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01/11/2021 WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-33- 20 ordering all of California to stay at home, unless in the category of essential services; and WHEREAS, on May 4, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N- 60-20 directing the public to continue to follow the directives of the State Public Health Officer and county health officers when more restrictive and noting the continued threat of the global COVID-19 pandemic, but allowing reopening of lower risk businesses to reopen pursuant to a framework developed by the State Public Health Officer; and WHEREAS, on December 3, 2020, the Acting State Public Health Officer issued a Regional Stay at Home Order, effective December 5, 2020, which provided that when the adult intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity of specified regions fell below 15%, certain public health requirements would be triggered, including a general ban on gatherings with members of other households, and a prohibition on the sale of food, beverages, and alcohol for in-store consumption; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2020, the California Department of Public Health announced that based on COVID-19 statistics, including data on ICU capacity, the Bay Area would become subject to the Regional Stay at Home Order on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., until at least January 8, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City has a critical governmental interest in maintaining a thriving business community and protecting the health, safety, and economic welfare of its residents and businesses; and WHEREAS, in order to protect the health and safety of the City, while fostering economic well-being of the City's citizens and businesses, the City wishes to assist businesses in remaining open, or re -opening, when lawfully permitted to do so; and WHEREAS, when the Regional Stay at Home Order is no longer in effect for the Bay Area, it will be up to local jurisdictions such as the City to facilitate outdoor dining in accordance with the County Health Requirements, which impose a variety of space intensive requirements on restaurants and other food facilities seeking to provide outdoor dining services; and WHEREAS, it is planned that tables and chairs are to be located in the public right of way, and the temporary closure of certain streets, as more particularly shown ATTY/RESO.0001/CC RESO AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE RESO. NO. 15930 REV: 01-05-2021 PR MUFF NO. 701 Page 2 of 4