Title:
Title
Amending Ordinance No. 2020-0015 Regarding Temporary Moratorium on Eviction of Commercial Tenants and Declaring the Ordinance to be an Emergency Measure (COVID-19) [Two-Thirds Vote Required] {To be published in its entirety upon adoption}
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FileID
File ID: 2020-00777
Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt an Ordinance by two-thirds vote amending Ordinance No. 2020-0015 to limit the temporary moratorium on evicting commercial tenants impacted by COVID-19 to retail tenants located on first floor of buildings, and declaring the Ordinance to be an emergency measure to take effect immediately and to be published in its entirety within ten days of adoption.
FileName
Contact: Danielle Foster, Housing Policy Manager, (916) 808-1869, Office of the City Manager
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Presenter: Danielle Foster, Housing Policy Manager, (916) 808-1869, Office of the City Manager
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance
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 on March 19, 2020 issued an order to Stay At Home or Place of Residence. This order imposed strong restrictions on the activities of persons and the operation of businesses throughout the county. Businesses were ordered to close and residents directed to stay at home to prevent the spread of this disease.
On March 16, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-28-20, suspending 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 24, 2020, the City Council adopted Sacramento City Ordinance No.
2020-0017, amending the residential evict...
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