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File Number: 21-438 <br />employers and employees to get vaccinations. <br />After the ordinances went into effect, California and, in particular, the nine Bay Area counties, <br />made significant progress in fighting the spread of COVID-19 by making vaccinations as <br />available as possible. Case rates decreased in recent months. As a result of decreasing case <br />rates and increasing vaccination rates, the State and Alameda County lifted many restrictions <br />regarding activities and business operations, and the Governor terminated the Blueprint for a <br />Safer Economy. COVID-19 vaccinations are now widely available to any adult in Alameda <br />County. Over 80% of Alameda County residents 12 years of age or older have received at least <br />one dose, and over 67% are fully vaccinated. As a result, the City Council desires to amend the <br />ordinances requiring the payment of hazard pay to grocery workers to reflect the fact that <br />vaccines are now widely available and that the Blueprint for a Safer Economy is no longer <br />relevant. Recognizing that vaccination is the primary means to help combat the continued spread <br />of COVID-19 and its variants, and because the State of California and San Leandro are still in a <br />state of emergency due to COVID-19 and its variants, this Ordinance must be passed as an <br />urgency ordinance to protect public health, safety, and welfare to encourage all workers in the City <br />to get their vaccinations. As such, upon passage, in accordance with San Leandro Municipal <br />Code Section 1-1-345(b), this ordinance goes into effect immediately. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/1/2021 <br />1372