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City council meeting of January 18, 2022 (Item No. 8c) Page
<br />Attachment B
<br />Title: COVID-19 face covering policy options
<br />c.Public transportation. Users are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering
<br />before boarding a bus and wear the face covering until the user exits the bus.
<br />d.Entertainment venues. Users are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering
<br />when the user is within six (6) feet of another person. When the user is seated
<br />and not within six (6) feet of a person they can remove the face covering but are
<br />strongly encouraged to wear the face covering when walking to or from their
<br />seat and while standing in or walking through public areas such as lobbies and
<br />restrooms.
<br />e.Common spaces in multi-family residential and multi-tenant office buildings.
<br />Residents of multi-family housing buildings, and their guests; and tenants,
<br />employees and their guests in multi-tenant office buildings are strongly
<br />encouraged to wear a face covering when in common spaces such as hallways,
<br />corridors, lobbies, restrooms, mail rooms, elevators, trash and recycling rooms,
<br />fitness rooms, recreation rooms, laundry rooms, and other space owned and
<br />used in common by the residents, employees, and tenants of the building.
<br />3.Definitions:
<br />a.“Space of public accommodation” means a business, refreshment,
<br />entertainment, or recreation facility, or an institution of any kind, whether
<br />licensed or not, whose goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or
<br />accommodations are extended, offered, sold, or otherwise made available to the
<br />public. Examples include retail stores, rental establishments, City of St. Louis Park
<br />government buildings, and service establishments as well as recreational
<br />facilities, and service centers. This definition includes establishments and
<br />facilities that offer food and beverage not for on-premises consumption,
<br />including grocery stores, markets, convenience stores, pharmacies, drug stores,
<br />and food pantries.
<br />b.“Face covering” means a cloth or other covering that fully covers an individual’s
<br />nose and mouth, secured to the head with ties or straps or simply wrapped
<br />around the lower face. The terms “mask” and “face covering” are synonymous.
<br />c.“Physical distancing” means maintaining six (6) feet of separation between
<br />individuals of different households.
<br />4.This resolution does not apply to:
<br />a.Individuals actively eating or drinking.
<br />b.Children under the age of 5.
<br />c.Individuals unable to wear a face covering due to medical reasons, disabilities, or
<br />developmental reasons.
<br />d.Individuals speaking to an audience, whether in person or through broadcast,
<br />provided the speaker remains six (6) feet or more away from other individuals.
<br />e.Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or an individual who is speaking to
<br />someone who is deaf or hard of hearing and requires the mouth to be visible to
<br />communicate.
<br />f.Individuals who are unable to remove the face covering without assistance.
<br />g.Individuals temporarily removing the face covering for identification purposes.
<br />h.Participants in youth sports, as defined by the city of St. Louis Park.
<br />i.Facilities operated by the county, state, or federal government.
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