City Council Work Session Handouts
August 3, 2020
I. Review and Discuss COVID-19 Response
II. Presentation of the American Heart Association’s Mission Lifeline 2020 Gold PlusAward
III. Review and Discuss the Main Street Infrastructure Project
COVID-19 STATUS REPORT #10 City C0uncil Briefing: August 3, 2020
COVID-19 CASES
Cases Deaths
Globally 17,899,134 686,145
United States 4,601,526 154,002
Texas 430,485 6,837
Dallas County 51,108 688
Collin County 6,403 83
Richardson 829 22
As of August 3, 2020 at 12:oo pm
GOV. ABBOTT PROCLAMATION
On July 27th, Governor Abbott issued a Proclamation extending the early voting period for the November 3rd Election by nearly a week
Under this proclamation, early voting by personal appearance will begin on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 and continue through Friday, October 30, 2020 City Hall will host early and election day voting for Dallas County Currently finalizing logistics related to queuing, sanitation, etc. with Dallas County
The proclamation also expands the period in which marked mail-in ballots may be delivered in person to the early voting clerk’s office, allowing such delivery prior to as well as on Election Day
UT DALLAS UPDATE
Fall 2020 will begin August 17 ~80% of courses will be online/remote ~20% will be traditional or blended/flexible Last day of classes is November 25 Finals will occur December 2 – 8 online or
take home Students will not be required to return to
campus for finals
UT DALLAS UPDATE
Campus Housing ~3,000 students living on-campus Move in process expanded to 2 weeks Common Spaces: Occupancy Limits,
Distancing Requirements Residence Hall Classrooms Isolation of Symptomatic/COVID-19
Positive Students Students Traveling from International
Destinations
UT DALLAS UPDATE
UT Dallas Phased Approach to Return and Work Options Only Expanded Essential staff reporting to work on campus
only at this time Library, dining, retail services, recreation centers will be
operating with modified services and programs No Fall sports; may be played in the Spring Comet Cruiser/DART Bus will continue operating Comet Cab (golf carts) services are temporarily
suspended All research laboratories have either greatly decreased or
suspended on-site activities
ASSISTANCE FOR RICHARDSON RESIDENTS
1. Collin County Housing & Living Assistance Program Overview – No change since last update
2. Dallas County Emergency Housing Assistance Program – No change since last update
3. Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) Emergency Housing Assistance Program Short-term rental, mortgage, and utility assistance to low income Dallas County residents living
outside of the City of Dallas Maximum amount of $1,500 per month, for up to 3 months
Applications will be processed through a lottery system DCHHS will close the pre-screening application process August 20, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. DCHHS will also accept pre-screening applications by phone at (214) 819-1968, Monday-Thursday,
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ASSISTANCE FOR RICHARDSON BUSINESSES
1. Dallas County Business Assistance Program – No change since last update
2. Collin County Business Assistance Program City of Richardson working with National Development Council to offer emergency assistance to
businesses located in the Richardson portion of Collin County The program is administered through a partnership with the NDC, which is also administering a
similar program through Dallas County for Richardson businesses located in Dallas County Businesses 100 employees or less and under $10 million in revenue may be eligible for a forgivable
loan of up to $50,000 Business must demonstrate at least a 25% reduction in income as a result of the COVID-19 virus The pre-application period will open Aug. 1 and close Aug. 16 NDC will conduct a randomized borrower selection process after the pre-application period closes
to identify the eligible businesses that will be invited to submit a full loan application https://ndconline.org/ntxsmallbiz/richardsoncollin/
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATE
Regular virtual programming continues: Business Network Breakfast Women in Leadership Richardson Young Professionals Growth & Mobility
Virtual Health and Wellness Expo in October
Ambassadors continue outreach to new members for engagement
Friday e-blast promotions to citizens and businesses of local retailers and restaurants thru our Discover Richardson e-commerce platform
August 17 virtually hosting Congressmen Allred and Taylor for a business roundtable
CITY UPDATES
Eisemann Center hosts first event since COVID-19 forced closing in March
2020 Miss Dallas Pageant
CARES 2020 canceled due to COVID-19
Next class will be scheduled for Fall 2021
NEXT STEPS
Continue to monitor Governor Abbott’s reopening announcements and adjust our operations accordingly
Continue to provide City Council updates as new developments occur
Continue to update COVID-19 information and share via communication strategies
COVID-19 STATUS REPORT #10 City C0uncil Briefing: August 3, 2020
American Heart Association’s Mission Lifeline Award
MAIN STREET INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT UPDATECITY COUNCIL BRIEFING: AUGUST 3, 2020
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MAIN STREET AREA INITIATIVES
BOULEVARDS ARE MEMORABLE
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MAIN STREET - US75 TO TEXAS
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US75 & MAIN INTERSECTION (LOOKING EAST)
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MAIN & INTERURBAN INTERSECTION (LOOKING NORTH)
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MAIN APPROACHING TEXAS (LOOKING EAST)
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NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BOX CULVERT (LOOKING SOUTH)
MAIN STREET –TEXAS TO GREENVILLE
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MAIN STREET (LOOKING NORTH)
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MAIN STREET AMENITY ZONE
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MAIN STREET TREES –AMENITY ZONES
Autumn Blaze Maple
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MAIN STREET TREES - MEDIAN
Mexican Sycamore
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MAIN & MCKINNEY INTERSECTION (LOOKING NORTH)
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MAIN & GREENVILLE INTERSECTION (LOOKING WEST)
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KAUFMAN & TEXAS INTERSECTION (LOOKING NORTH)
MAIN STREET –GREENVILLE TO ABRAMS
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MAIN & GREENVILLE INTERSECTION (LOOKING NORTH)
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MAIN & GREENVILLE INTERSECTION (LOOKING WEST)
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MAIN STREET INFRASTRUCTURE & AMENITIES
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MAIN JUST EAST OF GREENVILLE (LOOKING NORTH)
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MAIN & GREENVILLE INTERSECTION (LOOKING NORTHEAST)
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NORTHEAST CORNER MAIN & GREENVILLE
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MAIN & GREENVILLE INTERSECTION (LOOKING NORTHEAST)
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NORTHWEST CORNER MAIN & GREENVILLE
MAIN STREET WATER SCULPTURE
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
Public Safety Campus Project and Main Street Infrastructure Projects scheduled to be completed by Q3 2020
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MAIN STREET COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
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▪ Main Street Infrastructure Project Webpage
▪ www.cor.net/mainstreet
▪ The website includes:
▪ Traffic Updates
▪ Project Timelines
▪ E-Mail Update Signup
▪ Public Art Information
▪ Public Safety Campus Updates
MAIN STREET COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
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▪ Facebook▪ @richardsonredevelopment
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