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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17-2021 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17 OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RESCINDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 14 REQUIRING THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC EFFECTIVE DUNE 15, 2021 SECTION 1. Findings. A. International, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities have been responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named "SARS-CoV-2," and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019," abbreviated COVID-19, ("COVID-19"). B. On March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California declared a state of emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state prepare for broader spread ofCOVID-19. C. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared a national emergency and announced that the federal government would make emergency funding available to assist state and local governments in preventing the spread of and addressing the effects of COVID-19. D. The Orange County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health also declared a local emergency and local public health emergency to aid the regional healthcare and governmental community in responding to COVID-19. E. On March 17, 2020, the City Council proclaimed the existence of a local emergency to ensure the availability of mutual aid and support an effective City response to COVID-19. F. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), masks or face coverings are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the mask coughs, sneezes, talks or raises their voice. COVID-19 is spread through respirator droplets mainly among people who are in close contact (within 6 feet). G. The CDC advises that emerging evidence from clinical and laboratory studies show that masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth. The use of masks is particularly important in settings where people are close to each other (within 6 feet) or where social distancing is difficult to maintain. H. On June 18, 2020, the California Department of Public Health ("CDPH") issued "Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings" mandating the use of face coverings when individuals are in certain high risk situations.