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RESOLUTION NO. 78-2021
APPROVING THE CONTINUED USE OF TELECONFERENCING FOR THE
MEETINGS OF ALL TOWN LEGISLATIVE BODIES PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF AB 361
WHEREAS, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor declared a State of
Emergency and subsequently adopted an Executive Order allowing the legislative bodies
of local governments to meet remotely via teleconference so long as other provisions of
the Brown Act were followed; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2021, the Governor signed into law, as an urgency
measure, AB 361, which allows for the continued use of remote meetings by local
legislative bodies subject to certain conditions, which must be reconsidered every 30
days; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of all legislative bodies for the Town of Danville, the Danville
Town Council has considered the current state of health guidance related to public
meetings in Contra Costa County and finds it necessary to continue with remote meetings
for the next 30 days to promote public health and safety; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council approves the continued use of
teleconferencing for public meetings of Town legislative bodies for the next 30 days based
on the following findings required by Government Code Section 549539(e), as amended
by AB 361:
• The entire State of California remains under a proclaimed state of emergency as
declared by the Governor of the State of California on March 4, 2020, related to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
• The California Department of Public Health continues to require the use of face
coverings in indoor settings in order to help stop the spread of the virus. The
Health Officer for Contra Costa County published "Recommendations for Safely
Holding Public Meetings" on September 20, 2021. Those recommendations
"strongly recommend" on-line meetings, that local agencies should provide
options for the public to participate without having to attend meetings in person,
and that social distancing should be used, including six feet of spacing between all
in attendance.
• The Town does not currently have the ability to offer "hybrid" participation
options for the public and given the physical and space constraints of the Town
Meeting Hall, social distancing is difficult without severely limiting space for
members of the public to attend.
and; be it further
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RESOLVED, that this determination by the Danville Town Council shall apply to all of
the Town's legislative bodies, as defined by the Ralph M. Brown Act. Those legislative
bodies are:
Danville Town Council
Town Council Legislative Committee
Town Council Finance Committee
Town Council -Danville Area Chamber of Commerce liaison meeting
Planning Commission
Design Review Board
Heritage Resource Commission
Historic Design Review Committee
Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission
Arts Advisory Board
Senior Advisory Commission
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a special meeting on December 7, 2021, by
the following vote:
AYES: Arnerich, Fong, Morgan, Stepper, Storer
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
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