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COVID-19 Community Briefing City of Syracuse May 8, 2020

Introductions Hon. Ben Walsh, Mayor Hon. Rita Paniagua, Councilor-at-Large Sharon Owens, Deputy Mayor Sally Curran, Volunteer Lawyers Project COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Agenda • Update on COVID-19 • Meeting Human Needs • Census 2020 Update • Appeal to Congressional Leaders • Questions COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

COVID-19 Update 700 644 cases in City 600 of Syracuse 500 52% of total cases 400 in Onondaga 300 County 200 Highest case rate in 100 Onondaga County 0 Syracuse Other Towns and Villages COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Crime Rate Impacted by PAUSE POLICE PART ONE CRIMES 140 131 124 120 117 107 101 100 100 Number of Crimes 87 87 86 82 81 80 77 76 72 66 66 66 60 0% Increase Year over Year 40 20 0 Year COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Crime Rate Impacted by PAUSE SyracusePolice.org COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

City Services Updates First Online Secure Drop Box Marriage License for City Payments issued on Thursday COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

COVID-19 Resources Guide COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Deputy Mayor SHARON OWENS COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Meeting Human Needs Increasing use of Financial Empowerment Center • 86% increase in unique users – http://www.syracusefec.org – email: fec@homehq.org – 315-474-1939 ext. 5 COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Meeting Human Needs Assisting with lost employment • NYS Department of Labor – https://dol.ny.gov/pandemic-unemployment-assistance • CNY Works – CNYWorks.com – info@CNYWorks.com COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Meeting Human Needs Preventing unlawful evictions • Eviction moratorium extended to Aug 20 • Tenants and landlords have responsibilities • New York State Attorney General: Unlawful eviction is a crime COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Volunteer Lawyers Project SALLY CURRAN COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Meeting Human Needs DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS YoY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS BEFORE AND AFTER PAUSE 4500 1800 3874 4000 3774 1598 1600 3500 1425 1400 3000 Number of Calls 1200 Number of Calls 2500 1000 2000 800 1500 600 1000 400 500 200 0 2019 2020 0 Year Prior to PAUSE After PAUSE COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Meeting Human Needs Vera House help for people facing domestic abuse COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

COVID-19 Community Support Fund http://cnycovidfund.org/ Fund grew to $1.6 million

Human Needs Team Amanda Darcangelo Accountability Performance and Innovation Janet Burke Research and Grants Bureau Hannah Garty Accountability Performance and Innovation Liam Kirst Neighborhood and Business Development Patty Lynch Neighborhood and Business Development Maria Maldonado Lewis Mayor’s Office Mary Margaret O’Hara Neighborhood and Business Development Sue McMahon Neighborhood and Business Development Anna Nguyen Neighborhood and Business Development Isaura Severino Mayor’s Office COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Meeting Human Needs Be safe and practice social distancing this weekend and always COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Syracuse Common Councilor-at-Large HON. RITA PANIAGUA COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

2020census.gov 45.4% Overall Response Rate COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Common Council passed a budget Wednesday Supports our efforts to protect City’s fiscal sustainability Requires sale of city assets and decrease in police overtime to reduce draw on fund balance COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

Appeal to Congressional Leaders Without federal assistance to Syracuse: 1. City services and essential employees will be hurt 2. Human needs will grow 3. Economic recovery will be delayed COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE

COVID-19 Community Briefing QUESTIONS COVID-19 COMMUNITY BRIEFING CITY OF SYRACUSE