City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2020-0439

• File #: 2020-0439
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 6/19/2020
• In control: Committee on Finance and Law
• On agenda: 6/23/2020
• Final action: 6/23/2020
• Enactment date: 6/23/2020
• Enactment #: 281
• Effective date: 6/26/2020
• Title: Resolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for seven (7) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until June 30th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.
• Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/26/2020	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
6/23/2020	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
6/23/2020	1	City Council	Waived under the Rules of Council	Pass

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Resolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for seven (7) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until June 30^th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.

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WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh issued a Declaration of Emergency (“Declaration”) in response to the existing public health emergency associated with the spread of COVID-19 on March 13th, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh ratified the Declaration on March 17th, 2020 and renewed the Declaration to remain in effect until April 10th, May 5th, May 12th, May 19th, May 26th June 2nd, June 9^th, June 16^th, and June 23^rd, 2020 via Resolutions 140, 139, 162, 214, 217, 225, 249, 383, 398, and 420 of 2020 respectively; and

WHEREAS, since that time, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as part of the “Phased Reopening” of Pennsylvania, has moved Allegheny County to the “Green Phase” as of June 5^th, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the “Green Phase,” as described, “facilitate[s] a return to a ‘new normal’” and “eases most restrictions by lifting the stay at home and business closure orders to allow the economy to strategically reopen while continuing to prioritize public health”; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City Pittsburgh believes that the Declaration of Emergency should be extended for a period not-to-exceed seven (7) days from the date of potential expiration, subject to further renewal of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh at such time, in order to provide the City of Pittsburgh with the appropriate means to address the existing public health emergency associated with the spread of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, as a result, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh wishes to renew the Mayor’s Declaration of Emergency for a period not-to-exceed seven (7) days.

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1.                     The Declaration of Emergency, ratified by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh on March 17th 2020, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, is hereby extended and renewed by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for a period of seven (7) days from June 23^rd, 2020 to June 30^th, 2020, unless terminated earlier, in accordance with all applicable law including City of Pittsburgh Code §113.03 and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code at 35 Pa. C.S. § 7501.