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Ex. MET-NYC-049Mayor's press release No. 151-20, 'New York City to Close All School Buildings and Transition to Remote Learning' (Mar. 15, 2020)Closure of all New York City public school buildings effective March 16, 2020; remote learning from March 23, 2020Mayor Bill de Blasio (announcement); New York City Department of Education (implementation)New York City (Department of Education)CityMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-026City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-038Closure of the City Hall lobby and cancellation of board and committee meetings (Mar. 13, 2020)City Hall lobby closedCity Manager David Johnston (announced by Mayor Joe Meyer)City of Covington, KentuckyCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-045Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through AprilHouston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-078Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and RestaurantsBars and nightclubs closed; dine-in service stopped effective 8 a.m. March 17, 2020Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-023Mayor's order of Mar. 16, 2020 limiting or prohibiting operations of dine-in restaurant service, bars and nightclubs, and gymnasiums open to the general public in RenoCity of Reno closure order for bars, nightclubs, gyms and dine-in restaurants (announced Mar. 16, 2020)Mayor Hillary Schieve (order under RMC 8.34.060 and the Mar. 13, 2020 emergency declaration)City of Reno, NevadaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-055Emergency Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 17, 2020), adopted by City Council ordinance Mar. 18, 2020; City buildings closed to the public with access limited to critical employees; telework; virtual Council meetingsCOVID-19 Update: Mayor Wheeler announces new City actions including eviction moratorium in partnership with Multnomah County Chair Deborah…Mayor Ted Wheeler (executive order); Portland City Council (Emergency Ordinance of Mar. 18, 2020 adopting the County moratorium within city limits)City of Portland, OregonCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-062Emergency ordinance establishing a temporary ban on residential tenant evictions (adopted Mar. 17, 2020), extended Mar. 24, 2020 to commercial tenants and waiving late feesCity adopts temporary ban on residential and commercial tenant evictionsSacramento City CouncilCity of Sacramento, CaliforniaCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-086Executive Order No. 6Declaration of a State of Civil Emergency arising from the COVID-19 epidemicMayor John CooperMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCityMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-073Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020), as described in the City's releaseMayor Keller Declares Local Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor Timothy M. KellerCity of Albuquerque, New MexicoCityMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-067'Archive - COVID-19 Guidance & Resources for NYCHA Community' (index of NYCHA notices, captured Oct. 4, 2020)Index of NYCHA COVID-19 guidance: Section 8 process adjustments (Mar. 19, 2020), guidance to participants and property owners (Mar. 26…New York City Housing AuthorityNew York City Housing Authority, New York (public housing authority)CityMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-060Guidance on Academic Continuity to Campuses (March 2020) and the Chancellor's recalibration-period directives of March 11-19, 2020Systemwide transition to distance learning from March 19, 2020 after a five-day recalibration period; campuses closed to in-person…Chancellor Felix V. Matos RodriguezCity University of New York (25 campuses; public university system of the City and State); State and city levelCityMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BAL-001Declaration of a State of Emergency for Baltimore CityDeclaration of State of Emergency due to the spread of COVID-19Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' YoungBaltimore City, MarylandCityMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-037Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020)Mayor declares State of EmergencyMayor Joe MeyerCity of Covington, Kentucky (Kenton County)CityMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-004Non-Congregate Sheltering OrderPublic Health Order regarding non-congregate sheltering for people experiencing homelessnessExecutive Director, DDPHECity and County of Denver, ColoradoCityMar. 21, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-059Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyFourth Amended Declaration (Mar. 21, 2020)Mayor Betsy PriceCity of Fort Worth, TexasCityMar. 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-103Emergency Order EO-03 ('Hunker Down' order)Anchorage hunker-down order (stay home except essential errands; non-critical retail not to remain open; distancing)Mayor Ethan BerkowitzMunicipality of AnchorageCityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-171Emergency Order Regarding Personal Care Services (closure after March 22, 2020)Emergency Order Regarding Personal Care Services (brockton.ma.us news, March 2020)City of Brockton (Mayor and Board of Health)City of Brockton, MassachusettsCityMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-044Order that all non-essential City employees work from home (Mar. 23, 2020)Much of City Hall operating 'from home'City of Covington (City Manager; Mayor Joe Meyer)City of Covington, KentuckyCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-116Emergency declaration of March 17, 2020 (gatherings in publicly owned places limited to 10) and amended Emergency Order 2020-6 of March 23, 2020 (stay at home)City of Boulder Emergency Order 2020-6 (amended March 23, 2020)City of Boulder (City Manager, under the City's emergency declaration)City of Boulder, ColoradoCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-025Closure of all active recreation areas in City parks (playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, skate park, water features); pick-up games, picnics and gatherings of more than 10 people prohibited in parks (Mar. 23, 2020)City closes playgrounds and sports courts to slow spread of COVID-19Vancouver Parks and Recreation (Director Julie Hannon), with guidance from Clark County Public Health, under the City's Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-110City of Chelsea page 'Closures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions' (April 2020), including the Chelsea Emergency Order delivered to Market Basket, Compare and other large retailersClosures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions (chelseama.gov, captured April 17, 2020)City of Chelsea (City Manager; Board of Health)City of Chelsea (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-039Executive Order closing Board of Commissioners meetings to in-person public attendance (Mar. 20, 2020)City Commission meetings closed to publicMayor Joe Meyer (executive order under the Mar. 19, 2020 State of Emergency)City of Covington, KentuckyCityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-046Release: Mayor Turner Asks Houstonians to Follow Stay Home, Work Safe OrderCity of Houston adopts the Stay Home, Work Safe OrderMayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source