Boca Raton discussing opening up beaches, tennis courts and more

Boca Raton leaders discuss plans on how to reopen beaches and parks.

It's an issue being closely watched across our entire area.

PLANS ON HOW TO REOPEN BEACHESAND PARKS.

ITS AN ISSUE BEINGCLOSELY WATCHED - INCOMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR ENTIREAREA.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODDWILSON HAS A CLOSER LOOK ATTHE RESOLUTION - AND TTIMING OF IT ALL.<< NATS: (VO) STAN SMITH ISOUT FOR A NICE WALK IN BOCARATON.

HE'D LOVED TO SEE AREBEACHES START TO REOPEN.

(SOT23:38:41) 10 SEC I THINK THATIT'S A REALLY TOUGH BALANCE,IT'S AN IMPORTANT BALANCE TOFIND BETWEEN OUR PERSONASAFETY AND GETTING PEOPLE OUMOVING AND GETTING THE ECONOMYGOING BACK TO WORK.

NATS: (VO)MONDAY EVENING THE GREATERBOCA RATON BEACH AND PARKSDISTRICT DISCUSSED ASKING THECOUNTY TO OPEN BEACHES, PARKS,PRIVATE GOLF COURSES, ANDTENNIS COURTS AS SOON AS IT ISSAFE.

IT'S A DISCUSSION THATWENT FOR HOURS TONIGHT.

WHILETHE DISTRICT DID NOT PASS THERESOLUTION - BOCA CITYCOUNCILMAN ANDY THOMSON SAYS,IT'S IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY ANDDEFINE THE BENCHMARKS THATMUST BE MET .

(SOT 23:43:27)10 SEC PROBABLY CONSISTENTWITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAND THE CDC HAVE SUGGESTEDWHICH ARE DECLINING RATES OFCASES, PLENTY OF HOSPITALCAPACITY, LOTS OF TESTING.NATS: (VO) THE ISSUE IS NOWFRONT AND CENTER - WITH BOCACITY COUNCIL EXPECTED TOADDRESS THE RESOLUTION ONTUESDAY.

THOMSON SAYSRECREATION SHOULD BE ONE OFTHE FIRST THINGS TO OPEN UP.HE SAYS, IT'S TOUGH TO PREDICTAN EXACT DATE.

(SOT 23:45:42)6SEC BUT WHEN THAT DATA COMESIN AND WHEN THE SCIENCEDEMONSTRATES TO US IT IS SAFETHAT'S WHEN WE WANT TO SEETHESE THINGS OPEN.

NATS: (VO)DOWN BY BEACHES - PEOPLE AREMAKING IT CLEAR WHAT THEY SAYNEEDS TO BE DONE.

(SOT23:40:08).

9 SEC I THINK IFPEOPLE MAINTAIN THEIR 6-8 FEETDISTANCE APART FROM ONE ANOTHERAND MAINTAIN REALLY SAFE ITWILL DO A LOT OF GOOD IN THEMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (SOT23:37:56) 4 SEC IT GIVESPEOPLE A CHANCE TO GET OUT OFTHE HOUSE AND THAT WAY THEY'RENOT DRIVING EACH OTHER CRAZY.NATS: (VO) SMTIH SAYS IT'SIMPORTANT TO FIND OUT WHO'S BENEXPOSED TO THE VIRUS.

(SOT23:29:23) 5 SEC IT'S REALLYHARD TO SAY HOW MANY PEOPLEHAVE IT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'TDONE ENOUGH TESTING YET.

(VO)IN BOCA RATON, TODD WILSON,WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5.