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City Council Meeting Minutes August 17, 2021 the vaccine. Use of new flyers and posters at public locations • 8/10/21 Group member met with two private businesses on how to increase our messaging in the Hispanic communities • 8/10/21 Group members discussed options with Texas State University, Shared Dashboard info • Continue to develop a multi -department immediate, short and long-term comprehensive plan for Community outreach. To include meeting with Dr. Carranco, Director of the Student Health Center, from Texas State to understand medical implications and any recent discoveries or effects of COVID, itself. Once that plan is finalized, we will provide to Council. • Increase information on social media with new PSA on vaccinations. Messaging will touch on FAQ and where vaccines can be are considered safe and effective as well as provide vaccination locations. Action Items • Group is looking into working with SMCISD on sending flyers home with students • Continue to review Dr. Jetelina's site as well the Juntos Podemos tool kit to understand how other communities are approaching equitable and inclusive outreach for hard -to -reach populations. • Work with private/sponsor groups (e.g., Mermaid Parade) to promote vaccines and safety practices at their events. Outreach Internal • 8/06/21 City Manager reminds Directors to limit in-person meetings, encourage telework, and schedule appointments for services where possible. Also, encourage Directors to ask their teams to lead by example by wearing masks indoors when working in close proximity with staff and the public. • 8/04/21 City COVID Outreach Planning Group surveying employees to understand how many of our employees are vaccinated and how we can target and encourage employees who are unvaccinated. • Distribute new "handwashing" flyers and other general employee communication about vaccinations, mask -wearing, social distancing and staying home if a person feels sick stress the importance given increasing positive numbers in our community and hospitalization rates; also talk about the fact that the delta variant has different symptoms, sometimes more similar to that of a cold so vigilance and caution is important. Council Member Baker inquired about hospital capacity numbers. He also asked why is there only one confirmed delta variant case in the community being reported? Mr. Fitch stated he has not received information from the. City of San Marcos Page 3