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Home My WebLink About12. Adopt Reso Ratifying Emergency Order No 4 Temporarily Suspending Downelink & Dial-a-Ride FaresCityofDowney AGENDA MEMO • APPROVED BY CITY MANAGER TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL E "Iola' •1 V] 111SIZE41 alum 1:" 1 WK60111Z1611• • r• �' � •. is _ .i.. • ( 1 \1 • • r• On 1 1 the Downey •_ • as the Directorof •_Services for the City of Downey, proclaimed the existence of a Local Emergency due to the spread and potential • -_• of i • This Proclamation-• by - City Council regular-_ • on 1 On March 21, 2020, the DPH issued a Health Order prohibiting all indoor and private gatherings and all outdoor public and private events, and continued limitation of activity to only essential businesses. In April 2020 Governor Newsom and the State Public Health Officer released a 4 Stage framework, "California Pandernic Resilience Roadmap", regarding the state's reopening plan. On May 13, 2020 the DPH announced its "Reopening Safer at Work and in the Community Revised Order" moving the County of Los Angeles through "Stage 2" of "California's Pandernic Resilience Roadmap". On July 14, 2020, the County of Los Angeles issued a revised Health Officer Order, "Safer at Work and in the Community for Control of COVID-19" prohibiting indoor operations of various businesses, in order to comply with the Statewide Public Health Officer Order that was issued on July 13, 2020 due to the large increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rate. RATIFYING EMERGENCY ORDER NO. 4 AUGUST 25, 2020 PAGE 2 At the August 11, 2020 City Council meeting, Mayor Blanca Pacheco requested to suspend fare collection for DowneyLink and Dial -A -Ride for riders. The current DowneyLink fares are $.50 per trip and $15 for each 30 day -Use Bus Pass as set annually by the City of Downey — Citywide User Fee Schedule. The current Dial -A -Ride fare is $.50 per trip. On August 19, 2020, the City Manager acting as the Emergency Services Director issued Emergency Order No. 4, attached hereto as Exhibit A in the Resolution, authorizing the temporary suspension of DowneyLink and Dial -A -Ride fare collection for riders in the City Of Downey. This action will assist local patrons who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who depend on the City's Transit system to transport them to and from essential business and work. This action will also help further enhance COVID-19 mitigation measures by limiting interactions between operators and passengers during trips. The Executive Order No. 4 contains the current COVID-19 mitigation efforts implemented on Downey transit buses, including: • Buses are deep clean and wiped down every night; • Bus Operators are provided before each shift gloves, hand sanitizer, and wipes to be use during their shift on high touch areas such as railings, seats, etc.; • All bus operators and passengers are required to wear masks; • All boarding's are only thru the back door of the bus; Passenger capacity was set to 15 passengers for DowneyLink to ensure social distancing; and Passenger capacity was set to 7 passengers for cutaway buses for Dial -A -Ride to ensure social distancing. Quality of Life, Safety, and Infrastructure The financial impact is not known at this time, ATTACHMENTS Attachment A — Resolution No. 20 - XX RESOLUTION NO. 20-, PAGE 2 collection for riders; and WHEREAS, this action is necessary to help alleviate the unexpected financial burden being experienced by patrons who depend on the City's Transit system to transport them to and from essential business and work; and 111AEREAS, the following COVID-19 protocols are place to mitigate the spread of the virus: • Buses are deep clean and wiped down every night, • Bus Operators are provided before each shift gloves, hand sanitizer, and wipes to be use during their shift on high touch areas such as railings, seats, etc., • All bus operators and passengers are required to wear masks, • All boarding's are only thru the back door of the bus, • Passenger capacity was set to 15 passengers for Downeyl-ink to ensure social distancing, • Passenger capacity was set to 7 passengers for cutaway buses for Dial -A -Ride to ensure social distancing; and WHEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services is authorized to promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property; and to further promote economic recovery of the community. EX�* 1111•1 � SECTION 1. The above recitations are true and correct. Director of Emergency Services and attached hereto as Exhibit A is hereby ratified pursuant to Downey Municipal Code Section 2434(a). day of 1 2020. TLANCA PACHECO, Mayor CITY CLERK RESOLUTION NO. 20- PAGE 3 I AEREB'T' CERTIFTthat the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a Regular Meeting held on the day of , 2020, by the following vote, to wit: ATES: Council Members: NOES: Council Member: •AMA a - MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMI City Clerk GILBERT A. LIVAS City Manager and Emergency Services Director EMERGENCY ORDER AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DOWNEYLINK AND DIAL -A -RIDE FARE COLLECTION FOR RIDERS IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY ORDER NO. 4 OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES PAGE 2 WHEREAS, the City intends to assist local patrons who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 Pandernic by temporarily suspending Downeyl-ink and Dial -A -Ride fare collection for riders; and WHEREAS, this action is necessary to help alleviate the unexpected financial burden being experienced by patrons who depend on the City's Transit system to transport them to and from essential business and work; and I . I - * - - - • I a .. a - . - 01 WHEREAS, the following COVID-19 protocols are place to mitigate the spread of the virus: • Buses are deep clean and wiped down every night, • Bus Operators are provided before each shift gloves, hand sanitizer, and wipes to be use during their shift on high touch areas such as rangs, seats, etc., • All bus operators and passengers are required to wear masks, • All boarding's are only thru the back door of the bus, t Passenger capacity was set to 15 passengers for Downeyl-ink to ensure social distancing, 0 Passenger capacity was set to 7 passengers for cutaway buses for Dial -A -Ride to ensure social distancing; and TZAEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services is authorized tt promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property; and tt, further promote economic recovery of the community. As the Director of Emergency Services pursuant to Downey Municipal Code Section 2433(a) and by the powers vested in me by Downey Municipal Code Section 2434, 1 hereby issue the following order: 2. This Emergency Order No. 4 is effective immediately until the City Council terminates the Local Emergency. This Order may be terminated sooner by order of the Director of Emergency Services or the City Council. U111:1171! non 1 2• C�ilbiekrt--AA. Livas DateTip e City Manager