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HomeMy WebLinkAbout101821Corr JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 Olympic Discovery Trail ODT-Trail Blaze Bash-Get Your Ticket••Special •• 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 Municipal Research and Services Center Preemployment Inquiries I Implicit Price Deflator (MRSC) Ghost Kitchens 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 Washington State Association of Counties Meet Your Thursday Keynote Speaker I County (WSAC) Leaders Conference 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 Tom Thiersch,Jefferson County Expanding public comment 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 National Association of Counties(NACo) COctoberoronavirus72021 Pandemic Resources for Counties— , Please disregard previous email Fw:Alzheimer's 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 Dove House Association Online Educational Webinars-October 2021 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 Dove House Alzheimer's Association Online Educational Webinars -October 2021 10/7/2021 10/7/2021 John B.Vezina, Government Relations WSF Friday Service Disruptions Director,Washington State Ferries 10/8/2021 10/8/2021 Tom Thiersch, Jefferson County Cybersecurity Backup and Recovery-status report 10/8/2021 10/8/2021 Port Ludlow Village Council Jefferson Healthcare expands appointment notification 10/8/2021 10/8/2021 Washington State Association of Counties Friday 5 I Revenue Forecasting I Shutdown I Treasury (WSAC) 10/8/2021 10/8/2021 Port Ludlow Village Council `*"UPDATE*** Flu Vaccinations Available at Jefferson Healthcare 10/8/2021 10/8/2021 Lynn Sorensen, KPTZ Virus Watch Team KPTZ Questions for October 11, 2021 BOCC Update 10/8/2021 10/8/2021 Washington State Department of Notice of Funding Opportunity: WA State Broadband Commerce Office- Infrastructure Acceleration Grants 10/8/2021 10/8/2021 John B.Vezina, Government Relations WSF Friday/Saturday Service Director, Washington State Ferries 10/9/2021 10/11/2021 National Association of Counties(NACo) This Week in Photos 10/9/2021 10/11/2021 Kathleen Kler NYTimes.com: Where the Suburbs End 10/9/2021 10/11/2021 Alaya Bloomfield Discovery Bay proposed land action Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday- Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA Page 1 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 10/9/2021 10/11/2021 John B.Vezina, Government Relations WSF Staff Letter&Sunday Service Update Director,Washington State Ferries 10/9/2021 10/11/2021 David Neuenschwander, Quilcene,WA Emergency Moratorium 051004 21 10/9/2021 10/11/2021 John B.Vezina, Government Relations Update: WSF Sunday Service Director,Washington State Ferries 10/10/2021 10/11/2021 Kincaid Gould Update re:supporting vaccine mandates/passports in Jefferson County 10/10/2021 10/11/2021 John B.Vezina, Government Relations Update: WSF Monday Service Director, Washington State Ferries 10/10/2021 10/11/2021 Deborah Pedersen Input regarding draft maps for commissioner district redistricting 10/10/2021 10/11/2021 Libby Urner Wennstrom Input on Proposed Redistricting Maps 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Stephen Schumacher Creating a state of emergency within a State of Emergency 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Tom Thiersch, Jefferson County RE: False information spreading about"fired"WSF workers 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Peter Guerrero, Sierra Club, North Bus Transit in Jefferson County Olympic Group Tom Thiersch, Chair, Jefferson County Climate Action Committee, GHG Reduction 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Ferry Advisory Committee(FAC), Port Opportunities Townsend terminal 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Port Ludlow Village Council Sustaining your Port Ludlow Voice 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Kathryn Lamka Community Wellness Project Event 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Jeff Chapman, Jefferson County Assessor 2021 Preliminary Valuations for 2022 Taxes 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Local 20/20 Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 John B.Vezina, Government Relations Introductions Director,Washington State Ferries Loni Greninger, MPA,Vice Chairwoman, 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Tribal Council Thank you to Jefferson County Deputy Director, Social &Community Services 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Washington State Association of Counties Check out the Updated Agenda! I County Leaders (WSAC)-County Leaders Conference 10/11/2021 10/11/2021 Lissy Andros, Executive Director, Forks Very Quick Turn Around on State Business Survey Chamber of Commerce Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday- Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA Page 2 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 10/11/2021 10/12/2021 Washington State Association of Notice of Funding Opportunity I Washington State Counties,WSAC Broadband Office 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 Port Ludlow Village Council COVID-19 Weekly Report- 10/12/21 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 Olympic Community of Health OCH Community Briefing I Oct 12, 2021 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 Clallam EDC County Assessor Pam Rushton on Coffee with Colleen TOMORROW 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Chamber Cafe Hyper Local Climate Change& Development in JeffCO 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 National Association of Counties(NACo) County News Now—October 12, 2021 Lissy Andros, Executive Director, Forks Please join us tomorrow for our first 2021 Candidate 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 Chamber of Commerce Forum!And County Assessor Pam Rushton on Coffee with Collen! 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 Washington State Department of WSDOT Travel Advisory: Project to improve safety Transportation along US 101 at Morse Creek wraps up early 10/12/2021 10/12/2021 Robert Rennebohm, MD COVID ANALYSIS 10/13/2021 10/13/2021 Eric Johnson,WSAC Executive Director WSAC Candidate Filing is Open! 10/13/2021 10/13/2021 Eric Johnson,WSAC Executive Director Blake Litigation Update and Assessment Licensed Establishments in Unincorporated Areas of Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Jefferson County for Expiration Date of 01/31/2022: 10/6/2021 10/13/2021 Board Brinnon Liquor Outlet;Yelvick's General Store; The Old Alcohol Plant; Raincoast Farms, LLC; Lullaby; Northern Taco Company; Quilcene Village Store Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday- Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA Page 3 jeffbocc From: ptcodt@mg2.lglcrm.net on behalf of'Brian Anderson' <ptcodt@mg2.lglcrm.net> Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2021 4:12 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: ODT-Trail Blaze Bash - Get Your Ticket •• Special •• CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. 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More from MRSC Insight -Ask MRSC IPD Exceeds 1% for Setting 2022 Property Taxes The implicit price deflator for setting 2022 property taxes is 3.860%.This means all local governments will be able to take the full 1% levy increase authorized by statute without adopting a resolution/ordinance of substantial need. For more information, including the official Department of Revenue memo to county assessors,see our page Implicit Price Deflator. 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A quick follow-up on our conversation about expanding public comment --- Public comment should be allowed on every agenda topic. • If it's a discussion-only item, such as receiving a staff report, the public comment period should come after all commissioners have concluded their questions. • If it's a final action (decision) item, the public comment period should come after a motion has been made, seconded, and the commissioners have concluded their debate. In either of the above, additional discussion/debate between commissioners and staff would, of course, be expected after public comment but no additional public comment would be allowed. Commissioners would, however, be free to ask a member of the public to clarify or explain their comment or question as long as doing that doesn't turn it into a debate between the commission and one or more members of the public. Jefferson PUD's preamble (good, but far from perfect) states or implies most of the above, so here it is verbatim from the most recent PUD BOC meeting. I'm sure that you can improve on it. Daniel Toepper, Jefferson PUD (BOC Chair): The public comment period is for any items not specifically listed on the current agenda or for items that are listed on the consent agenda. The Chair may place time limits on public comments to allow the meeting to be conducted in an efficient and orderly manner. We will go one time per person for three minutes. It will help if you could give your name and your service address for the record, but it is not mandatory. i With that I would entertain any public comments. Remember this is for things that are not on the agenda. If it's on the agenda already, we will give the public opportunity to speak as those items come up as we progress through the agenda. Public comment is now open. Hope this is helpful. Tom Thiersch Jefferson County 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2021 2:21 PM • To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties—October 7, 2021 From: NACo Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2021 2:20:21 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties— October 7, 2021 CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here VID-19) D COUNTIES , _ , NAVIRUS (CO FO— ' CORO RE cES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES I NACo.org/coronavirus OCTOBER 7, 2021 „ .. - ,. ,„, -tt .'-- ', F, A ,) r Jon— 1 e 1 Treasury announces updated timeline for Recovery Fund reporting On September 30, the U.S. Treasury Department released a notice of a revised timeline for counties to submit Project and Expenditure Reports for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (Recovery Fund), which were originally due on October 31, 2021. Treasury states that, due to the comments and feedback gathered during the Interim Report and Recovery Plan Performance Report process, the department is revising the deadline for the submission of the first Project and Expenditure Report. Project and Expenditure Reports will now be due January 31, 2022 and will cover the period between award date and December 31, 2021. Further instructions will be provided at a later date, including updates to existing guidance and a user guide to assist recipients in gathering and submitting information through Treasury's Portal. LEARN MORE I ASK US YOUR RECOVERY FUND QUESTIONS 41) 0 FEDERAL POLICY NEWS & RESOURCES Treasury publishes new guidance on the recoupment and reallocation of ERA program funds On October 4,the U.S.Treasury Department published guidance on the recoupment and reallocation of funds from the first round of the Emergency Rental Assistance program (ERA1). ERA grantees must submit an Obligated Funds Certification, outlining the amount of ERA1 funds obligated through September 30, 2021. LEARN MORE 4:10 0 USDA is accepting applications for emergency rural health care grants , The U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) is currently accepting applications for Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) program grants through October 12 to help communities with populations under 20,000 expand health care access. The American Rescue Plan Act allocated $500 million for ERHC program grants to rural nonprofits and local and tribal governments. LEARN MORE 112) 0 b " NACo partners with FCC to spread awareness of the R: Emergency Broadband Benefit program NACo is teaming up with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)to �, � ' help spread awareness of the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, a ",41\ temporary program that provides eligible households a benefit of up to$50 off 6 sw monthly internet bills during the pandemic. LEARN MORE 410 0 J "',x� � f - CMS launches new tool to track vaccination rates in nursing homes �` %1 �r On September 21,the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new tool to track COVID-19 vaccination rates in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes. CMS plans to use this tool to identify facilities that need additional resources or assistance to respond to the pandemic. LEARN MORE lel) (Pi) SAMHSA provides $825 million to community mental health centers _ "� +`� On September 28,the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 1.11 Administration (SAMHSA) announced that it is distributing funding to 231 community mental health centers to expand access to mental and behavioral services.The funding was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act - °: of 2021 and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplement Act of 2021. LEARN MORE (:) TELL THE uN N- 1% L Sb RI E S NACaorgiUntoldStories Join NACo's Untold Stories campaign to highlight the human impact of county services NACo's Untold Stories campaign is designed to help tell the full story of how counties are leveraging the American Rescue Plan Act to strengthen our communities and serve our residents. We invite you to share your county's efforts. Visit NACo.org/UntoldStories to submit your story and access resources to help you tell your county's story to your local audience, including a letter to the editor template, a media relations guide, social media templates and tools to engage your residents. LEARN MORE I MESSAGE FROM NACo PRESIDENT LARRY JOHNSON 0 0 TOP COUNTY FAQS ON RECOVERY FUND NACo staff are answering your questions on the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund through the NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse. See a selection of the most frequently asked questions below, and click here to ask your question. Q When is the first Project and Expenditure Report due? A The Project and Expenditure Report is now due on January 31, 2022, and the report will cover the period between award date and December 31, 2021. 4 Q Who should I contact if I want to update the authorized representative and points of contacts for my county's Treasury Portal access? 0 Reach out to the U.S. Treasury Department at SLFRP@treasury.gov for assistance, and copy question@naco.org so we can help track your ticket request. RESOURCES FROM NACo PARTNERS October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month Since the beginning of the pandemic, counties have seen a significant increase in cyberattacks on our infrastructure, including email systems,water treatment authorities and third party partners of counties. Each October,the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency holds a cyber awareness "f4ittt campaign to highlight the latest cybersecurity best practices and resources. 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Kindly, Heather 'Recovery Cafe Advocacy CiCy' Jefferson County Services HOUSE http://dovehouseic.org Dove House Advocacy Services Dove House provides crisis intervention, shelter, and advocacy for victims domestic violence. Dove House also serves victims of sexual assault and general crimes. dovehousejc::.org Heather Freund General Crime Advocate/Outreach Coordinator 1 Dove House Advocacy Services 360 385 5292 24 hour crisis line: 360 385 5291 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. 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" ' ;7 ..00001111111.1111111ftft- ' in yotir rvq- ' - CYBER oft OP s Office of the Washington State Auditor ;., A, Pat McCarthy . ,•.f . , -- Last updated June 2020 11 SECURITY a 'a r� � � tga .e gaa aeY day P � � �* � �a: n r v ?z ' ��� ?. � � �', t,u •i a, `cat x s • 'a: S"1 �":\ F $� k r a l k, i\, w "1 n �la .a� ���.r3 6 A9 �' Fes° e'q 1 A 3 Y "•: A . . ..'l ..s> ,w: . ..� ,,...'ac... .�.` �.: �•xaa':�'- ;�.w.at-a � �'� "�,"�'� >� s ...< s��.<as� ��..�� �� vi�.. ... .. �, .. ,.,..,�s ..�,�.. .< .... This short guide to leading practices for data backup and recovery draws on the experience of the State Auditor's Office and experts such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) and the Center for Internet Security(CIS). Implement a strong backup process � F 1. Define your expectations and intent in a policy • Where the backup should be located—onsite, offsite,or in the cloud A policy over backup and recovery communicates your expectations and the goals for protecting the • When and how often data or systems should government's data and assigns responsibility to be backed up.Data with no paper record must ensure it happens.Are particular systems critical be backed up more frequently,while data that to your operations?If so,you might want to save changes infrequently or is easily created can multiple copies of your data in case access to your be backed up less frequently. system and backup is prevented by a ransomware attack.If your data or systems were damaged,could • How the backup files will be protected.For you manually re-create all of your transactions? example,is the backup physically protected, If not,you might want to make a backup very and do only authorized users have access? frequently. • How long the backup files will be kept.For 2. Establish a strategy to communicate how critical backups,you might want an additional you intend to implement the policy copy maintained offsite to protect the data in the event of a regional disaster or ransomware. The backup strategy may be incorporated in the policy or your procedures,or may be a 3. Establish a documented plan or procedures to separate document.The strategy is generally ensure consistent implementation the responsibility of management(CIO/CISO/IT manager)and contains guidance to implement The backup procedures are the steps used by the expectations and goals you set in your policy. your IT staff to implement the backup strategy. The strategy can depend on multiple factors, Clearly documented steps identify the procedures including specific departmental backup needs. to initiate,schedule,and validate each backup to ensure data has been saved.These procedures will An effective backup strategy addresses: also help you manage the process during employee absence or turnover. • Who is responsible for implementing,managing, maintaining,and verifying the system works An effective backup procedure will include: as planned • Backup schedules.The frequency of the backup • What data or systems should be backed up will be defined based on your strategy.If you use an automated backup system,the schedule 2 g w ��� ,eta �� m� tt� �Leadership � m ➢� ^"'� ,� :aF � m m r� mad " � `� ` ,^ ,'...t? ,.:! a.s�•. :.�:� e: :°�°t€ �,��.. :\Q�, ...�� .�. ' .. .. .. may be established in the system itself.We still routine inspections on backup equipment will recommend documented procedures supporting also help identify issues before it's too late. this setup.They can be used to periodically validate the system settings and for recovery Here is a resource to consider: if the backup process fails. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Pros and cons • Tracking and monitoring.It's important to of backup options for your data document when the backups occur.If you are Da c!Q.ptior. using an automated backup system,a report might identify what information was backed Municipal Research and Services Center(MRSC) up and when.Review of this report will help Sample plans and policies available to local detect any failed backups. governments � r Security Resources for State&Local Govern- • Periodic verification that the backup can be merits recovered.It isn't uncommon to think your backup is working well,only to find out it National Cybersecurity Society didn't run or cannot be recovered.A periodic Guidance on developing a data backup policy test to recover the data will ensure your data Data Backup PolicyTernplate will be ready when you need it.Performing r � . Viz, Establish effective recovery plans Now that your data is backed up safely,the next • A disaster recovery plan focuses on how a step is to ensure you can continue operations while government responds and returns operations you recover your data from your backup.The key back to normal once the event has concluded, to ensuring your government can rebound from with a focus on information and technology. a natural disaster or cyberattack is being able to This can be included as part of a business quickly recover your most important data.There continuity plan,or presented separately. are two plans that address different aspects of ensuring speedy recovery of data and operations: 1. Identify your most common significant disaster risks • A business continuity plan helps you continue all aspects of business operations during and Identify all the risks that can affect operations immediately after a disaster.This can include and carefully consider how they could affect your organization.Ransomware is a significant risk plans for operating using manual records, establishing functionality to work remotely, for most governments.In Western Washington, defining alternate emergency office locations, a major earthquake or flood is a significant risk. and recovering data needed for critical operations In Central and Eastern Washington,wildfires and during the disaster. floods can be significant risks. 3 c -e.::.. ,� �.. c•' x,"` a.: ::.:;: .�.,• Aa "' d Syr a Sa }a a .. '� s ? '�t a' � ax • ".'�� c, r z €'a a.: �1x . :, :•,; , , a � �< r$ �• t wx 3x a � � t �� �C� ��,:3' � . �'w,`�<a ��. 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Purpose of an IT Disaster Recovery Plan and • Consider storage location.A backup stored information related to data backup. locally on disks or tape is easy to quickly restore ti. i)isaste#r Be( Pion but could be destroyed by the same fire that destroyed your normal operations.A backup Washington State Office of the Chief Information stored with a cloud provider or an external Officer Guideline on setting up a recovery plan vendor might protect your backup from a IT Disaster,Recovery and.._Business R su.mp is n_'lart regional event. n-ng... -u.! rlinqs. • Consider where you will restore your backup. A regional event might destroy your normal operations center.Is there a secondary site that you can use? • ibitt p as ,� a� = Maintain your backup and recovery Asa ` best practices 1. Communicate and train employees on 2. 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Department of Homeland Security-Questions every CEO should ask about cyber risks: https.;llwww.uscrt,ga_vncas/tips/ST18 007 Our Office also offers training at conferences on cybersecurity.For upcoming dates and times,visit sao.wa.gov/BeCyber mart w lan Sources: : :"' ;:' ... DepartmentofHom I n 1` e a d Security �" " ��� •�` Nationallnstitute ofStandards and Technology 'ksit ;=;;;y ,;; Center forinternetSecurity a' •a"��•ao"�\�•y.��a:vra�d'.ttiv�'�;•, Julie Shannon From: Greg Brotherton Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 9:15 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Jefferson Healthcare expands appointment notification From: Village Council Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 9:14:24 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: Jefferson Healthcare expands appointment notification CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. i " i i�) 91 ;:: d °: j',�4uld i;ijlillli I; uIII�jI;IVi y-40,_. pill 0 ge ounci TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND UNIFY Jefferson Healthcare Flu Vaccinations Available at Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend, WA - Flu vaccination is an important component of an individual's health plan during the fall and winter seasons. Jefferson Healthcare is scheduling easy, 1 convenient weekend drive-thru flu r ccinations fc r the entire family. Drive-thru flu appointments •in Port Townsend can be scheduled by calling the Jefferson Healthcare primary care offices: Sheridan Clinic: 360.379.8031 Watershlp Clinic: 360.385.3500 Townsend Clinic: 360.385.5388 Port Ludlow Clinic; 360.437.5067 South County Clinic: 360.35.3991 The Jefferson Healthcare Drive-thru vaccination lot on 7th and Cleveland, behind the Manresa Castle in Part Townsend, will have appointments from 9 am pm on the'fall owing.;dates: Sunday, October 16 Sunday, October 17 Sunday, October 24 Saturday, October 30 Sunday, October 1 Saturday, November 6 Sunday, November 7 Saturday, November 13 Sunday, November 14 Saturday, November 20 Sunday,�November 21 The Port Ludlow Clinic is scheduling some drive-up flu shot visits as staffing permits. Patients are encouraged to call the off' directly f©r further information. Additionally, the Port Ludlow Pharmacy provides walk-in flu shots by appointment Monday — Friday, 9 am 5:30 pm. Appointments are scheduled by calling the pharmacy directly at 360-379-2254. Every year, the flu season brings with it not just more respiratory illness that includes fevers, coughs and sore throats, but also a number of hospitalizations and flu related deaths. Because Jefferson Healthcare and other healthcare systems across the state are struggling with continued staffing sh©rt ages/ there is 2 concern that a wave ofinfluenzainfections will overwhelm strained local hospitals and clinics. Protecting all members of our community through vaccination is an important Jefferson Healthcare initiative. By vaccinating 'families on time we build a community of immunity around vulnerable populations like babies and seniors. Download a copy of the press release Here. Wash��Hands ' q -Maintain Dist nce We r a YY....... 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Thank you, Lynn Sorensen KPTZ Virus Watch Team Questions for Willie Bence: 1. My question for you is whether if someone absolutely cannot locate their hard copy vax card to bring to one of the booster clinics, what about bringing a printout of the vaccination record from MyIR or MyIRMobile, which both show the Pfizer, dates, lot numbers? 2. Am I assuming correctly that the CDC COVID 19 vax card will be used both to confirm that the person coming for a booster did get 2 doses of Pfizer, at least 6 months prior, and also to be used for documentation of that booster dose? 3. I just got off the phone with the volunteers at the number Willie said to call, and they said that they cannot reissue vaccine cards.They said to bring the printout from the myir website when you get your booster. 4. Will you please clarify what people need to do if they lost or laminated or mangled their vaccine card, please? 5.The available booster shot clinics have rapidly filled. When will they schedule more? There is plenty of pent-up demand here for that extra level of protection. Questions for Dr Berry: 1. Does Dr. Berry have a response to the complaint against her at the State Board of Health? 2. Do people who pick up food and go inside restaurants to do so, need to be vaccinated? 1 3. Last month Dr. Berry said Clallam Co. had community spread but Jefferson didn't. Does Jeff Co have community spread now? 2 jeffbocc From: Washington State Department of Commerce <WAStateCommerce@public.govdelivery.com> Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 10:10 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Notice of Funding Opportunity:WA State Broadband Office - Infrastructure Acceleration Grants CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email?View it online Washington State Department of 141 Commerce OCT©BER„8, 2021 * tic - if . in • r� • • • rtunity Fun Infrastructure Acceleration Grants The Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) will award approximately $266 million in broadband infrastructure grants in at least two funding rounds planned for October 2021 and April 2022. The current funding round will have approximately $135 million in federal funds available with the remainder available in April 2022. Entities eligible to apply are: • Local governments, including public ports and public utility districts, • Federally recognized Tribes, • Nonprofit organizations, • Nonprofit cooperative organizations, and • Multiparty entities that consist of at least one public partner. 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If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdeliverV.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Washinqton DePartment of Commerce. gubnchb.9 I88gnpkoPmhengn.ces IUnoubauribe All I Help I Contact uu 2 This email was sent to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of:Washington State Department of Commerce• 1011 Plum Street SE,P.O:Box 42525•Olympia,WA 98504- 2525 gOVDELIVERY51 3 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 6:01 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:WSF Friday/Saturday Service From: Vezina, John Sent: Friday, October 8, 2021 6:00:16 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) Subject: WSF Friday/Saturday Service ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Mayors, Commissioners, and Councilmembers of WSF-served communities, Good evening. After a challenging day for our passengers, which in addition to the email below I sent last night, included Clinton/Mukilteo being on one-boat service, we have looked at tomorrow's capacity and as of 5.30pm, this is our plan: • Pt. Defiance/Tahlequah will return to service at 6.30pm this evening, remaining in service tomorrow. • The Fauntleroy/Southworth/Vashon route will remain on two-boat service until further notice. • The Chimacum will return to service this evening on the Seattle/Bremerton route this evening. That route will remain on one-boat service, as it has been since Labor Day. • The Seattle/Bainbridge route will return to two-boat service tomorrow morning. • The Edmonds/Kingston route will remain on one-boat service tomorrow, Saturday, October 9. • The Clinton/Mukilteo route will resume two-boat service tomorrow. • The Port Townsend/Coupeville route will remain on one-boat service, as it has for the last year. • The Anacortes/San Juan Islands routes will be on two-boat service until further notice. • The San Juan Islands' Interisland route is planned to be in service, but with current vacancies, the route may be suspended until its 1.55pm sailing Saturday. We are just entering the time of evening when we start receiving sick calls for the following day, so things may change. WSF is meeting constantly to provide as much service as possible as we navigate these crewing shortages. John From:Vezina,John Sent:Thursday, October 7, 2021 23:27 Subject: WSF Friday Service Disruptions Mayors, Commissioners, and Councilmembers of WSF-served communities, i Good evening. We have severe crewing shortages which will result in significant service disruptions tomorrow, Friday, October 8. This is our plan based on what we know at 10pm Thursday. Things may change if additional crewmembers become unavailable: • The Seattle/Bainbridge route will be on one-boat service. • The Seattle/Bremerton route will be on one-boat service. • The Edmonds/Kingston route will be on one-boat service. • The Fauntleroy/Southworth/Vashon route will be on two-boat service. • The Pt. Defiance/Tahlequah route will be suspended for the day. • The San Juan Islands "Interisland"route will have its first roundtrip of the day (6.l 0am), and then tie up when it returns to Friday Harbor at 8.15am. It will return to service with its 8.50pm trip to Anacortes, returning to the islands with its 10.30pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez, Orcas, and Friday Harbor. We know this is will create hardships for our passengers and are working hard to crew as many sailings as possible. John John B. Vezina Government Relations Director Washington State Ferries Cell - 206.473.9945 Pronouns: He/Him/His 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 5:07 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:This Week in Photos From: NACo Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 5:06:27 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: This Week in Photos ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Having trouble viewing this email? Click Here THS EE I OTEA' „4,,T„N„, �u�rries �: Photos from Washington, D.C. & Counties Across America L.Johnson @Reach4Wellness NACo @NACoTweets 1 1 iii , .,,,. ,.. 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Month proclamation to IT Director Dan Neeley. git-Dia SEE MORE PHOTOS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION COUNTIES 660 North Capitol Street,NW,Suite 400 Washington,D.C.20001 4 If in + Did someone forward you this email?Sign up to stay up-to-date on topics affecting America's counties! Click here to unsubscribe. 5 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 9:21 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: NYTimes.com:Where the Suburbs End From: Kathleen Kler Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 9:20:17 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Where the Suburbs End ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear Commissioner Dean, Thank you for continuing to search for housing solutions! Gratefully, Kathleen Kler Forwarded message From: Kathleen Kler<kklervoyant@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Oct 9, 2021,09:12 Subject: NYTimes.com: Where the Suburbs End To: Heidi Eisenhour<HEisenhour@co.iefferson.wa.us>, Greg Brotherton <gbrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us>, <Kdean@iefferson.co.wa.us> From The New York Times: Where the Suburbs End A single-family home from the 1950s is now a rental complex and a vision of California's future. Greetings commissioners, I fully realize the constraints of GMA, but encourage you to keep changing what you can in the county to increase affordable, accessible housing. This article, even though reporting conditions in California, has some ideas which I ask that you share with the staff at DCD. I remain grateful for your public service during these challenging times, Kathleen Kler https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/business/economy/california-housing html?smid=em-share 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 9:46 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Discovery Bay proposed land action From:Alaya Bloomfield Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 9:45:53 AM (UTC-o8:oo) Pacific Time(US & Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton Subject: Discovery Bay proposed land action ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear Ms. Dean, Ms. Eisenhour, and Mr. Brotherton, I am writing to you today regarding a shocking proposed land use action surrounding Discovery Bay golf course. I don't live in Jefferson County, but I frequently visit and use the beautiful Larry Scott Trail every time.The idea of untouched land in this area being blown down for,what?So less than 5o families can have the disturbing luxury of living on land that was once enjoyed by thousands? I think we're all smarter than this proposal. Discovery Bay and the surrounding areas are visited by millions each year from nearby counties, and this proposed land action jeopardizes the environmental tourism that brings such a crowd each year. I'm advising, begging, pleading, please do not make this mistake and support this disgusting proposal.We don't need 48 more wealthy homes, regardless of how much money is involved,since that's what this is all about. It's not worth it longterm. Please think of the future generations,and the ever-shrinking green spaces we have left. Let's keep them green. Thank you for listening. I know I'm a drop in the bucket, but maybe this email will be read by someone who cares to stop and think one more time. Sincerely, Alaya Bloomfield i Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 5:25 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:WSF Staff Letter&Sunday Service Update Attachments: WSFCrewing.pdf From: Vezina, John Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 5:24:53 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) Subject: WSF Staff Letter&Sunday Service Update ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Mayors, Commissioners, and Councilmembers of WSF-served communities, Good evening. First, I've attached a message to all WSF staff from Assistant Secretary Rubstello, Chief of Staff MacIntosh, and members of the Maritime Labor Coalition, regarding missed sailings due to crewing. It reminds are colleagues of the importance of our service to first responders, families, and WSF employees. Next, after having to reduce service today to less than what we'd alerted the public, to give our passengers more predictable service, we plan the following service tomorrow. If we have additional crewing available, allowing us to add service on short notice, we will do so. We are also working to provide additional service for the work week. • Anacortes/San Juan Islands—two-boat (rather than three-boat) service • San Juan Islands Interisland vessel—regular weekend service • Port Townsend/Coupeville—one-boat service • Clinton/Mukilteo—one-boat service • Edmonds/Kingston—one-boat service • Seattle/Bainbridge—one-boat service • Seattle/Bremerton—one-boat service • Fauntleroy/Southworth/Vashon—two-boat (rather than three-boat) service • Pt. Defiance/Tahlequah— service suspended We continue to work with our labor partners to provide as much service as possible with the crewing we have available. John John B. Vezina Government Relations Director Washington State Ferries Cell - 206.473.9945 i Pronouns: He/Him/His 2 n Quick Notice General posting requirement:pilothouse,engine room and terminal supervisor's office;notify oncoming watch or shift. QN Number: 17159 Subject: Missed Sailings Issue Date: October 8, 2021 *Expiration Date: October 16, 2021 From: Patty Rubstello, PE, Assistant Secretary WSDOT/Ferries Division Nicole McIntosh, PE, WSF Chief of Staff Members of the Maritime Labor Coalition To: All WSF Staff If you are at work today, I want to thank you for being one of the vast majority of WSF employees who are consistently professional and act commendably to maintain essential ferry service to the communities we serve. The vaccination requirement has led some staff to make difficult decisions regarding their continued employment with the agency. However, it is unacceptable to leave first responders, families, and hardworking WSF employees without safe and reliable ferry service. To that hardworking staff, we appreciate the personal sacrifices you have made throughout the pandemic, including coming to work on your days off, giving up vacations, and answering the call to ensure the public receives dependable transportation. You may see negative news coverage surrounding the actions of a few that reflect poorly on WSF workers and the agency. Know that your management, your labor unions, and the majority of customers support you and appreciate your service. We would greatly appreciate anyone who is currently not working to call dispatch if you are available to pitch in and help keep the vessels in service. Thank you, Assistant Secretary Patty Rubstello WSF Chief of Staff Nicole McIntosh Members of the Maritime Labor Coalition 'Effective for a maximum of 6 months from issue date. Copies are available at SMS Online or contact: Discard on expiration or if superseded. 1 of 1 Document Control at WSFDocCntrlewsdot.wa.Qov Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 6:18 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Emergency Moratorium 05 1004 21 Attachments: 05_1004_21_Emergency_Moratorium.pdf From: David Neuenschwander Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 6:14:51 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean Subject: Emergency Moratorium 05 1004 21 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Greetings Please enter into the record my objections to Emergency Moratorium 051004 21. Recommendation • Emergency Moratorium 05 1004 21 should be rescinded effective immediately. Background • The ordinance establishes(with some exceptions)for a period of one year: ...an immediate moratorium on the acceptance, processing, review or issuance of any land use permit or approval, building application, or other development application which requires recognition of a legal lot of record or plan in existence prior to September 7, 1971... Discussion As to an Emergency • The Moratorium deals only with lands and lots platted prior to 1971, over 50 years ago. • The County has had 50 years of experience in dealing with land use issues pertaining to these lands and has adequate rules and regulations governing subdivisions(see further discussion below). • For this reason alone, an emergency should not be declared. As to Threats to Health, Safety and Welfare Due to Lack of Infrastructure • Current land use regulations already require consideration of health and safety issues such as the following prior to issuing any permit o Zoning that limits densities o Septic system requirements o Water requirements o Road approaches o Critical area review • To assert that health, safety and welfare are threatened as a basis for declaring a moratorium is specious nonsense and a moratorium should not be declared. 1 As to Economic Damage • Nowhere does the Moratorium consider the economic damage that may be visited on lot owners who want permits. o In the most benign case, owners would have to pay property taxes for a year while the County considers the issue. o But pity the developer who borrowed money to buy land in anticipation of development. ■ That developer still has to pay interest and taxes on the land for a whole year while the County considers the issue. ■ And should the County decide to make changes after a year, that developer's land could be rendered unbuildable, resulting worthless (or near worthless) land. ■ In that last extreme case,the developer still owes money and has nothing he can sell to pay off the loan. • One could imagine bankruptcies may occur. • Considering the possible economic damage to property owners, a moratorium should not be declared. As to Substantial Justice • Ordinance 2-71 sets out regulations for subdividing land. o It contains 35 pages of detailed rules. o I could find nothing in it to distinguish between old plats and new plats. • But it does allow for variance from strict compliance in the name of substantial justice.Article IX, Section 9.01 Modifications is reproduced in whole below(emphasis added). Section 9.01 Modifications— Where the Board finds that extraordinary hardship may result from a strict compliance with these regulations, it may vary the regulations so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured:provided that such variation will not have the effect of nullifying the intent and purpose for the Comprehensive Plan or these subdivision regulations. • Considering the extraordinary hardship and substantial injustice created by a moratorium, such a moratorium should not be declared. As to Jefferson County Code Title 18 Unified Development • Title 18.35 sets out 50 pages of regulations for Land Divisions(subdividing land). o Included is Article VIII Boundary Line Agreements(Boundary Lind Adjustments)which lays out detailed discussions on the subject. o I could find nothing in it to distinguish between old plats and new plats. • One of its purposes is as follows(emphasis added): (6) (To)Facilitate the expeditious processing of development applications through the adoption of clear, predictable and uniformly applied land division regulations; • Considering that current regulations should provide an adequate framework for subdivisions of any kind including boundary line adjustments, and considering that a moratorium represents an unexpected, unpredicted and unpredictable legislative act,the enacted moratorium is in contravention to the above stated purpose and should not be declared. Request • Please repeal Ordinance 05 1004 21 Emergency Moratorium. o There is no emergency o There is no threat o It fails to consider economic damage to property owners o It contravenes the spirit of existing regulations 2 David Neuenschwander 142 Old Lindsay Hill Rd. Quilcene,WA 98376 360.765.3151 3 O5 T.-Pr {cif A STATE OF WASHINGTON JEFFERSON COUNTY An Ordinance Relating to Land Use and Building Regulations and Declaring an Emergency; Establishing a Moratorium on ORDINANCE NO. 05-1004-21 Acceptance and Processing of Applications that Require Recognition of Legal Lots of Record and Plats in Existence Prior to September 7, 1971 for the Purpose of Further Development; WHEREAS, the Washington Constitution, Article XI, Section 11, confers upon county legislative authorities the police power to adopt regulations necessary to protect the health,safety, and well-being of its residents; and, WHEREAS,RCW 36.32.120(7)provides that the county legislative authorities shall g make and enforce, by appropriate resolutions or ordinances, all such police and sanitary regulations as are not in conflict with state law; and, WHEREAS,the Growth Management Act,Chapter 36.70A RCW requires the County to plan consistent with its provisions; and WHEREAS,the Jefferson County Department of Community Development has on its workplan for 2021 legal lot of record code provisions for study and adoption, which includes the recognition of existing plats; and WHEREAS, Jefferson County records indicate that a large number of plats came into existence prior to August 11, 1969, the date that Chapter 58.1.7 RCW, entitled "Plats- Subdivisions-Dedications," came into effect and September 7, 1971, the date that Jefferson County's first platting ordinance, Ordinance 02-71, was approved and became effective; and WHEREAS,the County has not developed a policy for acceptance of plats that came into existence prior to enactment of Chapter 58.17 RCW or Ordinance 02-71("old plats");and WHEREAS, the County recently has received a number of requests for development of old plats in the rural area; and WHEREAS, old plats typically contain lots of insufficient size to fit a building envelope, permit an on-site sewage system, protect critical areas, and provide necessary stormwater facilities; and WHEREAS,without adequate land use regulation, development of old plats at urban densities within the rural area and in natural resource lands is a threat to the health, safety, and welfare because these areas are not equipped with infrastructure to accommodate development at urban densities or may contain critical areas that were never considered; and Page 1 of 5 WHEREAS, development of old plats at urban densities threaten the integrity and rural character of rural areas in Jefferson County; and WHEREAS,development of old plats and substandard lots at urban densities threaten the integrity and continued viability of natural resource lands in Jefferson County; and WHEREAS, development of old plats and substandard lots at urban densities in critical areas and at shorelines threaten the environmental integrity of watersheds and shoreline areas in Jefferson County that support shellfish and finfish of great importance to local residents, commercial harvesters, and federally-recognized Indian Tribes; and WHEREAS,time is needed to study the lot of record and old plat issue and potential effects of regulation in various parts of Jefferson County; and WHEREAS,a closely-related issue to old plats is recognition of legal lots of record; and WHEREAS,Jefferson County needs to adopt clear standards for determining whether a lot has been legally created and whether it is legally nonconforming; and WHEREAS, currently the determination of whether a lot has been legally created is researched and resolved on a case-by-case basis,without clear standards to provide consistency in decision making; and WHEREAS, the County needs to study this issue with input from the community concerning the most appropriate ways to regulate legal lots of record and old plats in Jefferson County; and WHEREAS,an emergency exists necessitating adoption of a moratorium concerning the acceptance and processing of applications which require recognition of legal lots of record and old plats in the rural area and natural resource lands for purposes of development;and WHEREAS, a moratorium enacted under RCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 36.70.795 provides a method by which a county may preserve the status quo so that new plans and regulations will not be rendered moot by intervening development; and WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 36.70.795 authorize the Board of County Commissioners to adopt and renew a moratorium, interim zoning map,interim zoning ordinance, or interim official control without holding a public hearing, as long as a public hearing is held within at least 60 days of its enactment; and WHEREAS, pursuant to WAC 197-11-880, the adoption of a moratorium ordinance is exempt from the requirements of a threshold determination under the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA)and future permanent zoning regulations will be reviewed in accordance with SEPA Rules; and WHEREAS, a moratorium will provide the County with additional time to review and amend its land use regulations and, if necessary, its comprehensive plan related to these issues; and Page 2 of 5 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners concludes that an emergency moratorium is appropriate to preserve the status quo while it considers options for regulating these matters in the rural area, the urban growth area overlay, natural resource lands, areas containing critical areas, and shorelines; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Section 1. Findings of Fact. The Board of County Commissioners adopts the above "WHEREAS" recitals as findings of fact. These findings of fact support the action as required by RCW 36.70A.390. Section 2. Declaration of Emergency. The Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that a moratorium ordinance must be imposed as an emergency measure to prevent development that would result in densities incompatible with zoning, and to prevent the submission of applications to the County in an attempt to vest rights for an indefinite period of time. The Board of County Commissioners finds as a fact and declares that an emergency exists and that this moratorium ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health or safety or for the support of county government and its existing public institutions. Section 3. Moratorium Imposed. The County hereby establishes an immediate moratorium on the acceptance, processing, review or issuance of any land use permit or approval, building application, or other development application which requires recognition of a legal lot of record or a plat in existence prior to September 7, 1971, including to but not limited to: an application for boundary line adjustment, binding site plan, plat alteration, segregations, or exemptions pursuant to JCC 18.35.040 and JCC 18.30.050. A land use application means any permit or approval issued under JCC Title 18. Exceptions to this moratorium include: 1. Any application for repair of an existing permitted onsite septic system; 2. Any application for repair, remodel, or expansion of an existing single or multi-family residence; 3. Development on any lot that has already been recognized through the Department of Community Development's lot certification process prior to the effective date of this ordinance as a legal lot of record; 4. Any land use,building,or any development application or request for a permit that is deemed complete prior to the date of this moratorium; 5. Any application for processing, review, or issuance of any land use permit or approval, building application or other development application which requires recognition of a legal lot of record or a plat in existence prior to September 7, 1971,if each lot to be developed is approximately equal or larger in size to the existing zoning classification; Page 3 of 5 6. Any lot consolidation through a boundary line adjustment application that proposes to consolidate six or fewer pre-existing platted lots for the purposes of developing one single- family residence for occupancy by the applicant,as long as all required setbacks,health and sanitation requirements, and stormwater management requirements can be met on site; 7. Any publicly funded land use permit or building application or other development application used primarily for housing persons experiencing homelessness or low-income households; 8. Any application for processing, review, or issuance of any land use permit or approval, building application or other development application for residential development within the Irondale and Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area Overlay District. Section 4 Duration of Moratorium. Because it has a workplan in Section 5, below, this moratorium shall be in effect for one year,beginning on October 4,2021,and ending on October 4,2022,unless subsequently extended by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 36.70.795. Section 5. Public Hearing Required. As required by RCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 36.70.795, within 60 days of passage of this ordinance, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on this moratorium. Section 6. Work Plan. During the moratorium period,County staff will complete the following work plan: 1) Study the issues concerning recognition of old plats and legal lots of record, as indicated in its 2021-22 work plan; 2)prepare a draft ordinance with appropriate revisions to the County's zoning and land use regulations and, if necessary, the comprehensive plan; 3) perform SEPA review of the draft ordinance;and 4)conduct a public review process for the amendments, which includes public hearings before the County's Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners, if required. Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect immediately upon passage. Section 8.Conflict with Other Provisions of County Code. If the provisions of this moratorium are found to be inconsistent with other provisions of the Jefferson County Code, this moratorium shall control. Section 9. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or unlawful by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance or application of its provisions or other persons or circumstances shall remain valid and unaffected. (SIGNATURES FOLLOW ON THE NEXT PAGE) Page 4 of 5 APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of October, 2021. SEAL: JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS vo y t I Ka ean,Chair Heidi Eisenh r, Member Gr Brot erton, ember ATTEST: (idm; Carolyn G�[!'laway 0 Clerk of the Board Approved as to form only: 1.1 October 4, 2021 Philip C.Hunsucker Date Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Page 5 of 5 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2021 6:02 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Update From: Kincaid Gould Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2021 6:00:57 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean; aunthank@co.clallam.wa.us; aberry@co.clallam.wa.us; Board of Health Subject: Update ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Hello, Given Kate Dean's response to the data table sent last week (that the data is "normal" and "to be expected"), I doubt that sending an update will make you reconsider supporting vaccine mandates/passports in Jefferson County. In response to Mark McCauley's question about whether or not the 'breakthrough'cases were asymptomatic,that's a wonderful question!JCPH does not report that data,though they definitely should! I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of cases among the fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated alike are either completely asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms. If this is something that is of interest to you (and it seems like it is),you might want to consider contacting JCPH.The problem here is a lack of transparent data. Here are the same two data tables from before with updated figures from 10/08/2021. Date #Of Cases %Cases #Of Cases Change in # %Cases #Of Cases Change in# Among Not Among Not of Cases (Not Among Fully Among Fully of Cases (Total) Fully Fully Fully Vaccinated Vaccinated (Fully Vaccinated Vaccinated Vaccinated) Vaccinated) 08/04/2021 525 92.1% 484 - 7.9% 41 - 08/09/2021 554 89.3% 495 11 10.7% 59 18 08/16/2021 597 86.1% 514 19 13.9% 83 24 08/23/2021 640 83.4% 534 20 16.6% 106 23 08/30/2021 685 81.9% 561 27 18.1% 124 18 09/07/2021 805 77.5% 624 63 22.5% 181 57 09/13/2021 871 77.76% 677 53 22.24% 194 13 09/20/2021 932 76.67% 715 38 23.33% 217 23 09/27/2021 977 75.9% 742 27 24.1% 235 18 10/01/2021 1005 74.21% 746 4 25.79% 259 24 10/08/2021 1041 74.05% 771 25 25.95% 270 11 1 Date #Of New #Of New Cases %Of New Cases #Of New Cases %Of New Cases Cases Among Not Fully Among Not Fully Among Fully Among Fully Vaccinated Vaccinated Vaccinated Vaccinated - 08/04/2021 - - - 08/09/2021 29 11 37.9% 18 62.1% 08/16/2021 43 19 44.2% 24 55.8% 08/23/2021 43 20 46.5% 23 53.5% 08/30/2021 45 27 60.0% 18 40.0% 09/07/2021 120 63 52.5% 57 47.5% 09/13/2021 66 53 80.3% 13 19.7% 09/20/2021 61 38 62.3% 23 37.7% 09/27/2021 45 27 60.0% 18 40.0% 10/01/2021 28 4 14.3% 24 85.7% 10/08/2021 36 25 69.4% 11 30.6% TOTAL 516 287 55.6% 229 44.2% Look at this! Even though the number of positive tests among 'not fully vaccinated' residents was greater than that among fully vaccinated residents, the percentages reported since 02/01/2021 still moved closer to 50-50! This should be clear evidence that measuring since 02/01/2021 is misleading! If this data is being shared to show vaccine efficacy, it has many problems with it(e.g., the misleading start date, including positive tests among populations that aren't/weren't 'eligible' for vaccination, misleading groupings...). I'm in the process of writing a longer article on this problem (hence the delay in sending you this email), and I plan on sending that article to you later this week. Sincerely, Kincaid Gould Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. 2 jeffbocc From: Deborah Pedersen <deborahgpedersen@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, 10,October 2021 4:31 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Input regarding draft maps for commissioner district redistricting Attachments: Comments D Pedersen on BoCC district alternative maps.docx ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Hello, Commissioners, I will feel myself very fortunate if any of you have the time to read and consider my input prior to your consideration of the maps Monday afternoon. I plan to speak briefly about the topic, either at 9:00 or before the item is taken up in the afternoon, if that is planned for. The attached document doesn't fit into the three-minute comment limit. Thank you. Deborah Pedersen 360-385-5147 i Comments by Deborah Pedersen 2020 Census Redistricting Jefferson County Washington County Commissioner District Proposed Alternatives #1-5 to be considered by Board of County Commissioners October 11, 2021 It is fascinating to see the figures about population change throughout our county. Even though the three current districts have changed by different amounts, the population that must be shifted either in or out of each commissioner district is very small. District 1 District 2 District 3 Total 2010 9,958 9,906 10,008 31,882 2020 10,987 11,114 10,876 32,977 Increase 1,029 1,208 868 3,105 Goal 10,992 10,992 10,992 32,977 Shift required 5 (122) 116 I have already submitted input about the importance of altering many of the current precinct boundaries in the interest of making the precincts as equal as possible in size. As a consequence, I don't recommend making choices about district boundaries based on how many of our current precincts will be affected. It is somewhat more important to avoid splitting a fire district between two commissioner districts. I can only presume that no school districts are split in any of the current alternatives. All of these alternatives do a good job of equalizing the population of the commissioner districts. The criteria of compactness and preserving communities of interest of related and mutual interest are primary to me. I do not believe that following current precinct boundaries is necessarily the best approach, especially when it leads to people living on opposite sides of major roads being separated into different districts. As a result, I don't find any of the presented alternatives perfect. I hope that Commissioners can choose three alternatives but send them back to staff so that improvements can be made in them. Alternative#1 has the most advantages but would benefit from alteration of the boundary between D2 and D3. Eliminating the "tongue" of D2 that extends into D3 is very imported to me, but each map that does that creates a new division between other areas that ought to be kept together. The tiny addition to D1 at the southeast corner of Port Townsend seems to necessitate a very tiny non-city precinct. If there is a way to avoid that, I hope it can be pursued. Here are some specific pros and cons and suggestions for improving each of the alternatives, if, of course, the numbers and other factors work out. Alternative Map # Advantages Disadvantages Suggestions Alternative #1 Least change from Tiny addition of area Move boundary of (most desirable of status quo. and population S of current 106 slightly the 5) City seems to outward to include indicate the need for voters currently in an extremely small current 104 along precinct or a precinct Middlepoint Road or straddling the city Haada Lasa Rd. line. Alternative #1 Tongue is still an Move southern incursion into the boundary of D2 agricultural mid- northward and grab county area population east of Center Road. Alternative #1 Mats Mats is in D3 with Port Ludlow Alternative #1 Fairmount (Discovery Bay) is in D3 with Gardiner, keeping Disco Bay shore together in D3 Alternative #2 Same as for Extending D2 all the Alter the southern Alternative #1 way to Fairmount boundary of D2 so regarding portions isolates Quilcene that D2 is more adjacent to Port from Gardiner. compact. Omit the Townsend Highway 101 is an area approaching important corridor Fairmount and move creating a the southern community of boundary a bit south. interest. This also splits Fire District 5. Alternative#3 Eliminates tongue Boundary runs Move southern (least desirable) through Chimacum. boundary northward Separates Mats Mats and move boundary from Port Ludlow near Chimacum farther south and/or a bit westward. Alternative#4 Eliminates tongue In losing all of current 106, D1 becomes less compact by extending so far south. Same Fairmount and FD5 problem as#s 2 and #3. Alternative #4 Eliminates tongue Divides Kala Point Trade the part of 106 from Woodland Hills. allocated to D1 with Same Fairmount and Woodland Hills? FD5 problem as #s 2, 3, and 4. Alternative #5 Eliminates tongue Portion of current (second least 106 would become a desirable alternative) new, very small precinct or, if added to a city precinct would straddle city line. Same Fairmount and FD5 problem as#s 2, 3, and 4. jeffbocc From: Libby Urner Wennstrom <Ibby@albatrosswriters.com> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2021 5:33 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Input on Proposed Redistricting Maps Attachments: Libby Wennstrom District Maps Comment.pdf ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. I'm hoping you'll have a chance to read my attached input on the proposed alternative District Maps. I am planning to speak at Public Comment on this tomorrow, but thought having map information would be helpful. Thank you for your consideration. Libby Urner Wennstrom +1.360.301.9728 libby@albatrosswriters.com linkedin.com/in/libbyurner 1 October 10, 2021 Comment on proposed Jefferson County Commissioner District Maps from Libby Wennstrom. Having examined all five of the proposed maps in detail, I feel that all maps have major issues, and I encourage commissioners and staff to make further changes and combine features of each to develop a better set of maps to be presented for public comment in November 2022. The primary criterion for developing these maps seems to have been to keep existing precincts intact. This is an incorrect priority—existing precincts are currently wildly uneven in size(ranging from just 105 voters to over 1500 voters!) and will definitely need to be adjusted before the 2022 elections. I understand that the December 2021 deadline for District boundaries is looming,while Precinct boundaries can be adjusted as late as May 2022. The primary goal in District boundary-setting should be substantially equal boundaries which still make rational sense and follow existing geography and school and fire district boundaries, and keep communities of interest together. I emphasize substantially equal because fairer, more sensible maps with minor(<5%-ish)variation in population seems better than gerrymandering to get exact numbers. I also wanted to note a small error on the Agenda Request document dated 10/11/21. Page 3 under "Precincts"states that "Jefferson County Currently has 27 precincts"—this is inaccurate.Jefferson County currently has 39 precincts—12 in District 1, 12 in District 2, and 15 in District 3. Specific Comments on Proposed Maps GENERAL COMMENT: If at all possible, it would be highly preferable to make District 1 be just the city limits of Port Townsend. The population of the city per 2020 Census is 10,148—only about 800 people below the 10,992 target. Given that voter registration rates are high in the city, and that the city is likely to experience the most growth over the coming decade, having a slight imbalance now but keeping District boundaries congruent with city limits makes long term sense. If District 1 boundaries MUST expand beyond the city limits, adding commercial Glen Cove to District 1 makes more sense than rural Jacob Miller, and Glen Cove lies in the City's likely annexation pathway. Alternative 1 Pros Cons Mats Mats and Gardiner are both in District 3—better The"Tongue"of District 2 into the Chimacum Valley is fits and keeps them with nearby communities problematic,and divides communities of interest. District 1 should either be just the City,or should include Glen Cove rather than the Jacob Miller area (current precincts 106/107) Alternative 2 Pros Cons Mats Mats remains in District 3 with Port Ludlow Gardiner is in District 2,disconnected from nearby communities. More coherent and natural boundary between District 1 should either be just the City,or should Districts 2 and 3 in Chimacum. include Glen Cove rather than the Jacob Miller area (current precincts 106/107) Libby Wennstrom Proposed District Map Comment 10/10/2021 Page 1 of 4 Alternative 3 Pros I Cons Gardiner is in District 3. 1 District 3 boundary bisects the core area of Chimacum, badly splitting communities of interest. The line needs to be farther south. Mats Mats is in District 2,separated from Port Ludlow. District 1 should either be just the City,or should include Glen Cove rather than the Jacob Miller area (current precincts 106/107) Alternative 4 Pros. Cons Area of District 1 outside city limits is industrial Glen "Tongue"of District 1 south of City limits extends too Cove rather than rural Jacob Miller far into District 2, breaking up communities of interest around Discovery Road. Mats Mats remains in District 3 with Port Ludlow Gardiner is in District 2, disconnected from nearby More coherent and natural boundary between communities. Districts 2 and 3 in Chimacum. Alternative 5 Pros I Cons Area of District 1 outside city limits is industrial Glen "Tongue"of District 1 south of City limits is too Cove rather than rural Jacob Miller arbitrary,splitting Woodland Hills from Neighboring Kala Point and breaking up communities of interest. Mats Mats remains in District 3 with Port Ludlow Gardiner is in District 2,disconnected from nearby More coherent and natural boundary between communities. Districts 2 and 3 in Chimacum. I've used the"Dave's Redistricting"Tool to draw a proposed District Map that keeps District 1 as just the City Limits, and divides District 2 and District 3 rationally. While this leaves the populations slightly unequal,the differences are comparatively minor in exchange for more coherent boundaries and keeping communities of interest together. A minor adjustment (adding part of Glen Cove—the proposed new 2107)would further balance the districts if that was needed. The Draft Maps on the next pages have the following Population (per 2020 Census blocks) 10,148 District 1 Total 11,552 District 2 Total 11,277 District 3 Total 32,977 County Total See next pages for proposed draft map alternative images; I'm happy to share the GIS files for this map with Commissioners and Staff. Proposed new precinct numbers reference existing precinct numbers, but have District number as first digit for easy reference. Libby Wennstrom Proposed District Map Comment 10/10/2021 Page 2 of 4 Proposed District 1 (City Only) Pau` y �m F712 '� ti 1 it i I 0 r _.. 1?05 1700 Proposed District 2 A �� A9�, . Whi b yiMan �,1' 4 4oiq � y �'w 1 t � �� ttd 4 �I I I I N • 7e �� H il�� ���ill' u �j 'y 2'10 . 20 ; wmo ..�..... 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Dear Jefferson Board of County Commissioners, News roundup: The Seattle Times reports"a chronic crew shortage at Washington State Ferries suddenly became a transportation debacle [forcing reduced]service on seven of its io routes. [A state rep said] 'ferry cancellations are the bow wave of crises to come in government services as ...workers recoil against mandates. ...The governor has created a state of emergency,within a state of emergency."' This is personal to me. A friend working for the Ferries successfully filed for and received a religious exemption,then was summarily fired with no benefits because his services were no longer required. His family is now selling their home and moving to another state. In Seattle,while "already facing a staffing crisis,the Seattle Police Department is bracing ...for mass firing of officers as hundreds have yet to show proof of vaccination." In New York, its deranged new governor stood up in church and proclaimed God wants her to fire doctors and nurses- previously named heroes for risking their lives during the initial Covid crisis - because in their considered medical judgment the experimental injections are too dangerous to risk taking. She then awarded herself new emergency powers-justified by the medical staffing emergency she herself created-to replace these healthcare workers with unvaccinated National Guard. Incredible! In Los Angeles, one in four firefighters are filing a lawsuit against the city for their vaccine mandate. Of the 871 city firefighters asking for$2 million each in damages,some say they already had Covid and have immunity,others do not want the risk of adverse reactions from the shot. A loss of these personnel will mean the"entire firefighting system would collapse;there just wouldn't be enough to protect the City of L.A." Last Monday two-thirds of our own county PUD commissioners voted to risk infrastructure disruption and electrical outages by firing employees who won't risk these Emergency Use Authorization injections. Your choice to participate in this push can only lead to chaos, loss of essential services, human rights violations, wrongful terminations,and (I'm afraid)wrongful deaths-all of which you may find yourself in court defending, as L.A. now faces from 1 in 4 firefighters suing for$2 million each. Kiss your federal Covid relief monies goodbye! These emergencies being created are self-inflicted. Please take charge, cease taking bad advice,and back off from the cliff of these illegal EAU injection mandates before it is too late for you and our county. 1 Yours truly, Stephen Schumacher Port Townsend,WA ---sources--- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/dozens-of-runs-canceled-on-washington-state-ferries-as- crew-shortages-worsen/ https://www.fox5ny.com/news/seattle-police-department-braces-for-mass-firing-of-officers https://news.yahoo.com/york-gov-hochul-tells-christian-22120o535•html https://www.sgtreport.com/2o21/1o/ny-to-replace-non-compliant-healthcare-workers-with-national-guard-will-leos- be-replaced-next/ https://ktla.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-I-a-city-firefighters-file-notice-of-intent-to-sue-over-covid-vaccine- mandate/ https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/2o21/1o/o8/will-Jefferson-pud-mandate-covid-shots-lose-employees- jeopardize-our-utility/ https://informedchoicewa.org/covid-19/federal-law-prohibits-mandates-of-emergency-use-covid-vaccines-tests- masks-3-resources-you-can-use-to-inform-your-school-or-employer/ https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2o21/08/26/pfizer-covid-vaccine-still-under-emergency-use-authorization- eua-not-fully-approved-right-to-refuse-eua-product-under-us-law-apparently-no-right-to-mandate-eua-vaccine/ 2 jeffbocc From: Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 12:35 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] RE: False information spreading about "fired" WSF workers ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Commissioners, RE: My comments this morning (10/11) regarding truth and the inability of some to acknowledge facts... Tom Thiersch Jefferson County From:Vezina,John<VezinaJ@wsdot.wa.gov> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 12:12 PM To:Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Cc: Dean, Rachel<deanr@wsdot.wa.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: False information spreading about "fired" WSF workers Wow. Thanks for working to provide facts. From:Tom Thiersch<tprosys(@gmaii.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:37 To:Vezina,John <VezinaJ@wsdot.wa.gov> Cc: Dean, Rachel <deanr@wsdot.wa.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: False information spreading about "fired" WSF workers WARNING:This email originated from outside of WSDOT. Please use caution with links and attachments. Mr. Vezina, You're reading of my message is correct—false stories about WSF, and WSDOT, and WSP etc. have been circulating for weeks. Thank you for confirming what I believed to be the case at WSF. e.g., From the Jefferson County BoCC's official correspondence: i jeffbatc From: Annette Huenke <amh@olyrnposrret> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 5:18 PM To: jeffbocc Mark McCauley; aberry co.clailam.wa,us Tom Thiersch Cc: Board of Health;Tom Locke Subject: FDA Fact Sheet for the "authorized" vaccine — JeffCo,we've got a probi CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clic especially from unknown senders. At this morning's 80CC meeting, I was accused of lying and using 'scare tactics.' In fact, Commissioner Dean, it is you and your bureaucratic colleagues who are using scare tactics, Nam( shaming and refusing services to people because they decline experimental EUA products(masks are als+ that don't prevent infection or transmission and can cause injury and death is a scare tactic. Wrongly act spreading dangerous misinformation is a scare tactic. Threatening businesses with closure and employe( jobs is a scare tactic. Our ferry workers are being fired for refusing the jab.This is an outrage! Just this morning (10/11/2021), during the public comment period of our county commissioner's regular meeting, two of our more notorious local anti-vaxers stated that they "knew" (or had a friend who knew, or ...) that their friend had been "fired by ferries and had taken a job in another state". Again, thanks for replying and confirming, and enjoy your vacation. Tom Thiersch From:Vezina,John<VezinaJ@wsdot.wa.gov> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:19 AM To:Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Cc: Dean, Rachel<deanr@wsdot.wa.gov> Subject: False information spreading about"fired" WSF workers Mr. Thiersch, Good morning. I'm confused by the circulating stories, because nobody has been separated from service yet—or any I misreading your email? Here's are the only things I can think of that would lead to these incorrect characterizations: • Monday, September 6, was the last day to get a first Moderna vaccine, to be fully vaccinated by October 18. • Monday, September 13, was the last day to get a first Pfizer vaccine, to be fully vaccinated by October 18. 2 • Monday, October 4, was the last day to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, to be fully vaccinated by October 18. • Nobody has been separated from state service yet due to the vaccine mandate. • On Tuesday, October 5, WSDOT employees who had yet to verify being fully vaccinated were notified if they didn't verify, they would be separated from state service on October 18. • Sometime this week, WSDOT HR will begin the process of separating unverified employees, with their last day a week from today. Is that helpful/what you're looking for? John From:Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 10:22 To:Vezina,John <VezinaJ@wsdot.wa.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] False information spreading about "fired"WSF workers WARNING:This email originated from outside of WSDOT. Please use caution with links and attachments. Mr. Vezina, Many 2nd- and 3rd-hand stories are circulating among vax-resisters in our community and others about ferry workers being "fired", some even before the October 4 cut-off. I believe that those stories are false, distorted versions of what's happening and are damaging to WSF's reputation. I think it would be helpful if WSF were to publish some detailed factual information, not just generalities, that could be cited to refute those false claims. For example, as a direct result of their decision to not comply with COVID-related mandates, • the number of WSF workers that were formally separated prior to October 4 • the number of WSF workers that began the separated process prior to October 4 • the number of WSF workers that began the separated process on or after October 5 • the number of WSF workers that have been formally separated to-date I realize that the last 2 numbers will be fluid, but any factual information would be helpful. Thank you, Tom Thiersch Chair, Jefferson County Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), Port Townsend terminal tprosys ,gmail.com A SAVE PAPER - Please do not print this email unless absolutely necessary. 3 jeffbocc From: Peter Guerrero <studio374photography@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 2:35 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Bus Transit in Jefferson County ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Commissioners Dean, Eisenhour, Brotherton: Listening in on today's greenhouse gas reduction briefing, I was struck by the comment that our busses are often empty and fail to connect to the"last mile"needed to make commutation feasible. Additionally, I would add that the routing is uniquely circular, unlike other areas where if you take the bus,the return bus stop is across the street. Here, it could be across town! Before we start investing in electric, hybrid,or hydrogen busses it's well past time to look at reinventing how we facilitate public transit trips, particularly among those who need it the most(the elderly, low-income,disabled,etc.). An on-demand system with small,electric vans that can actually take people from point A to point B should be considered. Also, using an algorithm to optimize trips so as to maximize passengers while reducing waiting times is something ride-sharing has proven to be feasible in other locations. I'd appreciate your taking these thoughts to the next Jefferson Transit meeting. Best, Peter Guerrero Sierra Club, North Olympic Group 1 jeffbocc From: Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 3:15 PM To: jeffbocc Cc: 'Cindy Jayne' Subject: Climate Action Committee, GHG Reduction Opportunities ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Commissioners, In the presentation today, you saw a chart from the Climate Action Committee (CAC) that showed "GHG Redux Top Opportunities". I wanted to make a quick comment during that presentation, but comments weren't solicited. So, here 'tis. According to the WSF 2040 Long-Range Plan (LRP) the Washington State Ferry system (WSF) uses enormous amounts of diesel fuel per year, resulting in the production of about 190,000 metric tons of CO2. See LRP Pg. 99. Our Port Townsend-Coupeville route uses roughly 6.5% of that total, so about 12,350 metric tons of CO2 are emitted "locally". Our ferry route connects Jefferson and Island counties. So, dividing by 2 gives 6,175 metric tons of CO2 per year attributable to Jefferson County. The LRP calls for the conversion of the 64-car ferries that serve our route to use hybrid-electric power in the 2032 timeframe. LRP Pg. 132. That Plan also calls for rapid shore recharging, so the vessels will operate in 100% electric, zero-emission mode. Eliminating 6,175 metric tons of CO2 would rank this reduction as second in the list presented by the CAC, just after"Electric Vehicle Promotion" (28,798 tons). What does this mean, and what can Jefferson County do? Simple: At every possible opportunity, emphasize the importance of fully funding WSF's hybrid-electric ferry conversion and shore charging projects to the state legislature. I hope this information is helpful. Please contact me if you need additional information. Tom Thiersch Chair, Jefferson County Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), Port Townsend terminal tprosys(p�gmail.corn SAVE PAPER - Please do not print this email unless absolutely necessary. i jeffbocc From: Washington State Department of Transportation <wsdot@service.govdelivery.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:02 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: WSDOT Travel Advisory: Project to improve safety along US 101 at Morse Creek wraps up early ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Washington State Department of Transportation Olympic Region— PO Box 47440—Olympia, WA 98504-7440—360-357-2600 TRAVEL ADVISORY Oct. 12, 2021 Contact: Tina Werner, communications, 360-704-3270 Project to improve safety along US 101 at Morse Creek wraps up early PORT ANGELES —Work to improve safety and reduce crossover collisions along US 101 at Morse Creek wrapped up ahead of schedule. Washington State Department of Transportation's contracting partner, Active Construction Inc. planted drought-resistant shrubs in the new center median Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 11-12. A raised, landscaped median simulates a boulevard-style approach to slowing traffic along the corridor. No additional lane closures are required. Crews also made intersection improvements to US 101 and North Masters Road to reinforce existing right in/right out travel. WSDOT would like to thank travelers for their patience during construction. Olympic Peninsula travelers are encouraged to sign up for email updates. 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All proceeds from this event go directly back to the Food Services Departments so they can purchase and/or grow healthy food to serve the kiddos in the cafeterias. Can you help us spread the word to sell-out the event? Thanks... for this and for all you amazing people do. Kathryn Kathryn Lamka Mobile:206-931-0227 1 ,,. •' riminue, . 7 ....._ _ 7" ' 1 ,,, ,:il I ':'`4 $s: ' k,, km, - ... . ,...r.:,. , • ..-7,,s, RI THE yovi [s ! _ , , ..,..„,,., ,..., FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT LOCALLY GROWN .... :1,1'. ,!. ,,,.. 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' - till:r . ) working together to nourish heahhy community Jefferson County Assessor'sOffice THE HEART OF THE . 4 OLYMPIC PENINSULA .10 . ..jeffer n.wa.us ....) its4 f G Jeff Chapman, Assessor To: Recipients of Jefferson County Assessment & Tax Information R r E From: Jeff Chapman, Assessor 1 f1 RE: 2021 Preliminary Valuations for 2022 Taxes w1 JEFF ,"F1SOk' :,'JNTY; Date: October 6, 2021 Enclosed is the 2021 preliminary valuation sheet showing the current assessed valuations of properties within Jefferson County. This year we will also send a certification update in November after we have certified values and new construction to the Board of Equalization. Valuation changes will still occur after these updates up to the time we set levies and levy rates for next year's taxes. These final values will be determined at the end of January following the completion of Board of Equalization appeal hearings, additions, deletions, exemptions, new plats, segregations and corrections, etc. For school district enrichment levies, TAV projections included here are Priority 2 TAV that will be used with those levies. These figures will assist you in preparing the property tax and timber tax revenue sections of your budget. In addition, you will need to certify the collection amounts to the county legislative authority including the precise amount of added under-collected revenues (refund levy) from taxpayer refunds and reductions due to the net loss from cancellations and supplements. I am providing you with an estimate of these amounts for the period 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021 (last year's report was through 9/30/2020). Like with last year, a refund levy amount can be collected using a different levy, if available, then the one that was tied to the refund. This is useful when these levies are at their statutory limit for collection prior to adding refunds. For taxing districts with a population of 10,000 or greater, a second "substantial need" resolution will not be necessary to raise the levy ceiling 101% (the implicit price deflator (IPD) is greater than 1% (3.86)) for regular levies. A single resolution is still needed for exceeding the previous year's collection for all regular levies. Each February, the Levy Information booklet (abstract) for the year will be available via the Jefferson County website by going to: www,co.iefferson.wa.us . Once there, click on "Departments"; then "Assessor"; "Levies and Taxing Districts"; click the link for Value, Levy & Data for the Tax Year 2022. Should you have questions regarding this information, please call me. If you would like to have your mailing changed or deleted from our list of recipients, please send your request to "Attn: Lauralee Kiesel" at Jefferson County Assessor's Office, PO Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368, or call (360)385-9105, or e-mail Ikieselt co.iefferson.wa.us. Thank Y•., /. / / Jeff •pma , Assessor 1820 Jefferson St • PO Box 1220 • Port Townsend, WA 98368 JEFFERSON COUNTY ASSESSOR 2021 ASSESSMENTS FOR 2022 TAXES PRELIMINARY VALUATIONS TAXING DISTRICT ASSESSED VALUE I TIMBER ASSESSED VALUE STATE SCHOOLS PART 1 7,091,399,788 0 STATE SCHOOLS PART 2 6,988,451043 0 COUNTY 7,092,906,931 168,010,257 CONSERVATION FUTURES 7,092,906,931 168,010,257 ROAD DISTRICT 4,877,895,582 168,002,116 PORT OF P.T. 7,092,906,931 168,010,257 PORT OF P.T. INDUST.DEV.DIST. 7,0921906,931 168,010,257 P.U.D.NO.1 7,092,906,931 168,010,257 CITY OF PT TOWNSEND 2,215,011,349 8,140 CITY OF PT-MT VIEW BOND 2,175,652,388 8,140 LIBRARY DISTRICT NO.1 GENERAL 4,877,895,582 168,002,116 HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO.1 GENERAL 34,888,726 91,915,497 HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO.2 GENERAL 7,057,739,300 60,287,310 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.20 EP&0 LEVY 13,161,491 37,247,311 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.46 EP&0 LEVY 328,143,828 9,440,624 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.48 CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY 452,387,768 20,456,531 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.48 EP&0 LEVY 452,387,768 10,228,266 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.49 CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY 2,578,150,076 14,536,458 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.49 EP&0 LEVY 2,578,150,076 7,268,229 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.50 BOND 3,500,826,598 6,165,131 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.50 CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY 3,500,826,598 6,165,131 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.50 EP&0 LEVY 3,500,826,598 3,082,565 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.323 EP&0 LEVY 95,355,326 233,324 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.402 BOND 21,933,699 33,227,978 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.402 EP&0 LEVY 21,933,699 16,613,989 FIRE DISTRICT NO.1 GENERAL 4,546,885,023 1,593,357 FIRE DISTRICT NO.1 EMS 4,550,408,202 4,233,792 FIRE DISTRICT NO.2 GENERAL 467,582,619 7,085,838 FIRE DISTRICT NO.2 EMS 473,844,782 14,540,407 FIRE DISTRICT NO.3 GENERAL 1,476,658,627 2,935,275 FIRE DISTRICT NO.3 EMS 1,480,879,140 7,541,293 FIRE DISTRICT NO.4 GENERAL 331,895,028 15,457,784 FIRE DISTRICT NO.4 EMS 333,031,001 18,881,247 FIRE DISTRICT NO.4 BOND 328,143,828 18,881,247 FIRE DISTRICT NO.5 GENERAL 105,964,792 2,184,786 FIRE DISTRICT NO.5 EMS 109,105,300 6,681,944 FIRE DISTRICT NO.5 BOND 107,477,984 6,681,944 FIRE DISTRICT NO.7 GENERAL 3,913,830 5,192 FIRE DISTRICT NO.8 GENERAL (CLALLAM FD#3) 103,771,996 83,618 FIRE DISTRICT NO.8 EMS (CLALLAM EMS#3) 104,294,264 419,788 FIRE DISTRICT NO.9 GENERAL (CLALLAM FD#1) 4,048,109 455,889 CEMETERY DISTRICT NO.1 331,270,453 4,014,062 CEMETERY DISTRICT NO.2 456,574,949 20,456,531 CEMETERY DISTRICT NO.3 104,138,737 314,634 FLOOD CONTROL ZONE NO.1 (Dosewallips) 42,435,758 N/A FLOOD CONTROL ZONE NO.2 (Big Quilcene) 32,283,054 N/A FLOOD CONTROL ZONE NO.3 (Little Quilcene) 97,0172018 N/A PARK&REC.DISTRICT NO.1 GENERAL 210,286,041 4,248,027 Amounts shown are subject to change fromile(07 late in the year senior exemption filings, utilitity exemptions,appeal adjustments, corrections,new construction,additions/ JEFF CHAPMAN deletions,and end-of-year utility revaluations. Assessor 10/5/2021 JEFFERSON COUNTY ASSESSOR Page 1 of 4 10/05/2021 Current AV Year:2021 Estimated Supplemented Values by District Levy For Period 10/1/2020 Through 9/30/2021 Comp.Tax Other Refund Luny SupplementsRefunds District Levy Type Refunds Rollbacks(1)* (2) Cancellations(3) Net(1+2+3) +Pos Net STATE LEVY(SCHOOL) (Note:State School Net for state reporting excludes rollbacks(1)) STATE SCHOOL PART 1 STATE1 12,311.41 -16,276.07 -32,991.92 40,759.98 7,768.06 20,079.47 STATE SCHOOL PART 2 STATE2 12,419.56 -4,542.19 -29,380.41 42,167.61 12,787.20 25,206.76 STATE LEVY(SCHOOL)Totals: 24,730.97 20,555.26 45,286.23 COUNTY LEVIES(CE,DD,VET,MH) COUNTY CURRENT EXPENSE GEN 8,910.41 -11,876.47 -22,211.13 28,114.48 -5,973.12 8,910.41 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES GEN 51.49 -68.56 -128.13 162.32 -34.37 51.49 VETERANS RELIEF GEN 52.11 -69.38 -129.78 164.26 -34.90 52.11 MENTAL HEALTH GEN 51.49 -68.56 -128.13 162.32 -34.37 51.49 COUNTY LEVIES(CE,DD,VET,MH)Totals: 9,065.50 -6,076.76 9,065.50 CONSERVATION FUTURES CONSERVATION FUTURES GEN 271.84 -359.23 -677.62 857.70 -179.15 271.84 CONSERVATION FUTURES Totals: 271.84 -179.15 271.84 COUNTY ROADS(ROADS,DIV TO CE) COUNTY ROADS GEN 3,526.47 -8,047.99 -10,887.32 11,689.54 -7,245.77 3,526.47 COUNTY ROADS TO CUR EXP GEN 655.10 -1,564.07 -1,966.50 2,132.71 -1,397.86 655.10 COUNTY ROADS(ROADS,DIV TO CE)Totals: 4,181.57 -8,643.63 4,181.57 CITY OF PT CITY OF PT GENERAL GEN 2,577.59 0.00 -3,893.84 6,992.94 3,099.10 5,676.69 CITY OF PT-LIBRARY LID LIFT GEN 1,687.51 0.00 -2,908.22 4,985.01 2,076.79 3,764.30 CITY OF PT MV BOND BOND 430.79 0.00 -765.83 1,343.07 577.24 1,008.03 CITY OF PT Totals: 4,695.89 5,753.13 10,449.02 CEMETERY DIST#1 CEMETERY DIST#1 GENERAL GEN 1.57 -4.06 -1.15 1.75 -3.46 1.57 CEMETERY DIST#1 Totals: 1.57 -3.46 1.57 CEMETERY DIST#2 CEMETERY DIST#2 GENERAL GEN 27.08 -3.06 -7.24 66.86 56.56 83.64 CEMETERY DIST#2 Totals: 27.08 56.56 83.64 CEMETERY DIST#3 CEMETERY DIST#3 GENERAL GEN 1.59 -291.60 -31.53 9.19 -313.94 1.59 CEMETERY DIST#3 Totals: 1.59 -313.94 1.59 FIRE DISTRICT#1 FIRE DIST#1 GENERAL GEN 4,124.05 -2,473.14 -13,292.77 15,753.06 -12.85 4,124.05 FIRE DIST#1 EMS EMS 1,751.28 -989.07 -5,653.64 6,697.05 54.34 1,805.62 FIRE DISTRICT#1 Totals: 5,875.33 41.49 5,929.67 FIRE DISTRICT#2 FIRE DIST#2 GENERAL GEN 790.63 -91.00 -340.46 2,001.78 1,570.32 2,360.95 FIRE DIST#2 EMS EMS 311.86 -23.23 -134.09 788.91 631.59 943.45 FIRE DISTRICT#2 Totals: 1,102.49 2,201.91 3,304.40 FIRE DISTRICT#3 FIRE DIST#3 GENERAL GEN 518.46 0.00 -3,849.23 3,068.21 -781.02 518.46 FIRE DIST#3 EMS EMS 179.24 0.00 -1,373.51 1,084.34 -289.17 179.24 FIRE DISTRICT#3 Totals: 697.70 -1,070.19 697.70 JEFFERSON COUNTY ASSESSOR Page 2 of 410/05/2021 Current AV Year:2021 Estimated Supplemented Values by District Levy For Period 10/1/2020 Through 9130/2021 Refund Levy Comp.Tax Other Refunds District Levy Type Refunds Rollbacks(1)* Supplements(2) Cancellations(3) Net(1+2+3) +Pos Net FIRE DISTRICT#4 FIRE DIST#4 GENERAL GEN 110.47 -1,158.92 -894.50 407.36 7 FIRE DIST#4 BOND 2019 426.72 -528.29 110 83.48 BOND 83.48 -351.38 -603.63 FIRE DIST#4 EMS EMS 42.57 -456.42 -340.68 155.58 -641.52 42.57 -2,815.87 236.52 FIRE DISTRICT#4 Totals: 236.52 FIRE DISTRICT#5 5 2. 2,131.87 1,8 0.00 -309.1227 3,263.22 FIRE DIST#5 BOND 2016 BOND 710.74 FIRE DIST#5GENERAL GEN 1,440.4789 ,263.22 0.00 -219.17 938.63 665.97 1,173.18 FIRE DIST#5 EMS EMS 507.21 0.00 -119.15 785.12 3,208.18 5,866.60 FIRE DISTRICT#5 Totals: 2,658.42 FIRE DISTRICT#7 0.00 0.00 0.00 o.oa FIRE DIST#7 GENERAL GEN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FIRE DISTRICT#7 Totals: 0.00 FIRE DISTRICT#8 FIRE DIST#8 GENERAL GEN 39.96 -6,802.52 675.05 234.12 96 7,443.45 39.19.96 FIRE DIST#8 EMS EMS 13.15 -2,356.73 -324.71 79.98 -2,601.46 15 -10,044.91 53.11 FIRE DISTRICT#8 Totals: 53.11 FIRE DISTRICT#9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 GEN 0.00 0.00 FIRE DIST#9 GENERAL 0.00 0.00 FIRE DISTRICT#9 Totals: 0.00 HOSP DIST#1 -11.86 85.86 16.23 16.23 HOSP DIST#1 GENERAL GEN 0.00 -57.77 16.23 16.23 HOSP DIST#1 Totals: 0.00 HOSP DIST#2 2.9 2 -192. .77 751.3 591 1 14 HOSP DIST#2 GO BOND 2013 NON VOTED GEN 242.79 -351.73 -591.77 27 908.96 -192.19 242.39 79 HOSP DIST#2 GENERAL GEN 286.34 -333.28 -342.79 529.13 HOSP DIST#2 Totals: 529.13 LIBRARY DIST#1 LIBRARY DIST#1 GENERAL GEN 1,617.82 -3,724.75 -4,973.00 5,347.67 -3,350.08 1,617.82 -3,350.08 1,617.82 LIBRARY DIST#1 Totals: 1,617.82 PORT DISTRICT -747.33 1,119.33 PORT OF PT GENERAL GEN 1,119.33 -1,488.97 -2,790.13 3,531.77 -77.35 119.33 PORT OF PT IDD 2019 GEN 753.42 -649.45 -4,152.82 4,263.42 -1,286.18 1,872.75 PORT DISTRICT Totals: 1,872.75 PUD#1 PUD#1 GENERAL GEN 617.46 -830.68 -1,524.68 1,936.11 -419.25 617.46 -419.25 617.46 617.46 PUD#1 Totals: SCHOOL DIST#20 0.00 12.83 84.29 0.00 M&O 0.00 -97.12 SCHOOL DIST#20 EP&0 _84 29 0.00 0.00 SCHOOL DIST#20 Totals: JEFFERSON COUNTY ASSESSOR Page 3 of 4 Estimated Supplemented by Levy 10/05/2021 emented Current AV Year:2021 pp Values District For Period 10/1/2020 Through 9/30/2021 Comp.Tax Other Refund Levy Refunds District Levy Type Refunds Rollbacks(1)* Supplements(2) Cancellations(3) Net(1+2+3) +Pos Net SCHOOL DIST#323 SCHOOL DIST#323 CAP PROJ CP 169.67 -640.98 -2.56 199.49 -444.05 169.67 SCHOOL DIST#323 EP&0 M&O 342.83 -6,988.43 -334.53 529.97 -6,792.99 342.83 SCHOOL DIST#323 Totals: 512.50 -7,237.04 512.50 SCHOOL DIST#402 SCHOOL DIST#402 BOND BOND 0.00 0.00 -33.09 276.61 243.52 243.52 SCHOOL DIST#402 EP&0 M&O 0.00 0.00 -22.05 184.36 162.31 162.31 SCHOOL DIST#402 Totals: 0.00 405.83 405.83 SCHOOL DIST#46 SCHOOL DIST#46 EP&O M&O 166.46 -854.58 -1,120.14 805.71 -1,169.01 166.46 SCHOOL DIST#46 Totals: 166.46 -1,169.01 166.46 SCHOOL DIST#48 SCHOOL DIST#48 CAP PROJ CP 1,009.17 -18.96 -251.40 3,285.62 3,015.26 4,024.43 SCHOOL DIST#48 EP&0 M&O 1,625.39 -120.11 -361.13 3,581.29 3,100.05 4,725.44 SCHOOL DIST#48 Totals: 2,634.56 6,115.31 8,749.87 SCHOOL DIST#49 SCHOOL DIST#49 CAP PROJ CP 1,008.93 -399.86 -5,749.25 5,379.04 -770.07 1,008.93 SCHOOL DIST#49 EP&O M&O 1,671.06 -790.22 -9,069.39 8,564.00 -1,295.61 1,671.06 SCHOOL DIST#49 Totals: 2,679.99 -2,065.68 2,679.99 SCHOOL DIST#50 SCHOOL DIST#50 BOND 2016 BOND 8,660.44 -1,054.29 -13,839.63 24,418.08 9,524.16 18,184.60 SCHOOL DIST#50 CAP PROJ CP 2,668.98 -174.49 -6,233.01 9,766.29 3,358.79 6,027.77 SCHOOL DIST#50 EP&0 M&O 10,241.98 -1,895.42 -16,232.93 28,744.52 10,616.17 20,858.15 SCHOOL DIST#50 Totals: 21,571.40 23,499.12 45,070.52 FLOOD ZONE#1 FLOOD ZONE#1 (no levy) GEN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FLOOD ZONE#1 Totals: 0.00 0.00 0.00 FLOOD ZONE#2 FLOOD ZONE#2(no levy) GEN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FLOOD ZONE#2 Totals: 0.00 0.00 0.00 FLOOD ZONE#3 FLOOD ZONE#3(no levy) GEN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FLOOD ZONE#3 Totals: 0.00 0.00 0.00 PARK&REC DIST#1 PARK&REC DIST#1 GENERAL GEN 10.56 -11.58 -11.56 56.38 33.24 43.80 PARK&REC DIST#1 Totals: 10.56 33.24 43.80 Totals all districts: 85,812.21 -78,356.32 -202,469.67 276,791.76 16,784.03 147,711.32 *First Distributed Rollback:ID:457 Date:10/20/2020 Last Distributed Rollback:ID:506 Date:06/04/2021 I. JEFFERSON COUNTY ASSESSOR Page 4 of 4 10/05/2021 Current AV Year:2021 Estimated Supplemented Values by District Levy For Period 1011/2020 Through 9/30/2021 Refund Levy Comp.Tax Other Refunds District Levy Type Refunds Rollbacks(1)* Supplements(2) Cancellations(3) Net(1+2+3) +Pos Net Years Undistributed Rollbacks(Compensating Tax) Rollback ID Date PID Classification Taxes Penalty Tax Area Year Removed Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 9:01 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements From: Local 20/20 Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 9:00:47 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. View this email in your browser Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements October 11, 2021 ti. 1 • edited by Karen Richards North Beach Sunset by Mel Carter This Week People's Ecochallenge-Oct 6- 27th. LAST DAY TO JOIN IS TODAY, Oct ii. *Online* Ecochallent e.ort is announcing a 21-day People's Ecochallenge from October 6-27th. Ie S Individuals and groups are challenged to try new habits that contribute to a better future for us peopall-topics include community justice,water,food,energy,personal health,and more.You can OCTOBER 6- 7 202/ join Local 20/20's team by registering for the challenge. Location:Online 2 ����...."Ilk._ . Olympic Discovery Trail Blaze Bash:Twice the Fun in 2021 B h91191 TTraff Oil *New**Online* TRAILS TWICE THE FUN IN CaLITICn Online Auction Oct to-16. Virtual Celebration-Sat, Oct 16, 7-8 pm You are invited,along with all your neighbors in your trail towns,to celebrate the Olympic Discovery Trail,Larry Scott Trail section and the Olympic Adventure Trail at a virtual celebration. Tickets and Information:Trail Blaze Bash:Twice the Fun in 2021 Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to be Briefed on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities -Mon, Oct nth*Online* i ff `o y CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE Jefferson County's Climate Action Committee(CAC),an advisory body to the Port Townsend City Council and the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners,presented top greenhouse gas reduction opportunities to the Port Townsend City Council on Sept loth and will present to the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on October iith(at i:3opm).After recently completing the Jefferson County 2018 Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, a group of CAC members and volunteers engaged in further analysis and modeling of opportunities to reduce carbon emissions countywide. Their report ranks 12 potential actions to reduce local GHG emissions,which will be covered in the presentation,as well as an overview of two working groups created to build momentum on top priorities.Additionally,a summary of the recent IPCC Climate Change 2021 report will be presented. Time: 1:30pm Location:Zoom Meaningful Movies: End of the Line:The Women of Standing Rock-Mon, Oct ii*Online* 3 rn1CL,rlrSji 1.1111r '. L 1\1 1J LI 1 1 1 1 L L.11\1 i THE WQP1 p OP STANDING ROCK -44 A< <f 4i1 End of the Line:The Women of Standing Rock is the incredible story of a group of indigenous women who risk their lives to stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline construction that desecrated their ancient burial and prayer sites and threatens their land, water,and very existence.In the process,they must face the personal costs of leadership,even as their own lives and identities are left transformed by one of the great political and cultural events of the early list century. Placing the courage of the women of Standing Rock in its true historic perspective,End of the Line cuts to the essence of this astonishing event—"the hearts of the women." Trailer and more info. Time:6:3opm I Location:Zoom Master Gardener Growing Groceries class-Mondays, Oct ii-Nov 1, and Sat, Oct 23 *Online Pt f It€ Growing Groceries 4 with in-person field trip* This 4-week Zoom course will focus on the garden essentials for your Spring Garden.Topics include: Location&Climate,Soil amendments and improvements,Garden types(pots,residential,and permaculture),Fall considerations for fruit trees and bushes,Plant Family/Crop Rotation,Garden planting calendars. COVID permitting,we will also host a half day field experience to learn about composting,vermiculture,self-watering planters,putting the garden to bed and fruit tree orchard care. Register online(*Scholarships are available on a need basis.Please contact bridget.greggPwsu.edu) 4 Time:Evening classes:5:30-8:oopm;Field Trip io:ooam-1.2:30pm I Location:Online Local 20/2o Climate Action Outreach Meeting-Thurs, Oct 14 *New**Online* p ant to help educate the community on what we all can do related to reducing our carbon ootprint?Attend our monthly meeting to learn more about what is currently planned,and add our ideas to the mix!Meetings are generally on the second Thursday of the month,from 3:00- 5:0o pm.For the online meeting information,contact caga12o2o.org. 'me:3pm—5Pm I Location:Zoom Forest Ecology Hike: Learn about the ecology of our native forest and wildlife-Sat, Oct 16 *New**Online* II, ,a OI'I 7' V1 ......i fr r Gu ��,kSilGlll�li„ jjll� a. friendsof FORT FLAGLER Join Eric Kingfisher on a hike and discussion to learn about our plants and animals.We'll start at the lower campground in front of the Beachcomber Café and hike a loop which should take about 1...5 hours.During the hike, Eric Kingfisher discusses the plants and wildlife,as we encounter them. Naturalist:Erik Kingfisher has been working in land conservation since 1999 and has been the Stewardship Director with Jefferson Land Trust since 2007. Register Time:3:3o-5pm I Location:Beachcomber Cafe at Fort Flagler Marine Science Center Future of Oceans Lecture Series: "Southern Resident Killer Whales: Status,Trends, Solutions"-Sun, Oct 17*New**Online* of : e southern resident orcas that frequent Puget Sound are unique in the world and one of the most ancient and intelligent animal societies on Earth.In this talk Lynda Mapes,environment reporter for the Seattle Times and author of the newly-released book Orca:Shared Waters Shared Home will explore and explain the natural history and 5 biology of the southern resident orcas and what makes these families of orcas in our midst so special.She will explain the risks that threaten their survival,and discuss solutions to this extinction crisis.Lecture is FREE. Learn more and RSVP. Time:3pm I Location:ZOOM Upcoming Events Meaningful Movies: "Community First,A Home for the Homeless" -Mon, Oct 18 *Online* tt Community A Home hs the linuulcss Community First,A Home for the Homeless is a documentary about Community First!Village which is a unique residential development that is transforming the lives of homeless people through the power of community.As explained by the founder Alan Graham,"It is specifically designed to lift the chronically homeless off the streets of the Austin area offering them a place to call home,helping them to heal from the ravages of life on the streets allowing them to rediscover a purpose in their lives.What we believe is a new movement,a new understanding as to how valuable community is.An understanding that says that housing will never solve homelessness but community will." The Community Build Project(CBP),an all volunteer organization based in Jefferson County,is creating temporary emergency shelter villages to house those who are housing-insecure.Over the past year,CBP has built 22 tiny shelters,12 of which are currently occupied in a temporary emergency village in Port Hadlock,WA.CBP volunteers have been truly inspired by the film Community First!,and are now considering expanding to assist in establishing a similar permanent village for the unsheltered citizens in our community.Watch the film;be inspired;volunteer for CBP. Joining us after the film will be Judy Alexander,Community Engagement for Community Build Project;Debbi Steele, Volunteer Coordinator for Community Build Project;and Carla Main,Volunteer with Jefferson County's Housing Solutions Network. Trailer and more info. Time: 6:30 pm I Location:Zoom Local 20/2o Council Meeting-Wed, Oct 20 *New**Online* e monthly Local 20/2o Steering Council meeting is open to all and welcomes those interested col', in active involvement in Local 20/2o leadership.Newcomers are always welcome.If you'd like a 'rtual orientation,please email Marlow at marlow012o2o.org.For online meeting information, contact cindy012o2o.org. me:3pm—6pm I Location:Online 6 Volunteer Ivy Cleanup-Wed, Oct 20 *New* 3EFFERSON COUNTY Noxious Weed Control Board z aRpT ECTING NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL R50liRCE5 Help pull the English Ivy from the trees and trail at HJ Carroll County Park.Clearing it out will rescue the trees and open up room for native plants like Salal and Snowberry.If you want to learn more about identifying plants,or just want to socialize in the fresh air,join up for a plant walk around the park afterwards. Bring tools like pruners, loppers,or metal rakes if you have them.Dress for the weather in case it rains!Hot water,tea,and hot chocolate packets will be available.Participants must provide proof of COVID19 vaccination or exemption.For more info and to sign up, email EsmithPco.jefferson.wa.us Time: loam-Noon I Location:Meet at the Salmon Shelter at HJ Carroll Park.9884 Rhody Drive,Chimacum iNaturalist Virtual Program— Identify Plants and Animals-Wed, Oct 20 *New**Online* •air I i I . II1014; w � I � IH���[ ' ''''' e % gym: k W, friends; I II ���Ir fH I+ORT FLAGL E R.Join up for a virtual introduction on how to navigate iNaturalist through Zoom.iNaturalist is a free, online platform that assists in identifying and documenting any and all life forms.Wenday Feltham will introduce using iNaturalist.org. It shall begin with a quick orientation on how to use the website and phone app.Participants can then explore using iNaturalist to identify and document what they might see around Fort Flagler. All observations are automatically collected by the Biota of Marrowstone Island Project and the Fort Flagler iNaturalist projects. Wendy Feltham is a photographer and community volunteer.She is co-chair of the Land Trust's Natural History Society and is a citizen scientist with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center.Register. Time:6pm I Location:Online Vegetation Management Workshop for Shoreline Landowners-Thurs, Oct 21*New* *Online* me` Jefferson County e 1 Marine Resources I i ` Committee The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee invites you to join a free NW Straits Shore Friendly virtual workshop to learn the benefits of using native vegetation for slope stability and habitat from Ben Alexander of Sound Native Plants.Some additional topics Ben will cover include:soil composition and drainage,removing invasive plant species,native plant selection,and planting techniques for bluffs and shoreline properties.Register here. Time:6-8pm,Location:Zoom 7 • !Water Dowsing Workshop with Johanna Perkins -Sat, Oct 23rd Acre- A basic class to learn water dowsing skills.More information. Shy info P shyacrefarm.com Time:loam-3pm I Location:Shy Acre Farm,Port Townsend Bird Watching Hike: Learn about the birds that live in Fort Flagler-Sat, Oct 23 *New* pN1Q a,(i�. f(�r,I( fi�dld °f FORT F LAGL E R Join Beverly McNeil for 2-3 hours to find and learn about the birds at Fort Flagler State Park.Wear sturdy footwear and dress for changeable weather.bring binoculars and your own water. Presenter:Beverly McNeil is an outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking,diving,wildlife, birdwatching and photography. Registration:Email Bev with the subject:"Birdwatching Walk"and she will plan directly with you. Time:8:3o am 1 Location:Fort Flagler Community Wellness Project Dinner and a Movie Fundraiser-Thurs, Oct 28 Ai l l C MOVIESI *New* The Community Wellness Project is holding a COVID-safe Dinner and a Movie Fundraiser. Movie-goers will enjoy popcorn and a freshly made meal of organic soups,salad,corn bread,and dessert in the comfort of their own car.During dinner guests will view a few short films on how farm-to-school programs are impacting students here and in other communities; drawings for fabulous door prizes will complete the evening.Our work at the Community Wellness Project has included creating and maintaining school gardens,helping food service procure locally grown food,and working with educators to enhance the curriculum with agriculture,nutrition,and culinary programs and education on the development of resilient local food systems.Purchase tickets for this unique family event at JCCWP.org by October 25th. Time:5:3opm I Location:Wheel-in Motor Theater at 210 Theater Road,Port Townsend Recurring Events 8 Interactive orca exhibit at PTMSC-Saturdays and Sundays through Oct 31 The Port Townsend Marine Science Center has a new exhibit:"Orca:Shared Waters, pi, `, • PORT TOWNSEND { MARINE SciEN CENTERShared Home."The interactive exhibit explores the natural history of the orca species AT FORT WOROEN CE STATE PARK and the extreme challenges facing the Southern Resident orca families that frequent Puget Sound. "Orca:Shared Waters,Shared Home"is a traveling exhibit touring Salish Sea marine centers in 2021-22.It features captivating photography and stories of two endangered—and intertwined—species of the Salish Sea:Southern Resident killer whales and Chinook salmon,as well as elements to engage children such as a drawing and coloring table and a rope to show the size of the whales. For more information about the exhibit,see PTMSC's press release,or see their"Visit Us"page to plan a trip to the Center! Time:open 12-5 pm on weekends I Location:532 Battery Way,Port Townsend COVID-19 Update-Mondays *Online* n Public Healt The Weekly COVID-19 update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer,Dr.Allison Berry.To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9:oo AM Board of County Commissioners(BOCC) meeting,including the 9:45 AM COVID-19 update,go to the website for videos of meetings.You can choose"Streaming Live"or,if viewing later, "Recorded." You can also listen live to Dr.Berry on KPTZ or later in the KPTZ archives.For more information, you can go here. Master Gardeners Available via Zoom-Mondays *Online* W,. P N? %LIIOC �i a yt i ;' ' El Jefferson County Have a question about a plant/insect/composting/landscape issue?Master Gardener volunteers are here to help.They are offering live Zoom appointments on Mondays,from 12:30—2:3o PM.To sign- up,go to the Plant Clinic website and click the Sign-up Genius button. Not able to join on Mondays?You can fill out the online form on the same web page and a Master Gardener will get back to you via email. Time: 12:30-2:3o pm I Location:Zoom Port Townsend Farmer's Market-Saturdays 9 orr tOk Find the market's Facebook page here.The Farmers Market welcomes all people to come and enjoy the bounty,textures,and colors of locally grown and produced foods and arts.If you've never been to the market before,stop by the`Market Info booth'by the entrance,to get any questions answered and learn more about our Food Access programs. They accept cash,credit cards,SNAP/EBT funds,as well as Senior Farmers Market and WIC Vouchers.They are happy to show you around. Time:9 am-2 pm I Location:Lawrence and Tyler St,Uptown Port Townsend Chimacum Farmer's Market-Sundays your- MERS SUNDAYS S�',"�t411 • 10to2 1+ Jun-Oct Want to shop for locally grown food in the heart of our farming community with your dog at your side?Well,the Chimacum Farmers Market may be just the market for you.Located in the heart of Jefferson County's farm country,The Chimacum Farmers Market is set up every Sunday from in am to 2 pm,June-October.More rustic than its sister markets in Port Townsend,this jewel of a market offers a remarkable variety of seasonal produce from neighboring farms as well as artisan food,crafts,and local music.New this year is a Power of Produce Club for kids at the Chimacum and Port Townsend Wednesday Farmers Markets.Meet up with other children and enjoy special activities every week hosted by community partners including:the Organic Seed Alliance,Jefferson County Library,YMCA and the Northwest Discovery Lab.Dogs as of yet don't get a special day,but are always welcome as long as leashed and mannered. Time:io am-2 pm I Location:parking lot of Chimacum Corner Farmstand,9122 Rhody Dr,Chimacum Community Notices Biochar for Growing Food Olympic Carbon Fund is giving away free biochar to food producers. Farms,market gardens and shared gardens are eligible for a free cubic yard of biochar from Olympic Biochar,and up to three more yards at half price($75). Home gardeners are eligible for the Bucket List--up to fifteen gallons of free biochar for every Bucket Share event that happens(one coming soon). Make your soil more fertile and more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Learn more and sign up at www.olympiccarbonfund.info 10 'vow iDEgg,,No Housing Solutions Network is hiring a new Network Weaver C,na Rfso oe�` a,, Housing Solutions Network is seeking someone who is excited about community organizing and ` creating workforce housing solutions to fill their Network Weaver position.Please view 3 fiaasing € their Network Weaver Job Description at housingsolutionsnetwork.org on their home page.This , part-time contract position is open until filled and begins immediately. Network NT/`f 0 ' RsON CO�nenV� Friends of Fort Flagler Virtual Program Series +� As the winter approaches,Friends of Fort Flagler will be offering free virtual programs October f�i „U�9na through April. Their goal is to offer one program a month.If you have attended a program in the s ,,.. lip past,you will be automatically invited to the events. If you are not receiving their program �'4,la,�i ���� ,74 . "�" ' invitations and would like to be added to the mailing list,please send an email rtfl iA e �Ui i T �IIM1II� r i t i e 4 ��,�,to:fortfiaglerfriends@gmail.com. ���„' O, f rI FORT FLAGLER Port Townsend Marine Science Center receives grant to collaborate on Marine Mammal Stranding Network PORT TOWNSEND / MARINE SCIENCE CENTER The Port Townsend Marine Science is pleased to announce the receipt of a two-year grant from the John H.Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program.The NOAA-funded grant,shared with the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles,will expand volunteer outreach and training for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network across the North Olympic Peninsula.For more information,visit www.ptmsc.org. Community Resources Local 20/2o's COVID-19 Resources Online 11 Local 20/2o's COVID-19 resource page is a central location for community-wide information relating to COVID-19,updated frequently.Includes Reliable Information Sources,Vaccine info,Food Sources,Community Covid-19 Resource pages,Giving and Getting Assistance,Community Events Online,Community Face Mask Program,and information web posts related to COVID-19.Look in the red box at the top of the page for all the newest information. Eating Locally and Seasonally-A Cookbook Eating Localry and Seasonally Community Toalkoi Par Lopez 7Irnd (and•••9tirtho.who Want tv Ear weir*Pi : (fie r 44 Announcing a new book from our friends at Transition Lopez Island,Elizabeth Simpson and Henning Sehmsdorf.Eating Locally and Seasonally is a compilation of recipes using fresh ingredients grown and raised on their farm,S&S Homestead.Illustrated by local artists,it contains dozens of recipes,including basic cheesemaking,simple fermentation and preservation techniques,and a wide variety of vegetable and meat recipes.Elizabeth and Henning once again bring our focus back to the joy(and the health benefits)of eating food that can easily be grown or locally purchased in our own backyards. Softcover book available for$15 while supplies last.To order yours, contact Sonia soon! Just Soup on Tuesdays jucstc9 S IA?No Cost Lu4.01 Every Tuesday at u:3o-1:3o,Just Soup provides free,hot soup lunches at St.Paul's Episcopal Church,1020 Jefferson St,on the Tyler St.bus line(by the Bell Tower).Enter the rear church parking lot on Franklin,and whether you are on foot,bike,or car,you will be in line for curbside pickup,with masks,gloves,and safe distancing protocols in place. Pick up a lunch for yourself or your neighbor in need.No questions asked. Many partners and supporters have come together to feed Port Townsend one bowl at a time.This information also appears on Local 20/2o's COVID-i9 Resources Meals Page. Time:Tuesdays,11:3o AM-1:3o PM I Location:St.Paul's Episcopal Church,io2o Jefferson St. Emergency Text Alerts from Jefferson County 12 Sign up to receive Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management's emergency alerts by text on your mobile phone and/or by email.NIXLE messages provide crucial information in an emergency&are sent directly to your text-enabled device and/or email.The sign up web page also has information about other alert and warning systems, including the tsunami warning system and the WSDOT alert system. NPREP: Prepared Neighborhoods MOM MO Prepare for emergencies with your neighbors by joining or starting an NPREP neighborhood.There neighborhood preparedness are currently over ioo NPREP neighborhoods organizing here in Jefferson County. Learn if you live in A Jefferson County Acctionion Group an NPREP trained neighborhood.Learn about NPREP. A Tool for Neighborhood Organization ext. . .r Nextdoor is a private social network for YOUR neighborhood.Use this link to join one of 59 Nextdoor Neighborhoods in Jefferson County.Currently there are 13,7139 subscribers,with many new members joining each day.Email Pete Hubbard with questions or comments. Calling Local Photographers! Local 20/2o Weekly Announcements invites local photographers to submit images that capture the character of our community and its natural setting.For the opening photo of each weekly email(which is also posted to our website),we seek local color,horizontal("landscape")orientation,and jpeg format.Please no children,pets or recognizable faces.Kindly send to eventsP12o2o.org.Please include your name in the jpeg filename.We are an all-volunteer non-profit,so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks. Resilience Readings Do you have readings,podcasts or videos to share that are aligned with our Local 20/2o mission?Please submit them here. 13 New IPCC Report on Climate Here is an excerpt from climate.gov about the new climate report released a few weeks ago. • "....the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC)released the Physical Science Basis report from Working Group 1,a major part of their sixth Assessment Report.This report includes the most up-to-date understanding of the climate system and climate change,providing the best scientific evidence in order to understand the past,present,and future changes to our planet from global warming.The conclusions are clear:climate change is already affecting nearly every part of the planet,and human activities are unequivocally the cause. The report,co-authored by 234 scientists from around the world,finds that we are now around 2.0°F(1.1°C)warmer than in 1.850-i9oo,warming at a rate without precedent in at least 2000 years,possibly longer.This report confirms that the climate-driven changes occurring around the world are widespread,rapid,and intensifying.Our influence on the climate is making extreme weather and climate events—like heat waves,heavy rain,and droughts—more frequent and severe,putting more people,property,and natural resources in harm's way. Unless there is a rapid and large-scale reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,limiting warming to a 2.7°F(1.5°C)threshold will be beyond reach.Scientists warn that the more humans drive Earth's average temperature above this threshold,the more frequent and severe extreme weather and climate events will become." Read the full article here. t + Local 20/2o NPREP Featured in Resilience.org Learn how the Local 20/2o Neighborhood Prep effort got started in this article from resilience.org,based on interviews with Deborah Stinson and Judy Alexander.Interestingly,it all started with Hurricane Katrina!And the preparedness continues today:learn more at Local 20/2o's emergency preparedness page. Local 20/2o Leader Column on the Community Vision Report 14 TA This month's Local 20/2o Leader Column by Cindy Jayne highlights some of the key takeaways from Local 20/2o's Community Vision report.Concerns about the economy and housing were common themes,as well as a great appreciation for the strength of our communities.And the visions for the future were inspiring to read-more diverse employment and community, building expertise in agricultural and forestry solutions to climate change,and more. Read the full article here and/or go directly to the vision report. Local 20/20 Mission Working together toward local sustainability and resilience—integrating ecology, economy and community through action and education. Climate Local Action Beyond Initiatives a Waste OA Energy r40!" Action .4 - ` Economic Localization l ( i: $ 0" x Local Food Next? k'"'rAlliltak Health& ` Wellness Nadir VT:0;1AI Resiliency Education of Heart Emergency Preparedness Action Groups are where we do most of our work. Each is focused on an interrelated aspect of sustainability.Visit 12o2o.org to learn what the different action groups are working on. 15 Want to submit an announcement? 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Sims Way#12 • Port Townsend,Wa 98368• USA Grow your business with ( mailchimp 17 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 10:32 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Introductions From: Vezina, John Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 10:31:24 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Charlotte Garrido; Jill Johnson; Kate Dean; Christine Minney Subject: Introductions ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Kitsap County Commissioner Garrido, Island County Commissioner Johnson, Jefferson County Commissioner Dean, and San Juan County Councilmember Minney, Good morning. Over the last several months of significant WSF service issues, I've talked with each of you to answer questions. One of the things that's been clear is how difficult it is to understand what's happening systemically, not just in specific regions. Because the four of you are all solution seekers, I thought I'd introduce you so, if you're interested, you can discuss WSF service with each other. I know how busy you are, so this definitely isn't a request you do so,just an introduction if helpful. Best, John John B. Vezina Government Relations Director Washington State Ferries Cell - 206.473.9945 Pronouns: He/Him/His 1 nnon Julie Sha From: Sent: MKate ondayDean, October 11, 2021 11:16 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Thank you to Jefferson County From: Loni Greninger Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:15:37 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; jeffbocc Cc: W Ron. Allen; Frances.Charles@elwha.org; jeromys@pgst.nsn.us Subject: Thank you to Jefferson County ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ?ay"sk"'aci si?am"nesaya?cal (Greetings, Honored Friends), I wanted to pass along a hearty"Thank You" to our Jefferson County Commissioners.Thank you for honoring the S'Klallams/Klallams and other recognized tribes whose land is within Jefferson County.We appreciate the continued partnership and learning with one another.So glad a few of us could be there today via Zoom, and look forward to continued work together. Our hands are raised to our partnering governments! .. ,.' �w � a as - 1 - ha?nark cn, Loni Greninger, MPA Vice Chairwoman, Tribal Council Deputy Director, Social & Community Services 0: 360-681-4660 1 E: Igreninger@jamestowntribe.org E 5 i(.,it ( (€)4: 1\1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:16 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Thank you to Jefferson County From: Loni Greninger Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:15:37 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; jeffbocc Cc: W Ron. Allen; Frances.Charles@elwha.org; jeromys@pgst.nsn.us Subject: Thank you to Jefferson County ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ?ay'skwaci si?am nascaya?ca? (Greetings, Honored Friends), I wanted to pass along a hearty"Thank You"to our Jefferson County Commissioners.Thank you for honoring the S'Klallams/Klallams and other recognized tribes whose land is within Jefferson County.We appreciate the continued partnership and learning with one another. So glad a few of us could be there today via Zoom, and look forward to continued work together. Our hands are raised to our partnering governments! a,ir �76�Na"E ,,,..:A=7,,,,,,,,2^',:-.0:,..; .,.. -....,, o a a. ar ha?nar) cn, Loni Greninger, MPA Vice Chairwoman, Tribal Council Deputy Director, Social & Community Services 0: 360-681-4660 1 E: Igreninger@iamestowntribe.org 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 4:00 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Check out the Updated Agenda! I County Leaders Conference From: County Leaders Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 3:59:43 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Check out the Updated Agenda! I County Leaders Conference ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. COUNTY 4k.. LEADERS 2021 NOVEMBER 16-18 THE DAVENPORT GRAND S P Q K A N E COUNTY 1ui2 Register Today! • t • hr r . • 1 It's Time for Your In-Person Training, Networking, and Collaboration! Now is your chance to get away from another virtual conference! While convenient, attending conferences and trainings from the comfort of your home or office isn't giving you the experience you need. Join us in person in Spokane to connect, discover, and collaborate with your peers. Register today! To view the updated schedule of events with session listings and to register, visit .count lea era. r_ . Register Here a Ali • Updated Preliminary Agenda Reminder: Room Block Closes Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Book your room for the County Leaders Conference before it's too late! Book Your Room Now! Who's Attending? 2 Who's Attending? k t Mri e =rvrt f,rttsxs:r _ x5 tcvx) Visit the website to view a list of attendees who are registered by County. View Now! THANK YOU SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS :pit Live t rI s ktiP REPUBLIC SERVICES MRSC - Nationwide Solution - Ra id Financial Solutions - WRRA - WRCIP For additional information or technical assistance with submitting this form, please contact WSAC Staff at info,wsac.org or call (360) 753-1886. Website 3 11111111111h, Email Focebook Twitter Copyright@ 2021 Washington State Association of Counties,All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are involved with county government. Our mailing address is: Washington State Association ofCounties 2OG10h Ave SE Olympia,VVA985O1'1311 Add uubvou/address book Want ho change how you receive these emoi|o? You can update your preferences orunmubsohbe from this list. )6ew(h\a Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 4:05 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Very Quick Turn Around on State Business Survey From: director@forkswa.com Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 4:02:46 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Very Quick Turn Around on State Business Survey ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear Kate Dean , From Colleen McAleer, Clallam EDC: The Office of the WA Lt. Governor for the Joint Legislative Committee on Economic Development& International Relations is preparing a Competitiveness and SWOT Analysis for Washington State. They have hired ECONorthwest to manage the process and this slide deck was presented at our Commerce meeting yesterday. Please complete this survey& share it with the West End Business Association and your council members. They are closing out the survey at midnight on October 15. Here is a link to the five-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QRL87LX Thank you. Colleen Colleen McAleer Executive Director Mobile 360.461.2218 Work 360.457.7793 www.Clallam.orq www.ChooseClallamFirst.com www.ClallamEDCConnections.com i www.EmeraldFunds.orq Email CMcAleer(a Clallam.orq 338 W. First St. Suite 105, Port Angeles, WA 98362 your time! Best regards, Lissy Andros, Executive Director Forks Chamber of Commerce 1411 S. Forks Avenue Forks, WA 98331 360-374-2531 office 903-360-4449 cell 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 5:00 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Notice of Funding Opportunity I Washington State Broadband Office From: Washington State Association of Counties, WSAC Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 4:59:15 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Notice of Funding Opportunity I Washington State Broadband Office ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. WSAC Government Relations View this email in your browser WSAC WASHINGTO STATE ASSOCIATION II °f COU S Notice of Funding Opportunity Infrastructure Acceleration Grants The Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) will award approximately $266 million in broadband infrastructure grants in at least two funding rounds planned for October 2021 and April 2022. The current funding round will have approximately $135 million in federal funds available with the remainder available in April 2022. Eligible projects will construct broadband infrastructure designed to deliver broadband service, as part of a contiguous network, that: • At minimum, delivers transmission speeds of 100 megabits per second download and 100 megabits per second upload (100/100) unless impracticable due to geography, topography, or financial cost in which case speeds of 100/20 are acceptable if scalable to 100/100; and • Is deployed in unserved areas, defined as areas lacking access to reliable (wireline connection) service at speeds of at least 25/3. The WSBO will prioritize projects based on competitive criteria that include but are not limited to: • Project readiness; • Service to underserved areas that lack access to reliable speeds of at least 100/20; • Regional collaboration; • Last mile connections; • Affordability for end-users; and • Digital equity considerations on access, affordability and digital literacy. The WSBO anticipates grant awards may range from $1 million to $25 million. Pre-application due: 10/18/2021 By 11/8/2021, the WSBO will invite qualified projects to complete the full application. Full application due: 11/29/2021 Contact: Tammy Mastro - tammy.mastrocommerce.wa.qov Apply Nowt Facebook 0 Twitter Linkedin 2 . i) �� �' t" li �:, ilf a ID:', it - JI r v ip i fi i i 'n Illi'i li �� i i tstagraPl'1' a i� wi lh r i4 i ii it, tJ li i l i I Copyright C?2Q21:Washington State As.sflciation of Counties All rights resn,ed. 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Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ,, it P DLO C� COUrt c A tJ TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND UNIFY �October ... � q P E I This Weekly Update provides a link to the County Departm evl;a;�.p.;Vj',,?itn�'qW VIh w7diIN7�flfl'l ii(��I i thi ll4lal pl�lq'd l:I o4 l�pI f l;�1!y NpVl�ylII iItvlI!n*l� lIU l�i .., Emergency Management >effCo Case Rate report rather than duplicating information that is being published by them. That report covers Dr. Allison Berry's presentation at the Monday County Commissioners meeting. 1 p 71t 1 ,' m n '' 'r p II- NIP, tut �o � r �L.41' ;#, _,,,, Download the Jefferson County Case Report Here (----- II' 'IL 1) % \,.."1 .r. Ci E\) if,"ir k k 1,„, VACCINATION W`,Y' New cases over the latest reporting week: 34; JeffCo positive case rate is now 225.71 per 100,000 people; this reduction proves Dr. Berry's vaccination initiatives are working target number for cases per 100K is <75/100K . Comparative cases per 100K in population for our neighboring counties of Clallam is 553/100K and Kitsap at 472/100K . JeffCo is now 72.5% vaccinated for all age groups that qualify• have current COVID-19 Jefferson Healthcare does notany hospitalizations; there is one reported hospitalization of a JeffCo resident in an out-of-area facility . Recent infections have been traced back to household contact from unvaccinated members and to shared transportation services due to unhealthy air circulation . Hospitals in WA State only have 43 ICU beds available . ` The FDA is close to announcing approval for vaccination of children in the age group 5 to 11, which should happen by month's end . The JeffCo departments of Health/Emergency Management and Jefferson Healthcare will continue to message booster shot information for the county Healthcare Professionals' Recommendations: 2 . GET VACCINATED if you have not already done so • Mask up, distance when in social gatherings (indoors or outdoors) and keep washing your hands, this applies for both those vaccinated and unvaccinated ▪ If you are unvaccinated and have been notified that you have been exposed to COVID-19, quarantine and call your healthcare provider immediately View the Recording of this Week's BOCC Meeting Here Jefferson County Status ` 10/11/2021 10/4/2021 Change Total Positives (confirmed cases) 1,053 1,019 34. Percent Positive 3.18% 3.15% 0. 03% Percent of Cases among not Fully Vaccinated 74.05% 74.21% -0.16% Percent of Cases among Fully Vaccinated 25.95% 2579% 0.16% Percent of Population Initiating Vaccination 73.00% N/A N/A Percent of Population Fully Vaccinated 69.70% N/A N/A, Total Tests Administered 33,070 32,479 591 Total Cases Ever Hospitalized 65 64 1 Total Cases Currently Hospitalized 1 3 -2 Active Cases in Isolation 30 30 Two Week Case Rate per 100K Population 225.71 275.86 -50.15 Deaths 16 16 0 To download full County Case Information, click HERE To download full Global Case Count Information, click HERE Resources jeffersoncountypublichealth,org/1429/covid-19 3 . coronavirus.wa.gov/information-for/you-and-your- family/safer-gatherings . cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html . doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/821- 133-BehavioralHealthTipsGettingTheVaccine.pdf • doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/348- 804-COVID19VaccinesWhatToKnow.pdf . COVID-19 Data Dashboard :: Washington State Department of Health Wash Hands Maintain Distance Wear a Mask Ii •kk„ 171 Ntkk 1W-e- - .00 ^ ;11 1 M \WA 1,11r7 f!'0 44 Visit the Village Council Web Site 0 Your Village Council is a 501(c)(3)non-profit corporation whose purpose is to be a unifying force and information conduit for the benefit of all Port Ludlow residents. 4 Port Ludlow Village Council I Post Office Box 65012, Port Ludlow, WA 98365 Unsubscribe gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by portludlowvillagecouncileblast@gmail.com 5 Julie Shannon From: Greg Brotherton Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:31 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: OCH Community Briefing I Oct 12, 2021 From: Olympic Community of Health Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:30:24 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: OCH Community Briefing I Oct 12, 2021 ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. x emu.^�ewNluw u,u i lil i. iillli itu �'yi ill It tnw '" S :, �t,p 10 aN eN .,a �a �ugpla a.. , Gu2,. Nun WEEKLY COMMUNITY BRIEFING III IIN ,� comt lhIhl�ll ` Stronger Together: Foster a region of healthy people, thriving communities Announcements Win a FREE catered lunch for your team! OCH is hosting a contest through the month of October to showcase the collaborative and innovative work supporting the health of community members. Get creative and submit something (photo, poster, video, everything in between) that captures a collaborative project you or your organization or Tribe is involved in. There are two categories for submissions: team and individual. Submissions must be sent to OCH@olympicch.org by Oct 31. Prizes include a free catered lunch for your team and$100 gift card to a local small business. 1 41.1 NNW INIMO .a �. a.m. LUNCH FOR YOU b YOUR TEAM u �* Scholarships available: State of Reform OCH is offering scholarships for up to five partners who live, learn, or work in the Olympic region, to attend the Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference on Jan 6. Scholarships are first come, first served. If interested please contact OCH olympicch.org by Oct 29. Monthly deep dive: Tribal resilience October 11, 2021 was Indigenous Peoples' Day. Together, we acknowledge, with humility, the indigenous peoples whose presence permeates the waterways, shorelines, valleys, and mountains of the Olympic region. The land where we are is the territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, in particular the Chimacum, Hoh, Makah, S'Klallam, Suquamish, and Quileute tribes on whose sacred land we live, work, and play. Resources related to Tribal resilience • Suicide prevention toolkit The"Native and Strong" toolkit includes videos, social media posts, posters and digital graphics. It's free to behavioral health care providers, schools, youth programs and others to help prevent suicide among Native people in Washington. • October 19, 6:00-7:30pm: Quileute Resilience, Hope, and Healing Virtual Event, Hosted by NOLS The presenters will talk about Indigenous resilience through ACES application, community collaboration, and education. There will be time for participants to ask questions and discuss practical approaches to long term generational healing. Upon registration participants will receive their Zoom login information and a special Resiliency Kit to pick-up at a NOLS branch. Learn more here. 2 Learning and convening Implementation partners%do you still need learning and convening opportunities to meet the 2021 payment model requirement of 4 per change plan? Below are a few upcoming opportunities. OCH events: • Stronger Together: Regional Convening Olympic Community of Health Nov 15 19a-1 p I Register here Your safety is of utmost importance. All in-person OCH events will align with the current guidance of the CDC and local counties and will be clearly communicated. ,.e.„.7.f.' External events that count towards learning and convening credit: If you attend any of the below events, please send proof of attendance to OCH@olympicch.org. • Breaking Barriers, Building Pathways: Creating inclusive workplaces through universal design ISDI Special Event with Northwest Center Oct 20 I Register • Attitudes & Stigma Around Addiction CTN (Clinical Trials Network)Western States Node and Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Oct 27 I Register • Learning Symposium: Advancing Health Through Community Partnerships Health Care Authority and Accountable Communities of Health Nov 2-4 I Register In partnership, Olympic �- COMMUNITY of HEALTH Together,we acknowledge,with humility,the indigenous peoples whose presence permeates the waterways,shorelines,valleys,and mountains of the Olympic region.The land where we are is the territory of the Coast Salish Peoples,in particular the Chimacum,Hoh,Makah,S'Klallam,Suquamish,and Quileute tribes on whose sacred land we live,work,and play.Click here to learn more about the Indigenous land where you are. 3 Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! Olympic Community of Health,41 Colwell St, Port Hadlock,Washington 98339, United States, 3606336298 4 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:34 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: County Assessor Pam Rushton on Coffee with Colleen TOMORROW From: Clallam EDC Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:33:42 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: County Assessor Pam Rushton on Coffee with Colleen TOMORROW ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. F C .44 CLALLAM COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Join Pam Rushton tomorrow October 13th at 8am to hear about Residential and Commercial Property Valuations: Clallam County Residential and Commercial Values Continue to Soar: The pandemic has not dried up Clallam County's red-hot real estate market. Pam Rushton, The Clallam County Assessor, will discuss how much residential properties overall increased in 2020 in different areas of the County. She will also discuss how will the increased prices affect affordability and your property taxes. Please join us Wednesday morning: i https://u s02web.zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=Vl I rRH h5 RG 1nYVh3V3JXRzFSM m Rodz09 Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782„89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 Future Guests on Coffee with Colleen • Oct 13 - Pam Rushton, County Assessor Deadlines Approaching... Employee Retention Tax Credit - Get paid back for keeping employees on payroll: If your business: • Was at least partly closed due to a government order OR the business's revenue declined by 20% or more for any quarter this year; AND • You kept employees on the payroll: You may be eligible for 2021 employee retention tax credits of up to $28,000 per employee. And the longer you keep your employees on payroll, the more money you are eligible to receive. The deadline is Dec 31st. Click HERE for more details. Contact us at info@clallam.org if you'd like personal assistance. You Can Still Apply for Future Rounds of Lifeboat3 Grants - Next Round of Review is in Nov: • $5-$20K in grants funded through Clallam County. 2 • The Grant Selection Committee is reviewing the applications submitted thus far. If a business is not selected for funding in this round, they will be still be considered for future rounds. • We anticipate we will notify applicants of the Grant Selection Committee first round decisions within the next two weeks. • The EDC and it's partners are actively reaching out to businesses that likely qualify but have not yet applied. Click HERE to apply for the second round. Opting out of Long Term Care Insurance Requirements: Next year the Washington Cares Act goes into effect. Every person that receives a W-2 will be required to pay into the state program which provides limited coverage and can not be used out of the state. Individuals can obtain their own Long Care Term Care Insurance but they must have it in place by Oct 31, 2021. We know of two companies still offering LTC insurance but both have restrictions. Read more Here. EVENTS... North Olympic Entrepreneur Showcase - Connecting entrepreneurs and local investors: Our local Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (CIE) team is excited to co-sponsor the first-ever North Olympic Entrepreneur Showcase October 23, 2021, at 7 Cedars Hotel & Casino. Do you want to support local entrepreneurs and help build a more vibrant economy on the North Olympic Peninsula? Join local investors, mentors and emerging entrepreneurs for this free showcase of new local businesses. Meet our newest entrepreneurs: visit at their booth, enjoy their main-stage presentations, and connect at the complimentary happy hour. Anyone in Clallam and Jefferson County is invited to attend. Please register in advance below. 3 This is a great opportunity to meet local investors and mentor and seek support for launching or growing your business. There are two ways to participate: • Share your product or service at a tabletop booth in the exhibition hall (12 spaces) • Present your business case on the main stage (8 spaces) Main stage presenters must participate in our practice pitch clinics and have their presentation approved. Join other startups participating in the North Olympic Entrepreneur Showcase Event and learn from our business advisors how to put together a presentation. CIE will provide coaching and feedback to help you refine your business case and make your pitch compelling. Pitch clinic schedule: • September 23 - Pitch practice and feedback, workshop with coaches. (Zoom) • October 7 - Business Impact NW Pitch Competition watch party and discussion. (Zoom) • October 14 - Pitch practice and feedback, workshop with coaches. (In-person if Covid allows) To participate in the workshops, register below. Register GRANTS... Border Business Relief Program - a Working Washington Grant - Application window open now until Oct 18: Grants to eligible businesses will be up to $50,000. Award amounts will vary and will take into account previous Working Washington awards received from Commerce or affiliated partners. Here's what's needed to qualify: • You must have an active business, physically located in Clallam County, with reported annual gross receipts to Dept. of Revenue of $5 Million or less; 4 • Documented reduction in business income or activity related to COVID-19 or as a result of state or local COVID-19 related public health measures; and • Adherence to all required COVID-19 public health measures. Eligible applications will be reviewed based on the following priority criteria: • Customer-facing businesses that require direct, in-person interaction with customers for a significant portion of business activity (Examples include a retail shop or nail salon) • Businesses located within a 20-mile radius of the port in Clallam County. • Industry sectors most impacted by the closure, which includes but is not limited to, retail, tourism, hospitality, recreation and entertainment. • Size of the business (measured by 2019 revenue). • Lost revenue between 2019 and 2020 and/or added expenses to maintain safe operations. • Businesses operating in a rural or low-income community and/or owned by someone from a historically underserved population (minority, veteran, LGBTQ+ or women-owned). Applications and instructions in Spanish are available. Click to Apply $500 Million Available to Rural Providers The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Notice on August 12, 2021 announcing $500 million in new Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program (the "Program") funding. Eligible organizations can apply through October 12, 2021 (TODAY) for preliminary review. The USDA will accept applications on a continual basis until funds are exhausted. Applicants must contact their respective local Rural Development office. The Attorney Firm Moss Adams has great information on their website Click HERE to Learn more. Lifeboat 3 Application Portal is Open - Next Round of Review scheduled for November. The Clallam County Commissioners have agreed to begin the process to distribute up to $3 Million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to small businesses that have been the hardest 5 hit and/or unable to receive federal or state funding with priority going to businesses that fall into one of the following categories: 1 . Small businesses who previously applied and qualified for Working Washington or prior CAREs-funded Lifeboat grants that did not receive funding; 2. Nonprofits (and potentially small businesses) who provide child care services; 3. Small businesses who qualified for 2nd PPP rounds of funding due to incurring a 25% reduction in revenues but did not receive a 2nd PPP loan; 4. Startup small businesses who commenced operations in 2019 or 2020 in Clallam County or changed their business type in 2019 or 2020; 5. Fishing guides that did not qualify for any state or federal assistance programs during the pandemic; 6. Event Planners & Festival Operators that did not qualify SVOG or other state assistance programs; 7. Restaurants who applied for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund but did not receive any funding; 8. Businesses that transported passengers who tested positive for COVID-19 for transport to the hospital, that incurred significant unreimbursed COVID mitigation related costs); and 9. Businesses that can make the case that their unique situation of revenue loss (relative to other businesses in the county) warrants grant funding. You'll be able to find more information about the grant program at https://chooseclallamfirst.com/lifeboat-3-grant/. Other Good Stuff... City of Port Angeles Building Residential Capacity Land Use Code Work - Public Process Begins: The City of Port Angeles has started the public review process for the Building Residential Capacity land use code revisions (a.k.a. Makers code work). Public comments can be received on the project: ced@cityofpa.us /Subject Line: Building Residential Capacity. The project website is a great place to learn more about this large effort and important first step of the City's code audit work: https://www.cityofpa.us/1051/Building-Residential- Capacity Summary of the remaining project timeline: 6 • Wednesday, October 13th: Planning Commission Public Hearing • Wednesday October 27th: Planning Commission Final Deliberation and Recommendation to Council • Tuesday, November 16th: City Council First Reading of Ordinance • Tuesday, December 7th: City Council Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Here is a link to the Draft Code Updates that were made available to the public on the City's website last Friday: https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/10761/Building-Residential-Capacity- Draft-Code-Updates---2021-09-17. As is typical with land use code revisions, this document will be updated again following the receipt of public comment, correction of errors, completion of SEPA review and drafting of Staff findings. Updated drafts will continue to be updated on the project website. Links to Planning Commission meeting agendas can be found here: https://www.cityofpa.us/188/Planning-Commission Please don't hesitate to contact me directly with questions. This chart shows why the housing market may see an end-of-September shock: Fortune Magazine reports that "since bottoming out this spring, the number of homes for sale is up 30%. Sure, some of that can be attributed to seasonality, but the bigger reason is buyers are finally balking at insane prices—which have risen 18% over the past 12 months. Another factor: Edgy sellers who don't want to miss out on profits may be rushing to put their homes on the market—and may feel a bit more comfortable moving now than they did when the pandemic was raging unchecked. But this softening isn't over: There's more inventory looming. The mortgage forbearance program, which allows some borrowers to pause their payments, is set to begin winding down on Sept. 30. There are still 1.7 million borrowers enrolled in the program. Not all of these struggling borrowers are going to be able to afford those payments. Some of them will simply sell rather than restart paying. That of course, means more inventory. 7 Projected monthly exits from mortgage forbearance The wind down of mortgage forbearance begins on Sept.30,2021 400K 200K SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FES MAR APR MAY JUN JUL 2021 2022 Utility Late Fee/Shutoff Moratorium Expires September 30: Now What? As Clallam County's economy grows back to pre-pandemic levels, many people continue to struggle to pay rent and utility bills. The utility moratorium ended last week, but help is available for people behind on power, water and telecommunications payments. Clallam PUD and our cities have payment plans available to keep service on, but folks need to call their power company, water district or internet provider to learn about their specific options. In addition to helping with heating bills, the state's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recently expanded to include options for cooling. Plan ahead for next year and learn more about eligibility and application requirements for LIHEAP benefits. Statewide Resource - No-Cost Accountant Services: The Seattle Metro Chamber's REACH program and the Business Health Trust are sponsoring accounting consulting services for small businesses to help employers navigate PPP forgiveness, Employee Retention Tax Credits, the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and financial record-keeping for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The CPA assistance is available to Washington businesses with 100 employees or fewer. Employers can reach out to Leigh (Ieighj@seattlechamber.com) to get connected with an accountant at Clark 8 Nuber. Many thanks to the Seattle Metro Chamber for offering this amazing resource statewide! Emergency Broadband Benefits About the Emergency Broadband Benefit The upcoming Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price. Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program? A household is eligible if one member of the household meets one of the criteria below: 1. Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year; 2. Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; 3. Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or 4. Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID- 19 program. Download the EBB Brochure HERE. LOW INTEREST RATE, GOVERNMENT-FUNDED BUSINESS LOANS... ,..,„., ...,„„,_ „ „ . ..„,, ,,,„,„:,,.. Ilk 8 Funding still available for new or increased Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL): Whether you have an existing COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and want to apply for an increase; or are interested in applying for an initial COVID-19 EIDL, funding is available for loans up to $500,000. For more information on eligibility, use of proceeds, and loan terms, visit the SBA website. Details on EIDL The new Washington State Small Business Flex Fund is OPEN As of July 4 over 561 applications had been matched with CDFI lenders requesting tIVZ6> eX $56.449 million. Of the application pool, 53% are women-owned businesses, 73% are women and minority-owned businesses and 53% are non-white business owners. For More Information and to Apply Click Here to learn more about this crucial new resource for long-term capital for Washington's small businesses and non-profit organizations. Many thanks to the teams at Washington Commerce and the National Development Council, among many other partners, for their leadership and persistence in making this $100M fund happen! Read the June 30 media release about the opening of the Fund. Clallam County Economic Development Council 1338 W 1st St., Suite 105, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by info@clallam.org powered by 10 Constant Contact Try email marketing for free today! 11 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 9:46 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Chamber Cafe Hyper-Local Climate Change & Development in JeffCO From: Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 9:45:21 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Chamber Cafe Hyper-Local Climate Change & Development in JeffCO ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. I he Chamber www.jeffcountychamber.org 360.385.7869 OF JEFFERSON COUNTY director@jeffcountychamber.org • building business,building community �,o {b C✓ �S�I!\Cif Join us on Zoom, Friday morning, 10.15.21 at 10:00 am Join us for this Chamber Cafe Chamber Cafe and join Brent Butler, Director,Jefferson County Department of Community Development taking Climate Change hyper-local as well as Your Community sharing the DCD workplan for 2021 and beyond plus housing updates along Conversation with David Wayne Johnson, Long-Range Planner to share the Shoreline Master Program updates and answer your planning and code questions. Please register for this session.A code will be needed for the Zoom meeting access.There is no cost to attend. You do not need to be a Chamber member to participate but will need to bring your own coffee and muffins. xr, . WWil k«GI;k Register for Chamber Cafe 1 Your Ad could be reaching this large audience at no cost to you!Just ask us! 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'd�, "o,,;:ws-:- 9,11P Mr,i. - � :;,A,giilfi� (Id,,i tl�ll ��° t' „� 4. 0021 NA Co WESTERN INTERSTATE REGION CONFERENCE SALT LAKE COUNTY UTAH I. + TEER . - + • NATIONAL NAL ASSOCIATION ofeouNTIES 660 North Capitol Street,NW,Suite 400 Washington,D.C.20001 tor . f linl + Did someone forward you this email?Sign up to stay up to date on topics affecting America's counties! Click here to unsubscribe. 6 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3:09 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Please join us tomorrow for our first 2021 Candidate Forum! And County Assessor Pam Rushton on Coffee with Collen! From: director@forkswa.com Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3:05:40 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Please join us tomorrow for our first 2021 Candidate Forum! And County Assessor Pam Rushton on Coffee with Collen! ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear Kate Dean , VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER Our lobby will be closed Tuesday, Oct 12 due to staffing shortage, and Wednesday, Oct 13 due to construction. We will be available by phone. Please call 360-640-0727 for area information 10am-4pm or 360-374-2531 for any other needs. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause WEEKLY CHAMBER MEETING Please join us Wednesday, October 13th for our weekly Chamber meeting featuring Hospital District Commissioner Position No. 5 Candidates Sarah Huling and Linda Offutt. The candidates will discuss their platform and take questions. Our meeting takes place online Noon— 1pm and is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Upcoming Programs October 13 —Hospital District Commissioner Position No. 5 Candidate Forum —Sarah Huling and Linda Offutt October 20—TBA October 27—TBA You can join the meeting with this recurring link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/i/81445247896?pwd=ZnVteW5GcVFJcnBzM0h1M053WUIWQT09 Meeting ID: 814 4524 7896 Passcode: 818137 1 One tap mobile +12532158782„81445247896#,,,,*818137# US (Tacoma) +13462487799„81445247896#,,,,*818137# US (Houston) PUBLIC INVITED TO OCT 26 VIRTUAL COASTAL STEELHEAD TOWN HALL Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers are inviting the public to join them at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, for a virtual town hall to gather feedback ahead of the 2021-2022 coastal steelhead season. It marks the second meeting in a suite of public engagement opportunities this fall. https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/public-invited-oct-26-virtual-coastal-steelhead-town- hall?fbclid=lwAR2Plk0MEmtYANul EvUzoSgXF9wwFsJlDfuQMmEg4n1-311mc1RgiKIWiOw FROM CLALLAM EDC Join Pam Rushton tomorrow October 13th at Sam to hear about Residential and Commercial Property Valuations: Clallam County Residential and Commercial Values Continue to Soar: The pandemic has not dried up Clallam County's red-hot real estate market. Pam Rushton, The Clallam County Assessor, will discuss how much residential properties overall increased in 2020 in different areas of the County. She will also discuss how will the increased prices affect affordability and your property taxes. Please join us Wednesday morning: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=VIIrRHh5RG 1nYVh3V3JXRzFSMmRodz09 Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782„89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 D�,� II�� eR",�II , '-�mlu I' �; ��i�P� �;Iq�Gd4�" �I�� ���� �;���m '"�' s�'97° ; 'I ���Ik u�(II�f�H ,���nG w 1 r �^«� INI � �;,,�;h�.. �,.. a�,' ,, 1��, . 16ra � r➢-. ���t. Deadlines Approaching... 2 "'' � t�"� I"�� ''�iil °�II�, '°� 1,1,1;' '�hl� 7U,, dlilrl 'ul;IQlu�� '��ii , 'dlll �wua° h.w.r,. ° �„� @IIIIu i�>I; n111I1 �•° i !,,�N� �1911��1 �� a��r�� ',:� ' III i 'I,ICI, IIIV ,";a� , ,r „III I�.. � li h I ,. < .l l ,��. i;1�if I ',Il��dgar„ a rNM - ;:-fMNda I�(�,a• d'lll a Gtil Employee Retention Tax Credit -Get paid back for keeping employees on payroll: If your business: • Was at least partly closed due to a government order OR the business's revenue declined by 20%or more for any quarter this year; AND • You kept employees on the payroll: You may be eligible for 2021 employee retention tax credits of up to $28,000 per employee. And the longer you keep your employees on payroll,the more money you are eligible to receive. The deadline is Dec 31st. Click HERE for more details. Contact us at info@clallam.org if you'd like personal assistance. You Can Still Apply for Future Rounds of Lifeboat3 Grants- Next Round of Review is in Nov: • $5-$20K in grants funded through Clallam County. • The Grant Selection Committee is reviewing the applications submitted thus far. If a business is not selected for funding in this round, they will be still be considered for future rounds. • We anticipate we will notify applicants of the Grant Selection Committee first round decisions within the next two weeks. • The EDC and it's partners are actively reaching out to businesses that likely qualify but have not yet applied. Click HERE to apply for the second round. Opting out of Long Term Care Insurance Requirements: Next year the Washington Cares Act goes into effect. Every person that receives a W-2 will be required to pay into the state program which provides limited coverage and can not be used out of the state. Individuals can obtain their own Long Care Term Care Insurance but they must have it in place by Oct 31, 2021. We know of two companies still offering LTC insurance but both have restrictions. Read more Here. ii s!,(a� a-,, ni�� ..iil,,,m� i ,t�llla w�.. •";, aia, -�,d,, ��If I,Ifj, ii ,ai,q>!i IIU !!„!, vIN) .;,Oi9�' q !;,�( ,w IJG�. �i ;ICI ,,Nl .I,li n, k 3�" o�.� EVENTS... 3 North Olympic Entrepreneur Showcase -Connecting entrepreneurs and local investors: Our local Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (CIE) team is excited to co-sponsor the first-ever North Olympic Entrepreneur Showcase October 23, 2021, at 7 Cedars Hotel & Casino. Do you want to support local entrepreneurs and help build a more vibrant economy on the North Olympic Peninsula?Join local investors, mentors and emerging entrepreneurs for this free showcase of new local businesses. Meet our newest entrepreneurs: visit at their booth, enjoy their main-stage presentations, and connect at the complimentary happy hour. Anyone in Clallam and Jefferson County is invited to attend. Please register in advance below. This is a great opportunity to meet local investors and mentor and seek support for launching or growing your business. There are two ways to participate: • Share your product or service at a tabletop booth in the exhibition hall (12 spaces) • Present your business case on the main stage (8 spaces) Main stage presenters must participate in our practice pitch clinics and have their presentation approved. Join other startups participating in the North Olympic Entrepreneur Showcase Event and learn from our business advisors how to put together a presentation. CIE will provide coaching and feedback to help you refine your business case and make your pitch compelling. Pitch clinic schedule: • September 23 - Pitch practice and feedback, workshop with coaches. (Zoom) • October 7 - Business Impact NW Pitch Competition watch party and discussion. (Zoom) • October 14- Pitch practice and feedback, workshop with coaches. (In-person if Covid allows) To participate in the workshops, register below. Register u i ,t• rri, a.i': :� .ra i a�-71 i` '6i � tl'�U III it ,I i�l"t;:r� s Ii i _ a+r +9A� ;��al�l ��0 >�a r i'� `l� �Y 4 r�!''�il ,�$t'' �.cTilj i+'*�� u.,�V�,.., GRANTS... ii �7��";.N711UI� _.I�� i��l1', III a t"I��>:: d�"pi,,.,.,@IN a�V�fl i����•".,a��lV ���ll�;�ri����l •p +'� I(I6, „�Illy� ,,�Ilr., ^i'fit"' I��u'�I,.t�i�I�I".�,U7�+.iliYNnv;,�a����..,r �'IOd�U"i;";'a'�Ut�°it I�P�'': �o-�k.9,�� -.�'�I�(�II..;Y"I�, ,ulnll '. Border Business Relief Program - a Working Washington Grant-Application window open now until Oct 18: 4 Grants to eligible businesses will be up to $50,000. Award amounts will vary and will take into account previous Working Washington awards received from Commerce or affiliated partners. Here's what's needed to qualify: • You must have an active business, physically located in Clallam County, with reported annual gross receipts to Dept. of Revenue of$5 Million or less; • Documented reduction in business income or activity related to COVID-19 or as a result of state or local COVID-19 related public health measures; and • Adherence to all required COVID-19 public health measures. Eligible applications will be reviewed based on the following priority criteria: • Customer-facing businesses that require direct, in-person interaction with customers for a significant portion of business activity (Examples include a retail shop or nail salon) • Businesses located within a 20-mile radius of the port in Clallam County. • Industry sectors most impacted by the closure, which includes but is not limited to, retail, tourism, hospitality, recreation and entertainment. • Size of the business (measured by 2019 revenue). • Lost revenue between 2019 and 2020 and/or added expenses to maintain safe operations. • Businesses operating in a rural or low-income community and/or owned by someone from a historically underserved population (minority, veteran, LGBTQ+ or women-owned). Applications and instructions in Spanish are available. $500 Million Available to Rural Providers The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Notice on August 12, 2021 announcing $500 million in new Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program (the "Program") funding. Eligible organizations can apply through October 12, 2021 (TODAY) for preliminary review. The USDA will accept applications on a continual basis until funds are exhausted. Applicants must contact their respective local Rural Development office. The Attorney Firm Moss Adams has great information on their website Click HERE to Learn more. Lifeboat 3 Application Portal is Open - Next Round of Review scheduled for November. The Clallam County Commissioners have agreed to begin the process to distribute up to $3 Million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to small businesses that have been the hardest hit and/or unable to 5 receive federal or state funding with priority going to.businesses that fall into one of the following categories: 1. Small businesses who previously applied and qualified for Working Washington or prior CAREs- funded Lifeboat grants that did not receive funding; 2. Nonprofits (and potentially small businesses) who provide child care services; 3. Small businesses who qualified for 2nd PPP rounds of funding due to incurring a 25% reduction in revenues but did not receive a 2nd PPP loan; 4. Startup small businesses who commenced operations in 2019 or 2020 in Clallam County or changed their business type in 2019 or 2020; 5. Fishing guides that did not qualify for any state or federal assistance programs during the pandemic; 6. Event Planners & Festival Operators that did not qualify SVOG or other state assistance programs; 7. Restaurants who applied for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund but did not receive any funding; 8. Businesses that transported passengers who tested positive for COVID-19 for transport to the hospital, that incurred significant unreimbursed COVID mitigation related costs); and 9. Businesses that can make the case that their unique situation of revenue loss (relative to other businesses in the county) warrants grant funding. You'll be able to find more information about the grant program at https://chooseclallamfirst.com/lifeboat-3-grant/. 'tl(IiW" Other Good Stuff... : i -n u: ui ....I�u. ,I •.&.'P ;`i vl.iPl ��pl ,r, - a;, �� Ipli, ¢�., 1114u ",„»y: ��i ,;'n�ii'y Yil,-t k�ti�l-;,=�IpI��Q ,: I�It(�i�pl i`, 'ri i�}i;l ilP't„ 'iil'll i) .';. R 5�`n"; i I�(� �t�iu .hlYl ,i. .i ".Lya U„ .IIII(Vril I�i I(�G�� .i id�� "roll��� 1 .;^n:;!y. �, •;°,"�I�I�i ..h��"m"o-;4n`��,°,';1��ill�;r�.n City of Port Angeles Building Residential Capacity Land Use Code Work- Public Process Begins: The City of Port Angeles has started the public review process for the Building Residential Capacity land use code revisions (a.k.a. Makers code work). Public comments can be received on the project: ced@cityofpa.us/Subject Line: Building Residential Capacity. The project website is a great place to learn more about this large effort and important first step of the City's code audit work: https://www.cityofpa.us/1051/Building-Residential-Capacity Summary of the remaining project timeline: • Wednesday, October 13th: Planning Commission Public Hearing • Wednesday October 27th: Planning Commission Final Deliberation and Recommendation to Council • Tuesday, November 16th: City Council First Reading of Ordinance • Tuesday, December 7th: City Council Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 6 Here is a link to the Draft Code Updates that were made available to the public on the City's website last Friday: https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/10761/Building-Residential-Capacity-Draft- Code-Updates---2021-09-17. As is typical with land use code revisions, this document will be updated again following the receipt of public comment, correction of errors, completion of SEPA review and drafting of Staff findings. Updated drafts will continue to be updated on the project website. Links to Planning Commission meeting agendas can be found here: https://www.cityofpa.us/188/Planning-Commission Please don't hesitate to contact me directly with questions. ,.::;. Vp III( `,�•`I� Ildl p�Mt „a�+pt e'i 9 r z {„vs 4, ':' d :�,"�I{"� :E!a p I� ,;.;IIIV �' �4'.. � ,.a i � �� �i��a,r. This chart shows why the housing market may see an end-of-September shock: Fortune Magazine reports that "since bottoming out this spring, the number of homes for sale is up 30%. Sure, some of that can be attributed to seasonality, but the bigger reason is buyers are finally balking at insane prices—which have risen 18% over the past 12 months. Another factor: Edgy sellers who don't want to miss out on profits may be rushing to put their homes on the market—and may feel a bit more comfortable moving now than they did when the pandemic was raging unchecked. But this softening isn't over: There's more inventory looming. The mortgage forbearance program, which allows some borrowers to pause their payments, is set to begin winding down on Sept. 30. There are still 1.7 million borrowers enrolled in the program. Not all of these struggling borrowers are going to be able to afford those payments. Some of them will simply sell rather than restart paying. That of course, means more inventory. Projected monthly exits from mortgage forbearance The wind down of mortgage forbearance begins on Sept.30,2021 400K NI Vi fir, t " 200 2tX31C +I��U.UtU���NNi ;a"P� lull �M��l�l'lllur, ll'llali., (III �; r ill �I�Pi" I iplh� I�rl�ili� i°I L'�l I I (N UI 9r' r ilillli� � �I �I)(I r7�min h� HIIIaTIri! I�i il'1 I ^Jii : 'hll'li I' l 411+�1 m� a,, SEP OCT NOV DEC MN FEBMAR APR MAY DUN JUL 2021 2022 FORTUNE : ��JJI�� � nl�i�u �lii) I,W igpil iTlrMJi:;, 11111u,,.• i ++ri"i �iJi i 111���IN'�'' ���.� oa.` ll(IU it NIA lui�^. P I �l� � �lr Utility Late Fee/Shutoff Moratorium Expires September 30: Now What? As Clallam County's economy grows back to pre-pandemic levels, many people continue to struggle to pay rent and utility bills. The utility moratorium ended last week, but help is available for people behind on power, water and telecommunications payments. Clallam PUD and our cities have payment plans available to keep service on, but folks need to call their power company, water district or internet provider to learn about their specific options. In addition to helping with heating bills, the state's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recently expanded to include options for cooling. Plan ahead for next year and learn more about eligibility and application requirements for LIHEAP benefits. Statewide Resource- No-Cost Accountant Services: The Seattle Metro Chamber's REACH program and the Business Health Trust are sponsoring accounting consulting services for small businesses to help employers navigate PPP forgiveness, Employee Retention Tax Credits,the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and financial record-keeping for the 8 Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The CPA assistance is available to Washington businesses with 100 employees or fewer. Employers can reach out to Leigh (Ieighj a@seattlechamber.com) to get connected with an accountant at Clark Nuber. Many thanks to the Seattle Metro Chamber for offering this amazing resource statewide! d� .;II{��I ,i�7�11 i9illl", :.i�'��� �+IJ�ppr�..,.��' au111N':•" Ilplll�� ,y'a���1 ':r.���J' e,!lulilih"� �++,� �;!dl�) li,;lljl!I',': .�.ah'I�P „in�Rr!:�� .,J��+: .., hP�Ufl ih!�j�l„�..im, ,„,.hJjlh� .»�i fi�'ariShllG :.",q�fi', 1... ..,�a, aJo.,pPr.: , Emergency Broadband Benefits About the Emergency Broadband Benefit The upcoming Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price. Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program? A household is eligible if one member of the household meets one of the criteria below: 1. Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year; 2. Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; 3. Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or 4. Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID-19 program. Download the EBB Brochure HERE. ,•� ,� �„ d �;!p, �P nnlpi !(i 'r�ytj ua Iy m'oyiljl�?4. , - I; u. .dB�.e ,IVar•n I�'G 1 ul � "' I :�G9u � 'a.,°,','`NCP Ian ;!!�,Ilul -d 0� ;+ r � I q I � r Gw;. 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For More Information and to Apply Click Here to learn more about this crucial new resource for long- term capital for Washington's small businesses and non-profit organizations. Many thanks to the teams at Washington Commerce and the National Development Council, among many other partners, for their leadership and persistence in making this $100M fund happen! Read the June 30 media release about the opening of the Fund. io a ro " ,* t . :,,,,, ,,,,-: ,,,,, ,,-, -,. a e,r u r a k , 7 Xet ..4 „ 9 ,,, ,,,,t,..,.,.„4,., . .....-14;; r- i,1 '.- , . Ii, ; '. ‘41:„..,' 1„ ,` ho 4 rw g ''*+. RE lel !.- L ATTRACTIONIN � PEI LA X. . S M11 T W T F S All4 Ri oP to PJ "-1 2$4,4 RV/Evay 144 OUILLAYLITE ROAD FORKS, IN XTIJ95R NTLR IF you VA LI 3 1 7r,4-rtcm N. .'CAEi Ai NiPCi1 OCTOBER EVENTS We have some fun fall activities happening in October! Rain of Terror Haunted Hangar: 0: COUNTDOWN BEGINS! ;Zt Enter if you dare! 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There has been a paucity of respectful, healthy dialogue about COVID issues. Instead,we have seen polarization, extremism, name-calling, shaming, censorship, and over-simplification. I have recently written a respectful and comprehensive analysis of the COVID pandemic. In addition to providing considerable scientific information (including 243 references, almost all of which are peer-reviewed), it calls for the creation of an Independent International COVID Commission to analyze opposing viewpoints and try to resolve differences. The analysis is designed to try to bring people together---from the extremes to a more centered and scientifically sound position. You may find the analysis by clicking on the following link: https://notesfromthesocialclinic.org/a-call-for-an-independent-international-covid-commission/ I have also attached a PDF version of the same document. For the sake of American children, and for the sake of science, democracy, and civil society, please take a look at my analysis. I hope it will be helpful. Robert Rennebohm, MD Website: notesfromthesocialclinic.org 1 A Call for an "Independent International COVID Commission" An Analysis of the COVID Pandemic: Update, Questions, Summary, References, and Tentative Conclusions "1 have tried to let Truth be my prejudice" W. Eugene Smith, photojournalist (1918-1978)* 4.1 1 „p > .:.. z III_ 1_ -.^^lR,.- 7-n M•••, ... .:. Y' i e .. III • y : .1 'i4,Z 31yJ '.. :. ta' Y x�:.:a� :i„, p"Y� .:�.yi,'�'.. 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F� .Pr �Siih I A .ak ' �: d1• xu"•<' ,. n 2 -- - i I t''"*LL:t:---- eau. A G ?2E . a� m➢. , I n . d � ; s. w 3 Dl�di�oi 464 INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this article is to provide scientific information that will facilitate respectful, healthy dialogue about the COVID pandemic---a profoundly serious problem that threatens all of Humanity and must be accurately and compassionately understood. From the beginning of the pandemic a spectrum of views on COVID has been apparent.At one end of the spectrum has been the view that COVID has not represented an unusual health threat and the SARS- CoV-2 virus does not even exist.At the other end of the spectrum has been the view that SARS-CoV-2 is so threatening that it absolutely necessitates acceptance of the risks associated with mass vaccination with suboptimal and inadequately studied vaccines, as well as the risks associated with prolonged lockdown measures, until 100%of the world's population (including children) has been fully vaccinated (i.e., "zero tolerance,"complete eradication of the virus). Many people have a view that falls somewhere between these two ends of the spectrum. Many may have a view that is not fully formed, because their own questions have not been adequately answered and they remain perplexed,worried,fearful, and uncertain of what to believe and what to do.The vast majority of people simply want to know the truth and want to do the right thing. 4 Twenty key questions about the COVID pandemic are discussed in this article. Since there have been major differences of opinion regarding many of these questions, I have presented the opposing points of view and suggested that an "Independent International COVID Commission" be formed, consisting of independent international panels of fairly selected, eminent scientists who would be asked to respectfully,thoroughly,objectively,transparently, and publicly address these questions and try to resolve the disagreements. Such is the tradition of science, medicine, democracy, and civil society.The public deserves and desperately needs such careful examination and healthy dialogue, and successful resolution of the COVID pandemic requires such. The order in which the 20 questions are discussed is based on how a pandemic would usually be analyzed by public health physicians when they use an objective,strictly scientific problem-solving approach—starting with a fundamental first question "how threatening is the virus?"and proceeding to the next logical question.The reader is encouraged, however,to read through the 20 questions in whatever order is most helpful and urgent to them. Many may find it most helpful to start with question 3,then proceed to questions 5-16,then 1, 2,4,and 17-20 in roughly that order. Please choose whatever order is most helpful for you. Further discussion of each question (including further references) may be found on a website, entitled Notes from the Social Clinic, where 21 articles on COVID are posted in the second section of the website. (The first section of the website is devoted to discussion of Social Beauty.)The website may be accessed by googling: notesfromthesocialclinic.org For a quick read of this article, consider going to its end,where you will find a Summary of its tentative conclusions.Those conclusions are drawn"out of an abundance of caution," until more is known.They may need eventual modification, depending on ongoing research and the results of the thorough examination and healthy dialogue conducted by the aforementioned proposed international panels. 1. How deadly was the original SARS-CoV-2 virus? At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, it was feared that the SARS-CoV-2 virus might represent the most threatening respiratory virus since the deadly 1918 Spanish influenza virus,which was an H1N1 influenza virus of avian origin. [1] The initial concern, advanced by Fauci, et al, was that SARS-CoV-2 might be at least 10 times more deadly than seasonal influenza viruses [2]---though in that same article the authors acknowledged that"the overall clinical consequences of COVID-19 may ultimately be more akin to those of a severe seasonal influenza or a pandemic influenza (similar to those in 1957 and 1968) rather than a disease similar to SARS or MERS,which have had case fatality rates of 9 to 10%and 36%, respectively."[2] Out of an abundance of caution, it initially seemed appropriate to implement global lockdown measures, at least briefly, until more was known. The Infection Fatality Rate(IFR)of SARS-CoV-2:Within several weeks after onset of the epidemic, highly respected epidemiologists (including, most notably,John loannides, at Stanford University) determined that the Infection Fatality Rate(IFR)of SARS-CoV-2 was considerably less than initially feared. [3-8] The median IFR across 51 global locations was 0.23%for the population as a whole, and 5 the IFR for people less than 70 years old was 0.05%. [4] According to more recent studies conducted by loannides,the IFR of SARS-CoV-2 is particularly low in the younger age groups:specifically,the IFR was 0.0027%,0.014%, 0.031%,0.082%,0.27%, and 0.59%in people aged 0-19, 20-29, 30-39,40-49, 50-59, and 60-69, respectively. [7] Stating these data in a different way,the odds of dying from SARS-CoV-2 infection are 1 in 37,037 for children and adolescents(those under 20 years of age); 1 in 7,143 for those between 20-29; 1 in 3,226 for those between 30-39; 1 in 1,219 for those between 40-49; 1 in 370 for those between 50-59;and 1 in 169 for those between 60-69. Those odds (the IFR)would be expected to be lower(perhaps much lower)than just stated, if a person has no co-morbidities and/or receives prompt, appropriate treatment(see Question 3). As is the case with influenza infection, SARS-CoV-2 infection is, of course, much more deadly in people over 69 years of age, particularly in elderly nursing home residents. Elderly nursing home residents accounted for 30-70%of COVID-19 deaths in high-income countries during the first wave,despite comprising<1%of the population. [7] The IFR for COVID in the elderly(people 70 and older)who live in the general community(i.e., not in a nursing home setting)was 2.4%(range 0.3%-7.2%),while the IFR for elderly overall was 5.5%(range 0.3%-12.1%). [7]The IFR is highest in people>85 years,especially if co-morbidities are present. [7]The IFR for all elderly people would be expected to be lower than just mentioned (perhaps much lower), if prompt,excellent outpatient and inpatient treatment were routinely provided (see Question 3)and if appropriate measures are instituted to protect the vulnerable from exposure. loannides has concluded (as Fauci, et al, had initially suggested might be the case [2])that the IFR of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus is comparable to that of particularly severe influenza viruses (i.e., <0.2%). [3,4, 6, 7, 8] There is disagreement on this issue, however. [9-10] Some contend that it is inaccurate, misleading,and reckless to claim that the IFR of SARS-Co-V-2 is comparable to that of a severe influenza virus. [10] One reason for the controversy is that the IFR determinations for these two viral infections have been based on different methods of data collection. [9] Furthermore,the data collected has often been of sub-optimal scientific quality(see Articles#3,#4,#15,and#16 on website). In support of the notion that the deadliness of the original SAS-CoV-2 virus has been comparable to that of a particularly severe influenza virus is the fact that during the 5-month duration 2017-18 seasonal influenza epidemic(which was a flu season of above average severity that most of the public does not remember), 641 children died of influenza (in the USA) [11],while during the first 18 months of the COVID epidemic 470 children have died of COVID in the USA. [12] As with other questions addressed in this article, it would seem wise to convene an independent international panel of fairly selected,eminent epidemiologists and virologists to respectfully, thoroughly, objectively,transparently,and publicly examine epidemiologic studies of SARS-CoV-2 and try to resolve disagreements as to whether the IFR of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus was and is comparable to that of severe influenza,or not. It is neither fair, nor healthy,to leave the public in a suspended state of confusion and contentious disagreement on this issue. Overall, Dr. loannides' conclusions have seemed to hold up well to scientific scrutiny. Until recently, COVID has posed relatively little threat to children and people under 60.There is legitimate concern, however,that, if we are not careful,SARS-CoV-2 could become a major threat to children and all adults (see Questions 7-11 and 13). 6 COVID-19 is potentially serious and fatal: Dr. loannides' data and conclusions do not mean that COVID, to date, has not been a potentially serious and fatal illness. Both influenza and COVID can be fatal, and both must be taken very seriously by the medical community and the public. During the 2017-18 influenza epidemic 61,000 people died of influenza in the USA, over a period of 5 months. [11]As of this writing, it has been stated by the CDC that 633,785 people have died from COVID in the USA, over a period of 18 months. [12] However, it must be appreciated that the criteria that have been used to declare a "COVID death" have not been scientifically sound (they have been excessively broad and non- uniform), and COVID diagnoses have been based on misuse of the PCR test(see Question 5). (Also,see Articles#3,#4,#15, and#16 on the website for further details and references.)This has resulted in our not knowing what percentage of the 633,785 "COVID deaths" have truly been deaths due to COVID. Sadly, due to lack of scientific rigor and discipline, we simply do not know how many people have truly died of COVID. We also do not know how many of the true COVID deaths could have been prevented with appropriate outpatient and inpatient treatment (See Question 3). Unusual,worrisome clinical features of COVID-19:Although the Infection Fatality Rate(IFR)of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be comparable to seasonal influenza of above-average severity, there certainly have been several frightening and unusual clinical features of COVID that have appropriately worried those on the medical front lines, particularly ICU physicians. [13] For one thing, abnormal clot formation has seemed to be more common in COVID than in influenza epidemics. [14, 15] Also,COVID has seemed to more frequently and severely affect organs outside of the respiratory tract, including the brain and heart. [16-24]The frequency and severity of loss of smell and taste has also seemed distinctive and unusual. [25] Despite these worrisome features, it is heartening to note that the IFR for COVID has, nevertheless, appeared to be comparable to that of above-average seasonal influenza---at least up until now. 2. Although the virulence(deadliness)of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus has not appeared to be greater than that of an above-average influenza virus,is that still the case today? Is the Delta variant more lethal than its predecessors?Might future variants be more deadly? Fortunately, current epidemiologic data suggest that the Delta variant is not more virulent(deadly)than its SARS-CoV-2 predecessors. [6, 7, 26] Despite a current predominance of the Delta variant in England, recent data from Public Health England suggest that the mortality rate for COVID is still 0.2%, at least in the unvaccinated. [26] However, some very experienced and accomplished ICU physicians on the front lines have a strong impression that the Delta variant is more dangerous than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and previous variants. [27] If this impression is accurate, it raises the question of whether more severe illness with the Delta variant is truly due to increased intrinsic virulence of this variant or is due to vaccine-induced ADE (Antibody Dependent Enhancement) (see Question 8), or both. In this regard, it is important to note that the Public Health England data revealed a higher mortality rate (0.96%) among the fully vaccinated, compared to the unvaccinated (0.2%). [26] Additional scientifically sound study of the intrinsic virulence of the Delta variant(and future variants) and of the occurrence of ADE phenomena are greatly needed. Even if the Delta variant is not more virulent than its predecessors,some scientists have raised concern that the current mass vaccination campaign will eventually generate more deadly variants in the future (see Questions 7, 9, 11, and 13 for further discussion and references.) Even if future variants are not 7 more intrinsically deadly,we need to be concerned about the possibility that vaccinated people may be at particular risk for dangerous vaccine-mediated enhancement of disease severity(ADE phenomena) when they are eventually exposed to current and future variants, regardless of the virulence of those variants---an issue that will be discussed in greater detail later(see Question 8.) Furthermore, during the current surge of worrisome hospitalizations that is being attributed to the Delta variant, it will be important to determine what percentage of these hospitalized patients are truly suffering from SARS-CoV-2 infection (with its disease-causing spike protein) and what percentage are suffering, instead, solely from adverse effects of the COVID vaccines (due to the spike protein production being induced by the vaccines). See Question 10 for further explanation of this issue. And it will be important to determine what percentage of hospitalized patients with true SARS-CoV-2 infection have developed their infection, in part,from temporary vaccine-induced immunosuppression (see Question 10). The above complexities and concerns are discussed in more detail in Questions 7-11 and 13. Those discussions provide further references.As with the other questions raised in this article, it would be helpful to have an "Independent International COVID Commission"examine and try to develop consensus regarding Question 2. 3. Are treatments available that can prevent serious COVID illness and COVID deaths? Fortunately,yes. Inpatient treatment of severe COVID illness:Although COVID has the potential to cause severe illness and death, excellent treatments are available for severe illness and, if optimally used, can prevent many deaths. [28-47] (See Articles#5 and#14 on the website for further details and references regarding treatment) COVID is a two-phase illness. [48-65]The first phase is the "viral phase,"which lasts approximately 7-10 days. It is during this phase that the virus rapidly replicates (particularly during the first 5-7 days), causes flu-like respiratory symptoms, and is infectious.The second phase is the "immune reaction phase," which starts during the latter part of the first week and continues for 2-4 weeks, reaching a peak during the 2nd and 3rd weeks. Most people who develop severe life-threatening COVID illness and end up in the hospital or ICU do so because they experience an excessive immune reaction phase---a dangerous and harmful "hyperimmune reaction." Their immune system has excessively over-reacted to the virus and this over- reaction (and/or dysfunctional reaction) causes life-threatening inflammatory damage to the lungs and other organs.These patients are at high risk of dying, not because of ongoing viral infection, but because of an unusual hyperimmune reaction to the virus. Fortunately,this "hyperimmune reaction" (which includes, but is not limited to"cytokine storm") can be successfully treated, if appropriately aggressive immunosuppression is promptly and proactively provided (e.g., appropriate use of corticosteroid and anti-cytokine therapies). [28-47]These treatments have been available for many years. Failure to treat such patients with prompt appropriately aggressive immunosuppression often results in death. 8 Early outpatient treatment of COVID: In addition to excellent inpatient treatments for severe COVID, there are outpatient treatments that have potential to subdue the viral phase,so that severe COVID illness is less likely to evolve. [27, 66-83] Oral outpatient medications can impair viral replication and, thereby, reduce viral load and disease severity. For example,a growing body of evidence has suggested that prompt initiation (at onset of symptoms)of hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin, or ivermectin plus azithromycin, plus nutraceuticals (e.g., zinc,vitamin D, and vitamin C) might reduce likelihood of hospitalization and death by as much as 85%and 75%, respectively. [74, 75] More than 200 studies support the use of hydroxychloroquine in the early treatment of COVID. More than 60 studies, including randomized trials, support the use of ivermectin in the treatment of COVID. Ivermectin has become an apparently successful first-line treatment in many countries around the world, most notably in India. Hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and ivermectin appear to be quite safe and very helpful.They have not deserved the unfair and unscientific demonization and belittling they have received, nor have their prescribers and researchers.There is very little to lose with these outpatient treatments and most likely a considerable amount to gain. In addition to the viral phase and the immune reaction phase there is a third potential aspect of COVID illness that needs recognition and proactive treatment---namely, abnormal clotting(thrombosis)within large, medium, and/or small vessels---particularly the small vessels in the lungs. [14, 15, 83] This abnormal clotting is largely triggered by the viral spike protein and can begin during either the viral phase or the immune reaction phase. (See Question 10 for further details and references.) Fortunately, this clotting problem (which may be accompanied by spike protein-induced, immune-mediated microvascular endothelial injury and resultant partial microvascular occlusion)can be either prevented or successfully treated with timely administration of anticoagulation. We are very fortunate that the above inpatient and outpatient treatments are available---especially the treatments that can prevent or minimize severe COVID illness. By preventing damage,these treatments may also be capable of minimizing development of"long COVID." 4. If the SARS-CoV-2 virus is not more deadly than an above-average influenza virus,why have we seen scenes of overwhelmed ICUs and refrigerated trucks full of dead bodies? This is an important and complex question. Multiple factors have been involved. [84] (Also,see Article #17 on the website). One factor, as already emphasized, is that COVID can certainly be fatal, particularly if it is not treated promptly and appropriately. Severe COVID illness and COVID death will be much more common if prompt outpatient treatment of the viral phase is not provided and/or if prompt appropriately aggressive treatment of the hyperimmune phase is not provided and/or if anticoagulation is not promptly provided (when indicated), as discussed above. Unfortunately,since onset of the pandemic,these treatments have been strongly discouraged by those in charge of the COVID pandemic [27, 85-88],and this has probably led to unnecessary deaths and residual damage, as well as preventable ICU admissions and prolongation of hospitalizations. It is unclear what percentage of patients who have truly died from COVID had received prompt and optimal outpatient and/or inpatient antiviral therapies(during the viral phase of COVID) and had received prompt and optimal immunosuppressive therapies (during the hyperimmune phase) and had received prompt and appropriate anti-coagulation (when indicated). It is very possible that most of 9 those who have died of COVID did not receive prompt and optimal treatment. Unfortunately, quality data on this issue have not been adequately collected. Several other factors have contributed to the frightening media images and anecdotes associated with COVID. [84] Please see Article# 17(on the website)for a detailed discussion of multiple factors (besides the virus itself)that have played a role in creating the impression that the COVID pandemic is far more serious than an above-average influenza epidemic---despite the infection fatality rate being comparable. It is important to ask, has the main problem been the deadliness of the virus, or has deadliness of the health care delivery system and deadliness of certain COVID policies also played a major role? It is also appropriate to ask whether deliberate efforts have been made to psychologically manipulate the public into embracing a particular narrative and impression.To achieve a particular goal, have applied behavioral psychology techniques been used to create excessive fears, anxiety, chaos, confusion, mystification, cognitive dissonance, division, intolerance, extremism, and anger---at the expense of careful examination and healthy dialogue? 5. Why have there been so many"cases"of COVID? Since the beginning of the pandemic,the public has been inundated with frightening daily reports of total cumulative "cases of COVID." However,these case counts have been based on misused PCR tests and scientifically unsound definitions of a "COVID case,"as discussed in detail in Articles#3,#4,#15, and #16 on the website. Unfortunately,the CDC has used an inappropriately high Ct cut-off for determination of a positive COVID PCR test. Instead of using a Ct cut-off of 26, or 30,the CDC has used a cut-off of 40,45, even 50.This has resulted in a high number of false positive results, or at least inadequately interpretable results. [89-112] Compounding this problem,the CDC has considered any person with a "positive"COVID PCR test, even if positive only after 45 cycles (i.e., at a Ct of 45) and even if asymptomatic,to be a "new case of COVID." This is not a scientifically sound way to collect data on new cases of COVID. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the specificity of the COVID PCR test is as great as claimed by the lab manufacturing companies. Sadly,we do not know how many true cases of COVID have cumulatively occurred since the onset of the pandemic---just as we do not know how many true COVID deaths have occurred. It is not too late to finally start collecting data in a proper, scientifically sound fashion (including using genome sequencing, rather than relying solely on the current PCR tests). 6. How could the COVID pandemic have been managed in the USA had no vaccines been available?What would have been done and what would have happened? Fortunately,the human immune system (HuIS) normally has tremendous capacity and uses great wisdom to deal with viral infections, including those as threatening as SARS-CoV-2. [113-132] According to the initial COVID narrative, SARS-CoV-2 was brand new,the HuIS had no experience with it, and the HuIS would,therefore, have great difficulty handling it. That is not true.The HuIS's extensive experience with past coronaviruses prepared the HuIS to deal quite effectively with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, at least in the vast majority of instances. [113-132] 10 The following is general knowledge among experienced virologists and epidemiologists:The HuIS wisely approaches viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, in multiple ways. (See Article#7 on website.) It does not simply and only produce antibody to a single major component of the virus, like the spike protein. It produces antibodies to multiple components up and down the virus.The HuIS uses all of its dimensions (all of its innate immunity tricks and all of its adaptive immunity tricks, including memory T and B cells) to create robust, durable natural immunity against the virus. Natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is far superior to vaccine-induced immunity and is far more durable. [113-132]The people who are currently best protected from COVID, including future variants,are those who have already had SARS-CoV-2 infection and have developed natural immunity to it. In the absence of a COVID vaccine, a considerable percentage of the population would have become infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and would have developed natural immunity to it. Realistically, as well as preferably,the relatively young (people under 60)and healthy people would be the largest group that became infected, because they would be the most exposed and the most able to withstand the infection without harm, and almost all of them would do well (see next 3 paragraphs). Infection of this group, and the natural immunity resulting from that infection,would then serve to increasingly protect the elderly and vulnerable. Common sense public health mitigation measures would be used to further protect the elderly and most vulnerable. In addition to relying on natural immunity provided by the HuIS,all people who did become symptomatically infected with COVID would have been started on outpatient anti-viral therapies (according to their individual needs) as soon as it was apparent that they were having symptoms of COVID. Such patients would be promptly started on a combination of medications that would be likely to at least somewhat slow viral replication (e.g., hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, or Ivermectin and azithromycin) plus nutraceuticals to support the HuIS(e.g.,vit D,vitamin C,Zinc).Those who appeared to have an unusually large andjor threatening viral load (which could be estimated by the Ct values at which their serial COVID PCR tests were positive), or were otherwise at higher risk, could, in addition, be promptly treated with monoclonal antibodies. If a patient's serial studies for d-Dimers were positive, early outpatient treatment with anticoagulation (e.g., oral apixaban)could be initiated. In addition, patients would be placed on outpatient 02 monitoring with a finger probe,to detect early signs of worsening.These efforts have been shown to significantly reduce the likelihood of early infection evolving into worse illness that would require hospitalization. [74, 75] If a patient who is receiving the above outpatient treatment shows signs of worsening despite that treatment, prompt evaluation for presence of a hyperimmune response would be initiated and the patient would be hospitalized, if necessary. If evidence of a hyperimmune reaction is found,the patient would be treated promptly with appropriately aggressive immunosuppression, including corticosteroid and anti-cytokine therapies, as already discussed. (Also, see Articles#5 and#14 on website.)The need for anticoagulation would also be addressed, both during the viral phase and the immune reaction phase. With the above prompt outpatient treatment of early illness and with prompt, appropriately aggressive treatment of those who develop severe illness(due to a hyperimmune reaction), a high percentage of the hospitalizations and deaths that have occurred during 2020 and 2021 would likely have been prevented. 11 Meanwhile, in the absence of vaccination,the virus and the HuIS would work together to arrive at a mutually acceptable compromise---whereby the virus might be allowed to live peacefully within the human being, as long as it stays under control and does not cause regrettable harm. Under such natural circumstances (i.e.,without vaccination interference)the virus normally and naturally mutates in a benign direction.That is,the virus gradually becomes less and less virulent, less dangerous.The virus might become a little more transmissible, but that would be acceptable if it has become less virulent. If at any time the virus starts to get out of control,the HuIS would quickly re-establish the upper hand.The HuIS is tolerant, but strict.That is how epidemics(due to viruses with IFRs in the range of COVID and influenza) are expected to play out, naturally, in the absence of vaccination. (See Article#18 on the website.) The end result of the above process is that considerable herd immunity develops,which protects everyone;in the meantime, the above treatments minimize hospitalizations and deaths; and the epidemic subsides within several months. As with ecology and protection of the environment, it is best, if possible,to not interfere with nature, including natural immunity. Like ecosystems,the human immune system is a complex, delicately-but- ingeniously balanced system that does very well when left alone. As with ecosystems, human interventions, even if well-meaning, particularly when arrogant and hubristic, can tip balances and cause dreadful unintended consequences.We need to keep this in mind when we intervene with certain types of vaccines. Ecologists and environmental activists know this. 7. What happens when an epidemic like the COVID pandemic is primarily treated with a mass vaccination campaign,using the currently available sub-optimal COVID vaccines? If an optimal vaccine (meaning the vaccine completely prevents infection and transmission)were available for COVID and were safe, use of such a vaccine for the most vulnerable would clearly be helpful. However, historically,virologists and vaccinologists have not been able to develop a safe, optimal vaccine for coronaviruses or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). [133-140] Over the past 20 years the best they have been able to do is develop a sub-optimal vaccine---meaning that the vaccine might reduce disease severity somewhat but does not adequately prevent infection or transmission.Those sub- optimal vaccines have not proven to be adequately effective or adequately safe. In fact, animal studies of these previous coronavirus vaccines have shown them to be dangerous, primarily because of antibody-dependent enhancement(ADE)of viral replication and disease severity within the vaccinees. [133, 134, 138-140] (See Question 8 for further discussion of ADE.) Despite the above history of coronavirus vaccine failures,the current COVID pandemic has been primarily managed with roll out of a rapid, massive vaccination campaign, using sub-optimal uni- dimensional vaccines(directed at only the spike protein), in the midst of the active pandemic and in the midst of considerable lockdown measures.According to many eminent, experienced, caring, virologists/vaccinologists (including, most notably, Dr.Geert Vanden Bossche),this type of vaccination campaign is a recipe for disaster. [141-150]Why?Because, according to these scientists,the sub-optimal vaccine inadequately prevents the virus from entering cells, replicating in those cells, and being 12 transmitted to other people. When the virus replicates in the vaccinated person's cells, new mutations develop(resulting in new"variants of concern")that would not have developed in the absence of the mass vaccination program.These new mutations confer the new variant with an ability to"escape"the vaccine-induced anti-spike protein antibody. As a consequence,the vaccine-induced antibodies quickly become less effective and the new variant more easily enters cells, more easily replicates, and tends to be more transmissible than its predecessors. Some vaccinologists/pharmaceutical companies might try to counteract this phenomenon by producing a new, "updated"vaccine against the latest mutated spike protein, but it is impossible to keep up with the new escape mutations that inevitably evolve. For further discussion, details, and references, regarding the concerns of Dr.Vanden Bossche and those who agree with him, please see his website: https://www.geertvandenbossche.org Initially,the main concern about the mass vaccination campaign was the potential development of increasingly reduced vaccine efficacy and increased viral transmissibility. But another huge concern is potential eventual development of a vaccine-created new variant that is far more virulent(deadly)than any of its predecessors---which,fortunately, has not yet been well documented to have happened.That deadly virus would be a threat to both the unvaccinated and vaccinated. In fact,such a virus would be a greater threat for the vaccinated, because of ADE (see Question 8). Although Dr.Vanden Bossche and many other eminent scientists are deeply worried about the above concerns, and may be correct, others (Dr. Michael Yeadon, e.g.) disagree and are not fearful of new variants. Please see Dr.Yeadon's article (and other articles of interest)on the PANDA(PANdemics Data and Analytics)website: https://www.pandata.org/how-broad-is-covid-immunity/ Also, please see Question 9 for further discussion of Dr.Yeadon's point of view. It would be very wise and helpful to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and vaccinologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, transparently, and publicly examine this issue. Indeed, Dr.Vanden Bossche, in an open letter to the global medical community, pleaded (many months ago)for just that. Such dialogue and careful examination is fundamental to Medicine and Science but has been largely absent during the COVID pandemic. Instead,we have seen intolerance of challenges to the prevailing narrative. Dr.Vanden Bossche's plea for healthy dialogue has gone unheeded,so far. 8. What is ADE(Antibody Dependent Enhancement)and how does it affect vaccinated individuals? The concept of ADE is complex and incompletely understood. [151-179] Moreover,the extent to which ADE will complicate the COVID pandemic is unclear and remains to be seen. As with Question 7, it would be wise to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and vaccinologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine this issue.As part of informed consent,the public certainly deserves to know and needs to know the extent to which vaccine-induced ADE is or is not likely to occur after COVID vaccination. ADE is a phenomenon that occurs in delayed fashion after some vaccinations for some viruses.Those viruses include SARS-1, MERS,feline infectious peritonitis virus (a feline coronavirus), RSV,dengue, 13 Ebola, some influenza viruses, and probably SARS-CoV-2.A more accurate and helpful term for ADE might be "immune-mediated (or vaccine-induced)enhancement of viral replication and disease severity." When the inadequately neutralizing antibodies that are produced by sub-optimal vaccines (like the COVID vaccines) bind to the virus,this antibody-virus complex has potential to do harm via one or both (and possibly other) of the following ADE mechanisms: Vaccine-induced enhancement of viral replication:The antibody-virus complex can, paradoxically, enhance entry of the virus into certain human cells, most notably macrophages,where the semi- protected virus (because it is coated with antibody and acts kind of like a Trojan horse)can prevail within the macrophage and rapidly and massively replicate and spread within the vaccinated person. This can then trigger an eventual dangerous explosive hyperimmune reaction, including cytokine storm. The huge number of newly replicated viruses not only threaten the vaccinated person but can be spread by the vaccinated person to others, including both the unvaccinated and vaccinated. In that sense,the vaccinated people, ironically, become relative"super spreaders." Vaccine-induced enhancement of immune reactivity: Even in the absence of enhanced entry of virus into macrophages,the antibody-virus complex can trigger excessive cytokine cascades, complement- mediated inflammatory reactions, and/or killer T-cell reactions that result in dangerous levels of inflammation and immune-mediated injury. Resultant vaccine-induced enhancement of disease severity:When one or both of the above phenomena occur,the end result is worse disease severity(in the vaccinated person) and worse spreading of the virus (by the vaccinated person). The above ADE phenomenon, if it truly occurs with SARS-CoV-2, is particularly likely to occur when vaccinated people encounter the SARS-COV-2 virus(any variant) 5-6 months(or longer) after their vaccination. When they encounter the virus at that point,they are at risk of experiencing this dangerous, life-threatening hyperimmune reaction to the virus, even if the virus is not particularly virulent.This ADE phenomenon primarily applies to the vaccinated, not the unvaccinated. Since most people were vaccinated less than 6 months ago,we are only now in a position to find out the extent to which ADE is a problem with these COVID vaccines.The clinical trials were much too short to evaluate this issue. It was predictable that ADE might prove to be a problem with the COVID vaccines, because ADE was noted to occur in trials of vaccines against other coronaviruses, as well as RSV, Dengue, and Ebola. Indeed, attempted vaccines against SARS-1 were quickly abandoned because life-threatening ADE phenomena (upon later exposure to the wild virus)were common. So,there are legitimate concerns that COVID vaccinated people may well contribute to the development, incubation, and shedding of more transmissible and potentially more lethal variants (if Dr. Vanden Bossche is correct) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. If so,the vaccinated people would,thereby, put unvaccinated people(including children) and other vaccinated people at increased risk of becoming infected, potentially with a more lethal and vaccine-resistant strain.And, even with less lethal strains, vaccinated people(much more so than unvaccinated people) might be at risk of experiencing dangerous ADE-mediated hyperimmune reactions when they are later exposed to the wild virus. 14 The above vaccine-created problems would not occur without a rapid massive vaccination campaign with sub-optimal vaccines. Natural immunity does not result in increasingly virulent strains of the virus, nor is it expected to cause ADE-mediated hyperimmune reactions. As already discussed under Question 7,when a pandemic is not treated with massive vaccination the virus mutates in a benign direction,with mutations developing that render the virus less lethal and better able to live relatively peacefully within humans.The concern of many eminent scientists is that vaccines like the COVID vaccines may do the opposite(generate more worrisome variants) and predispose vaccinated people to dangerous ADE when/if they later encounter the virus. In addition to ADE phenomena,there is another conceivable side effect of mass vaccination with a sub- optimal vaccine. Some vaccinologists are concerned that such vaccination might significantly impair/dysregulate natural immunity (e.g., impair natural antibodies), rendering the vaccinee (at least temporarily) less able to handle not only COVID but other viruses. [180-182]The extent to which this is true is unclear and warrants thorough healthy dialogue among experts in the field. 9. What is most responsible for the new more worrisome"variants of concern"---the unvaccinated people or the vaccination campaign?Or is it incorrect to state that"variants of concern" represent a true threat? The prevailing narrative:According to the CDC,the White House COVID Task Force,the NIH,their adherents, and the conventional news media,the USA is currently in the midst of an "epidemic of the unvaccinated." The message is that new "variants of concern" have been developing because of the people who have not become vaccinated. According to this narrative,the unvaccinated people frequently become infected;this allows greater opportunity for the virus to replicate and mutate within those people; new more worrisome variants develop;then these unvaccinated people spread the new variants to other people, including some who have been vaccinated. The further claim is that during the summer of 2021 "more than 99%of hospitalized cases of COVID in the USA are unvaccinated people. However,the accuracy of these data is unclear. Unfortunately, COVID-related data collection in the USA(e.g.,the diagnostic and classification criteria used) has been of such low scientific quality that the data cannot be taken at face value and must be challenged. These data are certainly at odds with data from Israel, England, and other countries (see Question 11 and the Note below).The prevailing narrative claims that if everyone were to become vaccinated,the virus would no longer have opportunity to replicate and mutate, new variants of concern would not emerge, and the pandemic would largely subside. The above narrative might be accurate, if the vaccines were optimal, rather than sub-optimal. Note: Regarding the statement that"99%of hospitalized cases of COVID are comprised of unvaccinated people,"the CDC has defined "unvaccinated"as anyone who has either received no COVID vaccines; received only one mRNA vaccine; or has received two mRNA vaccines but is less than 14 days out from their second shot. So,those who are partially vaccinated, including those who have received 2 shots but are less than 14 days past their second shot, are considered "unvaccinated"and lumped in with those who have received no COVID vaccination. 15 It is important to know that the mRNA vaccines,themselves, can temporarily suppress the immune system, particularly in older persons.That is a potential cause of elderly people contracting and dying of COVID shortly after their first(usually) or second (sometimes) dose of the mRNA vaccine---in which case, according to the CDC,their death would represent a COVID death in an "unvaccinated" individual, because they were not 14 days out from their second vaccine dose. The counter-narrative:According to other eminent scientists, it is the sub-optimal vaccines that are responsible for the emergence of new"variants of concern." (See Geert Vanden Bossche website.)They contend that the "variants of concern" are emerging because of the massive vaccination campaign, not because of the unvaccinated. In their view,the vaccinated population is generating the new variants of concern that then threaten both the unvaccinated and the vaccinated, including children. And it is the vaccinated who become the predominant spreaders of new more worrisome variants.And, if/when a new variant emerges that is particularly deadly, it will be the mass vaccination campaign that is responsible. According to this counter-narrative(best explained by Dr. Vanden Bossche),we are currently in the midst of a vicious cycle---one created by the mass vaccination campaign---that is generating new variants that have the potential to increasingly threaten everyone, including children The only way to break this vicious cycle, before it is too late, is to immediately shut down the vaccination campaign. Instead, a doubling down on vaccination is being advocated by supporters of the prevailing narrative, including a third booster and vaccination of children. According to the counter-narrative,this represents poor science and mis-guided, dangerous policy. To review:There are two categories of mutations (variants):a) mutations that normally emerge in the absence of a mass vaccination campaign and b) mutations that emerge under the pressure of a mass vaccination campaign with sub-optimal vaccines, during an active pandemic.The first type of mutations are fully expected and are no cause for alarm---they evolve in a benign direction and are easily managed by the natural, unimpeded immune system. It is mutations that emerge under the pressure of a mass vaccination campaign with sub-optimal vaccines that some scientists(e.g., Geert Vanden Bossche)think have potential to become worrisome. Incidentally,excessive lockdown adds to this pressure on the virus to mutate in a worrisome direction. According to the counter-narrative,the new"variants of concern," are being caused the massive vaccination campaign, not by the unvaccinated---because these vaccines (as well as excessive lockdown) put abnormal (un-natural) pressure on the virus to mutate in ways that enable it to "escape"the narrowly focused vaccine-induced antibodies,which means that each edition of the vaccine soon becomes obsolete, requiring a new edition of the vaccine,which will in turn quickly become obsolete. Furthermore, according to Dr.Vanden Bossche,the new variants produced by the vaccination campaign tend to become more transmissible and have potential to eventually become more lethal.The eventual more lethal variants (created by the vaccine)would be a huge threat to both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, including children, and the deaths that occur will be due to the vaccination campaign, not the unvaccinated. As that more lethal variant situation develops, it will be the vaccinated people who will be the predominant"spreaders" of this more lethal variant, because vaccine-induced variants incubate and replicate (even highly so)within the vaccinated. According to this counter-narrative,the unvaccinated, ironically,will need to try to protect themselves from the vaccinated,who carry and spread the more lethal variant. 16 So, according to this counter-narrative, the current COVID situation is not an "epidemic of the unvaccinated"that threatens the vaccinated. It is the opposite. It is an epidemic that has been perpetuated and made worse by the vaccination campaign. It is an "epidemic of the vaccinated"that now threatens all of Humanity, including the vaccinated, including children. And this would not have happened in the absence of a mass vaccination campaign with a sub-optimal vaccine. This counter-narrative is concerned that we will likely soon see increasing numbers of true COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths---involving the vaccinated as much, or more,than the unvaccinated. Because of ADE,the vaccinated will be more likely than the unvaccinated to experience more severe illness and death. There is, however, a second, different counter-narrative, one advanced by Dr. Michael Yeadon: https://www.pandata.org/how-broad-is-covid-immunitv/ Dr. Yeadon does not think any of the current or future new variants are or will be more virulent than the initial SAR-CoV-2 virus, regardless of whether those variants develop in the absence or presence of a mass vaccination campaign. He is not concerned about variants that inevitably develop in the absence of vaccination; nor does he agree with Dr.Vanden Bossche's concern that mass vaccination will eventually and inevitably produce a more virulent variant. With or without mass vaccination, Dr. Yeadon believes that new variants will become increasingly less virulent and,thereby, less threatening. He thinks it is incorrect to fear and create public alarm about new "variants of concern." Regarding"variants of concern," he disagrees with both the prevailing narrative and the Vanden Bossche narrative. Both Dr. Yeadon and Dr.Vanden Bossche feel strongly,though,that the mass vaccination campaign be immediately halted, but for different reasons. Dr.Vanden Bossche worries that continued vaccination will eventually create a catastrophically virulent variant. Dr.Yeadon thinks the vaccination campaign (including its promotion of worries about new variants)should be immediately halted because it is unsafe, unnecessary, and stokes unwarranted and harmful fears. Which narrative is correct? Is the prevailing narrative,the Vanden Bossche counter-narrative, or the Yeadon counter-narrative, correct?This is obviously an extremely important and urgent question. As with Questions 7 and 8, it would be wise to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and vaccinologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine this issue.As part of informed consent,the public certainly deserves to know and needs to know the extent to which the massive vaccination campaign, or the absence of vaccination, is or is not driving emergence of increasingly worrisome variants.The public needs to know whether they need to fear"variants of concern" or not. Personally, I suspect(and I certainly hope)that Dr.Yeadon is correct---that we need not fear current or future "variants of concern." I do think, however,that Dr.Vanden Bossche's concerns are legitimate, need to be taken very seriously, and must be thoroughly examined and discussed. I think the prevailing narrative (that this is a "pandemic of the unvaccinated") is definitely incorrect---scientifically and ethically. Another reason that COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths could increase in the months ahead is that increasing numbers of vaccinated people may experience serious vaccine-related adverse effects 17 that require hospitalization and may cause death. (See Question 10.)Such hospitalizations and potential deaths will not be due to actual SARS-CoV-2 infection, but, rather,to COVID vaccine side effects. 10. In addition to the above concerns are there other concerns about the COVID vaccines? Many eminent scientists and many physicians are deeply concerned that the COVID vaccines are not nearly as "safe"as has been claimed and, in fact, are quite dangerous and unwise (at both the individual and population levels)---as already mentioned above and further explained below (and in articles posted in notesfromthesocialclinic.org). (See Articles#6,#7, and#9-12 on the website.) The two available mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna)are lipid-nanoparticle-formulated, nucleoside- modified mRNA vaccines that encode the receptor-binding domain of the spike glycoprotein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The mRNA vaccines work by entering human cells and directing them to produce the spike protein. Once those cells produce the spike protein,the spike protein ends up sitting on the outside of the cell wall, where it is recognized by the immune system as an unwanted foreign substance. The immune system then produces antibodies against the spike protein and directs killer T cells to destroy the cells that have produced the spike protein. To an unknown extent, some of the spike protein breaks free and circulates through the bloodstream, before it becomes neutralized by the antibody. Historically, during the development of mRNA technology,two major problems became apparent--- unmodified mRNA is too immunogenic(stimulates the immune system too much) and too unstable to be clinically feasible [183]: Unmodified mRNA proved to provoke a degree of immune reaction that rendered it unfeasible for clinical use. [183] For example, by stimulating Toll-receptors, unmodified mRNA adversely activates cells of the innate immune system and increases production of type 1 interferon and pro-inflammatory cytokines. It became necessary to modify the mRNA so that it would be less immunogenic.This was accomplished by incorporating pseudouridine into the mRNA. This nucleoside-modified mRNA proved to not only suppress unwanted mRNA-mediated immune activation, but also enhanced the stability and functionality of the mRNA. A potential problem with nucleoside-modified mRNA is that it apparently is less immunogenic because it dampens innate immune sensing.This suggests that it might be at least transiently immunosuppressive when injected into humans.This, in turn, raises the possibility that some people who receive the vaccine may develop at least a transient and possibly clinically significant decrease in immune competency shortly after vaccination. Indeed, in a phase I/II study of COVID-19 vaccine, healthy volunteers (under age 56) developed a transient, dose-dependent lymphopenia during the first few days after initial vaccination. [184] Whether interferon and cytokine levels also dropped is unclear, because this was apparently not studied (or at least not reported).These data raise the possibility that some elderly people,who may already be relatively less immunocompetent, may not tolerate this transient immunosuppression as well as younger, healthier people---i.e.,the immunosuppression may be less transient and/or more clinically significant. It is conceivable that this could predispose some elderly people to develop a post-vaccination infection (by whatever infectious agents happen to be around). 18 So, one concern about the mRNA vaccines is that these vaccines may cause a transient immunosuppression that could render elderly people transiently more vulnerable to becoming infected (with whatever bacteria or virus they may be exposed to). It is possible,for example,that some of the deaths reported in some nursing homes after mass vaccination could be due to people dying from any one of a number of infectious agents because of transient vaccine-induced immunosuppression. After all, alert innate immune sensing,type 1 interferon, cytokines,and lymphocytes play major roles in our initial immune defense against infection. Although eventual studies may prove that there is little or no need to be concerned about the above, this issue has not yet been adequately studied. A second problem with the mRNA technology is that unmodified mRNA is normally quickly digested, before it has a chance to instruct the ribosomes to synthesize the desired protein (spike protein in the case of the COVID vaccine). So,to make the technology clinically feasible,the mRNA must be protected from digestion.This is done by encapsulating the mRNA in a lipid-nanoparticle.The lipid is polyethylene glycol (PEG).The lipid encapsulation protects the mRNA from digestion, makes it more stable, and enhances its entry into the cytoplasm of cells. [183] This raises the following unanswered question:Since it is protected, how long does this PEG- encapsulated mRNA remain in our cell's cytoplasm before it eventually disintegrates? Does it persist for just hours, or for days?weeks? months? Do we know?This is important, because if the mRNA continues to instruct the ribosomes to make spike protein only for a matter of hours or days,this might be reasonable. But if the PEG-encapsulated mRNA persistently instructs the ribosomes to keep making spike protein for weeks and weeks,this might create prolonged and harmful (not to mention unnecessary) immune reactions to this prolonged production of spike protein. [185] In this way could the vaccine be predisposing some people to chronic immune reactions? This raises a third concern. We want a vaccine to provoke an appropriate immune reaction for an appropriate length of time. We do not want to provoke an excessive reaction or,a reaction that persists for an excessive length of time. It is unclear whether the mRNA vaccines provoke only an appropriate reaction (i.e., an appropriate level of antibody production, not too high or too low)and only for an appropriate length of time.Although eventual studies may prove that there is little or no need to be concerned about the above,this issue has not yet been adequately studied. A fourth concern: How healthy is it to have PEG-encapsulated mRNA sitting in the cytoplasm of our cells? Do we know with certainty which cells of the body receive the vaccine's PEG-encapsulated mRNA? Is it just the muscle cells near the site of injection?Does the PEG-encased mRNA enter all cells that have a lipid cell membrane, including brain cells, heart cells,ovarian cells? Probably so. Do we know the consequences of housing PEG-encapsulated mRNA in our various cell types? It turns out that the mRNA does not just stay in the arm that has been jabbed.According to rodent studies that were conducted by Pfizer but were provided only upon the insistence of the Japanese government,the mRNA (or at least the lipid nanoparticle) gets into the regional lymph nodes,then the general circulation, and enters the cells of many organs, including the liver, spleen, other lymph nodes, adrenal glands, ovaries and testes, and possibly even the heart and brain. [186] These studies were of sub-optimal quality and will need to be repeated, but are very worrisome, if true. It is not normal, healthy, or wise for cells in these organs to be producing spike protein. 19 As already mentioned,we do not know how long the mRNA continues to make the cells synthesize the spike protein---only for a few hours, a few days, a few weeks, a few months, longer?Does this vary from person to person and from organ to organ?We also do not know how much spike protein is produced in a given person, or within various organs of a given person. This quantity might vary from person to person and within organs of an individual person. Some people and/or some organs may produce much larger quantities of spike protein than others. Nor do we know how much anti-spike antibody is produced by a given person and for how long. We also do not know the extent to which a given person's immune system might mount a killer T-cell attack against the spike protein-coated cells, and for how long---this might vary from person to person and within organs of an individual person. As just one example, if a particular young,vaccinated woman's ovaries start making huge quantities of spike protein (compared to quantities produced by other vaccinated women) and her immune system mounts a particularly vigorous anti-spike protein antibody attack and/or a particularly vigorous and/or prolonged killer T-cell attack on spike protein-coated ovarian cells,that woman would be at risk of diminished fertility. This issue has not been adequately studied. A fifth concern:Apparently a significant percentage of people are allergic to PEG. Some such people may have allergic reactions, including potential life-threatening anaphylaxis. How do we know who might have an initial or delayed allergic reaction to the PEG component of the vaccine? A sixth concern:Are the mRNA vaccines setting people up for either transient or chronic autoimmune reactions?An example of this concern might be the Florida obstetrician who died of autoimmune thrombocytopenia shortly after receiving a mRNA vaccine. [187] Shoenfeld et al have emphasized the capacity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to trigger a variety of autoimmune reactions, including reactions occurring due to "molecular mimicry." [188-190] "A massive heptapeptide sharing exists between the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and human proteins." [188] There is a legitimate concern that the antibodies to spike protein that the mRNA vaccines train the immune system to produce might accidentally cross-react with peptides within normal human tissue (the phenomenon of molecular mimicry),either transiently, recurrently,or chronically.Although future studies might prove that the mRNA vaccines do not trigger significant molecular mimicry reactions,or other autoimmune reactions, this issue has not yet been adequately studied. A seventh concern is the possibility that antibody dependent enhancement(ADE),or other similarly violent immune reactions, might occur in vaccinated people when, at a later date (many months, even years, later),they become infected with the wild SARS-CoV-2 virus.This has already been discussed under Question 8. An eighth concern is that the spike protein all by itself can do great harm. [186, 191-208] This is true when the spike protein is present during active COVID illness, or when the spike protein is produced solely as a result of vaccination. Spike protein is a toxic, pathogenic(harmful) material. It can cause damage not only in people with active COVID illness, but also in vaccinated individuals (i.e., in the absence of infection).The spike protein can abnormally activate platelets, which predisposes to thrombosis(clotting). [192-194] The spike protein can also injure the endothelial cells that line the inner walls of blood vessels,which predisposes to thrombotic occlusion and/or conceivable microvascular occlusion from endothelial cell swelling. [195, 196, 200] The spike protein can cross the blood-brain barrier and potentially injure the brain. [197-199] The spike protein can lead to myocarditis, pericarditis, and lung injury. [17, 201, 202, 200].And the spike protein can possibly injure the liver, causing immune- 20 mediated hepatitis. [203-205] Again,this can occur due to vaccination alone, in the absence of ever being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. On the other hand, other published studies state that the COVID vaccines are quite safe. [209] Unfortunately,the CDC/NIH has not been adequately documenting and studying adverse reactions to the COVID vaccines. One would think that part of the massive vaccination campaign, in which a potentially dangerous inadequately tested experimental vaccine is being given to billions of people, would include a compulsive,thorough, efficient, and mandatory monitoring system to document the extent and nature of adverse reactions. But no such system has been implemented. Only a voluntary, very cumbersome, inefficient system has been used---the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS).This system captures only a minority of adverse events. [210] Even with its gross inadequacies,the VAERS has reported a disturbing number of worrisome complications and deaths. [210-212] As of this writing, at least 7218 deaths have been reported in recently vaccinated individuals, in the USA. [210]. More deaths have been associated with the COVID vaccines in 8 months,than reported for all other vaccines (combined)over the past 17 years. Severe adverse events have included life-threatening blood clots,thrombocytopenia, myocarditis/pericarditis, branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO), Bell's palsy, Guillain-Barre, and other neurologic injuries. According to an epidemiological report from Public Health Ontario, since February 2021 there have been 106 incidents of post-vaccine myocarditis/pericarditis in people under age 25 in Ontario---31 of those cases in 12-17-year-old children. [213] Despite the above VAERS data,the COVID Task Force and the mainstream media have barely mentioned these adverse events (other than "very rare"clots and "very rare" myocarditis)and have continued to confidently reassure the public that the vaccines are"safe."Adverse reactions have been largely dismissed because they are "very rare" and "the benefits of the vaccine greatly outweigh the risks." But are these statements true? If the SARS-CoV-2 virus were as deadly as was initially feared (as deadly as SARS-1 or MERS),then the risks of vaccination, even if considerable, might be worth taking. But given the fact that the infection fatality rate of COVID is currently comparable to that of recent influenza viruses of above average severity;given the fact that healthy individuals under 60(particularly children)are at very low risk of dying or being severely harmed by COVID;given the fact that excellent treatments are available for COVID (particularly for those who head into severe illness);given the genius and experience of the human immune system;given the worrisome potential and actual side effects of the vaccines and their role in possibly creating new worrisome variants of concern;given the mounting evidence of vaccine failure (see Question 11), and given all the other unknowns;the risks of the vaccine appear to outweigh the modest(at best) benefits---absolutely so for children. Out of an abundance of caution, it would seem wise to halt the vaccination campaign until adequate study of safety(and efficacy) has been done. Who is correct?Are these COVID vaccines "quite safe," or"quite dangerous?" Are they causing greater good than harm, or more harm than good? As with Questions 7, 8, and 9, it would be wise to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and vaccinologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly 21 examine this issue. As part of informed consent,the public certainly deserves to know and needs to know the full spectrum of side effects of these vaccines and the likelihood of their occurrence. 11. How effective were the COVID vaccines in the beginning? How effective are they now?Were they ever impressively effective? When the COVID vaccines were first given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)they were celebrated as being spectacularly effective---exceeding expectations and representing a monumental achievement of medical science.They were said to be in the range of"95%effective."[214] The public was given the impression that if you got vaccinated and subsequently got exposed to the virus,you had a 95%chance of either not getting infected or experiencing only mild infection.The vaccines were said to at least protect against severe infection. [214] The further impression was that, of course, a small percentage of vaccinated people (5%)would be expected to get COVID, "because the vaccine is only 95%effective, not 100%effective." But on what basis were these claims made? Let's look at the clinical trial conducted by Pfizer: [214] In the Pfizer trial 21,720 people received the vaccine and 21,728 people received placebo. [214] The trial primarily consisted of documenting how many in each group subsequently developed a positive COVID PCR test during the trial period, which lasted only 2-3 months. Elderly people, pregnant women, and children were excluded from the study. Of the 43,448 people in the study, 170 became COVID PCR positive (0.4%)---162 in the placebo group (0.74%) and 8 in the vaccinated group (0.036%). Importantly,the Ct values at which the PCR tests were positive were not discussed (meaning that we do not know how many of the positive results in each group were false positives); nor is it clear how many people in each group had well-documented evidence of absence of prior infection with COVID(meaning absence of both B and T cell immunity to COVID); nor is it clear that crowded working conditions and other exposure risks were equal in the two groups. Ninety five percent(95%)of the people who became PCR positive (162/170)were in the placebo group and only 5%(8/170) of the PCR positive people (whatever that actually means)were from the vaccinated group.That, however, does not mean that 95%of vaccinated people will be protected from COVID by the vaccine.The only conclusion that can be drawn from these data is that of the 0.4%of people who became PCR positive (at who knows what Ct values),fewer were in the vaccine group than the placebo group(0.036%vs 0.74%)---i.e.,there was a 95% "relative risk reduction"for development of PCR positivity(again,whatever that positivity means). The "percent relative risk reduction" (even if none of the positive the PCR tests were false positives) does not, however, equal "true (real world)vaccine effectiveness" (the percent of people who will be protected from becoming infected when exposed to an infection-causing viral load). "Relative risk reduction"and "true (real world)vaccine effectiveness"are two very different things.They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably. A 95% "relative risk reduction"does not equal 95% "vaccine effectiveness." 22 In order to claim that the Pfizer vaccine is 95% protective against COVID (a true vaccine effectiveness of 95%), it would be necessary to expose a large group of vaccinated subjects and a large group of unvaccinated subjects (both groups being equal in terms of average age, gender, extent of co- morbidities, and none with B or T cell evidence of prior COVID infection, etc.)to an equal (and considerable)viral load and then determine how many in each group developed a positive PCR test(at a Ct value less than 30), how many developed a positive genome sequencing test(which is far more accurate than PCR), how many became symptomatic(and to what degree), how many required hospitalization, how many required ICU admission,and how many died. If 1000 subjects were in each group and only 50 of the vaccinated subjects developed any of the above-mentioned evidence of COVID infection,then the data would suggest that the vaccine was 95%effective---because only 5%of exposed vaccinated subjects developed evidence of COVID. If 950 of the unvaccinated subjects developed evidence of COVID,that fact would provide additional evidence that the vaccine was protective, particularly if most of those 950 had at least moderate-severe disease (and if the 5%of vaccinated subjects who developed COVID had only mild disease). But, if only 5% of the unvaccinated group developed evidence of COVID,then one could not conclude that the vaccine was any more effective than placebo, particularly if the severity of illness in both groups was equal. One could conclude only that either the viral load used in the experiment was not sufficiently large to cause much illness in either group(meaning that the experiment would need to be repeated with a higher viral load);or the vaccine was no more effective than placebo. Of course,the above experiment should not be done on human beings. However, a version of it could be done on animal subjects (PETA permitting),and if such a study showed that only 5%of the vaccinated animals developed COVID and it was mild in all cases,with no deaths;while 95%of unvaccinated animals developed COVID and it was moderate-severe in all cases,with 30%dying;then it could be concluded that the vaccine was approximately 95% protective in these animals. But no such animal studies have been conducted with the COVID-19 vaccines. Furthermore,when one analyses the Pfizer data in absolute terms:0.74% (a very small percentage) of the placebo group developed a positive PCR test,while only 0.036%of the vaccinated group developed a positive PCR test.That is, less than 1% in either group developed a positive PCR test;and the vaccine reduced the incidence of PCR positivity(whatever that means)from 0.74%to 0.036%.This represents the"Absolute Risk Reduction" and does not represent a very impressive degree of efficacy (in this case an absolute risk reduction of less than 1%). Furthermore,without knowing the Ct values at which the PCR tests were positive, it is impossible to interpret the true significance of the difference in PCR results. So,the claims of"95%efficacy" of these COVID vaccines are quite misleading,to say the least. Since no subjects in the Pfizer study died, it cannot be stated that the Pfizer vaccine prevents deaths. Although there were more instances of"severe illness" in the placebo group, more details and further/longer study are needed to determine whether these vaccines truly reduce the level of COVID disease severity. The data produced by these vaccine trials simply do not permit conclusions regarding how effective or ineffective these vaccines are in preventing or minimizing illness. Pfizer and Dr. Fauci have correctly admitted that these vaccines do not prevent virus from entering cells of vaccinated people, replicating there, and spreading to others---i.e.,the vaccines do not prevent infection or transmission. Not only is the short-term effectiveness of the vaccines unclear,the long-term effectiveness of the COVID vaccines is in doubt, especially with the newer variants. [215-221].There is mounting evidence 23 that the effectiveness of these vaccines wanes over the course of 3-6 months. [216-218] Natural immunity appears to be more robust and more durable than vaccine-induced immunity. [222-224] When one looks at the longer-term real-world experience with these vaccines, the vaccines appear to be failing.The most instructive experience has been in Israel,which was the first country to roll out a rapid and massive vaccination campaign (using the Pfizer vaccine) and among the first to achieve a high percentage of vaccination of its citizenry(approximately 80%). In recent months,the predominant variant in Israel has been the Delta variant.The following has been observed in Israel: After the initial roll-out of vaccination in Israel there was actually a quick rise(3-fold increase) in COVID cases,which peaked after 7-8 days and plateaued for the next 21 days---as if the vaccine were somehow causing a clinically significant degree of immunosuppression.Then, after day 28(7 days after the second jab)there appeared to be some protection,which appeared to last 3-6 months and now seems to be waning. [225] In March 2021 Israeli Ministry of Health data revealed 1566 deaths among 368,826 unvaccinated people (a death rate of 0.4%),while there were 898 deaths among 67,761 vaccinated people(a death rate of 1.3%). [226] The Israeli Ministry of Health recently reported that during the week of July 11-17 there were 2996 confirmed cases of COVID in Israel. 84%of these cases occurred in vaccinated individuals. Unvaccinated people accounted for only 16%. [226, 227] During June and July 2021,COVID hospitalizations increased faster in the vaccinated than in the unvaccinated. Furthermore,vaccinated patients who are now developing COVID are dying at a greater rate than are unvaccinated Israelis who develop COVID. If this is true, one wonders if this is due, at least in part,to ADE phenomena occurring in the vaccinated when they become exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, such as the Delta variant. A recent Israeli study revealed that SARS-CoV-2 naïve vaccinees(i.e.,vaccinees with no prior evidence of natural SARS-CoV-2 infection)were 13.04 times more likely to develop"breakthrough" infection with the Delta variant, compared to those who had previously been infected and were unvaccinated. [222] In Israel,vaccination (not lack of vaccination)appears to be driving the development of new"variants of concern," including the delta variant. [225] More study is needed to confirm, reject, or refine the above observations. But the preliminary impression is that, in Israel,the rapid vaccination campaign is failing: Vaccination does not appear to be decreasing infection rates, severity of illness, or incidence of death, and it appears to be driving development of new variants of concern.The vaccination campaign appears to be causing more harm than good. In Israel, natural immunity appears to be far superior to vaccine-induced immunity. A similar experience is occurring in the UK. Data published in a Public Health England briefing on September 3, 2021, reveal that since February 2021 70%of COVID deaths have occurred in vaccinated individuals. [26] Since February 2021 the death rate among unvaccinated individuals has been 0.2% while the death rate among all vaccinated (partial or full) individuals has been 0.5%and the death rate among fully vaccinated individuals has been 0.96%. By August 2021,the Delta variant was accounting for 99%of sequenced cases of SARS-CoV-2.The vaccines seem to be failing in the UK. 24 mow Data from the USA have been conflicting and difficult to interpret, primarily because of the extremely low quality of much US data. One recent report by the CDC reveals that during the month of July 2021, an outbreak of 469 cases of COVID occurred in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 74%of these 469 cases occurred in fully vaccinated individuals. [228] In a recent study in Viet Nam,fully vaccinated hospital workers became infected with the delta variant. [229] Nasal swabs from these workers revealed a viral load that was 251 times greater than the viral loads that had typically been seen in COVID cases during the pre-vaccine era.This suggests that the vaccination not only failed to prevent infection but actually enhanced viral replication within the vaccinated, converting them into super-spreaders.Those workers were, indeed,shown to infect patients and unvaccinated co-workers. The vaccines,whose efficacy was not convincing in the first place, now appear to be failing greatly;they appear to be contributing to the development and spread of more worrisome variants;and they may be predisposing vaccinees to dangerous hyperimmune reactions (ADE)when they do become infected in the future. To fully examine the extent to which the above worrisome impressions are true, it would be wise to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and vaccinologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine this issue. As part of informed consent, the public certainly deserves to know and needs to know the extent to which the COVID vaccines are effective and benefitting Humanity. 12. How urgent has been the necessity for vaccination? So far,we have discussed the safety and efficacy of the COVID vaccines. How necessary have the vaccines truly been, and how much urgency has there truly been to provide vaccines? According to the prevailing narrative (that espoused by the White House COVID Task Force and the CDC),there has always been great, urgent, desperate need for vaccination.This need and urgency was predicated, however, on data of very poor scientific quality that was generated by misuse of the COVID PCR test and poorly designed criteria for designation and documentation of"COVID cases," "COVID hospitalizations," and `COVID deaths." The sense of urgency was furthered by a failure to recognize the availability, efficacy, and importance of inpatient treatments for severe COVID illness and outpatient treatments of early mild COVID. If proper scientifically sound data collection had occurred, and if the above treatments had been used, there probably would have been much less justification for the rushed, inadequately tested vaccination campaign that has been implemented. According to the counter-narrative:vaccination has proven to be inadequately safe, inadequately effective, unconvincingly necessary, and unconvincingly urgent; the vaccination campaign has created more harm than good;and we would be far better off today, if this pandemic had not been managed with vaccination. 25 Which narrative is correct?As with Questions 7-11, it would be wise to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and vaccinologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine this issue.As part of informed consent,the public certainly deserves to know and needs to know the extent to which the COVID vaccines have been urgently needed. 13. What is likely to happen during the last few months of 2021?Will we see a worrisome surge of COVID? The prevailing narrative:According to the prevailing narrative, a deadly surge of COVID will occur, because of the unwillingness of the unvaccinated to get vaccinated.This surge will result in children being hospitalized and dying in far greater numbers than has occurred during the first 18 months of the pandemic. All COVID deaths and hospitalizations will be the fault of the unvaccinated. This late 2021 surge could be prevented, if the unvaccinated would agree to be vaccinated. Hence the coercion, even requirement,for all, even children,to urgently become vaccinated. The counter-narrative:There are some areas of disagreement within the counter-narrative group (Yeadon vs.Vanden Bossche, e.g.). But, overall,there is considerable concern (particularly if Dr.Vanden Bossche is correct)that, if the current vaccination campaign is continued,there will likely be a surge of COVID-related disease, hospitalizations, and deaths during the last few months of 2021, and it will be due to several factors: a. The colder weather,the apparent increased transmissibility of the Delta variant(and possibly other emerging variants), and the worsening failure of the current vaccines to protect against these variants,will result in an increased number of people getting COVID---both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. b. Because vaccinated people may serve as producers, incubators, and relative super- spreaders for the new variants,they will infect unvaccinated people at a greater rate than in the pre-vaccine era, resulting in a further increase in the numbers of unvaccinated people (as well as vaccinated people) developing COVID. c. Some vaccinated people who become ill with COVID may become more ill than usual, because of ADE phenomena, including vaccinated children, and this would increase hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths, particularly if helpful treatments continue to be under-utilized. d. If a more lethal variant emerges (thanks to the vaccination campaign), hospitalizations and deaths would further increase(among vaccinated and unvaccinated, including children). e. Hospitalizations may also increase because an increasing number of vaccinated people, including vaccinated children, may develop serious adverse reactions to the spike protein-producing vaccines and will need care for these complications of the vaccines (e.g., myocarditis,thrombosis, Guillain-Barre, etc.) f. All of the above would worsen if the current vaccination campaign is continued, particularly if it is expanded and accelerated. g. In other words,there is legitimate concern that the vaccination campaign has created an enormous mess; its continuation will create an even greater mess;and the greater mess 26 will affect children. We would not be in this mess, if the pandemic had been handled without use of the currently available COVID vaccines. h. This mess will be even worse if the people in charge of the pandemic continue to discourage available inpatient and outpatient treatments for COVID, or if life-saving medications become scarce. As with Questions 7-12, it would be wise to assemble an independent expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists,vaccinologists, and epidemiologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine this question.The public certainly deserves to know and needs to know what to expect and why.The public does not deserve to be held in suspense while chaos, doubt, fear, contradictory messaging, mystery, polarization, demonization, shaming, censorship, lack of dialogue, and lack of proper problem-solving reign. 14. Since many of the feared side effects of the vaccine(e.g.,abnormal clotting and myocarditis, due to reactions associated with the spike protein)are quite rare,and since abnormal clotting and myocarditis(also associated with the spike protein)are common in severe COVID infection,wouldn't it be wiser to get vaccinated in order to protect against abnormal clotting, myocarditis,and other harmful complications of COVID? Don't the risks associated with infection outweigh the risks associated with the vaccine? On the surface,the above questions would seem to represent a good argument for vaccination. However,there are problems with this way of thinking: First, although abnormal clotting and myocarditis are common in people with severe COVID illness (particularly in patients who are not treated with prompt, appropriately aggressive interventions), these complications are not common in the vast majority of people who become infected with SARS-CoV-2. The vast majority of people who become infected with SARS-CoV-2 are either asymptomatic or have symptoms that do not require hospitalization, and this is particularly true of people under age 60, especially those under age 40. Second, in both the vaccination setting and the setting of COVID infection, it is the spike protein that plays a major role in causing injury to tissues, including abnormal clotting and myocarditis. It needs to be understood that with natural COVID infection the spike protein is usually only briefly present, is present in relatively low quantity, and is present primarily in the respiratory tract---all thanks to our immune system's ability to quickly neutralize the spike protein, kill the virus, and prevent its spread throughout the body. But with the vaccine the spike protein may be produced in much larger quantity; we do not know whether it is produced only for a few weeks, a few months, or even longer;and it may well be produced in many cells/organs throughout the body. So, exposure to the spike protein during natural COVID illness is not the same as exposure after vaccination. Furthermore,with vaccination you are guaranteeing exposure to the spike protein. Third,the frequency with which worrisome side effects of the vaccine occur has probably been underestimated and under-reported. In young people,for example,vaccine-induced myocarditis is probably more likely to occur than is COVID-induced myocarditis. We do not know if this is true, because this issue has not,yet, been adequately studied. In other words, it is quite possible that among college 27 and NBA basketball players,the likelihood of developing myocarditis from the vaccine is greater than the likelihood of developing myocarditis from natural COVID infection---particularly when considering that mass vaccination of all players guarantees that all of them will be exposed to the spike protein, whereas far less than 100%of players would be expected to develop worrisome COVID if unvaccinated. Fourth, it is not so simple that the vaccine will protect a person from worrisome infection. As explained in the discussion of Question 11,the vaccines are probably much less effective than claimed, particularly now that new variants are"escaping"vaccine-induced antibodies. So,for the above reasons (as well as many other concerns about the safety of the vaccines), it is not so simple that vaccination is wiser than remaining unvaccinated. At the very least, much more study of this issue is needed. 15. When health care systems,governmental agencies,and other organizations contemplate implementation of a mandatory vaccination policy,what should they consider before doing so?What are their obligations to the employee for whom they are mandating vaccination? Mandating institutions and organizations have an obligation to provide complete information about the risks/benefits of the vaccine, and they must obtain informed consent from those who will be vaccinated. That process of informed consent must include thorough discussion of all side effect concerns and discussion of risks vs benefits. In order to provide full, honest information,the mandators must be fully informed themselves.They must be well-versed, regarding all of the questions discussed in this article. It is not okay to simply and confidently say, "These vaccines are safe, effective, and urgently needed." Because these vaccines have not been sufficiently studied,such simplistic and confident statements are unwarranted and misleading. The mandators must understand and share with the potential vaccinee that the currently available COVID vaccines have never been proven to be as effective as their manufacturers have claimed, and these vaccines appear to be rapidly losing whatever effectiveness they may have had as new variants develop and as time passes. (See Question 11, including the references provided in that discussion.) The mandators must understand natural immunity and share that understanding with the potential vaccinee.There is growing evidence that people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past (whether asymptomatic or symptomatic) and,thereby, have natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2, are not a risk to others, do not need to be vaccinated, and are at greater risk of developing vaccine complications, compared to those who have not had prior natural infection.Therefore, clinically, scientifically, and ethically, it is incumbent upon organizations who are vaccinating employees to determine,first,the status of an employee's natural immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, either by history of COVID illness or by lab testing---and lab evaluation should include not just with antibody testing, but also testing of the employee's T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2. It is unethical for an organization to vaccinate an employee without first determining the employee's status regarding prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and natural immunity to the virus.This must be done even for employees who are eagerly seeking vaccination.At the very least, all people who are about to be vaccinated need to be fully informed of the need for this just-mentioned assessment/testing.To proceed without discussion of that need represents failure to comply with rules of informed consent. 28 The mandators must be aware of, and share,the following concern:There is growing evidence that the vaccination campaign (not unvaccinated people) is responsible for producing worrisome new variants. and there is growing evidence that vaccinated people may become"super-spreaders"that pose a threat to fellow workers and to the potential vaccinee's own children. (See Questions 7, 9, 11, and 13 and reference 229 in particular, Chau et al.) In other words,vaccinated health care workers may soon (or already) be a greater threat to patients than unvaccinated workers. In fact, unvaccinated workers who have had prior SARS-CoV-2 infection are the safest workers for the health care sector---meaning that they are not a threat to others and are not at risk themselves.They have robust,durable immunity and are more likely to successfully handle new variants than are vaccinated individuals. In short,the mandators must know about all of the concerns discussed in Questions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 and must thoroughly discuss these concerns with employees before they are vaccinated. Otherwise,the employees will be vaccinated in the absence of proper informed consent. Such failure to properly obtain informed consent is unethical and illegal---i.e., criminal. All of the above concerns and facts must be taken into account when organizations consider mandating vaccination of their employees. Included in this consideration is whether the organization is willing to assume full liability for any adverse effects suffered by a person who is coerced into taking a mandated vaccine, and whether the organization is willing to fully and fairly compensate employees whose employment has been wrongly terminated because of their unwillingness to participate in a vaccination campaign that is dangerous for them and for others. Given what is known and unknown about COVID issues, it is profoundly inappropriate for government, health care, and business organizations to fire employees for declining COVID vaccination or to raise their health insurance premiums. Before mandating COVID vaccination, public and private organizations must consider the above scientific, medical, ethical, moral,financial, and legal obligations they must honor. 16. What percentage of people at a large gathering(e.g., at a high school basketball game)might be infected with SARS-CoV-2 and might transmit the infection to others?Are 15%, 10%, 5%, 2%, 1%of such people infected?How risky is it to attend such an event? The best available data on this issue have been provided by the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK), where a series of randomized representative community prevalence surveys have been conducted on a roughly monthly basis since May 2020. [230] With each survey a random nationally representative sample of individuals were tested (using a COVID PCR test)to determine, on a particular given day,the percentage of the population who might have COVID and might,thereby, potentially transmit the virus to others. In the most representative set of the NHS/UK surveys (surveys 2-7)979,709 individuals were tested. 88.9%of these individuals reported no symptoms during the week prior to testing. [230] 11.1% had one or more of 26 potential symptoms that would be compatible with COVID. Of the 88.9%who were asymptomatic,0.3% had a positive COVID PCR test (1 out of every 333 people). Of the 11.1%with at 29 least one symptom, 1.4%were PCR positive. Of the entire group of 979,709 individuals, 0.46%were PCR positive---i.e., 1 out of every 217 people. The above percentages represent mean values for aggregate data from the 6 surveys.The percentages for each individual survey were, unfortunately, not readily apparent and probably varied, depending on the season of the year and whether a surge of COVID was occurring at the time of the survey. The above data suggest that if all people attending a high school basketball game were tested (via PCR) upon entry to the gymnasium,0.46% (1 in 217) could be expected to be PCR positive---0.3% if only asymptomatic individuals were permitted to enter the gymnasium. However, it must be realized that the above data cannot be adequately interpreted without knowing the Ct values of all the positive PCR tests. (Please see Articles#3 and#15 on the website, with their references.) If a person's PCR test is positive at a Ct value of 30 or less,then it is likely that that person had truly become infected with SARS-CoV-2 infection and might be infectious (contagious, a threat to others). [89-112] The lower the Ct value at which the test is positive,the more likely it is that the person has truly been infected and the more likely it is that they are infectious. If a person's PCR test is positive only at a Ct value of 35 or higher,there is a very good chance that their result represents a false positive, and even if their result represents a true positive, it is extremely unlikely that such a person is infectious at that time. In either case,those people with a positive PCR at a Ct of 35 or higher are not contagious and do not represent a threat to others. [110-112] Unfortunately,the NHS/UK data (surveys 2-7) do not include a breakdown of how many of the positive PCR tests were positive at a Ct of 30 or lower and how many were positive at a Ct of 35 or higher.These missing data are extremely important, particularly when trying to interpret a positive PCR result in a person who is asymptomatic and has been randomly selected to participate in a screening survey(like surveys 2-7). Other studies have suggested that approximately 90%of positive PCR tests occurring in surveillance screening surveys (like surveys 2-7)are positive at Ct values greater than 30,which means that the vast majority(possibly close to 90%)of the asymptomatic individuals (in surveys 2-7)who had a positive PCR test were not infectious and many of them probably had false positive tests. [231, 232] Based on the above, if only asymptomatic individuals were allowed into the high school gymnasium, then 0.3%would be expected to be PCR positive, but as many as 90%of these positive individuals would not be expected to be contagious/infectious (because their test is positive at a very high Ct value and, therefore, is either a false positive or means they have been infected but are extremely unlikely to currently be contagious). If only 10%of the 0.3%are truly contagious,that means only 0.03%are contagious---which translates to 1 out of 3330 people being a possible threat. To what extent,therefore, should a high school student be fearful of attending a high school basketball game, if possibly as few as 1 in 3330 people in the gymnasium is likely to represent an infectious threat-- -particularly when one considers that even if the student happens to contract infection in that gymnasium,the odds of him/her dying of COVID are 1 in 37,037 (even less than that, if treated optimally). Much more study of the point prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in various communities is greatly needed, and those studies should not be based on COVID PCR tests alone or on COVID antigen tests. Those studies should be based on genome sequencing of all positive PCR tests, and the viral load 30 associated with each positive test must be determined (either by recording the Ct value at which each test was positive, or by performing a reliable quantitative test for viral load). In the meantime,the above discussion provides helpful perspective (at least tentatively), until data of higher quality and quantity are available. So,the answer to Question 16 is that we are not yet sure, because available data have been of low quality and quantity. But best available data suggest that in a random sample of asymptomatic individuals the percentage of people who might be an infectious threat to others may be as low as 0.03% (not 15%, 10%, 5%, 2%, or 1%, but far less than even 0.3%). 17. What are the keys to successful resolution of the COVID pandemic? My best guess is that the keys to successful resolution of the COVID pandemic will include: a. Restoration of careful critical thinking, scientifically sound examination, and healthy dialogue---within the medical community and the public. b. Massive, honest, and accurate public education---with all citizens doing their homework to the best of their ability. c. Immediate establishment of panels of fairly selected and internationally respected scientists,scholars, and citizens---an "Independent International COVID Commission"--- to examine and draw best possible conclusions about the questions raised in this article. These panels would model the needed critical thinking,scientifically sound examination, and healthy dialogue that the public would be encouraged to emulate, and their findings would serve as the major source for the public education about COVID.The dialogue of these panels would be televised globally and completely, so that the public could decide who seems most honest, knowledgeable, careful, and wise. d. Establishment of scientifically sound COVID data collection---for the first time (at least in the USA)since onset of this pandemic.This includes proper use of the PCR test and confirmation with Sanger sequencing. It also includes scientifically sound diagnostic and classification criteria. e. Reversal of polarization,demonization, extremism, intolerance, shaming, and censorship. f. Cessation of media creation of excessive fears. g. Shutdown of the mass vaccination campaign ASAP---out of an abundance of caution, until adequate safety studies have been done. h. Maximization of optimal outpatient and inpatient treatment for COVID, including assurance that needed medications will be in adequate supply. i. An open-minded willingness to challenge long-held preferred beliefs and to replace those that are lacking truth with more accurate understandings. j. A new appreciation of and respect for the astonishing genius and competence of the human immune system. k. Thorough investigation of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 (see below). 31 18. How did the SARS-CoV-2 virus come about in the first place?Did it occur naturally,by hopping from a bat to humans?Or was it bio-engineered and then leak from a laboratory? For the sake of minimizing future pandemics and better understanding the current pandemic(including how to optimally treat individual patients), it is imperative that we determine why/how this pandemic got started. Regarding the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, each of the following hypotheses needs to be carefully examined: 1. The virus developed naturally and spontaneously in the wild---i.e., a bat coronavirus happened to mutate in a way that permitted it to"hop"from bats to humans ("zoonotic jump")---possibly with pangolins serving as an intermediary. 2. The virus developed unnaturally in the wild because of encroachment of human beings on the natural habitat of bats---an encroachment that facilitated zoonotic jump of a bat coronavirus virus from bats to humans. 3. The virus was bio-engineered (using a bat virus as the backbone) in a research laboratory as part of a well-meaning protective,defensive effort to counter biological warfare that could potentially be waged at some point by a nefarious adversary---and the virus either accidentally "leaked" out of the lab or was nefariously leaked by a deranged individual(s). 4. The virus was nefariously bio-engineered in a research bioweapons laboratory with an intention to eventually intentionally leak the virus. The best way to begin investigation of the above hypotheses is to carefully examine the genomic structure of the virus. Most of what is explained below comes from a presentation by Michael Palmer, MD, a Canadian physician and biochemist. [233] His understanding is based largely on the work of Dr. Li Meng Yan.[234, 235] His conclusions are consistent with those of many eminent virologists, including Dr. Luc Montagnier,the French virologist who won the Nobel Prize for discovery of HIV. [236-239] For comparison,the report of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Report on The Origin of the COVID- 19:An Investigation of the Wuhan Institute of Virology can be reviewed. [240] Before accepting Dr. Palmer's explanations as fact, however, it would be wise to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and molecular biologists to carefully, critically, respectfully,transparently, and publicly examine this issue.The public certainly deserves to know and needs to know how the SARS-CoV-2 virus came into being. Dr. Palmer's explanation: An initial important observation is that the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus binds more perfectly with the ACE-2 receptor of humans than with the ACE-2 receptor of bats.This is the opposite of what would be expected if this virus appeared via zoonotic jump. If the virus jumped from a bat, one would expect the spike protein to bind more perfectly with bat ACE-2 receptors than human ACE-2 receptors. Li Meng Yan has proposed that the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus(the RBD is that part of the spike protein that actually binds to the ACE-2 receptor)was bioengineered,starting with the RBD of the SARS-CoV-1 virus and experimentally modifying it so that it would bind well to human ACE-2 receptors. In support of this hypothesis is the fact that the DNA sequence that encodes the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 is book-ended by two particularly revealing restriction sites---Eco R1 and BstE11.These 32 two restriction sites are commonly used in laboratory recombinant DNA experiments and are very unlikely to appear naturally.These two restriction sites were clearly engineered into the SARS-CoV-2 virus, because the likelihood of these two sites appearing naturally would be 1 in 24 million.So, the fact that the RBD is book-ended by these two tell-tale restriction sites strongly suggests that SARS-CoV-2 was bioengineered in a laboratory. Another feature of the virus that suggests a lab origin is the presence of a Furin cleavage site.A Furin cleavage site does not exist in SARS-CoV-1,nor does it exist in any other coronavirus.The presence of this site is very unusual.The best explanation is that it was bioengineered into the virus. Furin is a protease(an enzyme)that is located in all nucleated cells in the human body, which means most human cells.The Furin cleavage site enables the SARS-CoV-2 virus to more easily enter nucleated cells of the human body.This suggests that SARS-CoV-2 was bioengineered to be better able to enter a broad range of cells within the human body---i.e.,infect a greater variety of organs,thereby making it a more problematic and potentially more lethal virus. Furthermore,the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus contains mutations that enable recruitment of a second cellular receptor,called CLEC 4M.This further enables the SARS-CoV-2 virus to enter a broad range of human cells---i.e.,to infect a greater variety of cells and organs. All of the above mutations---the two restriction sites (EcoR1 and BstE11),the Furin cleavage site, and the CLEC 4M-related mutation---are very unlikely to have occurred naturally and have undoubtedly been bioengineered into the virus. It is statistically impossible that all of the unique features of the SARS-CoV- 2 genome could have appeared naturally (i.e.,via zoonotic jump).The genome shows clear evidence that the virus was manipulated via use of recombinant DNA technology.The RBD of a bat coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1)was removed, using recombinant DNA technology, and a new modified and optimized RBD was inserted (engineered in).And this was done to enable better infectivity of human cells and organs. This represents"gain of function" manipulation.The rest of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is very similar to ordinary bat viruses. Most coronaviruses primarily infect respiratory cells and are unable to infect other cells to any clinically significant degree.The insertions of the optimized RBD,the Furin cleavage site, and the CLEC 4M mutations are important because they enable SARS-CoV-2 to more easily infect a wide variety of non- respiratory cells and organs, including the heart and the brain. This may explain some of the unusual and frightening clinical features of severe COVID. According to Dr. Palmer, the natural "zoonotic jump" hypothesis simply does not fit. Unfortunately,the research Yan and others have done to document the above evidence for a bioengineered virus has been censored and denied publication. So, according to Dr. Palmer,the SARS-CoV-2 virus represents a deliberately bioengineered virus.This notion has received solid support from many eminent scientists, including Dr. Montagnier,the Nobel prize winning virologist who discovered HIV. Dr. Montagnier is convinced that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was bioengineered in a laboratory. Dr. Palmer goes on to explain:Although SARS-CoV-2 was apparently deliberately bioengineered to be a particularly lethal virus, its bioengineers,fortunately,failed to make it as virulent as some might have hoped.The human immune system's ability to counteract SARS-CoV-2 (via cross-reactive capabilities 33 gained from past coronavirus experiences) has probably been much more effective than the bioengineers anticipated.The fact that the bioengineers failed to remove the tell-tale restriction sites suggests that the bioengineering process was rushed, resulting in needed improvements not being made. Fortunately,the final product,SARS-CoV-2, has turned out to be much less virulent than it could have been. Its virulence appears to be comparable to that of an above-average influenza virus.The previously mentioned insertions of Furin cleavage sites and CLEC 4M mutations have, however, probably contributed to the clinical observation that SARS-CoV-2 appears to have an unusual ability to infect a broad range of human cells, beyond the respiratory tract, including the heart and brain. Dr. Palmer thinks it makes most sense that this virus was unleashed on purpose, rather than accidentally. If its release had been accidental, one would think that authorities would have tried to minimize the seriousness of the accident, or at least not maximized fears---i.e.,downplay fears regarding consequences of the accident. Instead,fears about the virus were initially maximized and have continued to be maximized ever since. Again, it would be wise to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected, internationally respected virologists and molecular biologists to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine this issue--- to verify, modify, or reject the conclusions of Dr. Palmer, Dr.Yan, and Dr. Montagnier.The truth about this issue is extremely important. 19. If SARS is a bioengineered pathogen that has been deliberately released,why has this been done? Why would anyone do such a horrible thing?Before speculating on that question, let's ask a few additional questions. Why,since the beginning of the pandemic, have those in charge excessively stoked fears by misusing the PCR test to produce alarming case numbers and by using excessively broad definitions of COVID hospitalizations and COVID deaths to excessively frighten the public?Why would the people in charge discourage use of life-saving inpatient treatments and demonize use of safe outpatient treatments?Why would they largely ignore natural immunity and insist that the only solutions to the pandemic are vaccines and fluctuating degrees of lockdown?Why has only one COVID narrative been allowed?Why have the insights and concerns of eminent virologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, and caring physicians who have challenged the prevailing narrative been censored and punished---some of them losing their licenses for simply asking and discussing questions?Why has public education about COVID not included mention of Ct values, effective treatments,the suboptimal quality of COVID data collection,the worrisome side effects of the vaccines, and the unusual genomic characteristics of the virus itself?Why has critical thinking and healthy dialogue been discouraged and replaced by encouraged and uncorrected polarization and intolerance?Why have the safety,efficacy, necessity, and urgency of vaccination been overstated?Why have those who have carefully examined the pandemic and have warned against vaccination been demonized and ignored?Why have the unvaccinated been blamed for continuation of the pandemic and even called "murderers?" Given all the confusion surrounding COVID and given the huge differences of scientific opinion,why has the White House COVID Task Force,the NIH,and the CDC not called for establishment of an "Independent International COVID Commission" (consisting of fairly selected, internationally respected expert panels) to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine and resolve these issue? 34 It is difficult to fathom why anyone would do the above--especially create a dangerous virus, deliberately unleash it on the public,then cover up what has happened. But out of an abundance of caution,we need to at least consider and investigate this possibility. If this has occurred, it is important to imagine and determine why. Most likely,the reasons would have to do with a pathological desire for power, control, and wealth. Most likely,the people responsible,would be people who already have immense power,control, and wealth, are fearful of losing it, and are operating with enormous arrogance, ignorance, and hubris and very little empathy or compassion. Many of them might believe they have been doing the right thing. Others might simply be "following orders" and "going along to get along." If it is eventually proven that SARS-CoV-2 was bioengineered in the Wuhan Lab,then unleashed on the public, it is important to avoid jumping to the conclusion that China,alone,was responsible.The US NIH has at least indirectly funded"gain of function"viral research,and US, French, and Canadian scientists closely collaborated with the Wuhan Lab prior to the onset of the pandemic.A more likely hypothesis would be that a transnational consortium of collaborating ultra-wealthy, ultra-powerful, ultra- controlling individuals from several countries (USA, China, European countries, Canada,for example) were involved in the planning and funding of such an operation. (See Articles#19 and#20 on the website.) Crimes against humanity have happened before. It is wrong,for example,to deny the Holocaust.The perpetrators of Nazi crimes needed to be stopped and held to account in Nuremberg. Likewise, if it is proven that this COVID pandemic has been due to a bioengineered virus that was unleashed on the public, it would be wrong to deny that crimes against humanity have been committed by the perpetrators of the pandemic. If such is proven to be true,those perpetrators must be stopped and held accountable. As mentioned with several of the other questions, it would be wise and extremely important to assemble an expert panel of fairly selected and internationally respected individuals---an Independent International COVID Commission---to carefully, critically, respectfully, and publicly examine this issue. Question 20: If the prevailing COVID narrative has been inaccurate,why have so many people (30-70%of the US population?) embraced this narrative? This question has been addressed in a helpful way by Professor Mattias Desmet, a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst at the University of Ghent in Belgium. [241-242] Professor Desmet has explained the concept of"mass-formation" ("massenbildung") and why this concept is relevant to the COVID situation. His explanation of mass-formation is paraphrased below: Mass-formation is a group psychological phenomenon in which a majority of the public becomes willing to accept a narrative (and that narrative's associated public policies), despite the possibility that the narrative may be inaccurate and its policies may be detrimental to Humanity. An increasing amount of Mass formation allows an increasing amount of totalitarianism to develop and become established. The concept of mass-formation is based, in part, on the insights of Gustave Le Bon (a French sociologist and physician who published "The Crowd:A Study of the Popular Mind in 1895), Hanna Arendt(who 35 published The Origins of Totalitarianism, in 1951), and some of Sigmund Freud's insights on group psychology. Desmet explains that there are four pre-conditions that predispose to development of mass formation and pave the way towards increasing totalitarianism: • Lots of social isolation: A large percentage of people feel socially isolated. They experience a lack of social connection. We are social beings. We long for both small scale and large-scale social connection. • Lack of a sense of meaningfulness:A large percentage of people sense a lack of meaningfulness in their lives. They long to be part of something more meaningful,something bigger than themselves. They long to be part of a noble, meaningful cause. They wish their lives had more purpose and meaning. • Lots of painful free-floating anxiety(FFA)and fear: Lots of people are anxious, unsettled, and fearful,with much of their anxiety and fear being non-specific, un-tethered to any identifiable cause---free-floating anxiety and fear that have no particular focus and,therefore, no apparent solution. They long for a focal point---something specific to which they can attribute their anxiety, so that they can take specific action to reduce their anxiety, pain, and fearfulness. • Lots of free-floating psychological discontent:A large percentage of the population senses that their personal lives and the social milieu they live in are lacking emotional health and spiritual depth. They sense too much social disorder and social dysfunction. They long for healthier and more stable social arrangements. Once the above preconditions have developed and affect a large percentage of the population, people in positions of power can develop an attractive(but not necessarily accurate) narrative that provides a focal point for the free-floating anxiety---a narrative that provides something specific to which people can attach their untethered anxiety and provides a plan to deal with this focal point.The narrative provides a specific"object of anxiety,"a specific thing people can blame for their anxieties and collectively fight against. Encouraged and informed by the narrative, people start to collectively and enthusiastically band together to defeat the"object of anxiety" provided and explained by the narrative. This offers a new social connectedness, new social bonding, new meaningfulness, new purpose, new"sense making,"an attractive and even exhilarating feeling of being part of something noble and bigger than oneself. Suddenly people's attention is fully focused on collectively fighting a narrowly focused battle against the named enemy. People increasingly believe (mostly subconsciously)that the narrative and their participation in its directives will successfully assuage the angst-producing issues with which they have been struggling(the four preconditions mentioned above). Unfortunately,this massive increase in social connectedness, which is narrowly focused and may be based on an inaccurate narrative, may lead to a form of unhealthy"mental intoxication."Those who become most committed to the narrative and its policies may become aggressively intolerant of those who challenge the narrative---because they(believers in the narrative) do not want to return to a state of painful free-floating anxiety;they prefer to remain in their less painful state of mental intoxication. Those who challenge the narrative tend to be viewed as threatening"enemies of the people." Believers 36 in the prevailing narrative may direct aggression towards the dissidents,while becoming increasingly willing to accept controlling policies that they normally would not tolerate. If the prevailing narrative is largely inaccurate and promotes anger and action against an undeserving and inaccurately determined "enemy,"the above process leads to increasing degrees of abusive intolerance,discrimination, and totalitarianism. Mattias Desmet is concerned that the four preconditions mentioned above have long existed in Europe and North America and are now predisposing a large percentage of the public to accept (and inadequately question)an inaccurate COVID narrative that is narrowly focusing attention on the SARS- CoV-2 virus, is leading people to accept increasing degrees of totalitarianism, and is leading people to become increasingly intolerant themselves. He estimates that perhaps 30%of the European and North American populations have enthusiastically fully embraced this narrative;and an additional 40%have passively accepted it, despite having doubts and questions about it. He estimates that the remaining 30%of the population is comprised of a heterogeneous group that is unwilling to accept the narrative, for a variety of reasons and to varying degrees. As with the other questions addressed in this article, it would be wise to assemble a panel of internationally respected psychologists, psychiatrists,sociologists, political philosophers, and historians who are experts in mass psychology and the history of Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union, to discuss the extent to which mass-formation and totalitarianism are, or are not, developing during the COVID pandemic. TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS: The following conclusions are tentative and are made in a spirit of exercising an abundance of caution--- until the above 20 questions presented in this article are thoroughly, objectively, and respectfully addressed by proposed panels of fairly selected and internationally respected experts in the fields of virology, epidemiology,vaccinology, molecular biology, infectious disease,general medicine, intensive care, laboratory medicine, ethics, public health, public policy, psychology, sociology, history, economics, and geopolitics---sub-panels of an "Independent International COVID Commission." Full investigation of, and healthy dialogue about,the 20 Questions discussed in this article is absolutely and desperately needed.The public deserves and needs honest answers. In the meantime,the tentative conclusions below make the most sense to me: • Though certainly capable of causing severe illness and death,the intrinsic virulence (deadliness) of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus was comparable to that of the 2017-18 seasonal influenza virus (which was an influenza virus of above-average severity). • The subsequent variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including the current Delta variant (probably), have not been more virulent than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus.There is legitimate concern, however,that the current mass vaccination campaign may drive the development of a more virulent variant in the future (as per Dr.Vanden Bossche). Out of an abundance of caution,this possibility needs to be taken seriously. It seems more likely,though,that Dr.Yeadon is correct--- that more virulent strains will not appear. 37 • The Delta variant(and future variants) may be more transmissible, but the extent to which this is definitely true is unclear. • Though SARS-CoV-2 has,so far, not been more virulent than the 2017-18 seasonal influenza virus,COVID does have several unusual and frightening clinical features (e.g., clotting, brain and heart involvement)---probably due to entry of the virus into a broader range of human cells/organs and circulation of the spike protein far beyond the respiratory tract. • Since the beginning of the pandemic,excellent inpatient treatments have,fortunately, been available for severe COVID illness. Unfortunately,these treatments were initially officially discouraged and have been inadequately used throughout the course of the pandemic.This has likely led to many unnecessary hospitalizations and deaths. • Since the beginning of the pandemic, appropriate outpatient treatments have been available for treatment of early COVID.These treatments have appeared to substantially reduce likelihood of progression of mild COVID to severe COVID. It has been estimated that these outpatient treatments could reduce hospitalizations and death by as much as 85% and 75%, respectively. Unfortunately,these treatments and their advocates were quickly, summarily, unscientifically, and unfairly demonized by those in charge of the pandemic. As a result,these treatments have been under-utilized (at least in the USA)throughout the pandemic.This has likely led to many unnecessary hospitalizations and deaths. • Unfortunately,the COVID PCR test,which has served as the primary basis for diagnosis and epidemiological data collection, has been used in an incorrect, unscientific, and very misleading way.This has resulted in unreliable, misleading data, regarding COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. • Epidemiologic data collection has been further compromised by a failure to develop and implement strict and accurate criteria for designation of a COVID case, COVID hospitalization, and COVID death.As a result,we do not know how many true COVID deaths have occurred. • The COVID mass vaccination campaign,which uses sub-optimal vaccines, appears to be driving the development of"escape" mutations,such as those of the Delta variant.These particular variants,which would not have been likely to appear in the absence of such vaccination,tend to become increasingly infectious (transmissible); enjoy enhanced replication within the vaccinated;are spread to others (particularly by the vaccinated); and have potential to eventually become more virulent(if Dr.Vanden Bossche is correct). • The COVID vaccines have not been nearly as effective as they have been claimed to be. The repeated claim of"95%efficacy" is quite misleading.These vaccines are becoming more ineffective as the vaccination campaign continues. • The COVID vaccines are not nearly as safe as they have been purported to be. In fact,they appear to be quite dangerous, causing unacceptable levels of death and injury.They have been very inadequately tested. • The vaccines may predispose vaccinated people to develop ADE (antibody-dependent enhancement), a phenomenon that increases the vaccinated person's likelihood of experiencing a life-threatening hyperimmune reaction to future SARS-CoV-2 infection. The frequency with which ADE will occur and the extent to which it will be severe are currently unclear and require careful prospective study. 38 • The current VAERS system is woefully inadequate for study of COVID vaccine-related side effects. A new, mandatory, scientifically rigorous, adequately funded, and adequately staffed VAERS system is desperately needed. • In addition to properly documenting vaccine injuries,we need to immediately and thoroughly study how to best treat injuries caused by the COVID vaccines.This should include NIH/FDA funded large, nation-wide, randomized controlled trials of prompt immunosuppressive treatment of immune-mediated injuries caused by the vaccine---such as immune-mediated myocarditis/pericarditis and immune-mediated neurologic disease caused by the vaccine. Vaccine-injured people deserve such immediate study and care. • The mass vaccination campaign has possibly caused prolongation of the COVID pandemic and made it more threatening to all, including children. • At its current stage,the pandemic is not a "pandemic of the unvaccinated." Instead, it is a pandemic that has possibly been made worse by the vaccination campaign. • We would be much better off at this point if the response to the COVID pandemic had never included deployment of the current COVID vaccines. It would have been better to rely on natural immunity, prompt and appropriately aggressive outpatient and inpatient treatment, and common-sense public health practices. • There was never urgent need to implement a mass vaccination campaign, particularly with such inadequately tested vaccines, particularly when successful non-vaccine treatments have been available. • The natural immunity developed after infection with SARS-CoV-2 is far superior to vaccine- induced immunity. Natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is more competent, protective, safe, and durable than the immunity induced by currently available COVID vaccines. People who have already experienced COVID do not need COVID vaccination. In fact, it is dangerous to vaccinate people who have already developed natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through natural infection. • Because people with natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 need not and should not receive COVID vaccination, it is imperative to develop tests for documentation of natural immunity to SARS- CoV-2.Those tests should reliably test for both B-cell and T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2. Those tests should be made readily available (free of charge),they should be used, and they should be honored. • Instead of mandating that people with prior COVID be vaccinated, it should be realized that unvaccinated people with evidence of natural immunity against SARS-CoV-2 are the very best people to be working in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other places of employment--- because they will not become infected, and they will not spread infection.They are not a threat to others and others are no threat to them. • For most people, particularly the young, any benefits of the currently available COVID vaccines are substantially outweighed by the risks. • Those who have declined vaccination have been on the right side of science, medicine, ethics, the law, democracy, and history. • If the current vaccination campaign is continued, and particularly if Dr.Vanden Bossche is correct,there is risk that a surge of COVID-related disease, hospitalizations, and deaths will occur during the last months of 2021, and this will likely be due to several factors: o The colder weather,the apparent increased transmissibility of the Delta variant(and possibly other emerging variants), and the worsening failure of the current vaccines to 39 protect against these variants, may result in an increased number of people getting COVID---both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. o Because vaccinated people may serve as producers, incubators, and relative super- spreaders for the new variants,they will infect unvaccinated people, resulting in a further increase in the numbers of unvaccinated people(as well as vaccinated people) developing COVID. o Some vaccinated people who become ill with COVID (due to breakthrough infection) may become more ill than usual, because of ADE phenomena, including vaccinated children,and this would increase hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths, particularly if helpful treatments continue to be under-utilized. o If a more lethal variant emerges (thanks to the vaccination campaign), hospitalizations and deaths would further increase (among vaccinated and unvaccinated, including children). o Hospitalizations may also increase because an increasing number of vaccinated people, including vaccinated children, may develop serious adverse reactions to the spike protein-producing vaccines and will need care for these complications of the vaccines (e.g., myocarditis, Guillain-Barre, etc.) o All of the above would worsen if the current vaccination campaign is continued, particularly if it is expanded and accelerated. o In other words,there is legitimate concern that the vaccination campaign has created an enormous mess; its continuation will create an even greater mess;and the greater mess will affect children. o This mess will be even worse if the people in charge of the pandemic continue to discourage available inpatient and outpatient treatments for COVID, or if life-saving medications become scarce. o This mess will further worsen if adverse side effects of the vaccine are ignored, under- studied,and under-treated. • Given the above concerns,the COVID vaccination campaign should, out of an abundance of caution and until more is known, be immediately shut down,world-wide. It does not appear to be safe, effective, necessary, or wise, and it may be making matters worse. • Mandatory vaccination should be outlawed immediately. • Within the medical/scientific community there have been enormous and unresolved differences cf opinion, regarding the questions/issues raised in this article.This has led to enormous and growing levels of confusion,fear, anxiety, cognitive dissonance, polarization, mystification, division, extremism, intolerance, anger, shaming, name-calling, censoring, and impatience within the public---including political and corporate leaders,the media, and the medical community itself. • The above consequences of unresolved and festering confusion,fear, and anxiety have been greatly traumatizing to Humanity, particularly to children. Fear and anxiety, by themselves, may be interfering with people's ability to think clearly,thoughtfully, and carefully. • There is need to determine the extent to which "mass-formation" and totalitarianism have evolved during this COVID pandemic. • Given the above consequences of unresolved confusion and increasing division, it is perplexing why the leaders of the national and international response to COVID(the White House COVID 40 Task force, CDC, NIH,WHO) have not(long ago)called for the establishment of an "Independent International COVID Commission"to help resolve conflicts and clarify what is most likely true and what is less likely to be true---a Commission consisting of multiple panels of fairly selected, internationally respected experts in their fields. Such is the tradition of science, medicine, democracy, and civil society. • It has been abusive to keep the public, particularly children, in a perpetual state of unresolved confusion,fear, anxiety, mystification, and insecurity.This abusive situation was preventable. It should have been prevented long ago(at least 18 months ago). • Keys to successful resolution of the COVID pandemic will include: o Restoration of careful critical thinking, scientifically sound examination, and healthy dialogue---within the medical community and the public. o Massive, honest, and accurate public education---with all citizens doing their homework to the best of their ability. o Immediate establishment of panels of fairly selected and internationally respected scientists, scholars, and citizens---an Independent International COVID Commission---to examine and draw best possible conclusions about the questions raised in this article. These panels would model the needed critical thinking, scientifically sound examination, and healthy dialogue that the public would be encouraged to emulate, and their findings would serve as a major source for public education about COVID.The dialogue and deliberations of these panels could be televised for all to see.The public could then determine which individuals and what narratives seem most credible,thoughtful, and scientifically sound. o Establishment of scientifically sound COVID data collection---for the first time (at least in the USA)since onset of this pandemic.This includes proper use of PCR testing and confirmation with Sanger sequencing. It also includes scientifically sound diagnostic and classification criteria. o Reversal of polarization, demonization, extremism, intolerance, shaming, and censorship. o Cessation of media-created excessive fears. o Shutdown of the mass vaccination campaign ASAP, out of an abundance of caution, until adequate safety studies have been done. o Maximization of optimal outpatient and inpatient treatment for COVID, including assurance that needed medications will be in adequate supply. o An open-minded willingness to challenge long-held preferred beliefs and replace those that are lacking truth with more accurate understandings. o A new appreciation of and respect for the astonishing genius and competence of the human immune system. • There is legitimate concern and considerable evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is a bioengineered virus that may have been deliberately unleased on Humanity. It is essential to establish whether this is true, or not, and if true,why and by whom?. If this is true,the decision to do so was most likely made by a collaborative transnational consortium of ultra-wealthy and ultra-powerful individuals (from the USA, China, Europe, and Canada)whose primary concerns and motivations have been preservation of their already enormous power,wealth, and control over the world's population. 41 In order to prevent future pandemics and optimally treat victims of the current pandemic:full, impartial, independent, international investigation of the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is imperative. • The most important conclusion of this article is that an "independent International COVID Commission" is urgently needed to address the questions discussed in this article. *POSTSCRIPT: The photographs at the beginning of this article are those of Eugene Smith. W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) was a brilliant,compassionate photojournalist whose work was most prominently shared in Life magazine during the 1950s and 60s. He cared deeply about issues of war, poverty,justice, suffering, and health. Mostly, he cared about seeking truth, particularly social truths. And he longed for Social Beauty. About his work,Smith said: "With considerable soul searching, [and]to the utmost of my ability, I have let truth be the prejudice. "If I can get them to think,get them to feel, get them to see, then I've done about all that I can as a teacher." We would all benefit if Eugene Smith were still with us to help us to see,feel,think about, and understand the truths of the COVID pandemic. Below, I have re-presented the four photos that were presented at the beginning of this article, and I have added captions to them. Those four photos are followed by two additional Smith photos. Robert M. Rennebohm, MD Pediatrician and Pediatric Rheumatologist Susac Syndrome Specialist Email: rmrennebohm@gmail.com Website: notesfromthesocialclinic.org September 2021 42 If we were to fast-forward from 1950 to 2021 and view this photo in the context of the COVID pandemic,what questions would cross your mind? Are the women mourning a loved one who has died of COVID? Are they mourning his death from COVID but also wondering if his death could have been prevented if he had promptly received better-informed, more aggressive treatment and more compassionate care? Or had he developed a life-threatening non-COVID illness and died because hospital care was less available because of COVID policies? Or are they wondering if he died from a life- threatening adverse reaction to the COVID vaccine? 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Is he thinking about his most recent patient who died of COVID and whether he had done enough to save that patient? Is he wondering what has caused this horrible COVID situation?Is he wondering about the origin of the SARS- CoV-2 virus? Is he wondering whether this pandemic will ever end,whether we will learn enough from it,whether life will ever be the same,whether life will become increasingly worse? 44 . •` . :, • „ r ir1 d • • What is this health care worker thinking? Is she wondering how this COVID pandemic came about,why it has disproportionately affected people of color,why so many small rural hospitals have been closed over the past decade,whether it is best for her and her patients to be vaccinated,whether it is safe to continue to work as a health care worker? 45 ƒ:yd \ \ : \ <\ ©Gy2 \\ d . . • }��/ * ,m . . y . . � �< «< @ this boy crying because his grandparntshave died of COVID? Is he frightened about dying himself?Is he sad that he has missed so much school, has seen so little of his friends, and has not beenable to play like before? Is he just very tired of worrying and hearing about COVID and all of the co«rversiesand bad things going on in the world? Is he worried about los ing his pare nts to COVID? Is he saddened because his pa?Ms-dneaphQdan,the other a nurse---have lost their jobs be cause they thought hospitalpondes were unscientific and harmful to patients? Is he worried about the ety and sadness his parents have kfefrdbecause d[O¥D$rcives? Ishesadden d by the cruel and intolerant ways in which people now frequently treat each other? Does he wonder what happened to kindness and comp San?Is he worried that these COVID issues will never e nd? . . . � z 46 .WWd q' r� It, e I� E, 1 It ei ti What is this country doctor thinking? Is he wondering how much longer he can continue to attend to all the patients who need him? Is he wondering whether the medications he needs will continue to be available and permitted use? Will there be enough nurses to help him? Are the days of practicing Medicine in the meaningful and rewarding way he had always practiced now over? What does the future hold for Medicine and Humanity? 47 411, * W *. '''''.! .'e* . j,. Allipliiill f :'...' 4,10n,,,, , r:, F , ; . .,.. " - gar"" ,.: This is Albert Schweitzer(1875-1965),hard at work trying to figure out how to best meet his patients' needs. He was a theologian and philosopher,as well as a physician. In 1952 he was awarded a Nobel Prize for his philosophy of"Reverence for Life."He devoted his life to caring for patients in Africa,at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambarene,Gabon. He was one of the first Europeans to believe and act on the notion that African lives mattered. What would Dr.Schweitzer think of the COVID pandemic and how it has been handled---scientifically,ethically,and morally? REFERENCES 1. 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Mu Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged From: Eric Johnson, WSAC Executive Director Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 11:59:35 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: WSAC Candidate Filing is Open! ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Candidate Filing Period is Open! View this email in your browser } WSAC Elections "Leading r the future of LocalGovernment" Candidate Filing Period Closes: Friday, October 22 @ '5pm Active Members who are interested in serving on the WSAC Board of Directors need to submit their name using our online submission form. The following WSAC Board of Directors positions are up for election: 1 • President-Jamie Stephens, San Juan County Councilmember • 1st Vice President— Mary Kuney, Spokane County Commissioner • 2nd Vice President(Must be an Active Member from a Western Region County) • Eastern Region Representative(4 positions available) • Western Region Representative (4 positions available) • Eastern Region Alternate(2 positions available) • Western Region Alternate (2 positions available) The WSAC Bylaws identify Active Members as: Those duly elected or appointed county commissioners, county council members, or county executives, or the equivalent office in any county operating under a home rule charter, whose county is current in paying annual dues in accordance with a schedule of dues adopted by the Board of Directors and ratified by the Membership. All elected officers (President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President) shall hold office until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected. Once elected as 2nd Vice President, it is the expectation of this organization that the 2nd Vice President shall serve in successive years as 1st Vice President, President,and Past President. This year, candidates for the office of WSAC 2nd Vice President must be an active member from a Western Region County as identified in section 3.3 of the WSAC Bylaws. Those elected to the office of Eastern/Western Region Representative or Alternate will hold their office or position from this year's annual meeting in November until the next annual meeting. To file for candidacy, please submit the following items by 5pm on Monday, October 22nd: 2 1. Statement of interest with 500 words or fewer. Your statement should include such items as to why you are interested in the position;your qualifications and activities; what you hope to accomplish or contribute to the Association by holding the position. 2. A recent photo in .jpg format. If you are considering running for a position and would like more information,you can contact WSAC Executive Director Eric Johnson,the current officeholder or representative, or any Executive Committee member. APPLY NOW Copyright©2021 Washington State Association of Counties,All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are involved with county government. Our mailing address is: Washington State Association of Counties 206 10th Ave SE Olympia,WA 98501-1311 Add us to your address book This email was sent to Kdeanco.jefferson.wa.us why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Washington State Association of Counties• 206 10th Ave SE • Olympia,WA 98501-1311 • USA 3 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 4:20 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Blake Litigation Update and Assessment Attachments: Blake Legal Activities Assessment.pdf From: Eric Johnson Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 4:18:05 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Eric Johnson Cc: Michael Largent Subject: Blake Litigation Update and Assessment ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. WSAC WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION of COUNTIES October 13, 2021 TO: WSAC Members FROM: Eric Johnson, Executive Director SUBJ: Blake Litigation Update and Assessment The WSAC Board of Directors conducted a special meeting on Friday, October 8, 2021, to discuss potential litigation regarding the "Blake Decision". During this meeting, the WSAC Board of Directors voted unanimously to join 21 co-plaintiff counties and proceed with this litigation. The Board approved a litigation assessment seeking all 39 counties to participate in sharing the estimated litigation cost of$350,000. Background On February 25, 2021, the Washington State Supreme Court issued its decision in State v. Blake, declaring the state's simple drug possession statute unconstitutional. This action resulted in hundreds of thousands of people who were convicted under the law as far back as 1971 to be immediately entitled to seek vacation of their convictions, refund of their legal financial obligations, resentencing of any sentence impacted by those convictions, and release from custody or community supervision imposed for those convictions. i The 2021 Legislature appropriated $44.5 M to assist counties with the costs of resentencing and vacating sentences of those affected by the decision and $23.5 M to assist counties in refunding legal financial obligations. It is widely acknowledged this is an inadequate amount of funding. In fact, estimates continue to grow as counties and cities better understand the number of people affected by the decision. The total cost to implement the entire impacts of the Blake Decision will be hundreds of millions. Following the issuance of the Blake Decision, a group of plaintiffs sought a class action lawsuit in King County Superior Court, first suing the state and King and Snohomish Counties, then seeking to expand the suit to all 39 counties. The Civil Survival Project v. State suit appeared to seek an expedited process for vacating sentences and return of legal financial obligations as well as other potential damages. The counties tendered the suit to the state seeking defense and indemnification, but the state rejected the tender. On September 24, 2021, King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott dismissed the Civil Survival Project class action lawsuit that sought damages against all 39 counties and the State of Washington regarding State v. Blake. This ruling does not resolve the legal issues in our request for declaratory action. Although we are pleased that the class action suit is dismissed, the obligation of who is financially responsible to refund legal financial obligations and the costs associated with implementation of the Blake Decision is not yet resolved. WSAC and 21 co-plaintiff counties are taking this legal action to seek a declaratory judgment to ensure that the state properly bears the costs incurred as a result of the Blake Decision based on: • Prosecutions are brought in the name of and by the authority of the state. The state is the judgment creditor and no statute makes counties responsible for debts owed by the state when a court orders refunds of such Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs). (Similarly, when the state wrongfully convicts someone, the person has a claim against the state.) • The state controls what and how LFOs are collected and distributed. • The constitutional problems with the simple possession statute are a result of choices made by the legislature, not counties. • The criminal justice system is already under significant stress due to chronic under funding, exacerbated by the pandemic. The Blake Decision resulted in considerable additional workload and cost, which will continue for an unknown amount of time as people learn of their right to refunds of LFOs, vacations, and re-sentencing options. • The lawsuit seeks to clarify that counties cannot be forced to assume state debts, that the state has a duty to defend and indemnify counties as agents of the state, and that the Accountancy Act prohibits the state from receiving services from a county without paying for those services and that doing so would be an unfunded mandate. Attached is a Blake Legal Activities Assessment approved by the WSAC Board of Directors. This assessment distributes the cost of this litigation to all 39 counties. The current estimate provided by outside legal counsel is: • Attorney's Fees and Costs/Trial Court: $200,000 • Attorney's Fees and Costs/Appeal: $150,000 • TOTAL ESTIMATE: $350,000 2 WSAC will soon send out an invoice for this assessment to each County. I wanted to provide you background to this assessment and be available to answer any questions that you have. Please do not hesitate to contact me, President Largent, or any member of the WSAC Board of Directors. I can also tell you that many of your Superior Court Judges, County Clerks, Prosecuting Attorneys (or Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys) may also be helpful in answering your questions. Finally, I want to express my thanks to King County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney David Hackett for his tireless work on this issue — on behalf of all Counties. There are many county officials like Benton County Clerk Josie Delvin, Grant County Clerk Kim Allen, San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Gaylord, WAPA Executive Director Russ Brown and others that have spent many many hours working on behalf of all counties to assure we correctly implement the Blake Decision and receive state funding to do so. If you have been tracking this issue with WSAC, you know that WSACs Mellani McAleenan and Juliana "Blake" Roe are on it! Thanks to them. Again, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. ErCc' Eric Johnson, Executive Director Washington State Association of Counties 206 10th Ave SE I Olympia,WA 98501-1311 O. 360.753.1886 D. 360.489.3013 C. 360.481.2241 Bookmark our website! www.wsac.org "The Voice of Washington Counties" Join the conversation: U CI Disclaimer: Documents and correspondence are available under state law. This e-mail may be disclosable to a third-party requestor. 3 WSAC WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION of COUNTIES Proposed Legal Activities (Blake)Assessment 2022 Total Dues 350,000 Basic Dues Rate: 2,500 Basic Dues Total: 97,500 Base POP Dues: 252,500 King Co Population Cap%: ,25i/%' King Co Population Cap$: 63,125 Dues Less Population Cap: 189;375 2021 Estimated Population(OFM-June 30) 2022 Proposed Dues All Counties Excluding King Basic I POP/Base Total Cost County POP 0/0I POP % Dues Share Dues., Per Capita Adams 20,800 0.27% 20,800 0.38% 2,500 720 3,220 0.155 Asotin 23,000 0.30% 23,000 0.42% 2,500 796 3,296 0.143 Benton 209,300 2.69% 209,300 3.82% 2,500 7,241 9,741 0.047 Chelan 81,600 1.05% 81,600 1.49% 2,500 2,823 5,323 0.065 Clallam 77,550 1.00% 77,550 1.42% 2,500 2,683 '5,103 0.067 Clark 512,800 6.60% 512,800 9.37% 2,500 17,742 20,242., 0.039 Columbia 4,200 0.05% 4,200 0.08% 2,500 145 2,645 0.630 Cowlitz 111,800 1.44% 111,800 2.04% 2,500 3,868 6,368 0.057 Douglas 44,600 0.57% 44,600 0.81% 2,500 1,543 4,043 0.091 Ferry 8,000 0.10% 8,000 0.15% 2,500 277 '2,777 0.347 Franklin 99,500 1.28% 99,500 1.82% 2,500 3,442 5,942 0.060 Garfield 2,250 0.03% 2,250 0.04% 2,500 78 2,578 1.146 Grant 102,400 1.32% 102,400 1.87% 2,500 3,543 6,043 0.059 Grays Harbor 75,450 0.97% 75,450 1.38% 2,500 2,610 5,110 0.068 Island 86,350 1.11% 86,350 1.58% 2,500 2,988 5,488 0.064 Jefferson 32,450 0.42% 32,450 0.59% 2,500 1,123 3,623 0.112 King 2,293,300 29.53% capped at 25% 2,500 63,125 65,625 0.029 Kitsap 275,600 3.55% 275,600 5.04% 2,500 9,535 12,035. 0.044 Kittitas 47,400 0.61% 47,400 0.87% 2,500 1,640 4,140 0.087 Klickitat 23,150 0.30% 23,150 0.42% 2,500 801 3,301 0.143 Lewis 81,250 1.05% 81,250 1.48% 2,500 2,811 5,311 0.065 Lincoln 11,150 0.14% 11,150 0.20% 2,500 386 2,886 0.259. Mason 66,250 0.85% 66,250 1.21% 2,500 2,292 4,792 0.072 Okanogan 43,525 0.56% 43,525 0.80% 2,500 1,506 4,006 0.092 Pacific 22,075 0.28% 22,075 0.40% 2,500 764 3,264 0.148 Pend Oreille 14,000 0.18% 14,000 0.26% 2,500 484 2,984 0.213 Pierce 917,100 11.81% 917,100 16.75% 2,500 31,730 34,230 0.037 San Juan 17,500 0.23% 17,500 0.32% 2,500 605 3,105 0.177 Skagit 131,800 1.70% 131,800 2.41% 2,500 4,560 7,060 0.054 Skamania 12,450 0.16% 12,450 0.23% 2,500 431 2,931 0.235 Snohomish 844,400 10.87% 844,400 15.43% 2,500 29,214 31,714 0.038 Spokane 527,600 6.79% 527,600 9.64% 2,500 18,254 20,754 0.039 Stevens 46,400 0.60% 46,400 0.85% 2,500 1,605 4,105 0.088 Thurston 295,300 3.80% 295,300 5.39% 2,500 10,217 12,717 0.043 Wahkiakum 4,275 0.06% 4,275 0.08% 2,500 148 2,648 0.619 Walla Walla 62,350 0.80% 62,350 1.14% 2,500 2,157 4,657 0.075 Whatcom 228,700 2.94% 228,700 4.18% 2,500 7,913 10,413 0.046 Whitman 48,000 0.62% 48,000 0.88% 2,500 1,661 '4,161 0.087 Yakima 261,300 3.36% 261,300 4.77% 2,500 9,040 .11,540, 0.044 Totals 7,766,925 100.00% 5,473,625 100.00% 97,500 252,500 350,000 0.045 b. >" N ® = W 0 > N � Z N o N IIIRES o 0 E. a aH + o UJ �) Cr 2 Z LI- o 0. 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