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Page 2 of 4 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />The persistence of the Covid-19 pandemic necessitated a longer-term solution for conducting remote <br />public meetings, as new variants of the virus emerged and local agencies remained under a state of local <br />emergency. On September 16, 2021 Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 361 (Rivas) to allow local <br />agencies to continue teleconferencing without adhering to the Brown Act’s teleconferencing <br />requirements during a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor. <br />On October 11, 2021 the City Council adopted Resolution 15991 declaring a continued state of local <br />emergency and made findings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic supporting continuation of remote <br />meetings to preserve public health and safety. Under AB 361, the legislative body is required to make <br />specified findings every 30 days in order to continue to meet under these abbreviated teleconferencing <br />procedures. These findings apply to all other City bodies subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. <br />The City Council has since adopted Resolution 15995 (October 25, 2021),Resolution 16005 (November 22, <br />2021), Resolution 16013 (December 20, 2021), Resolution 16017 (January 10, 2022), Resolution 16022 <br />(January 24, 2022) and Resolution 16023 (February 14, 2022) further declaring the continued state of local <br />emergency and affirming the findings on the need for the City Council and other City legislative bodies <br />subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act to continue remote meetings pursuant to AB 361 to preserve public <br />health and safety. <br />On February 16, 2022, Governor Newsom lifted several states of emergencies that were in place in <br />California but kept the state of emergency for COVID-19 intact. On the same day, the State issued new <br />mask guidelines lifting the requirement for individuals who are fully vaccinated to be masked in some <br />indoor public settings. San Mateo County aligned with the State’s mask mandate. <br />As of March 1, 2022, the State no longer differentiates mask regulations based on vaccination status. <br />However, the State continues to require the use of masks by all persons, regardless of vaccination status, <br />in the following indoor settings: <br />Indoors in K-12 schools and childcare settings (through March 11, 2022) <br />On public transit (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares) <br />and in transportation hubs (examples: airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or <br />other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation) <br />Emergency shelters and cooling and heating centers <br />Healthcare settings (applies to all healthcare settings, including those that are not covered by the <br />State Health Officer Order issued on July 26, 2021) <br />State and local correctional facilities and detention centers <br />Homeless shelters <br />Long term care settings & adult and senior care facilities <br />The above requirements apply to San Mateo County and Redwood City. <br />Further, San Mateo County Health and the California Department of Public Health both continue to <br />strongly recommend the use of masks as a safety measure for all persons, regardless of vaccination status. <br />6.E. - Page 2 of 7 <br />86