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Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-072'Utility Updates Related to COVID-19' page (updates of Mar. 13, 16 and 17, 2020; captured Mar. 22, 2020)Running utility updates: disconnects suspended; customer service and program changesAustin EnergyAustin Energy (City of Austin), TexasCityMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-053City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans)Sacramento City leaders announce emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services)City of Sacramento, CaliforniaCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed 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-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. 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. 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-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-SDF-023Executive Order No. 2020-002 (executed March 24, 2020)Executive order extending the local state of emergency to May 10, 2020; closing playgrounds, ballfields, soccer fields, park portable…Mayor Greg FischerLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-001Board Report 20-0325-RS1, Resolution Authorizing Expenditures and Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Resolution Authorizing Expenditures and Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (adopted as amended)Board of Education of the City of ChicagoBoard of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools), Illinois (local school district)CityMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-002Board Report 20-0325-RU1, Adopt Board Rule 2-4.2 - Emergency Authority in the Event of a Declared State of Emergency on an Interim BasisBoard Rule 2-4.2, Emergency Authority in the Event of a Declared State of Emergency (interim; adopted on a final basis June 24, 2020…Board of Education of the City of ChicagoBoard of Education of the City of Chicago, IllinoisCityMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-015Extension 'until further notice' of the City of Boston order pausing non-essential construction on City-permitted sitesMayor Walsh extends order pausing non-essential construction work in Boston (boston.gov, March 25, 2020)Mayor Martin J. WalshCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-038Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty daysEmergency ordinances requiring face coverings in retail, grocery, pharmacy and food-service settings; municipal stay-at-home ordinancescity and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250)City of Columbia; City of Charleston; City of Greenville; Richland County; Charleston County; City of Myrtle Beach; Horry County; Town of Lexington; City of North Myrtle Beach (principal local instruments)CityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-019Emergency Order 2020-07 (business license fees suspended; Farmers Market permitted to resume with safety measures; utility shutoffs barred) and Emergency Order 2020-08 (private residential foreclosures unlawful; eviction of small businesses under 50 employees unlawful; PPE and distancing required for landlord entries), Apr. 3, 2020Vancouver City Manager issues additional emergency orders related to COVID-19 responseCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CHI-052Executive Order No. 2020-2Protecting Immigrant and Refugee Communities (access to City COVID-19 relief programs regardless of citizenship status)Mayor Lori E. LightfootCity of Chicago, IllinoisCityApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-020Emergency Order 2020-09 (amending § 3 of EO 2020-08): landlords and agents entering the interior of residential rental property must wear a non-medical face mask, gloves and shoe coverings and observe CDC and Clark County Public Health distancingCity issues emergency order adding COVID-19 safety requirements for landlord entries into residential propertiesCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SFO-055Executive Order (commercial eviction moratorium), Apr. 15, 2020Mayoral order on the commercial eviction moratorium (posted as '041520_Commercial_Eviction')Mayor London N. BreedCity and County of San FranciscoCityApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-021Emergency Order 2020-10 (daily deposit requirement suspended through May 31, 2020) and Emergency Order 2020-11 (extending EO 2020-02 through 2020-09: events of 250 or more cancelled through July 31; City Hall and police lobbies closed to May 4; fire stations, community centers and non-essential public meetings closed through May 31; foreclosure and small-business eviction protections and landlord PPE rule through May 31; parks playgrounds, community gardens and water features closed and picnic-shelter rentals suspended through July 31; farmers-market operating-plan condition through July 31), Apr. 17, 2020Vancouver city manager issues new COVID-19 emergency ordersCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityApr. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHX-040Suspension of transit fares (March/April 2020) extended through December 31, 2021Free Fares Continue through December - Sun TranTucson Mayor and Council (fare suspension), as posted by Sun TranCity of Tucson, Arizona (Sun Tran system)CityJuly 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-069Emergency Order: Essential Construction Projects (April 25, 2020)Palm Springs essential construction order (April 25, 2020)City of Palm Springs (City Manager as Director of Emergency Services)City of Palm Springs, Riverside County, CaliforniaCityApr. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-155Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules)Brookline COVID-19 information page (brooklinema.gov/covid-19, raw Wayback capture of May 1, 2020)Town of BrooklineTown of Brookline, MassachusettsCityMay 1, 20202020 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-091Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020)COVID-19 Resources: City Aligns Emergency Order with StateCity of PortlandPortland, MaineCityMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-015Fourth Amended Order 20-01 ('10/10/10' reopening rule)Phase one reopening: businesses limited to 10 percent of occupancy or 10 persons and required to keep records of persons on premises more…Mayor Quinton LucasKansas City, MissouriCityMay 6, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-068Supplementary Order, Protection of Employees & Customers at In-Person Shopping Establishments (May 9, 2020)Palm Springs in-store employee and customer protection order (May 9, 2020)City of Palm Springs (City Manager as Director of Emergency Services)City of Palm Springs, Riverside County, CaliforniaCityMay 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source