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Orozco, Norma <br /> From: Nathaniel Greensides <mynci90@gmail.com> <br /> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 4:47 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Cc: Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente <br /> Subject: Agenda Item 13 for City Council Meeting on November 1, 2022 <br /> Categories: Correspondence <br /> Dear City Council, <br /> I am concerned that the City does not have any measures in place to ensure that our most vulnerable residents in <br /> the city may continue to participate in civic engagement virtually after the state of emergency is lifted in <br /> California. This item has arisen every 30 days since the statewide measures were implemented as an emergency <br /> measure to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus in 2020. However,the state government has announced its <br /> intent to end the state of emergency in the early part of 2023. I urge the council to adopt a permanent ordinance <br /> allowing for the Council and any other legislative body of the City to utilize remote teleconferencing for all <br /> meetings open to the general public. The pandemic may end, but many hard working families in our city raising <br /> kids, or those who are unable to transport themselves to Civic Center or any other physical meeting spaces <br /> utilized for meetings open to the public, deserve the ability to participate civically in any and all forms <br /> available. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Nathaniel Greensides <br /> Ward 5 Resident <br /> i <br />