HomeMy Public PortalAboutLTC 110-2020 - Isolation of Visitors Traveling to Bal Harbour
OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL
NO. 110-2020
To: Mayor Gabriel Groisman and Members of the Village Council
From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manager
Date: July 31, 2020
Subject: Isolation of Visitors Traveling to Bal Harbour
The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to inform you status of the travel
quarantine executive orders as they apply to our community.
By way of background, on March 23, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued
Florida Executive Order Number 20-80, which directed all individuals coming into the
State of Florida from an area with substantial community spread, including the New
York Tri-State Area (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York), to isolate or quarantine
for a period of 14 days from the time of entry into the state or the duration of the
person's presence in the state. Effective March 31, 2020, I issued Bal Harbour Village
Order 07-20 which expanded on the State Order and required all persons arriving in
Bal Harbour Village by any means or mode of transportation from the following areas
of documented substantial community spread to isolate or quarantine for 14 days:
California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington State. On May 21, 2020, this the Bal
Harbour Order was amended to only include the three states in the State Order (New
York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) and all international travel.
Effective July 31, 2020, the Bal Harbour Village Order 07-20 was rescinded, given that
the State of Florida Quarantine Orders Order 20-82 and upheld in Order 20-139 (see
below links) for individuals arriving from the Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey, and
Connecticut) remains in effect, and the Federal Government has in place Proclamation
9994 (see below link) restricting visitors from China, Iran, the European Schengen area
(Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the United Kingdom (England,
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), the Republic of Ireland, and Brazil. Given the state
and federal orders, it is no longer necessary for Bal Harbour to have its own Emergency
Order in place covering the same points.
Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain
Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Novel Coronavirus
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-
immigrants-nonimmigrants-certain-additional-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-novel-
coronavirus/
State of Florida Office of the Governor Executive Order # 20-82
(Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Isolation of Individuals Traveling to Florida)
https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-82.pdf
State of Florida Office of the Governor Executive Order # 20-139
(Phase 2: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery)
https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-139.pdf
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Travelers Prohibited from Entry to the United States
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-other-countries.html
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to
contact me.
JMG/Rl/MH