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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-PDX-003	Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency)County closes libraries to slow spread of COVID-19, critical health and law enforcement services remain unchanged	Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-018	Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections)Vancouver City Manager issues Declaration of Civil Emergency related to COVID-19	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-026	City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)	City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil Emergency	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-004	Executive Rule: temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 wage loss; suspension of eviction court hearings; lodging must retain County-subsidized guests (announced March 17, 2020)Chair Kafoury, Mayor Wheeler announce moratorium on residential eviction; steps to protect unhoused residents from COVID-19	Chair Deborah Kafoury (Executive Rule under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Emergency)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-055	Emergency Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 17, 2020), adopted by City Council ordinance Mar. 18, 2020; City buildings closed to the public with access limited to critical employees; telework; virtual Council meetingsCOVID-19 Update: Mayor Wheeler announces new City actions including eviction moratorium in partnership with Multnomah County Chair Deborah…	Mayor Ted Wheeler (executive order); Portland City Council (Emergency Ordinance of Mar. 18, 2020 adopting the County moratorium within city limits)	City of Portland, OregonCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-025	Closure of all active recreation areas in City parks (playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, skate park, water features); pick-up games, picnics and gatherings of more than 10 people prohibited in parks (Mar. 23, 2020)City closes playgrounds and sports courts to slow spread of COVID-19	Vancouver Parks and Recreation (Director Julie Hannon), with guidance from Clark County Public Health, under the City's Declaration of Civil Emergency	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-024	Emergency Order 2020-06 (Mar. 26, 2020; released Mar. 27, 2020): all Vancouver Police Department buildings closed to the public; fire-station tours and public access suspended; non-emergency law-enforcement services by appointment onlyCity releases new emergency order related to COVID-19 response	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-053	Emergency Order No. 2020-06 (Amending Emergency Order 2020-03)Regarding Temporary Closure to the Public of Vancouver Police Department Buildings and Modification to Vancouver Police Department…	City Manager Eric Holmes (attested by City Clerk Natasha Ramras; approved as to form by City Attorney Jonathan Young)	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-046	TriMet COVID-19 updates, Mar. 11-Apr. 7, 2020: rider limit of 10-15 per bus from 5 p.m. Apr. 2, 2020; temporary service reductions effective Apr. 5, 2020; cash suspended on buses; seats marked off; all non-essential TriMet staff to work remotely; Board meetings by teleconference; ridership down 64.6 percentTriMet COVID-19 updates (April 7, 2020 and prior entries)	TriMet	Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulator	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-019	Emergency Order 2020-07 (business license fees suspended; Farmers Market permitted to resume with safety measures; utility shutoffs barred) and Emergency Order 2020-08 (private residential foreclosures unlawful; eviction of small businesses under 50 employees unlawful; PPE and distancing required for landlord entries), Apr. 3, 2020Vancouver City Manager issues additional emergency orders related to COVID-19 response	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-048	Temporary service reductions effective April 5, 2020 (58 of 85 bus lines adjusted to roughly Saturday schedules; MAX every 15 minutes with commute-period trains suspended; WES every 45 minutes; Line 272 suspended; 24-hour lines not overnight; weekly bus hours down 21 percent); cash no longer accepted on buses; hiring freeze (Mar. 27, 2020)TriMet to adjust schedules, preserve safety and service, as community responds to COVID-19	TriMet (General Manager Doug Kelsey)	Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-021	Emergency Order 2020-10 (daily deposit requirement suspended through May 31, 2020) and Emergency Order 2020-11 (extending EO 2020-02 through 2020-09: events of 250 or more cancelled through July 31; City Hall and police lobbies closed to May 4; fire stations, community centers and non-essential public meetings closed through May 31; foreclosure and small-business eviction protections and landlord PPE rule through May 31; parks playgrounds, community gardens and water features closed and picnic-shelter rentals suspended through July 31; farmers-market operating-plan condition through July 31), Apr. 17, 2020Vancouver city manager issues new COVID-19 emergency orders	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-022	Emergency Order 2020-13 (May 8, 2020): City Hall, Water Resources Education Center, all fire stations and all police lobbies closed to public access through June 22, 2020; Council remote-attendance provisions through June 22; staff telecommuting policy through May 31; deposit suspension through June 22Vancouver city manager extends duration of six emergency orders	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-045	TriMet COVID-19 rider rules (page as updated July 18, 2020): face coverings required of all riders and employees (riders from May 15, staff from May 8, 2020); buses limited to 10-15 riders (moving to 19-24); seating restrictions; cash not accepted on buses; reduced service; essential trips onlyCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates: Masks required on transit; Face covering required on TriMet	TriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering direction	Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet): Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas CountiesSector regulator	July 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-035	Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance)Clackamas County will begin Phase 1 Reopening	Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020)	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-023	Emergency Order 2020-14 (May 29, 2020): parklets authorized for restaurant seating in Phase 2 and 3 (Street Eats Program; permit fee and minimum parking waived; expires July 31, 2020); picnic-shelter restrictions lifted to the extent the State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order allows; community centers closed to July 5; parking enforcement suspended to June 30; landlord PPE and distancing rule to July 31; City infection-control and telecommuting policies until the emergency is liftedVancouver city manager issues new emergency order	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-039	Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening plan	Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)	Clark County, WashingtonCounty	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-036	Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening application	Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	June 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-007	Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approvalMultnomah County must wait to reopen as Governor pauses further reopening statewide	Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	June 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-008	Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing)The County prepares for reopening amid COVID-19, while watching how protests will affect disease's spread (UPDATE June 17: approved to move…	Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-040	Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coveringsClark County to remain in Phase 2 as state pauses reopening process	Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick)	Clark County, WashingtonCounty	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-009	Statement declining to apply for Phase II; Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 (with the statewide indoor face-covering requirement recited)Multnomah County supports continuing pause on reopening (UPDATE July 8: Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 of reopening)	Chair Deborah Kafoury	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-031	28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)Emergency Declaration Extended to August 18	Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington)	Washington County, OregonCounty	July 22, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-049	PDX 'Travel Safe' rules (page as of July 31, 2020): face coverings required at PDX except children under two and persons with medical conditions; persons meeting arriving passengers to wait outside the terminal; B/C checkpoint hours reduced; numerous shops and restaurants closed; CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended to at least Sept. 8, 2020; MAX airport station closed Mar. 29-Aug. 1, 2020Travel Safe at PDX (Coronavirus Updates)	Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX)	Port of Portland (Portland International Airport, PDX)Sector regulator	July 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-047	Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020)'Always wear your mask on transit and in the community.' Local celebs join TriMet to encourage people to cover up for safety	TriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health Authority	Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulator	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source

Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese, Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-003)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections) (Ex. MET-PDX-018)
City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil Emergency, City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-026)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (Executive Rule under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Emergency), Executive Rule: temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 wage loss; suspension of eviction court hearings; lodging must retain County-subsidized guests (announced March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-004)
Mayor Ted Wheeler (executive order); Portland City Council (Emergency Ordinance of Mar. 18, 2020 adopting the County moratorium within city limits), Emergency Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 17, 2020), adopted by City Council ordinance Mar. 18, 2020; City buildings closed to the public with access limited to critical employees; telework; virtual Council meetings (Ex. MET-PDX-055)
Vancouver Parks and Recreation (Director Julie Hannon), with guidance from Clark County Public Health, under the City's Declaration of Civil Emergency, Closure of all active recreation areas in City parks (playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, skate park, water features); pick-up games, picnics and gatherings of more than 10 people prohibited in parks (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-025)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-06 (Mar. 26, 2020; released Mar. 27, 2020): all Vancouver Police Department buildings closed to the public; fire-station tours and public access suspended; non-emergency law-enforcement services by appointment only (Ex. MET-PDX-024)
City Manager Eric Holmes (attested by City Clerk Natasha Ramras; approved as to form by City Attorney Jonathan Young), Emergency Order No. 2020-06 (Amending Emergency Order 2020-03) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-053)
TriMet, TriMet COVID-19 updates, Mar. 11-Apr. 7, 2020: rider limit of 10-15 per bus from 5 p.m. Apr. 2, 2020; temporary service reductions effective Apr. 5, 2020; cash suspended on buses; seats marked off; all non-essential TriMet staff to work remotely; Board meetings by teleconference; ridership down 64.6 percent (Ex. MET-PDX-046)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-07 (business license fees suspended; Farmers Market permitted to resume with safety measures; utility shutoffs barred) and Emergency Order 2020-08 (private residential foreclosures unlawful; eviction of small businesses under 50 employees unlawful; PPE and distancing required for landlord entries), Apr. 3, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-019)
TriMet (General Manager Doug Kelsey), Temporary service reductions effective April 5, 2020 (58 of 85 bus lines adjusted to roughly Saturday schedules; MAX every 15 minutes with commute-period trains suspended; WES every 45 minutes; Line 272 suspended; 24-hour lines not overnight; weekly bus hours down 21 percent); cash no longer accepted on buses; hiring freeze (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-048)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-10 (daily deposit requirement suspended through May 31, 2020) and Emergency Order 2020-11 (extending EO 2020-02 through 2020-09: events of 250 or more cancelled through July 31; City Hall and police lobbies closed to May 4; fire stations, community centers and non-essential public meetings closed through May 31; foreclosure and small-business eviction protections and landlord PPE rule through May 31; parks playgrounds, community gardens and water features closed and picnic-shelter rentals suspended through July 31; farmers-market operating-plan condition through July 31), Apr. 17, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-021)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-13 (May 8, 2020): City Hall, Water Resources Education Center, all fire stations and all police lobbies closed to public access through June 22, 2020; Council remote-attendance provisions through June 22; staff telecommuting policy through May 31; deposit suspension through June 22 (Ex. MET-PDX-022)
TriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering direction, TriMet COVID-19 rider rules (page as updated July 18, 2020): face coverings required of all riders and employees (riders from May 15, staff from May 8, 2020); buses limited to 10-15 riders (moving to 19-24); seating restrictions; cash not accepted on buses; reduced service; essential trips only (Ex. MET-PDX-045)
Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020), Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-035)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-14 (May 29, 2020): parklets authorized for restaurant seating in Phase 2 and 3 (Street Eats Program; permit fee and minimum parking waived; expires July 31, 2020); picnic-shelter restrictions lifted to the extent the State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order allows; community centers closed to July 5; parking enforcement suspended to June 30; landlord PPE and distancing rule to July 31; City infection-control and telecommuting policies until the emergency is lifted (Ex. MET-PDX-023)
Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director), Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance) (Ex. MET-PDX-039)
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present, Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-036)
Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020), Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approval (Ex. MET-PDX-007)
Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020), Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing) (Ex. MET-PDX-008)
Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick), Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coverings (Ex. MET-PDX-040)
Chair Deborah Kafoury, Statement declining to apply for Phase II; Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 (with the statewide indoor face-covering requirement recited) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-009)
Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington), 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-031)
Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX), PDX 'Travel Safe' rules (page as of July 31, 2020): face coverings required at PDX except children under two and persons with medical conditions; persons meeting arriving passengers to wait outside the terminal; B/C checkpoint hours reduced; numerous shops and restaurants closed; CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended to at least Sept. 8, 2020; MAX airport station closed Mar. 29-Aug. 1, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-049)
TriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health Authority, Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-047)