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From: PHaga@grandforksgov.com <PHaga@grandforksgov.com>

To: keithl@grandforks.org <keithl@grandforks.org>
TFeland@grandforksgov.com <TFeland@grandforksgov.com>;
CC:
MBrown@grandforksgov.com <MBrown@grandforksgov.com>
Subject: Re: Website - Contact Us
Date: 23.03.2020 15:52:33 (+0000)

Thank you very much, Keith, and i am very good with your suggested course.

Pete

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On Mar 23, 2020, at 10:43 AM, Keith Lund <keithl@grandforks.org> wrote: #7

Thanks, Pete. I spoke with LM’s plant manager Jagadish last week. He told me they were
implementing safety precautions but that doesn’t mean they are or are implementing the
CDC’s recommendations fully.

I’m not sure what CDC guideline enforcement authority exists within the City and State
without an executive order that would apply to all. I defer to the City attorney.

Assuming no local authority exists, an approach could be for me to contact LM’s plant
manager to let him know one of his employees has expressed concern and let him know at a
very high level the points outlined in the original communication. I would not disclose the
source as you would assume.

Another approach would be to have someone from the health department make the call. It
still likely doesn’t have any teeth but would feel more official.

My preference is for me to make the call.

Keith Lund
President & CEO
701.746.2722 | 218.779.1878

Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation

120 N. 4th St. | Grand Forks, ND 58203 | 701.746.2720 | www.grandforks.org

From: Haga, Pete <PHaga@grandforksgov.com>

Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 10:13 AM
To: Todd Feland <tfeland@grandforksgov.com>; Keith Lund <keithl@grandforks.org>; Mayor
#6
Brown <mbrown@grandforksgov.com>
Subject: Fwd: Website - Contact Us

Mayor, Todd and Keith,

Could we seek your guidance on the below, please?

An employee of LM is concerned the company is not following social distancing

recommendations and wondering the role of the Mayor/City to provide guidance or
encouragement for the safety of the workers and community.

Thank you.
Pete

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From: "Bruhn, Haley" <HBruhn@grandforksgov.com>

Date: March 23, 2020 at 6:22:38 AM CDT
To: "Haga, Pete" <PHaga@grandforksgov.com>
#5
Cc: "Simeone, Sharyl" <ssimeone@grandforksgov.com>
Subject: Re: Website - Contact Us

Hi Pete and Sharyl,

Good morning! I can agree that this is concerning. The recommendations for
private business are the same as the general recommendations.

Pete, what are your thoughts?

The city could urge industrial business to comply with the recommendations but
I don’t know that we have any authority to enforce those. At this time, I don’t
believe Governor Burgum or the Mayor have specifically named plans/requests
for manufacturing type businesses.

I am happy to respond to email however I can really only speak to

the CDC recommendations.

Please let me know if you want me to proceed with a reply.

Regards,
Haley Bruhn

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On Mar 22, 2020, at 8:51 PM, Haga, Pete #4

<PHaga@grandforksgov.com> wrote:

Thank you and will discuss ASAP tomorrow. Haley, guidance from
you re: this industrial business situation?

Pete

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On Mar 22, 2020, at 8:43 PM, Simeone, Sharyl

<ssimeone@grandforksgov.com> wrote: #3
Forwarding this email from the general city email
account for your attention.

Sharyl Simeone

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From: "info@grandforksgov.com"
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Date: March 22, 2020 at 8:36:39 PM
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To: "Simeone, Sharyl"
<SSimeone@grandforksgov.com>,
"Bernstrom, John"
<JBernstrom@grandforksgov.com>
Subject: Website - Contact Us

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Hello,

I am at LM Wind Power in
Grand Forks and I am concerned about
our company's indifference to
recommendations made by health
professionals, as well as city and local
governments regarding prevention of
the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
While schools have been required to
send their students home indefinitely;
and bars, restaurants, and other
business have had to temporarily shut
down or alter their business models to
allow for social distancing; our
company leadership has refused to
make any changes to the way we
operate. We are still having large staff
meetings (three times last week, they
held plant meetings with one to two
hundred employees present), and our
cafeterias/office spaces are over-
crowded, making social distancing
impossible. We could (and should) be
taking basic measures like requesting
employees work from home whenever
possible, or staggering lunch breaks to
prevent the cafeterias from becoming
too crowded, but these
concerns/recommendations were
completely ignored when brought up
to our health and safety department.

I am very concerned that with nearly

800 employees, LM is putting the
entire Grand Forks community at risk
by not taking this threat seriously. The
only action they have discussed is
taking temperatures of employees
before allowing them in the building.
This is not a bad idea, however,
General Electric is not allowing us to
do this yet, so we don't know when
we will be able to start (if we will be
allowed to at all). Right now, we're
doing nothing to curb the spread of
this virus...not even social distancing.
 I'm not sure if the Mayor's office can
do anything to persuade LM's
leadership to start taking this
seriously, but I wanted to raise the
alarm and bring it to someone's
attention because if it spreads within
LM, it will invariably spread within the
community as well.

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