City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2021 05 11

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SUBJECT: LEVEL CLEAR COVID-19 AND SPECIAL EVENTS UPDATE DATE: MAY 11, 2021 PAGE 3 OF 8 As mentioned previously, the City's Ordinance supersedes the County's Order because it is more restrictive. All patrons age 2 and up entering City facilities, including the Recreation and Senior Center, Library, City Hall, etc., are required to wear a mask. The City does not require vaccines for entrance to public facilities, and does not ask patrons about their personal health information because, under both the City's Ordinance and Boulder County's Order, the exceptions that allow people who are vaccinated to gather indoors without masks does not apply to government or municipal facilities. The City's facial covering ordinance is in effect until repealed. Consistent with previous BCPH messaging, the City has been recommending masking outdoors when 6 foot social distancing can't be maintained, and has required staff to wear a mask outdoors when 6 foot social distance can't be maintained. The new BCPH Public Health order now states: BCPH still recommends that all individuals age two years and older who have not been vaccinated should practice physical distancing of six feet, handwashing, and wearing of Face Coverings whenever near members of other households. At this time the City's Level Clear plan, which pertains to the City's programs, services, events, and operations and required public health protocols, incorporates the requirement to mask indoors, and encourages masking outdoors when 6 feet social distancing can't be maintained. If City Council desires to modify or repeal the City's mask ordinance, this would require a future agenda item and Council discussion, and staff would revise the Level Clear and special events plans accordingly. Level Clear Operating Plans: On April 16t", the City followed BCPH orders and moved to Level Blue and implemented a Level Blue Operating Plan for the City's programs, services, events, and operations, and required public health protocols during this phase. When the county moves to Level Clear on May 16, 2021, the City will transition to its own Level Clear plan reflecting the BCPH Level Clear Public Health order. Level Clear has no capacity restrictions and no social distancing requirements. The mask orders mentioned above still pertain to operations. More details regarding any operating plans for City programs, events and facilities can be found in the attached Level Clear Operating Plan. Generally speaking, the City will: Open facilities and programs at full capacity (observing any capacity limits that were in place before COVID-19). Require facial coverings indoors in any City facilities as long as the City's facial covering ordinance (or County Public Health Order, if the City's is repealed) is in effect. The City will encourage facial coverings outdoors during large events. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION q