“Whereas Council tasked the Executive Committee on January 19th, 2022 to provide a recommendation to Council on whether to extend the SUB closure past February 18th or open the SUB at a reduced capacity;

Whereas the SFSS COVID-19 Regroup has met multiple times over the last two weeks to review the SFSS’s ongoing pandemic response;

Whereas the group has developed an amended SUB Reduced Capacity Plan which has been reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee;

Whereas the plan has been reviewed by our Joint Health and Safety Committee (Staff and Employer joint committee, JHSC);

Whereas COVID-19 data including cases, test positivity, hospitalizations, etc. have been trending down or leveling off this week;

Whereas booster numbers have been going up;

Whereas the SUB closure motion is inclusive of Friday, February 18th and the SUB does not yet have weekend staff support;

Whereas Monday, February 21st is a stat holiday and as such the earliest the SUB could open is February 22nd;

Whereas Management have expressed that a transition to in-person work would be possible for a February 22nd opening;

Be it resolved that the Executive Committee recommends to Council to open the SUB for February 22nd, 2022 on the reduced capacity plan with the following conditions:

• COVID-19 data like cases, test positivity, hospitalizations, etc. continue to either level off or trend down,
• Booster numbers continue to rise,
• SUB support staff is able to maintain a transition to working in-person.”