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requirements in public, or additional protective measures and, if such local measures are adopted, they will become effective within the county or municipality without state approval; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the "CDC") recommends the wearing of cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community -based transmission of COVID- 19; and WHEREAS the CDC further recommends the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others; and WHEREAS, the CDC has issued guidelines for cloth face coverings that include tutorials for both sewn cloth face coverings and making cloth face coverings out of common household textile items without sewing; and WHEREAS, while the City Council encourages cloth face coverings meeting the CDC guidelines, "face covering" has been defined herein to increase flexibility for what may constitute a face covering and thus aid in compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, on April 22, 2020, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ("CDPHE") issued Public Health Order 20-26 requiring face coverings for employees of critical businesses and critical government functions; and WHEREAS, the City of Louisville is a densely populated city within Boulder County, and the City Council finds that the wearing of face coverings by both employees and patrons of businesses and government facilities as set forth herein will best provide for the promotion of health and suppression of disease within the City; and WHEREAS, the face coverings required by this Ordinance are not surgical masks or N- 95 respirators, which are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance; and WHEREAS, the CDC recommends face coverings not be worn by children under the age of two (2) years, the CDPHE has issued additional guidelines that face coverings not be worn by children under the age of three (3) years in childcare settings, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued further recommendations on the use of face coverings by children, all of which have been considered by the City Council and incorporated as set forth herein; and WHEREAS, on May 5, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1793, Series 2020, an Emergency Ordinance Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings within the City, which ordinance, as amended, expired August 30, 2020; and WHEREAS, on July 16, 2020, Governor Polis issued Executive Order D-2020-138, Ordinance No. 1805, Series 2021 Page 2 of 8