HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2022-36RESOLUTION NO.2022-36
RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
MAKING THE FINDINGS REQUIRED BY AB 361 TO CONTINUE TELECONFERENCE
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND
COMMITTEES TO APRIL 5, 2022 FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has declared the COVID-1 9 outbreak
a global pandemic and local and state emergencies have been declared providing
reprieve from certain public meeting laws such as the Brown Act; and
WHEREAS, beginning March 2020, California Governor Newsom executed
Executive Order N-29-20 including additional updates as the pandemic progressed and
extending into 2021. The most recent Executive Order N-08-21, issued June 11, 2021
waived all physical presence requirements under the Ralph M. Brown Act as a means of
limiting the spread of COVlD-19; and
WHEREAS, Executive Order N-08-21 is set to expire on September 30, 2021. The
date was predicted as a time when hopes were that agencies could begin to transition
back to public meetings held in full compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, California Governor Newsom signed into law
Assembly Bill (AB) 361, which extends the authority of public agencies to conduct
meetings by teleconference, including video conference, while the state of emergency
resulting from the COVID-1 9 pandemic and accompanying recommendations for social
distancing remain in place; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2021, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-147
declaring findings to continue to teleconference for an additional 30 days; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2021, City Council adopted Resolution No.2021-164
declaring findings to continue to teleconference for an additional 30 days; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-183
declaring findings to continue to teleconference for an additional 30 days; and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2022, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-01
declaring findings to continue to teleconference for an additional 30 days; and
WHEREAS, on February I , 2022, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-11
declaring findings to continue to teleconference for an additional 30 days; and
WHEREAS, on March I , 2022, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022 — 31
declaring findings to continue to teleconference for an additional 30 days.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Makes the findings required by AB 361 to continue teleconference
meetings of the Legislative Body and its appointed Boards, Commissions, and
Committees.
Section 2. Makes the findings that the City of National City meets the
requirements tocontinue holding meetings remotely in order to ensure the health and
safety of its staff and the public.
Section 3. That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day► of March 2022.
A►lejandra Soteio-Solis, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Luz Molina, City
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charles E. Bell Jr., City orney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the It of National City, California, on
March 15, 2022 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Sotelo-Solis, Bush, Morrison, Rios, Rodriguez
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
BY:
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Luz Molina
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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Sh6-1Iey Chapel, mf' i
C, Deputy City Clerk