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File #: 2020-0486    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 6/26/2020 In control: Committee on Finance and Law
On agenda: 6/30/2020 Final action: 6/30/2020
Enactment date: 6/30/2020 Enactment #: 310
Effective date: 7/2/2020    
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 July 7th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.
Attachments: 1. 2020-0486 Cover Ltr COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Mayor Letter 6.30.20, 2. 2020-0486 -Exhibit A-Emergency Declaration (1), 3. Summary 2020-0486
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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 July 7th; 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 9th, June 16th, June 23rd, and June 30th, 2020 via Resolutions 140, 139, 162, 214, 217, 225, 249, 383, 398, 420, and 439 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 5th, 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 peri...

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