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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 wearface coverings when indoors in workplaces and public settings; and 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, the mask mandate continues to be in effect for all persons, regardless of vaccination status, in certain indoor settings, including but not limited to public transit, healthcare settings, and homeless shelters; and WHEREAS, the County and State continue to strongly recommend use of masks as a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19 for all persons, regardless of vaccination status; 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 state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social I distancing; 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 ATTY/RESO.0016/CC RESO DECLARING THE CONTINUED STATE OF EMERGENCY SUBJECT TO BROWN ACT RESO NO. 16032 REV: 03-02-2022 RL MUFF NO. 301 Page 2 of 3