concern is how this will increase interactions between police and citizens, especially the most marginalized among us. our police are certainly better than most, and i know they have the best intentions. just, as we deal with a pandemic on top of a once in a generation reckoning with what law enforcement looks like, i think it's important we balance these issues and think critically about unintended consequences. for instance, say, an officer sees someone without a mask, goes to give them one, and at that moment realizes they might be under the influence - now, of course, being drunk in public is against the law, but the officer likely would have never known if he hadn't engaged the person to give them a mask. what happens then? business as usual? or is their a chance it can be suggested that they go light on smaller infractions in the interest of overall city safety by getting everyone masked? in matthew petty's facebook post someone else brought up the other side to this - what if a customer refuses a mask and won't leave a store? well then we get into trespassing and disorderly contact, which is appropriate if someone is being abusive or otherwise awful to workers. but then we also have the above situation where police are interacting with the public because of the mask issue and someone might get a citation or even be arrested. i don't know the answers to these questions or where the balance lies. i suspect there is no perfect answer. this is just where my brain goes when i think about how all this works out. enforcement obviously has to happen and it seems clear that you all have thought hard about how to make it as fair and non punitive as possible. i have faith you will continue to press in that direction as you weigh the needs and problems for the many different types of people in our community. thank you for all you do, christina Sanford CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:00 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@Fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward1_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov, ward 3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Joseph Bell Subject: FW: Mask Ordinance for Fayetteville, AR Hi there. I have lived in Fayetteville my entire life. I am a restaurant worker. Please pass this ordinance. Service workers do not deserve to be experimented on by angry members of a population confused about the facts of a disease. We don't deserve to be around customers not required to wear masks just because someone might be uncomfortable about it. Fuck that. I'm uncomfortable about catching a disease. That should matter more than a business's bottom line, period. If you disagree with that, fuck you. Thanks so much, Joe Bell CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:03 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: April Wolfe Subject: FW: Mask requirements law I'm writing to express my concern at the lack of social distancing in Fayetteville and the lack of following protocols that I've witnessed personally in several businesses. I am very concerned , not just about our vulnerable population , but also our healthcare workers, and all of our citizens. I fully support the law being drafted by Matthew Petty to create business support services and mask requirements in Fayetteville. It is clear that without a law or directive a majority of people and even some businesses will not wear a mask or follow guidelines. Because of this we are all at risk. Our area draws visitors not only due to the fantastic trail system and nature sites we have, but also because of the university. This puts us at an even greater disadvantage when trying to encourage people to follow guidelines. Posting signage and having clear directives will make it much easier for people to understand and for businesses to enforce. I encourage the council to pass this law in the interest of what is best for all our citizens and our city. We desperately need leadership, and since our President and Governor have not stepped up, I am hoping the city of Fayetteville has our backs. Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hi! CityClerk Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:05 PM bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov scoutiel 1 @gmail.com FW: Masks in Fayetteville I would like to encourage the work being done by Matthew Petty and the City Attorney on a mask ordinance for Fayetteville. From the outline I have seen it is completely reasonable, easy to accomplish, inexpensive, and could save many people from becoming sick and possibly dying, Asa 69 year -old woman whose daughter is expecting twins, this disease is my greatest nightmare. I only go out when there is a necessity like grocery shopping but it is truly frightening when I see people not wearing masks and not social distancing. I was so happy to see the majority of protesters in Fayetteville wearing masks. We can do it! Thank you so much for proposing this. Fayetteville is great because of ideas like this. Kind regards, Mary Jean Parker Fayetteville, AR CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:06 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov; jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: dedmark@uark.edu Subject: FW: mask ordinance I support passage of Alderman Petty's mask ordinance with this stipulation. My concern is the same as the city attorney's that upon passage the state would take the city to court to get an injunction against its enforcement. And the state would probably win. Maybe It's worth a try as long as everyone understands up front that the state might succeed in knocking it down. And then again the challenge might persuade state officials to cede their sole authority on the issue and allow local option to be exercised. CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:07 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov; jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov, krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov, Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov, snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3—pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: 'mollymcarman@gmail.com' Subject: FW: Mask Ordinance Dear Mayor and City Council Members, I am writing to express my support of the mask ordinance, as summarized by Matthew Petty on facebook today. I think that this is exactly the kind of leadership that we have been lacking, and I am grateful to the city for being willing to go against the grain with this. Even though we cannot control what other cities in Arkansas do, and of course we cannot control what people do in their private spaces, this ordinance will do a few things that I think are incredibly important: 1.) a mask order will communicate the seriousness of the situation to people who do not follow the news closely, and who are liable to think that because businesses are open, the risk of contracting Covid has passed. With an ordinance in place, and signage all over town, they will be more aware of the risk, and (hopefully) will demonstrate more careful behavior in public, and (perhaps) that behavior will carry over somewhat into their private spheres. 2.) a mask order will help make wearing masks feel more normal, and less of a statement. As things stand right now, it feels almost rude to have a mask on while interacting with other people, because so few people are wearing masks. It feels awkward to be the only one wearing a mask. People also don't really know at what point to put one on, so you see a lot of inconsistent mask use. This ordinance will help clear that up for people, and give them some firm parameters for when a mask is or is not needed. 3.) a mask order demonstrates leadership and courage (sadly lacking at the state and national level), and will uplift the spirits of other community members (and other mayors and councils!) who are trying to show the same sort of courage and leadership in their own circles. Fayetteville's ordinance has the potential to pave the way for other cities in our area to enact similar ordinances. Thank you again for stepping up to do what *should* have been done by our governor a long time ago. I believe that Fayetteville fosters an ethos of community care, and this ordinance is a reflection of that. In addition to the ordinance, I have a couple of other suggestions for the city: 1.)Please require police officers to wear masks when interacting with the public. I live in South Fayetteville, where there is a large police presence, probably due to our population of homeless and transient people. (The over -policing of South Fayetteville is a topic for another email). Officers are only occasionally masked when I see them. Not only is this dangerous to their health, and the health of the people they are talking to; it also sends the wrong message about the importance of masks. 2) Please increase helpful signage about why masks work, and how to wear them properly. People who are not closely following this issue really have very little idea about *why* mask -wearing is effective, but the internet is full of helpful graphics that we could use around town to spread the word. 3.) Let's think of fun and creative ways to build on our community ethos, and make mask -wearing a sign of how much we care about each other. People may be quick to jump on any new mandate as an infringement of their personal liberty. I think it is so important that we frame it as a way to care for each other, and work together to keep everyone safe. I have talked to some other community members about the possibility of a city-wide campaign (with participation from Experience Fayetteville, the Chamber of Commerce, businesses, etc.) that might involve a "care card" that gets punched at participating businesses, drawings for prizes (gift cards to local businesses, paid for by Exp. Fay?), a hashtag campaign, community art installations, etc. Let's get the message out there that we do this because We Love This City! Thank you again for making this bold move. I hope it will be successful! Please let me know how else I can lend my support to this issue. Molly Carman (918) 510 6445 CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:24 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2 _posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward 3_pos2@fayettevi11e- ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: stubbornmm@gmail.com Subject: FW: Mask ordinance I wanted to write and express my support for the ordinance that Matt Petty has drafted. I realize it might get struck down by the state, but it's still worth trying. Sent from my Whone CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:25 PM To: 'bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'cityclerk@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'citycouncil@matthewpetty.org'; 'geads@fayetteville- ar.gov'; 'groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'kwilliams@fayetteville- ar.gov'; 'Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov'; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; 'pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov'; Thurber, Lisa; Iwardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'ward 1 _pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'ward3_pos2@fayetteville- ar.gov'; 'ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov'; 'ward4_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov' Cc: 'Ihinrich@gmail.com' Subject: FW: Support for Mask -Wearing in Fayetteville: Public Service Areas Hello, I am writing in support of the mask wearing ordinance and public safety campaign that Matthew Petty has been working on. I am an educator and 12 year resident of Fayetteville and a parent of two children in the public schools. I am concerned about safety in this community, especially for our children and for our elderly, and I have been actively following CDC recommendations and other scientific news information that strongly supports mask -wearing as a best practice for COVID-19 prevention. As you know, our numbers and percentage positives in Washington County are out of control --truly some of the worst in the nation. That means the spread here is far worse than we know at this time. We need to take measures like mandating masks, educating our citizens, and helping them access masks and make good choices for the community. Thank you. Lisa Hinrichsen 806 E Bryan Lane Fayetteville, AR 72701 CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:10 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Jessica McClard Subject: FW: Support for Mask Ordinance Dear Mayor Jordan and Fayetteville City Councilors, On top of the anxiety we're all feeling related to COVID-19, I and others have been repeatedly disheartened by a lack of courageous leadership at the state level. State -level admonitions that Arkansans should do as we say and not as we do lack teeth, as is apparent in any Fayetteville grocery store. Thank you for bravely leading on behalf of citizens and workers. I know your effort here will mean work, critique, and challenge, but you will save lives. Finally feeling a bit of comfort knowing our municipal government cares about us, Jessica McClard Fayetteville Resident of South Block Avenue CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:10 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Cindy Arsaga Subject: FW: Mask ordinance for local businesses I'm writing in favor the the ordinance being voted on tonight by the City Council to require businesses to ask all customers to wear masks. I think the guidelines are reasonable, and the effort will help lend support to business owners who wish to require this of customers for the safety of all. My chief concern is with customers who refuse to comply. This places a burden on my staff and myself to enforce a regulation that many may resist. Any assistance in the way of signage, promotion, or enforcement on the part of the City would be very helpful and appreciated. Thank you, Cindy Arsaga Sent from my Whone CityClerk From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hello, CityClerk Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:12 PM bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; Beads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov, ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Erin Ruple FW: Fayetteville mask wearing I am a mother of 2 young boys, ages 5 and 10. 1 have a vulnerable kidney condition in which I am having to limit my activity in the community due to "non -mask wearers". My boys need to get out more but I have concerns on my exposure to those choosing not to wear masks indoors. I fully support the city requiring masks in indoor public places (exceptions aside) so that we can began participating in the community again. I believe this would not only benefit my own boys but also help boost the economy for those of us who are currently avoiding exposure due to noncompliance. It appears the virus is an issue that will not go away any time soon. By putting these policies in place, we can hopefully successfully go back to somewhat "normal" quicker and in turn keep our hospitals and medical staff safe and not overbooked. Thanks so much, Erin Ruple CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:14 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Charles Muntz Subject: FW: Mask Law Dear Mr. Mayor and City Council Members, I am writing to support a law requiring the wearing of masks indoors and outdoors where adequate social distancing is not possible. Matt Petty's proposal seems like a good starting point. I have no idea if it will past muster with the state, but the body of evidence that wearing even a basic mask drastically slows the spread of Covid-19 is growing fast, and action by the town, even if ultimately disallowed by the state, will at least convey the seriousness of the problem and hopefully encourage more people to endure a minor inconvenience for the better health and safety of us all. Thank you for your consideration, Charles E. Muntz, Fayetteville Resident CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:15 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov; jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; ward 1 _pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward2_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Melissa Atkinson Subject: FW: New law enforcing the use of masks Hello, my family and I live in Fayetteville and we would like to support the implementation of enforcing masks while in public. Our entire family wears a mask, we also limit how often we are out and avoid taking the kids to stores. It is infuriating to see how many individuals and families are walking around without a mask on, blatantly ignoring the benefits behind the purpose of a mask. I am terrified of how our state's numbers are climbing and we are continuing to open back up, the only way to slow this down is by the masses participating in wearing masks, cleaning carts etc and handwashing. Please support enforcing a law in Fayetteville to hold others accountable. Thank you, Melissa Atkinson CitvClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:15 PM To: bbolinger@fayetteville-ar.gov; bpennington@fayetteville-ar.gov; cityclerk@fayetteville- ar.gov; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; geads@fayetteville-ar.gov; groberts@fayetteville-ar.gov;jbatker@fayetteville-ar.gov; kjohnson@fayetteville-ar.gov; krogers@fayetteville-ar.gov; kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ibranson@fayetteville-ar.gov; Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; pmulford@fayetteville-ar.gov; snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov; Thurber, Lisa; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov; wardl_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_posl @fayetteville-ar.gov; ward3_pos2@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_posl@fayetteville-ar.gov; ward4_pos2 @fayetteville-ar.gov Cc: Nicole Frederick Subject: FW: Mask law Hi, my name is Nicole Frederick. I live and work in Fayetteville, and I would very much appreciate this law being passed wear a mask at my place of work but maybe only around 15-20% of customers do. The owners of the food -service business where I work will not enforce out even suggest customers wearing a mask while interacting with us unless it's made an actual law with consequences. I would rather you not include my name publicly in case of possible retaliation for speaking out about this. Thank you for your time. -Nicole Frederick, Resident and Employee in Ward 1 CityClerk From: Barbara Jaquish <barbarajaquish@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 2:27 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Proposed mask ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To: Mayor Lioneld Jordan Fayetteville City Council From: Barbara Jaquish, resident of Ward 2 I've read Matthew Petty's plain language outline of the mask ordinance. I hope you will vote for this ordinance. Out of concern for my own health and the health of others, I wear a mask in public. I have been very careful about where I go and how I obtain necessities like food and medical supplies. It's not easy! Thus far, too many businesses have been reluctant to request that their customers wear masks. This ordinance will put mask -wearing in the category of "no shirts, no shoes" —just something that's required for public health and safety. Yes, after the ordinance is passed, the governor or the health department could decide to shoot it down. I think it is still worth passing. At a time when too many at the federal and state level are confusing people with inaccurate information, it's even more important that our city leaders affirm life-saving safety measures. Establishing mask -wearing as a social norm will benefit Fayettevillians, even if the state prevents enforcement. Thank you for all you do for the people of Fayetteville. CityClerk From: jonsmith2007@sbcglobaI.net Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:11 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I full heartedly support the new mask ordinance for Fayetteville. I work in a grocery store and am appalled by the number of people not wearing a mask (even when offered one free of charge). To not pass this would be neglectful of all Fayetteville citizens, regardless of whether they believe it will help or not. Please pass this and help save lives, much UNLIKE our State and Federal governments have been willing to do. CityClerk From: Lacy Poe <lacy.poe@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:09 PM To: CityClerk Cc: Bryan Mills Subject: New mask proposal Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. We wanted to email that we support the new proposal for mask requirement of consumers in our businesses in Fayetteville. With a newborn child at home and many family members who have preexisting conditions, we've been extra diligent in trying to help limit the spread of covid-19. We have been staying home and always wearing a mask anytime we must be in public. Helping businesses in our area implement rules for everyone to wear masks helps bring some relief for us since we do still see some that aren't wearing masks. Thank you for passing along our email in support. Lacy and Bryan Mills Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Lacy Poe <lacy.poe@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:09 PM To: CityClerk Cc: Bryan Mills Subject: New mask proposal Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. We wanted to email that we support the new proposal for mask requirement of consumers in our businesses in Fayetteville. With a newborn child at home and many family members who have preexisting conditions, we've been extra diligent in trying to help limit the spread of covid-19. We have been staying home and always wearing a mask anytime we must be in public. Helping businesses in our area implement rules for everyone to wear masks helps bring some relief for us since we do still see some that aren't wearing masks. Thank you for passing along our email in support. Lacy and Bryan Mills Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Jamie Atkins <jamie_atkins63@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:09 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Face mask law - YES! Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I wear a mask at our business and ask that customers wear one as well. Having all businesses make this requirement would make our community safer, as well as take pressure off of me when I ask them to wear one. When I offer the "non conformists" a mask, they often give me grief from a long list of political and anti -science views. Making it an across the board law would keep us all safer, while minimizing the need for opinions coming from either side! Jamie Atkins CityClerk From: Becky McCain <bmccainl @aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:10 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear City Council Leaders, I applaud your addressing reasonable requirements for mask wearing during this pandemic. The majority of research shows this will make a huge difference, especially with businesses opening up. I support making masks mandatory and I ask you to make this move to keep our city safe. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Becky McCain 2270 Country Way Fayetteville, AR 72703 Sent from my iPad CityClerk From: Sara Anderson <sara.anderson1120@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:12 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask-wearking law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I fully support Alderman Petty's proposal that outlines a mask -wearing ordinance in Fayetteville. I feel that this would help curtail the spread Covid-19 and should be mandated within our city. Thank you, Sara Anderson 479-601-7976 CityClerk From: Grace Taylor <gracevtaylorl @gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:14 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Fayetteville mask -wearing law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor and City Council members, I am a grad student at the University of Arkansas pursuing an MFA in Theatre: Performance. I was lined up to return to Denali National Park as a season performer with Holland America -Princess for the second summer in a row, but the entire summer season was cancelled because of COVID-19. Performing artists all over the country are without work indefinitely. I am lucky enough to be returning to school in August, but most are not so fortunate. Returning to work as soon as possible is vital not just for my community of artists, but for this beautiful, thriving corner of the state. To do that, I believe requiring EVERYONE to wear masks in public is the most efficient, safe, and simplest way to reduce this rampant spread of coronavirus. I would like to extend my support in favor of passing the mask -wearing law drafted by Alderman Petty brought to my attention by Nicole Clowney, via Facebook. To ensure it is clear which ordinance I am supporting, I have included Ms. Clowney's outline below: ---Plain language ordinance outline: 1) Masks required in public service areas at businesses, etc. a) Except when eating, drinking, exercising. b) Except in small group settings where social distancing can be followed. c) Except for people with a relevant disabling condition. d) Not applicable outdoors generally, except for events where the format or attendance prevents social distancing. 2) Businesses must post signage. 3) Businesses must distribute masks for free or a small fee. 4) Budget adjustment of $100k for a public safety campaign. a) Targets high interaction sites. b) Free masks for businesses to redistribute. c) Sets up non -emergency hotline. S) Sunset clause. Council will consider repeal when the state emergency order ends. 6) No penalty on individuals, except no access to applicable businesses without a mask. We will distribute a mask to anyone who lacks one. 7) No penalty for businesses, except for willful neglect. ---Examples • Masks will be required in a mechanic's customer service area, but not in the workshop. • Masks will be required in a corporate lobby, but generally not in employees -only areas. • Masks will be required in all public -facing areas in a retail setting, such as a grocery or hardware store." Thank you in advance for prioritizing our community's health. With respect, Grace Taylor Grace Taylor 573-820-6391 gracevtaylorl@gmail.com gracevtaylor.com University of Arkansas Graduate Assistant Phi Kappa Phi Alpha Psi Omega Grace Taylor 573-820-6391 gracevtaylorl@gmail.com gracevtaylor.com University of Arkansas Graduate Assistant Phi Kappa Phi Alpha Psi Omega CityClerk From: Randi Nelson <randirenae@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:17 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masking Wearing Law Proposal Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, My name is Randi Nelson. Allow me to introduce myself before I start, as I feel is important to do, especially in this time where in person introductions are hard to accomplish safely. I am a proud citizen of Fayetteville, AR. I am a registered nurse employed at Washington Regional Hospital, currently in an outpatient Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation setting, as well as a previous Cardiovascular ICU nurse for 3.5 years in Baltimore before we moved back. I am the mother of two children and the spouse of a wonderful professor at the University of Arkansas. We love this town and STRONGLY support the enactment of this mask law regulation proposal. As a nurse and mother, it truly worries me about how few people I see wearing masks around our area. The impact it is having, as is clear by our large COVID-19 case increase lately, is well on its way to catastrophic if we don't have some kind of laws regarding mask wearing in place. The protection of others right to go run essential needs in a safe way is a necessity, and it is being threatened by many who don't view this pandemic as a serious problem. I understand that some people may genuinely not understand how big of a deal this is to a community as they are not medically inclined, and I do not believe that people are maliciously refusing to wear a mask out of foul intent, but I do think that by have a law regulating mask enforcement policies will help to make people understand how big of a deal this is. I fear for my fellow healthcare workers and their families during this time specifically, in our community and all over the US. This is such a scary time already, and having the fear that you may be bringing home such a serious illness to your family day in and day out from work is a burden that weighs so heavy on top of the already overwhelming pressure that comes with daily changes in care being made. I am lucky enough to have been able to be home with my children and go nowhere in order to protect our family and others, literally, since this began here. If we have to go out, it is my husband or I masked up for any occasion, and we only go out one at a time to avoid any unnecessary exposure. We wish to protect the community and do our part as much as able to help not over burden the hospitals. They need our help, and this proposal is something that will GREATLY help them out! It's such a wonderful sign of respect to their sacrifice, as well! I pray that these words are heard in a positive light and this proposal is well supported. We are with this city 100% and want to protect everyone in it as best as we can! Sincerely, Randi Nelson Randi Nelson, BSN, RN (907) 242-9979 randirenae@gmaii.com CityClerk From: Audra Rogers <audra.harris1991@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:18 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, I'm writing to support the proposal by alderman Petty regarding mask requirements in Fayetteville. I recently gave birth to my first baby and due to having a newborn in the home it is extremely important to me that the city takes the necessary precautions towards addressing the spread of COVID-19, including mask wearing. It is an unprecedented and uncertain time to bring a new baby into the world and enhanced mask requirements in my city would do a great deal to ease my worries and fears. Please continue to work to keep our community as safe as possible. Thank you, Audra Rogers CityClerk From: Gennie <gennie@arstrong.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:22 PM To: CityClerk Subject: I support mandated masks in Fayetteville Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi, I'm reaching out to express my support for the proposed law to require masks at businesses in Fayetteville. As a small business owner, I completely understand the need to open up our economy in order to alleviate hardship and economic instability people have faced in light of the pandemic. 1 also understand how necessary it is to protect the public's health. I am very, very concerned with the lack of face coverings I've seen when out and about in town, whether at the grocery store or running other errands. I've also observed business that should require mask wearing— like gyms— not enforce these rules with clients. Requiring face covering seems like the simplest and most effective solution to stoping the spread of Covid. I know that some folks in Fayetteville will reject this idea, but requiring it is the right step. You have my full support as a resident as well as my compliance with the wearing of face masks. Best, Gennie Hirschy CityClerk From: Cara Green <cgreen83112@gmai1.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:24 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear City Clerk, My family and I strongly support the Fayetteville law regarding wearing masks. We have several at -risk individuals in our home and we are worried about the COVID numbers in our area as well as the number of people we see who are not wearing masks. Thank you. Neal Green & family CityClerk From: John Ryan <jryan@uark.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:28 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi I wanted to let you know that I support a law that tells us to wear masks in businesses and public. Kind regards John Ryan. Sent from my Whone CityClerk From: Megan Nunn <meganreneenunn@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:31 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Support for Mask Requirement Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Fayetteville City Council, I am writing in full support of a law regarding mask -wearing in public accommodations in Fayetteville. The experts have provided data and information in the last few weeks and months that confirm the effectiveness and importance of wearing masks when social distancing is not possible in order to prevent the spread of COVID. It seems like the least we can do to protect the high -risk people in our community and prevent the hospitals from getting overwhelmed. I hope you will put this law into action ASAP to curb the escalation of cases we are seeing! Thank you, Megan Nunn CityClerk From: Kelsey Ann Gilmet <gilmet@uark.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:32 PM To: CityClerk Subject: In support of mask ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, I am writing to show my support of the law being drafted to require the use of face masks in businesses in Fayetteville. As a healthcare provider and member of the UofA school of nursing faculty, I strongly believe that requiring masks to be worn will help to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our region and should be enforced by local ordinance. I am concerned about the rising rates of the virus in our region, especially considering the data that suggests transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic and pre -symptomatic individuals. Me use of face masks should no longer be considered a voluntary public health measure and instead a require to protect us all. Thank you for your time, Kelsey Gilmet MN, RN CityClerk From: Kelsey Ann Gilmet <gilmet@uark.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:32 PM To: CityClerk Subject: In support of mask ordinance Categories: Saved File, Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, I am writing to show my support of the law being drafted to require the use of face masks in businesses in Fayetteville. As a healthcare provider and member of the UofA school of nursing faculty, I strongly believe that requiring masks to be worn will help to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our region and should be enforced by local ordinance. I am concerned about the rising rates of the virus in our region, especially considering the data that suggests transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic and pre -symptomatic individuals. tThe use of face masks should no longer be considered a voluntary public health measure and instead a require to protect us all. Thank you for your time, Kelsey Gilmet MN, RN CityClerk From: Tiffany Hudson <tiffany@partnersforbetterhousing.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:33 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Draft Ordinance Re Masks / Social Distancing Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I would like to voice my VERY STRONG SUPPORT for this new ordinance to be passed by the Mayor and Council in Fayetteville. I wish each of the other municipalities in NWA would follow suit. These are common sense measures designed to protect the most vulnerable in our population. I personally venture out as little as possible, but when I do I am flabbergasted and frustrated at the number of people who still refuse to wear masks or to follow any of the suggested guidelines for safety. I feel like businesses are doing a disservice to both their customers and their employees by not mandating masks. I understand the exceptions and barriers, but I believe that many, many more citizens could and should comply. Any efforts to mandate these requirements should be pursued to the fullest extent possible. Be brave, Mayor and Council, be leaders, be fearless and strong, and most importantly, be willing to do the right thing in the face of public confusion, frustration, fear, and sheer lack of judgement. Tiffany M Hudson Executive Director cell (706) 614-3957 CityClerk From: Trotter, Laurel L. <Laurel.Trotter@va.gov> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:33 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mandatory masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor Jordan and Fayetteville City Council Members - I am writing to encourage you to pass the Fayetteville Mask Wearing Law. I am a healthcare provider at the VA here in Fayetteville. I have been so proud of the work the VA has done to protect our very vulnerable population during this pandemic. So far, the impact of Covid-19 on our patients has been low, but I am worried. It has been clear that as Arkansas has reopened, we've seen a dramatic rise in our cases, most notably here in Northwest Arkansas. These new numbers make it even more disheartening to see so many people in public spaces not wearing masks. I believe that the impact of not having a stay at home order, continuing with statewide opening despite increased case numbers, and not having statewide mandatory face coverings has given Arkansans a false sense of security and a belief that the pandemic is over. I am sure you are all aware of the studies that support social distancing and face coverings providing dramatic decreases in transmission. My observations tell me that the general population may not be reading these studies, because I don't see them taking the necessary precautions... so we need your help. Please move forward with mandatory masks for Fayetteville to help us all protect the most vulnerable among us. I truly appreciate all that you do. Much appreciation - Dr. Laurel Trotter Submit Public Comment This page is provided for efficient submission of public comment for City Council and Planning Commission meetings. All submissions must be directly related to a specific agenda item for the next meeting. Please ensure your comments conform to the Rules of Order and Procedure. RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL Full Name* michelle bowen Address or Ward* Address Ward Address* 613 north betty jo drive apt A Phone Number 14792874469 Email michellebowen1968@gmail.com Meeting Body* City Council Subject Masks. Comments I just want to say I am 100 percent for you having a mask law in Fayetteville . Nobody here seems to care to wear a mask . They also dont understand that them wearing a mask protects others. I really believe the only way to see any improvement here is to make this a law for the time being. Thank you so much for taking this seriously. Attachments - Section from the RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL Adopted 01/07/2020 by Resolution #01-20: Public Comments. Public comment at a City Council meeting shall be allowed for all members of the audience on all items of unfinished and new business and subjects of public hearings. Speakers shall be limited to a maximum of (5) five minutes so that all other citizens desiring to speak on that agenda item or a later item will not be unnecessarily inconvenienced. By a majority vote of the Council Members present and voting, this time limitation may be altered for a specific agenda item. A simple majority of the Council Members, present and voting, may authorize a representative of a Fayetteville citizens' group opposing the ordinance or resolution to present an electronic visual aid not to exceed five minutes. but no other electronic visual aid presentations will be allowed, however. the public may submit photos. petitions.. etc. to be distributed to the City Council. If a member of the public wishes for the City Clerk to distribute materials to the City Council before its meeting. such materials should be supplied to the City Clerk's office no later than 9:00 A.M. on the day of the City Council meeting. Any member of the public shall first state his or her name and address followed by a concise statement of the person's position on the question under discussion. Repetitive comments should be avoided this applies to comments made previously either to the City Council or to the Planning Commission when those Planning Commission minutes have been provided to the City Council. All remarks shall be addressed to the Mayor or the City Council as a whole and not to any particular member of the City Council. No person other than the Council Member and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussions without permission of the Mayor. No questions shall be directed to a Council Member or city staff member except through the Mayor. Courtesy and Respect. All members of the public, all city staff and elected officials shall accord the utmost courtesy and respect to each other at all times. All shall refrain from rude or derogatory remarks. reflections as to integrity, abusive comments and statements about motives or personalities. Any member of the public who violates these standards shall be ruled out of order by the Mayor must immediately cease speaking and shall leave the podium. CityClerk From: Morgan Hurlocker <morganhurlocker@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:35 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask required in public Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I am a resident of Fayetteville and i wanted to let you know I am in favor of the masking requirement in public! I truly believe masks will help slow and potentially stop the spread of covid while allowing our businesses to remain open! Thanks -Morgan Hurlocker CityClerk From: Denise A. Greathouse <dgreatho@uark.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:36 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I support the ordinance to require wearing masks in public places in Fayetteville. I've been in a number of businesses recently where few of the patrons are wearing masks, and in several small businesses where the owners and employees aren't wearing them. If we want to keep the coronavirus from spreading it's essential that we practice the recommended safety guidelines. I've written to Asa Hutchison about my concerns. I understand the current situation is challenging and stressful for everyone. I appreciate the efforts of Nicole Clowney, Lionel Jorden, Matt Petty, and all the others who have been taking time and effort to lookout for our health and well-being. Thank you all, Denise Greathouse CityClerk From: Haley Lane <haley.michelle.lane@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:38 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask -Wearing Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, My name is Haley Lane. I've lived in Fayetteville for 12 years now. I'd like to voice my support for a mask ordinance to keep businesses open but try to do so safely and slow the spread of Covid. I am also a public school teacher and am very concerned for the safety of my students, my coworkers and myself in the fall. I do work in Springdale schools but I believe if Fayetteville were to lead in establishing robust safety protocols it would put positive pressure on all the NWA districts and hopefully protect many lives. Thank you, Haley Lane Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Katherine Kinney <katkinney28@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:40 PM To: Mayor; CityClerk Subject: Mask Requirements Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I am reaching out in full support of the city moving forward with the mask requirements per the ordinance shared Fayetteville always leads the state in doing what is right by it's citizens from the passage of the LGBTQ+ protections, to proudly displaying a BLM banner and hosting an incredibly successful protest. Taking this initiative to slow the spread of the virus while also providing businesses the support they need to enforce this policy would be wonderful. I have seen many of you set the example for the city by donning masks but passing this ordinance would really demonstrate the city's commitment to public safety as well as respect for our healthcare workers serving us bravely in the COVID units. This measure could be what makes the difference in 'the curve' for our area as well as impact how the U of A can operate this fall. I do hope to see you all in favor of this measure. Thank you all for your service, Katherine Kinney katkinney28@qmait.com 501.680.1845 CityClerk From: Hillary Stone <hstone424@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:39 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask requirement Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello- I would like to voice my support for the requirements around masks. A member of my household works in the restaurant industry and opening has been very hard on our entire family because people are not being safe. Masks have proven to be helpful and it is very worrisome that our whole family is exposed daily because the community has decided to disregard advise. Wearing a mask is easy and would really help those out there trying to keep our society running. The governor opened up restaurants but gave those workers little to help them stay safe. Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Joy Unspeakable <toomanyofus@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:39 PM To: CityClerk Subject: thank you Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I heard today that your city is thinking about making masks a requirement. I just wanted to say thank you. I believe that many of us trapped in our homes in Benton County and other places will now go to Fayetteville to do business if this happens. You will have provided a safer way for those of us who are immune compromised to get the things that we need, even if we do have to drive further. I've been having to go to Missouri. Please do this. CityClerk From: Brittney <brexit@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:58 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Please mandate mask wearing in Fayetteville Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Mayor Jordan and City Council, My name is Brittney Robison and I have been a resident of our beloved City since 1989 ( minus a few years here and there). I have a 10 year old son. I also have MS which puts me in the high risk category at 49. We have been in self quarantine since March 13th. My husband moved his office home,and is as careful as possible when he does curbside or has to something work related out in the community. It's always a risk to me, due to so many not bothering to be respectful to others by simply wearing a mask. My mask protects you and yours protects me. Please take a close look at New York. They began with the highest number of covid cases in the Nation.... now , after 100+days of mask wearing and distancing, have the lowest numbers in the Nation. That's a fact, not an opinion. Mask wearing in businesses and anytime 6 feet isn't possible is a law. Science says that this is the smartest choice we can make at this moment. Thank you for working on behalf of our Community, Brittney Robison Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Aaron Rogers <atrogers88@gmai1.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:00 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello I am writing to strongly support the mask ordinance proposed by alderman Petty. I have just been blessed with a newborn, my father is looking after my 90 year old grandfather, and my mother in law is looking after my wife's 90 year old grandmother. I know my situation is not unique to the citizens of Fayetteville and any help/support/guidance in these times is greatly needed! Thank you, Aaron Rogers CityClerk From: Mr Rad2 <conrad.chris7l@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:02 PM To: CityClerk Subject: masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Greetings! I FULLY support a mandate on mask wearing. From the beginning, my family and I have worn a mask any time we venture out. It is so frustrating to see people not wearing masks, especially now with case numbers continuously rising. Thank you. Chris Conrad CityClerk From: ELLEN BEELER <eb99@cox.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:03 PM To: CityClerk Subject: mask law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I support the idea of a mask wearing law. I don't think its at all enforceable, but I support it. If it brings even a few businesses and individuals into mask wearing compliance then it is worth it. I do think it would go over better if it were promoted as being for a certain time period, say 30 days, to get through the worst of the crisis, and then renewable for another 30 etc after that. Thanks for the work you all are doing on this. Ellen Beeler, Fayetteville resident CityClerk From: Theresa Delaplain <trdelaplain@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:03 PM To: CityClerk Subject: supporting mask -wearing requirements Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Fayetteville City Government, I enthusiastically support a mandate in Fayetteville for everyone to wear masks in public. Thank you to Matt Petty for proposing this. It is mind -boggling to me, that with all the research we have on the effectiveness of wearing mask, we do not have a state -mandated mask requirement at this time. I do not understand why this proposal would have "no penalty for businesses." Why not? In addition, why would you require masks be worn in a corporate lobby but not in employee -only areas? Employees from different households are at risk of infecting each other! 7) No penalty for businesses, except for willful neglect. ---Examples • Masks will be required in a mechanic's customer service area, but not in the workshop. • Masks will be required in a corporate lobby, but generally not in employees -only areas. • Masks will be required in all public -facing areas in a retail setting, such as a grocery or hardware store." urge you to consider beefing up this proposal to having the mask -wearing mandatory for every indoor setting. Even if people are six feet apart the are breathing the common recirculated air. Thank you for your leadership in this pandemic. Theresa Delaplain Professor, University of Arkansas CityClerk From: Robin Price <robinella2@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:07 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mandatory mask inside public places Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please continue with your concerned guidance and implement a law to require mask inside public places. I work part time in a small shop. I am 67 yrs old. Don't make it my rule, make it law.... please. Robin Price Sent from my Whone CityClerk From: Debby Winters <dwinters711@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:11 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Wearing Law in Fayetteville Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Mayor Jordan and City Council, I fully support this. Please vote YES! Thank you. Best, Debby Winters CityClerk From: Leding, Greg <greg.leding@senate.ar.gov> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:12 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Support for the face -mask ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Mr. Mayor and members of the Council: I support the face -mask ordinance brought forward by Alderman Petty. Thank you. CityClerk From: Becky Todd <dahlbecky@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:13 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Wearing Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To Whom it May Concern: I am writing in support of Mr. Petty's proposal requiring face coverings in all public facing business spaces in Fayetteville during this (or other) pandemics. I have serious concerns about the citizens of our city and how serious they are taking the rapid community spread of this virus. The result of this fear and avoidance of the local businesses that make our community special. This proposal would give citizens the confidence that all in our community are doing their best to take care of each other. That confidence will translate to patronizing more local businesses for my family. Thank you, Rebecca Todd 1322 S. Ellis Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701 CityClerk From: Anna Moore <annamoore0803@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:1 S PM To: CityClerk Subject: Fayetteville mask law 4 Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Masks. I've been saying it from the beginning —it's the only way we are going to get past this while having the freedom and normalcy of work and commerce. I applaud this effort!! PASS THIS LAW. I wish other cities in NWA would follow suit. I live in Bella Vista and will bring ALL of my business to Fayetteville if this law is passed. Thank you for acknowledging science, showing compassion for life, and attempting to make a change!! Anna Moore CityClerk From: A <jacquelinescottdmd@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:20 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I implore the city to make mask wearing in public businesses mandatory for the public safety of our citizens. Thank you. Sent from my Phone CityClerk From: Leann Halsey Fayetteville Farmers' Market <ffmbusinesscoordinator@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:24 PM To: Mayor Cc: CityClerk Subject: Fayetteville Farmers' Market Supports Mask Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor Jordan, On behalf of the Fayetteville Farmers' Market we would like to show our support to the City Ordinance that would require masks authored by Council Member Matthew Petty. The market continues to follow all Covid 19 rules and regulations required by the Arkansas Department of Health for Farmers Markets. We take this very seriously and want to keep the community and the producers safe during this time and feel following the recommendations of CDC is critical. The City Ordinance requiring masks would continue to back the current guidelines we are following based on CDC and ADH recommendations or requirements. We feel it is an important measure our City should consider since we have a surge of Covid 19 in Washington County. Thank you for keeping our community safe and supporting businesses who are also trying their best to adhere to best practices during Covid 19. Your support to this measure is greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Leann Halsey, LMSW FFM Business & Program Coordinator 479-871-2036 CityClerk From: Sandra Cox Birchfield <sanlcox@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:26 PM To: CityClerk Subject: To the Mayor and City Council: I Support a Mask Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Greetings, I understand that a Mask Ordinance is being considered, and I want to voice my support of such a measure. Only today, after two months, have I set foot in a building that wasn't my home. In this particular case, it was to my doctor's office, which I felt safe as protocols were in place. However, I would be more comfortable stepping inside local businesses if I knew that safety protocols were in place and followed. An ordinance where everyone wears masks inside public buildings and stores would be a great start -- and it's vital that they understand how to properly wear a mask. I drive by different businesses and restaurants and have observed that only a percentage are wearing masks and social distancing. Some are wearing masks *below* their noses. While my heart goes out to business owners and employees, who will be saddled with enforcing this measure, I do hope a promotional campaign can carry most of the weight to educate what needs to be done so that there are no confrontations later. I would like to see this become a "Fayetteville normal" until we get the numbers way down. Rest assured, this household is already doing its part and will continue to do so! Thank you for all you do. Sincerely, Sandra Cox Birchfield 1664 S Laurel Landing, Fayetteville, AR 72701 CityClerk From: Trevor Stilwell <Trevor.Stilwell@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:29 PM To: Sonia Gutierrez; Marsh, Sarah; Kinion, Mark; Matthew Petty; Scroggin, Sloan; Bunch, Sarah; Turk, Teresa; Smith, Kyle; Mayor Cc: Williams, Kit; CityClerk Subject: Mask -wearing ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To the mayor and city council: Regarding the proposed mask -wearing mandates. I'm convinced by the data (and common sense) that indicate masks can help reduce the likelihood of spreading covid. Clearly it's important for most Arkansas to be masked in public settings, to protect our economy, our health, and our lives. I've been masking up while in public (among other precautions) since mid -March, even when strolling around my neighborhood. So I'm glad to see council member Petty (of my ward) taking action on this. I would like government at every level to encourage mask -wearing and other important anti -pandemic measures. But I prefer such encouragement be voluntary whenever feasible. There may be cases when government ought to remove certain freedoms in the interest of the public good --and if so, a pandemic probably is one of those cases --but doing so is a dangerous slippery slope. Ways masks could be encouraged before/instead of being mandated include: • strong, clear efforts to broadly communicate to the public the reasons and importance for masks; • offering incentives to businesses for participating; etc. Perhaps it's too late for such half -measures in northwest Arkansas, but in principle these are the kind of things that generally ought to be tried first. Thanks to council member Petty and city attorney Williams, and to the rest of the city's staff and officials contributing to this effort. Sincerely, Trevor Stilwell 410 West Adams Street (Ward 2) CityClerk From: Jacki Tighe <jtighe@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:30 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I would appreciate an ordinance In Fayetteville requiring the wearing of face masks in public until the CDC no longer recommends them. It's such a simple thing to do and yet can make a big difference. Than you, Jacki Tighe Sent from my Wad CityClerk From: Annie Hayes <annie.s.hayes@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:36 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks! Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear all, Please please please PLEASE require masks in public in Fayetteville. I cannot understand a downside to this. I'm a physician and I have elderly parents in Fayetteville. Please help keep us all safe and require masks in public. Please. Thank you, Anne Hayes, MD Sent from my Whone CityClerk From: Sloan Ahrens <sloan.ahrens@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:37 PM To: CityClerk Subject: I support the ordinance requiring face -masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. My name is William Sloan Ahrens, I live on Azalea Ter by Gully Park, and I think the proposed mask ordinance sounds perfect. It's also timely, considering the little covid bloom we're having. I heard about it in this facebook post, and I support the ordinance as described in the post: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.petty/posts/10163677470390635 Thank you all, for all you do. I'm sure this must be an incredibly trying time. Sloan Ahrens Ahrens Software, LLC CityClerk From: Zoe Naylor <zen@bogartimmigration.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:40 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear City Leaders, I am a resident of Fayetteville, and I am in support of the mask ordinance which has been proposed by the city council. Our business has been requiring all clients to wear masks upon entering our facility, and provide masks if needed. And I am in full support of the entire city doing this as well. One concern would be compliance as it appears there are no punishments for businesses nor individuals in Mr. Perry's summary post on Facebook. So there may be little incentive for some businesses to enforce this and risk losing customers. However, on the other hand, creating fines for not wearing masks etc would likely be the tougher legal battle, so I do understand this approach. I request that the city council pass this measure and continue to protect residents of Fayetteville, particularly as the numbers in Washington County continue to climb. Regards, Zoe Naylor CityClerk From: Shana Gold <shanagold@mindspring.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:43 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask requirements Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To whom it may concern: I support an ordinance that requires Fayetteville residence to wear masks inside public spaces and in merchants indoor spaces. Please support public health by passing this ordinance. Thank you, Shana Gold 514 E Johnson St Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.shanagoldcoaching.com CityClerk From: Janie Landman <jnliddell@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:49 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Law requiring masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello - I am a resident of Fayetteville and I am in favor of the proposed law requiring masks in all public places. Please act now to help stop the spread of this virus. Thank you, Janie Landman 310 E. Fairway Lane Fayetteville 479-418-3002 CityClerk From: Ted R. Swedenburg <tsweden@uark.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:S0 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Proposed ordinance on mask -wearing Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear City Council: I write as a member of an at -risk group from Covid-19, aged 70. 1 strongly urge you to pass the proposed ordinance. As you know of course, Covid-19 cases are surging in our region. At the same time, it seems that the guidelines from the state regarding "reopening," plus an understandable frustration with being cooped up for several months, have resulted in increasing laxity in citizen behavior. Just as the dangers increase, safe public practices wane. Please do all you can to help make it safe for workers and the public, and especially those of us who are at risk. The newly opened Ozark Natural Foods had to be prodded by me and many other seniors and immuno-compromised persons to finally institute a daily hour for seniors/pregnant women/immune-compromised. Today I shopped at Target during senior hour. Three weeks ago, on my last trip, workers stood outside asking those who were not vulnerable to come back later, and everyone inside, shoppers and workers, was masked. Today, about 40% of shoppers were unmasked and there were no efforts being made to discourage non -vulnerable shoppers from entering. I spoke to one Target worker who was concerned as I was and who thought that Northwest Arkansas really needed to "up its game" when it came to fighting Covid-19. After returning home, I spent half an hour getting on to Target's very busy website to communicate my concern to the company. I subsequently posted about the situation on Facebook, alerting others and asking them to contact the corporation as well. I have also expended a great deal of time and effort alerting others and encouraging them to contact ONF. This is all very exhausting and frustrating, and if only there were guidelines and a strong effort from the city, we, the vulnerable, the workers, and those very concerned, would be much relieved and appreciative. I do believe that, if such an ordinance puts us in the crosshairs of the state government, the city would have the strong backing of large numbers of citizens, and I pledge to do my utmost to support you and mobilize others to support you if it comes to that. Finally, my deep appreciation to you all for taking up this issue, and I sincerely hope the ordinance passes. Best, Ted Swedenburg CityClerk From: Eleanor Hughes <ewanslow@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:51 PM To: CityClerk Subject: support of Fayetteville Mask Wearing Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Good afternoon, I'm writing in support of the mask wearing ordinance. I don't think enough businesses are requiring patrons to wear masks and way too many people are not wearing them. It's a simple way to protect ourselves, each other and our community and to get this spread under control. I'm shocked at how few people are wearing masks in stores and it seems to be getting worse not better. This ordinance would really help. Thank you, eleanor hughes CityClerk From: t <tom06new@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:56 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I think you mask requirement is nothing short of crazy. There is still very very little clinical proof that any cloth mask stops this virus. Social distance is the best stop. I agree with the restaurant requirement but other than that it's insane. People will simply drive to spri gdale and your tax income will show this. Even OSHA test show the N95 mask is designed for sterile environments. The N95 does not Repeat filter exhale, therefore if someone has the virus in public, when they breath out nothing is stopping the virus from being in the air. And none of the paper or cloth mask can stop it. The virus is 0.03microns in diameter. Your homemade mask won't stop it at all, but it will hold you to breathing your own carbon oxide instead if fresh air which is what we all need. CityClerk From: Maureen Doege <maureeniezd@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:59 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Just a note from a family in NWA, if this mask provision is passed we will go out of our way to come to Fayetteville instead of other cities, wearing our masks and bringing our cash. Thank you for acting I Intelligently during this time. The Doeges CityClerk From: Reese Roberts <fayettevilleira@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:01 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Fayetteville Mask Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To whom it may concern: While we certainly cannot speak for all restaurants and bars in Fayetteville, we have heard from many these last few months. We know many service industry employees are hesitant to go back to work out of concern that guests will not adhere to requested guidelines. We've heard of many restaurants that have yet to reopen their dining rooms, despite being allowed to. The spectrum of stories about customers refusal to abide by health department and state requirements of social distancing, as well as the increase of out of state guests visiting our area for dining, leads us to believe a clear message from our city about what actions we take to keep our community safe is necessary. We want to keep our employees and spaces safe and want to take the responsibility of "enforcing" off the shoulders of our small business owners. We also hope our staff members, in places that serve the public community in Fayetteville, will be able to shop and do the things they need to do out in our community safely. We are in support of a city-wide ordinance to require the wearing of face coverings (over the nose and mouth) in places that serve the public so that we can stop the spread of COVID-19 in our area, keep our staff safe while they serve the public and get our small businesses back to generate income as quickly as possible. Reese Roberts, Bordinos Hannah Withers, Leverett Lounge Elliot Hunt, Atlas Chrissy Sanderson, Mockingbird Kitchen Board Members Fayetteville Independent Restaurant Association FIRA Website I Facebook I Instagram CityClerk From: Daniel Ferritor <danferr123@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:03 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Support for Mr. Petty's mask ordonance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I strongly support Councilman Petty's proposed ordinance for mandatory masks. Daniel E. Ferritor 577 N Rockcliff Rd Fayetteville, AR. 72701 CityClerk From: A. Kate Miller <anna.kate.miller.akm@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 S:08 PM To: CityClerk Cc: Geoboo Song Subject: In support of city mask -wearing law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Greetings! As residents of Fayetteville, my husband (Geoboo Song) and I would like to express our support for Alderman Petty's proposal of a mask -wearing law in public accommodations/businesses in the city. We find this to be a very proactive and appropriate response to the serious concerns with the rapid spread of COVID-19 in our community, county, and region. Thank you for sharing our views with the Mayor and City Council members! Sincerely, Anna Miller Ward 1 resident CityClerk From: Diane Serenson-Ungar <dserensonungar@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:10 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks for Fayettville Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor and City Council, Thank you, Mayor Jordan for encouraging businesses to require masks and encouraging businesses to refuse service to people who will not comply! Despite the severe Covid outbreak In NWA, our governor has allowed our region to move into phase 2, which is highly illogical and puts the health and lives of our community in grave danger. It is imperative that some action is taken locally to curb the spread of Covid. Soon our hospitals will become overwhelmed and not be able to properly care for those who fall severely ill. One thing we can do reduce the risk of ourselves, our loved ones and our community from getting Covid , is to require masks to be worn in all indoor and outdoor businesses and community spaces! I believe businesses should be penalized if they do not enforce this ! Let's make this the law! Also, police and community leaders need to be role models and wear masks ! Please wear them at all city councils meetings and be physically distant ! Numerous medical studies cite the significant decreased risk of transmitting and acquiring Covid when a mask is worn. N95 and surgical masks are most effective but any cloth face mask will help to some degree!! Because cloth masks may only be 40-60% effective, it is also important to also enforce physical distancing from one another when while wearing cloth masks. Please help make a difference . Please help mandate laws and make consequences for people who are not acting responsibly and who are endangering the lives of others by not following CDC rules during a pandemic ! Please ensure that places where many people will be in close quarters for extended periods such as nursing homes, jails, factories and schools in Fayetteville, that they have adequate PPEs ( including N95s for those screening individuals) as well as adequate VENTILATION systems ! Please put in place some community testing drive by sites right away besides the health department . Please make consequences for people who don't comply, even curfews if it becomes necessary and people fail to follow social distancing and mask rules . Please spread the news about the free testing at the health department! Please make some public service announcement that put some fear in people about Covid So that they will comply ! Announcements that show the ordeals that people and families have endured because of getting severely infected with Covid! Thank you for listening !! Thanks for all you are doing ! Stay well and safe! Sincerely, Diane Serenson-Ungar Sent from my Whone CityClerk From: Lee Ann Kendrick <purlow7@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:27 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Wearing law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. As a resident and small business owner I fully support the mask wearing law that Alderman Matthew Petty has drafted along with the city attorney, and encourage the city council and mayor to stand behind this bold move forward, and pass it right away. Fayetteville should be the shining example in our state for tackling the dangerous spike in covid cases in our region, regardless of how popular they think this law may be. The health and welfare of our citizens must come first. Thank you to Alderman Matthew Petty, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, and the rest of the Fayetteville City Council for your strong and responsible leadership now and throughout this crisis. Respectfully, Lee Ann Kendrick CityClerk From: Ryan Madding <differencemaker174@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:34 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Fayetteville - mask wearing ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Good Afternoon, I am writing this email to show support for the potential city ordinance or law intending to require face masks in public environments. As an essential worker who was (fortunately) not affected by the COVID 19 pandemic, we have worn masks and taken extra precautions during this time. Unfortunately, many Arkansans are under the impression that the pandemic is over, even though Arkansas is one of the fastest rising case counts in the nation. I find it absolutely absurd that we are forging forward with phase 2 openings amidst seeing how BAD we've done with phase 1. At any instance, it is going to be up to our legislatures to enforce such measures to protect all of us from ignorance and selfish stupidity. I fully support this ordnance and hope to see it pass swiftly and smoothly. Sincerely, James Ryan Madding CityClerk From: Anita Schnee <niterfay@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:56 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks in public accommodations: In favor Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I write to support Alderman Petty's proposed law requiring masks in public settings. I dread every time I have to go to the grocery store. Despite that the stores advertise early hours for seniors, of which I am one, on every single occasion 1 have seen young people shopping during those hours without masks. One egregious example was a young woman who engaged the cashier in an extended conversation while people piled up behind me in the check-out line. I have been met with hostility at the hardware store, from a young clerk without a mask. This morning a young man (maskless, needless to say) actually spat in the Whole Foods parking lot. Not within spatter distance, lucky me, but STILL! I cannot tell you how outraged and in despair I am at this behavior. We can't rely on our fellow citizens' common sense, civility, or care for others. So we have to legislate all that, then. How sad and infuriating. I thank Alderman Petty, Attorney Williams, and Mayor Jordan for their leadership. I wish I could say the same about our governor. Please pass this legislation. Yours sincerely, /s/ Anita Schnee Attorney at law IMPORTANT: This message is intended for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at 479.587.0262. Thank YOU. The Bar and Supreme Court require all attorneys to notify e-mail recipients that e-mail is not a secure method of communication. Anita Schnee Attorney at Law niterfay@yahoo.com P.O. Box 3484 Fayetteville, AR 72702 479.587.0262 CityClerk From: Valerie <valerielhobson@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:00 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask wearing law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear city council, As a mother, wife of a physician at Washington Regional who is treating COVID patients, and as a citizen of Fayetteville, I implore you to pass the law for everyone to wear a mask. It seems like no one wears them even as the numbers surge. I'm doing everything I can to protect my family. I cannot protect their father who sees patients everyday who may have COVID. He in turn brings home the possibility of my children ages 5,4 and 18 months to contract it. Please do the right thing and pass this law. Sincerely, Valerie Balldin CityClerk From: Olivia Gibert <oliviahgibert@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:36 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Masks in Public Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To whom it may concern, As a citizen of Fayetteville, I both support and encourage the passing of a law that requires masks in public within reason. Upon trips to Walmart and other public spaces, I have noticed an alarming lack of masks. It seems that wearing masks would be a matter of common courtesy, but, as you all are aware, that does not seem to be the case for many. I am usually among a minority of people wearing a mask, and it threatens both the health of our community and the economy as local cases surge. As a rising high school senior, I desperately want the opportunity to attend school full-time again in the fall, and I feel that our lawmakers are responsible for ensuring everything is done to make that possible. My father is an emergency physician and sees the effects of this pandemic first-hand. However, many in our community probably feel far removed from this reality, making them feel as though it isn't necessary to wear a mask. Because of this, the passing of a law is very important. You simply cannot make everyone care enough about this to do it otherwise. If lawmakers truly care about our community, health, and economy, then they should and will make wearing a mask in public local law. Sincerely, Olivia Gibert CityClerk From: Kirsten Elliott <kirstennelliott@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:30 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Councilperson Petty's Mask Wearing Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Mayor Jordan and Respected Members of Our City Council, I am writing to you today to ask that you please support Mr. Petty's ordinance to require mask wearing within the city of Fayetteville. Although cases are spiking in Arkansas, and in our region of the state in particular, Governor Hutchinson has shown that he has neither the desire nor the will to make the right choice. The state of Arkansas has yet to meet any of the requirements to move into subsequent phases of reopening, yet it continues to do so. It is clear at this point that the Governor is more concerned with being in the good favor of the President than he is with the wellbeing of Arkansans. I am aware that there is concern within leadership at the city that such a law may conflict with state law. I am also aware that sometimes we must make the right choice, even when it is difficult. I urge you all to be brave and make the right decision here. Mask wearing has been shown to be an effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a disease that we still know very little about, but that may have health complications that stay with a person for life. I know this may land the city in a court battle with the state. and I know this is hard on a personal level. I have not been in close contact with anyone outside of my immediate family since before March 16th because I am trying to prevent the spread. And wearing masks when I must go out is uncomfortable and frustrating. But it is necessary. Please, join me in doing the hard thing. But the right thing. And protect Fayetteville by requiring masks in all public places. Respectfully, Kirsten Elliott 6253 W Limerick Way Fayetteville, AR 72704 CityClerk From: Margie Nancarrow <margienan@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:38 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Wearing a mask Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I strongly support the proposed city ordinance requiring that masks be worn. My husband has stage 3 lung cancer. He has finished chemo and radiation with good results. He is now doing a year of immunotherapy. If he were to contract Covid-19 it would almost certainly be a death sentence for him. Wearing a mask is a small inconvenience to ensure the health of others in the community. Please vote yes on this proposal. Thank you Margie Nancarrow 1351 E Cicero Lane Fayetteville, AR 72703 972-571-1555 Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Betty <kbpawlik@msn.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:38 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Fayetteville Mask Law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. We support the passage of the Fayetteville Mask Law. Please pass this message on to the Mayor and City Aldermen. Thank you, Kevin and Betty Pawlik Barrington Parke Fayetteville Get Outlook for i05 CityClerk From: Kyra Ramsey <kyra.ramsey@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:46 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask wearing Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I am 100% behind your legislative actions to put into law reasonable requirements for wearing masks inside places of business. Kyra Ramsey Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Kent Watson <kent.watson@metova.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:57 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask wearing in public - My Input Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I strongly support the new law to require mask wearing in businesses in Fayetteville. I have worn a mask in stores since March, but have observed little social distancing or mask wearing across the city and region. As of last week I received funny looks for wearing a mask at Sam's Club, and yesterday no employee at Home Depot was wearing a mask. Public safety must be a top priority. Choosing to shut down businesses to prevent COVID spread, and choosing to remain open - both options are choosing death. Job loss = poverty = lack of nutrition and lack of access to health care. We must keep the economy going in a safe manner. Wearing a mask and social distancing practices are disruptive to businesses who are closed down or less than 100% occupancy, but otherwise are an inconvenience. Since we do not know who has the virus, we do not know who will die from the virus, wearing a mask is a simple inconvenience that is worth helping protect your family and your neighbor. Weeks ago, my sister in New Orleans mentioned the refrigerated trucks to hold bodies... and we saw pictures of bodies being loaded into refrigerated trucks via fork lift in NYC. Our morgue is full, let's do what we can to prevent bringing these trucks into Fayetteville, and NWA. Regards, Kent Watson, VP Technology Strategy Metova, Inc. 479.200.1379 1 www.metova.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/watsonkent/ CityClerk From: Charis Lykins <charis.lykins@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:58 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To Whom It May Concern, I am a Fayetteville resident and support the mask ordinance that Matt Petty has introduced. Regards, Charis Lykins CityClerk From: zadokim7@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:08 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Wearing Law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, I am writing to tell you that I am opposed to the mask wearing law that Fayetteville intends to put in place. This law would place undue hardship on people with breathing disorders and panic attacks that are triggered by wearing masks. I understand the seriousness of the virus, but the responses to the virus are also seriously hurting people. I suggest that instead of forcing people to act a certain way to avoid spreading a virus they have no reason to believe they have and they most likely do NOT have, you should funnel your finances and efforts into providing more resources to deal with the virus to hospitals and healthcare centers in your city. Flattening the curve never meant "hide in your house or social distance until there is a cure for COVID and it is 100% gone." Flattening the curve always meant "we will all get the virus at some point, but let's not get it all at once so the healthcare system is not overwhelmed and doesn't cause more death from the virus than we otherwise would have." Social distancing measures also kill and harm people, and the goal of leadership should be to *do the least harm possible.* This means that you walk a fine line between harming people by laws that require distance, disconnect, poverty, and isolation MORE than would be harmed by the virus and saving as many people as possible from the virus. This line is delicate and needs to be considered amidst all the fear -mongering media reports with simultaneously say we all are likely asymptomatic carriers and 1 in 5 people who catch COVID die. (These two "facts" are mutually exclusive.) If Fayetteville puts a mask -wearing law in place, I will endeavor to shop in other cities before shopping in Fayetteville. People who are afraid of the virus can stay home, wear masks, and social distance all they want without forcing the rest of us to do likewise. Thank you, Cassondra Beers CityClerk From: Stephani Jungmeyer <stephani@trailsideyoga.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:10 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Matt Petty's Proposed Mask Requirement Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. in I own a business in Fayetteville & we require masks be worn by employees & patrons. I am very much in favor of the ordinance requiring masks in business's public accommodations. I was just in a supermarket & maybe 1 in 4 people had on masks (excluding employees). I feel that if our federal & state government won't express how important masks are to protect us all from Covid-19, it is up to our local government to do so. Thank you very much for your consideration, Stephani Stephani Jungmeyer Owner/Teacher Trailside Yoga & Beyond 600 W. Center Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-466-6164 steohaniPtrailsidevoea.com www.trailsideyoga.com CityClerk From: Michael Cummings <cummingsme@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:11 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Please strongly consider the mandatory mask ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. As much as I wish people made good, safe decisions on their own regarding mask -wearing, it seems that a significant percentage of residents aren't getting the picture and need a nudge. If store policy recommendations at Walmart, Harps, and Target aren't getting compliance, the city needs to step up and pass the proposed mask -wearing ordinance. I have underlying health conditions that make me particularly susceptible to COVID complications, and going out for necessities would be much safer for me and others like me if everyone was mask -compliant. Thanks! Michael Cummings CityClerk From: Connie Crisp <cocrisp@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:35 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask wearing Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I support an ordinance for wearing a mask in businesses and other public places where social distancing cannot be maintained. We have a better chance of getting through this pandemic if we can stop the spread of the disease by wearing a mask. Even though business are opened, many people are still afraid to patronize stores because of fear of Covid. So wearing a mask in a business would put costumers at ease and may even help businesses get more customers . It's a win for everyone. Thank you for caring. Connie Crisp Sent from my Pad CityClerk From: Tana Dawson <tanadawson@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:52 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask wearing law Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. support this law because I believe it will be critical in reducing covid numbers in our community. Thank you for your leadership in proposing this legislation. Tana Dawson Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Jan Moon <janmoon@cox.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 8:16 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Face mask proposal Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Mayor Jordan and City Council, I, as a voting citizen of Fayetteville, support Alderman Petty's proposal for wearing face masks in public. Thank you, Jan G Moon Sent from my Whone CityClerk From: Dickson St. Bookshop <mail@dicksonstreetbooks.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 8:44 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Wearing masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To whom it may concern: I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing today to let you know that we, at Dickson Street Bookshop, strongly agree with having a law regarding mask -wearing in public. We desperately want to reopen our shop, but we watch as dozens of people try the door each day, none of whom are wearing masks. The owner is in his 80's and still works 7 days a week, we also have a staff member who is elderly, another who is pregnant, and yet another who has heart problems. This puts them all at high risk. In our staff of 10 people there are 4 who are in great danger if they were to catch this virus. We are a family, and you do not put your family in harms way. We have no intention of letting anyone inside that isn't wearing a mask. This means we would have to lock the door and let people in one at a time after they have been made to put on a mask. As you can imagine this puts a huge strain on an already stressful situation. With limited staff and next to no income for the last 3 months it would be next to impossible to pay someone to stand at the door all day to enforce this absolutely essential rule. If there was already a city wide law requiring masks we could focus our energy on other safety measures instead and it would ease the panic we feel about the safety of our owner, staff, and customers. We also feel that it would diffuse some of the misplaced anger in situations where a customer might become angry at being asked to wear a mask. In short, it would help us tremendously if you would please take the lead and require mask -wearing in public. We do not want to have to educate, beg, persuade, and otherwise deal with people who see no reason to protect themselves or others. We are putting ourselves and our families at risk by going to work. Please help us. Thank you so much for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Suedee Hall Elkins Manager Dickson Street bookshop CityClerk From: Greg and Jodie Gilmet_Root <gilmet_root@msn.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:08 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Support Face Masks Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, It is our understanding that there is legislation being considered to require the use of proper face masks in all Fayetteville businesses. PLEASE BE INFORMED WE STRONGLY SUPPORT such a move. As a Board Certified immunologist who also holds a Master's in Public Health and has worked extensively in the field of vaccine development, I (Greg) consider myself exceptionally well informed about pandemics and how disease is spread across communities. It is highly likely that the shocking recent increase of the COVID-19 virus in Washington County could have been prevented had people not been so lax in following public health recommendations, including the wearing of masks. Personally, our family has made it a point to NOT FREQUENT businesses where we found both employees and shoppers are not wearing masks. We are over 6S and it is a burden to not be able to go to places and feel as protected as possible. The decision to wear a mask has nothing to do with personal choice and should not be considered an issue of freedom. Just like the requirement that we wear seat belts, wearing a mask is an issue of public health and safety for the wearer and fellow community members. Thank You, Gregory Gilmet, MD and Jodie Root Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: Katherine Kinney <katkinney28@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:22 PM To: Norton, Susan Cc: Mayor; Bunch, Sarah; Gutierrez, Sonia; Marsh, Sarah; Kinion, Mark; Matthew Petty; Scroggin, Sloan; Turk, Teresa; Smith, Kyle; CityClerk Subject: Re: Enforcing Public Safety Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Thank all of you for standing up for Fayetteville. I am so proud to be a resident of a city with bold leadership willing to stand up for what is right for our community. Thank you - thank you for all you do to make our little corner stand for what is right On Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 8:03 AM Katherine Kinney <katkinney28@gmai1.com> wrote: From Bloomberg yesterday and to my point about ensuring students can come back - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/college-towns-fear-covid-will-leave-them-as-ghost-towns/ar-BB15sVI2 On Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 6:2S PM Katherine Kinney <katkinney28@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks, Susan, I appreciate your response. Yes, I would assume many have gotten passionate and emotional watching our region quickly heading to the top of the hot spot list. The idea of significant loss of human life does that to people. I absolutely commend the city and police department on a protest that our community and the state of Arkansas can be proud of --it is an excellent example of how we do things differently here so why wouldn't we do more in the face of this virus? In one week, cases are up 48%. Study after study and every health official states mass adoption of mask wearing is a clear path to suppressing the spread of COVID-19. While I do agree that I would always rather someone reach out their hand, unfortunately there are times when that just won't work. I am old enough to remember when "click it or ticket" was instituted - wasn't that done to save lives because not all individuals were taking the simple, potentially life saving measure of putting on their seatbelt? What is Asa going to do when you take action to protect our citizens? Mask wearing is only controversial because politicians have made science political. We have to be better. Don't let us become a cautionary tale. Don't prioritize the economy in vain. If the U of A starts then has to shift again to online -only classes because we didn't act fast enough would certainly hurt our economy significantly. I'd have to imagine that the loss of the liquor tax alone would have a noticeable effect on the city's P&L. I urge you once again to take action. Require masks indoors. Let's figure out how to provide masks for business to provide to their customers. Let's give business owners a leg to stand on when they want to keep themselves and employees safe. Let's prove once again that Fayetteville can come together and do what is right for our community. Respectfully, Katherine Kinney On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 9:46 AM Norton, Susan <snorton@favetteville-ar.gov> wrote: Katherine -I apologize for not yet responding to your message. The Mayor and I have reviewed the material you sent on Oxford and Key West and share your concerns about the importance of face coverings for reducing COVID-19 spread. He works every day to consider all community input we are hearing about the right response to this and all of the issues surrounding the pandemic. Our surge in Northwest Arkansas has created an escalation of passion and emotions across a spectrum of issues and completely diverse opinions. At this time, the Mayor believes that just as Fayetteville was called upon during the protest on June 4 to do the right thing, he wants to continue this approach for now. He is considering more actions to persuade rather than to enact laws to mandate. I know when it comes to a controversial issue, I would prefer someone reach out their hand to me to pull me along rather than stand behind me and shove me to take an action. We are concerned that a mandate could cause more people to refuse to wear masks and might actually cause violence in some situations, as we have seen in several places across the country. Thank you for your feedback and your work in our community. Susan Susan Norton Chief of Staff City of Fayetteville, Arkansas snorton@favetteville-ar.gov T 479.575.8330 Website I Facebook I Twitter I Instagram I YouTube From: Katherine Kinney [mailto:katkinney28@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 6:39 PM To: Mayor <Mayor@favetteville-ar.gov>; Norton, Susan <snorton@favetteville-ar.gov>; Bunch, Sarah <ward3 post@favetteville-ar.gov> Subject: Re: Enforcing Public Safety CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Mayor Jordan, Thanks for responding to my husbands follow up email - he shared it with me. We appreciate the response. I must admit I am disappointed to have not heard from any of you on the below. With the new statement from Washington regional - there is no good reason to not take action to protect our community. I see you told my husband the city attorney is looking into local preemption and understand wanting to cross your is and fit your eyes - but my question to all of you is what negative ramifications could come from taking this measure? I do not believe the governor is going to come up here and stop you. I cited two cities below that have taken action above and beyond the states requirements. While I do not have the exact quote -Mahatma Ghandi said something to the effect of a society can be judged by how it cares for the weakest among them. It is the weakest in our community that will be hardest hit by this virus. Bold leadership in a time of crisis is necessary. Please, for all of us - be bold. Make a call and require masks indoors. While I sincerely wish people would do the right thing - they just aren't. Thank you, Katherine Kinney On Fri, May 29, 2020, 7:25 AM Katherine Kinney <katkinney28@gmail.com> wrote: Good Morning, I hope you are well I am reaching out to appeal to you to take the measurements necessary to enforce public safety. We ALL see the large amount of our citizens choosing to increase all of our risk by not wearing masks. We are all also aware - or at least should be - that we have been projected to be the next hot spot. Here is a story from Oxford Mississippi where the city - not state - has implementing a mask wearing requirement: https://mspoIicy.org/masks-to-be-required-in-oxford/ I have also attached a psa from key west Florida. I work for Graduate Hotels and proudly serve on our cities A&P commission. As we prepare to reopen our doors I am truly concerned for my team that will be met with a public that seems unconcerned with keeping themselves and others safe. Without a mandate by a city or state if a business tries to enforce mask wearing to keep their team safe it would typically be an hourly employee trying to enforce a policy with a member of the public. This has resulted in several instances of violence around the country. Why would we take that risk? As a leader - sometimes you have to do the hard thing and demand more of those who put you into a position of power. While enforcing mask wearing may not be popular - you know it is the right thing to do. I implore you to consider what the day looks like when Washington regional is out of hospital beds and ask yourself is it not worth asking more of this community right now? A community that states over and over again that we are close knit and come together when it matters. Today is the day to live our stated values. Not in two weeks not when the numbers continue to climb - now. It would also stimulate the economy by making people feel more confident that if they go shopping or out to eat they will be safer. At least it would for me and the many others I see lamenting the lack of public safety measures our fellow citizens are choosing to take. I sincerely hope that you will consider this and look forward to a response. Sincerely, Katherine Kinney CityClerk From: Kelsey Lavigne <kelseyllavigne@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:53 PM To: CityClerk Subject: Face Masks Ordinance Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello Fayetteville city counselors! I am writing to ask you to please vote in favor of the law requiring the use of masks in Fayetteville businesses. This ordinance is much needed with the rise of Covid-19 confirmed cases and hospitalizations. I feel frustrated she afraid when I go out and see so many people shopping without masks. While I am not considered high risk, I am nervous for those who are. Thank you for your continued efforts to keep us safe! Kelsey Lavigne 380 E Evergreen Ln, Fayetteville, AR 72703 CityClerk From: Dikaiospur. . <zachspilman@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:05 AM To: CityClerk Subject: Mask Law Attachments: Collage 1.jpg Categories: Forwarded CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Fayetteville City Council, Thank you for everything you have done passing a law demanding people to wear masks in public. We cannot even begin to express how thankful we are to everyone at the City Council. From the mayor, to each City Council Member, we have been grateful for your efforts and decisive leadership in helping to keep our community safe from Covid-19, even when that means keeping us safe ... from one another. Especially when we are a family that is most at risk. Two years ago, our four -year -old son came home from preschool sick with a high fever. When he did not get better with meds, we thought perhaps he was fighting pneumonia, or perhaps even mono. Little did we know that he was fighting for his life. He had an extremely aggressive cancer, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and that in only a few weeks, he had gone from having no cancer in his body, to having 99% of his bone marrow cancerous. We did not know that instead of preparing for Kindergarten, we would drive 5,000 miles for treatment between here and Little Rock. We did not know that instead of Cub Scout meetings, we would have 52 chemotherapy treatments (and counting). Instead of soccer practice, we would have 19 surgical procedures. We did not know it would be a battle that will take us three and a half years to win, and that is if everything goes perfectly and we have no setbacks. We also did not know that in the middle of our son's battle with cancer, a new disease, Covid-19 would ruthlessly attack the most vulnerable in our country. For many people with medical conditions like Cancer, HIV, Hepatitis, Diabetes, genetic disorders, or the elderly, Covid-19 is a deadly risk. Our son, at the heaviest period of his chemotherapy regimen, had just 7% of a functioning immune system, essentially the same as a person in the late stages of AIDS. We also did not know how casually our fellow Americans, and fellow Arkansans, would treat this disease. First, they said it was just a handful of cases. Then they said it would go away by Spring. Next, they said it was "just a cold," and then later "just like the flu." After surpassing normal flu fatalities by a ratio of 2:1, now they compare it to car wreck statistics. To be honest, they are running out of numbers to compare it to, because statistically, it is now the worst respiratory epidemic since the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. We went for a drive down Dickson street and along the Square last Friday evening around 6:00 pm, and as a family game, we counted masks. The final tally was 98 without masks, 11 wearing masks. That means only 10% of people were wearing masks on a Friday night on one of the busiest streets in Fayetteville. Worse, our numbers keep going up, and health officials in our area hospitals estimate that we have had only 10% of the cases in Northwest Arkansas that we will have by the fall. Yet, we are reopening businesses and schools, as our numbers of Covid-19 cases (and deaths) are rising at their fastest rate ever. You were exactly right to say that the Governor has left Fayetteville on its own, and that is why we need to take care of each other now. As a family, we know that mask wearing, and social distancing is hard. We know because we have been doing it, not for 3 months, but for 2 years. Due to Heiden's cancer, we had to start social distancing before it was "mainstream." We missed Birthday parties. We cancelled Thanksgiving because he was ill. We had Christmas in March, because that was when all our family was finally healthy enough to celebrate together. We never started Cub Scouts. We know how it feels to miss church. We could not attend church for 9 months, and only days after attending church on Easter, Heiden became ill, infected by one of the 2,000 people that attend our church weekly in Fayetteville. We understand, deeply, that social distancing is extremely hard. We also know what it feels like to wear a mask all the time. I wear a top of the line N99 mask to protect my son. It is so good that it is hard to breathe through, even though I am a runner. It pinches my nose so tightly, that after being at Arkansas Children's Hospital with Heiden for 8 hours for chemotherapy, my nose looks like it has been punched by a boxer. I even shaved my beard, just so that my mask can make a complete seal to my face and better protect my son. Now, my kids say that I look weird. They are just small sacrifices to protect a little boy that I love, and that needs protection. I also know how it feels to be mistreated because of wearing a mask. Back in February, before Covid-19 was widespread in the US, people would laugh at me in the grocery store for wearing a mask. Others avoided me out of fear that I had Covid-19. People mock me for being a germophobe or an "alarmist," yet all I am is a dad trying to look out for his son who has cancer. I do not want to make a political statement; I just want my son to make it through Covid-19 to the first grade. What the citizens of Fayetteville need to understand is just how much the vulnerable need them, and how much wearing a mask and social distancing can make a difference. If people in Fayetteville are happy to donate to Children's Hospital, St. Jude's, Make A Wish, and other great organizations to help sick kids, then can't they also wear a mask and help save their lives? By passing this law, you are protecting the lives of not just the vulnerable, but a lot of people at that. You are looking after what the Bible calls "the least of these." Like our son. You will never know how much that means to us. With deepest thanks, Zach, Ali, Heiden, Abby, and Asher Spilman Fayetteville, AR CitvClerk From: Sean Kinney <skinney@rcrwireless.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:18 PM To: Bolinger, Bonnie; Pennington, Blake; CityClerk; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; Eads, Gail; Roberts, Gina; Batker, Jodi; Johnson, Kimberly; Rogers, Kristin; Williams, Kit; Branson, Lisa; Jordan, Lioneld; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; Mulford, Patti; Norton, Susan; Thurber, Lisa; Gutierrez, Sonia; Marsh, Sarah; Kinion, Mark; Scroggin, Sloan; Bunch, Sarah; Turk, Teresa; Smith, Kyle Subject: My sincerest thanks CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. You all led a masterclass in good government tonight. I'm proud to be a member of this community and proud that we have leadership that's responsive to constituent requests and bold enough to take a stand for local control. And I sincerely appreciate your patience and responsiveness as I know you've received numerous emails from me and others who feel passionately about this. My best regards, Sean Kinney. Sean Kinney Editor in Chief Arden Media Company - Accelerating the Buyer Journey Enterprise IoT Insights I TelecomCareers I RCR Wireless News 305-890-66201 skinney(aDardenmedia.com CityClerk From: Thurber, Lisa Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 10:20 AM To: CityClerk Cc: DeBerry, Linda Subject: FW: Online Form Submittal: Website Feedback Good morning — we received this feedback through the website form that is intended for reports of broken links and other errors. Sending this your way as I know your office is collecting resident feedback on the ordinance. Thanks Lisa From: DeBerry, Linda <Ideberry@fayetteville-ar.gov> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 10:17 AM To: Thurber, Lisa <Ithurber@fayetteville-ar.gov> Subject: FW: Online Form Submittal: Website Feedback FYI From: noreply@civicplus.com <noreply@civicplus.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:31 AM To: DeBerry, Linda <Ideberry@fayetteville-ar.gov> Subject: Online Form Submittal: Website Feedback CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Website Feedback Fayetteville, Ark. Website Feedback We're continually working to provide you with the information and services you need. Please use this feedback form as a method of reporting broken links, missing content, typos, etc., that you find on the City's website. If you have a general inquiry for a specific department, please use our directory. We appreciate your help in making this website better. Thank you! Type of Feedback Complaint If other, please list reason Field not completed. for feedback: Name Lee Ann Hayes Phone or Email Ieeann007(@live.com Let's hear it! Very disappointed in the decision made regarding masks. shop and dine frequently in Fayetteville and will take my business elsewhere. Experts cannot agree on whether masks are truly effective or not. Please reverse this decision. I do not support mandating masks. For reference, I am pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Health, so I do have background in the area. Referencing a specific page? Field not completed. Give us the URL: Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 11:52 AM To: Bolinger, Bonnie; Pennington, Blake; CityClerk; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; Eads, Gail; Roberts, Gina; Batker, Jodi; Johnson, Kimberly; Rogers, Kristin; Williams, Kit; Branson, Lisa; Jordan, Lioneld; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; Mulford, Patti; Norton, Susan; Thurber, Lisa; Gutierrez, Sonia; Marsh, Sarah; Kinion, Mark; Scroggin, Sloan; Bunch, Sarah; Turk, Teresa; Smith, Kyle Cc: Camilla Shumaker Subject: Thank you Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for passing the face mask ordinance. I've been very concerned about our region and very frustrated and disappointed to see how few people are wearing masks. I feel more comfortable doing things like going to the grocery store and making blood donations now —things I have been putting off recently because of the spike in our area and the lack of mask wearing. I know this decision won't be popular with everyone, and I applaud you for making the right choice for our community. Camilla Shumaker Submit Public Comment This page is provided for efficient submission of public comment for City Council and Planning Commission meetings. All submissions must be directly related to a specific agenda item for the next meeting. Please ensure your comments conform to the Rules of Order and Procedure. RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL Full Name* Don Swain Address or Ward* Address Ward Address* 495 N. Lone Jack Dr. Phone Number 501-354-5376 Email dbswain48@gmail.com Meeting Body* City Council Subject Face mask cordiance Comments Walmart is not requiring or even ask people to wear a mask.. I ask the door man why he didn't ask and he said that it was the police job and that came down from corporate office. Attachments Section from the RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL Adopted 01/07/2020 by Resolution #01-20: Public Comments. Public comment at a City Council meeting shall be allowed for all members of the audience on all items of unfinished and new business and subjects of public hearings. Speakers shall be limited to a maximum of (5) five minutes so that all other citizens desiring to speak on that agenda item or a later item will not be unnecessarily inconvenienced. By a majority vote of the Council Members present and voting, this time limitation may be altered for a specific agenda item. A simple majority of the Council Members., present and voting, may authorize a representative of a Fayetteville citizens' group opposing the ordinance or resolution to present an electronic visual aid not to exceed five minutes, but no other electronic visual aid presentations will be allowed: however, the public may submit photos. petitions, etc. to be distributed to the City Council. If a member of the public wishes for the City Clerk to distribute materials to the City Council before its meeting, such materials should be supplied to the City Clerk's office no later than 9:00 A.M. on the day of the City Council meeting. Any member of the public shall first state his or her name and address. followed by a concise statement of the persons position on the question under discussion. Repetitive comments should be avoided: this applies to comments made previously either to the City Council or to the Planning Commission when those Planning Commission minutes have been provided to the City Council. All remarks shall be addressed to the Mayor or the City Council as a whole and not to any particular member of the City Council. No person other than the Council Member and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussions without permission of the Mayor. No questions shall be directed to a Council Member or city staff member except through the Mayor. Courtesy and Respect. All members of the public. all city staff and elected officials shall accord the utmost courtesy and respect to each other at all times. All shall refrain from rude or derogatory remarks, reflections as to integrity, abusive comments and statements about motives or personalities. Any member of the public who violates these standards shall be ruled out of order by the Mayor. must immediately cease speaking and shall leave the podium. CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:07 AM To: Bolinger, Bonnie; Pennington, Blake; CityClerk; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; Eads, Gail; Roberts, Gina; Batker, Jodi; Johnson, Kimberly; Rogers, Kristin; Williams, Kit; Branson, Lisa; Jordan, Lioneld; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; Mulford, Patti; Norton, Susan; Thurber, Lisa; Gutierrez, Sonia; Marsh, Sarah; Kinion, Mark; Scroggin, Sloan; Bunch, Sarah; Turk, Teresa; Smith, Kyle Cc: Ginny Kobe Subject: FW: Mask ordinance thank you -----Original Message ----- From: Ginny Kobe <gingeok@att.net> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 5:04 PM To: CityClerk <cityclerk@fayetteville-ar.gov> Subject: Mask ordinance thank you CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To the Mayor and City Council - Thank you for taking stand to protect the citizens of Fayetteville. As an older citizen I truly appreciate the ordinance requiring masks. People were given plenty of chances to show they could follow guidelines on their own. They chose not to. The day after the ordinance I felt comfortable going to two locally owned businesses and spending money there! Ginny Kobe Sent from my iPhone CityClerk From: CityClerk Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:08 AM To: Bolinger, Bonnie; Pennington, Blake; CityClerk; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; Eads, Gail; Roberts, Gina; Batker, Jodi; Johnson, Kimberly; Rogers, Kristin; Williams, Kit; Branson, Lisa; Jordan, Lioneld; Mathis, Jeana; Paxton, Kara; Mulford, Patti; Norton, Susan; Thurber, Lisa; Gutierrez, Sonia; Marsh, Sarah; Kinion, Mark; Scroggin, Sloan; Bunch, Sarah; Turk, Teresa; Smith, Kyle Cc: Kimmery Kobe Subject: FW: Mask Ordinance To whom this may concern, I just wanted to drop a quick note to say thank you to our city leaders for passing the mask ordinance. I have seen more masks worn in public this week which in turn makes me safer about venturing back into my community and supporting the economy. Thank you, Kimmery Kobe 1 NORTHWEST ARK 4RW Democrat goazette sl� F C, 30X IE'7 FAULT"E ILLE .AR. +27G2 • 479-' 1­I?Gb • (: \ 74.6°=418 l'ri; iS'.Nt'rr9G s^_u AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION I, Brittany Smith, do solemnly swear that I am the Accounting Legal Clerk of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat -Gazette, a daily newspaper printed and published in said County, State of Arkansas; that I was so related to this publication at and during the publication of the annexed legal advertisement the matter of: Notice pending in the Court, in said County, and at the dates of the several publications of said advertisement stated below, and that during said periods and at said dates, said newspaper was printed and had a bona fide circulation in said County; that said newspaper had been regularly printed and published in said County, and had a bona fide circulation therein for the period of one month before the date of the first publication of said advertisement; and that said advertisement was published in the regular daily issues of said newspaper as stated below. City of Fayetteville Ord 6323 Was inserted in the Regular Edition on: June 21, 2020 Publication Charges: $460.56 6 Jyyac Brittany Smith Subscribed and sworn to before me This 2c day of2020. Notary Public My Commission /�. **NOTE** i?tease do`notpay' om Affidavit Invoice will be -sent- Ordinance: 6323 File Number. 2020-0503 AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE PERSONS TO WEAR FACE MASKS THAT COVER THE NOSTRILS AND MOUTH TO HELP RESTRICT THE SPREAD OF THE COV1D-19 VIRUS, TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE EXEMPTIONS, TO OPERATE A NON -EMERGENCY BUSINESS SUPPORT HOTLINE, TO SET PRACTICAL ENFORCEMENT CONDITIONS, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT WHEREAS, the spread of the Covid-19 virus has been accelerating in Washington County; and WHEREAS, the administrator of the Washington Regional Medical System has said it is critically important to take the recent surge in COVID•19 cases seriously, and also has asked the community to 'wear a mask when out in public;' and WHEREAS, the Coroner of Washington County, Roger Morris, has reminded people to wear a mask to protect others; and WHEREAS, Jennifer Dillaha of the Arkansas Department of Health, has said that wearing a mask is the most effective action that can be taken to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus; and WHEREAS, numerous other epidemiologists have insisted that widespread use of a face mask is necessary to prevent the more rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, especially when humans gather in groups, and thereby necessary for the safety and health of Fayetteville citizens, residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, employees and most members of the public in public service areas of places of public accommodation should be required to wear masks to cover their nostrils and mouth for the health and safety of all, subject to certain exceptions, and WHEREAS, businesses cannot reasonably implement health directives as intended without municipal support services; and WHEREAS, the legal standard of willful neglect can be used to shield any business snaking a good faith attempt to implement this ordinance from any penalty whatsoever; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section I: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that the health and safety of Fayetteville residents require that persons within public service areas in all places of public accommodation are required to constantly wear face masks covering the nostrils and mouth of such persons subject to the following exceptions: A. Masks may be removed while consuming food or drinking a beverage and exercising if social distancing and disinfection best pmetices arc also followed. B. Settings with ten (10) or fewer persons present, such as small business offices which do not serve the public in person, and areas without normal public access, such as scmi- private offices and workshops, do not require masks, unless persons cannot follow social distancing best practices C. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with a disabling condition that prevents wearing a face mask. D. Masks may be removed in outdoor settings generally while best practices to maintain social ! distance are followed. Masks shall be -ono at managed events when attendance and format prevent social distancing. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that the health and safety of Fayetteville residents require that all businesses, offices, shops, and manufacturing and similar facilities are required to post conspicuous signs at all entmices to their establishment that employees, customers and visitors to their establishment must wear face masks pursuant to the rules stated in Section I of this ordinance to be admitted into their premises. Section 3: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that places of public accommodation are required to provide disposable face masks for free or a nominal cost for members of the public seeking to enter their establishments and are required to deny entry to members of the public who refuse to wear face masks as required in Section I. Section 4: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment of S100,000.00 to operate a public safety campaign to raise community rates of mask -wearing,. The campaign shall include the distribution of free face masks to Fayetteville businesses, the operation of a business support hotline, and an outreach strategy focused on high-imemction sites. The non - emergency business support hotline shall be available for businesses to request technical and/or field support for any reason related to our adaptation to the Covid-19 virus, including requesting free masks for distribution to their customers, the creative use of outdoor space, and generally when implementing health directives and emerging best practices. Section 5: Sunset. After the governor's emergency declaration ends, an ordinance to repeal this ordinance shall be placed on the agenda immediately following the end of the state -declared emergency. The City Council at that time shall act on that ordinance with all haste, either repealing this ordinance in whole, in part, or extending the requirement and associated programs. Section 6: Penalties on individuals. Individuals which refuse to wear a mask when required will be denied entry to places of accommodation. Places of accommodation may call either the non -emergency hotline for assistance, or they may call 911 if the situation is an emergency. Thcre is no other penalty for refusing to wear a face mask but disorderly conduct and threatening or assaulting another person art crimes that can still be enforced. Section 7: Penalties on businesses. No business shall suffer a penalty unless that business fails to implement the requirements of this ordinance due to willful neglect. In that case, failure to enforce the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a violation subject to the penalties allowed in § 10.99 General Penalty of the Fayetteville Code. Section g: Severability clause. If any provisions, sections or portion of this ordinance is found or determined by a court for any reason to be invalid or unenforceable, those provisions shall be severed from the remaining portions of this ordinance which shall remain effective in the absence of any invalid or unenforceable provisions. Section 9: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby determines that this ordinance should become effective without delay because widespread use of a face mask is necessary to prevent the more rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, especially when humans gather in groups, which is necessary for the public peace as well as the health and safety of Fayetteville residents. Therefore, the City Council hereby declares an emergency exists such that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED and APPROVED on 6/ 16/2020 Approved: /s/ Lioneld Jordan Lioneld Jordan, Mayor Attest: A/ Kara Paxton Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer 75285747 June 21, 2020 ARCHIVED r-. -.►..•EIVED MAR 13 2020 :.VILE = CE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR EMERGENCY DECLARATION WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic; and WHEREAS, as of March 12, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control reported that there have been 1,629 cases of COVID-19 reported in the United States, including 41 deaths; and WHEREAS, Ark. Code Ann. § 12-75-108 authorizes the chief executive of a political subdivision to declare a local disaster emergency in order to activate a local emergency operation plan; and WHEREAS, the continued spread of COVID-19 presents an imminent threat to the safety and welfare of the citizens of Fayetteville and its workers, which requires emergency action; and WHEREAS, the proclamation of a state of emergency provides the City the ability to take measures to reduce the possibility of exposure to disease, control the risk, and promote the health and safety of Fayetteville residents. NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the power granted by Ark. Code Ann. § 12-75- 108, I, Lioneld Jordan, Mayor, declare the City of Fayetteville is in a state of emergency and hereby activate the city's Emergency Operations Plan. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas to bXaffixed on the 13' day of March 2020. Lioneld 4Jdanz Attest: (/ S ESL _�• FAYETIEVILL' Lisa Branson, Deputy City Clerk---:-'• City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov RECEIVED MAR 3 0 2020 OTY rAYEiTEVU E CITY Ci.%RK S CUFFICE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR ORDER WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, Governor Hutchinson proclaimed a disaster emergency to take necessary actions to reduce the spreading and danger of the Covid-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, issued an Emergency Declaration which provided "the City the ability to take measures to reduce the possibility of exposure to disease, control the risk, and promote the health and safety of Fayetteville residents;" and WHEREAS, the continuing Covid-19 pandemic has already caused at least temporary losses of personnel in our Police and Fire Departments with more such losses likely in near future such that temporary, emergency workers will likely need to be hired in the near future to ensure our public safety departments can meet "the minimum expected capability for disaster and emergency... response," A.C.A. §12-75-118(f)(1); and WHEREAS, I, as Mayor of Fayetteville, have been directed by State law to utilize our public safety departments "to the maximum extent practicable" (A.C.A. §12-75-121) to assist in proper and continuing support of necessary responses to this pandemic emergency; and WHEREAS, portions of three Fayetteville Civil Service Commission Rules prevent a prompt meeting of the Civil Service Commission and the timely hiring of temporary emergency workers necessary to ensure no fire station would have to be closed due to lack of sufficient trained and certified firefighters and to ensure the Fire Department and Police Department will continue to have sufficient trained and certified officers to adequately protect our residents and perform their public safety missions during this declared disaster emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the Governor's Proclamation of March 11, 2020, my Emergency Declaration of March 13, 2020, A.C.A. §12-75-101 et. seq, Ordinance No. 6292 of March 16, 2020, and the reasons set forth in the City Attorney's memo of March 26, 2020, I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan do hereby ORDER: (A) Civil Service Rule 1:02(g) shall be and is suspended for thirty (30) days; (B) Civil Service Rule 4:02(b)'s last clause "until an eligibility list is available for appointment" shall be and is suspended for thirty (30) days; and City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov (C) Civil Service Rule 8:02 shall be and is suspended for thirty (30) days. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas to be affixed on the 26t" day of March/f020. Attest: Kara Paxton, City Clerk Lioneld JorBan�/Mavor ERK .• &TY p�•�JG.. pis�. .� �FAYETTEVILLE%�= y�.QkANSP�•'����� �4*;,J �0 N „�� ��`� RECEIVED OFFICE OF THE MAYOR APR 0 9 2020 CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ORDER #2 WYCLERK'SOFFICE WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, Governor Hutchinson proclaimed a disaster emergency to take necessary actions to reduce the spreading and danger of the Covid-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, issued an Emergency Declaration which provided "the City the ability to take measures to reduce the possibility of exposure to disease, control the risk, and promote the health and safety of Fayetteville residents;" and WHEREAS, on March 26, 2020, in order to assist the Fire and Police Departments to maintain adequate staffing during this pandemic emergency pursuant to A.C.A. §12-75-118(f), I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan issued my first Order to temporarily suspend Civil Service Rules 1:02(g), 4:02(b)'s last clause and 8:02 for thirty days to enable the Civil Service Commission to approve the timely hiring of temporary emergency workers necessary for our Public Safety Divisions to remain at full strength; and WHEREAS, I, as Mayor of Fayetteville, have been directed by State law to utilize our public safety departments "to the maximum extent practicable" (A.C.A. §12-75-121) to assist in proper and continuing support of necessary responses to this pandemic emergency; and WHEREAS, because of the closure of public education systems throughout the state and elsewhere during this pandemic, two applicants for our Police Department have not been able to obtain a copy of their high school documentation normally required before their application can be accepted by April 10th so the applicants can take the April 25, 2020 Police Officer test; and WHEREAS, Civil Service Rule 1:02(c) should be temporarily suspended to allow these two applicants to take the Police Officer test as scheduled; this temporary suspension shall end after the Civil Service Commission can meet and determine whether this suspension should be continued pursuant to their authority or permanently ended. City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the Governor's Proclamation of March 11, 2020, my Emergency Declaration of March 13, 2020, A.C.A. §12-75-101 et. seq, Ordinance No. 6292 of March 16, 2020, and my first order of March 26, 2020, I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan do hereby ORDER: Civil Service Rule 1:02(c) shall be and is temporarily suspended until the Fayetteville Civil Service Commission can meet on or about April 24, 2020, and determine whether this Rule should be further suspended by the Commission or permanently ended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas to be affixed on the 8th day of April 2Cy20. Attest: Cj : FAYETTEVILLE ; Kara Paxton, City Clerk r • � r . ,,, �N0' CN11� OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Pursuant to Ordinance No. 6292 with an emergency clause passed unanimously by the Fayetteville City Council on March 16, 2020, and approved by Mayor Lioneld Jordan with attestation by City Clerk Paxton on March 17, 2020, I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, hereby exercise the authority and power granted to me by this ordinance and state law by issuing the following policies in an effort to protect the health and safety of Fayetteville citizens and residents as much as reasonably possible from the Covid-19 pandemic: POLICY # 1 (March 17, 2020) A. Bars and restaurants are required to observe an occupancy rate of no more than 50% of the total occupancy rate as set by the Fire Marshal B. Restaurants and bars are required to space tables and barstools at least six feet apart and limit party sizes to fewer than 10 people, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) C. Curb -side, drive -through and delivery services from r, taurants may continue operations as usual at this time ; 1 n LIONEI-D JORDA Mayor POLICY # 2 (March 18, 2020) Upon suggestion by owners of Fayetteville funeral homes or funeral businesses operating within the City, I issue the following policy. (A) Funeral homes or funeral businesses shall limit the number of persons attending funerals in their businesses during this emergency by allowing only the officials presenting the funeral, family members and relatives of the deceased to attend such funeral services. (B) Funeral home administrators shall endeavor to ve family members attending funeral services maintain social distancing as r:7. nded he CDC and refrain from physical contact. I � Ma City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov RECEIVED MAR 19 2020 CITY CF FAYETTEVILLE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Pursuant to Governor Hutchinson's proclamation and directive of March 19, 2020, as well as Ordinance No. 6292 with an emergency clause passed unanimously by the Fayetteville City Council on March 16, 2020, and approved by Mayor Lioneld Jordan with attestation by City Clerk Kara Paxton on March 17, 2020, I, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, to assist in the proper and efficient operation of Governor Hutchinson's directive do hereby exercise the authority and power granted to me by that directive and this ordinance and state law by issuing the following amended policy in an effort to protect the health and safety of Fayetteville citizens and residents as much as reasonably possible from the Covid-19 pandemic: AMENDED POLICY # 1 (Issued March 19, 2020) (Repealing and replacing Policy #1 issued on March 17, 2020) A. Bars and restaurants are allowed to provide only takeout, curbside, and home delivery service. B. Restaurants are hereby granted temporary suspension of any and all City regulations that might prevent them from operating as grocery stores/food markets or home delivery service. C. The maximum occupancy of any bar or restaurant providing the services above shall not exceed 10 people. D. Licensed restaurants, microbrewery restaurants, distilleries, small breweries, small farm wineries, or liquor stores may operate pursuant to the emergency rule enacted by Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control, a copy of which is attached. E. All restaurants and bars shall continue to abide by all Department of Health regulations. LIONELD JORDAW Date Mayor , / City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Emergency Rule Changes Regarding The Sale of Alcoholic Beverages • Posted Date: 03/19/2020 • Office: All DFA • News: Pursuant to the Governor's March 17th Proclamation the Alcoholic Beverage Control has set forth the following Rule Amendments effective immediately and to continue for the next thirty days: Restaurants and Microbrewery Restaurants (hereafter referred to as "restaurants") licensed to sell beer and wine under any permit issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control may sell corked or sealed bottles of wine with the purchase of food, consistent with their existing ability to allow a patron to take home an unfinished bottle of wine purchased with food. Many restaurants already have the capability to sell beer for on -premises consumption and beer to go pursuant to a retail beer permit or microbrewery restaurant permit. In order to establish parity among all restaurants during this emergency, any restaurant licensed to sell beer under any permit, may sell sealed cans and bottles of beer to patrons with purchase of food. Restaurants may also include beer and wine with delivery of food items. Restaurants shall not sell any spirituous liquor to go or for delivery. Restaurants may sell mixers and set-ups. Retail liquor stores with drive thru windows are encouraged to use those exclusively. Retail liquor stores may offer curbside services and delivery to their patrons. Distilleries, Small Breweries and Small Farm Wineries, consistent with their existing licenses, may sell their own products for off premises consumption and offer delivery of their products to patrons. Delivery of alcoholic beverages shall be by an employee of the licensed restaurant, microbrewery restaurant, distillery, small brewery, small farm winery, or liquor store. Alcohol shall not be delivered by a third party delivery service. All restaurants and retailers are reminded to continue to ensure they do not sell alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of 21. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR POLICY # 3 (March 19, 2020) RECEIVED MAR 19 2020 CRY OF FAYETTEVILLE CRY CLERK'S OFFICE A. Theaters, auditoriums, meeting halls, and banquet facilities are required to observe an occupancy rate of no more than fifty (50) and performance restrictions to ensure no patron is seated within six (6) feet of another patron and that ensures any and all performers, actors, speakers, and staff remain at least six (6) feet away from any and all other persons. B. Auditoriums and sanctuaries of religious institutio s are encouraged to follow this policy for the safety of their members, but are not requireo follow all limitations within this policy. /,- ` =.5 /!ti/-PO LIONELD JO Date Mayor / City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov RECEIVED MAR 2 0 2020 CG � ' ,err -t EVILLE C;TY CLERK'S OFFICE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR POLICY # 4 (March 20, 2020) Virtual meetings of City Council and Planning Commission A. Any and all City regulations that might hinder or prohibit virtual City Council or Planning Commission meetings or disallow voting without the physical presence of a member of the City Council or Planning Commission are hereby waived and suspended during this pandemic until this policy is repealed. B. Public hearings as required by State Law shall continue to be held in the Council Chambers and the public (including applicants) may participate and offer comments telephonically through a speaker phone or other technologies within the Chamber. C. City Council Members and Planning Commissioners may choose to be physically present or to attend through a conference call type of procedure through a speaker phone or other technologies within the Chamber for Council Members or Commissioners separate from the public's speaker phone or other technologies. Council Members or Commissioners shall be entitled to vote in person, telephonically or by other technologies. Physical distancing recommended by the CDC shall be observed. LIOrLD 70.7 Date Mayor City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov OFFICE OF THE MAYOR POLICY # 5 (March 24, 2020) '-}-.IVED MAR 2 4 2020 "'EVILLE .. • iS OFFICE (A) A residential developer who wishes to fully pay the Fee -in Lieu of the required parkland dedication pursuant to §166-04(B)(3)(1)(ii) of the Unified Development Code shall not be required to submit their preliminary plat, large scale development, small or large site improvement plan or other development proposal to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board prior to submitting the development plan to the Planning Commission. (B) City permit fees for fishing on lakes in and Lake Fayetteville and Lake Sequoyah pursuant to §97.070 of the Fayetteville Code are hereby waived for the period of time that State fishing license fees/requirements are waived by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. (C) To ensure proper social distancing, all basketball courts and playgrounds in city parks and/or over which the City of Fayetteville has jurisdictional control are hereby closed, and all persons are prohibited from congregating thereon. Furthermore, the City Parks and Recreation Department is directed and authorized to close any gazebo or other location within our City Park system in which proper social distancing is not being followed and obeyed. Trails shall remain available, but persons may not congregate thereon in violation of social distancing rules or recommendations of the CDC. (D) The ban on restaurants' use of disposable, single -use Expanded Polystyrene Foam (aka Styrofoam) products scheduled for May 1, 20, 0, is hereby delayed until July 1, 2020. t__ 1J/V LIONELD JORDApI" Date May( i/ Mayj City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov RECEIVED MAR 3 0 2020 CITY OF IFAYEi EVILLE GTY CLERKS OFRCE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR POLICY # 5 (B) Amendment (March 30, 2020) (B) The period of time during which City permit fees for fishing on Lake Fayetteville and Lake Sequoyah pursuant to §97.070 of the Fayetteville Code are waived is hereby extended until April 17, 2020. 1 j / 331.2,0 LI NELD JO A DATE Mayor City of Fayetteville 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.fayetteville-ar.gov