Signed COVID Proclamation City ofM"M
COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day
WHEREAS, COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is an illness caused by a virus that can transmit
from person to person and has spread across the world, creating a global pandemic
that is having catastrophic effects on human life, our community, our economy; and
WHEREAS, local and state governments, health departments, and public servants
have taken bold actions to protect residents, support struggling local economies, and
find innovative ways to provide services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tigard continues to work with community partners to ensure
residents have important information about local, state and federal resources to help
individuals and local businesses significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;
and
WHEREAS, in response to rapid spread of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders, - -
essential workers continue to be extraordinarily dedicated to providing critical services
to help protect our communities and save lives, sacrificing their own health and safety;
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- WHEREAS, COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on low-income communities
fir}, and communities of color, exacerbating inequities already prevalent in our systems
that we must address; and
WHEREAS, public health guidance and policies targeted at prevention, such as social
distancing, wearing masks in public, and staying home help mitigate the spread of
COVID-19, prevent illness, and lessen the burden on individuals and society; and
WHEREAS, the Oregon Health Authority reports Washington County has 82,681
confirmed cases, with 490 deaths as of 2117122; each life lost to COVID-19 mattered
and leaves a hole in the hearts of loved ones and family members and ripples
throughout our community.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City of Tigard City Council does hereby
proclaim its support for designating the first Monday in March as,
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COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day
in remembrance of those who have lost their lives and in honor of those who are
{ forever marked by COVID and continue to suffer from the impact of this virus.
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Dated this 22 day of February, 2022
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Tigard to be affixed.
Ja on B. Snider, Mayor -
City of Tigard
Attest:
Carol Krager, City Recorder r�