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Bylaw 32/2020 Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw (1st, 2nd and 3rd readings)
Presented by: Percy Janke, Director of Emergency Management, EOC
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RECOMMENDATION
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1. That Bylaw 32/2020, the Face Coverings Bylaw, be read a first time
2. That Bylaw 32/2020 be read a second time
3. That unanimous consent be given for third reading of Bylaw 32/2020
4. That Bylaw 32/2020 be read a third time
5. That Administration report back to Council not later than the October 5, 2020 Council meeting as to experience to date with the bylaw, and whether any amendments are recommended at that time
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
At the July 27, 2020 Special Council Meeting, Council directed Administration to prepare a Bylaw to formalize the requirement of mandatory face coverings on St. Albert Transit and within publicly accessible civic facilities. This report provides the suggested draft Bylaw for Council’s consideration.
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
At the July 27, 2020, Special City Council meeting the following motion was passed (AR-20-263):
1. That Administration be instructed to communicate to the public through media, social media, the City website and by signage that effective August 1, 2020 all persons in any civic facility (excepting only City employees when alone in private offices with the door closed) and all persons in a St. Albert transit bus or other transit facility, must at all times be wearing a mask or other face covering that covers the mouth, nose and chin ensuring a barrier that limits the transmission of infectious respiratory droplets, and that this requirement remain in place until such time as Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health issues official public advice that face masks are no longer recommended as a measure for limiting the risk of spread of infectious disease;
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