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Councilmember Menth introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #20-062 RESOLUTION OF DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA, CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) WHEREAS, the virus named“SARS-CoV-2,”is a new strain of coronavirus that has not previously been identified in humans and can easily spread from person to person and which causes a disease named “Coronavirus Disease 2019,” commonly known as “COVID-19,” which is a respiratory disease that canresult in serious injury or death; and WHEREAS, on January 21, 2020 the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the United States; on March 6, 2020 the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the State of Minnesota; and as of March 16, 2020, there are fifty-four known cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, including cases in Anoka County; and WHEREAS,on January 31, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency for COVID-19, beginning on January 27, 2020; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared that the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States constitutes a National Emergency; and WHEREAS,on March 13, 2020, Governor Tim Walzdeclared a Peacetime State of Emergency to authorize all necessary resources to be used in support of the COVID-19 response; and WHEREAS,as of March 15, 2020 the World Health Organization Situation Report confirmed a total of 153,517 cases of COVID-19in over 135 countries, including 5,735 deaths; and as of March 16, 2020 a total of 54 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Minnesota including three to five (3 to 5) potential cases in Anoka County; and WHEREAS,COVID-19 has been identified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic, and the United States Centers for Disease Control has provided guidance for individuals, healthcare professionals, and businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19, which include cancelling or postponing in-person events that involve more than fifty people for eight weeks; and WHEREAS,the City of Ramsey’s Emergency Management Team has been preparing for weeks, working diligently with local, state, and federal partners to maintain situational awareness and respond to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, additional local cases will trigger a more aggressive public health response and are predicted to impact residents of the City of Ramseyand those who work in or travel through the City, including City employees; and the need for social distancing, school closings, and