From
Cathy DiMaggio, City Secretary
Title
Resolution ratifying and extending the Declaration of Local State of Disaster due to the Corona Virus (COVID-19) Community Transmission within the North Texas Region
Presenter
Mayor Ron Jensen and City Manager Tom Hart
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Mayor Jensen signed a proclamation declaring a local state of disaster, made pursuant to Section 418 of the Texas Government Code and the City Charter Article 3 Section 23, which authorizes the City Council and Mayor of the City of Grand Prairie to restrict gatherings within the city limits to no more than 500 people and to require that all public, private, and commercial labs report the number of COVID-19 tests conducted on a daily basis to the city. The proclamation also provides the city manager the ability to quickly enact other measures intended to protect the health and welfare of the public.
The proclamation comes in consultation with Dallas County, which is the city’s public health authority, and other cities in the county. County Judge Clay Jenkins also issued a proclamation that restricted gatherings across the county to 500 people.
The mayor’s proclamation took effect immediately and will expire in seven days unless renewed by the Grand Prairie City Council.
Financial Consideration
None at this time.
Body
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, RATIFYING AND EXTENDING THE DECLARATION OF DISASTER DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE NORTH TEXAS REGION; PROVIDING THE CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE DECLARATION, CONTINUATION OR RENEWAL OF THE DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR A PERIOD OF SIXTY (60) DAYS; PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR THE MAYOR TO TERMINATE THE DISASTER DECLARATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, in December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now designated COVID-19, was detected in Wuhan, China; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared ...
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