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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2021-001 <br />AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO UNDER SAN <br />LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1-1-345(B) ENACTING A TEMPORARY <br />MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT FOR <br />RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY <br />RENT IS FROM INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS <br />(COVID-19) <br />Retail Food Worker Hazard Pay Ordinance <br />Recitals <br />WHEREAS, the novel coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) disease is caused by a virus easily <br />transmissible from person to person and may result in serious illness or death, and is classified <br />by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization (WHO) as a <br />pandemic; and <br />WHEREAS, COVID-19 has spread broadly throughout the State of California and <br />remains a significant, imminent health risk to the community, especially to members of our most <br />vulnerable populations; and <br />WHEREAS, COVID-19 has been declared as a global pandemic, which is particularly <br />severe in high risk populations, such as people with underlying medical conditions and the <br />elderly, and the WHO has raised the health emergency to the highest level, requiring dramatic <br />interventions to disrupt the spread of the disease; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state <br />of emergency in response to rising cases of COVID-19, directing state agencies to use all <br />resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the outbreak; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, due to an escalating increase in the number of cases in <br />Alameda County, under San Leandro Municipal Code section 3-4-124, the Director of <br />Emergency Services proclaimed a local emergency and a state of emergency related to COVID- <br />19; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, at its regular meeting the San Leandro City Council <br />confirmed the Director of Emergency Services' proclamation of a local emergency and a state of <br />emergency related to COVID-19; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a "Stay <br />Home - Stay Healthy" proclamation closing all non -essential workplaces, requiring people to <br />stay home except to participate in essential activities or to provide essential business services, <br />and banning all gatherings for social, spiritual, and recreational purposes. In addition to <br />healthcare, public health and emergency services, the "Stay Home - Stay Healthy" proclamation <br />