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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL – MINUTES

Virtual Meeting

Albany, CA 94706

Monday, March 16, 2020

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7:15 p.m.

SPECIAL MEETING

1\. CALL TO ORDER

2\. ROLL CALL

Present: Council Members Barnes and Nason, Vice Mayor McQuaid, Mayor Pilch

Absent: Council Member Maass

3\. NEW BUSINESS

3-1. Request by the Director of Emergency Services that the City Council Adopt Resolution

No. 2020-29, Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency as a Result of the Spread

of COVID-19, Otherwise Known as the Novel Coronavirus.

Staff recommendation: that the Council adopt Resolution No. 2020-29, proclaiming the

existence of a local emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19, otherwise known

as the Novel Coronavirus.

City Manager Nicole Almaguer presented the staff report. COVID-19 has caused a pandemic.

Many local cities are declaring states of emergency to ensure they can apply for funding and

support from the County of Alameda and the State. The City is planning for all eventualities and

wants to ensure resources are available if they are needed. The Resolution authorizes the

Director of Emergency Services to activate the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as

warranted. Declaring a state of emergency is an appropriate action.

A summary of public comments is as follows: cities are enacting urgency ordinances authorizing

a moratorium on housing evictions.

A summary of Council comments is as follows: the County of Alameda and the State have

declared public health emergencies.

MOTION:

Moved by Vice Mayor McQuaid, seconded by Council Member Nason, to adopt Resolution No.

2020-29, proclaiming the existence of a local emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19,

otherwise known as the Novel Coronavirus.

AYES: Council Members Barnes and Nason, Vice Mayor McQuaid, Mayor Pilch

CITY OF ALBANY

CITY COUNCIL

Virtual Meeting

by Zoom Webinar

Albany, CA 94706

MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020

7:15 PM

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

We, the members of the Albany City Council would like to reaffirm that we welcome and value all of our diverse community members regardless of where they are from, who they love, how they worship, how they look, their gender identity, their abilities, their economic status, or how they vote. We honor the Native people who were the original stewards of this land.

We invite the entire Albany community to join with us in creating a safe and welcoming city; one in which we celebrate our differences and learn from each other; one in which we are proud to raise our children.

"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness". ~Ola Joseph

COVID-19 UPDATE - PUBLIC MEETING GUIDELINES

Alameda County Health Department, Division of Communicable Disease Control & Prevention, has advised to help slow the spread of COVID-19 that non-necessary meetings be cancelled, and/or if a meeting does take place, enable people to keep social distance (more than an arm's length of one an-other).

Please note that total attendance in the Council Chambers may be limited. As a precaution to protect our community, we strongly encourage members of the public to submit comments in writing on agenda topics, and adhere to the following in accordance with the California Department of Health's Guidance on Mass Gatherings when deciding whether to attend this meeting. All comments received by 7:00 PM on Monday, March 16, 2020 will be provided to the City Council and read or summa-rized as part of the meeting. Comments can be submitted by email to citycouncil@albanyca.org or by mail to City of Albany - Meeting Comments, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706. If you are sick or identify yourself as being "higher risk" based on the following, please watch the meeting from home:

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Adults over age 60 2) People with underlying medical problems, regardless of age, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic lung disease, or immunosuppression.

How to watch the meeting from home:

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KALB Live! Live stream 2) City Council and Commission meetings are also streamed live on YouTube www.youtube.com/albanykalb

***** AGENDA *****

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CALL TO ORDER

2.

ROLL CALL

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3-1.

Request by the Director of Emergency Services that the City Council Adopt Resolution No. 2020-29, Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency as a Result of the Spread of COVID-19 Otherwise Known as the Novel Coronavirus

Staff recommendation: that the Council adopt Resolution No. 2020-29, proclaiming the existence of a local emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19 otherwise known as the Novel Coronavirus

3-1 Staff Report

3-1 Resolution No. 2020-29

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ADJOURNMENT

Per City Council Resolution No. 09-1, no Council meeting shall continue past 10:30 p.m. unless a two-thirds majority of the Council votes to extend the meeting to discuss specified items; and any motion to extend the meeting beyond 10:30 p.m. shall include a list of specific agenda items to be covered. Any items not completed at a regularly scheduled Council meeting shall be continued to the next regular meeting or by a two-thirds majority vote of the Council to an adjourned regular meeting.

(The Council meeting packet is available for public inspection online or via email request. The agenda and supporting staff reports can also be found on our web page at: www.albanyca.org . If you have any questions pertaining to any agenda item or Council meeting procedure, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 528-5710)

Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall and online at City's web site.

The City of Albany is dedicated to maintaining its small town ambience, responding to the needs of a diverse community, and providing a safe, healthy and sustainable environment.

To view the live televised Council meetings go to KALB Comcast channel 33 or AT&T channel 99. Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the City Council it will become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet and broadcast on KALB.

NOTICE - Please Read

"Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge a decision of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at a public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.