HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrad Losey From: Losey,Brad
To: City Clerk
Subject: CONSIDERATION OF FULL CLOSURE OF PARKS IN THE CITY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC,
GOVERNOR'S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER,AND HEALTH OFFICERS'SOCIAL DISTANCING ORDERS
Date: Monday,March 30,2020 5:34:32 PM
Tustin City Clerk,
Please include the following written comments on the proposal for review by the City Council.
Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers,
I respectfully request that you do not invoke a full closure of the parks in the City of Tustin. The
partial closure of the facilities that involve physical contact is sufficient. The social distancing to slow
the spread of COVID19 will be effective. Closing the parks to walking, biking, and running will only
serve to create a condition of house arrest for the citizens. They will be forced to exercise on city
streets, and be in close proximity to cars and traffic. The threat of loss of life from this interaction
between cars and people is much greater than the potential threat of contacting COVID19 during
exercising while maintaining social distancing protocols.
https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiciesafetyy/pedestrian_safety/index.html. Additionally, the number of
non-fatal pedestrian/bike vs. car accidents that will result from an unfounded knee-jerk response
such as this would further stress the emergency medical services and increase the exposure of
injured healthy people to the virus at the ER.
Respectfully,
Brad Losey, P.E.
14672 Cheshire Place
Tustin, CA 92780