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4.4. SR 06-15-2020 Request for Action To Item Number Mayor and City Council 4.4 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Consent June 15, 220 Cal Portner, City Administrator Item Description Reviewed by COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Mark Dickinson, Emergency Operations Manager Reviewed by Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager Action Requested Approve, by motion, the City of Elk River COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. Background/Discussion Effective 11:59 p.m., June 9, 2020, Governor Tim Walz’s Emergency Executive Order 20-74 increases the business and recreation operation opportunities throughout the state. Formerly, new business openings required a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. When the state provided templates for businesses to work from, the city also completed a plan. When the Liquor Operation opened, we had them also complete a plan for internal use. In E.E.O. 20-74 Section 7.d.i. now requires critical businesses to have an approved plan on file effective June 29, 2020. Section 7.d.ii. requires the Commissioners of Health, DEED, and Labor and Industry are directed to prepare and publish industry guidance for Critical Businesses no later than June 15, 2020. Due to the timing of the packet publishing and distribution, if guidance from the state requires language differing from this plan, staff will provide an updated plan at the meeting for approval. Financial Impact N/A Attachments  City of Elk River COVID-19 Preparedness Plan  City of Elk River COVIC-19 Liquor Operation Preparedness Plan  Emergency Executive Order 20-74 The Elk River Vision A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity COVID-19 Preparedness Plan for the City of Elk River Elk River is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all our employees and customers. To ensure that, we have developed the following COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Managers and employees are all responsible for implementing this plan. Our goal is to mitigate the potential for transmission of COVID-19 in our workplaces and communities, and that requires full cooperation among our employees, management, and customers. Only through this cooperative effort can we establish and maintain the safety and health of our workplaces. Management and employees are responsible for implementing and complying with all aspects of this COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. Elk River managers and supervisors have our full support in enforcing the provisions of this policy. Our employees are our most important assets. We are serious about safety and health and keeping our employees working for the City of Elk River. Employee involvement is essential in developing and implementing a successful COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. We have involved our employees in this process by initially holding daily meetings with department directors and key managers to gather information, discuss areas of concern and identify policy and facility improvements to resolve concerns. The directors and key managers met with their respective employees to share this information and receive further feedback. Following the initial implementation, directors and key managers met twice weekly to share operational information, discuss further employee feedback and the operational status of their work areas. Our COVID-19 Preparedness Plan follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) guidelines, federal OSHA standards related to COVID-19 and Executive Order 20-48, and addresses: • hygiene and respiratory etiquette; • engineering and administrative controls for social distancing;  customer controls and protections for drop-off, pick-up and delivery; • housekeeping, including cleaning, disinfecting and decontamination; • prompt identification and isolation of sick persons; • communications and training that will be provided to managers and employees; and • management and supervision necessary to ensure effective implementation of the plan. Screening and policies for employees exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 Employees have been informed of and encouraged to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. The following policies and procedures are being implemented to assess employees’ health status prior to entering the workplace and for employees to report when they are sick or experiencing symptoms. Employees shall monitor their temperature each day before reporting to work. If a fever or other symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are identified they shall immediately notify their supervisor and/or Human Resources. Employees at the work site who exhibit signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19 shall notify their supervisor and/or Human Resources. They will be directed to leave the work site immediately. Upon consultation with their physician, they shall not report to work until cleared by their physician, symptoms have subsided, and they are without a fever for three (3) days. Supervisors shall notify HR as soon as possible. If an employee experiencing symptoms is unable to leave work immediately, they shall immediately quarantine themselves from all other persons until they are able to leave the job site. Elk River has implemented leave policies that promote employees staying at home when they are sick, when household members are sick, or when required by a health care provider to isolate or quarantine themselves or a member of their household. Employees may utilize sick leave or other accrued paid leaves when they are sick, or quarantined due to a potential exposure. If they have no leave balances, in a pandemic they may request donated leave for illness or quarantine. Accommodations for employees with underlying medical conditions or who have household members with underlying health conditions have been implemented. Employees are encouraged to work from home as work exists if they have underlying medical conditions or have household members with underlying health conditions. If work does not exist, employees may utilize sick leave, vacation, or available compensatory time. Elk River has also implemented a policy for informing employees if they have been exposed to a person with COVID-19 at their workplace and requiring them to quarantine for the required amount of time. Human Resources shall interview any person contracting COVID-19 at work and identify all potential personnel contacts. Each potential contact will be informed of a possible exposure and required to quarantine for seven (7) days and monitor for fever and other symptoms. If fever and symptom free at the conclusion of the quarantine, the employee may return to work. In addition, a policy has been implemented to protect the privacy of employees’ health status and health information. Human Resources will be the sole contact for protection of health status and information. Handwashing Basic infection prevention measures are being implemented at our workplaces at all times. Employees are instructed to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water frequently throughout the day, but especially at the beginning and end of their shift, prior to any mealtimes and after using the toilet. All visitors to the facility will be required to wash their hands prior to or immediately upon entering the facility. Some workplaces may have hand-sanitizer dispensers (that use sanitizers of greater than 60% alcohol) that can be used for hand hygiene in place of soap and water, as long as hands are not visibly soiled. Hand sanitizers are available in areas where social distancing human interaction may take place. If there is no sanitizer in a meeting area, employees shall contact their supervisor so sanitizer can be provided. In the meantime, employees are encouraged to continue with proper handwashing after each interaction and to not touch their face. Drop-off, pick-up and delivery contacts shall be minimized by requiring such deliveries to be left at the front door or in the vestibule. Latex gloves are available to retrieve deliveries and employees shall wash their hands after making such contact. Cover your cough or sneeze Employees and visitors are being instructed to cover their mouth and nose with their sleeve or a tissue when coughing or sneezing and to avoid touching their face, in particular their mouth, nose and eyes, with their hands. They should dispose of tissues in the trash and wash or sanitize their hands immediately afterward. Respiratory etiquette will be demonstrated on posters and supported by making tissues and trash receptacles available to all employees and visitors. Reminder notes are placed throughout city facilities and employees are frequently reminded of proper respiratory etiquette. Social distancing Social distancing is being implemented in the workplace through the following engineering and administrative controls: City Hall, the Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fire Stations 1 &2, Trout Brook Barn, Activity Center 55+ and the Public Works Facility are closed to the public. The Police Station has a physical barrier between the public and employees. City Hall employees who can work from home have been allowed to take their laptop and desktop pc and monitors home. VPN access is provided for those who need to access city servers. The remaining City Hall employees are socially distanced in their offices or workstations. Cleaning supplies, latex gloves and masks are provided as needed. Signs are posted reminding employees to social distance. Field staff have keys to their vehicle and do not enter City Hall if they do not need to. Appointments are made when public meetings are needed. Drop offs are at the front door with a number to call at the front desk. Public Works employees each have their own vehicle and practice social distancing in the field. Critical or emergency work interactions will utilize all necessary PPE. Noncritical work requiring close interaction will be postponed. Public Safety employees use social distancing and have sanitation and PPE materials posted throughout the facility. Employees, visitors and customers are prohibited from gathering in groups. Employees and visitors are prohibited from gathering in confined areas, including elevators, and from using other employees’ personal protective equipment, phones, computer equipment, desks, cubicles, workstations, offices or other personal work tools and equipment. Council and Commission meeting rooms will have socially spaced seating. Public access and egress will be in a one-way, counterclockwise direction. Rooms will be sanitized before and after each meeting as will door handles, chair seat arms and speaker’s podium. Hand sanitizer and tissues with wastebasket will be in the chambers. Overflow room is available when capacity is met. Participants may watch or present remotely through Zoom or web streaming. Housekeeping Regular housekeeping practices are being implemented, including routine cleaning and disinfecting of work surfaces, equipment, tools and machinery, delivery vehicles and areas in the work environment, including restrooms, break rooms, lunch rooms, meeting rooms, and drop-off and pick-up locations. Frequent cleaning and disinfecting will be conducted in high-touch areas, such as phones, keyboards, touch screens, controls, door handles, elevator panels, railings, copy machines, credit card readers, delivery equipment, etc. General daily cleaning is completed by city custodial staff. Special meeting cleaning will be completed by city staff facilitating the meeting. Clorox wipes or other approved materials are available for cleaning surfaces. Custodial staff will utilize at prescribed intervals an ionizing fogger upon receipt. The same products will be used to disinfect all areas contacted by an employee diagnosed with COVID-19. Communications and training This Preparedness Plan was communicated by email from Human Resources and verbally by management staff to all employees on June 16 and necessary training was provided. Additional communication and training will be ongoing by city email from Human Resources and verbally from management staff and provided to all employees who did not receive the initial training. Instructions will be communicated to customers about how drop-off, pick-up and delivery will be conducted to ensure social distancing between the customer, the worker and other customers, and about the recommendation that customers use face masks when dropping off, picking up or accepting delivery. Managers and supervisors are to monitor how effective the program has been implemented by periodically observing employee interactions and work, regularly reviewing sanitation and PPE supplies and frequently soliciting feedback from employees regarding their efforts, comfort level, expectations, and suggestions to improve safety and performance. Management and employees are to work through this new program together and update the training, as necessary. This COVID-19 Preparedness Plan has been certified by Elk River management, approved by the Elk River City Council, and was posted throughout the workplace on June 16, 2020. It will be updated, as necessary. Certified by: Calvin P. Portner City Administrator Appendix A – Guidance for developing a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan General CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19) – www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV MDH Coronavirus – www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus State of Minnesota COVID-19 response – https://mn.gov/covid19/ Businesses CDC Resources for businesses and employers – www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html CDC General business frequently asked questions – www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/general- business-faq.html MDH Businesses and employers: COVID-19 – www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/businesses.html Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) COVID-19 information and resources – https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/covid/ DLI Updates related to COVID-19 – www.dli.mn.gov/updates Federal OSHA – www.osha.gov Handwashing www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html www.cdc.gov/handwashing https://youtu.be/d914EnpU4Fo Respiratory etiquette: Cover your cough or sneeze www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/prevention.html www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/etiquette/coughing_sneezing.html Social distancing www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/businesses.html Housekeeping www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2 www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html Employees exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/basics.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/facilityhlthscreen.pdf Training www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/about.pdf www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-small-business.html www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf COVID-19 Preparedness Plan for the City of Elk River Liquor Stores Elk River is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all our workers and customers. To ensure that, we have developed the following COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Managers and workers are all responsible for implementing this plan. Our goal is to mitigate the potential for transmission of COVID-19 in our workplaces and communities, and that requires full cooperation among our workers, management and customers. Only through this cooperative effort can we establish and maintain the safety and health of our workplaces. Management and workers are responsible for implementing and complying with all aspects of this COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. Elk River managers and supervisors have our full support in enforcing the provisions of this policy. Our workers are our most important assets. We are serious about safety and health and keeping our workers working at Elk River. Worker involvement is essential in developing and implementing a successful COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. We have involved our workers in this process by initially holding daily meetings with department directors and key managers to gather information, discuss areas of concern and identify policy and facility improvements to resolve concerns. The directors and key managers met with their respective employees to share this information and receive further feedback. Following the initial implementation, directors and key managers met twice weekly to share operational information, further employee feedback and the operational status of their work areas. Our COVID-19 Preparedness Plan follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) guidelines, federal OSHA standards related to COVID-19 and Executive Order 20-48, and addresses: • hygiene and respiratory etiquette; • engineering and administrative controls for social distancing;  customer controls and protections for drop-off, pick-up and delivery; • housekeeping, including cleaning, disinfecting and decontamination; • prompt identification and isolation of sick persons; • communications and training that will be provided to managers and workers; and • management and supervision necessary to ensure effective implementation of the plan. Screening and policies for employees exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 Workers have been informed of and encouraged to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. The following policies and procedures are being implemented to assess workers’ health status prior to entering the workplace and for workers to report when they are sick or experiencing symptoms. Employees who exhibit signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19 shall be directed to leave the work site immediately. Upon consultation with their physician, they shall not report to work until cleared by their physician, symptoms have subsided, and they are without a fever for four (4) days. Employees shall notify their supervisor of their symptoms and their leave/quarantine status at their earliest convenience. Supervisors shall notify HR as soon as possible. Elk River has implemented leave policies that promote workers staying at home when they are sick, when household members are sick, or when required by a health care provider to isolate or quarantine themselves or a member of their household. Employees my utilize sick leave or other accrued paid leaves when they are sick, or quarantined due to a potential exposure. If they have no leave balances, in a pandemic they may request donated leave for illness or quarantine. Accommodations for workers with underlying medical conditions or who have household members with underlying health conditions have been implemented. Employees are encouraged to work from home as work exists if they have underlying medical conditions or have household members with underlying health conditions. If work does not exist, employees may utilize sick leave vacation or available compensatory time. Elk River has also implemented a policy for informing workers if they have been exposed to a person with COVID-19 at their workplace and requiring them to quarantine for the required amount of time. Human Resources shall interview any person contacting COVID-19 at work and identify all potential contacts. Each potential contact will be informed of a possible exposure and required to quarantine for seven (7) days and monitor for fever and other symptoms. If fever and symptom free at the conclusion of the quarantine, they employee may return to work. In addition, a policy has been implemented to protect the privacy of workers’ health status and health information. Human Resources will be the sole contact for protection of health status and information. Handwashing Basic infection prevention measures are being implemented at our workplaces at all times. Workers are instructed to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water frequently throughout the day, but especially at the beginning and end of their shift, prior to any mealtimes and after using the toilet. Some workplaces may have hand-sanitizer dispensers (that use sanitizers of greater than 60% alcohol) that can be used for hand hygiene in place of soap and water, as long as hands are not visibly soiled. Disposable gloves are provided and should be worn while working with the public. If your gloves come in direct contact with anyone they should be disposed of and new gloves should be worn. Respiratory etiquette: Cover your cough or sneeze Workers and visitors are being instructed to cover their mouth and nose with their sleeve or a tissue when coughing or sneezing and to avoid touching their face, in particular their mouth, nose and eyes, with their hands. They should dispose of tissues in the trash and wash or sanitize their hands immediately afterward. Respiratory etiquette will be demonstrated on posters and supported by making tissues and trash receptacles available to all workers and visitors. Masks have been provided and should be worn at all times while on the sales floor. Social distancing Social distancing is being implemented in the workplace through the following engineering and administrative controls: We have put up barriers around the checkouts where customers must get within 6 feet. We have put up cones, floor decals, guiding rope and more to tell customer where to stand when waiting. Workers, visitors and customers are prohibited from gathering in groups. Workers and visitors are prohibited from gathering in confined areas, including elevators, and from using other workers’ personal protective equipment, phones, computer equipment, desks, cubicles, workstations, offices or other personal work tools and equipment. In our business it will frequently be necessary to change places with another staff and use the same computer, it is important that you wipe down the frequently touched surfaces each time this happens. Housekeeping Regular housekeeping practices are being implemented, including routine cleaning and disinfecting of work surfaces, equipment, tools and machinery, delivery vehicles and areas in the work environment, including restrooms, break rooms, lunch rooms, meeting rooms, and drop-off and pick-up locations. Frequent cleaning and disinfecting will be conducted in high-touch areas, such as phones, keyboards, touch screens, controls, door handles, elevator panels, railings, copy machines, credit card readers, delivery equipment, etc. Each and every day before opening to the public all frequently touched surfaces must be sanitized. Each day a person should be designated to sanitize the designated surfaces. Communications and training This Preparedness Plan was communicated to all available staff via store manager and posted in the breakroom at both stores on 5/19/20 and necessary training was provided. Additional communication and training will be ongoing each day as questions rise and provided to all workers who did not receive the initial training. Instructions will be communicated to customers about how drop-off, pick-up and delivery (TBD) will be conducted to ensure social distancing between the customer, the worker and other customers, and about the recommendation that customers use face masks when dropping off, picking up or accepting delivery. Managers and supervisors are to monitor how effective the program has been implemented by communicating with staff and field questions and concerns. Management and workers are to work through this new program together and update the training, as necessary. This COVID-19 Preparedness Plan has been certified by Elk River management and was posted throughout the workplace 5/19/20. It will be updated, as necessary. Certified by: Calvin P. Portner City Administrator Appendix A – Guidance for developing a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan General CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19) – www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV MDH Coronavirus – www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus State of Minnesota COVID-19 response – https://mn.gov/covid19/ Businesses CDC Resources for businesses and employers – www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html CDC General business frequently asked questions – www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/general- business-faq.html MDH Businesses and employers: COVID-19 – www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/businesses.html Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) COVID-19 information and resources – https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/covid/ DLI Updates related to COVID-19 – www.dli.mn.gov/updates Federal OSHA – www.osha.gov Handwashing www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html www.cdc.gov/handwashing https://youtu.be/d914EnpU4Fo Respiratory etiquette: Cover your cough or sneeze www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/prevention.html www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/etiquette/coughing_sneezing.html Social distancing www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/businesses.html Housekeeping www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2 www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html Employees exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/basics.html www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/facilityhlthscreen.pdf Training www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/about.pdf www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-small-business.html www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf 1 Emergency Executive Order 20-74 Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota’s Economy and Ensure Safe Non- Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and applicable statutes, issue the following Executive Order: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present an unprecedented and rapidly evolving challenge to our State. Since the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota have rapidly increased. On March 15, 2020, Minnesota detected the first confirmed cases caused by “community spread”—infections not epidemiologically linked to overseas travel. By March 17, 2020, all fifty states had reported a confirmed case of COVID-19, and on March 21, 2020, the Minnesota Department of Health (“MDH”) announced the first confirmed fatality due to COVID-19 in Minnesota. The President declared a national emergency related to COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. Since then, and for the first time in history, the President has approved major disaster declarations for all fifty states and the District of Columbia. In concert with these federal actions and the actions of states across the nation, Minnesota has taken proactive steps to ensure that we remain ahead of the curve. On March 13, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-01 and declared a peacetime emergency because this pandemic, an act of nature, endangers the lives of Minnesotans, and local resources were—and continue to be—inadequate to address the threat. After notifying the Legislature, on April 13, 2020 and again on May 13, 2020, I issued Executive Orders extending the peacetime emergency declared in Executive Order 20-01. The need to slow the spread of the virus required the closure of certain non-critical businesses in our economy. Although Minnesota’s April unemployment rate was the second lowest in the country, over 700,000 Minnesotans have applied for unemployment insurance since March 16, 2020. In Executive Order 20-33, seeking to balance public health needs and economic considerations, we began planning to allow more Minnesota workers to safely return to work. We drafted guidelines and requirements for appropriate social distancing, hygiene, and public health best practices. Executive Order 20-38 expanded exemptions for outdoor recreational activities and facilities, and Executive Orders 20-40, 20-48, 20-56, and 20-63 allowed for the 2 gradual reopening of certain non-critical businesses that planned for and provided safe workplaces. Our increased preparedness to treat those most vulnerable to COVID-19 allows us to continue slowly and safely reopening our economy in accordance with guidance from MDH, the Department of Employment and Economic Development (“DEED”), and the Department of Labor and Industry (“DLI”). Businesses reentering the economy must ensure compliance with the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Minnesota Statutes 2019, Chapter 182 (“Minnesota OSHA Standards”), in addition to guidelines related to COVID-19 set forth by MDH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“MDH and CDC Guidelines”). Despite the progress we have made since declaring the COVID-19 peacetime emergency, certain establishments—including those in which people gather and linger, those with communal facilities, and those in which close physical contact is expected—continue to pose a public health risk. We continue to carefully consider and provide opportunities for such businesses to scale up their operations. Likewise, certain non-work activities outside of the home are conducive to social distancing and hygiene, while others raise significant public health risks. Indoor activities pose higher risks than outdoor activities. Activities resulting in increased respiration rates pose higher risk than sedentary activities. Unpredictable settings are riskier than more predictable settings. Large social gatherings for extended time periods increase the risk of transmission between households. But the risks of transmission are diminished in transitory settings, such as retail establishments, where individual interactions and contact are more limited in duration. In Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.02, the Minnesota Legislature conferred upon the Governor emergency powers to “(1) ensure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with disasters, (2) generally protect the public peace, health, and safety, and (3) preserve the lives and property of the people of the state.” Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.21, subdivision 1, the Governor has general authority to control the state’s emergency management as well as carry out the provisions of Minnesota’s Emergency Management Act. Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.21, subdivision 3(7), authorizes the Governor to cooperate with federal and state agencies in “matters pertaining to the emergency management of the state and nation.” This includes “the direction or control of . . . the conduct of persons in the state, including entrance or exit from any stricken or threatened public place, occupancy of facilities, and . . . public meetings or gatherings.” Pursuant to subdivision 3 of that same section, the Governor may “make, amend, and rescind the necessary orders and rules to carry out the provisions” of Minnesota Statutes 2019, Chapter 12. When approved by the Executive Council and filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, such orders and rules have the force and effect of law during the peacetime emergency. Any inconsistent rules or ordinances of any agency or political subdivision of the state are suspended during the pendency of the emergency For these reasons, I order as follows: 1. Executive Order 20-63 is rescinded as of Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 11:59 pm. 3 2. Paragraphs 6 through 8 of this Executive Order are effective as of Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 11:59 pm. 3. Masks and face coverings strongly encouraged. I strongly encourage all Minnesotans to wear a manufactured or homemade cloth face covering when they leave their homes and travel to any public setting where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) and to follow face covering guidelines issued by MDH and the CDC until this Executive Order is rescinded. As set forth below, Minnesotans may be required to wear cloth face coverings in certain settings. Such face masks and coverings are for source control (to help limit the person wearing the covering from infecting others). They are not yet known to be protective of the wearer and therefore are not personal protective equipment. 4. At-risk persons. All persons currently living within the State of Minnesota who are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19, as defined by Executive Order 20-55, are strongly urged to stay at home or in their place of residence and follow the provisions of Executive Order 20-55. 5. Definitions. a. “Home,” “homes,” “residence,” and “residences” are broadly defined to include mobile homes, hotels, motels, shared rental units, shelters, and similar facilities, to the extent they are used for lodging. b. “Worker” and “workers” are broadly defined to include owners, proprietors, employees, contractors, vendors, volunteers, and interns. c. “Business” and “businesses” are broadly defined to include entities that employ or engage workers, including private-sector entities, public-sector entities, non-profit entities, and state, county, and local governments. d. “Critical Businesses” are all businesses whose workers qualified for a Critical Sector exemption under paragraph 6 of Executive Order 20-48. e. “Non-Critical Businesses” are all businesses that are not Critical Businesses or Places of Public Accommodation. f. “Place of Public Accommodation” means a business, or an educational, refreshment, entertainment, recreation facility, or an institution of any kind, whether licensed or not, whose goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations are extended, offered, sold, or otherwise made available to the public. Places of Public Accommodation include, but are not limited to, the businesses identified in paragraph 7.c of this Executive Order. g. “Establishments Providing Personal Care Services” are broadly defined to include tanning establishments, body art establishments, tattoo parlors, 4 piercing parlors, businesses offering massage therapy or similar body work, spas, salons, nail salons, cosmetology salons, esthetician salons, advanced practice esthetician salons, eyelash salons, and barber shops. This includes, but is not limited to, all salons and shops licensed by the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners and the Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners. 6. Activities outside of the home. Mindful that we must continue to limit social interactions to protect public health, individuals may leave their homes for activities, subject to the requirements and guidelines set forth below. These requirements may be clarified, as deemed necessary by the Governor, to ensure the health, safety, and security of all Minnesotans. Clarifications will be available for public review at the State’s COVID-19 website (https://mn.gov/covid19/). a. Guidelines. Individuals engaging in activities outside of the home must follow the requirements of this Executive Order and MDH and CDC Guidelines. Individuals engaging in outdoor recreational activities must follow the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) and MDH guidelines on outdoor recreation for facilities and the public (“Outdoor Recreation Guidelines”) available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). b. Unnecessary travel strongly discouraged. Consistent with federal guidance and to protect our neighbors, Minnesotans are encouraged to stay close to home and are strongly discouraged from engaging in unnecessary travel. c. Social gatherings. All indoor social gatherings of more than 10 people and all outdoor social gatherings of more than 25 people are prohibited, except as set forth below. Social gatherings are groups of individuals, who are not members of the same household, congregated together for a common or coordinated social, community, or leisure purpose—even if social distancing can be maintained. This prohibition includes planned and spontaneous gatherings as well as public and private gatherings. Prohibited gatherings do not include commercial activity by workers and customers of Critical and Non-Critical Businesses and Places of Public Accommodation. i. Legislative and other governmental meetings. The limits on gatherings in this Executive Order do not apply to legislative and other governmental meetings. Remote meetings are strongly encouraged whenever possible as permitted by state or local authority. ii. The Judicial Branch. The limits on gatherings in this Executive Order do not apply to proceedings held by the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Proceedings held by the Judicial Branch are subject to the policies established by the chief justice and will occur as directed by court order. Individuals may appear as directed by a Minnesota state court, including to serve as a juror, appear as a party, as a witness, or 5 as legal counsel on behalf of a party, or otherwise to comply as directed by a court order, subpoena, or summons. iii. Federal activities. Nothing in this Executive Order will be construed to limit, prohibit, or restrict in any way the operations of the federal government or the movement of federal officials in Minnesota while acting in their official capacity, including federal judicial, legislative, and executive staff and personnel. iv. Drive-in gatherings. To enable safe congregation of people, drive-in gatherings are permitted, provided that all participants remain within their own vehicles and follow the applicable guidance available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). v. Weddings, funerals, and services. Places of worship, funeral homes, and other venues that offer gathering space for weddings, funerals, or planned services such as worship, rituals, prayer meetings, or scripture studies, may host such weddings, funerals, or services exceeding the limits set forth above, provided that they adhere to the following requirements: A. In all settings, ensure a minimum of 6 feet of physical distancing between households. B. In indoor settings, occupancy must not exceed 50 percent of the normal occupant capacity as determined by the fire marshal, with a maximum of 250 people in a single self- contained space. C. In outdoor settings, gatherings must not exceed 250 individuals. D. Develop and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with applicable guidance available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). d. Tribal Activities and Lands. i. Activities by tribal members within the boundaries of their tribal reservations are exempt from the restrictions in this Executive Order but may be subject to restrictions by tribal authorities. ii. Activities within the boundaries of federal land held in trust for one of the 11 Minnesota Tribal Nations are exempt from the restrictions in this Executive Order but may be subject to restrictions by tribal authorities. 6 iii. Activities by tribal members to exercise their federal treaty rights within the boundaries of their treaty territory (also known as “ceded territory”) are exempt from the restrictions in this Executive Order but may be subject to restrictions by applicable tribal authorities. iv. Tribal members may travel to and from their tribal reservations in accordance with applicable tribal law. 7. Workers and businesses. Workers and businesses are subject to the requirements set forth below. These requirements may be clarified, as deemed necessary by the Governor, to ensure the health, safety, and security of all Minnesotans. Clarifications will be available for public review at the State’s COVID-19 website (https://mn.gov/covid19/). a. Continue to work from home whenever possible. Any worker who can work from home must do so. b. Safe work. The protections noted in Executive Order 20-54 (Protecting Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions and Retaliation) remain in full force and effect. All work must be conducted in a manner that adheres to Minnesota OSHA Standards and MDH and CDC Guidelines, including social distancing and hygiene practices. Under existing law and authority, DLI may issue citations, civil penalties, or closure orders to places of employment with unsafe or unhealthy conditions, and DLI may penalize businesses that retaliate against employees who raise safety and health concerns. c. Places of Public Accommodation. Places of Public Accommodation are subject to the following requirements and limitations: i. All Places of Public Accommodation remaining open or opening under this Executive Order must adhere to the requirements set forth in paragraph 7.e of this order, including development and implementation of a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with applicable guidance available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). ii. For the purposes of this Executive Order, the following establishments and facilities are not Places of Public Accommodation: A. Establishments and facilities that offer food and beverage not for on-premises consumption, including grocery stores, markets, convenience stores, pharmacies, drug stores, and food pantries, other than those portions of the Place of Public Accommodation otherwise subject to the requirements of this paragraph 7.c. 7 B. Health care facilities, child care facilities, residential care facilities, congregate care facilities, and juvenile justice facilities. C. Crisis shelters, soup kitchens, or similar institutions. D. Restaurants and food courts inside the secured zones of airports. iii. Places of Public Accommodation, which would otherwise be subject to the restrictions in this Executive Order, may be exempted from such restrictions if they have been repurposed to exclusively provide services permitted under paragraph 7.c.ii. iv. Places of Public Accommodation subject to this Executive Order are encouraged to offer food and beverage using delivery service, window service, walk-up service, drive-through service, or drive-up service, and to use precautions in doing so to mitigate the potential transmission of COVID-19, including social distancing. v. Barbershops, salons, and other Establishments Providing Personal Care Services may be open. Occupancy must not exceed 50 percent of the normal occupant capacity as determined by the fire marshal, with a maximum of 250 people in a single self-contained space. Workers, customers, and clients must follow face-covering requirements as set forth in the applicable guidance available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). vi. Restaurants, food courts, cafes, coffeehouses, bars, taverns, brewer taprooms, micro distiller cocktail rooms, farm wineries, craft wineries, cideries, golf courses and clubs, dining clubs tobacco product shops, and other Places of Public Accommodation offering food, beverages (including alcoholic beverages), or tobacco products for on-premises consumption, may provide indoor and outdoor service, provided that they adhere to the following requirements: A. Occupancy of any indoor space must not exceed 50 percent of the normal occupant capacity as determined by the fire marshal, with a maximum of 250 people in a single self- contained space. B. Occupancy of any outdoor space must ensure that the number of customers at any one time is limited to the number for whom physical distancing of 6 feet can be maintained between tables, not to exceed 250 people. 8 C. Workers and customers must follow face-covering requirements as set forth in the applicable guidance available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). D. All establishments must follow applicable state and local laws and regulations. Local governments are encouraged to work collaboratively with establishments to allow for outdoor service. E. The capacity limitation on indoor activity extends to the sale and play of lawful games as provided under Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 349.12. This does not include outdoor and on- premises sale and play. F. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 349.12, subdivision 3a, veterans or fraternal organizations may lend gambling funds to their general fund accounts for up to one year to pay for allowable expenses necessary to reopen such organizations’ permitted premises as set forth in the guidance available at the Gambling Control Board’s website (https://mn.gov/gcb/). vii. Indoor and outdoor pools may open to the general public only in accordance with industry guidance available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). viii. Gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, indoor climbing facilities, trampoline parks indoor and outdoor exercise facilities, and exercise studios may open to the general public only in accordance with industry guidance available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). ix. Venues providing indoor events, entertainment, or recreation such as theaters, cinemas, concert halls, museums, performance venues, stadiums, arcades, and bowling alleys may open to the general public only in accordance with industry guidance available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). x. Venues (including racetracks) providing outdoor events, entertainment, or recreation, paintball, go-karts, mini-golf, and amusement parks may open to the general public only in accordance with industry guidance available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). d. Critical Businesses. Businesses whose workers qualified for a Critical Sector exemption under paragraph 6 of Executive Order 20-48 may continue to operate in the same manner as provided in Executive Order 20-48. 9 i. Beginning on June 29, 2020, all Critical Businesses must have developed and implemented a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan as set forth in paragraph 7.e of this Executive Order and in accordance with the industry guidance currently posted to the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov) and any additional applicable industry guidance that will be posted to the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov) on or before June 15, 2020 as provided in paragraph 7.d.ii of this Executive Order. ii. In consultation with relevant agencies, the Commissioners of Health, Employment and Economic Development, and Labor and Industry are directed to prepare and publish additional industry guidance for Critical Businesses, as necessary, no later than June 15, 2020. All such guidance will be posted to the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). iii. For state licensed or state certified Critical Businesses that are operating under and adhering to existing policies and procedures or requirements related to health and safety, including requirements to establish and implement COVID-19 Preparedness Plans, state agencies are directed to develop guidance and template addendum plans that address unique risks and hazards of COVID-19 for their operations. Relevant agencies must publish such guidance no later than June 15, 2020. All such guidance will be posted to the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). e. Non-Critical Businesses. If it has not done so already, a Non-Critical Business choosing to open or remain open must establish and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan (“Plan”). Each Plan must provide for the business’s implementation of guidance for their specific industry or, if there is no specific guidance, general guidance for all businesses, as well as Minnesota OSHA Standards and MDH and CDC Guidelines in their workplaces. These requirements are set forth in guidance (“Plan Guidance”) available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). i. Required Plan content. As set forth in the Plan Guidance, at a minimum, each Plan must adequately address the following areas: A. Require work from home whenever possible. All Plans must ensure that all workers who can work from home continue to do so. B. Ensure that sick workers stay home. All Plans must establish policies and procedures, including health screenings, that prevent sick workers from entering the workplace. 10 C. Social distancing. All Plans must establish social distancing policies and procedures. D. Worker hygiene and source control. All Plans must establish hygiene and source control policies for workers. E. Cleaning, disinfection, and ventilation protocols. All Plans must establish cleaning, disinfection, and ventilation protocols for areas within the workplace. ii. Customer facing businesses. All Non-Critical Businesses that are customer facing (i.e., businesses that have in-person customer interactions) must include additional Plan provisions to keep the public and workers safe as set forth in the applicable guidance available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). This includes requirements that workers and customers must maintain physical distancing of 6 feet and that store occupancy must not exceed limits set forth in the guidance. In customer facing businesses that share common areas, such as malls, all Plans must similarly include a facility occupancy that must not exceed the limits set forth in the guidance and provide an enhanced sanitizing, cleaning, and disinfecting regimen consistent with Minnesota OSHA Standards and MDH and CDC Guidelines for those common areas. All Plans must also include signage in common areas to discourage congregating. iii. Household services businesses. All Non-Critical Businesses that provide household services (e.g., housecleaning, maid services, and piano tuners) must also develop Plan provisions intended to keep customers and workers safe as set forth in the applicable guidance available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). iv. Optional template. A template COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, which covers the above requirements, is available as part of the Plan Guidance, available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). v. Certification and signature. Senior management responsible for implementing the Plan must sign and certify the Plan, affirming their commitment to implement and follow the Plan. vi. Dissemination and posting. Each Non-Critical Business must provide its Plan, in writing, to all workers, and the Plan must be posted at all of the business’s workplaces in locations that will allow for the Plan to be readily reviewed by all workers. Where physical posting is impracticable, the Plan can be posted electronically, provided that the Plan is received by all workers and remains available for their review. 11 vii. Training. Each Non-Critical Business must ensure that training is provided to workers on the contents of its Plan and required procedures, so that all workers understand and are able to perform the precautions necessary to protect themselves and their co-workers. This training should be easy to understand and available in the appropriate language and literacy level for all workers. Businesses should also take steps to supervise workers and ensure that workers understand and adhere to necessary precautions to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Documentation demonstrating compliance with this training requirement must be maintained and made available to regulatory authorities and public safety officers, including DLI, upon request. viii. Compliance. Workers and management must work together to ensure compliance with the Plan, implement all protocols, policies, and procedures, and create a safe and healthy work environment. ix. Availability to regulatory authorities and public safety officers. Non-Critical Businesses do not need to submit their Plans for preapproval. Upon request, Non-Critical Businesses must make their Plans available to regulatory authorities and public safety officers, including DLI. x. In the event of a complaint or dispute related to a Non-Critical Business’s Plan, DLI is authorized to determine whether the Plan adequately implements the applicable guidance, Minnesota OSHA Standards and MDH and CDC Guidelines in its workplaces. f. Youth Programs. This Executive Order intends to allow as many summer programs for youth as can safely be provided. Youth Programs intending to operate must do so in accordance with the following requirements: i. “Youth Programs” means programs providing care or enrichment to children or adolescents such as day camps, summer activities, and recreational or educational classes that require registration and have on-site supervision. “Youth Programs” does not include licensed child care facilities or school-district summer learning programs. ii. Youth Programs must adhere to the requirements set forth in paragraph 7.e of this Executive Order, including development and implementation of a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with guidance for youth and student programs available on MDH’s website (https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/). COVID-19 Preparedness Plans must be distributed, available for review, and followed by participants and their parents or guardians. iii. Youth Programs must comply with any public health restrictions implemented by the manager or owner of property or facilities used by 12 the program, including any restrictions set by school districts on the use of their facilities, and adhere to guidance for youth and student programs available on MDH’s website (https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/). g. Organized Youth Sports. Organized Youth Sports organizations and programs intending to operate must do so in accordance with the following requirements: i. “Organized Youth Sports” means any sports activity, where participants are children or adolescents, organized by an entity, association, club, or organization providing for registration of participants and oversight on a regular basis for a defined period of time. Sports activities within this definition include all sports offered by the Minnesota State High School League as well as dance, cheerleading, and other sports traditionally offered by supplemental associations or organizations. ii. Entities, associations, organizations, and clubs that provide Organized Youth Sports must adhere to the requirements set forth in paragraph 7.e of this Executive Order, including development and implementation of a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with applicable guidance for youth sports available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). COVID-19 Preparedness Plans must be distributed and available for review by participants and their parents or guardians. iii. Entities, associations, organizations, and clubs that provide Organized Youth Sports must ensure that all trainers and coaches understand and follow their COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and related guidance. iv. Indoor or outdoor facilities that support Organized Youth Sports must also adhere to the requirements set forth in paragraph 7.e of this Executive Order, including development and implementation of a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with applicable guidance for youth sports available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). COVID-19 Preparedness Plans must be distributed to, available for review, and followed by entities, associations, organizations, and clubs that provide Organized Youth Sports. h. Organized Adult Sports. Organized Adult Sports organizations and programs intending to operate must do so in accordance with the following requirements: i. “Organized Adult Sports” means any sports activity, where participants are adults, organized by an entity, association, club, or 13 organization providing for registration of participants and oversight on a regular basis for a defined period of time. ii. Entities, associations, organizations, and clubs that provide Organized Adult Sports must adhere to the requirements set forth in paragraph 7.e of this Executive Order, including development and implementation of a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with applicable guidance for adult sports available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). COVID-19 Preparedness Plans must be distributed and available for review by participants or guardians. iii. Entities, associations, organizations, and clubs that provide Organized Adult Sports must ensure that all trainers and coaches understand their COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and related guidance. iv. Indoor or outdoor facilities that support Organized Adult Sports must also adhere to the requirements set forth in paragraph 7.e of this Executive Order, including the development and implementation of a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with applicable guidance for adult sports available on the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). COVID-19 Preparedness Plans must be distributed to, available for review, and followed by entities, associations, organizations, and clubs that provide Organized Adult Sports i. Higher education institutions. To the extent higher education classes cannot be provided through distance learning, higher education institutions, in consultation with their governing boards, the Office of Higher Education (“OHE”), and MDH, may offer in-person classes or activities consisting of no more than 25 people. Education and training programs not registered or licensed with OHE or part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or University of Minnesota systems must follow the guidance provided by the state agency or board under which they are authorized to operate. i. Higher education definitions. For the purposes of paragraph 7.i of this Executive Order: A. “Higher education institution” means all post-secondary institutions, including but not limited to institutions licensed and registered with the OHE, with a physical campus in the State. B. “Staff and instructors” means all employees, contractors, and volunteers of a higher education institution, including but not limited to janitorial and cleaning professionals, secretarial and administrative professionals, instructors, instructor assistants, 14 researchers, research assistants, graduate assistants, faculty, and administrators. C. “Students” means any person enrolled at a higher education institution. D. “Activities” includes, but is not limited to, testing, short-term training programs, student services, advising, internships, clinical rotations/placements, customized training, internships, campus visits, programs, credit and non-credit classes, and all research activities and functions. ii. Requirements for higher education institutions. Institutions of higher education should continue to establish and implement a higher education institution COVID-19 Preparedness Plan (“Higher Ed Plan”). Each Higher Ed Plan must provide for implementation of Minnesota OSHA Standards and MDH and CDC Guidelines in classrooms, labs, or other areas that students and staff may visit. Such requirements, which are adaptable to higher education institutions, are set forth in the general guidance available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov) and other applicable guidelines. A. Required Higher Ed Plan content. As set forth in the Plan Guidance, at a minimum, each Higher Ed Plan must adequately address the following areas: 1. Require distance learning wherever possible. Each Higher Ed Plan must require that distance learning continues for all students when possible. If in-person indoor or outdoor activities are required, such activities must be subject to limitations set forth by relevant OHE and MDH guidance. 2. Ensure that sick students and institution staff and instructors stay home. Each Higher Ed Plan must establish policies and procedures, including health screenings, that prevent sick students or institution staff and instructors from entering the institution for in- person or on-site activities. 3. Social distancing. Each Higher Ed Plan must implement social distancing policies and procedures set forth by the CDC and MDH. Such Plans must also include signage in common areas to discourage gathering. Each Higher Ed Plan should encourage all students, visitors, staff, and instructors to wear masks or face coverings. 15 4. Cleaning and disinfection protocols. Each Higher Ed Plan must establish cleaning and disinfection protocols for areas within the institution where students, staff, and instructors may visit and provide an enhanced sanitizing, cleaning, and disinfecting regimen consistent with Minnesota OSHA Standards and MDH and CDC Guidelines for common areas. iii. Certification and signature. Institutional leadership responsible for implementing the Higher Ed Plan must sign and certify such Higher Ed Plan, affirming their commitment to implement and follow the Higher Ed Plan. iv. Dissemination and posting. A higher education institution must make its Higher Ed Plan available according to applicable guidelines. v. Training. Higher education institutions must ensure that training is provided to staff and instructors on the contents of their Higher Ed Plan according to applicable guidelines. 8. Outdoor recreational activities and associated facilities. Notwithstanding paragraph 7.c, the below facilities are permitted to be open and do business, provided that they adhere to paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Executive Order and the Outdoor Recreation Guidelines available at the Stay Safe Minnesota website (https://staysafe.mn.gov). Indoor facilities associated with outdoor recreational facilities must comply with paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Executive Order, as applicable. I encourage public outdoor recreational facilities to be open for all Minnesotans, including families and children, and direct all individuals utilizing such facilities to follow the Outdoor Recreation Guidelines. All outdoor recreational activities and facilities must also comply with Minnesota law, including but not limited to license and permit requirements, invasive species regulations, and park rules. a. Minnesota State Parks, Trails, State Forests, State Recreation Areas, Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and other State managed recreational lands. b. Locally, regionally, and privately managed parks and trails. c. State, regional, or local public water accesses. d. Public and private marinas and docks that provide storage, docking, and mooring services to slip owners, seasonal renters, and the general public, as well as facilities that provide safety-related services including fueling, emergency dockage, and sanitary pump-out stations. e. Public and private golf courses and outdoor driving ranges. f. Ski areas. 16 g. Off-highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and watercraft repair shops, sales facilities, and showrooms. h. Lake service providers to install, repair, and remove docks, boatlifts, and other water related equipment or deliver boats. i. Bait and tackle shops. j. Outdoor shooting ranges and game farms. k. Outdoor recreational equipment rental outlets. Equipment may be rented but only if the equipment can be effectively sanitized between uses. Such outlets must implement clear check-in and check-out procedures that minimize contact between customers and workers. Any rentals must be conducted in accordance with the Outdoor Recreation Guidelines. l. Dispersed and remote camping sites in accordance with the Outdoor Recreation Guidelines. A dispersed campsite is a single campsite, not in a developed campground, used for overnight camping. A remote campsite is a designated backpack or watercraft campsite, not in a developed campground, used for overnight camping. m. Public and private campgrounds that have adopted a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with the Guidance for Campgrounds website (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/safely-opening-outdoor- recreation.html). n. Charter boats and launches that have adopted a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in accordance with Guidance for Charter and Launch Boats website (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/safely-opening-outdoor- recreation.html). o. Outdoor tournaments, competitions, practices, and sports that allow for social distancing, that do not require gatherings prohibited by paragraph 6.c, and that adhere to the Outdoor Recreation Guidelines. This paragraph does not apply to activities covered by paragraphs 7.f through 7.h. p. Guided and instructional activities such as guided fishing or birding that do not require gatherings prohibited by paragraph 6.c, adhere to social distancing requirements, and are conducted in accordance with the Outdoor Recreation Guidelines. This paragraph does not apply to activities covered by paragraphs 7.c.vii or 7.f. q. Any other outdoor recreation activities and facilities that may be designated in the Outdoor Recreation Guidelines. 9. Respect for workers. Minnesotans must respect the efforts of employers and businesses to protect the safety of their workers and customers by complying with 17 those businesses’ social distancing and hygiene instructions. Employers and businesses must post social distancing and hygiene instructions at entrances and in locations that can be easily seen by customers and visitors. 10. Enhanced local measures permitted. Nothing in this Executive Order or previous Executive Orders should be construed to prohibit or prevent political subdivisions from implementing, within their jurisdictions and pursuant to applicable law and authority, restrictions beyond the restrictions contained in this Executive Order, as long as those additional restrictions have a real or substantial relation to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.32, political subdivisions may not relax or reduce this Executive Order’s restrictions. In other words, to the extent that they have authority to do so, cities and other political subdivisions may take actions that are more protective of the public health but may not take actions that are less protective of the public health. 11. Enforcement. I urge all Minnesotans to voluntarily comply with this Executive Order. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.45, an individual who willfully violates this Executive Order is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Any business owner, manager, or supervisor who requires or encourages any of their employees, contractors, vendors, volunteers, or interns to violate this Executive Order is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not to exceed $3,000 or by imprisonment for not more than a year. In addition to those criminal penalties, the Attorney General, as well as city and county attorneys, may seek any civil relief available pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 8.31, for violations of this Executive Order, including civil penalties up to $25,000 per occurrence from businesses and injunctive relief. State and local licensing and regulatory entities that inspect businesses for compliance with rules and codes to protect the public are encouraged to assess regulated businesses’ compliance with this Executive Order and use existing enforcement tools to bring businesses into compliance. Nothing in this Executive Order is intended to encourage or allow law enforcement to transgress individual constitutional rights. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 4.035, subdivision 2, and section 12.32, this Executive Order is effective immediately upon approval by the Executive Council. It remains in effect until the peacetime emergency declared in Executive Order 20-01 is terminated or until it is rescinded by proper authority. A determination that any provision of this Executive Order is invalid will not affect the enforceability of any other provision of this Executive Order. Rather, the invalid provision will be modified to the extent necessary so that it is enforceable. 18 Signed on June 5, 2020. _____________________________________ Tim Walz Governor Filed According to Law: _____________________________________ Steve Simon Secretary of State Approved by the Executive Council on June 5, 2020: _____________________________________ Alice Roberts-Davis Secretary, Executive Council Filed June 5, 2020Office of the MinnesotaSecretary of StateSteve Simon Addition to COVID-19 Preparedness Plan City Elections At polling stations keeping voters at least 6 feet apart is ideal based on what is known about COVID-19. If this is not feasible, efforts should be made to keep individuals as far apart as is practical. Feasibility of strategies will depend on the space available in the polling station and the number of voters who arrive at one time. Election judges can:  Increase distance between voting booths.  Limit nonessential visitors. For example, election judges should be encouraged not to bring children, grandchildren, etc. with them as they work the polls.  Remind voters upon arrival to try to leave space between themselves and others. Encourage voters to stay 6 feet apart if feasible. Signs will be provided to help voters and workers remember this.  Discourage voters and election judge workers from greeting others with physical contact (e.g., handshakes). Include this reminder on signs about social distancing. If feasible access and egress will be in a one-way direction. Rooms will be sanitized before and after each election as will door handles, chairs, and tables. Election judges will clean and disinfect voting-associated equipment (e.g., voting machines, laptops, tablets, keyboards) routinely as well.