RESOLUTION NO. 2025-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE
MOUNTAIN FIRE, AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION
NO. 2024-83 ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024, FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD
WHEREAS, on November 13, 2024, the City Council of the City of Camarillo, by a unanimous vote adopted Resolution No. 2024-83, declaring a local state of emergency because of disaster conditions within the City due to the Mountain Fire; including damage to City infrastructure, and presenting imminent peril to the health, safety, and welfare of City residents and businesses and to City staff and operations, pursuant to its authority under Chapter 2.32 of the Camarillo Municipal Code (CMC), and Sections 8630 and 8558 of the Government Code.
WHEREAS, the state of emergency is deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council in accordance with law. Government Code Section 8630 requires the City Council to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council determines the local emergency has been abated or mitigated to insignificance.
WHEREAS, Government Code § 8630 requires the City Council to review of the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council determines the local emergency within Landslide Complex has been abated or mitigated to insignificance.
WHEREAS, after consideration of all facts reasonably available the City Council now desires to extend the declaration of a state of local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMARILLO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council of the City of Camarillo resolves as follows:
SECTION 1:The City Council of the City of Camarillo finds and declares as follows:
A.The above Recitals and true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2:The City Council finds, pursuant to CMC Chapter 2.32 and Government Code §§ 8630 and 8680.9, there exist, and continue to exist, disaster conditions within the City due to the Mountain Fire; including damage to City infrastructure, and presenting imminent peril to the health, safety, and welfare of City residents and businesses and to City staff and operations, and hereby proclaims that a state of local emergency continues to exist throughout the City. For example, the City has adopted and are just beginning to implement the Local Debris Removal Program that will Resolution No. 2025-
be in effect until March 15, 2025, permitting property owners to comply with state law with City approvals in the proper removal and disposal of fire debris which may contain hazardous materials. As is also the case after fires, there are related risks of debris flows and mudslides that the City is currently addressing to protect life and property.
SECTION 4:To the maximum extent permitted by law, and pursuant to Government Code § 866, the City Council hereby invokes the immunity afforded to the City of Camarillo in adopting and implementing the declaration of local emergency within the City.
SECTION 5:The local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council in accordance with law.
SECTION 6:If any subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Resolution or any application of it to any person, structure, gathering, or circumstance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, then such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this Resolution.
SECTION 7:This Resolution shall take effect immediately. A copy of the Proclamation and this Resolution shall be forwarded to the California Emergency Management Agency. The Interim City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
SECTION 8:The Interim City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the record of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED January 8, 2025.
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Mayor
Attested to on _________________
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Interim City Clerk
I, Carrie Weal, Interim City Clerk of the City of Camarillo, certify Resolution No. 2025- __ was adopted by the City Council of the City of Camarillo at a regular meeting held January 8, 2025, by the following vote:
YES: Councilmembers:
NO: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
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Interim City Clerk