2020-20Resolution No. 2020-20
COUNCIL MEMBER SHEPARD INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
COVID-19: Resolution of the City of Blair Regarding Use
of Municipal Property for Sports or Other Recreational Activities
A Resolution of the City of Blair Nebraska, Regarding the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19
Through the Use of Municipal Property for Sports or Recreational Activities.
Recitals
WHEREAS, the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic
by the World Health Organization, is extremely contagious, and is believed to spread mainly from
person-to-person contact;
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Governor of the State of Nebraska declared a state of
emergency related to COVID-19 within the entire State of Nebraska, and this state of emergency
remains in effect;
WHEREAS, directed health measures are in effect for every County in the State of
Nebraska through May 31, 2020, and are likely to be extended by the Governor in some form for
most or all Counties after May 31, 2020;
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2020, the Governor announced that the directed health measure
prohibiting all organized team sports, youth and adult, would be relaxed by the State of Nebraska
beginning June 1, 2020, in order to permit the planned reopening of certain adult and/or youth
team sports;
WHEREAS, a copy of the June I" Statewide Sports Reopening Guidelines is attached to
this Resolution and incorporated herein as part of these Recitals;
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that future guidance from the State of Nebraska will permit
additional team sports and other recreational activities;
WHEREAS, players, coaches, officials, and others who participate in such games,
practices, or other recreational activities, and spectators who attend such activities risk the dangers
of illness, disease, medical complications, injury or death, caused by or related to COVID-19, by
voluntarily entering the municipal property and/or facilities on which such activities take place, by
watching such activities, and by participating or authorizing the participation of a minor, in such
games, practices, or other recreational activities; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of City of Blair to permit the resumption of adult and/or youth
team sports and other recreational activities on municipal property and/or facilities, in accordance
with the directed health measures and other laws and guidance issued by the State of Nebraska,
including, but not limited to, the June I" Statewide Sports Reopening Guidelines and such further
laws and guidance that may be issued in the future, provided that every individual, organization,
or group sponsoring such activities, and all participants and spectators, fully assume the health
risks associated with these activities, including the inherent risk now present in any such activities
as a result of the presence of COVID49 in the State of Nebraska, and provided that participants
in such activities sign an agreement that releases City of Blair, its elected and appointed officials
and employees, and all other participants in adult and/or youth team sports or other recreational
activities from liability associated with exposure to COVID49 in the course of such activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Blair that any individual,
organization or group sponsoring adult and/or youth team sports or other recreational activities
that wishes to use the playing or practice fields, courts, grounds, and/or other facilities of City of
Blair for games, practices, or other recreational activities will be required to enter into the COVID-
19: License and Management Agreement for Use of Municipal Property for Sports or Other
Recreational Activities and/ or Addendum attached hereto. These License Agreements will be
maintained by the Municipal Clerk and shall constitute an addendum to any other contract, license
agreement, lease, or agreement allowing the use of the municipal property and/or facilities of City
of Blair by the same individual, organization, or group.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in order to enter the playing or practice fields, courts,
grounds, and/or other facilities of City of Blair to participate in games, practices, or other
recreational activities, all players, coaches, officials and other participants must sign the agreement
titled COVID-19: Participants Agreement for Sports or Other Recreational Activities in
substantially the same form as attached hereto. Each team wishing to participate on or use the
municipal property and/or facilities of City of Blair must provide copies of signed Agreements for
all participants affiliated with the team, together with a roster containing a complete list of the
names of all players, coaches, officials, and others affiliated with the team. Copies of these
documents must be provided to and shall be maintained by the Municipal Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, for the avoidance of doubt as to the risk assumed by
participants and spectators, in order to encourage compliance with directed health measures and
guidelines, and in order to promote public safety, the applicable provisions of the June 1St
Statewide Sports Reopening Guidelines, shall be posted on all practice and playing fields, courts,
grounds, and/or other facilities where adult and/or youth practices and/or games or other
recreational activities occur. If the June lst Statewide Sports Reopening Guidelines, are
subsequently modified or updated, the applicable provisions of the modified or updated guidelines
shall be posted in the same manner.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all participants and spectators shall comply with all
federal, state and local laws and regulations, all directed health measures and guidelines, and all security
policies or procedures established by City of Blair relating to COVID-19 or other safety or hygiene
precautions while present on municipal property and/or facilities, understanding that the City of Blair may
elect to deny entrance to its playing or practice fields, courts, grounds, and/or other facilities to any non-
complying participant or spectator, or to require a non -complying participant or spectator to leave the
premises at any time.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
BY:
RICHARD HANSEN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
By?t7Vt,4kHEELER, City Clerk
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BRENDA WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is duly appointed, qualified, and the acting City
Clerk for the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Ordinance was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City, held on the 9th day of
June, 2020.
Brenda Wheeler, City Clerk