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CITY OF MOAB RESOLUTION NO. 21-2020
A RESOLUTION CONTINUING THE DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO
COVID-19 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
WHEREAS, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person
to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an
investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China;
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has officially designated the COVID-19 outbreak as a
global pandemic;
WHEREAS, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health
emergency (PHE) for the United States to aid the nation's health care community in responding to
COVID-19;
WHEREAS, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that more cases of
COVID-19 are likely to be identified in the United States in the coming days, including more instances
of community spread and that it is likely that at some point, widespread transmission of COVID-19 in
the United States will occur. Widespread transmission of COVID-19 would translate into large numbers
of people needing medical care at the same time;
WHEREAS, Gov. Gary R. Herbert issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Utah in
response to the evolving outbreak of COVID-19;
WHEREAS, the Utah Department of Health has activated its incident command structure in response to
the evolving global outbreak of COVID-19 and is working with local health departments, healthcare
providers, and other public health partners throughout the state to monitor illness associated with this
new coronavirus and to prevent further spread;
WHEREAS, the State of Utah has implemented the Utah COVID-19 Community Task Force to
coordinate the response to the incident throughout the entire state and among all levels of government.
The Utah Coronavirus Task Force is actively monitoring the spread of COVID-19 on a state, national,
and global level;
WHEREAS, the Utah Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, State
Emergency Operations Center, is coordinating resources across state government to support the Utah
Department of Health and local officials in alleviating the impacts to people, property, and
infrastructure, and is assessing the magnitude and long-term effects of the incident with the Utah
Department of Health;
WHEREAS, the City of Moab has been working with, meeting with and coordinating with state, county
and local governmental entities, emergency and first responders, health providers, business owners, the
school district and many others to prepare for and manage the COVID-19 pandemic;
WHEREAS, the circumstances of this outbreak may exceed the capacity of the services,
personnel, equipment, supplies and facilities of the City of Moab and require the combined forces of a
mutual aid region or regions to combat;
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WHEREAS, Utah Code Annotated (UCA), Section 53-2a-208, Emergency Management Act, Local
emergency — Declarations provides that:
(1)(a) A local emergency may be declared by proclamation of the chief executive officer of a
municipality or county....;
(2) A declaration of a local emergency: (a) constitutes an official recognition that a disaster situation
exists within the affected municipality or county; (b) provides a legal basis for requesting and obtaining
mutual aid or disaster assistance from other political subdivisions or from the state or federal
government; (c) activates the response and recovery aspects of any and all applicable local disaster
emergency plans; and (d) authorizes the furnishing of aid and assistance in relation to the proclamation;
WHEREAS, "State of emergency" means a condition in any part of this state that requires state
government emergency assistance to supplement the local efforts of the affected political subdivision to
save lives and to protect property, public health, welfare, or safety in the event of a disaster, or to avoid
or reduce the threat of a disaster;
WHEREAS, the circumstances described in this proclamation do create a local emergency as provided
in UCA Section 53-2a-208, Emergency Management Act;
WHEREAS, On March 12, 2020, pursuant to UCA Section 53-2a-208, Emergency Management Act,
City Manager Joel Linares declared a local state of emergency for the City of Moab;
WHEREAS, Utah Code Annotated 53-2a-208(1)(b) "Local emergency — Declarations" states as
follows: "A local emergency shall not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of 30 days except
by or with the consent of the governing body of the municipality or county."
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Moab City Council hereby extends the March 12, 2020 declaration
of local emergency in the City of Moab due to the above circumstances and to ensure that, among other
things, the City of Moab has access to any available resources to mitigate, manage, and respond to
COVID-19 under the state Emergency Management Act or any other available law, statute, regulation or
resource. This Resolution continuing the local state of emergency will remain in effect until otherwise
ordered or resolved.
PASSED AND APPROVED by a majority of the City of Moab City Council. This Resolution shall
take effect immediately upon passage.
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Emily S. Niehaus, Mayor Date
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Sommar Johnson, Recorder