DERT INFORMER Downtown , Inc. April 2020 Spring Updates This winter was one of wettest winters on record with about five inches in January and just under four inches in February. Fortunately, though we dealt with high water and potential flooding, the temperatures stayed mild requiring homeless inclement weather sheltering to remain intermittent and giving our homeless service providers more time to find a more permanent solution.

As we move into severe weather season, we’re not only preparing for severe weather season and for the potential for a viral event, we’re looking forward to some fantastic “While natural disasters programming. On April 8, 2020 at 11:30 A.M., Downtown Dallas, Inc. will host our monthly meeting with Chief David O. Brown as capture headlines and our keynote speaker. national attention short-

Downtown Dallas, Inc. is also hosting the International term, the work of Downtown Association 2020 Placemaking Operations & Security recovery and rebuilding Summit on April 22-23, 2020. This two-day event will have tours, panel discussions, and master talks about ways to be leaders in is long-term.” strategic and visionary city building. These events will be held Sylvia Mathews Burwell throughout Downtown Dallas.

This year’s theme focuses on Placemaking, which helps cities capitalize on community assets while also creating public spaces In This Issue that promote health, happiness, and • Dos Equis/Live Nation Tabletop well-being through clean and safe Exercise environments and events. • Training Links, Helpful Hints, Resources If you want to know more about the • How To Prevent the Spread of IDA summit, please reach out to Most Viruses Martin Cramer at [email protected] for • COVID–19 (Coronavirus) more information or visit: • Downtown Security Directors https://downtown.org/event/2020- Association April Luncheon placemaking-operations-security- summit/ today.

Training Links, Help- ful Hints, Resources

—Training Links— http://www.preparingtexas.org http://www.fema.gov http://www.nctog.org/ep/training —Weather Links— http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/ radio.html http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/ skywarn.html Live Nation Tabletop Exercise —Other Resources— http://www.knowhat2do.com Dos Equis/Live Nation Tabletop Exercise http://www.ready.gov/america/ getakit The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) partnered with http://www.dallasalert.org Live Nation and Dos Equis Pavilion on January 15, 2020, to http://www.dallascert.com conduct a tabletop exercise. This joint venture was the http:// culmination of discussions between OEM and Live Nation to www.domesticpreparedness.com bring about the first-ever collaborative tabletop. —Helpful Hints— Emergency supplies to keep handy: OEM worked with Live Nation and the Dos Equis leadership • Flashlights with extra batteries to create a “very bad day” scenario in which many things go • First aid kit wrong during a concert at the open air concert venue—from a • Food/water for employees and violent incident to health crises—we put our partners through customers to use during a peri- their procedural paces from local response to elevation to od of unexpected confinement national corporate resources. at your business • Plastic to cover expensive This tabletop allowed OEM and Live Nation to bring in law equipment and furnishings enforcement agencies from • hats, gloves, and boots local, state, and Federal • NOAA weather radio with bat- levels along with Dallas Fire teries Rescue and other resources • Communication plans. to discuss in a safe, no-fault environment what each organization brings to the table and when during a significant event. It also helps build working relationships among those who might be responding to the incident so Office of Emergency Management everyone knows what skills, resources, and strengths are available. 1500 Marilla, Room L2AN Dallas, TX 75201 Tabletop exercises like this are important for companies, Tel: 214.670.4275 venues, and buildings to conduct in order to be fully prepared Fax: 214.670.4677 for any eventuality. If you need assistance in finding template [email protected] exercises or resources for conducting your own exercises, please contact our training and exercise coordinator, Destiny Craft, at [email protected]. HOW TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF MOST VIRUSES The time for virus prevention is now. Viruses can lead to serious complications including hospitalization and even death for those at high risk such as the elderly, the very young, and the chronically ill. Take steps to protect yourself from viruses now.  Wash your hands COVID–19 (Coronavirus) thoroughly and frequently with warm, The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is the new virus in soapy water. Many the news causing respiratory illness in people. The virus healthcare providers was first identified during investigations to the outbreak in recommend a Wuhan, China. Risk of infection is dependent on exposure— minimum of 20 those most at risk of exposure have recently traveled to a seconds. country that has COVID-19 or have come in close contact  Use alcohol-based hand with someone who has been exposed. sanitizer if soap and water is not available. As of early March, there have been no confirmed cases of  Stay home if you’re COVID-19 in Dallas County. Dallas County Health and feeling ill and especially Human Services continues to work with the Center for if you’re running a Disease Control and Prevention on screening and testing fever. potential cases. The City of Dallas is actively working with  Avoid touching your all out partners to prepare for this virus and its potential eyes and face to impacts to the city. prevent spreading germs.  Cover your nose and If you traveled in one of the affected geographic areas, like mouth when you cough China, that has widespread COVID-19 in the last 14 days or sneeze. Use a tissue and feel ill with a fever, coughing, or shortness of breath, if possible. Throw away contact your primary care physician before you go into the the tissue after use. If tissues are not office or emergency room. Your medical professional will available, cough or ask about your travel and symptoms and guide you from sneeze into your elbow. there.  Clean and disinfect frequently touched/ used objects, like door It’s important to note that person-to-person spread can handles, cell phones, happen on a continuum. At this time, it’s unclear how easily etc., and surfaces. or sustainably the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading  Avoid close contact between people. To learn more about COVID-19 and the with people who are ill. City of Dallas’s plans, visit our site at https:// dallascityhall.com/Pages/Corona-Virus.aspx Downtown Security Directors Association April Luncheon

Downtown Dallas, Inc. will be hosting the DSDA April Luncheon at City Club at 901 Main St on April 8, 2020 at 11:30 A.M. This meeting will give our members updates on changes to high-rise fire code including fire watch ordinance, roof top access, and stairwell luminous egress path markings. We will also be welcoming Chief David O. Brown as our keynote speaker. We will also have information from AED/123, SafetyNet Alert, and RAVE Messaging. Learn more about how a good communications and alert application can help keep your building safe through this case study—https:// www.ravemobilesafety.com/hubfs/Resource%20Center/ DowntownDallas-CaseStudy-FINALFINAL.pdf—representatives will be on hand to talk more about these products and how they can help your building, tenants, and community.

For more information on the April meeting agenda and details, contact Tiffany Parker at [email protected] or Martin Cramer—[email protected]. Reserve your seat early, this meeting will fill up quickly.