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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-059r RESOLUTION NO. 20-059 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA RATIFYING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED ORDER OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REGARDING CLOSING ARCADES (COVID-19) WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations: 1. Pursuant to Section 252.38, Florida Statutes, political subdivisions of the state have the power during a state of local emergency to provide for the health and safety of persons and property. 2. The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County has adopted Resolution No. 00-277 authorizing the St. Lucie County Administrator and the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director to exercise certain emergency powers and authority during a local emergency. 3. 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 4. In late 2019, a new and significant outbreak of COVID-19 emerged in China; and 5. The World Health Organization previously declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; and 6. In response to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South Korea, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC') has deemed it necessary to prohibit or restrict non -essential travel to or from those countries; and JOSEPH E• SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY PM RESO FILE # 4699115 0411612020 - '52 11 DO Type OR BOOK 4409 PAGE 1287 RECORDING: $44.00 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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 Emergency Operations Center to Level 2 to provide coordination and response to the COVID-19 emergency; and 10. 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 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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 r 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 14. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation of a declaration of national emergency; and 15. 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; and 16. 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 17. On March 20, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order Number 20-69 suspending any Florida Statute that requires a quorum to be present in person or requires a local government body to meet at a specific public place and providing that local government bodies may utilize communications media technology such as telephonic and video conferencing, as provided in Section 120.54(5)(b)2, Florida Statutes and Chapter 28-109, Florida Administrative Code. 18. On March 24, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order No. 20-83 directing the State Surgeon General and State Health Officer to issue a public health advisory to all persons over 65 years of age and persons that have serious underlying medical conditions that place them at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 urging them to stay home and to take such other measures as necessary to limit their risk of exposure to COVID-19; and 19. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-83, the Governor of the State of Florida further directed the State Surgeon General and the State Health Officer to issue a public health advisory providing that individuals should cease all social or recreational gatherings of 10 or more people; and 20. On March 25, 2020, the State Surgeon General issued a Public Health Advisory consistent with Executive Order 20-83; and 21. On March 25, 2020, the President of the United States declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and 22. 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 23. Effective March 26, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., the County Administrator issued an Amended and Restated Emergency Order closing certain arcades as identified in the Amended and Restated Order. A copy of which is attached. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: 1. The County Administrator's Amended and Restated Order effective March 26, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. is hereby ratified. 2. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption. After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows: Commissioner Cathy Townsend, Chair AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chair AYE Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE Commissioner Sean Mitchell AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2020. ATTEST: Uhld BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY: CHAIR APPROVP AS TO LEGAL CORRECTES& A .1 n .11 COUNTY A EY AND