RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
RESCINDING THE PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Emergency Services Act, Government Code section 8630 et seq., and section 2.40.060 of the Cupertino Municipal Code empower the Director of Emergency Services (City Manager or Designee) to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency if the Council of the City of Cupertino ("City") is not in session, and require that the City Council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven (7) days thereafter, or the proclamation shall have no further force or effect; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the Director of Emergency Services issued a proclamation declaring the existence of a local emergency within the City; and WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the City Council of Cupertino ratified and confirmed the proclamation declaring the existence of a local emergency within the City; and WHEREAS, on February 28, 2023, the State of California’s proclamation of emergency for COVID-19 expired; and WHEREAS, In light of the current state of the pandemic, the status of the City’s pandemic response, the availability of vaccines and treatments, and the current public health indicators, it is appropriate to terminate the Proclamation of Local Emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
The Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency issued on March 11, 2020, is hereby terminated.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino this 4th day of April , 2023, by the following vote:
Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
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Hung Wei, Mayor
City of Cupertino
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ATTEST:
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Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk
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