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RESOLUTION R-1920-106: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, ENCOURAGING LANDLORDS TO CEASE EVICTIONS DURING THE NEXT NINETY DAYS, ENCOURAGING TENANTS WHO ARE PAST-DUE ON RENT PAYMENTS AND THEIR LANDLORDS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY TO DEVELOP PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS THAT WILL ENSURE HOUSING STABILITY, AND STRONGLY URGING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO ENACT A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON ALL EVICTIONS IN THE STATE.
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BACKGROUND: On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) China Country Office was first informed of a number of cases of pneumonia of unknown causes. In January 2020, the WHO received information that a new type of coronavirus, now called COVID-19, had been identified. Although it is believed to have initially been spread in animal to human contact, person-to-person spread was subsequently reported. According to the WHO, most international destinations now have ongoing community spread, meaning people are being infected and it is not known how or where they became exposed. The WHO characterized the COVID-19 virus as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
On January 7, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established a COVID-19 Incident Management System and on January 21, activated its Emergency Operations Center to provide support to the COVID-19 response. Since that time, travel advisories have been put in place and President Trump has declared COVID-19 a national emergency and imposed social distancing guidelines through April 30 to slow the spread of COVID-19. Shortly after the President's announcement regarding social distancing, Mayor Clark issued a proclamation on March 13, 2020, limiting organized gathering to less than 250 people. As information about how best to stop the spread of the virus was shared, the proclamation was revised to reflect an effort to keep residents safe. The latest proclamation was issued on April 8, 2020 which also extended restrictions to April 30 in line with th...
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