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R 4974 RESOLUTION NO. 4974 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES/CITY MANAGER'S PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY(COVID-19) WHEREAS, Section 8.12.060 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services/City Manager ("Director") of the City of Arroyo Grande to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the Disaster Council/City Council ("Council") is not in session and requires that the Council take action to ratify the Proclamation within seven days thereafter; and WHEREAS, in December 2019, an outbreak of respiratory illness due to a novel coronavirus (a disease now known as COVID-19), was first identified and has spread globally, impacting more than 75 countries, including the United States; and WHEREAS, since the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") confirmed the first possible case of community spread of COVID-19 in the United States on February 26, 2020, there has been a significant escalation of United States domestic cases and deaths from COVID- 19; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in California due to the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the Director-General for the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 can be characterized as a "pandemic"; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the County of San Luis Obispo Health Officer declared a public health emergency, the County of San Luis Obispo Emergency Services Director proclaimed a local emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and local school closures went into effect; and WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020, the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County after an individual in San Luis Obispo County tested positive for COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the health, safety and welfare of City residents, businesses, visitors and staff are of utmost importance to the City and additional future measures may be needed to protect the community; and WHEREAS, the spread of COVID-19 has created conditions that are or are likely to be beyond the control of local resources and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and WHEREAS, the mobilization of local resources, ability to coordinate interagency response, accelerate procurement of vital supplies, use mutual aid, and allow for future reimbursement by the State and Federal governments will be critical to successfully responding to COVID-19; and RESOLUTION NO. 4974 PAGE 2 WHEREAS, the conditions and necessities listed above have arisen within this City due to the spread of COVID-19, which threatens extreme peril to the health and safety of persons and property, at which time the City Council was not in session; and of the existence of a local emergency; WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City did proclaim the existence of a local emergency within this City on the 17th day of March 2020, as set forth in Exhibit A, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande that the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency, as issued by the Director of Emergency Services, is hereby ratified and confirmed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council. On motion of Council Member Storton, seconded by Council Member George, and on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Storton, George, Barneich, Paulding, and Mayor Ray Russom NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 24th day of March, 2020. RESOLUTION NO. 4974 PAGE 3 CILUC2?) CAREN RAY ICU 6M, MAYOR ATTEST: adedit/40A-11.-- KELLY TM E, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: !Am JAMES ' iV`N, CITY MANAGER APPROVED TO AS FORM: TIM Y J. C L, CITY ATTORNEY EXHIBIT A PROCLAMATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNA, DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE (COVID-19) WHEREAS, Section 8.12.060 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services/City Manager ("Director') of the City of Arroyo Grande to proclaim the existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the Disaster Council/City Council ("City Council") is not in session; and WHEREAS, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services of the City of Arroyo Grande, does hereby find that on March 16, 2020 an extreme threat to the health and safety of persons and property arose in the City of Arroyo Grande as a result of the presence of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and that this situation necessitated the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency within the City of Arroyo Grande; and WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande acknowledges conditions existing within the County of San Luis Obispo and supports its proclamation of a local emergency; and WHEREAS, that this situation warrants and necessitates that the City of Arroyo Grande proclaim the existence of a local emergency, and the Council is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session; and WHEREAS,this Proclamation of Local Emergency will be ratified by the City Council within seven days of being issued. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Arroyo Grande that a local emergency exists throughout the City, and that said emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination by the City Council. IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by State law, ordinances, resolutions and approved emergency plans of the City. IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that a copy of this Proclamation of Local Emergency be forwarded to the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services and to the State Director of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services with a request that: 1. The State Director find the Proclamation of Local Emergency acceptable in accordance with provisions of the Emergency Services Act; and that 2. The State Director forward this Proclamation,and request fora Presidential Declaration of Emergency, to the Governor of California for co :'.: ation and action. Date: March 17, 2020as swi m' James A. =��� � � anager, Director of ' + erge cy Services OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION I, KELLY WETMORE, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached Resolution No. 4975 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 24th day of March, 2020. WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 25th day of March, 2020. I A4., KELLY TM!' RE, CITY CLERK