TAMRMS#: B06
title
Bylaw 38/2020 - Face Coverings Bylaw Update (3rd reading)
Presented by: Percy Janke, Director of Emergency Management, EOC
label
RECOMMENDED MOTION
recommendation
That Bylaw 38/2020 be read a third time.
body
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 The bylaw contains a provision that causes it to be automatically repealed at one minute before midnight on December 31, 2020.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 the 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.
The Bylaw 38/2020 was given First and Second reading on October 5, 2020.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
N/A
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
N/A
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 Coverings Bylaw remain in effect which Administration continues to monitor the situation and take prudent measures to attempt to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
As of September 15, 2020 Municipal Enforcement Officers have conducted 388 site visits and issued one ticket related to the enforcement and education of the Face Coverings Bylaw. There have been 19 requests by residents and three requests from businesses t...
Click here for full text