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Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Subsections 8.120.010.D, 8.120.020.B, and 8.120.040; and amending and restating Section 8.120.030; all relating to temporary enforcement of Long Beach Health Orders related to COVID-19; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopted as read. (Citywide) (Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-21-0003)
DISCUSSION
In an effort to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 within the City, the Long Beach Health Officer issued Health Orders to control the spread and mitigate the effects of COVID-19, including but not limited to, the "Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19", isolation orders, quarantine orders, and testing orders (collectively "Health Orders") and has revised such Health Orders from time to time as necessary for the public health and safety during this ongoing emergency.
The Ordinance initially adopted by Council was set to expire on November 6, 2020 and was amended to expire on January 20, 2021 unless the City Council takes further action. Due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, the proposed Ordinance extends the expiration of the Ordinance One Hundred Eighty (180) days from the effective date of the last amendment of Chapter 8.120 (July 18, 2021 ), unless further extended by the City Council in its discretion by an amendment to the Ordinance.
This Ordinance requires, where practicable, the City Manager to bring City Health Orders related to COVID-19 before the City Council for confirmation prior to promulgating 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 Health Orders. The proposed Ordinance amends this requirement to allow the City Manager to request the City Council to confirm the Health Orders either within 14 days or at the next duly noticed public meeti...
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