[Durham INC] RECALL: Durham's InterNeighborhood Council Resolution in Support of Durham's Covid-19 Response

Wed May 27 19:05:33 EDT 2020

Will,
This is a great resolution. Thank you so much to the INC for this.

Best wishes,

Steve Schewel
Mayor, City of Durham

101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701

(919) 560-4333 (Office)
steve.schewel at durhamnc.gov

> On May 27, 2020, at 4:34 PM, Will Wilson <willwilsn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> With apologies, the motion has been moved and seconded and awaits vote and amendment at the InterNeighborhood delegates meeting in June.
> 
> Will Wilson
> 
>> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:42 PM Will Wilson <willwilsn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Durham's InterNeighborhood Council Resolution in Support of Durham's
>> Covid-19 Response
>> 
>> WHEREAS, Durham’s first confirmed Coronavirus case was tested on Monday,
>> March 9, 2020;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, as of Monday, May 24, 2020, Durham had endured 45 fatalities
>> and 1,266 confirmed infections;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, Durham first responders started off with inadequate equipment
>> and nonetheless provided care from the date of the first confirmed
>> infection and continue to provide care;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, Durham “Stay at Home” orders, which have been more restrictive
>> and of greater duration than state Stay at Home orders, have provided a
>> framework for mitigating fatalities, hospitalizations, outcomes, and
>> infection rates;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, Durham resident adherence to Durham stay at home orders has
>> provided true mitigation of fatalities, hospitalizations, outcomes, and
>> infection rates;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, the Durham stay at home orders and adherence to them have had
>> devastating short term impacts on the local economy, people’s social and
>> mental health, and our community fabric;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, in addition to working alongside medical teams and first
>> responders to help curb the pandemic, Durham residents, businesses,
>> nonprofits, institutions, and other stakeholders have worked to help
>> fellow residents in ways large and small;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, studies of the 1918 flu pandemic indicate that curbing the
>> spread of the 2020 pandemic flu with quarantines, school closings, and
>> social distancing lowers mortality rates and helps strengthen an
>> economic recovery;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, while Durham data is incomplete, available data largely
>> confirms that Durham is following US national trends where populations
>> vulnerable by health, race, age, income, wealth and political
>> representation have been disproportionately impacted by Coronavirus from
>> both health and economic perspectives; and
>> 
>> WHEREAS, as state and local level stay at home orders are relaxed and
>> tightened based on the interplay between data, science, and adverse
>> impacts to the local economy on the one hand, and people’s social and
>> mental health, and our community fabric on the other hand;
>> 
>> NOW, THEREFORE, THE INTERNEIGHBRHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM HEREBY:
>> 1. Thanks elected officials, the city and county administrations,
>> medical teams, first responders of all types, businesses, and fellow
>> residents for curbing the pandemic flu at least on a temporary basis
>> through issuance of and adherence to stay at home orders;
>> 
>> 2. Thanks Durham residents, businesses, and nonprofits for helping
>> fellow residents in other ways large and small, and special mention is
>> made of:
>> a. Mask makers and providers, whether individual, networked, or tightly
>> grouped collective, including https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.coveringthetriangle.com%2f&c=E,1,_UVwIvRVPxJrdwNKv9DAPX4uznjCEwImFtyaudcY4alNtk1JL6ojj-MaegQ8sS9YPqTbW8h4rnmYC7ZZ4YKgVKAmR-j1DR06UOuQvkro&typo=1 and
>> others too many to mention;
>> b. Providers of food to those in need, including the Durham branch of
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2ffoodbankcenc.org%2fabout-us%2flocations-contact-info%2fdurham%2f%2c&c=E,1,E_PaAAd4wMNcmH31lSnH1sxdMtbmAgMUczolRVfNQRqmTF5RGfhfCe2X3XxC-CfeTE3Iplyhz8pi-PTpWeujkqKtwY4x3xjyVNWnwlUYMFl5CnlE&typo=1
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.umdurham.org%2f%2c&c=E,1,mZ8X1h7WvUsfTxtJ6DKAtYa6NOL-Vn5Ost6B9ypkYRz8f5CCP6hzevk3JhRkpqmIm1QuWemUspyaCCF8o-NTvItc1U4_2jgMrD_FHl9_k5IL8w_emWk0DA,,&typo=1 and https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcommunitiesinpartnership.org%2f&c=E,1,QjgZNvj1NgcxhAtWhX7BjXXZrvM6W00ThvqmuhdsUWNTujGr6JL4l0v4btLsVFH1RrOYbv-3xLJnMj9CT3CSrh9sw39ulkCRbpPFeDUR&typo=1 and
>> others too many to mention;
>> c. Those who have offered counseling and healing through prayer, time
>> well spent in community, and other modalities – while maintaining social
>> distance protocols and adhering to stay at home orders;
>> d. Housing providers and those who work with the homeless and housing
>> vulnerable, including https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2ffmfnc.org%2f%2c&c=E,1,Me5LZtSu043wPA20tsb2EfXNlrn5g9Hssm9dNFQ6SIjN7vRjQcclWcTgGhzwd68_T6c3sf758umRyIs2Wl7BVH6FZcFwgV3X4NXMZHLPZXq0Lq13Fjrhjg,,&typo=1
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcommunitiesinpartnership.org%2f%2c&c=E,1,3vCukQdp4uaiUjGccrfP4Fnt6Ygyc6pC3V3MxkQLDzJzMCedCno_fx687FLlsHY19uE94JeVtKFUXuvTsy4y4QFxlyPe-01GGSQnAGl3scnFYq-Eh7Q,&typo=1 and https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.umdurham.org%2f%3b&c=E,1,urcE9XilNFihwKx34YSZn3pfFeDyRUqnCDep-6Nu0FJPqAUg_F7GQNCnA_jP3IAgh2W-MYyp7ARoS233YQTMqNzqUWyVyn2yH4rPDOO29DhDcmfB9k3wEQ,,&typo=1 and
>> e. Grant makers and low and no interest loan providers including
>> including
>> https://community.duke.edu/give/?utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Duke-Durham+Fund&utm_content=1185113&utm_campaign=FY20:+Duke+Student+Assistance+Fund-VPrice-1
>> ;
>> 
>> 3. Urges Durham residents to consider the above-listed groups for
>> volunteer and giving opportunities;
>> 
>> 4. Calls on elected officials and the city and county administrations to
>> work with other institutional stakeholders to increase testing, with
>> special emphasis on medical team members, first responders, and
>> historically vulnerable populations;
>> 
>> 5. Urges elected officials and the city and county administrations to
>> work diligently with other institutional stakeholders in case
>> pessimistic scenarios around a second peak prove accurate;
>> 
>> 6. Urges its fellow residents to adhere to stay at home orders as then
>> in effect and to maintain social distancing;
>> 
>> 7. Urges residents to take flu vaccines, this year and every year,
>> whether for COVID-19 or other flu strains;
>> 
>> 8. Urges Durham residents, businesses, nonprofits, institutions, and
>> other stakeholders to continue to help fellow residents in other ways
>> large and small;
>> 
>> 9. Urges Durham to help disproportionately vulnerable residents receive
>> otherwise disproportionate contributions of financial and other resources;
>> 
>> 10. Mourns all Durham residents who have died from the flu pandemic and
>> acknowledges the hurt of families exposed to the health, economic and
>> social devastation of the pandemic in all its forms; and
>> 
>> 11. Commits to make use of InterNeighborhood resources to stay current
>> on coronavirus stay at home orders and to publish official and
>> unofficial information about the Coronavirus on its website and
>> listservs from time-to-time, and toward that end, makes the following
>> available:
>> a. Current stay at home order summary
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dconc.gov%2fHome%2fComponents%2fNews%2fNews%2f7777&c=E,1,2QqDdeZwn6725q2yGyTJsFXknosSRKRoS1nLnQdYwqu9_8njgxdYDs80LciNZy7vkGNa6M9rWj8mZA5nP-yCuaJqGE3gOajFE2Ag-NJ-6P499Q,,&typo=1 and text
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dconc.gov%2fHome%2fShowDocument%3fid%3d32042&c=E,1,MF3wBmNp5RyIc5Rvog5fvONFLh2HJanS4I5eUbBPQhYzUE94Ipx-TiJbfsZPR_q_10-uwYuyXTHclY1lc4dDz1CbDvvSW0w1u9Q92B_4AVeYI9cjZ8mCvFA,&typo=1
>> b. Durham County Health Services coronavirus page
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dcopublichealth.org%2fservices%2fcommunicable-diseases%2fcommunicable-diseases%2fcoronavirus-disease-2020%2f-fsiteid-3&c=E,1,m6oRYIJgoZQYYYKgRLwZDEaBlpIfqbcMKqgDbfAJKcW1tDGnAh5OAiJQ8nl8VQNqR0YwqK6fdyTbgdGrF4RWKVZHfu4f4a6ODEmM_eEp3f18ItQ,&typo=1
>> c. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service safety guidance
>> for individuals and families
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcovid19.ncdhhs.gov%2finformation%2findividuals-families-communities%2findividuals-and-families&c=E,1,DvHpPkZmHLxM3GZvVoKq2HfoMy4WPRAMWu_Iu2t0xucrih0FKial5sAHMnaBDF4HoYg8UPiTZnZrm-_Gk7bIFcAo_s8KB0B6pgU6gd4WowYnBTeIlkBo&typo=1
>> d. Community resource guides found at
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ftinyurl.com%2fducovid19resources&c=E,1,6_HjICTDcRUI-s-9u3xG-P9fmCFu7ZcHv7PzdiYsvuTjUhu4uRsL-cM9ikq-wNidy3YQi_yuthTyFNgma7Z8HMVNcZJ7vETHhE4o_fbh9o1qDXQnvL4I2qYT&typo=1 and
>> https://sites.duke.edu/covidcommunityresources/category/donate/
>> 
>> THIS INC RESOLUTION PASSED ON THE 26th DAY OF 2020.
>> 
>> CERTIFIED:
>> 
>> By:  Will Wilson
>> Position:  President, INC
>> Date of certification: 5/27/2020
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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