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DocuSign Envelope ID:2E2BCC77-5982-4F2A-B3E5-E81CF2B051FA <br /> [Departmental Use Only] <br /> TITLE <br /> FY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA FEMA EMERGENCY SHELTERING <br /> NON-CONGREGATE CARE <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SERVICES AGREEMENT <br /> This FEMA Emergency Sheltering Non-Congregate Care Services Agreement <br /> (hereinafter "Agreement"), made and entered into this day of , 20 , ("Effective <br /> Date") between the County of Orange, a local political subdivision of the State of North <br /> Carolina(hereinafter"County") and . (hereinafter"Provider") to provide <br /> WITNESSETH: <br /> WHEREAS, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease spreading <br /> across the globe causing flu-like symptoms, but with a significantly higher rate of death, <br /> particularly among those who are elderly or medically vulnerable; and <br /> WHEREAS, the first COV1D-19 case detected in the United States on January 21, <br /> 2020,and the first case was confirmed in North Carolina on March 3, 2020; and <br /> WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, in order to address and mitigate and slow the spread <br /> of COVID-19 to the population in North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive <br /> Order No. 116,which declared a state of emergency in North Carolina; and <br /> WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a <br /> global pandemic; and <br /> WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared the <br /> COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency warranting an emergency declaration for <br /> every state,tribe and territory, and the District of Columbia; and <br /> WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency (FEMA) recognized that non-congregate sheltering may be necessary in <br /> this Public Health Emergency to protect public health and save lives; and <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina State Health Director, Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, directed <br /> counties to take appropriate measures to mitigate and respond to COVID-19 disease <br /> pandemic, which measures included non-congregate sheltering, which will provide temporary <br /> housing solutions to protect human life and minimize hospital surge; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County Health Director has determined that there is a need to <br /> provide non-congregate care sheltering for persons in Orange County needing social <br /> 1 <br />