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YAK I M A, WAS HI NG T O N
AG E ND A S TAT E M E NT
I tem No. 2.
F or Meeting of: March 13, 2020
I T E M T IT L E :Resolution ratif ying Mayoral S tate of E mergency P roclamation
S UB M IT T E D B Y:A lex Meyerhof f , I nterim City Manager
S UM M ARY E X P L ANAT IO N:
On F ebruary 29, 2020, following declarations of emergency by the Governor of Washington and
by the Yakima County C ommissioners on March 12, 2020, as a result of C O V I D-19, the Mayor
proclaimed a state of emergency in the City of Yakima on March 12, 2020.
The proclamation of emergency authorized the I nterim C ity Manager to expend resources and
utilize measures as may become necessary to deal with the effects of C O V I D-19 and will assist
the C ity in obtaining state and f ederal assistance that may become necessary. T he City Council
must ratify the Mayor ’s declaration of emergency within 72 hours of it being issued in order to
maintain the declaration’s ef f ect.
I T E M B UD G E T E D:
S T RAT E G I C P RIO RIT Y:
AP P RO V E D F O R S UB M I T TAL B Y T HE C IT Y M ANAG E R
RE C O M M E ND AT IO N:
A dopt resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. R-2020-025
A RESOLUTION ratifying and confirming the Mayor’s Proclamation of Emergency and Order
regarding a state of emergency in the City of Yakima due to the coronavirus
disease 2019 (“COVID-19”).
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the Governor of the State of Washington issued a
Proclamation declaring a state of emergency due to the number of confirmed cases of the novel
coronavirus which has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”) in the
State of Washington and the serious nature of the effects of COVID-19 on the population; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the Yakima County Commissioners declared a state of
emergency in Yakima County as a result of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Yakima County, thus
enabling Yakima County to take extraordinary measures to address the threat of the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) to the public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, as a result of confirmed cases of COVID-19 affecting residents in Yakima
County, the Proclamations and Orders issued by the Governor and the Yakima County
Commissioners, and to provide for the best opportunity for the City of Yakima to address
immediate responses to the threat of COVID-19 in the City of Yakima and reduce the opportunities
for exposure to the disease, the Mayor issued a Proclamation of Civil Emergency and Order on
March 12, 2020, attached hereto and incorporated herein, in accordance with City Ordinance and
State statute; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Yakima Municipal Code 6.06.030, the City Council is required to
ratify and confirm the Mayor’s Proclamation of Emergency and Order within 72 hours of the
Proclamation and Order being issued; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City of
Yakima to ratify and confirm the Mayor’s Proclamation of Civil Emergency and Order, and to
authorize the Proclamation of Civil Emergency and Order on the state of emergency to continue
for the next thirty days unless rescinded sooner or extended by the City Council; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
1. The City Council of the City of Yakima ratifies and confirms the Mayoral Proclamation of
Civil Emergency and Order issued on March 12, 2020.
2. The City Manager is authorized to request any state or federal assistance needed to meet
the demands of the emergency that exists, as the City may be in need of economic
assistance from available state and federal sources for expenses associated with the
response to the COVID-19 threat and the costs associated therewith.
3. The Mayor may take whatever measures the Mayor deems necessary and reasonable to
respond to the threat of COVID-19 and to protect the public health and safety of the City’s
residents during this state of civil emergency.
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4. The Proclamation of Civil Emergency and Order shall be in effect for thirty days after the
date of ratification below unless rescinded sooner or extended by the City Council.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 13th day of March, 2020.
Patricia Byers, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
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