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NOW, THEREFORE, MAYOR UZPEN OF THE CITY OF GEM LADE PROCLAIMS, DECLARES, REQUESTS, AND DIRECTS AS FOLLOWS: Under the authority given by Minnesota Statutes, Section 12.29, declares that a local emergency exists within the City of Gem Lake, effective March 16, 2020, with all the powers and responsibilities attendant thereto as provided by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12, and further proclaims that such emergency constitutes a declared emergency. 2. Directs City of Gem Lake to review ordinance and regulatory requirements, operations, civil and legal proceedings, events, and resources to determine whether the foregoing should be adjusted or suspended, and to make recommendations regarding additional emergency regulations to support the employees and residents of the City of Gem Lake, 3. Directs all City departments and offices to operate and support the response to this incident, under the direction and coordination of the Mayor, City Clerk and City Attorney, including implementing new employee protocols, strategies, and processes to ensure that public services are maintained. 4. Directs the appropriate City Staff to request and coordinate appropriate aid and resources from surrounding jurisdictions, Ramsey County, the State of Minnesota, and the Federal government, as needed. 5. Declares, under Minnesota Statues, Section 13D.021, that in -person meetings of the City Council, Planning Commission, and other advisory commissions of the City of Gem Lake are not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 health pandemic and the peacetime emergency declared by Governor Walz pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12, and hereby directs that meetings of the City Council, Planning Commission, and other advisory commissions of the City shall be conducted by telephone or other electronic means, and hereby directs City Staff to take such action as may be necessary to enable such meetings to occur via telephone or other electronic means pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.021, until such time as it is no longer impractical or imprudent for the City Council, Planning Commission, and other advisory commission to resume in -person meetings. 6. Requests that the City Council convene an emergency session at its earliest convenience to discuss the situation and this declaration. This emergency declaration shall continue for a period of 45 (forty-five) days from its effective date of March 16, 2020, unless further extended by or with the consent of the City Council pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 12.29, subd. 1. 7. Orders that this declaration be given prompt and general publicity and that it be filed promptly by the City Clerk. Dated this 16"' day of March, 2020 Mayor Robert Uzpen