Mayoral Declaration No. 2020-01
CITY OF FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA
MAYORAL DECLARATION NO. 2020 - 01
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Fridley, Minnesota ("Mayor") finds that the following local emergency
("Emergency") exists in the City of Fridley, Minnesota ("City"):
1. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization determined that the COVID-19 outbreak
constitutes a pandemic. On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national state of emergency
as a result of the pandemic.
2. On March 13, 2020, Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order 20-01 declaring a state
of peacetime emergency to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota. The Governor’s
Executive Order along with this Declaration triggers activation of the City’s emergency management
plan and enables the City to exercise its emergency powers.
3. The spread of COVID-19 in the United States and Minnesota has raised serious public health
concerns and resulted in a great deal of uncertainty. Much remains unknown about the virus and how
it spreads.
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 12.29 authorizes the Mayor to declare the existence of the
Emergency, to invoke necessary portions of the City’s Emergency Operations Plan, and to authorize aid and
services in accordance with interjurisdictional agreements; and,
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 12.37 authorizes the City, acting through its governing body, to:
(1) enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat the disaster by protecting the health and
safety of persons and property and by providing emergency assistance to the victims of the disaster; and (2)
exercise the powers vested by that section in the light of the exigencies of the disaster without compliance with
time-consuming procedures and formalities otherwise prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor finds that the Emergency is sudden and could not have been anticipated; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor finds that this situation threatens the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the
community and threatens the provision and delivery of city services as a result of the Emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor finds that the Emergency poses the risk of and may cause catastrophic loss of public
health, safety, and welfare if not immediately addressed.
NOW, THEREFORE, as the Mayor of the City of Fridley, Minnesota, I declare that a Local Emergency exists
effective at 7:00 p.m. on March 23, 2020, in the City of Fridley, Minnesota.
This declaration of a local emergency will invoke the City's Emergency Operations Plan. The portions that
are necessary for response to and recovery from the Emergency are authorized, including but not limited to,
all appropriate community containment and mitigation strategies. To the extent normal state laws and city
policies and procedures impede an efficient response or compliance with federal and state directives and
recommendations, the City Manager, Emergency Management Director, and their designees are authorized to
suspend compliance with those laws, policies, and procedures and to take those actions necessary to protect
the public health, safety, and welfare.
Dated: March 23, 2020 _____________________________________
Scott J. Lund - Mayor
City of Fridley, Minnesota