February 1 2021 Update

I hope you had a great weekend!  We pressed our married kids into some forced labor this weekend to carry a new treadmill to our basement where we carved out a small exercise room for Julie and me.  Our new treadmill and her stationary recumbent bike are now protected from little grandkids and will work for my early morning exercise routine.  Not as nice as the Recreation Center but a little more flexible for our schedules.  And when you invest in a good treadmill, it seems like a bit more motivation to get my money's worth out of it.  

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 26,034,475 cases with 439,955 fatalities.

Utah: 347,208 cases; 13,515 hospitalizations; 1,668 deaths

Utah County:  84,549 cases; 2,239  hospitalizations; 287 deaths

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Today is National Freedom (From Slavery) Day and the first day of National Black History month. Today in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Amendment outlawing slavery that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
• The House Education Committee voted unanimously to send a bill to the House of Representatives for further consideration that would allow mental health days to be an excused absence from school.
• Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and nine other Republican senators are proposing an alternative COVID-19 relief package, hoping to get bipartisan support. In their request to meet with the President they stated: "Our proposal reflects many of your stated priorities, and with your support, we believe that this plan could be approved quickly by Congress with bipartisan support."
• John Borget, our director over Administrative Services is celebrating his 25 year anniversary with Provo City. John is an exceptional leader and director and we are lucky to have him!

   

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Met with the Fire Chief
• Participated in a meeting with the Police Chief
• Held a meeting with Mayor's Office staff
• Participated in a communications strategy meeting
• Met with the City PIO
• Participated in a meeting with representatives from BYU
• Held a meeting with other Utah County Mayors
• Participated in a Covid-19 coordinating phone call with Utah County
• Met with her executive team
• Held a meeting with the Assistant CAO
• Participated in a meeting with Miss Provo
• Met with the Deputy Mayor

FUN STUFF

So... I don't know about you but there is probably a line between courageous and crazy.  I guess I might have tried something like this if it were one of my kids or my wife that was being threatened by the croc, but then again I probably wouldn't have thought about an elbow drop.  

Hope the rest of your day and your evening goes well.  Thanks once again for all you do for Provo.

Wayne