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36 Governor Walz is reported to be considering a statewide facecovering mandate but at the time this 37 report was written, he has not issued any mandatory mask order. If a statewide mask requirement is 38 issued, there will not be a need for Roseville to consider a separate one. 39 40 Current City Face Coverings Orders 41 At the time of this report, there are 9 cities have mandatory mask requirements. They are 42 Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Mankato, Edina, Minnetonka, Winona, and Excelsior. 43 While each order differs slightly, generally the orders require face coverings to be worn by 44 individuals in indoor areas accessible to the public such as public facilities and businesses. These 45 orders do have exceptions from wearing masks for those that have medical issues that prevent them 46 from wearing a mask and for younger children. Generally, these orders require a business to ask a 47 customer to leave if they are not wearing mask. If that customer refuses to leave, law enforcement 48 can be called to trespass the individual. The orders also allow for an individual to be cited for failing 49 to adhere to the facecovering requirement as well as a business that fails to enforcethe requirement. 50 51 Included as part of Attachment B is some information from the cities of Edina, Duluth, Rochester, 52 and Minnetonka regarding their orders. 53 54 Discussion 55 If the City Council wants to consider issuing a mandatory face covering requirement in Roseville, 56 there should be discussion on the following: 57 Where face covering are required (public facilities, businesses, offices, outdoor facilities) 58 Exemptions from being required to wear face coverings (individuals with health conditions 59 not allowing them to wear face coverings, use of masks by younger children, when eating or 60 drinking, participating in sports) 61 Level of enforcement and penalties for non-compliance 62 63 Mayor Roe has requested that a draft resolution (Attachment C) modifying the local emergency 64 order to require the use of face coverings in Roseville when in public be included in the packet. 65 Staff has used the City of Edina order as a template, but the City Council should discuss the details 66 of the order and applicability to Roseville before considering adoption. The City Attorney has 67 provided some input into the draft resolution and is able to discuss the provisions of the resolution in 68 more detail at the meeting. 69 70 Alternatively, the City Council could consider passing a resolution urging residents to wear face 71 coverings and/or urging the Governor to require face coverings statewide. 72 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 73 To discuss whether the City of Roseville should have a mandatory face covering requirement due to 74 the COVID-19 pandemic. 75 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 76 Not applicable 77 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 78 Staff requests the City Council discuss the desire to create a mandatory facecovering requirement 79 and if so, under what parameters one should be imposed. Page 2 of 3