2020-07-01 City Council Item No. 7 Public Comment - Harnden Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting Materials1
Emily Grisenti
From:Brianna Harnden <briannaharnden@yahoo.com>
Sent:Wednesday, July 1, 2020 6:19 PM
To:Public Comments
Subject:Public Comments: Covid-19 & New Police Department
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Good evening to our City Council,
We are all so thankful and blessed that our New Police Department is a diverse and qualified group of professionals.
Myself and others were so very happy to watch our police department go live at midnight and it was amazing to watch
history happen. We also need to keep pushing hard to ensure that Measure D D stays in place to continue our public
safety and public works projects.
Regarding Covid‐19:
It’s very important that our city and all the cities understand that the increased numbers of Covid‐19 is also directly
related to the very large increase in testing (which our Governor demanded). While we understand that protests took
place, a majority of current ICU patients are not all Covid‐19. The data shows that many who have been tested and
have Covid‐19 while the mortality rate is down.
It’s equally important to understand that masks are not mandatory for everyone. Please keep in mind that anyone
under age 2 is not to wear one because
Of the risk of suffocation. Likewise anyone with a medical condition / disability that is mental OR physical ‐ they are a
legally and constitutionally protected class of persons.
Myself and others who are involved in disability rights advocacy, are available privately via email should questions or
concerns arise.
Menifee is an amazing and inclusive city and many of us are choosing to move here and live here for that reason.
Thank you,
Brianna Harnden