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22-008 Ratifying and Approving the January 10, 2022 Meeting Held by Interactive Technology/VideoconferencingCITY OF SHOREWOOD RESOLUTION NO.2022-008 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE JANUARY 10, 2022 MEETING HELD BY INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY/VIDEOCONFERENCING WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Governor Tim Walz declared a Peacetime State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 health pandemic; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Shorewood issued Emergency Declarations 20-01, 20-02, 20-03, 21-01, and 21-02, to address the local response to the pandemic; and WHEREAS, all Emergency Declarations were subsequently ratified by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota's peacetime emergency order expired as of July 1, 2021; and WHEREAS, despite relaxation of state and local measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic persists with dramatic increase in spread with the Omicron variant; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13D.021, subd. l(1), Mayor Jennifer Labadie, the City Administrator, and the City Attorney determined that an in -person meeting of the City Council for January 10, 2022 is not practical or prudent because of the COVID-19 health pandemic and the Omicron variant surge. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Shorewood, based upon the above recitals, as follows: 1. The existence of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant surge within the community poses a direct threat to the health, safety, and well-being of the community. 2. The determination of the Mayor, Administrator, and City Attorney to hold the regular meeting of the City Council of January 10, 2022, remotely via interactive technology/videoconferencing, in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 13D.021, is hereby approved and ratified. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 1 Oth day of January, 2022. Ma r, Jennifer Labadie ATTEST: Sandie Thone, City Clerk