TAMRMS#: B06
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Resumption of In-Person Council Meetings
Presented by: Percy Janke, Director of Emergency Management, EOC
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RECOMMENDED MOTIONS
1. That meetings of Council and the Standing Committees resume in Council Chambers and the Douglas Cardinal Boardroom (“DCB”) respectively effective August 17, 2020, with the option for Council members, Administrative staff and the public to continue attending these meetings by electronic means;
2. That Council approves implementation of the Controls and Procedures associated with resumption of Council and Committee meetings in the Chamber and the DCB, as set out in the report dated August 4, 2020 entitled “Resumption of In-Person Council Meetings”
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is:
(a) to recommend that Council and the Standing Committees resume holding their meetings in the Council Chamber and the Douglas Cardinal Boardroom effective August 17, 2020 with the option for any attendee to participate in the meeting by electronic means, and
(b) to further recommend that Council approve a suite of measures to reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus among those who participate in-person in these meetings.
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
In-person Council and Committee meetings while the COVID-19 pandemic continues carry health risks for all attendees that must be controlled to ensure that meeting spaces are reasonably safe for those in attendance. There is a risk of virus transmission whenever people come into contact with one another, share close physical space, and touch common surfaces. The standard of 2 m distancing that we have all been accustomed to hearing about over the past few months, should be considered a minimum standard for Council and Committee meetings since the risk of airborne transmission of COVI...
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