Title
Approval of a Resolution Related to Moratoriums on Rents and Mortgage Payments Due During the Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution Related to Moratoriums on Rents and Mortgage Payments Due During the Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a resolution asking state and federal officials to consider moratoriums on rent and mortgage payment due during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Staff Contact:
Mark Barber, City Attorney, 360.753.8338
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
On March 17, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 7233 declaring a state of emergency relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and authorizing actions as are reasonable and necessary to mitigate conditions caused by such public health emergency and its impact on Olympia’s citizens and businesses.
The resolution would request that state and federal officials take action to impose an immediate moratorium on residential and commercial rent payments, including associated residential rental costs, so that no resident of the City of Olympia or the State of Washington would be required to pay rent during the declared public health emergency or to suffer the accumulation of debt for unpaid rent.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None known.
Options:
1. Approve the Resolution Related to Moratoriums on Rents and Mortgages During the Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic.
2. Direct staff to modify the Resolution.
3. Move to take no action.
Financial Impact:
N/A
Attachments:
Resolution