 Hi, I'm Tom Schwedhelm, Mayor of the City of Santa Rosa. To keep us all healthy and to save lives, it is important to strictly follow the Sonoma County Public Health Officer's order to shelter in place. This week, the order was updated to include closure of parks. These new precautions are extremely important, but also have raised a lot of questions. Dean Hamlin, Parks Maintenance Supervisor with our Recreation and Parks Department, is here today to answer your park's questions. Hello, I'm Dean and I've had the pleasure of working in our beautiful city parks for the last 31 years. It's safe to say that I love our parks, but I share the Mayor's sentiment. It's very important to stay home. It's very important to save your trip to the park for another day when the shelter in place order is lifted. Now let's get to your questions. One frequently asked question is how can I stay active if the parks are closed? This is an understandable question. Santa Rosa's parks and open spaces are popular destinations. And because of this, social distancing in our parks is difficult to achieve. This is why the Sonoma County Public Health Officer has ordered these spaces to close. Also, parks often have high-touch common places like playgrounds or exercise equipment, which pose a significant risk for coronavirus exposure. It's for these reasons that all parks within the county limits, including all city parks, are closed until further notice. This includes schools and neighborhood parks. Creek and pedestrian paved trails that are outside of park boundaries will remain open, but to pedestrian access only. Cycling or horseback riding is not permitted at this time. If you need to get outside, walk in your neighborhood and always practice social distancing by keeping six feet between you and your neighbors. It's so important to practice social distancing, especially in your workout routines. So please, exercise solo or only with members of your household. Thank you, Dean, for answering our questions about parks. We'll continue to answer questions as they come up on Facebook and Twitter at at City of Santa Rosa. And don't forget, if you need more information or to stay up to date on all things related to the coronavirus, go to srcity.org slash prevent the spread or call 2-1-1. Thank you for listening and continuing to stay at home. Together, we can keep our community safe and healthy.