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RESOLUTION 20-047
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO COVID49
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 can result in serious injury or deaths and
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency for COVID49, 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 Walz declared a Peacetime State of Emergency
to authorize and all necessary resources to be used in support of the COVID-19 responses and
WHEREAS, as of March 15, 2020 the World Health Organization Situation Report confirmed a
total of 153,517 cases of COVID49 in over 135 countries, including 5,735 deaths; and as of
March 15, 2020 a total of 35 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has been identified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic,
and the Untied States Centers for Disease Control has provided guidance for individuals,
healthcare professionals, and businesses to slow the spread of COVID49, which include
cancelling or postponing in -person events that involve more than fifty people for eight weeks;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake'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-196 and
WHEREAS, additional local cases will trigger a more aggressive public health response and are
predicted to impact residents of Prior Lake and those who work in or travel through the City,
including City employees; and the need for social distancing, school closings, and quarantine
methods to stop the spread of COVID49 is expected to cause significant challenges; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor finds that this situation threatens the health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens of the community and will cause a significant impact on the ability of public safety
personnel to address any immediate dangers to the public as a result of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor finds that traditional sources of financial aid, assistance and relief may
not be able to compensate for the potential impact of COVID49, and has determined that the
necessary resources to respond to and recover from this pandemic will exceed those resources
available within the City of Prior Lake, and additional resources may be needed from Scott
County and state and federal sources; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat, Sec. 12.29 authorizes the Mayor to declare the existence of a local
emergency and invoke the City's emergency management plans; and
WHEREAS, declaration of an emergency under Minn. Stat. Chap. 12 by the Governor and/or
the Mayor authorizes the City pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 12.37 to exercise various powers
without compliance with time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law including
performance of public work, entering into contracts, incurring of obligations, employment of
temporary workers, rental of equipment, purchase of supplies and materials, limitations on tax
levies, and appropriation and expenditure of public funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 12.29, Mayor Kirt Briggs declares a local
emergency in the City of Prior Lake effective at 7:00 pm on March 16, 2020.
1. This declaration of a local emergency authorizes City authority under Minn. Stat. Chap.
12, invokes City Code Section 113, Emergency Management and authorizes other
appropriate community containment and mitigation strategies.
2. To the extent that normal state laws and city policies and procedures impede an efficient
response or compliance with federal and state directives or recommendations, the City
Manager, Emergency Manager Director, and designees are hereby authorized to suspend
compliance with those laws, policies and procedures as authorized by the Governor's
Declaration and Minn. Stat. Sec. 12.32, and to take those actions deemed necessary to
protect the public health and safety.
3. This emergency declaration shall continue for a period of 3 days from its effective date of
March 16, 2020, unless further extended by or with the consent of the City Council
pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 12.29, subd. 1.
4. This declaration shall
by the City
ATTEST:
Ann brlofsky, City Clerk
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