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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, 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 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 WHEREAS, on October 25, 2021, November 22, 2021, December 20, 2021, January 10, 2022, January 24 2022, February 14, 2022, March 7, 2022 June 27, 2022 and July 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 15995, 16005, 16013, 16022, 16023, 16032, 16055 and 16069 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 hold teleconference meeting as authorized by AB 361 to preserve public health and safety; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2022, in light of a decline in COVID-19 cases, the City Council and other City legislative bodies subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act returned to in-person meetings; and WHEREAS, in recent months, the region experienced yet another surge in Covid- 19 cases, including case transmission, test positivity and hospitalization, resulting in six times the number of positive cases since April 2022, causing concern for public health and safety; and ATTY/RESO.0058/CC RESO AB 361 RESO. # 16072 MUFF # 301 REV: 08-15-22 RL Page 2 of 4