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Recommendation to confirm the City Manager's promulgation of the revised Safer at Home Health Order, issued on July 13, 2020, and revised Public Health Emergency Isolation and Quarantine Orders issued on
July 28, 2020, by the City of Long Beach Health Officer as a regulation. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On March 19, 2020, the City’s Health Officer issued the "Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19" (Health Order) to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 within Long Beach. The City’s Health Officer has revised the Health Order from time to time, as necessary, to protect public health and safety during this ongoing emergency. On July 13, 2020, the City’s Health Officer issued revisions to the Health Order to close certain Stage 2 and Stage 3 Sectors, pursuant to a mandate by Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Health Officer. Further, the City’s Health Officer issued revised Public Health Emergency Isolation and Quarantine Orders on July 28, 2020 to align with Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance for community-related exposure to COVID-19. Attached are the latest revisions to the Health Order.
On May 12, 2020, the City Council adopted Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Chapter 8.120, “Temporary Enforcement of Long Beach Health Orders Related to COVID-19,” which became effective immediately as an urgency Ordinance. Chapter 8.120 requires, where practicable, the City Council to confirm COVID-19 Health Orders for the sole purpose of authorizing the City Manager’s promulgation of such Health Orders. In the event it is not feasible to do this, the City Manager is required to, within 14 days of promulgation of said Health Orders, request the City Council to confirm the City Manager’s promulgation of the Health Order. The City Manager’s promulgation of the Health Order, and City Council’s confirmation of such orders, authorizes enforcement authority of the Health Orders under the Proclamation of Local Emergency and provisions of Chapter 8.120.
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