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WHEREAS, the City has made social distancing recommendations to its employees, including the recommendation that they maintain six feet of distance from each other whenever possible, that only two people use a shared bathroom at a time, and that employees should refrain from sharing food; and WHEREAS, because of the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, the City is concerned about the health and safety of all individuals who intend to attend public meetings of the City in person; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, the Governor signed AB 361 into law as an urgency measure that went into effect immediately; and WHEREAS, AB 361 authorizes local legislative bodies to continue to conduct meetings using teleconferencing without complying with the Ralph M. Brown Act's standard teleconferencing requirements if certain conditions are met; and WHEREAS, AB 361 requires local findings that meeting in person would present an imminent risk to the health and safety of attendees; and WHEREAS, on October 11, 2021 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 15991 declaring the continued state of local emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and making findings on the need for the City Council and other Brown Act Bodies to continue to teleconference in order to ensure the health and safety of the public; and WHEREAS, on October 25, 2021 and November 22, 2021 the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 15995 and 16005, respectively, declaring the continued state of local emergency and affirming the findings on the need for the City Council and other City legislative bodies subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act to continue to teleconference as authorized by AB 361 to preserve public health and safety; and WHEREAS, the City desires to continue conducting public meetings of its Brown Act Bodies using teleconferencing as authorized by AB 361. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct; the recitals are hereby incorporated by reference into each of the findings as though fully set forth therein. 2. The City Council has reviewed the need for continuing the local emergency as identified in Resolution No. 15827 and finds that such proclamation remains in effect as of the date of this Resolution, as do the facts, circumstances, and emergency under which they were issued, and finds that there is a need for continuing the local emergency. 3. In compliance with AB 361, the City Council makes the following findings: a. The City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency, and the state of emergency remains active; and ATTY/RESO.0105/CC RESO DECLARING THE CONTINUED STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY — RAPLPH M. BROWN ACT RESO NO. 16013 REV: 12-09-21 RL MUFF NO. 301 Page 2 of 3