Res 2021- 60 Rescinding Declaration of Local Emergency Due to Covid-19 PandemicCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
RESOLUTION 2021 - 60
RESCINDING THE DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 Governor Tim Walz declared a Peacetime State of
Emergency under Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.31 subdivision 2 authorizing any and all
necessary State resources to be used in support of the COVID-19 response; and
WHEREAS, under the authority given by Minnesota Statutes, Section 12.29, and Title 2,
Chapter 3 of the Mendota Heights City Code (Emergency Management Organization), the City
Council, on March 17, 2020, passed Resolution 2020-23 declaring that a local emergency existed
within the City of Mendota Heights; and
WHEREAS, The City's emergency declaration provided direction to the City
Administrator and staff to implement operational changes, as needed, to ensure that public services
were maintained and provided that the emergency declaration continue indefinitely, until revoked
by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, As COVID-19 vaccination rates are now increasing and positive cases are
decreasing in Minnesota, Governor Walz, with the agreement of the Minnesota Legislature,
relinquished his emergency powers effective July 1, 2021, ending the peacetime emergency.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA that the Declaration of a Local Emergency
proclaimed under Resolution 2020-23 is hereby rescinded, effective upon approval.
Adopted by the City Council of City of Mendota Heights this 6th day of July, 2021.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Stephanie Levine, Mayor
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Lorri Smith, City Clerk