HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 - Proclamation - Tribute to Remember and Honor the Lives - 1/19/2021
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California
proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in California as a result of the threat of
COVID-19. On February 26, 2020, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and
Department of Public Health declared a public health emergency in Orange
County due to COVID-19. On March 12, 2020, the City Manager of the City of Costa
Mesa did proclaim the existence of a local emergency, ratified by the City Council
on March 13, 2020; and
WHEREAS, as of January 18, 2021, there have been over 23.6 million cases
of COVID-19 in the United States, with over 411,486 deaths; nearly 3 million cases
in California, with over 33,739 deaths; over 210,000 cases in Orange County, with
over 2,400 deaths; and over 7,000 cases in Costa Mesa, with 70 deaths; and
WHEREAS, the outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted every community in
the nation and in the world, and we share in grieving all those who have and
continue to endure pain, illness, and death from the disease; and
WHEREAS, it is vital to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19
and unite our nation during a somber time in our country’s history; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa has participated in a tribute to honor
the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic by ringing bells across the nation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the flags of the City of Costa
Mesa be flown at half-staff at City Hall and upon all its buildings and facilities,
until sunset, January 21, 2021, as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
DATED this 19th day of January 2021
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KATRINA FOLEY
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa