2021-029 - Authorizing the Temporary Implementation of Covid-19 Relief Measures

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O. In recognition of the need to facilitate the speedy recovery of the local economy from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City Council desires to temporarily permit the implementation of certain provisions of these Executive Orders as California transitions to fully open the economy and to move beyond the Blue Print for a Safer Economy. Section 2. The City Council, after hearing, considering and weighing all evidence in the record presented on the matter, does hereby resolve to allow the Covid- 19 relief measures specified in: (a) Executive Order No. 5-2020, adopted May 28, 2020, and incorporated and referenced herein as Exhibit A; and (b) Resolution No. 2020-055 and its Exhibits A and B, adopted July 7, 2020, incorporated and referenced herein as Exhibit B to be implemented for a period of one year from the date the Governor announces the decision to move beyond the Blue Print for a Safer Economy and to fully open the economy. Section 3. The City Council further authorizes the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency to modify, refine, or terminate all Covid-19 relief measures specified in Executive Order No. 5-2020 and City Council Resolution No. 2020-055 as needed anytime during this implementation period in order to ensure the orderly implementation thereof and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Santa Ana residents and visitors. Section 4. The Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency shall present an update to the City Council regarding the implementation status of these relief measures on or before February 15, 2022. The update shall include information on any ongoing and observed positive or negative impacts, including any patterns in Police Department and Code Enforcement complaints and parking and traffic patterns. Section 5 The Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency shall present a final report to the City Council by April 30, 2022, for the City Council to consider all findings and observations and any potential permanent regulations, standards, and policies pertaining to outdoor dining and retail activities. Section 6. The City Council finds and determines that this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the environment and it is not a "project", as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. ADOPTED this 15t day of June. 2021. A104 Vicente Sarmiento Mayor Resolution No. 2021-029 Page 3 of 4