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Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-028Board Report No. 308-19/20 (Rep-308-19/20), Adoption of Authorization to Take Any and All Necessary Actions to Prepare and Respond Effectively to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); Resolution Declaring Emergency Conditions Exist at Los Angeles Unified Schools and OfficesEmergency declaration and delegation of closure, relocation, alternative-program and emergency-contracting powers to the Superintendent…Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles (Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District); Superintendent Austin BeutnerLos Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, California (local school district)CityMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all schools and district offices March 13 through March 30, 2020Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan)Houston Independent School District, Texas (independent school district)CityMar. 12, 2020Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
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-PHL-002Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-028Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Safer at Home (Mar. 19, 2020)Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: Safer at HomeMayor Eric GarcettiCity of Los AngelesCityMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MIA-087City of Miami Beach Emergency Measures (revised Mar. 20, 2020, 5:00 p.m.)All parks, beaches, recreational and cultural facilities closed; sidewalk cafes closed; citywide curfew midnight-5 a.m. from Mar. 24; all…City Manager Jimmy L. MoralesCity of Miami Beach, FloridaCityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-003Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to Prevent the Spread of 2019…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
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-MKE-030Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a City-Wide 'Stay-At-Home' Requirement to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (signed March 23, 2020)City-wide Stay-At-Home OrderJeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MO-041Springfield-Greene County Road to Recovery Plan, revised July 14, 2020 (incorporating the Stay-At-Home Order chart, Phase 1, 2, 3 and 3A charts and the masking requirement)Official framework and record of Springfield's stay-at-home order (Mar. 26 to May 3, 2020), reopening phases (May 4 to Oct. 14, 2020) and…City of Springfield (Mayor Ken McClure) and Springfield-Greene County Health DepartmentCity of Springfield and Greene County, MissouriCityJuly 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AL-070Ordinance No. 20-50, An Ordinance to Readopt and Amend Ordinance No. 20-48, Establishing a 'Shelter in Place Order'Shelter-in-place curfew readopted and continued to 11:59 p.m. April 30, 2020; all businesses to comply with the State Health Officer's…Council of the City of Birmingham; approved by Mayor Randall L. WoodfinCity of Birmingham, AlabamaCityApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-032Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Safer at Home (Issue Date Mar. 19, 2020; Revised May 27, 2020)Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: Safer at Home (as revised May 27, 2020)Mayor Eric GarcettiCity of Los AngelesCityMay 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-007Public Health Order extending the State's Fourth Updated Public Health Order 20-24 (Stay at Home) in Denver through May 8, 2020 (with the Fourth Updated PHO 20-24 of Apr. 9, 2020 attached)Order of April 24, 2020 ('Full Stay at Home Order (EXTENDED 4/24/2020)')Executive Director, DDPHE (Robert M. McDonald)City and County of Denver, ColoradoCityApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SD-064Emergency Resolution Modifying the Mandatory Orders Relating to Public Gatherings Contained in Ordinance No. 6413 (Apr. 27, 2020)Reopening conditions for Rapid City businessesRapid City Common CouncilRapid City, South DakotaCityApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. SD-070Ordinance 20-007 (May 12, 2020)Reopening conditions for Brookings businessesBrookings City CouncilBrookings, South DakotaCityMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
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-MIA-089City of Miami Beach Phase 1 Reopening Order and Emergency Measures (revised May 21, 2020)Phase 1 reopening: retail and museums May 20; restaurants for in-person dining May 27 by reservation only, no entertainment, bar counters…City Manager Jimmy L. MoralesCity of Miami Beach, FloridaCityMay 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-054Moving Milwaukee Forward, Phased Re-Opening Plan for the City of Milwaukee, full table (June 4, 2020)Moving Milwaukee Forward Phased Re-Opening Plan (full table, June 4, 2020)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
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. MET-BAL-003Mayoral Executive Order, Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services Establishments, Youth Camps, Libraries and DaycareMayoral Executive Order: Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services…Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, in consultation with the Commissioner of HealthBaltimore City, MarylandCityJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read