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Meeting: City council <br />Attachment B <br />Meeting date: January 18, 2022 <br /> Action agenda item: 8c <br />Executive summary <br />Title: COVID-19 face covering policy options <br />Recommended action: Discuss policy options regarding face coverings/masks for indoor places <br />of assembly in St. Louis Park. <br />Policy consideration: Following discussion, the council is asked to consider which of the <br />following policy approaches it would like to adopt: <br />•Continue city’s practice of supporting masking without passing a resolution or <br />emergency ordinance <br />•Adopt a resolution strongly encouraging community masking <br />•Adopt an emergency regulation mandating community masking (updated draft included <br />in council packet) <br />Summary: Following discussion on Jan. 10, 2022, the city council decided to take up the issue of <br />community masking in indoor locations of assembly at the Jan. 18, 2022 council meeting. At this <br />meeting, staff will provide several items: <br />•updated public health data <br />•an updated draft emergency regulation mandating masking <br />•a summary of actions taken by other local jurisdictions <br />•an enforcement plan should council adopt the emergency regulation <br />•an implementation plan should council adopt either the emergency regulation or the <br />resolution <br />During the Jan. 10, 2022 discussion, staff expressed concerns about the difficulty in enforcing a <br />mandate. Council members acknowledged those concernsand understanding that neither city <br />staff or other front-line workers would be able to enforce this mandate should a patron refuse <br />to put on a mask. <br />nancial or budget considerations: Staff implementation time will be required. No overtime is <br />Fi <br />anticipated.Minimal costs would be associated with printing and distribution of posters for <br />businesses. <br />Strategic priority consideration:Not applicable. <br />Supporting documents: Discussion <br />Resolution <br />Ordinance <br />Comments from residents, businesses, the health care system <br />Pr <br />epared by:Cindy Walsh, deputy city manager/operations and recreation director <br />Steve Koering, fire chief <br />Reviewed by: Karen Barton, community development director <br />Jacque Smith, communications and marketing manager <br />Approved by: Kim Keller, city manager <br /> <br />