RE 2021-0223.5 Extending Mayoral Declaration of a State of Emergency
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-0223.5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS, EXTENDING A MAYORAL DECLARATION OF A STATE OF
LOCAL DISASTER AS A RESULT OF THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
EVENT; PROVIDING FOR INTERIM PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES;
REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor of Coppell on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 signed a Declaration
Declaring a State of Emergency in response to the severe winter weather event affecting the
state of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the circumstances surrounding the severe winter weather event have
increased the need for public safety response; and.
WHEREAS, State law provides that the Mayoral Declaration must expire on the seventh
th
(7) day after its issuance; and
WHEREAS, the severe weather event continues to necessitate an extensive and prompt
public safety response; and, the regulations set forth in the Mayoral Declaration may need to
be extended and/or modified in order to continue to protect the general public;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDER BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The Mayoral Declaration dated Wednesday, February 17, 2021, and set
to expire on February 23, 2021, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby continued and
renewed and shall expire at 11:59p.m. on March 25, 2021, unless extended by this Council.
SECTION 2. The City Manager and Mayor shall take all steps necessary, expressed
and implied under said Declaration and Order in accordance with State law and the City of
Coppell Emergency Management Plan to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of the City of Coppell.
SECTION 3. The extended Mayoral Declaration and Order is ADOPTED,
CONTINUED AND RENEWED and the City Council hereby takes the additional action as
amended herein as follows:
a. That the City Manager or his designee may utilize the Federal Emergency
Management Act procurement during exigent or emergency provision of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
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b. The City Manager may waive enforcement of any regulatory and ordinance
provision for any businesses and residences subject to this order in order to promote and
execute the provisions of this Resolution; the Mayor and City Manager make take appropriate
action to execute the City Emergency Management Plan as adopted in the Code of Ordinances
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Coppell.
SECTION 4. Any prior resolution of the City Council in conflict with the provisions
contained in this Resolution are hereby repealed and revoked.
SECTION 5. Should any part of this Resolution be held to be invalid for any reason,
the remainder shall not be affected thereby, and such remaining portions are hereby declared
to be severable.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED and approved by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on
this the 23rd day of February 2021.
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