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Resolution No. 9999
Resolution Making Findings to Allow Teleconferenced Meetings Under
California Government Code Section 54953(e)
R E C I T A L S
A. California Government Code Section 54953(e) empowers local policy bodies to convene
by teleconferencing technology during a proclaimed state of emergency under the State Emergency
Services Act so long as certain conditions are met; and
B. In March 2020, the Governor of the State of California proclaimed a state of emergency
in California in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, and that state
of emergency remains in effect; and
C. In February 2020, the Santa Clara County Director of Emergency Services and the
Santa Clara County Health Officer declared a local emergency, which declarations were
subsequently ratified and extended by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and
those declarations also remain in effect; and
D. On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed AB 361, a bill that amends the Brown Act
to allow local policy bodies to continue to meet by teleconferencing during a state of emergency
without complying with restrictions in State law that would otherwise apply, provided that the
policy bodies make certain findings at least once every 30 days; and
E. While federal, State, and local health officials emphasize the critical importance of
vaccination and consistent mask-wearing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Santa Clara County
Health Officer has issued at least one order, on August 2, 2021 (available online at here), that continues
to recommend measures to promote outdoor activity, physical distancing and other social distancing
measures, such as masking, in certain contexts; and
F. The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and
Health (“Cal/OSHA”) has promulgated Section 3205 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations,
which requires most employers in California, including in the City, to train and instruct employees
about measures that can decrease the spread of COVID-19, including physical distancing and other
social distancing measures; and
G. The Palo Alto City Council has met remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and can
continue to do so in a manner that allows public participation and transparency while minimizing
health risks to members, staff, and the public that would be present with in-person meetings while
this emergency continues; now, therefore,
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The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
1. As described above, the State of California remains in a state of emergency due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. At this meeting, the Palo Alto City Council has considered the
circumstances of the state of emergency.
2. As described above, State and County officials continue to recommend
measures to promote physical distancing and other social distancing measures, in
some settings.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That for at least the next 30 days, meetings of the Palo
Alto City Council and its committees will occur in a hybrid format, where both members of the policy
body and members of the public may elect to be present in person, utilizing appropriate distancing
and masking practices, or participate by teleconferencing technology. Such meetings of the Palo Alto
City Council and its committees that occur using teleconferencing technology will provide an
opportunity for any and all members of the public who wish to address the body and its committees
and will otherwise occur in a manner that protects the statutory and constitutional rights of parties
and the members of the public attending the meeting via teleconferencing; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Clerk is directed to place a resolution substantially
similar to this resolution on the agenda of a future meeting of the Palo Alto City Council within the next
30 days. If the Palo Alto City Council does not meet within the next 30 days, the City Clerk is directed to
place a such resolution on the agenda of the immediately following meeting of Palo Alto City Council.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: November 1, 2021
AYES: BURT, CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA
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Molly Stump
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