* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. AND I'M [00:00:01] HONORED TO HAVE WITH ME [Press Conference: "2022 Reliant Beat the Heat Program"] TODAY, COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA, PRECINCT TWO HARRIS COUNTY, AND THEN CITY COUNCILWOMAN NATASHA JACKSON OF DISTRICT B. AND ALSO YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM SCOTT BURNS, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATION FOR RELIANT. UH, AND THEN REMARKS FROM DEBORAH MOORE, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICE DIVISION OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENT. UH, LOOK, WELCOME TO THE 17TH ANNUAL BEAT, THE HEAT NEWS CONFERENCE THIS YEAR WE ARE JOIN OF COURSE, AGAIN BY SCOTT BURNS, VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATION FOR RELIANT HARRIS COUNTY. COMMISSIONER ADRIAN IS HERE AND HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DEBORAH MOORE. AS YOU KNOW, HOUSTON IS ALREADY EXPERIENCING HIGHER TEMPERATURES THIS SUMMER THAN EVER BEFORE. IN JUNE ALONE, THE FIRST 14 DAYS HAVE BEEN THE HOTTEST ON RECORD FOR ANY JUNE. THOSE OF US WHO GREW UP WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING KNOW HOW IMPORTANT FANS AND COOLING CENTERS ARE DURING HOUSTON SUMMERS. UH, BUT I WOULD TELL YOU, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A FAN, YOU CAN BE BLOWING, BUT YOU JUST, YOU JUST, JUST PUSH IT AROUND HOT AIR. MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, HOT IS HOT. MM-HMM . FAN ONLY JUST KINDA CIRCULATES. YOU CIRCULATES THE HOT AIR, YOU KNOW, BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAD CEILING FANS IN THE EVENING, THOSE, THAT WAS NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE. BUT THAT'S WHY, UH, WE ARE ONCE AGAIN URGING YOU OR BEAT THE HEAT BY STAYING COOL AT HOME. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR RELIANT IS DONATING $75,000 THAT WILL ASSIST IN PROVIDING PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TO HOUSTON RESIDENTS THROUGH HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING AND PRECINCT. TOGETHER, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR RELIANCE, CONTINUED GENEROSITY PARTNERSHIP FOR THE BEAT THE HEAT PROGRAM. THIS DONATION HELPS THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S AREA, UH, AGENCY ON AGING TO CONTINUE TO OFFER PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONERS TO QUALIFYING. AND DEBORAH MOORE, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WILL SPEAK LATER ABOUT HOW TO APPLY FOR THE AID. I WANT TO REMIND HOUSTONIANS THAT THE HEAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK. IN FACT, UH, NOT TOO LONG AGO, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, CHIEF PENON, BUT THE FACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO EVEN MORE CALLS, UH, AS IT RELATES TO HEAT. AND SO THE CITY OF HOUSTON WILL ONCE AGAIN OPEN COOLING CENTERS, UH, ONLY IN THE EVENT OF HEAT EMERGENCIES. AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SANITATION MEASURES WILL BE IN PLACE TO ENSURE SAFETY. IF A HEAT EMERGENCY IS ACTIVATED, RESIDENTS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING CAN CALL 3 1 1 FOR LOCATIONS OF COOLING CENTERS TO SEEK REFUGE FROM THE HEAT DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. UH, BUT LET ME ENCOURAGE, ESPECIALLY SENIORS GOT AIR CONDITIONS AND THEY'RE WORKING, WHO WOULD PREFER THAT YOU TURN THEM ON AND UTILIZE THEM JUST TO BE IN YOUR HOME DEAL WITH THAT HEAT CAN BE, IT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL. AND SO THEN LET ME ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS, THANKFULLY OUR SENIOR CITIZENS AS WELL. BUT LET ME NOW INVITE SCOTT BURNS, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATION FOR RELIANT TO TELL US HOW THEY ARE HELPING ESTONIANS BE HE THIS YEAR, AND HE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU MAYOR TURNER, AND GOOD AFTERNOON. SO I'D LIKE TO FIRST START BY THANKING THE CITY OF HOUSTON, MARI SYL TURNER HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA, AND ALL THE GROUPS REPRESENTED HERE FOR THEIR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH US ON OUR ANNUAL BEAT THE HEAT PROGRAM. MANY PEOPLE KNOW RELIANT AS THE ELECTRICITY PROVIDER FOR THEIR HOME OR BUSINESS. WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT, BUT WE'RE ALSO FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY AS WE STRIVE TO BEAT THE HEAT, TAKE CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, AND STAY COOL THIS SUMMER. WE STILL HAVE A FEW, FEW DAYS UNTIL WE CAN OFFICIALLY STAY IT SUMMER, BUT WE ALL KNOW IT'S HERE. WITH THE RECENT HEAT WE'VE ALL BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EXTREME HEAT IS SETTLED IN, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SENIORS AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT HOT WEATHER MEANS INCREASED ELECTRICITY USE FLUCTUATIONS AND ELECTRICITY BILLS OFTEN DURING PERIODS OF HIGH USE AND EXTREME WEATHER, LIKE THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS CAN MAKE IT TOUGH TO MANAGE A MONTHLY BUDGET, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE ON FIXED INCOMES. AND THAT'S EVEN MORE OF A CONCERN THIS SUMMER, GIVEN THE CURRENT ECONOMY AND INFLATION THAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES. ONE THING I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON IS THAT NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY'LL PAY THEIR ELECTRICITY BILL OR PUT THEIR HEALTH AT RISK BY NOT RUNNING THEIR AC WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT. THAT'S WHY WE CONTINUE OUR, OUR LONGSTANDING [00:05:01] PARTNERSHIP AND ANNUAL BEAT, THE HEAT PROGRAM WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE'RE THRILLED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO TO EXPAND OUR EFFORTS TO HELP RESIDENTS STAY COOL DURING SUMMER'S EXTREME TEMPERATURES. AND WE WANNA THANK THEM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY DO. TODAY WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF 21 BEAT THE HEAT CENTERS ACROSS HOUSTON, THESE AIR CONDITIONED SPACES, WHICH ARE FREE AND OPEN UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER, HELP KEEP THE COMMUNITY COOL AND SAFE THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND ALSO OFFER REFRESHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE VISITORS THERE. ADDITIONALLY, AS MAYOR TURNER MENTIONED, WE'RE DONATING $75,000 TO GET NEARLY 200 PORTABLE AC UNITS AND COOLING DEVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. AND THIS INCLUDES $55,000 TO HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S, HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING AND $20,000 TO PRECINCT TOGETHER HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT TWO'S NON-PROFIT ARM. FINALLY, WE KNOW THAT SEASONAL SPIKES IN ELECTRICITY BILLS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO RESIDENTS TO MANAGE AS THEY USE MORE POWER TO COOL THEIR HOMES. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP IT RELIANT AND WE ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS IN NEED TO REACH OUT TO US DIRECTLY. WHETHER IT'S PAYMENT EXTENSIONS, AVERAGE MONTHLY BILLING OR PAYMENT BILL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR TERRA PROGRAM, WE WANT TO HELP. SO FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR, OUR TERRA PROGRAM HELPS CUSTOMERS WHO ARE FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PAY THEIR ELECTRICITY BILLS THROUGH LOCAL AGENCY ASSISTANCE MADE POSSIBLE BY BOTH RELIANT AND CUSTOMER CONTRIBUTIONS. THIS SUMMER, RELIANT IS COMMITTING $1 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR AGENCIES TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT CUSTOMERS ACROSS TEXAS. ANYONE WHO NEEDS HELP PAYING THEIR ELECTRICITY BILL THIS SUMMER CAN CALL 2 1 1 IF YOU'RE WITHIN TEXAS OR VISIT 2 1 1 TEXAS.ORG. RELIANT CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT US 24 7 THROUGH A NUMBER OF CONVENIENT WAYS, INCLUDING 1 8 6 6 2 2 2 7100 ON OUR WEBSITE VIA OUR ONLINE CHAT OR VIA THE RELIANT APP. SO NO MATTER WHAT SUMMER WR BRINGS, WE IN HOUSTON AND RELIANT ARE READY WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE SERVING CUSTOMERS IN TEXAS. AND YOU CAN COUNT ON US TO BE THERE BESIDE YOU. THANK YOU. STAY SAFE AND COOL THIS SUMMER. MAYOR TURNER. THANK YOU SCOTT. UH, MAYOR TURNER, GOOD TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS COUNCIL MEMBER. GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND, UH, MORE THANK YOU FOR WELL, ADRIAN GARCIA COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT TWO AND PROUD PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND MAYOR TURNER IN OUR EFFORTS TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO CARE OUR MOST VULNERABLE SENIORS DURING NICE, WARM, UH, HOUSTON, UH, SUMMER DAYS. UM, I REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS, UH, SOME WAYS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNEW THAT HOUSTON'S A GREAT PLACE TO COME. REMEMBER SOME OF THOSE, UH, CAMP? OH, HOUSTON, IT'S HOT. IT SURE IS, BUT LET ME JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT IT IS HOT. IT IS HOT BECAUSE WE HAVE LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT CARE ABOUT EVERY ONE OF OUR CITIZENS, AND I'M PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH RELIANT. I WANT TO THANK YOU, SCOTT, FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 20,000 HAS BEEN DONATED TO PRECINCT TOGETHER TO HELP PROVIDE A HUNDRED UNITS, UH, TO VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I WANNA THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR PRECINCT TOGETHER TEAM, UH, JOSE JIMENEZ AND RON, UH, RODRIGUEZ FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN WORKING WITH THE AREA AGENCY FOR, UH, UH, AREA AGENCY ON AGING, UH, FOR SUPPORTING US AND HELPING IDENTIFY THOSE SENIORS WHO NEED THESE UNITS, UH, THE MOST. AND, UM, AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT PEOPLE VISIT MY WEBSITE, HCP NUMBER TWO.COM OR SIMPLY CALL 7 1 3 2 7 4 2 2 2 2. UH, TO GET INFORMATION OF COOLING CENTERS, WE HAVE 10 FACILITIES, UH, THAT WE WILL BE MAKING AVAILABLE TO ANYONE. NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT, UH, FOR THERE TO BE A HEAT, A MAJOR HEAT ADVISORY. WE HAVE ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT OUR CENTER, SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHICH ONE IS CLOSEST TO YOU, SIMPLY CALL US OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND START COMING TO VISIT OUR FACILITIES. WE HAVE INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS FOR ANY AGE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A HOME THERE. AND, UH, AND JUST ON A, ON A CLOSING POINT, MAYOR, I, I REMEMBER MY DAYS, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY IMMIGRATED AND CELEBRATING DACA YESTERDAY. MY FAMILY IMMIGRATED TO HOUSTON IN 19, [00:10:03] UH, FROM MEXICO CITY. THAT TENDS TO BE A LITTLE COOLER TO GET RAIN ON. WE GOT HERE, BUT TO THE SPIRIT OF TODAY, IT WAS NEIGHBORS, UH, THAT WELCOMED US. FOLKS FROM, UH, GERMAN IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES. MY FAMILY FEEL WELCOMED, BUT I ALSO REMEMBER AS I GOT A LITTLE OLDER, UH, THAT, UM, IT WAS A COOL WOODEN FLOOR THAT I FOUND VERY COMFORTABLE ON THOSE WARM SUMMER NIGHTS. UH, AND, UM, AND I I'LL JUST SAY TO EVERYONE, LOOK, UH, THAT HEAT CAN BE, UH, DIFFICULT AT TIMES. LIKE KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN BE ONE OF OUR CITIES DO IT ALONE. SO ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK RELIANT. I WANNA THANK THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THIS PRECINCT. TWO, FOLLOWED IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON GUARD, MAKING SURE THAT THESE UNION WELL DESERVING IMMUNITY. UM, SHARE A FEW WORDS IN SPANISH GARCIA. RELIANT COMMISSIONER GARCIA IN PRECINCT TWO FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TAR, AND CERTAINLY ONE THAT THANK SCOTT AND THE RELIANT TEAM FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. UM, THIS IS OUR 17TH ANNUAL BEAT, THE HEAT KICKOFF, 17 YEARS. SOMEBODY'S GETTING HURT. UM, SO I AM DEBRA MOORE. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO OVERSEE THE HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AIDS. NOW, WE'VE, AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, WE KNOW THAT HOUSTON IS HIGH, EXTREMELY HIGH. I MEAN, TODAY'S FORECAST WAS TO BE GETTING INTO THE THREE DIGITS, 100 DEGREES. TOO MUCH HEAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE, BUT FOR OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, OUR SENIORS, AND OUR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, EXTREME HEAT WILL PUT THEM AT A HIGHER RISK OF OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE. THAT'S WHY THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE HARRIS COUNTY AREA AGENT AGING ALWAYS VERY PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN PARTNER WITH OUR VERY VALUABLE PARTNER, RELIANT AN NRG COMPANY IN PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF HOUSTON. RELIANT. AND THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE WORKING [00:15:01] TOGETHER TO COORDINATE TABLING EVENTS TO SHARE SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND CONSERVATION INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM SEASON AT ALL OF OUR MULTI-SERVICE CENTER COOLING CENTER. AND IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COOLING CENTERS AND THE LOCATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CALL CENTER AT (832) 393-4301. WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING TO PROVIDE PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, UH, WHILE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY WHO HAVE NO MEANS OF COOLING THEIR HOME. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR ONE OF THESE UNITS AGAIN, PLEASE CALL A THREE TWO THREE NINE THREE FOUR THREE ZERO ONE AND JUST LET US KNOW THAT YOU'RE WANT TO APPLY FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO MEANS OF COOLING YOUR HOME. AGAIN, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY SAFE. REMEMBER, THESE ARE HOT SUMMER MONTHS, SO STAY HYDRATED, VENTILATED, AND ACTIVATE A BUDDY CLAN WHERE YOU CHECK ON YOUR BUDDY AND YOUR BUDDY CHECKS ON YOU DURING THESE VERY HOT TIMES WHERE THE, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE'S EXTREME. I THINK THAT IS OUR INFORMATION, BUT WE DO HAVE FOUR OF OUR AIR CONDITIONING RECIPIENTS HERE TODAY. WE HAVE FOUR SENIORS WITH US TODAY, SO WE WANNA BRING THEM UP AT THIS TIME. MISS EVA MARTINEZ , MS. MARY ELLEN AND TERRY. MS. DARLENE FELDER AND MS. CAROL FIGGS. COME ON IN, LADIES. SO THESE ARE OUR FOUR SENIORS THAT WILL BE LEAVING AIR CONDITIONERS. THANK YOU. GIVE IT UP TO THESE SENIORS. OH, WAITING TO MEET ME. . GOTTA PUT A RING ON IT. LOOK. , IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION OFF LIVE. LOOK, WE GOT THE, WE GOT THESE TV PEOPLE UP HERE. THAT'S . LET'S STAY WITH BEAT THE HEAT BECAUSE YOU, YOU GOT ME SWEATING. . BUT LOOK, UH, WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO, UH, TO GET SICK, HEAT STROKES DIE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, MISSION APRON FOR STEPPING UP OVER WHAT HE'S DOING IN INCREASING TWO HARRIS COUNTY, DEBORAH MOORE. THIS BEEN, SO I THINK I'VE BEEN TO, TO MOST OF THEM, THOSE 70 YEARS IN COUNCIL JACKSON VERSUS OF SENIORS AND B AND QUITE FRANKLY, ALL OVER THE CITY. SO IF YOU ARE NEEDING, UH, AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, UH, PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE AS LONG AS WE HAVE THEM. A 3, 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1 8 3 2 3 9 3 4 3 0 1. AND AGAIN, LET ME ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CHECK ON, CHECK ON THE, IT IS GOING TO BE HOT. IT'S ALREADY HOT. OKAY. IT'S ALREADY HOT. UM, SO, UH, UH, TO TAKE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COOLING OF THE COOLING STATIONS AS WELL. UH, HAVING SAID THAT, DID I, DID I LEAVE ON ANYTHING? COME ON, COME ON. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE NOTICING, CHRIS, AS RELATES TO OUR SENIORS OR KIDS THAT YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT? 'CAUSE IT IS, IT IS ABOUT THE BEATING THIS HEAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CERTAINLY LINE FOR, FOR THE INCREDIBLE EFFORT EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE ARE, ARE TAKEN CARE OF. UM, FROM, UH, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. JUST A SIMPLY A REMINDER THAT, UH, THE HEAT WITH [00:20:01] THE HEAT, WITH THE ELEVATED HEAT COMES SOME OTHER ISSUES, UH, FOR US THAT WE RESPOND TO ON A YEARLY BASIS. ONE OF 'EM IS THE PEOPLE BEING LEFT IN VEHICLES IN HOT BEAM. YOU GOTTA REMEMBER, UH, IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH FOR THAT HEAT IN THAT CLOSED VEHICLE TO GET TO A TEMPERATURE THAT IS, THAT IS, UH, HAZARDOUS AND DEADLY FOR CERTAINLY OUR CHILDREN, PETS AND THOSE ADULTS WITH, WITH DISABILITIES THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELF RESCUE FROM THESE, FROM THESE VEHICLES. THE OTHER THING THAT WE SEE EVERY YEAR AS THE SUMMER, UH, KICKS IN AND AS THE DAYS GET HOTTER, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME RELIEF. WATER AND POOLS ARE A ONE WAY THAT, UH, THAT IANS, UM, GO TO TRY TO GET SOME RELIEF. PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT, UH, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE UNFORTUNATELY INSTANCES OF DROWNINGS, UH, CHILDREN THAT ARE LEFT UNATTENDED. UM, PLEASE BE, BE CAUTIOUS, BE CAREFUL. IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH FOR, UH, A CHILD TO FALL IN THE WATER AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH WATER FOR, FOR IT TO BE DEADLY. SO PLEASE AGAIN, UM, AS YOU ENJOY THE POOLS, AS YOU ENJOY THE SUMMER, PLEASE BE CAREFUL TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ADJUSTING OUR, OUR UH, UH, ACTIONS, RIGHT? TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE OTHER THING IS, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN TERMS OF THE HEAT RELATED EMERGENCIES IS THAT THEY USUALLY HAPPEN LATER IN THE DAY, FOUR OR FIVE IN THE AFTERNOON, PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE, THEY'RE HEATING UP. UM, THEY DON'T FIND A WAY TO COOL OFF. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS, IS WHEN THEY GET HOME, UH, WE HAVE INSTANCES OF, UH, FALLING SICK. HEAT STROKE DOESN'T TAKE MUCH FROM ZERO TO A CRITICAL INCIDENT WITHIN MINUTES. UM, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT CERTAINLY BESIDES THE AIR CONDITIONING AND BESIDES ADJUSTING OUR, OUR APPROACHES AND, AND BEING OUTSIDE COOL SHOWERS, THAT'S A QUICK WAY TO COOL OFF. WE RECOMMEND THAT, UH, IF YOU'RE FEELING HOT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE BEEN OUTSIDE ALL DAY AND WORKING ALL DAY, UH, A COOL SHOWER IN THE IN THE EVENING WILL, WILL PREVENT A SERIOUS INJURY. SO WITH THAT MAYOR, THANK YOU. AND, UH, HAVE A SAFE NUMBER. AND I TAKE IT HAVE YOU ALL ALL ALREADY GOTTEN YOUR TO HAVE TO HAVE, ARE THEY ALREADY ON? OKAY. AND YOURS IS, IS IT MAKING ANY DIFFERENCE? OKAY. WELL IT'S NOTHING LIKE A HUMAN TESTIMONY. OKAY. I MEAN, WE ARE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT AND YOU ALL ARE WAIT, YOU ALL ARE WAITING TO GET YOURS INSTALLED. OKAY, WELL JUST GIVE ME A CALL AND I'M GONNA SEE HOW QUICK I CAN GET OVER THERE TOO, ESSENTIALLY. YEAH, WE BETTER GO, WE BETTER GO OUTSIDE. . NOW THAT'S AN INTERESTING ONE 'CAUSE PEOPLE DO TAKE THEIR SHEETS AND WET, WET THE SHEETS AND THEN HAVE THAT AND THEN PUT THAT FAN. SO THINKING IT'S GONNA COOL THAT AIR, IT'S NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW. NO, IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I WAS A CHILD. BEAR . OH, YOU WERE FROM, UH, UP IN NEW YORK. OH, OKAY. WELL WE GONNA SEND SOME OF THAT HEAT UP TO NEW YORK , YOU KNOW. ALRIGHT, LET, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. UH, I KNOW MY PEOPLE SAID, MAYOR, YOU HAVE EXTENDED THIS PRESS CONFERENCE, YOU KNOW, BUT AGAIN, UH, CERTAINLY WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THESE SENIORS AND THEY REPRESENT SO MANY OTHER SENIORS WHO ARE, WHO ARE NEEDING OF ASSISTANCE. OAKLAND. YEAH. YOU CAN CALL ALSO CALL THREE OH ONE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF THE MEETING? ANYBODY? WE GET EVERYTHING ANSWERED. ALRIGHT. WE'RE GONNA JUST TAKE A, A FEW PICTURES AND THEN WE, OKAY. SO WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.