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Resolution 20- 24
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Urging Governor
Walz to Allow All Businesses to Reopen
WHEREAS, Governor Tim Wah issued Emergency Executive Order 20-01 On March
13, 2020, Declaring a Peacetime Emergency and Coordinating Minnesota's Strategy to
Protect Minnesotans from COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, On March 25, 2020, the Governor issued Emergency Executive Order
Directing Minnesotans to Stay at Home; and
WHEREAS, both orders were extended on April 30, 2020, through Emergency Executive
Order 20-48 until midnight on May 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the orders are a one -size -fits -all approach, which are inconsistently applied
and cumbersome to enforce; and
WHEREAS, we feel these orders have caused undue hardship and financial loss to many
small businesses, some of whom may never recover; and
WHEREAS, loss of our local small businesses will have a profound long-term impact on
our community; and
WHEREAS, the Governor is on record stating Minnesotan's compliance with state and
federal guidelines for social distancing and hygiene has lessened the impact of the. pandemic
in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, we trust our local businesses can successfully operate and provide adequate
protection to our most vulnerable residents and our residents fully understand the
importance of following social distancing and CDC guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk
River, Minnesota, as follows: The Council respectfully requests Governor Tim Walz retract
executive orders closing non -critical businesses and trust businesses to implement proper
action plans to safely operate.
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Passed and adopted this 18' day of May 2020.
ATTEST:
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Tina Allard, City Clerk
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