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floridians in general are adept at dealing with the storms so they know they need to bring in the loose items from outside or around the house or outside on the balconies of their condos and just make sure that people know where they are. particularly our medically vulnerable and elderly population. make sure your friends and family know where you are as you ride out the storm. we think this is mainly a water event for sarasota so we're looking at the traditional areas that see some flash flooding and making sure that we have our law enforcement and first responders ready to help address those situations. >> so mayor, you did declare a local state of emergency, no evacuation order because of the storm. as a floridian, i know unless it's a category 4 or 5, many people refuse to move. i'm curious if you found any resistance to your calls to prepare for elsa? >> no, this one is earlier in