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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO EMERGENCY CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Wednesday,March 18,2020 <br /> 3:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> are canceled, can accruals go above the caps to make up time.Authorizing negative comp balances up to <br /> X amount of hours,possibly 80. Reminders to Staff about law enforcement,healthcare,emergency <br /> personnel that have daycare options and what type of employee assistance there might be.The <br /> development of work comp plans if Staff test positive for anything. Waiving the initial requirements to <br /> produce doctor's notes before work accommodations can be made. Daily/as-things-change updates as <br /> new directives from national, State,and County authorities regarding Police,Fire,Public Safety,Public <br /> Works, City Hall,and Admin Staff. For upcoming Council,Planning,Park meetings, do triaging so action <br /> can be taken. Cost-tracking for incident responses.Reminders and employee trainings on personal <br /> protective equipment(PPE)such as gloves,masks,goggles,and gowns when dealing with potential <br /> hazards.Follow the universal precaution that everything is dirty. When things calm down, a review with <br /> the Fire Department in regards to box alarms. It's a great opportunity to learn how to help each other out <br /> and expand to other areas so they aren't confined to geographic areas and can back each other up. Eat and <br /> shop local. <br /> Johnson stated all of the plans need to be fluid and able to change because no one knows where anything <br /> is going.Also,things need to keep moving as best as possible. <br /> Crosby said Orono should share best practices with neighboring cities: if Orono comes up with a good <br /> idea,other cities can make a decision if they think that idea/practice might help their city. <br /> Seals indicated she had nothing to add. <br /> Rief said the points Printup discussed were also points on his list.He noted the purpose of the meeting <br /> was to provide a Response Plan for the Council for adoption and to consider the Emergency Declaration <br /> with an extension until the next planned Council meeting and beyond.He encouraged the plan to stay in <br /> place until the end of the State Declaration but reviewed at every Council meeting. Orono is in a State of <br /> Emergency through the Executive Order last week;the Executive Orders continue coming both from the <br /> Federal and State. He noted the primary goal for the City is to be able to continue operations,keep City <br /> employees safe,and keep residents safe and healthy.He stated the Mayor's Emergency Proclamation is <br /> valid for 3 days.By Council Resolution,it can be extended for the duration of the emergency. An <br /> Emergency Response Plan has been developed.The Proclamation and Resolution put the City into the <br /> Lake Area Emergency Management Plan,which the Council has received.He noted that nothing in the <br /> information was related to pandemics and everything they are doing is new. <br /> Walsh read the Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency, effective 3:55 p.m. on March 18,2020. <br /> Printup moved,Crosby seconded,to approve the Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> Walsh read the Resolution Enacted Under Authority of Minnesota Statutes 12.29 and 12.37 to extend the <br /> Period of a Mayor-Declared Local Emergency,to be adopted on March 18,2020. <br /> Printup moved,Crosby seconded,to approve the Resolution No.7080 Enacted Under Authority of <br /> Minnesota Statutes 12.29 and 12.37 to Extend the Period of a Mayor-Declared Local Emergency. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> Rief reviewed the COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan, indicating that there are staffing plans to back <br /> each of the levels,but Levels 4 and 5 are still being developed on a daily basis as situations change and <br /> resources become available. <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br />