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been hit with the virus thus far, but anticipates their luck to run out. He stated if the <br />virus were to circulate within the department, officers would need to be quarantined for <br />14 days and the department could be short-staffed. He said he felt the officers time to <br />be best spent responding to emergency needs and questioned if the department would <br />have the staff capacity to monitor traffic and police social distancing guidelines on top of <br />its daily functions. <br />• Committee Member Madison said, given these reasons, she didn't think it would work <br />to have a Happy Days Festival in 2020. <br />• Committee Member Specht asked what events could be modified. <br />• Committee Member Hepner, a representative from Northgate Church, said she wasn't <br />sure what the church's involvement would look like. She stated that she didn't think the <br />kids tent and inflatables could be modified to accommodate social distancing. She asked <br />if the concert could be made virtual and if we could still have fireworks and have folks <br />watch from their apartments and cars. <br />• Committee Member Specht said he would be in favor of exploring those options. <br />• Committee Member Tossey said before he makes a recommendation, he wanted to <br />know sponsor interest. He said if we don't have any money to fund a festival he didn't <br />see how it could work. <br />• Committee Member Anderson said she didn't think the virus situation would improve <br />enough by September for vendors, staff and patrons to gather safely in one area. <br />• Committee Member Madison agreed. <br />4. The Meeting Adjourned at 6:18 pm <br />