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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-22-21-2.5 - Resolution - 03/25/2021 RESOLUTION NO. ______________ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, ENCOURAGING THE COLLEGE STATION COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN MITIGATING PROTOCOLSAGAINST THE SPREAD OF COVID-19IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. WHEREAS,ON March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-34, providing that no person may be required by any jurisdiction to wear or to mandate the wearing of a face covering; and that no jurisdiction may impose a penalty ofany kind for failure to wear a face covering or failure to mandate that customers or employees wear face coverings; and WHEREAS, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person, especially betweenpeople who have been in close contact of each other; and when an infected person talks, coughs, or sneezes, droplets from their mouth can spread through the air or from contact with an affected surface;and WHEREAS,College Station businesses, schools, and other establishments are all essential to the local community and desire to continue to operate safely; and WHEREAS,the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promotes best practices of wearing a face covering, maintaining social distance of at least six feet from those not in your household, and washing your hands often; now, therefore, BEIT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1:That the facts and recitations set forth in this Resolution are declared true and correct. PART 2: That the City Council hereby affirms that the threats posed by COVID-19 continue and necessitateadherence to the mitigating protocols, such as wearing a face covering, maintaining proper social distance, and observing good hygiene practices. PART 3:That the City Council hereby agrees in the interest of the health and public welfare of the College Station community, individuals are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings over the nose and mouth wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another person not in the same household. PART 4:That this Resolution was agreed upon by the City Council on March 22, 2021. nd day of March, 2021 ADOPTED this 22 . ATTEST: APPROVED: ______________________________ _________________________________ City Secretary Mayor APPROVED: _______________________________ City Attorney