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City Council Meeting Minutes September 7, 2021 Page 3 of 8 Camille Rodriguez, BCPH Executive Director, noted the strategies discussed here are meant to prevent severe illness and death, and to make sure the public health system is not overwhelmed. This provides strategies to allow us to return to normal activities. Dr. Lexi Nolen, BCPH Deputy Director, reported the County is in a High Transmission Level and has been so for a number of months. This High level is the reason why the new public health order for indoor masking was put in place. She reviewed case trends noting case numbers continue to climb including a large increase in cases for young children. She reviewed hospitalization rates as well as testing and vaccination rates in the County. She noted 67.7% of the County population is fully vaccinated. She stated the County is asking people to implement a variety of interventions that overlap to help stop the spread. Combining multiple less burdensome strategies and habits means less of a need for the heavier more burdensome strategies. She reviewed the various vaccination programs employers are implementing. She reviewed the recent public health order requiring masking for all public places county wide. She also noted the earlier health order for masking in schools. Councilmember Brown stated he would like to see the County be more proactive with its orders. Trina Ruhland, BCPH Attorney, reviewed the two current orders in place. The school order is focused on keeping kids in school for learning and is based on CDC direction specifically for kids. The second order requires masking in all indoor public spaces and is based on CDC guidance for areas of high transmission. If we drop into moderate or low transmission for 21 days, that order will end. The goal is to keep businesses open. It requires masks of all people over age 2 regardless of vaccination status. She reviewed the voluntary vaccination passport programs available in the County. Councilmember Dickinson stated he is frustrated that the masking requirement in public places is not statewide. Public Comments — None. ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT ROUNDTABLE UPDATE Councilmember Lipton gave an update on the latest meetings of the Community Noise Roundtable (CNR). He stated attendance has been strong with substantial public comment at the meetings. He stated there has been understanding that the participants that lie south of the airport receive most of the economic benefit of the airport while those to the north of the airport receive most of the noise impacts. The roundtable will continue for at least another year. The CNR is reviewing the expansion plans the airport is considering and providing comments. Also, the CNR will be reviewing and possibly