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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9-2020 <br />EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9 OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY <br />SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA EXTENDING THE <br />MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF RENT BY <br />RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS IMPACTED BY THE <br />NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) THROUGH JULY 28, 2020 <br />SECTION 1. Findings. <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 named <br />"SARS-CoV-2," and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease <br />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 broader spread of COVID-19. <br />C. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared a national <br />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 <br />addressing the effects ofCOVID-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 16, 2020, the Governor of the State of California issued Executive Order <br />N-28-20, authorizing local governments through their police power to impose <br />substantive limitations on residential or commercial evictions for nonpayment of rent <br />for tenants financially impacted byCOVID-19. <br />F. On March 17, 2020, the City Council proclaimed the existence of a local emergency <br />to ensure the availability of mutual aid and support an effective City response to the <br />novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"). <br />G. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Department of Health, <br />and the Orange County Department of Public Health have all issued recommendations <br />including but not limited to social distancing, canceling or postponing group events, <br />working from home, and other precautions to protect public health and prevent <br />transmission of this communicable virus. Other counties throughout the state have <br />issued "shelter in place" directives. <br />H. hi response to COVID-19, and in order to prevent further exposure, many businesses <br />have imposed work from home policies; meetings, events and social gatherings have <br />been cancelled as people remain at home; and customers are not patronizing <br />restaurants and stores or hiring domestic help or travelling. With more businesses <br />