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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12-2020 <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 DUE TO THE <br />IMPACTS OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND OTHER <br />PROTECTIVE MEASURES DURING A PERIOD OF LOCAL EMERGENCY <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 2019," <br />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 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 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 and <br />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 novel <br />coronavirus (" COVID-19"). <br />F. 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 />