TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Alexandria Latragna, Policy and Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Proposed Los Angeles County Department of Health Order Regarding Indoor Masking (City Manager Moe).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction regarding the potential health order from the Los Angeles County Department of Health (LACDPH) about indoor masking.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action; however, should there be further Council direction on the matter staff will report back regarding expenses.
BACKGROUND:
On July 14, 2022, Los Angeles County entered the "High COVID Community Level" on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels framework after hospital admissions exceeded 10 new hospital admissions per 100,000 people. LACDPH utilizes both the CDC's community monitoring measures and the California SMARTER plan (California's COVID-19 response plan) to guide the local public health response.
The CDC has established the concept of "community level" which uses various criteria to help counties determine the prevention steps to be taken based on the COVID-19 levels in an area. The three different community levels are low, medium, and high. Additionally, the CDC assigns steps that should be taken at each level of community transmission. Under the "high" level, the CDC recommends that people should:
* Wear a mask indoors in public.
* Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.
* Get tested if you have symptoms.
Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness.
The CDC looks at the combination of three metrics-new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven day...
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