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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 6, 2020 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:20-298 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.N. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Liz Warmerdam <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Confirming the <br />Declaration of the Director of Emergency Services of the City of San Leandro <br />Suspending Enforcement of Certain Provisions in Land Use Permits and <br />Approvals and Zoning and Encroachment Requirements in the City of San <br />Leandro Zoning Code and Municipal Code (Allows the Use of Adjacent Outdoor <br />Public and Private Property for the Purposes of Conducting Business Activities) <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council confirm a Declaration of the Director of Emergency <br />Services of the City of San Leandro suspending enforcement of certain provisions in Land Use <br />permits and approvals and zoning and encroachment requirements in the San Leandro Zoning <br />Code and Municipal Code. This would allow the use of adjacent outdoor public and private <br />property for the purposes of conducting business activities. The Declaration will remain in effect <br />until December 31, 2020, or the termination of the local state of emergency, whichever occurs <br />first; or as otherwise terminated, modified, or extended by the San Leandro City Council. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On March 16, 2020, the City Council of the City of San Leandro (“City”) ratified the Director of <br />Emergency Service’s Proclamation of Local Emergency due to the outbreak of a novel <br />coronavirus in the City. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 8634 and San Leandro <br />Municipal Code Section 3-4-130(a), the Director of Emergency Services is empowered upon the <br />proclamation of a local emergency to make and issue rules and regulations on matters <br />reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency. <br />On March 16, 2020, the Health Officer of Alameda County (“Health Officer”) issued an Order <br />directing all individuals to shelter in place and requiring essential businesses to implement Social <br />Distancing Protocols. On May 18, 2020, the Health Officer issued a further Order continuing the <br />Social Distancing Protocol but allowing retailers to open with curbside/outdoor pick-up, supply <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/1/2020 <br />420