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I've been the chef at this location for 20+years...first at players on Madison then as the chef and owner of Sarita. Any further restrictions are pushing the limits to putting us in a position where we cannot maintain our business. I feel the governors mandates are more than enough. The hospitality business operates at 7-10% profitability in the best of times. any further mandates from Mayor George are only going to make things worse. I lived I. Lakewood 20+years, I'd hate to see a return to multiple empty storefronts down Madison Ave as we saw 10 years ago Mr. McKenzie Levi - 14811 Hilliard Rd. - Mr. Levi stated his opposition to the mask mandate. He cited his personal experience and distrust in messaging from the government as reasons for not wearing a mask. He expressed fear that a mask mandate would encourage authoritarian action from thegovernment. Mr.Jay Kitchaver - 2067 Lakeland Ave. - Mr. Kitchaver spoke in favor of requiring masks locally, citing lacking leadership on the issue from the federal and state levels of government. He added that wearing masks is a civic responsibility. Ms. Tabitha Baker - Ms. Baker stated that she is supportive of the mask measure. She added that she employs 40 people and has lost out on half a million dollars in revenue over 70 days. She stated that another shut down because people are not wearing masks could lead to businesses shutting down and empty storefronts in the community. Mr. Ian Andrews - Mr. Andrews of Lakewood Alive noted his organization has received mixed feedback from businesses on the measure. Many businesses have asked to not include staff in the occupancy load in a building. Ms. Patty Ryan -Ms. Ryan of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce relayed concerns of the business community. She stated that clarification around enforcement would be appreciated by local businesses. She stated the needfor consistency with enforcement as well. Mr. Damon Troyer- 15615 Madison Ave. - Mr. Troyer of Patio Tavern expressed support for mask wearing and 6 foot distancing. He also expressed concern over the occupancy percentages. He is running at 62% business capacity. Mr. Tony George - 12900 Lake Ave. - Mr. George stated his belief that Council is picking on the bars and restaurants in the community. He suggested enforcing occupancy limits across the board. He suggested amending the legislation to include a 50% pay cut to Council and 50% occupancy limits across the board, if they were to move forward with the legislation as currently written. Discussion: Councilmember Bullock stated support for removing the occupancy limit from the legislation and for improved enforcement. Councilmember Kepple inquired as to the timeline when the Health & Human Service Committee would address the issue. Vice President Litten indicated that the committee had a meeting scheduled for the following Monday and would address it then.