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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />(651) 766-4029 / FAX: (651) 766-4048 <br />www.littlecanadamn.org <br />MAYOR <br />John Keis <br /> <br />COUNCIL <br />Rick Montour <br />Michael McGraw <br />Tom Fischer <br />Christian Torkelson <br /> <br /> <br />March 25, 2020 <br /> <br />Re: Determination that In-Person Meetings are not Practical or Prudent Because of a Health <br />Pandemic or Emergency <br /> <br />To: All Interested Parties: <br /> <br />The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a health pandemic and both national and state <br />emergencies have been declared. Based on information from the United States Center for Disease <br />Control (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), it has been determined that it is not <br />practical or prudent to hold City Council and Commission meetings in person until such time as the State <br />of Minnesota is determined to no longer be in a state of emergency or this determination is terminated <br />sooner by action on behalf of the City. The basis for this determination is as follows: <br /> <br />• On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services declared a <br />public health emergency in response to COVID-19; <br />• On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the global <br />outbreak COVID-19 as a pandemic; <br />• On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump proclaimed the outbreak of COVID-19 in <br />the United States a national emergency; and <br />• On March 20, 2020, Governor Timothy J. Walz issued Executive Order 20-01 under <br />Minn. Stat. Ch. 12 declaring the outbreak of COVID-19 in Minnesota a peacetime <br />emergency. On March 16, 2020, the Minnesota Executive Council extended Executive <br />Order 20-01 for 30 days. <br /> <br />Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.021, meetings of a public body subject to Minnesota’s Open <br />Meeting Law may be conducted by telephone or other electronic means if the Commission’s “presiding <br />officer, chief legal counsel, or chief administrative officer . . . determines that an in-person meeting or a <br />meeting conducted under [Minn. Stat. §] 13D.02 is not practical or prudent because of a health <br />pandemic or an emergency declared under [Minn. Stat. Ch.] 12.” While this determination is effective, <br />all City Council and Commission meetings may be conducted by telephone or other electronic means. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Chris Heineman <br />City Administrator <br />