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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2020-017 RESOLUTION ENACTED UNDER AUTHOR ITY OF MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTIONS 12.29 AND 12.37 TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF A MAYOR -DECLARED LOCAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS , the Mayor of Arden Hills (the “Mayor”) has found that the following situation (the “Situation”) exists: • On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in response to COVID-19; • On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the global outbreak COVID-19 as a pandemic; • On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump proclaimed the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States a national emergency; and • On March 20, 2020, Governor Timothy J. Walz issued Executive Order 20 -01 under Minn. Stat. Ch. 12 declaring the outbreak of COVID-19 in Minnesota a peacetime emergency. On March 16, 2020, the Minnesota Executive Council extended Executive Order 20-01 for 30 days. WHEREAS , the Mayor has declared that the situation is a local emergency; and WHEREAS , the City Council of Arden Hills agrees with the Mayor’s findings and further finds that the Situation will last for more than three days; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills , Minnesota as follows: The City C ouncil declares that the Situation constitutes a local emergency continuing until the emergency has ended or further action by the City Council. This declaration of a local emergency will invoke the city’s disaster plan. The portions that are necessary for response to and recovery from the emergency must be used. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS 23rd DAY OF MARCH, 2020. ____________________________________ ATTEST: DAVID GRANT, MAYOR _________________________________________ JULIE HANSON, CITY CLERK