1 Agenda
City Council Special Meeting
City Council Chambers | 50 Natoma Street, Folsom CA 95630 January 18, 2023
10:00 AM
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2 City Council Special Meeting
Folsom City Council Chambers
50 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA
www.folsom.ca.us
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 10:00 AM
Rosario Rodriguez, Mayor
YK Chalamcherla, Vice Mayor Sarah Aquino, Councilmember Mike Kozlowski, Councilmember Anna Rohrbough, Councilmember
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Effective July 7, 2022, the City of Folsom returned to all in-person City Council, Commission, and Committee meetings. Remote participation for the public will no longer be offered.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend and participate in City meetings in person.
NOTE:
Councilmember Anna Rohrbough will be participating in this meeting via teleconference from the following location:
3 Chase Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421
Pursuant to Section 54953 et al. of the California Government Code, members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to directly address the legislative body at the teleconference location.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers: Aquino, Chalamcherla, Kozlowski, Rohrbough, Rodriguez The City Council has adopted a policy that no new item will begin after 10:30 p.m. Therefore, if you are here for an item that has not been heard by 10:30 p.m., you may leave, as the item will be continued to a future Council Meeting.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA UPDATE
3 NEW BUSINESS:
1. Resolution No. 10981 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Folsom Ratifying Existence of a Local Emergency
ADJOURNMENT
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Folsom Clty Council
Staff Re ort
RECOMMENDATION / CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council pass and adopt the following Resolution:
Resolution No. 10981 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Folsom Ratifring Existence of a Local Emergency
BACKGROUND / ISSUE
The Governor of the State of California proclaimed a State of Emergency on January 4,2023 (Attachment 2) due to widespread damages caused by severe winter storms from a series of atmospheric river systems striking California. The County of Sacramento's Chief of Emergency Services proclaimed a State of Local Emergency on December 31, 2022 duelo the same conditions (Attachment 3). Drawing upon her authority as the City's Director of Emergency Services, the Folsom City Manager proclaimed a State of Local Emergency on January 13,2023 (Attachment 4).
POLICY / RULE
Rules and regulations issued by the City's Director of Emergency Services must be confirmed by the City Council. A Declaration of Local Emergency by the City's Director of Emergency Services must be ratified by the City Council within seven days of issuance. The California Emergency Services Act empowers the City Council 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.
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MEETING DATE: 1n812023
AGENDA SECTION: New Business
SUBJECT: ResolutionNo. 10981 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City Folsom Ratifiing Existence of a Local Emergency
FROM: City Attorney's Offtce
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ANALYSN
Beginning at the end of December, 2022, a series of severe winter storms began pounding California, bringing wind, rain, flooding, and extensive damage to much of the state. These storms also brought damaging high winds, substantial precipitation, and localized flooding in the City of Folsom, with particularly challenging conditions accelerating from January 4, 2023 onwad.
The storms caused significant damage throughout the City and required extraordinary responses by City employees to protect the public's health and safety.
It is forecasted that additional and continuing storms related to this series of atmospheric river systems will bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and localized flooding to the City for several more days, and the City expects additional damages from falling debris, downed trees, andlocalized flooding; and
Storm damage to critical City infrastructure and resources can present a condition of extreme peril to the public's health and safety.
In her role as the City of Fqlsom's Director of Emergency Services, the City Manager did find and declare conditions warranting the proclamation of a Local State of Emergency on January 13,2023. The City Manager/Director of Emergency Services now respectfully asks the City Council to ratiff that proclamation.
FINANCIA I,IMPACT
Costs and expenses associated with emergency response actions are budgeted in the City's General Fund, which may be reimbursable under County and State emergency proclamations.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is not considered a project under Section 15061(b)(3) of the Califorma Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, and as such is exempt from environmental review.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 10981 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Folsom Ratifuing Existence of a Local Emergency
2. California Governor's Proclamation of a State of Emergency, January 4,2023
3. County of Sacramento's Chief of Emergency Services' Proclamation of Local Emergency, December 3 l, 2022
4. Folsom City Manager's/Director of Emergency Services' Proclamation of a Local State of Emergency, January 13,2023
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Respectfully submitted,
Steven Wang, City Attorney
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Attachment 1
Resolution No. 10981 -
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Folsom
Ratifying Existence of a Local Emergency
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RESOLUTION NO. 10981
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF'FOLSOM RATIFYING
EXISTENCE OF'A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency on January 4,2023 due to widespread damages caused by severe winter storms from a series of atmospheric river systems striking California; and
WHEREAS, the County of Sacramento's Chief of Emergency Services proclaimed a State of Local Emergency on December 31, 2022 due to the same conditions (and this declaration was ratified by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on January 3,2023); WHEREAS, the aforementioned storms also brought damaging high winds, substantial precipitation, and localized flooding in the City of Folsom, with particularly challenging conditions accelerating from January 4,2023 onward; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned storms caused severe damages throughout the City and required extraordinary responses by City employees to protect the public's safety; and WHEREAS, it is forecasted that additional and continuing storms related to this series of atmospheric river systems will bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and localized flooding to the City for several more days, and the City expects additional damages from falling debris, downed trees, and localized flooding; and
WHEREAS, storm damage to critical City infrastructure and resources can present a condition of extreme peril to the public's health and safety; and WHEREAS, the Califomia Emergency Services Act empowers the City Council 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
WHEREAS, drawing upon her authority as the City's Director of Emergency Services, the City Manager proclaimed a State of Local Emergency on January 13, 2023, and the City Council has been requested by the City's Director of Emergency Services to rati$ the existence of a local emergency therein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Folsom, caused by severe winter storms from a series of atmospheric river systems in Sacramento County and throughout the State of California commencing the 4th day of January, 2023, and that the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Folsom that the proclamation of a local emergency by the City's Director of Emergency Services due to Resolution No. 10981
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severe winter storms is hereby ratified.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during the existence of said local emergency the powers, functions and duties of the Director of Emergency Services and the emergency oryantzation of this City shall be those prescribed by state law, by charter, ordinances, ffid resolutions of the City of Folsom.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Folsom.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18ft day of January,2}23,by the following roll-call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Member(s):
Council Member(s):
Council Member(s)r
Council Member(s):
Rosario Rodriguez, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Christa Freemantle, CITY CLERK
Resolution No. 10981
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Attachm ent 2
California Governor's Proclamation of a State of Emergency, January 412023
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PROCTAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS beginning December 27,2022, severe winter storms reloted lo a series of oimospheric river systems struck Colifornio, bringing high winds, substontiol precipitotion, ond river ond urbon flooding; ond WHEREAS it is forecosled thot odditionoland continuing storms relqted to lhis series of olmospheric river syslems threoten Colifornio, bringing heovy roinfoll, expected flooding, sirong winds ond wind gusts, folling debris, downed trees, ond widespreod power ouioges; ond
WHEREAS in preporotion for the forecosted storms, multiple Colifornio Conservotion Corps flood fighl crews, fire swift wofer rescue. ond urbon seorch ond rescue teoms hove been slrolegicolly prepositioned for emergency response; sondbogs hove been mode ovoiloble throughout the Stote; ond shelters ore opening for disploced individuols; ond
WHEREAS these siorms forced the closure ond coused domoge to highwoys ond roods, os well os coused levee ond culvert foilures, ond mondotory evocuoiions in severely impocted counlies, ond such impocts will likely continue to be coused by ihe forecosted slorms; ond WHEREAS lhese storms fhreotened ond continue to threoten criticol infrostructure, movement of resources, burn scors from receni wildfires potenliolly cousing mud qnd debris flows;resulted in ond ihreolen power outoges lo thousqnds of households ond businesses; ond coused ond continue to threolen river ond urbon flooding due to excessive ond prolonged roinfoll; ond
WHEREAS due to lhe series of oimospheric river sysiems continuously impocling counties throughout the Stole, the counties hove not hod iime to miligote lhe coscoding impocts of these slorms; ond
WHEREAS under the provisions of Government Code seclion 8558(b), I find thoi conditions of exlreme peril lo the sofety of persons ond property exist due to ihese siorms; ond
WHEREAS under the provisions of Government Code seclion 8558(b), I find thot the conditions coused by these storms, by reoson of their mogniiude, ore or ore likely to be beyond the controlof the services. personnel, equipment, ond focililies of ony single locol governmeni ond require the combined forces of o muluql oid region or regions io opproprioiely respond; ond IHEREAS under the provisions of Government code seclion 8625(c), lfind thot locol oulhority is inodequote to cope with the mognilude of the domoge coused by lhese storms; ond
$HEREAS under the provisions of Government code seclion 8571, I find thot strict complionce wlth vorious stotutes ond regulolions specified in this Proclomotion would prevent, hinder, or deloy the mitigotion of the effects of ihese storms.
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NOW, THEREFORE, l, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the Stqle of Colifornio, in occordonce with lhe outhority vested in me by the Stote Constitution ond stotules, including the Colifornio Emergency Services Acl, ond in porticulor, Governmenl Code section 8625, HEREBY PROCLAIM A STAIE OF EMERGENCY to exisi throughout Colifornio,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. All ogencies of the stole government utilize ond employ stote personnel. equipmenl, ond focilities for lhe performonce of ony ond oll octiviiies consistenl with lhe direction of the Office of Emergency Services ond lhe Slole Emergency Plon. Also, oll residents ore to obey the direction of emergency officiols with regord to this emergency in order to protecl their sofely.
2. The Office of Emergency Services shollprovide ossistonce lo locol governments, if oppropriole, under the outhorily of the Colifornio Disoster Assislonce Act, Government Code section 8680 el seq., ond Colifornio Code of Regulotions, Title 19, section 2900 et seq'
3. As necessory io ossist locol governmenis ond for ihe protection of public heclth ond the environment, stote ogencies sholl enter into controcts to orronge for the procurement of moteriols, goods, ond services necessory to quickly ossist with the response to ond recovery from the impocts of lhese storms. Applicoble provisions of the Government Code and the Public Controct Code, including but not limited to lrovel, odverlising, ond competitive bidding requirements, ore suspended to the extenl necessory to oddress the effecls of lhese storms.
4. Any foirgrounds the office of Emergency Services delermines suitoble io ossisl individuols impocted by lhese storms sholl be mode ovqiloble to ihe Office of Emergency Services pursuoni to the Emergency Services Act, Government Code seclion 8589' The Office of Emergency Services sholl notify lhe foirgrounds of the intended use ond moy immediotely utilize the foirgrounds without the foirground boord of directors' oPprovol.
5. The Colifornio Deportment of Tronsportotion sholl formolly requesl immediote ossistonce lhrough the Federol Highwoy Administrotion's Emergency Relief Progrom, United Stoles Code, Title 23. section 125. in order to obloin federolossislonce for highwoy repoirs or reconstruction.
6. The Colifornio Nolionol Guord moy be mobilized under Militory ond Veterons code section 146 io support disoster response ond relief efforls, os directed by the Office of Emergency Services, ond to coordinote with ollrelevont stole ogencies ond stote ond locol emergency responders ond low enforcement wiihin lhe impocled oreos. Sections 147 ond 188 of the Mililory ond Veterons Code ore opplicoble during the period of porticipotion in this mission. exempling the Colifornio Miliiory Deportment from opplicoble procuremeni rules
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for specified emergency purchoses, ond those rules ore hereby suspended.
7. Any slote-owned properlies the Office of Emergency Services delermines suiioble for sloging of debris os o result of these storms sholl be mode ovoiloble to the Office of Emergency Services for this purpose in occordonce with Government Code section 8570.
8. Drivers moy exceed lhe hours-of-service limits specified in Coliforniq Vehicle Code seclion 34501,2 ond Colifornio Code of Regulolions, Tiile 13, section 1212.5 while operoting o vehicle engoged in fuel tronsportolion in support of emergency relief efforts, subject to ihe following conditions;
o. Molor corriers or drivers cunently subjecl to on out-of-service order ore eligible for lhe exemption once lhe out-of-service order expires or when ihey hove met the condilions for its rescission-
b. ln occordonce wilh Section .l2]4, Title 13, Colifornio Code of Regulolions, no molor corrier operoling under the lerms of this Proclomolion will require or cllow on ill or fotigued driver to operole o motor vehicle. A driver who notifies o motor vehicle conier thol they need immediote resl sholl be given ol leost ten consecutive hours off-duiy before being required lo relurn to service.
c. Drivers sholl moinloin o driver's record of duty siolus. regordless of number of hours worked eoch day. These records sholl be prepored, submiited, <rnd moinioined os required by Section 1213, Title 13, Colifornio Code of Regulotions.
9. Consistent with Ports 390 ond 395, Title 49, Code of Federol Regulotions, drivers moy exceed ihe hours-of-service limits specified whib operoting o vehicle ene,oged in fuel tronsportotion in support of emergency relief efforts. These woivers shqll be in effecl for the durotion of the driver's direct ossisionce in providing emergency relief, or lhirty (30) doys from lhe dote of this Proclomotion, whichever is less'
l0.ln order to ollow out-of-stote conlroclors ond other utilities driving their own vehicles to provide mutuol oid ossistonce for ihe restorotion of electricolpowerwithin lhe couniies impocled by these storms. opplicoble provisions of the Vehicle Code including' but nol limiled io' Vehicle Code seclion3462O requiring o molor conier permil [licensing] ond imposilion of certoin fees, ore suspended for motor corriers providing such ossistonce. Also, lhe requirements for molor coniers ond drivers in Vehicle Code sections 1808.1 [pull-notice progrom thot checks for driver's license violotionsl, 27900 ldisploy nome on vehicle], 27901 lsize ond color of disploy nome on vehiclel. 34505.5 [requiremenl lo hove been inspected within 90 doysl, ond 34501.12 [requirement to set up home bose in Coliforniol ore suspended while providing muluol oid ossistonce for the emergency reslorolion of services. ryl Page 14
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I FURTHER DIRECI thol os soon os hereofter possible, this Proclqmotion be filed in the Office of the Secretory of Stote qnd thol widespreod publicity ond notice be given of ihis Proclomolion.
This Proclomotion is not inlended to, ond does not, creote ony rights or benefits, substqntive or procedurol, enforceoble of low or in equity, ogoinst the Stote of Colifornio, its ogencies, deportmenls, enlilies, officers, employees, or ony other person.
lN WITNESS WHEREOF I hove
hereunlo set my hond ond coused
lhe Greot Seol of the Slote of
Colifornio be offixed this 4th doy
of Jo 2023.
EWSO
of Colifornio
ATIEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secreiory of Slote
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Attachment 3
County of Sacramento's Chief of Emergency Services' Proclamation of Local Emergency, I)ecember 3Lo 2022
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PROLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
RESULTING FROM SEVERE WINTER STORMS OF
DECEMBER2022
WHEREAS, Sacramento County Code, Title 2, Chapter 2'46 empowers the County Director of Emergency Services to proctaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when Sacramento County is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity, flood or natural disasters when the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is not in session; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sacramento County Code section 2.46'110, in the absence of the Director of Emergency Services, the Deputy Director is empowered w1h allthe same authority empowered to the Director of Emergency Services; and
WHEREAS, the Deputy Director of Emergency Services of the County of Sacramento does hereby find that conditions of extreme perilto the safety of persons and property have arisen within the County of Sacramento, caused by extreme winter storms resulting in widespread flooding, extraordinary stress upon levees, persistent levee overtopping, local flooding of communities and local infrastructure, and exhaustion of local resources and budget, and other critical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the volume and rate of active water flows through Sacramento Gounty rivers, specifically the Cosumnes River, has resulted in the flooding of critical roads and communities, thereby prompting local authorities to alert the public to imminent flooding and to issue, via the County emergency alerting system, emergency evacuation orders advising residents to leave their homes and seek safety; and WHEREAS, ongoing operational response activities and continuing area damage assessments, particularly in remote areas of the County where additional impacts are certain, have diverted local resources from day to day operations, and the impacts of these storms are beyond the control of personnel, services, equipment and budget of the County; and
WHEREAS, further damages are anticipated as ongoing precipitation from multiple continuing and projected storm events are anticipated to result in sustained runoff from rivers, streams and channels which continue to impact low lying areas; and
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WHEREAS, there may be extensive damages to homes, businesses, agricultural crops, products, large animals and livestock; and NOW, THEREFORE, lT lS HEREBY PROCLAIMED, pursuant to California Government Code section 8630 of the California Emergency Services Act, and Sacramento County Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.46, a local emergency exists within and throughout Sacramento County as of December 31,2022, and BE lT FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, during the existence of this local emergency, the powers, functions and duties of the Director and/or Deputy Director of Emergency Services shall be those prescribed by state law and Sacramento County ordinances, resolutions and the approved Emergency Plan, and BE lT FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, the Director and/or Deputy Director of Emergency Services is authorized to use and employ any of the property, services, personnel and resources of the County to help mitigate this emergency, and may request Federal, State, and other public agencies provide mutual aid, including personnel, equipment and other available resources, to assist Sacramento County during this emergencY; and
BE lT FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, the local emergency shall remain in effect for the next seven (7) days unless it has been ratified and extended by the Sacrarnento County Board of Supervisors, who shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days, and shallterminate the localemergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant.
Mary Chief of Emergency Services
Sacramento Deputy Director of Emergency Services
Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services
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Attachm ent 4
Folsom City Manager's/I)irector of Emergency Services' Proclamation of a Local State of Emergency' January 1312023
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CITY OF FOLSOM
oFFtcE oF THE CtTy MANAGER I 50 NATOMA STREET, FOLSOM, CA 95630 IVVWW.FOLSOM.CA.US fii'{}s-Fs€)es
PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency on January 4, 2023 due to widespread damages caused by severe winter storms from a series of atmospheric river systems striking California; and
WHEREAS, Sacramento County declared a state of emergency on December 31,, 2022, which was ratified by the County Board of Supervisor on January 4,2023; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned storms also brought damaging high winds, substantial precipitation, and localized flooding in the City of Folsom, starting January 4,2023 and continuing nonstop for several days thereafter; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned storms caused severe damages throughout the City and required extraordinary responses by City employees to protect the public's safety; and WHEREAS, it is forecasted that additional and continuing storms related to this series of atmospheric river systems will bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and localized flooding to the City for several more days, and the City expects additional damages from falling debris, downed trees, and localized flooding; and
WHEREAS, storm damage to critical City infrastructure and resources can present a condition of extreme peril to the public's health and safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, l, ELAINE ANDERSEN, City Manager and Director of Emergency Services of the City of Folsom, pursuant to Folsom Municipal Code Section 2.28.040(A) and Government Code Section 8630(a), hereby proclaim a State of Local Emergency in the City of Folsom, California.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
L All City employees under the direction of their respective Department Directors shall take all steps reasonable and necessary to assist with storm-related emergency responses for the protection of the health, welfare, and safety of Folsom residents and businesses.
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2. All City equipment, resources, and facilities shall be made available to first responders, whether local, state, or federal, for the protection of the health, welfare, and safety of Folsom residents and businesses.
3. Emergency procurement of supplies, equipment, services, or construction materials, if necessary to confront the threat to public's health, welfare, and safety, shall be made promptly under the provisions in Folsom Municipal Code Section 2.36.150.
4. City Departments, including but not limited to Police, Fire, Public Works, Environmental and Water Resources, and Parks and Recreation, shall take all steps necessary and appropriate, with safety being the top priority, to ensure continued and uninterrupted delivery of municipal services to Folsom residents and businesses during the storms.
5. All citizens are requested to comply with directions from public safety officers and City employees performing their duties responding to an emergency to protect the public's health and safety under extreme conditions.
Failure of any person to comply with this Order and any order issued by a law enforcement officer pursuant to this Order constitutes an imminent threat to public health, welfare, and safety.
This Emergency Proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the City of Folsom, its departments, officers, employees, or any other person.
lf any provision of this Emergency Proclamation or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Emergency Proclamation, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, the provisions of this Emergency Proclamation are severable.
This Emergency Proclamation shall be filed in the City Clerk's Office and given widespread publicity and notice.
IT IS SO PROCLAIMED:
EIaine Andersen
City Manager
Director of Emergency Services
Date: January t3,2023 By
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