AGENDA
ITEM
16 OF CAL
AGENDA
CALEXICO California ITEM
WHERE CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO MEET
16 CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: October 01, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Benjamin Martinez, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Benjamin Martinez, City Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-_ Ratifying and Declaring a Local Emergency Related to Tropical Storm Mario.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025- Ratifying and Declaring a Local Emergency Related to Tropical Storm Mario.
Background:
Last week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted a historic rainfall and potential significant flooding event in the Southwest United States due to tropical storm. The tropical depression, since named "Tropical Storm Mario" crossed the border into the United States on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Meteorologists predicted the storm would bring heavy rainfall to the Southwestern United States, resulting in #to # inches in places, with isolated amounts of up to # inches in portions of the Southern California.
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the City of Calexico Director of Emergency Services (City Manager) determined that circumstances of extreme peril to public safety were severe in the City of Calexico. As a result, the Director signed a proclamation declaring a local emergency related to the impacts created by Tropical Storm Mario.
Discussion and Analysis:
Calexico Municipal Code section 2.36.060(A)(1) empowers the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City if exposed to an actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City and the City Council is not in session. The declaration must be ratified and extended within seven (7) days of its issuance.
The City Manager respectfully requests the City Council to adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico California ratifying and declaring a local emergency related to Tropical Storm Mario.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact concerning the adoption of a resolution ratifying a local emergency.
Coordinated With:
City Manager
City Attorney
Attachments):
1. Resolution
2. City of Calexico Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency Tropical Storm Mario issued by the Director of Emergency Services on September 18, 2025. 2 ATTACHMENT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO. _
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO,
CALIFORNIA RATIFYING AND DECLARING A LOCAL EMERGENCY
RELATED TO TROPICAL STORM MARIO
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act, Government Code sections 8558(c) and 8630 authorize the proclamation of a local emergency when conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a City exist; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 8630 such an emergency may be proclaimed by the governing body or by an official designated by ordinance adopted by the governing body; and
WHEREAS, Calexico Municipal Code section 2.36.060 empowers the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when there is an actual or threatened existence or conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services determined that the circumstances of extreme peril to public safety, as described below, are so severe and require immediate remedial action and adopted a proclamation declaring a local emergency related to the impacts created by Tropical Storm Mario on September 18, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Proclamation issued by the Director of Emergency Services determined that:
1. Threatened existence of conditions of extreme peril to the health and safety of persons in Calexico are present as a result of Tropical Storm Mario; and
2. The U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted will bring "catastrophic" flooding for the Baja peninsula and for the southwestern United States; and
3. Tropical Storm Mario crossed the border into the United States on Thursday, September 18, 2025; and
4. Meteorologists expect the storm to bring heavy rainfall to the southwestern United States, resulting in over two (2) inches of rainfall in Calexico over a short span of time on the evening of September 18, 2025; and
5. The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm and potential flood warnings for Southern California from the Pacific coast to interior mountains and deserts; and
6. Experts forecast flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, and wind damage to Southern California; and
7. The City of Calexico suffered damage from the impacts of the Tropical Storm, including but not limited to fire, flood, torrential rain, and wind; and
8. A proclamation of a local emergency will assist in a coordinated public safety response to protect lives and property, coordinate and mitigate public services that may be disrupted from this emergency, and mitigate any other effects of this emergency on the residents, businesses, and visitors in the City; and
9. Under California Government Code section 8630(b) and Calexico Municipal Code section 2.36.060(a)(1), a proclamation of local emergency must be ratified by the City Council within seven (7) days to remain in effect.
WHEREAS, on September 18, 2025, in addition to the City's Proclamation, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed the existence of a state-wide emergency due to the impacts expected from Tropical Storm Mario and, among other acts, ordered the California Office of Emergency Services to provide assistance to local governments in Imperial County pursuant to the California Disaster Assistance Act (California Government Code, Section 8680 et. seq.) ("State Proclamation"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Calexico wishes to ratify and extend the proclamation of local emergency in order to continue the coordinated public service response to the impacts created by Tropical Storm Mario and authorize the City Manager to seek reimbursement from federal and state sources for clean-up and remediation costs.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Calexico that it is hereby extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency adopted on September 18, 2025 by the Emergency Services Director; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council terminates the local emergency and shall proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties in response to the local emergency shall be those prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Calexico held on the 1st day of October 2025, by the following roll call vote:
Diana Nuricumbo, Mayor
City of Calexico
ATTEST:
Veronica Luna, City Clerk
City of Calexico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Carlos Campos, City Attorney
City of Calexico
ATTACHMENT NO. 2
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY CITY OF CALEXICO DUE TO STORM
DAMAGES FROM SEPTEMBER STORMS
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act, including, but not limited to, Government Code Section 8630, and Section 2.36.060(A)(1) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Calexico empowers the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City if exposed to an actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City and the City Council is not in session; and NOW, THERFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency now exists in the City of Calexico due to Storm Damages, which occurred on or around September 18, 2025 and September 20, 2025, causing damages to transmission line and poles, resulting in loss of power throughout the City and flooding which damaged roads, homes and vital public infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Members of the City of Calexico are not in session and cannot immediately be called into session; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a Local Emergency; and
WHEREAS, these conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of Calexico; and NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED by the City of Calexico City Manager that:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein as though set forth in full at this point.
2. A Local Emergency now exists throughout the City of Calexico.
3. During the existence of said Local Emergency, the powers, functions and duties of the Director of Emergency Services shall be prescribed by the laws of the State of California, including but not limited to Government Code Section 8634, and by 2.36.060(A)(1) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Calexico.
4. During the existence of said Local Emergency, the City shall follow and impose all directives, mandates, Executive Orders, and any other emergency-related restrictions issued by the State of California.
5. That during the existence of said Local Emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of the City of Calexico shall be prescribed by state law, ordinances and resolutions of City of Calexico.
6. This Emergency Proclamation shall expire seven (7) days after issuance, unless confirmed and ratified by the City of Calexico City Council Members pursuant to Government Code Section 8360.
Dated: 10/01/2025 By:
Benjamin Martinez, City Manager
City of Calexico