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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council Approving Appropriation of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) of General Fund Reserves to Address Business and Community Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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WHEREAS, international, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities are responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus, "SARS-CoV-2," and the disease it causes which has been named "coronavirus disease 2019," abbreviated COVID-19, ("COVID-19"); and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California declared a state of emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and to help the State prepare for a broader spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared a national emergency and announced that the federal government would make emergency funding available to assist state and local governments in preventing the spread of and addressing the effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the City Council of the City of San Leandro ("City") ratified the Director of Emergency Service's Proclamation of Local Emergency due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in the City (COVID-19); and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Health Officer of Alameda County issued an Order directing all individuals to shelter in place and requiring essential businesses to implement Social Distancing Protocols ('Shelter In Place Order'); and
WHEREAS, the Health Officer of the County of Alameda has issued revised Shelter In Place Orders on March 31, 2020, May 18, 2020, June 5, 2020, June 18, 2020, October 21, 2020, and November 18, 2020 extending restrictions on activities and requiring individuals to shelter at home, while allowing for certain specified activities; and
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