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HomeMy Public PortalAbout05 Hybrid Meeting Format TOWN OF TRUCKEE CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION 2022-05 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS TO ALLOW THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA TO MEET VIRTUALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DECLARED EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Town of Truckee supports transparency in government, and meetings of the Town Council of the Town of Truckee, California, and other legislative bodies of the Town are conducted in compliance with the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950 et seq), so that members of the public may attend, observe, and participate); and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 54953(e) is a provision of the Brown Act establishing special rules that apply under specific circumstances to meetings of local government legislative bodies that are conducted remotely via teleconference; and WHEREAS, using the special rules will facilitate continuing to conduct meetings remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Truckee, California, does hereby find that allowing for conducting public meetings virtually will support social distancing and reduces the potential risk to the public, elected officials and employees to be infected by or to spread COVID- 19; and WHEREAS, a required condition for the use of the Section 54953(e) rules is the existence of a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to Government Code Section 8625, proclaiming the existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state caused by conditions as described in Government Code Section 8558; and WHEREAS, an additional required condition is that state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, or, the legislative body meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health and safety of attendees; and WHEREAS, the Governor of California declared a Statewide state of emergency due to the COVID-19 virus on Wednesday, March 4, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Truckee, California, does hereby find that it shall conduct its meetings without compliance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54953, as authorized by subdivision (e) of Section 54953, and that the Town Council of the Town of Truckee, California, shall comply with the requirements to provide the public with access to the meetings as prescribed in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 54953; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution by this reference; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Truckee, California, DocuSign Envelope ID: 47FB2630-884C-4C33-8942-A620B6BBEC97 Resolution 2022-05 Page 2 hereby declares a State and County emergency exists due to the existence or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the Town of Truckee due to the COVID-19 virus; IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Truckee, California, finds the use of virtual meetings, as provided for under AB 361 as approved by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor, is a prudent and safe means to conduct the Town’s business respecting the recommendation to use social distancing as a precaution to reduce the spread of COVID-19; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be effective until the earlier of (i) February 24, 2022, or such time the Town Council of the Town of Truckee, California, adopts a subsequent resolution in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e)(3) to extend the time during which the legislative bodies of the Town of Truckee may continue to teleconference without compliance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of section 54953. The foregoing Resolution was introduced by Council Member Polivy and seconded by Council Member Zabriskie at a Regular Meeting of the Truckee Town Council held on the 25th day of January 2022 and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Council Member Polivy, Vice Mayor Romack, Mayor Henderson, Council Member Klovstad, Council Member Zabriskie. NOES: none. ABSENT: none. _________________________________ Courtney Henderson, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________ Judy Price, MMC, Town Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 47FB2630-884C-4C33-8942-A620B6BBEC97