R-1881 - 05/26/2020 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Resolutions ITEM 6.E.2
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
VILLAGE o� UPPER LEVEL CONFERENCE ROOM
OAK B R , K BUTLER GOVERNMENT CENTER
t� 1200 OAK BROOK ROAD
OAK BROOK,ILLINOIS
630-368-5000
AGENDA ITEM
Board of Trustees Meeting
of
May 26, 2020
SUBJECT: Extension of the Declaration of Emergency COVID-19
FROM: Riccardo F. Ginex, Village Manager
BUDGET SOURCE/BUDGET IMPACT: NNA
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to Approve Resolution 2020-DCL-EM-
VOB-COVID-I9-R-1881,A Resolution Approving and Authorizing an Extension of
the Declaration of Emergency COVID-19
BackgroLnd/History
As you know, the Village Board approved the Declaration of Emergency Resolution-1876
at a Special Meeting on March 26, 2020. That declaration had an expiration date of 60
days from the date of passage. This resolution will extend the Declaration of Emergency
for an additional 60 days.
By issuing a disaster proclamation, the Village officially activated its Emergency
Operations Plan and will continue to work with local, state, and federal partners to respond
to the COVID-19 outbreak. This resolution of a state of emergency in Oak Brook, allows
the Village to become eligible for additional funding for our operational response.
Recommendation
That the Village Board approves the resolution.
&VG
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION
NUMBER 2020-DCL-EMVOB-COVID-19-R-1881
A RESOLUTION
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
AN EXTENSION OF THE
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
COVID-19
GOPAL G. LALMALANI, Village President
CHARLOTTE K. PRUSS, Village Clerk
JOHN BAAR
PHILIP CUEVAS
MICHAEL MANZO
MOIN SAIYED
EDWARD TIESENGA
ASIF YUSUF
Village Board
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the
President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook
on this the 26th day of May, 2020
Resolution 2020-DCL-EMVOB-
COVID-I9-R-1881 A Resolution
Approving and Authorizing an
Extension of the Declaration of
Emergency COVID-19
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-DCL-EMVOB-COVID-19-R-1881
A RESOLUTION
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
AN EXTENSION OF THE
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
COVID-19
WHEREAS, the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the United States
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the World Health Organization (WHO)
have each determined that SARS-CoV-2 virus causes the COVID-19 respiratory disease;
WHEREAS, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a new strain of coronavirus that had not been
previously identified in humans and is easily spread from person to person and the COVID-19
disease can result in serious illness or death;
WHEREAS, dozens of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the State of
Illinois; to date, all of the cases in Illinois are in the greater Chicagoland area;
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the Secretary of HHS declared a public health
emergency for the entire United States of America concerning COVID-19, on March 9, 2020,
Governor Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation concerning the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois,
on March 11, 2020, WHO declared that the spread of COVID-19 is a global pandemic, on March
13, 2020 President Trump declared a national emergency concerning the COVID-19 pandemic
and on March 15, 2020 DuPage County Board Chairman Cronin issued a disaster proclamation
concerning the spread of COVID-19 in DuPage County and on March 20, 2020 Governor Pritzker
issued an order for all residents of Illinois to "shelter in place";
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed localized community
person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 in Illinois, significantly increasing the risk of exposure
and infection to Illinois' general public and creating an extreme public health risk in the Village
and throughout the State;
WHEREAS, as has been experienced in other locales in the United States and around the
world, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has the potential to infect large numbers of people in a short amount
of time, placing extreme burdens on the health care system and the economy;
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook has previously declared a State of Emergency and
has adopted certain rules, regulations and orders relating thereto; and
WHEREAS,that the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Oak Brook understand that this
is a fluid situation ever changing and in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Village,
and to protect the residents of the Village from disease and death, it is necessary to extend the
Declaration of Emergency to further implement emergency regulations and orders.
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Resolution 2020-DCL-EMVOB-
COVID-19-R-1881 A Resolution
Approving and Authorizing an
Extension of the Declaration of
Emergency COVID-19
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Section One - Statement of Authority
This Declaration is issued pursuant to the authority granted under the Village of Oak Brook
Code of Ordinances, as amended; Section 11-1-6 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-1-
6; and Section 11 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/11.
Section Two — Declaration
The Corporate Authorities of the Village of Oak Brook hereby extend the declaration of
emergency that was approved by the board on March 26, 2020 along with all rules regulations
and orders that have been approved since said date.
Section Three - Other Actions Authorized
The Village President is hereby authorized to issue additional emergency regulations
and orders in furtherance of this Declaration. Notice of any additional regulations and orders will
be provided to the Village Clerk, posted on the Village website, and otherwise provided to the
general public as quickly as practicable.
Section Four- Effective Date and Period of Emergency
This declaration shall take effect immediately and shall expire 60 days from the effective
date set forth herein.
Section Five — Publication
This declaration shall be published in book or pamphlet form as provided by the Illinois
Municipal Code.
Section Six— Recording
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Resolution 2020-DCL-EMVOB-
COVID-I9-R-1881 A Resolution
Approving and Authorizing an
Extension of the Declaration of
Emergency COVID-19
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This declaration shall be entered into the minutes and upon the journals of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
APPROVED THIS 26th day of May, 2020
PASSED THIS 26th day of May, 2020 ''—`
Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
Ayes: Trustees, Baar, Cuevas, Manzo, Saiyed, Tiesenga, Yusuf
Nays: None
Absent: None
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�o Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
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