City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2021 05 11

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LL 1tyof_ CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Louisville AGENDA ITEM II COLORADO • SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: UPDATE ON CITY OF LOUISVILLE LEVEL CLEAR PLANS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS DATE: MAY 11, 2021 PRESENTED BY: MEGAN DAVIS, DEPUTY CITY MANGER HEATHER BALSER, CITY MANAGER EMILY HOGAN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR COMMUNICATION AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SUMMARY: Over the past two months the City has joined the rest of the state and country in the gradually rolling back of COVID-19 Public Health restrictions. The increased access to vaccines by all Coloradans age 16 has resulted in 67% of Boulder County residents and 57% of Coloradans receiving at least one does of the COVID 19 vaccine. With a larger percentage of the population becoming vaccinated, some public health requirements have been removed and businesses and communities are reopening services. Through the pandemic, the City followed Boulder County Public Health guidance to help protect the public health and safety of its employees and residents. In addition, the City established principles to help guide the process of recovery and reopening of facilities and services: ■ The health, safety and well-being of our employees and the residents of the City of Louisville are our top priority throughout reopening and recovery. ■ The City will work to support the economic health of our residents, businesses and our organization through the process of recovery. ■ The City will approach facility reopening carefully and with caution, evaluating the risks and rewards associated with each step toward recovery. ■ The City commits to working collaboratively with our partners and supports alignment in our recovery efforts. ■ The City will only move forward with reopening efforts if they are in compliance with state and county health guidelines. ■ The City will remain flexible and nimble in planning and implementing recovery efforts, recognizing the pandemic response is dynamic and rapidly changing. ■ Robust community engagement and response will be integral to the City's recovery process. On April 16, the State of Colorado devolved the COVID-19 dial to local governments, rolling back nearly all state requirements around COVID-19 response. At that time Boulder County Public Health, in conjunction with other metro -Denver public health agencies (City and Counties' of Denver and Broomfield, Counties of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson), moved to a gradual step-down program from the COVID-19 dial metrics. Boulder County was moved to Level Blue for one month (until May 15, 2021) unless CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 2