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Ex. MET-PDX-018Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections)Vancouver City Manager issues Declaration of Civil Emergency related to COVID-19City Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
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-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-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. 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-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-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-KC-013Second Amended Order 20-01 (stay at home)Order directing all individuals in Kansas City to stay at home except for essential activities and closing non-essential businessesMayor Quinton Lucas (with the Director of Health)Kansas City, MissouriCityMar. 21, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed 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. 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-PDX-022Emergency Order 2020-13 (May 8, 2020): City Hall, Water Resources Education Center, all fire stations and all police lobbies closed to public access through June 22, 2020; Council remote-attendance provisions through June 22; staff telecommuting policy through May 31; deposit suspension through June 22Vancouver city manager extends duration of six emergency ordersCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMay 8, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-074Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee ('Milwaukee Safe at Home') (May 14, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #1 (Milwaukee Safe at Home)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 14, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-029Superintendent's COVID-19 Update to the Board of Education (May 19, 2020)Report on the District's response: 20 million meals served, remote instruction, no lost instruction daysSuperintendent Austin Beutner (report to the Board of Education, regular meeting May 19, 2020)Los Angeles Unified School District, CaliforniaCityMay 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-075Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 2) (May 21, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #2 (Phase 2)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of HealthCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-023Emergency Order 2020-14 (May 29, 2020): parklets authorized for restaurant seating in Phase 2 and 3 (Street Eats Program; permit fee and minimum parking waived; expires July 31, 2020); picnic-shelter restrictions lifted to the extent the State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order allows; community centers closed to July 5; parking enforcement suspended to June 30; landlord PPE and distancing rule to July 31; City infection-control and telecommuting policies until the emergency is liftedVancouver city manager issues new emergency orderCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-076Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Phase 3) (early June 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Order #3 (Phase 3)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of HealthCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 5, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-003Board Report 20-0624-RS1, Amend Board Report 20-0325-RS1 Resolution Authorizing Expenditures and Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Amendment of the COVID-19 emergency resolution (June 24, 2020)Board of Education of the City of ChicagoBoard of Education of the City of Chicago, IllinoisCityJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-049City of Columbia Health Director Order No. 2020-08Extension of the Phase 2, Step 3 rules (Order 2020-07) to August 10, 2020Director of Public Health and Human Services, City of ColumbiaCity of Columbia, MissouriCityJuly 9, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-039Public Health Order adopting Level Red: Severe Risk in Denver (Spanish-language copy of the November 20, 2020 order)DDPHE Level Red order of November 20, 2020 (Spanish version; the English text is stated in the DDPHE fact sheet, Ex. 027)Executive Director, DDPHECity and County of Denver, ColoradoCityNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-097Full text of Emergency Order EO-16 as published by the Anchorage Daily News, Nov. 25, 2020ADN reproduction of EO-16 (Modified Hunker Down Order)Anchorage Daily News (reproducing the Municipality's EO-16)Municipality of AnchorageCityNov. 25, 20202020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-029Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (face coverings; site rules; continuing through April 15, 2021)Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott)City of Austin, TexasCityDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-004Board Report 21-0224-EX6, Ratify Tentative Agreement Between the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and the Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1, IFT-AFT, AFL-CIO Regarding the Return to In-Person Learning for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8 and Special Education Cluster ProgramsRatification of the CTU return-to-in-person-learning agreement (phased reopening of pre-K through grade 8 buildings, Feb.-Mar. 2021)Board of Education of the City of ChicagoBoard of Education of the City of Chicago, IllinoisCityFeb. 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-058City of Columbia Health Director Order No. 2020-21City parallel to Boone County Order 2020-21C (masks where six feet cannot be kept; seated service; venues seated consumption; child-care…Director of Public Health and Human Services, City of ColumbiaCity of Columbia, MissouriCityMar. 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source