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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2-2020 <br />AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES <br />FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ENACTING AND IMPLEMENTING TIME <br />EXTENSIONS, STREAMLINED PROCESSING FOR ESSENTIAL BUSINESS <br />REQUIREMENTS, POSTPONEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS <br />AND DEADLINES FOR LAND USE RELATED MATTERS AND IMPOSING <br />A RESIDENTIAL RENT FREEZE DUE TO THE IMPACTS OF THE NOVEL <br />CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES <br />DURING A PERIOD OF LOCAL EMERGENCY <br />SECTION 1. Findines. <br />A. International, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities are <br />responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus <br />named "SARS-CoV-2," and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus <br />disease 2019," abbreviated COVID-19 ("COVID-19"). <br />B. On March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California declared a state of <br />emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions <br />already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state <br />prepare for the broader spread of COVID-19. <br />C. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared a <br />national emergency and announced that the federal government would make <br />emergency funding available to assist state and local governments in preventing the <br />spread of and addressing the effects of COVID-19. <br />D. The Orange County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health declared <br />a local emergency and local public health emergency to aid the regional healthcare <br />and governmental community in responding to COVID-19. <br />E. On March 17, 2020, the City Council proclaimed the existence of a local emergency <br />to ensure the availability of mutual aid and to activate the City's response to the <br />novel coronavirus (" COVID-19"). <br />F. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Department of <br />Health, and the Orange County Department of Public Health have all issued <br />recommendations including but not limited to social distancing, canceling or <br />postponing group events, working from home, and other precautions to protect <br />public health and prevent transmission of this communicable virus. Other counties <br />throughout the state have issued "shelter in place" directives. <br />#33136vl <br />