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:                April 29, 2021

 

 

This memorandum is to request that the following measures be placed on the agenda for the May 4, 2021 Legislative Meeting:

 

▪        Coronavirus Public Health Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2021

▪        Coronavirus Public Health Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2021

▪        Coronavirus Public Health Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2021

 

On March 11, 2020, the Mayor of the District of Columbia issued Mayor’s Orders 2020-45 and 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.  Additional orders have since been issued and the most recent authority granted by the Council expires on May 20, 2021.  This emergency and temporary legislation would extend the Mayor’s authority through July 15, 2021.

 

 

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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