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RESOLUTION NO. 22-2022
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 strongly recommend the
use of face coverings in indoor settings. The Health Officer for Contra Costa
County updated their "Recommendations for Safely Holding Public Meetings" on
March 1, 2022. Those updated recommendations continue to "strongly
recommend" on-line meetings given still high transmission rates, 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.
• While recommended by the County Health Officer, the Town does not yet 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 regular meeting on April 5, 2022, by the
following vote:
AYES: Arnerich, Fong, Morgan, Stepper, Storer
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
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