DATE:
January 17, 2023
TO:
Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager
FROM:
April Richardson, City Clerk
SUBJECT:
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Confirming The Director Of Emergency Services’ Proclamation Of Existence Of A Local Emergency Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution confirming the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency.
Background
Emeryville Municipal Code section 4-2.01 and California Government Code section 8558 define “emergency” and “local emergency” (respectively) as “existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property” within specified territorial limits, including those cause by epidemic, which “are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities” of a particular political subdivision such as the City of Emeryville, and which require “the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat….” Such conditions are referred to as a “Local Emergency”.
Section 4-2.08(a)(1) of the Emeryville Municipal Code 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.
DISCUSSION
Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Emeryville caused by a winter storm series that began on December 31, 2022, and continued into January 2023, causing damage and expense to the City.
On January 4, 2023, the Governor of California proclaimed that a state of emergency exists in California as a result of these storms and the ongoing response which, among other things, authorizes the mobilization of the California National Guard to support disaster response in order to keep the public safe.
On January 6, 2023, the Director of Emergency Services for Alameda County proclaimed a local emergency in Alameda County.
The locally available resources are inadequate to cope with the actual or threatened conditions of disaster or extreme peril because, by reason if its magnitude, it is or is likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of Emeryville, and will require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat; these conditions satisfy the circumstances described in Government Code section 8558 and Emeryville Municipal Code section 4-2.01.
These actual or threatened conditions of disaster or extreme peril necessitate the proclamation of an emergency to enable the City of Emeryville and other government entities to adequately plan, prepare and preposition resources to be able to effectively respond to the threat posed by storm conditions, and to warn City of Emeryville residents and visitors of the threat posed by the storm systems and to enable them sufficient time to plan and prepare.
Fiscal Impact
The declaration and confirmation of a local emergency will support future requests by the City for various forms of federal and state financial assistance to offset impacts of the public health crisis.
Staff Communication with the Public
The City’s website includes updates on storm conditions and the City of Emeryville’s response as discussed in this report.
PREPARED BY: April Richardson, City Clerk
Approved and Forwarded to the
City Council of the City of Emeryville:
Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager
Attachments
Draft Resolution Confirming Local Emergency
Exhibit A - Proclamation of Local Emergency issued January 9, 2023 Confirmation of Proclamation of Local Emergency
City Council Meeting | January 17, 2023
City of Emeryville
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