Title:
Title
Ordinance Amending the Temporary Moratorium on Evicting Tenants to Include Commercial Tenants and Declaring the Ordinance to be an Emergency Measure [Two-Thirds Vote Required] {To be published in its entirety upon adoption} (To Be Delivered)
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FileID
File ID: 2020-00422
Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt an Ordinance by two-thirds vote amending Sacramento City Ordinance 2020-0015 to establish a moratorium on evicting commercial tenants suffering business income loss due to the implementation of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and declaring the Ordinance to be an emergency measure to take effect immediately.
FileName
Contact: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, Office of the City Manager
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Presenter: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, Office of the City Manager
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On March 4, 2020, the Governor declared a State of Emergency in California due to the threat of Coronavirus Disease 19 ("COVID-19"). On March 5, 2020, the Sacramento County Public Health Officer declared a public health emergency in Sacramento County from COVID-19 and then issued an Order of the County Health Officer to Stay at Home or Place of Residence on March 19, 2020. That order imposes strong restrictions on the activities of persons and the operation of businesses throughout the county. Due to these and other actions from federal, state, and local health officials, there has been an unprecedented disruption of business in the city.
On March 16, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-28-20. The order suspends any state law that would preempt or otherwise restrict the city's exercise of its police power to impose substantive limitations on evictions based on nonpayment of rent resulting from the impacts of COVID-19.
On March 17, 2020, the city council adop...
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