TAMRMS#: B06
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Mandatory Face Coverings
Presented by: Percy Janke, Director of Emergency Management
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RECOMMENDED MOTION
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1. That Council receive the report dated July 27, 2020 entitled “Mandatory Face Coverings” as information.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide Council with information on the following:
· The development of regional practices regarding mandated face coverings
· Options (or implications) of mandated face coverings on St. Albert Public Transit and in City-owned and operated facilities and/or publicly accessible indoor spaces.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Government of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) has authority and expertise on public health matters. The CMOH has encouraged Albertans to wear non-medical masks in public places to reduce the spread of COVID-19. While the City of St. Albert has continued to follow Provincial Guidance through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Province has indicated that the decision to make masks mandatory will be left to the authorities in each local jurisdiction.
Over the past two weeks, several municipalities across Alberta have considered making face coverings mandatory in specific instances. On July 21, 2020, the council of the City of Calgary passed Bylaw 26M2020 the "Face Coverings Bylaw" to make mandatory both face coverings and associated informational signage in all places the public is entitled to be which includes not just public buildings and public transit, but all retail spaces as well, effective August 1, 2020. The City of Edmonton announced on July 23, 2020 that effective August 1, 2020, face coverings will be mandatory on Edmonton Transit Services (ETS) and in City of Edmonton owned and operated buildings. Exceptions to that requirement apply to:
· children under two years old; ...
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