HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020-47 Confirming Emergency Expenditures relating to the Novel Coronavirus-Covid-19RESOLUTION NO. 202047
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COTJNCIL OT'THE
VILLAGE OF KEy BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, CONFIRMTNG
EMERGENCY EXPENDITT'RES RELATING TO THE
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS/COVD-19; PROVIDING FOR
RATIFICATION; AI\[D PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTM
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-l9') is a severe acute
respiratory illness that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents
symptoms similar to those of influerza; and
WHEREAS, COVID-I9 poses a public health risk to residents of the Village of Key
Biscayne (the "Village"), particularly elderly residents; and
WHEREAS, on March 1,2020, Florida GovemorRon DeSantis issued Executive Order
No. 20-51 directing the Florida Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency; and
WIIEREAS, on March 9,2020, a Sate of Emergency was declared by Florida Governor
Ron DeSantis and by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez on March 12,2020;and
WHEREAS, on March 13,2020, the Village Manager issued a Declaration of State of
Emergency conceming COVID-I9 (the "Declaration') and subsequently issued various
emergency orders to mitigate and slow the spread of COVID-19 within the Village; and
WHEREAS, on April 7,2020, the Village Council approved Resolution No. 2020-21
confirrning the Declaration and emergency expendinues and actions taken by the Village
Manager and ratiffing any action or emergency order issued by the Village Manager to protect
the public from COVID-I9; and
WIIEREAS, on April 28,2020, the Village Council approved Resolution No. 2020-23
confirming additional emergency expenditures and actions taken by the Village Manager to
protect the public from COVID-I9 and ratifring the emergency orders issued since tbe adoption
of Resoluti on 2020 -2 | ; and
WHEREAS, on May 19,2020, the Village Council approved Resolution No,2020-35
confirming additional emergency expenditures and actions taken by the Village Manager to
protect the public from COVID-I9 and ratiffing the emergency orders issued since the adoption
of Resolution 2020-23; and
WHEREAS, on June g,2020, the Village Council approved Resolution No. 2020-40
confirming additional emergency expendinres and actions taken by the Village Manager to
protect the public from COVID-I9 and ratifring the emergency orders issued since the adoption
of Resolution 2020-35; and
WIIEREAS, in an effort to continue mitigating and slowing the spread of COVID-l9
within the Village, the Village Manager has issued additional emergency orders; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to confirm any additional emergency
expenditures and actions taken by the Village Manager to protect the public from COVID-I9 and
radry the emergency orders issued since the adoption of Resolution No. 2020-40; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council finds that this Resolution is in the best interest and
welfare ofthe residents ofthe Village.
NO% THEREFORE, BE rr RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCTL OF TIIE
VILLAGE OF KEy BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AS F'OLLOWS:
Section I. Recitals. That the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated
herein by this reference.
Secfion 2. Confirmins Emendltures. That, in accordance with Section 9-5 of the
Village Code, the Village Council hereby confirms any additional anergency expendinres and
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actions taken by the Village Manager relating to the Declaration to protect the public from COWD-
19, as further provided in the Village Manager's staffreport supporting this Resolution.
Section 3. Ratificatlon. That the Village Council hereby ratifies and approves any
action or errergency order issued since the adoption of Resolution No. 202040 by the Village
Manager to protect the public from COVID-I9.
Section 4. Effecfive Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 256 day of August,
MICHAEL W. DAVEY,
ATTEST:
JOCELYNI B. KUCH
VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SIJFFICIENCY:
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WEISS SEROTA I{ELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN, P.L.
VILLAGE ATTORMY
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