Res 2024-142 approving the updated Texas Department of Transportation sponsored Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and establishing fiscal year 2025

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MAR COS City of San Marcos Agency 7. APPENDIX C A. PURPOSE 1.1. To provide guidelines for disease control measures including communication to City of San Marcos (City) personnel and the public as well as cleaning and sanitation for transit vehicles and facilities. These activities occur in accordance with the requirements of the City Agency Safety Plan (ASP), as well as an any public health advisory orders or directives which apply to City, issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in conjunction with US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), or the appropriate health authority within the State of Texas (State of TX). INTRODUCTION 1.2. As posted by the FTA, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requires that Agency Safety Plans (ASP) include strategies to minimize exposure to infectious diseases, consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)guidelines or a state health authority. 1.3. This SOP incorporates strategies that "minimize exposure to infectious diseases, consistent with the CDC and prevention guidelines or a state health authority." Although this procedure will use the term"infectious disease"for most activities and procedures described herein,this term applies to events or activities which rise to the occasion of issuance of a public health advisory. This definition does not supersede nor supplant the definition of any health emergencies as defined by the CDC, State of TX, or others. 1.4. The City of San Marcos (City), acting through the Director of Public Works and with assistance from the Transit Manager, has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring compliance of all City employees and contractors/subcontractors with this SOP. (See Appendix E for the City's Organizational Chart)The City will communicate this SOP to any contractors/subcontractors with agreements for service. The City and contractor/subcontractor will be responsible for documenting changes in the SOP created as a result of guidance issued at the time of the declared emergency, or as updated following suspension of the emergency declaration. C S 1.5. Practices for reducing the spread of infection will be those recommended by the authority issuing the public health advisory. Updates to procedures may occur as part of the ongoing monitoring of guidance from local, state, and federal health officials. 1.6. All employees must document the completion of their responsibilities to enact the provisions which follow under this policy and procedure. Documentation will include existing checklists for the cleaning and/or inspection of vehicles and facilities as part of designated preparation and inspection activities. Such fields will only be activated because of a public health advisory as declared by the CDC in conjunction with DHS, DOT, FTA, State of TX, or other appropriate local