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`Wao— City of Elk River <br />.ver City Council <br />Resolution 20-21 <br />A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Enacted Pursuant to <br />Minnesota Statutes Section 12.29 Extending the Period of a Mayor -Declared <br />Local Emergency <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, ("City") by proclamation <br />dated April 3, 2020, has declared that a local emergency is in effect in the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elk River agrees with the mayor's <br />determination and further finds that the local emergency will last for more than three days <br />and that immediate action to respond to the local emergency is needed in order to protect <br />the health, safety and welfare of the City and the community; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Administrator of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, by proclamation <br />dated March 26, 2020, has declared that all city meetings shall be held by telephone or other <br />electronic means pursuant to Minnesota Statute, section 13D.021; and <br />WHEREAS, the state of emergency, health pandemic, and concerns for the safety of City <br />staff and the public, has made it no longer feasible to have an authorized person or members <br />of the public present at the regular meeting locations of the City pursuant to Minnesota <br />Statute, section 13D.021, subd. 1 (3) and (4); and <br />WHEREAS, the Council finds that this emergency, which involves an outbreak of an <br />infectious disease (COVID-19), is a highly fluid and evolving situation, and in the interest of <br />the public health, a response or action may be needed that requires deviation from standard <br />procedures for procuring goods and services; and <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes §§ 12.29 and 12.37 authorize the actions taken in this <br />resolution and provide that emergency contracts and agreements are not subject to the <br />normal purchasing and competitive bidding requirements because of the local emergency. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk <br />River, Minnesota, as follows: <br />1. The Mayor's Declaration of a local emergency is continued in effect until further <br />action of the City Council or as long as the State of Minnesota peacetime <br />emergency declaration of the Governor's Executive Order 20-01 remains in <br />effect. <br />POIEaFI I <br />NATURE <br />