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Request for Action To Item Number Mayor and City Council 8.5 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by General Business May 18, 2020 Cal Portner, City Administrator Item Description Reviewed by Resolution Urging Governor Walz to Allow All Peter Beck, City Attorney Businesses to Reopen Reviewed by Action Requested Discuss and revise, as necessary. Approve, by motion, a resolution urging Governor Walz to allow all businesses to reopen. Background/Discussion On March 13, 2020, Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order 20-01 Declaring a Peacetime Emergency and Coordinating Minnesota's Strategy to Protect Minnesotans from COVID-19. On March 16, 2020, the Governor issued Emergency Executive Order 20-04 Providing for Temporary Closure of Bars, Restaurants, and Other Places of Public Accommodation which was extended on March 25 in E.E.O 20- 18. Also, on March 25 E.E.O. 20-20 was issued Directing Minnesotans to Stay at Home. This order included several exemptions from the order for noncritical activities. E.E.O 20-33 extended the stay at home and bar/restaurant/public accommodation orders until May 8. On April 30, E.E. O. 20-48 extended the orders until midnight, May 17. As a clarification to his earlier orders, the Governor has further defined other activities that are exempt from the original order. Some cities have approved resolutions or letters asking the Governor to end the stay at home order and/or to express their opposition to the order. Financial Impact N/A Attachments  Resolution  LMC Update  Public Comment – Debbie Carlson The Elk River Vision A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity