HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020.11.05 Public Comments - McCall City Council Regular MeetingID
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10/23/2020 10:34:02 AM
10/29/2020 10:12:15 AM
10/31/2020 10:44:51 AM
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10/23/2020 10:39:51 AM
10/29/2020 10:15:17 AM
10/31/2020 10:46:17 AM
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Gary Chandler
Leonard Iventosch
Terry Edvalson
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1740 W Fairview ave
839 Homestead Road McCall
616 N Third, #201, PO Box 2569, McCall, ID 83638
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The lit signs as you enter McCall that state you must wear masks in public places is disgusting. The mask mandate is NOT a law!! People are smart enough to social distance on there own
without the local health department slamming them in the face and tearing them like stupid idiots.. 8 out of 10 people that wear the mask catch the virus.. if masks worked so well why
is it increasing when 98% of the people obey like they robots because of the fear the news and the health department’s have put on the people.
Regarding granting emergency powers to allow the city manager to pass laws without the city council’s approval: I am totally opposed. There are enough questionable laws and ordinances
already being passed by the city council and Valley County Health. I understand the need to be able to react to the changing Covid circumstances, but that does not excuse illegal,
unconstitutional actions by the city manager, or for that matter the city council.
The Honorable Bob Giles, Mayor
City of McCall, Idaho
216 East Park Street
McCall, Idaho 83638
Dear Mayor Giles:
The saying “Mother nature always win!” is pertinent today in light of the disjointed National and State of Idaho response to the novel coronavirus covid-19 public health challenge (masks
like pot holes are not partisan). Yet to be discovered virus caused pandemics and climate change generated increased incidences of forest fires are existential threats that require
managed disaster responses.
Scientists predict more healthcare challenges and natural disasters can be expected in this and future decades. With this in mind, I am writing in support of the McCall City Council
passing legislation giving emergency powers to the city manager in the face of public health and other emergencies that endanger the health and safety of the citizens of McCall, Idaho.
The need for quick responses to emergency events are demonstrated by the City of McCall Council’s quick response to covid-19. Taking the advice of the local medical community, the measures
taken by the council in early March have managed to keep community spread of the virus to a minimum level in the city, in spite of McCall being a vacation destination and a refuge for
second home owners escaping urban virus hot spots. The council’s response was well in advance of the mask rule passed by the South Central Idaho Public Health’s imposing a mask requirement
for Valley County. According to the State of Idaho coronavirus data for October 30, Valley County has the second lowest daily 7-day moving average incidental rate at 8.8 and the lowest
cumulative incidence rate at 1070.9. (https://public.tableau.com/profile/idaho.division.of.public.health#!/
vizhome/DPHIdahoCOVID-19Dashboard/Home)
The possibilities of needing an immediate response to dangers presented by forest fires and social unrest events emerging in today’s divided county speak to the need for the ability
of the City of McCall to react immediately to untoward dangerous events.
The seven-day requirement for the city council to be convened and approve an emergency declaration by a city administrator provides sufficient public protection from a misdirected order.
Sincerely,
Terry Edvalson
616 N. Third, #201
McCall, ID 83638