HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2020-06 Ratifying and Confirming COVID-19 Measures RESOLUTION 2020-06
RESOLUTION F THE CITY COMMISSION F WINTER SPRINGS,FLORIDA CONFIRMING
AND EXTENDINGTHE COVID-19 DECLARATIONF CIVIL EMERGENCY APPROVED Y THE
MAYORPRIL 2, 2020; AFFIRMING AND RATIFYINGEMERGENCY EXECUTIV
ORDERS 2020 1 AND 2 20® 2 ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER RELATED TO THE C VI
9 EMERGENCY;PROVIDING FOR T UTU TERMINATION OF THE CIVIL EMERGENCY
BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT A LATER ATE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS;S VE A ILt ;AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, On March 31, 2020, at the request of Seminole County, the City Manager,
pursuant to emergency powers vested in him under Section 2-252 of the City Cade, issued
Executive Emergency Order 2020-01 regarding the City's enforcement of Seminole County
Executive Order 2020-006 regarding social distancing and adherence to the Center For Disease
Control and Prevention guidelines within the Jurisdictional limits of the City of Winter Springs;and
WHEREAS, On April 1, 2020, the City Manager pursuant to emergency powers vested in
hire under Section 2-252 of the City Code, issued Executive Emergency Order 2020-02 tolling
tirneframes for processing development permit applications in accordance with Section 166.033,
Florida Statutes and the City Code for purposes of affording the City and applicants additional
time to complete the processing of such applications due to the disruptions caused by the COVI -
19 emergency, and
WHEREAS, On April 2, 2020, following Governor DeSantis' "Safer at Nome" Executive
Orders 20- 1/92, Mayor Charles Lacey, in consultation with the City M a n a g e r and the City
Attorney, issued a local emergency declaration pursuant to Section 4.05 of the City Charter
and Section 2-255(a) of the City Code due to the COVI -19 Emergency, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby finds that the City is currently in a state of
emergency due to the fact that in conjunction with other local, state and federal agencies,
the City is required to take appropriate measures to deal with the COVID-19 emergency, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission further finds that it is necessary and reasonable for
the City to continue exercising emergency powers invoked by the Declaration of Civil
Emergency approved by the Mayor and the City's Executive Emergency Orders issued by the
City Manager in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Winter
Springs, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-255 of the City Code, the City Commission finds that
it is necessary to confirm and extend the Declaration of Civil Emergency approved by the
Mayor until further notice of the City Commission and to affirm and ratify the previous Executive
Emergency Orders issued by the City Manager and referenced herein; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds this
Resolution to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of
Winter Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The following recitals are true and correct and hereby fully
incorporated herein by this reference as part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Confirming and Extending Civil Declaration of Emergency. Pursuant to
Section 2-255 of the City Code, the City Commission hereby confirms and extends until further
action of the City Commission, the Declaration of Civil Emergency approved by the Mayor on
April 2, 2020. An executed copy of the Declaration of Civil Emergency is attached to this
Resolution and fully approved by the City Commission and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. Affirming and Ratifying Prior Executive Emergency Orders.
Executive Emergency Orders 2020-01 and 2020-02 issued by the City Manager are hereby
affirmed and ratified and shall remain in effect until amended or cancelled by the City Commission
or City Manager. An executed copy of the Executive Emergency Orders referenced herein are
attached to this Resolution and fully approved by the City Commission and incorporated herein
by this reference. Neither this Section nor any other provision of this Resolution shall be construed
or interpreted as limiting or repealing any of the emergency powers, duties and responsibilities
vested in the City Manager in accordance with Chapter 2, Article VII of the City Code or any other
applicable law.
Section 4,. Termination of Declaration of Civil Emergency. The Declaration of Civil
Emergency issued by the Mayor and approved hereunder shall remain in effect
within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Winter Springs until terminated by the City
Commission by Resolution.
Section S. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior inconsistent resolutions
adopted by the City Commission, or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed
to the extent of the conflict.
Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 7. Effective Date.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption
by the City Commission.
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ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a Regular
Meeting duly assembled on the day of April, 2020.
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CHRISTIAN GOWAN, Interim City Clerk
Approved as to le al form and sufficiency for
the City of Wpp fit" °'prings, Florida only:
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ANTHONY A.GARGANESE,City Attorney
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