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RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2020-165
<br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL
<br />AUTHORIZING TRANSFER TO ALAMEDA COUNTY OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
<br />THOUSAND DOLLARS (S150,000) OF BUDGETED BUSINESS INCENTIVE FUNDS
<br />TO BE ADMINISTERED AS SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS TO SAN LEANDRO
<br />BUSINESSES AS PART OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA CARES ACT GRANT
<br />PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
<br />WHEREAS, international, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities
<br />are responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus, "SARS-
<br />CoV-2," and the disease it causes which has been named "coronavirus disease 2019,"
<br />abbreviated COVID- 19, (`COVID-19'); and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California declared a state
<br />of emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already
<br />underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and to help the State prepare for a
<br />broader spread of COVID- 19; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared
<br />a national emergency and announced that the federal government would make emergency
<br />funding available to assist state and local governments in preventing the spread of and addressing
<br />the effects of COVID-19; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the City Council of the City of San Leandro ("City")
<br />ratified the Director of Emergency Service's Proclamation of Local Emergency due to the
<br />outbreak of a novel coronavirus in the City (COVID-19); and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Health Officer of Alameda County issued an Order
<br />directing all individuals to shelter in place and requiring essential businesses to implement Social
<br />Distancing Protocols (`Shelter In Place Order'); and
<br />WHEREAS, the Health Officer of the County of Alameda has issued revised Shelter In
<br />Place Orders on March 31, 2020, May 18, 2020, June 5, 2020, June 18, 2020, October 21, 2020,
<br />and November 18, 2020 extending restrictions on activities and requiring individuals to shelter at
<br />home, while allowing for certain specified activities; and
<br />WHEREAS, on November 19, 2020 the California Department of Public Health issued a
<br />Limited Stay At Home Order, imposing a curfew on counties in the Purple Tier of the State's
<br />Tier program; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro, pursuant to its police powers, has broad authority
<br />to maintain the public peace, health, and safety of its community and preserve quality of life; and
<br />WHEREAS, due to restrictions on business operations enacted by the State, County, and
<br />City in order to promote public health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, local small
<br />businesses are struggling financially; and
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