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Referred to HHS 7/20/20. Please substitute for the original RESOLUTION NO. 2020-45 BY: Bullock, Kepple, Neff, O'Malley, Rader, Shachner A RESOLUTION, to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, requiring the use of face coverings within the City of Lakewood and restricting Businesses and. operations which have the onsite consumption of food, beer, wine and liquor, expiring upon lifting of the state-wide State of Emergency. WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death and can be easily spread from person to person; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported over 2,545,250 cases of COVID-19 in the United States, resulting in over 126,369 deaths; and WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, the Ohio Department of Health announced confirmed cases of COVID=19 in the State of Ohio, creating a dangerous condition that may affect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Ohio; and WHEREAS, on that same date, Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency for the entire State to protect the well-being of the citizens of Ohio from the dangerous effects of COVID- 19, and to assist in protecting the lives, safety, and health of the citizens of Ohio; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 endangers the lives of the citizens of Lakewood, creating an emergency to life and public safety and disrupting commerce; and WHEREAS, the CDC reports that people are most contagious when they are most symptomatic (the sickest) however some spread is possible before an individual may show symptoms; and WHEREAS, on March 22, 2020, under the direction of Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine, Ohio Department of Health Director, Amy Acton, M.D. issued an order requiring all Ohioans to stay in their homes to prevent the further spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on May 22, 2020 the stay at home order expired allowing businesses to begin to open with the recommendation that facial coverings be worn except in certain circumstance. and WHEREAS, as businesses have re -opened, more people are traveling throughout the state, and within Lakewood; and WHEREAS, a local and statewide state of emergency continues to exist with limits on mass gatherings and recommendations of social distancing, and WHEREAS, as a result of the above described emergency there is a continuing need to protect all citizens and guests of Lakewood from the risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic; and