CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE & AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m.
Meeting Location: Hofert Hall, Big Bear Lake Civic Center, 39707 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake CA 92315 Councilmember Putz will be participating in this meeting remotely from The Westin Long Beach hotel located at 333 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802, in Room #724.
COUNCILMEMBERS
MAYOR RICK HERRICK
MAYOR PRO TEM BYNETTE MOTE
COUNCILMEMBER ALAN LEE
COUNCILMEMBER PERRI MELNICK
COUNCILMEMBER RANDALL PUTZ
CITY STAFF
ACTING CITY MANAGER KELLY ENT
CITY ATTORNEY STEPHEN DEITSCH
CITY CLERK ERICA STEPHENSON
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
NOTICE & AGENDA
To:
Mayor Rick Herrick
Mayor Pro Tem Bynette Mote
Councilmember Alan Lee
Councilmember Perri Melnick
Councilmember Randall Putz
City Manager
City Attorney
Division Managers
Local Media
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council will conduct a Special Meeting on Thursday, September 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at 39707 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake, California; said meeting being called pursuant to Section 54956.5 of the Government Code of the State of California for the purpose of considering the following matter:
AGENDA
OPEN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
September 9, 2022 – Page 2
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
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1. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEM
1.1 RESOLUTION RATIFYING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING A LOCAL STATE OF
EMERGENCY
Due to the Radford Fire that started north of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino National Forest on Monday, September 5, 2022, the Acting City Manager Kelly Ent, acting as the Director of Emergency Services issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Under Government Code Section 8630 (b), a proclamation of local emergency must be ratified by the City Council within seven (7) days to remain in effect. Therefore, Council will consider adopting a formal Resolution entitled, “Resolution Ratifying a Proclamation Declaring a Local State of Emergency”.
ADJOURNMENT
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda was posted in accordance with the applicable legal requirements. Date this 9th day of September, 2022. _______________________
Erica Stephenson, City Clerk
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MEETING
DATE: September 9, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Kelly Ent, Acting City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Ratifying a Proclamation Declaring a Local State of Emergency
BACKGROUND
On September 5, 2022, a fire started north of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino National Forest:
known as the ‘Radford Fire’. At approximately 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, the first evacuation order impacting the Big Bear Valley community was issued. In response to the imminent threat to the Big Bear Valley, I declared a local state of emergency in my capacity as Acting City Manager / Acting Director of Emergency Services.
DISCUSSION
The emergency proclamation executed on September 6 is effective for seven days. To remain in effect, pursuant to Government Code Section 8630 (b), a proclamation of local emergency must be ratified by the City Council within seven (7) days. Therefore, City Council is being requested to consider adopting a formal Resolution entitled, “Resolution Ratifying a Proclamation Declaring a Local State of Emergency”, which would allow the emergency proclamation to continue in effect until such time as the City Council adopts a future resolution rescinding the emergency order.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with adopting a resolution to ratify a Proclamation Declaring a Local State of Emergency. Although, by taking this action, the City Council would meet one of the requirements related to the City’s eligibility for State/Federal funding, if emergency expenditure reimbursement opportunities were to be made available.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
None requiring review under California Environmental Quality Act.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution Ratifying a Proclamation Declaring a Local State of Emergency.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Proclamation No. 2022-01
2. Resolution No. 2022-XX
ATTACHMENT 1
ATTACHMENT 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX
RESOLUTION RATIFYING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING A
LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City of Big Bear Lake Municipal Code Section 2.24.060 empowers the Director of Emergency Services 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 City Council is not in session; and WHEREAS, on September 5, 2022, a fire started north of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino National Forest in California. Now known as the Radford Fire, over 450 acres have burned in heavy vegetation in steep terrain with rapid rate of spread; and
WHEREAS, according to the United States Forest Service, the Radford Fire has been extremely active; and
WHEREAS, the Radford Fire is expected to remain active and there is an imminent risk of the Radford Fire extending to the City of Big Bear Lake and/or surrounding communities; and WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Big Bear Lake does hereby find that:
1. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Big Bear Lake, caused by the Radford Fire;
2. These conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of Big Bear Lake; and
3. The City Council of the City Big Bear Lake is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session;
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8630, et seq., and City of Big Bear Lake Municipal Code Section 2.24.060 empower the City Council to proclaim the existence of a local emergency to protect and preserve public welfare when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity; and
WHEREAS, under Government Code Section 8630(b), a proclamation of local emergency must be ratified by the City Council within seven (7) days to remain in effect; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare a local emergency and ratify the Proclamation of Local Emergency heretofore issued by the Acting City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the City Council that a local emergency now exists throughout the City of Big Bear Lake as and for the reasons described above.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of September, 2022. _______
Rick Herrick, Mayor
ATTEST:
Erica Stephenson, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss
CITY OF BIG BEAR LAKE )
I, Erica Stephenson, City Clerk of the City of Big Bear Lake, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2022-XX was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a special meeting of the said City held on the 9th day of September, 2022 and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Erica Stephenson, City Clerk