RESOLUTION NO. 22‐___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING CONTINUED REMOTE TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 7, 2022 THROUGH JULY, 2022 PURSUANT TO BROWN ACT PROVISIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino is committed to preserving and nurturing public access and participation in meetings of the City Council, commissions, and committees; and
WHEREAS, all meetings of the City of Cupertino’s legislative bodies are open and public, as required by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code sections 54950–54963), so that any member of the public may attend, participate, and watch the City’s legislative
bodies conduct their business; and
WHEREAS, the Brown Act, Government Code section 54953(e), makes provisions for remote teleconferencing participation in meetings by members of a legislative body, without compliance with the requirements of Government Code section 54953(b)(3), subject to the existence of certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, a required condition for holding meetings exclusively by teleconference is that a state of emergency is declared by the Governor pursuant to Government Code section 8625, proclaiming the existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state caused by conditions as described in Government Code section 8558; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 54953(e) further requires that in order to authorize meetings exclusively by teleconference, a legislative body must determine that state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, or that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health and safety of attendees; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2021, November 2, 2021, November 30, 2021, December 21, 2021, January 18, 2022, February 15, 2022, March 15, 2022, April 5, 2022, May 3, 2022, and May 19, 2022, the Cupertino City Council made the findings required under Government Code section 54953(e) and resolved that the legislative bodies of the City of Cupertino shall conduct their meetings without compliance with Government Code section 54953(b)(3), as authorized by Government Code section 54953(e), and that such Resolution No. 22-___
legislative bodies should comply with the requirements to provide the public with access to the meetings as prescribed in section 54953(e)(2); and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 54593(e)(3) provides that to continue to holding meetings of legislative bodies exclusively by teleconference, the legislative body must reconsider the circumstances of the state of emergency every 30 days, and find that either (i) the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person, or (ii) State or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council
has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of
emergency that now exists, specifically defined in the County of Santa Clara proclamation of a local emergency beginning February 3, 2020, the City of Cupertino proclamation of a local emergency on March 11, 2020, the Governor of the State of California proclamation of a state of emergency beginning on March 4, 2020, and the national emergency declaration in Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020, beginning March 1, 2020, concerning the COVID‐19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County of Santa Clara Health Officerʹs Recommendation Regarding Continued Remote Public Meetings of Governmental Entities dated September 21, 2021 and the California Department of Industrial Relations Revised Emergency Temporary Standards, effective May 6, 2022, continue to require or recommend social distancing in the workplace in certain circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the Health Officerʹs Recommendations, the Revised Emergency Temporary Standards, and evidence documenting the transmission of COVID‐19 in
indoor spaces establishes that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person; and
WHEREAS, based on the above findings, the Cupertino City Council hereby determines that the legislative bodies of the City of Cupertino shall continue to conduct their
meetings without compliance with Government Code section 54953(b)(3), as authorized by Government Code section 54953(e), and that such legislative bodies shall comply with the requirements to provide the public with access to the meetings as prescribed in section 54953(e)(2); and
WHEREAS, the City has and will continue to provide access for the public to legislative meetings and procedures through video teleconference technologies.
Resolution No. 22-___
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cupertino, as follows:
1. Remote Teleconference Meetings. The City Manager and legislative bodies of the City of Cupertino are hereby authorized and directed to meet exclusively by teleconference and to take all actions necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this Resolution, including conducting open and public meetings in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e) and other applicable provisions of the Brown Act.
2. Effective Date of Resolution. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be effective through July 7, 2022, or such time as the City Council adopts a subsequent resolution in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e)(3) to extend the time during which the City Council of the City of Cupertino may continue to teleconference without compliance with Government Code section 54953(b)(3).
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting
of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 7th day of June 2022, by the following vote:
Vote Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
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Darcy Paul, Mayor
City of Cupertino
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ATTEST:
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Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk
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