Ordinance 3742-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

people, as well as our economy, and is a public health disaster that affects life, health, property and the public peace. J. The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on the local economy impacting the retail, restaurant and other industries resulting in layoffs and reduced work hours for a significant percentage of this workforce and loss of income for small businesses. K. Layoffs and substantially reduced work hours will lead to widespread economic hardship that will disproportionately impact low-and moderate- income workers resulting in lost wages and the inability to pay for basic household expenses, including transit fares. L. Adequate social distancing, meaning the maintenance of physical distance between persons, has been recommended and required by Federal and State authorities as critical to stopping continued transmission of COVID-19. M. Collection of fares by Everett Transit drivers is an impediment to adequate social distancing between drivers and passengers. N. Accordingly, for the purposes of public health and maintaining employee safety, the City Council desires that the Mayor be granted the authority to waive transit fares. NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. For the duration of the COVID-19 Civil Emergency under Chapter 9.02 of the Everett Municipal Code and for such other duration as the Mayor may deem necessary related to COVID-19,the Mayor and her designees may waive Everett Transit fares (fixed route and paratransit). This applies to all transit fares imposed under Chapter 3.52 of the Everett Municipal Code and any other ordinance relating to transit fares, including without limitation those fares imposed under Ordinance 3668-19, Ordinance 3623-18, and Ordinance 2918-06. Section 2. This ordinance controls any contrary provision in Chapter 3.52 of the Everett Municipal Code and controls any contrary provision in any other ordinance relating to transit fares. Section 3. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this Ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance including, but not limited to,the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any internal references. Section 4. The City Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination of any such portion as may be declared invalid. L ORDINANCE Page 2 of 3