HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrder No. 20-003 - Closing Arcades (03-25-20)Order No. 20-003
AN ORDER OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
REGARDING
(CLOSING ARCADES)
WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director has made the following
determinations:
1. Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") is a severe acute respiratory illness
that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents with symptoms
similar to those of influenza; and
2. In late 2019, a new and significant outbreak of COVID-19 emerged in China; and
3. The World Health Organization previously declared COVID-19 a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern; and
4. In response to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South
Korea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") has deemed it necessary to prohibit
or restrict non -essential travel to or from those countries; and
5. On March 1, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order
Number 20-51 directing the Florida Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency; and
6. On March 1, 2020, the State Surgeon General and State Health Officer declared a
Public Health Emergency exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
7. On March 7, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida directed the Director of the
Division of Emergency Management to activate the State of Emeraencv Ooerntions Center to Level
JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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2 to provide coordination and response to the COVID-19 emergency, and
8. On March 9, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order
Number 20-52 declaring that a state of emergency exists in the State of Florida; and
9. As of March 13, 2020, seventeen counties in Florida have positive cases for COVID-
19, and COVID-19 poses a risk to the entire state of Florida; and
10. The CDC currently recommends community preparedness and that everyday
prevention measures should be taken by all individuals and families in the United States, including
voluntary home isolation when individuals are sick with respiratory symptoms, covering coughs
and sneezes with a tissue and disposal of the tissue immediately thereafter, washing hands often
with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, using alcohol -based hand sanitizers with 60%-95%
alcohol if soap and water are not readily available and routinely cleaning frequently touched
surfaces and objects to increase community resilience and readiness for responding to an outbreak;
and
11. The CDC currently recommends mitigation measures for communities experiencing
an outbreak including staying at home when sick, keeping away from others who are sick, limiting
face-to-face contact with others as much as possible, consulting with your healthcare provider if
individuals or members of a household are at high risk for COVID-19 complications, wearing a
facemask if advised to do so by a healthcare provider or by a public health official, staying home
when a household member is sick with respiratory disease symptoms if instructed to do so by
public health officials or a health care provider, and
12. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation of a
declaration of national emergency, and
13. On March 13, 2020, the Coordinating Officer for the State of Florida Division of
Emergency Management issued Emergency Order No. 20-004, authorizing the Department of
Education to delay school assessments and to adjust school calendars including rescheduling,
extending or cancelling spring breaks.
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a State
of Local Emergency Covid-19 Public Health Emergency ("St. Lucie County Declaration of
Emergency"); and
WHEREAS, paragraph 2 of the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency provides that the
County Administrator may take all actions necessary and appropriate to protect human life and
prosperity, to the extent necessary to accommodate the emergency; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The determinations, orders, and declarations identified above are incorporated herein.
2. To best protect the health, safety, and welfare of the County and its residents, the
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following County Arcades are closed effective March 2020 at _ b� (am) (p4:
• BMC Arcade Inc. — 8425 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• BMC Arcade Inc. — 8441 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
0 Break The Bank LLC — 7173 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Cyber Palms LLC — 7167 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• D & R Investments PSL, LLC — 7177 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie 34952
• DHS Trading Inc. —1503 Angle Road, Fort Pierce, 34947
• Game King Investments, LLC — 7147 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Gold Mine Skills Inc. — 6666 S. US Hwy 1, Suite 3, Port St. Lucie, 34952
Hemo One Inc. — 6690 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Jackpot Arcade, LLC — 7121-23 US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Jokers Wild Arcade LLC — 8297 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• K-Truck Corp. — 7370 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• M & M Fever Entertainment, LLC — 6666 S. US Hwy 1, Suite 2, Port St. Lucie,
34952
• Midway Arcade 25 Midway LLC — 4986 S. 2511 Street, Fort Pierce 34981
• MRM Entertainment, LLC —11035 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• New York New York Arcade Corp. — 6666 S. US Hwy 1 #3, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Players World, LLC — 6666 S. US Hwy 1, Unit 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• PSLF Enertainment LLC — 8767 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Seven Seven Investment Corp. — 7632 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Skill Amusement Games Inc. — 7181 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Spin -Win Jensen Beaach Arcade LLC —10796 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34953
• STL Entertainment LLC — 4848 North Kings Highway, Fort Pierce, 34951
• The Lux LLC — 7125 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Treasure Coast Property Leasing LLC — 7139 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
• Tropicana Arcade, LLC — 6783 S. US Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie, 34952
3. Any provision(s) within this Emergency Order that conflict(s) with any state or federal
law or constitutional provision, or conflict(s) with or are superseded by a current or
subsequently -issued Executive Order of the Governor or the President of the United
States, shall be deemed inapplicable and deemed to be severed from this Emergency
Order, with the remainder of the Emergency Order remaining intact and in full force
and effect. To the extent application of some or all of the provisions of this Emergency
Order is prohibited on the sovereign land of a federally or state recognized sovereign
Indian tribe, such application is expressly excluded from this Emergency Order.
4. Effective Date; Duration. This order shall be effective as of 8:00 (am) on March 26, 2020.
This order shall expire upon the expiration of the existing State of Local Emergency, as
same may be extended by subsequent order or declaration, unless earlier terminated
by subsequent Emergency Order.
S. This Order shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Signed this day of March, 2020 at 520 (am)((m
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Howard N. Tipton
County Administrator