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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO.2021-008 URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE RETAIL FOOD WORKER HAZARD PAY ORDINANCE AND THE RETAIL FOOD WORKER HAZARD PAY URGENCY ORDINANCE TO CLARIFY THE DURATION OF REQUIRED HAZARD PAY Retail Food Worker Hazard Pay Ordinance Recitals WHEREAS, the novel coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) disease is caused by a virus easily transmissible from person to person and may result in serious illness or death, and is classified by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in response to rising cases of COVID-19, directing state agencies to use all resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the outbreak; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, due to an escalating increase in the number of cases in Alameda County, under San Leandro Municipal Code section 3-4-124, the Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a local emergency and a state of emergency related to COVID- 19; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, at its regular meeting the San Leandro City Council confirmed the Director of Emergency Services' proclamation of a local emergency and a state of emergency related to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a "Stay Home - Stay Healthy" proclamation closing all non -essential workplaces, requiring people to stay home except to participate in essential activities or to provide essential business services, and banning all gatherings for social, spiritual, and recreational purposes. In addition to healthcare, public health and emergency services, the "Stay Home - Stay Healthy" proclamation identified grocery stores as part of an essential business sector critical to protecting the health and well-being of all Californians and designated grocery store workers as essential critical infrastructure workers; and WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the California State Public Health Officer designated specific sectors and their workers, including grocery stores, as Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers ("essential workers") to ensure the "continuity of functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security;" and WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, in order to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, Alameda County's Public Health Officer issued the "Safer at Home" Order to control the spread of COVID-19 by closing all non -essential workplaces, requiring people to stay home except to