January 10, 2023
To: Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Members of the Alameda City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
Re: Second declaration of local emergency proclaimed in response to multiple rounds of severe winter storms and staff recommendation to ratify both proclamations and declare the termination of both emergencies
Since the publication of the staff report regarding the January 4, 2023 declaration of local emergency that will terminate by operation of law on January 11, 2023, additional rounds of severe storms and convective weather created the conditions for a second local emergency to be proclaimed on January 10, 2023. This decision was made by the City Manager and Director of Emergency Services, in coordination with the Emergency Manager, Acting Fire Chief, and the City’s Emergency Operations Center.
Since the onset of severe storms in late December, the National Weather Service has issued multiple flood watches, flood warnings, high wind warnings, and special weather statements, the latest of which was in place until 4:00 pm on Tuesday, January 10, with no additional advisories forecast. Therefore, it is staff’s recommendation for the City Council to ratify and declare the City M anager’s January 4, 2023 and January 10, 2023 declarations of local emergency to be appropriate and to ratify and declare the termination of those local emergencies as of January 17, 2023.