Council of the District of Columbia

Committee of the Whole

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

 

TO:                      Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council

                

FROM:               Phil Mendelson, Chairman

                                                           

DATE:                July 1, 2020

 

 

               This memorandum is to request that the following measure be placed on the agenda for the July 7, 2020 Legislative Meeting:

 

• Public Health Emergency Authority Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2020
• Public Health Emergency Authority Extension Amendment Act of 2020

 

               On March 11, 2020, the Mayor of the District of Columbia issued Mayor’s Order 2020-45, 2020-46, declaring a public emergency and a public health emergency in the District due to the imminent threat to the health, safety, and welfare of District residents posed by the spread of COVID-19, and on April 17, 2020, Mayor’s Order 2020-63 extending the state of emergency and public health emergency. The Mayor’s 135 days of authority to declare a public health emergency currently expires on July 24, 2020.  To continue to limit certain activities that would otherwise contribute to the spread of COVID-19, it is necessary to extend the Mayor’s authority to continue the public health emergency through October 9, 2020. 

 

               It has become clear that in order to continue a phased reopening of the District, the Mayor will need authority to continue the public health emergency for the foreseeable future.  However, it is my intent to revisit a number of provisions of the Coronavirus Support Amendment Act that are currently tied to the duration of the public health emergency and to consider that legislation in September after the recess.  

 

               The draft measures are attached.  Please call me or Mr. Evan Cash if you have any questions at (202) 724-7002. 

 

 

 

cc:          All Councilmembers

               Council Officers

 

 

Evan Cash

Committee and Legislative Director

Committee of the Whole

Chairman Phil Mendelson

 

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 410

Washington, DC 20004

Tel: (202) 724-7002

http://www.chairmanmendelson.com/cow

 

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