CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION modifying the City Council's adoption by Resolution 31945 of a modified civil emergency order issued by the Mayor on April 24, 2020, relating to capping restaurant delivery and pick-up commission fees.
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WHEREAS, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 disease is a global pandemic, which is particularly severe in high-risk populations such as people with underlying medical conditions and the elderly, and the WHO has raised the health emergency to the highest level, requiring dramatic interventions to disrupt the spread of this disease; and
WHEREAS, on February 29, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee declared a statewide state of emergency in response to outbreaks of COVID-19 in Washington; and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2020, the Mayor Jenny Durkan (Mayor) proclaimed a civil emergency related to the spread of COVID-19, authorizing the Mayor to exercise the emergency powers necessary for the protection of the public peace, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2020, the Council adopted Resolution 31937 affirming the civil emergency, modifying orders transmitted by the Mayor related to the emergency, and establishing Council's expectations related to future orders and reporting by the Mayor during the civil emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee issued Proclamation 20-25, Stay Home - Stay Healthy, prohibiting all people in Washington State from leaving their homes or participating in social, spiritual, or recreational gatherings of any kind regardless of the number of participants, except to conduct or participate in essential activities and/or for employment in essential business services; and
WHEREAS, while restaurants are deemed an essential business, to reduce the spread of the virus and protect the public health, the Stay Home - Stay Healthy Order prohibited restaurants in Seattle from offering dine-in service, limiting restaurants to delivery and takeo...
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