Memorandum
Date: August 3, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Jessica Pyska, 5th District Supervisor
Subject: EXTRA ITEM: (a) Consideration of “extra” agenda item, and, (b) Adopt Urgency Ordinance Requiring all Persons, Regardless of Vaccination Status, Wear Face Coverings in County Facilities
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
(a) This item is being submitted as an “extra” agenda item. The justification for this request to consider an item not on the posted agenda is as follows:
This item came to my attention subsequent to the posting of the current agenda and there is a need to take action before the next agenda.
As of 9am on 08/02/21
Both Hospital ICU’s are full
Sutter ER is at 18 patients, despite only having 14 ER beds
If the state was still doing tiered colors, with our daily case and testing positivity rate now the highest of any California county, Lake County would currently be in the purple tier. When in purple tier, all persons were masking indoors.
Our Board needs to take immediate steps for the safety of our employees and the public, geared toward keeping our offices open and needed services in place.
(b) For the safety of our employees and the public we serve, and with the intent to maintain County offices in their present open status, I am recommending our Board adopt an Urgency Ordinance Requiring all Persons, Regardless of Vaccination Status, Wear Face Coverings in County Facilities.
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Recommended Action:
(a) I request that the Board take action by motion to accept this item for consideration as an “extra” agenda item.
(b) Adopt Urgency Ordinance Requiring all Persons, Regardless of Vaccination Status, Wear Face Coverings in County Facilities.