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    Sayyor" | Office of General Services ANDREW M. CUOMO ROANN M. DESTITO May 4, 2021 Honorable Robert Ortt Honorable Will Barclay New York State Senate New York State Assembly State Capitol, Rm. 315 LOB, Rm. 933, Albany, NY 12247 Albany, NY 12248 Dear Senator Ortt and Assemblymember Barclay: | received your correspondence dated April, 30, 2021, in which you requested clarity and easing of current access restrictions in place at the New York State Capitol and Empire State Plaza. In response to your letter, | want to assure you that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York State Office of General Services has taken and continues to take all necessary steps to keep the public safe and protect the state workforce at OGS-managed facilties, including here at the Empire State Plaza, Legislative Office Building, and Capitol ‘While most people needed to stay home during the height of the pandemic, members of the OGS team were present all along. They were responsible for the continual cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch areas as well as the retrofitting of workspaces inside our buildings. This work is ensuring the state's compliance with COVID- 19 guidelines established to keep those essential workers who needed to come in to work safe and to prepare for the eventual retum of the state workforce, including legislators and their stats. ‘As the COVID-19 infection rates continue to decrease, we have started the planning process to reopen our buildings safely and in a manner that protects the occupants who work here so they can continue to keep the state government operating as well as the visitors who come to engage with their representatives in New York State government or to view and learn about our historic Capitol's beautiful architecture, art, and history. All public health and sefety requirements are being reviewed and discussed with the appropriate tenants in our downtown Albany buildings. In addition, as construction season begins each Spring, barricades and contractor fencing are in piace to ensure the public’s safety while maintenance and repair work is underway in various areas of the Empire State Plaza and Capitol. OGS is committed to safely and carefully transitioning from a virtual to @ more in-person workplace here at the Empire State Plaza, Legislative Office Building, and Capitol fu) locttr Jani low Since

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