Res 2020-074/under the authority of Section 418.108 of the Texas Government Code, declaring and extending a local state of disaster in the City of San Marcos, Texas due to the Covid-19 Pandemic

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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-74R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 418.108(B) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE EXTENDING THE MAYOR'S DECLARATION OF A LOCAL STATE OF DISASTER IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RECITALS: WHEREAS, in December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now designated COVID-19, was detected in Wuhan, China; and WHEREAS, symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, and can range from mild to severe illness; and WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization Director General declared the outbreak of COVID —19, as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, advising countries to prepare for the containment, detection, isolation and case management, contact tracing and prevention of onward spread of the disease; and WHEREAS, on March 5, 2020, the World Health Organization Director General urged aggressive preparedness and activation of emergency plans to aggressively change the trajectory of this epidemic; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 a Declaration of State of Disaster was issued by Governor Abbott to take additional steps to protect the health and welfare of Texans from COVID —19; and WHEREAS, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring the growing number of COIVD — 19 cases that spread into the United States; and WHEREAS, over 3,487 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the United States, including 68 deaths with over 57 cases in Texas, including at least 3 in Hays County; and WHEREAS, a large gathering of unidentifiable individuals without necessary mitigation for the spread of infection may pose a risk of the spread of infectious disease; and WHEREAS, the COVID — 19 virus spreads between people who are in close contact with one another through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes; and WHEREAS, the continued worldwide spread of COVID — 19 presents an imminent threat of widespread illness, which requires emergency action; and