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RESOLUTION NO. 15995 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DECLARING THE CONTINUED STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY AND NEED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER CITY LEGISLATIVE BODIES SUBJECT TO THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT TO CONTINUE TO TELECONFERENCE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California ("Governor") proclaimed a State of Emergency pursuant to Government Code Section 8265 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which State of Emergency remains in effect as of the date of this Resolution, as do the existence of conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons within the state under which the proclamation was issued; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 15827 declaring a local emergency due to COVID-19, which local emergency remains in effect as of the date of this Resolution, as do the facts, circumstances, and emergency under which the declaration was issued; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor issued Executive Order N-29-20 suspending certain provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act in order to allow local legislative bodies to conduct meetings telephonically or by other electronic means; and WHEREAS, on June 11, 2021, the Governor issued Executive Order N-08-21, which terminated Executive Order N -29-20's suspension of those Ralph M. Brown Act provisions related to teleconferencing on September 30, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City, including its City Council and all other City legislative bodies subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act ("Brown Act Bodies") have been holding meetings using teleconferencing and virtual meeting technology in an effort to help protect City officials, the public and City staff from COVID-19; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 continues to spread and the Delta variant (a highly infectious COVID-19 strain) has emerged, resulting in ten times the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases throughout San Mateo County since June 2021; and WHEREAS, the California Occupation Health and Safety Administration has issued COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards ("ETS") which, among other things, require employees to wear masks indoors with limited exceptions, such as when they are eating and drinking, provided they can maintain six feet of distance from other persons; and WHEREAS, on August 2 2021, in response to the Delta variant, the San Mateo County Health Department issued Order C19-12, which requires all individuals to wear face coverings when indoors in workplaces and public settings; and ATTY/RESO.0088/CC RESO DECLARING THE CONTINUED STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY — BROWN ACT RESO NO. 15995 REV: 10-15-2021 RL MUFF NO. 301 Page 1 of 3