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Face Coverings Bylaw Update
Presented by: Percy Janke, Director of Emergency Management, EOC
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RECOMMENDED MOTIONS
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1. That Bylaw 38/2020, a bylaw to amend the Face Coverings Bylaw, be read a first time
2. That Bylaw 38/2020 be read a second time
3. That unanimous consent be given for consideration of third reading of Bylaw 38/2020
4. That Bylaw 38/2020 be read a third time
5. That Administration be instructed to present a further report and recommendations on the Face Coverings Bylaw, at the last regular Council meeting in December 2020 so that Council may determine a future course of action before the Face Coverings Bylaw is automatically repealed on December 31, 2020.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
On August 4, 2020 Council approved bylaw 32/2020 requiring the use of face coverings The bylaw contains a provision that causes it to be automatically repealed at one minute before midnight on December 31, 2020. At that time the bylaw was passed, Administration was directed to report back to Council no later than October 5, 2020 regarding the experience to date with the bylaw and any recommended amendments to the bylaw.
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
On August 4, 2020 Council passed motion (BL-20-033); Bylaw 32/2020 was approved, requiring mandatory face coverings until December 31, 2020.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Chief Medical Officer of Health of Alberta continues to recommend the use of face coverings. The Government of Alberta website update on August 12, 2020 indicates: “Albertans are encouraged to wear non-medical masks in public when it’s difficult to maintain physical distancing of 2 metres at all times.“
With the return to school and indoor sport, Alberta is upward trending in terms of number of cases. With flu season quickly approaching, it is recommended that the Face Cove...
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