2020-03-18 City Council Item No. 5.1 Public Comment - Carpenter Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting Materials1
Emily Grisenti
From:Vicki Carpenter <vickicarpentersells@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 18, 2020 4:46 PM
To:Public Comments
Cc:Vicki Carpenter
Subject:CORONAVIRUS
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Good evening Mayor and Council Members.
These are extraordinary times and I pinch myself each day to make sure I’m not living in an episode of the Twilight Zone.
In light of the Governor's mandate, coupled with the County of Riverside’s regulations, and office closures due to the
coronavirus outbreak, I respectfully request our city follow suit and consider closing the city offices to the public. Many
large corporations, schools, businesses (large and small) have implemented policies for their employees work virtually or
with reduced hours/staff. It may be essential at times to meet with a member of the public, a developer, or business
owner and can do so by appointment only. Other cities have incorporated the same policy.
I believe we need to safeguard our community, our employees, and our city from this pandemic. I depend on, and trust
your leadership. Please lead by example, so other businesses and citizens take this as a serious threat to our employees
and families.
Thank you for keeping us up to date with the CDC guidelines and other notices (facts and fears) regarding this virus. It’s
time to take action. I’m sure you'd rather be criticized for being over cautious vs not employing proper procedures to
protect our city, employees and citizens.
Please consider being proactive and implementing proper precautions to close the city offices to the public, while
staying open for business ‐ virtually or with less staff.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your kind consideration in this very important matter.
Signing off as a proud Menifee citizen and advocate,
VICKI CARPENTER
vickicarpentersells@gmail.com
951-966-5252
29466 Warmsprings Dr, Menifee 92584
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