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ATTY/RESO.0016/CC RESO DECLARING THE CONTINUED STATE OF EMERGENCY SUBJECT TO BROWN ACT <br />REV: 03-02-2022 RL <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />other things, require employees to wear masks indoors with limited exceptions, such as <br />when they are eating and drinking, provided they can maintain six feet of distance from <br />other persons; and <br />WHEREAS, on August 2, 2021, in response to the Delta variant, the San Mateo <br />County Health Department issued Order C19-12, which requires all individuals to wear face <br />coverings when indoors in workplaces and public settings; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has made social distancing recommendations to its <br />employees, including the recommendation that they maintain six feet of distance from <br />each other whenever possible, that only two people use a shared bathroom at a time, and <br />that employees should refrain from sharing food; and <br />WHEREAS, because of the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, the <br />City is concerned about the health and safety of all individuals who intend to attend public <br />meetings of the City in person; and <br />WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, the Governor signed AB 361 into law as an <br />urgency measure that went into effect immediately; and <br />WHEREAS, the mask mandate continues to be in effect for all persons, regardless <br />of vaccination status, in certain indoor settings, including but not limited to public transit, <br />healthcare settings, and homeless shelters; and <br />WHEREAS, the County and State continue to strongly recommend use of masks <br />as a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19 for all persons, regardless of <br />vaccination status; and <br />WHEREAS, AB 361 authorizes local legislative bodies to continue to conduct <br />meetings using teleconferencing without complying with the Ralph M. Brown Act’s standard <br />teleconferencing requirements if certain conditions are met; and <br />WHEREAS, AB 361 requires local findings that meeting in person would present <br />an imminent risk to the health and safety of attendees and state or local officials have <br />imposed or recommended measures to promote social l distancing; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 11, 2021 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 15991 <br />declaring the continued state of local emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and <br />making findings on the need for the City Council and other Brown Act Bodies to continue <br />to teleconference in order to ensure the health and safety of the public; and <br />6.E. - Page 6 of 7 <br />90