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Ex. MET-PDX-002Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergencyChair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)Multnomah County, OregonCountyMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-034Extension of the local state of emergency through June 30, 2020, with emergency measures enacted including the power to prohibit or limit the number of persons who may gather in any public street, public place or outdoor place in the emergency area (Mar. 12, 2020)Clackamas County extends emergency period for coronavirus responseClackamas County Board of County Commissioners (Chair Jim Bernard)Clackamas County, OregonCountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-054Declaration of a State of Emergency in the City of Portland (COVID-19), signed March 12, 2020, with initial City measures (no water disconnections; non-essential City gatherings and travel cancelled)Mayor Ted Wheeler declares a state of emergencyMayor Ted WheelerCity of Portland, OregonCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
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-PDX-028Extension of the emergency declaration to April 2, 2020; cancellation of the State of the County address and town hall; County telecommuting, distancing and travel measuresEmergency extended and State of County and Townhall meeting canceledWashington County Board of Commissioners; Chair Kathryn HarringtonWashington County, OregonCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationTelework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed 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-PDX-044Council public meetings and hearings closed to public attendance (written and online comment only); all work sessions cancelled through April 22, 2020; Board of Health meetings under the same protocols (Mar. 20, 2020)County council updates public meeting process in response to COVID-19Clark County CouncilClark County, WashingtonCountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-050Index of Presiding Judge Orders on court operations during COVID-19: Mar. 27, 2020 (parenting time); Apr. 10, 2020 (civil trials; criminal proceedings; family, juvenile and probate proceedings during the pandemic); Apr. 21, 2020 (supplemental family, juvenile, probate); June 2, 2020 (protective face coverings in court facilities); June 15, 2020 (civil, criminal, juvenile, family and probate proceedings under Level 2 restrictions); probate letters of Apr. 22 and June 16, 2020Court Operations During Covid-19: Judicial Orders and Information (Multnomah County Circuit Court)Presiding Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court; Chief Probate JudgeMultnomah County Circuit Court (Fourth Judicial District), OregonCourtJuly 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-052Emergency Order No. 2020-08Regarding Foreclosures, Evictions, and Rental Property Inspections; Adding a Defense from Residential Foreclosure on Private Mortgages…City Manager Eric Holmes (attested by City Clerk Natasha Ramras; approved as to form by City Attorney Jonathan Young)City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
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-PDX-045TriMet COVID-19 rider rules (page as updated July 18, 2020): face coverings required of all riders and employees (riders from May 15, staff from May 8, 2020); buses limited to 10-15 riders (moving to 19-24); seating restrictions; cash not accepted on buses; reduced service; essential trips onlyCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates: Masks required on transit; Face covering required on TriMetTriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering directionTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet): Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas CountiesSector regulatorJuly 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-035Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance)Clackamas County will begin Phase 1 ReopeningGovernor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020)Clackamas County, OregonCountyMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-039Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening planWashington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-036Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening applicationClackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah PresentClackamas County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-007Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approvalMultnomah County must wait to reopen as Governor pauses further reopening statewideGovernor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020)Multnomah County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-008Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing)The County prepares for reopening amid COVID-19, while watching how protests will affect disease's spread (UPDATE June 17: approved to move…Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020)Multnomah County, OregonCountyJune 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-040Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coveringsClark County to remain in Phase 2 as state pauses reopening processGovernor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-009Statement declining to apply for Phase II; Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 (with the statewide indoor face-covering requirement recited)Multnomah County supports continuing pause on reopening (UPDATE July 8: Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 of reopening)Chair Deborah KafouryMultnomah County, OregonCountyJuly 8, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-03128-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)Emergency Declaration Extended to August 18Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington)Washington County, OregonCountyJuly 22, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-049PDX 'Travel Safe' rules (page as of July 31, 2020): face coverings required at PDX except children under two and persons with medical conditions; persons meeting arriving passengers to wait outside the terminal; B/C checkpoint hours reduced; numerous shops and restaurants closed; CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended to at least Sept. 8, 2020; MAX airport station closed Mar. 29-Aug. 1, 2020Travel Safe at PDX (Coronavirus Updates)Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX)Port of Portland (Portland International Airport, PDX)Sector regulatorJuly 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-047Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020)'Always wear your mask on transit and in the community.' Local celebs join TriMet to encourage people to cover up for safetyTriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health AuthorityTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulatorAug. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-010Statement of September 15, 2020 that Multnomah County has not met the requirements for applying for Phase 2 and will not seek it; County remains in Phase 1Sept. 15 Statement by Chair Deborah Kafoury on Phase 2 ReopeningChair Deborah KafouryMultnomah County, OregonCountySept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-032Eleventh emergency declaration: 28-day extension to October 27, 2020 (adopted the week of Sept. 29, 2020), with the County's Phase 1 status and school-reopening metricsEmergency Declaration Extended to October 27Washington County Board of CommissionersWashington County, OregonCountyOct. 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-011Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious periodGovernor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-037Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source