Proclamations, Opinions, Awards - Historical - 3/18/2020
CITY OF GLENDALE
PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A
LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a
pandemic due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the Governor of the State of Arizona, Douglas A.
Ducey, determined that the COVID-19 outbreak presents conditions in Arizona that justified
his declaration of a State of Emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America, Donald J.
Trump, found and proclaimed that the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States constituted a
national emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in
accordance with its guidance for large events and mass gatherings, recommended that for the
next eight weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel or postpone in-person
events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States, and is expected to adjust
that directive to ten people or more; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, Governor Ducey ordered statewide closures of all Arizona
schools through Friday, March 27, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, President Trump issued his “Coronavirus Guidelines for
America: 15 Days to Slow the Spread” which provides guidance to avoid social gatherings of
more than ten people and direction to “Listen to and follow the directions of your state and
local authorities,”: and
WHEREAS, A.RS. § 26-311 and City Code Chapter 14 authorize the Mayor of the City of
Glendale to declare a local emergency under appropriate circumstances.
BASED ON THE FOREGOING, I HEREBY DECLARE that the COVID-19 outbreak,
consistent with the above listed declarations, proclamations, and recommendations, presents
conditions in the City of Glendale that endanger life, and I hereby declare a local emergency
in the City of Glendale, Arizona; and
I FURTHER DECLARE that the City of Glendale Emergency Operations Plan is hereby
activated and in effect until further notice; and that the entire city limits of the City of Glendale
located within the boundaries of Maricopa County are hereby included in this declaration; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that in order to flatten the curve of the
spread of the COVID-19 virus, keep our hospitals from, becoming overwhelmed, and maximize
available funding, as follows:
1. Public gathering places, such as bars, clubs, libraries, gyms, and other places where
groups in excess of ten congregate, are asked to take measures to implement social
distancing; and
2. All restaurants, food courts, cafes, coffeehouses, retail food facilities, and other similar
businesses and establishments are asked to take measures to implement social
distancing, and increase the use of delivery service, window service, drive-through
service, or drive-up service, and to use precautions in doing so to mitigate the potential
transmission of COVID -19, including social distancing, noting the City will pause all
Code Enforcement that may impede such action; and
3. Members of the public are urged to:
a. use social distancing and avoid groups of ten or more people; and
b. avoid contact with those with elevated risks associated with COVID- 19; and
c. stay home and contact your medical provider if you or others in your household
feel sick; and
d. stay home and away from other people if you are an older person or you have a
serious underlying condition that can put you at increased risk, for example, a
condition that impairs your lung or heart function or weakens your immune
system; and
e. practice good personal hygiene, such as regularly washing your hands, avoid
touching your face, sneezing into a tissue or the inside of your elbow, and
frequently disinfecting.
4. The City of Glendale requests that financial, mutual aid, and in-kind assistance be
obtained from the County of Maricopa, the State of Arizona, and the Federal
Government of the United States of America as may be necessary and appropriate
under the circumstance.
PROCLAIMED this day of March 18, 2020 at the City of Glendale, Arizona.
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Mayor Jerry P. Weiers
Attest.
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CITY CLERK