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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION 9255 <br />A RESOLUTION ENACTED PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES <br />SECTION 12.29 EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF A <br />MAYOR -DECLARED LOCAL EMERGENCY <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota by Mayoral Declaration No. <br />2020-1 has declared that a local emergency is in effect in the City as of 3:00 p.m. on Friday March <br />20, 2020; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mounds View agrees with the mayor's determination <br />and further finds that the local emergency will last for more than three days and that immediate <br />action to respond to the local emergency is needed in order to protect the health, safety and welfare <br />of the City and the community; and <br />WHEREAS, the Council finds that this emergency, which involves an outbreak of an infectious <br />disease (COVID-19), is a highly fluid and evolving situation, and in the interest of the public <br />health, a response or action may be needed that requires deviation from standard procedures for <br />procuring goods and services; and <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Sections 12.29 and 12.37 authorize the actions taken in this <br />resolution and provide that emergency contracts and agreements are not subject to the normal <br />purchasing and competitive bidding requirements because of the local emergency. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY <br />COUNCIL as follows: <br />1. The Mayor's Declaration of a local emergency is continued in effect until further action <br />of the City Council. <br />2. City staff is authorized to enter into agreements and contracts necessary for the <br />procurement of materials, equipment, and services required to respond to the local <br />emergency. <br />3. The Mayor and City Administrator are authorized to execute any agreements, contracts, <br />and related documents regarding the local emergency necessary to implement <br />corrective action relative to the local emergency to protect the health, safety and <br />welfare of the City and the community. <br />4. City staff is authorized to take any appropriate action and to prepare any appropriate <br />documents to facilitate the directives of the Council as set forth in this resolution. <br />DOCSOPEN\MU 125\ 11 \643356.v 1-3/ 17/20