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subdivision (c)(2) of 54953 are met. Remote participation under subdivision (c) of 54953 <br /> shall also be treated as in-person attendance at the physical location for all purposes, <br /> including any requirement that a quorum of the legislative body participate from any <br /> particular location. <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 54953.8(a), the legislative body of a local agency <br /> may use teleconferencing without complying with the requirements of paragraph (3) of <br /> subdivision (b) of Section 54953 if the legislative body complies with the requirements <br /> contained in subdivision (b) of 54953.8, and does so pursuant to applicable provisions of <br /> Section 54953.8.1 to 54953.8.7. which include the use of teleconferencing for just cause <br /> and a proclaimed state of emergency or local emergency, as defined. <br /> POLICY <br /> 1 . DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Policy, the following definitions contained in the <br /> Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code 54950 et seq.) shall apply: <br /> a. "Just cause" means any of the following: (A) a childcare or caregiving need <br /> of a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic <br /> partner that requires them to participate remotely;I (B) a contagious illness <br /> that prevents a member from attending in person; (C) a need related to a <br /> physical or mental disability that is not subject to subdivision (c) of Section <br /> 54953; (D) travel while on official business of the legislative body or another <br /> state or local agency, (E) An immunocompromised child, parent, <br /> grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner that requires <br /> the member to participate remotely, (F) a physical or family medical <br /> emergency that prevents a member from attending in person, (G) military <br /> service obligations, as delineated in 54954.8.3(c)(7). <br /> b. "Local emergency" means a condition of extreme peril to persons or <br /> property proclaimed by the governing body of the local agency affected, in <br /> accordance with Section 8630 of the California Emergency Services Act <br /> (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2), as <br /> defined in Section 8680.9, or a local health emergency declared pursuant <br /> to Section 101080 of the Health and Safety Code. Local emergency refers <br /> only to local emergencies in the boundaries of the City of Santa Ana. <br /> C. "Meeting" shall mean "any congregation of a majority of the members of a <br /> legislative body at the same time and place to hear, discuss or deliberate <br /> upon any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative <br /> body" as defined by Section 54952.2(a) of the Brown Act, including but not <br /> limited to, any meeting of the City Council, related agencies, or standing <br /> committees. <br /> d. "Remote location" means a location from which a member of a legislative <br /> body participates in a meeting pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) <br /> of Section 54953.8 other than any physical meeting location designated in <br /> "Child,""parent,""grandparent,""grandchild,"and"sibling"have the same meaning as those terms do in Section 12945.2. <br /> Resolution No. 2026-025 <br /> Page 4 of 10 <br />