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body determines that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or

safety of attendees, and further requires that certain findings be made by the legislative

body every thirty (30) days; and,

WHEREAS, California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) and the federal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) caution that the Delta variant of

COVID-19, currently the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the country, is more

transmissible than prior variants of the virus, may cause more severe illness, and that

even fully vaccinated individuals can spread the virus to others resulting in rapid and

alarming rates of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations

(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/delta-variant.html); and,

WHEREAS, the CDC has established a “Community Transmission” metric with

4 tiers designed to reflect a community’s COVID-19 case rate and percent positivity;

and,

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo currently has a Community Transmission

metric of “substantial” which is the second most serious of the tiers; and,

WHEREAS, the Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee has an important

governmental interest in protecting the health, safety and welfare of those who

participate in its meetings; and,

WHEREAS, in the interest of public health and safety, as affected by the

emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19, the Deferred Compensation Advisory

Committee deems it necessary to find that meeting in person would present imminent