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RESOLUTION 2021-055 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING USE OF <br />REMOTE TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS (AB 361) <br />WHEREAS, the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code section 54950 et seq.) <br />generally requires local agencies meeting via teleconference, including through other <br />virtual or electronic means, to, among other things, provide public access at each location <br />in which members of the legislative body are teleconferencing; and <br />WHEREAS, the Legislature recently enacted Assembly Bill 361 (AB 361), which <br />amended Government Code section 54953 to allow local agencies to meet fully virtually, <br />without fully adhering to the rules otherwise applicable to teleconferencing, during a <br />proclaimed state of emergency if state or local officials have imposed or recommended <br />measures to promote social distancing; and <br />WHEREAS, the Governor issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency on <br />March 4, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to section 8625 of the California <br />Emergency Services Act, and this proclaimed state of emergency currently remains in <br />effect; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana declared a local emergency <br />on March 17, 2020 pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 2-404A (now section <br />2-646A); and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, California continues to be in an area of high <br />transmission rate of COVID-19, including the highly transmissible Delta Variant, as <br />identified by the Center for Disease Control; <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has reconsidered the <br />circumstances of the state of emergency; and <br />WHEREAS, state or local officials continue to recommend measures to promote <br />social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19; and <br />WHEREAS, the continuation of virtual meetings will allow for full participation by <br />members of the public until social distancing recommendations are lifted; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana desires to continue to hold <br />virtual meetings pursuant to AB 361 and Government Code section 54953(e). <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Ana as follows: <br />SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and shall be the findings of <br />the City of Santa Ana's City Council and each and every other legislative body of the City. <br />Resolution 2021-055 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />