QUINTON D. LUCAS
Mayor

SECOND AMENDED ORDER 20-01
WHEREAS, On March 12, 2020, a proclamation of a state of emergency (the
“Proclamation”) was issued to allow the City of Kansas City to take measures to reduce the
possibility of exposure to COVID-19 and promote the health and safety of Kansas City residents,
along with an accompanying order; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 virus spreads between people who are in close contact with
one another through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes;
and
WHEREAS, a gathering of individuals without necessary mitigation for the spread of
infection may pose a risk of the spread of infectious disease; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to employ all means available under the law to protect
public life, health, safety and property to limit the development, contraction and spread of
COVID-19 creating this emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, President Donald J. Trump, in coordination with The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), officially recommended cessation of school
operations that are near areas of community transmission, even if those areas are in neighboring
states; and
WHEREAS, Superintendents for school operations in Kansas City support the cessations
of school operations; and
WHEREAS, as of March 16, 2020, numerous cases of COVID-19 illness, including a
fatality and evidence of community transmission, have been identified in jurisdictions bordering
Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, an amended order was issued by Mayor Quinton Lucas
related to the COVID-19 illness, modifying event gathering numbers in the City; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2020, the Kansas City Health Department confirmed 12 cases,
including possible community spread, of the COVID-19 illness in Kansas City, Missouri; and

 WHEREAS, the Director of Public Health in concert with other regional health directors
recommends further steps be taken to limit community spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Proclamation declaring a state of emergency currently in effect
authorizes the Mayor to take all necessary action to protect Kansas Citians; NOW,
THEREFORE,
IT IS SO ORDERED:
That Amended Order dated March 16, 2020, regarding Group Events is hereby repealed
and the following Second Amended Order 20-01 (the “Order”) is enacted in lieu thereof, to read
as follows:
I.

Section One: Stay At Home
A. Individuals may leave their residences or place of rest only to perform “Essential
Activities,” as defined infra. People at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 are
urged to stay in their residence or place of rest except as necessary to seek medical care
and to obtain provision of essential life items. All individuals shall exercise social
distancing requirements at all times.

II.

Section Two: Non-Essential Business and Other Non-Essential Operations Must
Cease
A. All businesses and other operations in the City, except as defined infra or exempted
by force of law or Order, are required to cease all in-person operations. Non-essential
businesses and other operations may continue operations consisting exclusively of
employees, contractors, or other agents of businesses performing activities at their
own residences or places of rest.

III.

Section Three: Definitions and Exemptions
A. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms will have the meaning
ascribed to them:
1. “Essential Activities,” shall mean:
i. To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their health and
safety, or to the health and safety of their family or household
members (including, but not limited to, pets), or close personal
acquaintances, such as, by way of example only and without
limitation, obtaining medical supplies or medication, visiting a health
care professional, or obtaining supplies they need to work from home;
ii. To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves and their
family or household members, or close personal acquaintances, or to
deliver those services or supplies to others, such as, by way of example

 only and without limitation, canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits and
vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, and any other
household consumer products, and products necessary to maintain the
safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences;
iii. To engage in outdoor activity, provided the individuals comply with
Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this Section, such as, by
way of example and without limitation, biking, walking, hiking, or
running;
iv. To perform work providing essential products and services at an
Essential Business or to otherwise carry out activities specifically
permitted in this Order, including Minimum Basic Operations, as
defined infra, at Non-Essential Businesses; and
v. To care for a family member, close personal acquaintance, or pet in
another household.
vi. Essential Activities does not include weddings, funerals, wakes,
memorial services, or similar gatherings.
2. “Essential Businesses” means any for-profit, non-profit, or educational
entities, regardless its corporate or entity structure and includes:
i. Healthcare Operations and Essential Infrastructure;
ii. Grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, farm and produce stands,
supermarkets, food banks, convenience stores, and other
establishments engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods,
fresh fruits and vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, and poultry,
and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and
personal care products). This includes stores that sell groceries and
also sell other non-grocery products, and products necessary to
maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences
and persons;
iii. Food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing;
iv. Human and animal food processing facility workers;
v. Businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other
necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy
individuals;
vi. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services;

 vii. Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities;
viii. Banks and related financial institutions;
ix. Hardware stores;
x. Plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who
provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety,
sanitation, and essential operation of residences, Essential Activities,
and Essential Businesses;
xi. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post
office boxes;
xii. Educational institutions—including public and private K-12 schools,
colleges, and universities—for purposes of facilitating distance
learning or performing essential functions related to distance learning
and provision of other services related student welfare, including but
not limited to food provision and delivery, provided that social
distancing of six-feet per person is maintained to the greatest extent
possible;
xiii. Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers;
xiv. Railroads and rail systems;
xv. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food and drink,
but only for delivery or carry out. Schools and other entities that
typically provide free food services to students or members of the
public may continue to do so under this Order on the condition that the
food is provided to students or members of the public on a pick-up and
takeaway basis only. Schools and other entities that provide food
services under this exemption shall not permit the food or drink to be
eaten consumed at the site where it is provided, or at any other
gathering site;
xvi. Businesses that supply products needed for people to work from home;
xvii. Businesses that supply other essential businesses with the support or
supplies necessary to operate;
xviii. Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services
directly to residences;
xix. Airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers providing
transportation services necessary for Essential Activities and other

 purposes expressly authorized in this Order, as well as transportation
maintenance services such as mechanics necessary to keep
transportation services operational;
xx. Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children;
xxi. Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, and children;
xxii. Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when
necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities;
xxiii. Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted
in this Order to work as permitted. To the extent possible, childcare
facilities must operate under the following mandatory conditions:
1. Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 10 or fewer
(“stable” means that the same 10 or fewer children are in the
same group each day);
2. Children shall not change from one group to another;
3. If more than one group of children is cared for at one facility,
each group shall be in a separate room. Groups shall not mix
with each other; and
4. Childcare providers shall remain solely with one group of
children.
3. “Essential Infrastructure,” shall mean to include, but not be limited to, public
works construction, construction of housing (in particular affordable housing
or housing for individuals experiencing homelessness), airport operations,
water, sewer, gas, electrical, oil refining, railroad and rail systems, roads and
highways, public transportation, solid waste collection and removal, internet,
and telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global,
national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business
infrastructure, communications, and web-based services), provided that they
carry out those services or that work in compliance with Social Distancing
Requirements as defined this Section, to the extent possible.
4.

“Essential Travel” includes travel for any of the following purposes:

i.

Any travel related to the provision of or access to Essential Activities, Essential
Governmental Functions, Essential Businesses, or Minimum Basic Operations;

ii.

Travel to care for elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities, or other
vulnerable persons;

 iii.

Travel to or from educational institutions for purposes of receiving materials for distance
learning, for receiving meals, and any other related services;

iv.

Travel to return to a place of residence from outside the jurisdiction;

v.

Travel required by law enforcement or court order;

vi.

Travel required for non-residents to return to their place of residence outside the City.
Individuals are strongly encouraged to verify that their transportation out of the City remains
available and functional prior to commencing such travel; and

vii.

For purposes of this order, residences include hotels, motels, shared rental units, and
similar facilities.
5. “Healthcare Operations” shall include hospitals, clinics, dentists, pharmacies,
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, other healthcare facilities,
healthcare suppliers, home healthcare services providers, mental health
providers, or any related and/or ancillary healthcare services. “Healthcare
Operations” also includes veterinary care and all healthcare services provided
to animals. This exemption shall be construed broadly to avoid any impacts to
the delivery of healthcare, broadly defined. “Healthcare Operations” does not
include fitness and exercise gyms and similar facilities.
6. “Minimum Basic Operations” includes the following, provided that
employees comply with Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this
Section, to the extent possible, while carrying out such operations:
i. The minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of the
business’s inventory, ensure security, process payroll and employee
benefits, or for related functions; and
ii. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the
business being able to continue to work remotely from their
residences.
7. “Social Distancing Requirements” includes maintaining at least six-foot social
distancing from other individuals, washing hands with soap and water for at
least twenty seconds as frequently as possible or using hand sanitizer,
covering coughs or sneezes (into the sleeve or elbow, not hands), regularly
cleaning high-touch surfaces, and not shaking hands.
B. Regulated Activities. To the fullest extent allowed by law, the following restrictions
are imposed:

 1. Individuals may leave their residence or place of rest only to undertake
Essential Activities or to provide any services or perform any work necessary
to the operations and maintenance of Essential Infrastructure.
2. Individuals may engage in Essential Travel but must comply with all Social
Distancing Requirements.
3. Individuals at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and those who are
sick are urged to stay in their residence except as necessary to seek medical
care.
C. Exemptions. All first responders, emergency management personnel, emergency
dispatchers, court personnel, and law enforcement personnel, and school personnel
operating at the direction of administrator designation, and others working for or to
support Essential Businesses are categorically exempt from this Order. Further,
nothing in this Order shall prohibit any individual from performing or accessing
“Essential Governmental Functions.” Essential Government Functions means all
services needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies,
including schools, and provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public. All
Essential Governmental Functions shall be performed in compliance with Social
Distancing Requirements as defined this Section, to the extent possible.
Section FourTwo. School Operations.
A. For purposes of this section, “School Operations” means any institution of elementary
or secondary education, including but not limited to public, chartered, private, or
parochial institutions. School Operations does not include a requirement that school
buildings be closed if needed to house individuals, distribute food, provide medical
care or any other services deemed necessary to protect the life and property of Kansas
Citians and other critical resources.
B. That due to unique characteristics and risks associated with transmission dynamics,
the likely spread of the disease based on factors of social distancing, the clinical
severity of COVID-19, the lack of vaccine or antivirals as treatment options, the
crowd density, the inability to ensure social distancing and to prevent close contact
among groups, School Operations are prohibited from taking place in the City of
Kansas City, Missouri, during the duration of the Proclamation and this Order, unless
School Operations leadership can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of
Health that sufficient mitigation plans for infectious diseases are in place.
C. That the City Manager is directed, in concert with or acting through the Director of
Health, to immediately make and adopt rules and regulations for the evaluation of and
approval of sufficient mitigation plans for this infectious disease.

 Section FiveThree. Violation of any provision of this Order constitutes an imminent
threat, creates an immediate menace to public health, and shall be considered a violation of
Section 50-155 of the City’s Code of Ordinances.
Section SixFour. This Order will continue to be in effect until it is extended, rescinded,
superseded, or amended in writing.
Authenticated as Adopted
This ___ day of ________, 2020
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Quinton D. Lucas
Mayor

Filed with me, the City Clerk of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, this ___ day of ______, 2020,
by Mayor Quinton D. Lucas, whose signature I hereby attest.

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Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk