HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-033MICHELLE R. MILLER, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 4828448 03/08/2021 01:33:11 PM
OR BOOK 4567 PAGE 968 - 970 Doc Type: RESO
RECORDING: $27.00
RESOLUTION NO.21-033
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA RATIFYING EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 21-004 OF THE ST.
LUCIE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RENTAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND THE EMERGENCY MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St Lucie County, Florida has made the
following determinations:
1. 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
2. The findings in the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency are incorporated herein;
and
3. On March 16, 2020, President Donald J. Trump and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention ('CDC") issued the "15 Days to Slow the Spread" guidance advising individuals to
adopt far-reaching social distancing measures, such as avoiding gatherings of more than 10 people,
and in states with evidence of community spread, recommending restrictions to certain
establishments conducive to mass gatherings and congregations; and
4. On March 29, 2020, the President extended such guidance to be in effect until April
30, 2020; and
5. 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
6. 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
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7. On March 25, 2020, the State Surgeon General issued a Public Health Advisory
consistent with Executive Order 20-83; and
8. 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
9. On April 1, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order 20-91
directing senior citizens, individuals with a significant underlying medication condition, and persons
engaging in nonessential services or activities to stay at home.
10. 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
11. On February 4, 2021, the County Administrator signed Emergency Order No. 21-004
regarding the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and the Emergency Mortgage Assistance
Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. The County Administrator's February 4, 2021 Emergency Order No. 21-004 regarding
the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and the Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program is
hereby ratified and approved.
2. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Chair
AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell, Vice Chair
AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz
AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend
AYE
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 23rd day of February 2021.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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