Adopted
01/17/23
Devine/Brotman
All Ayes
Resolution No. 23-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING 2023 WINTER STORMS
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, Glendale Municipal Code Chapter 2.84 empowers the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence of a local emergency when the Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2023, the City Manager, serving as the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Glendale, issued a proclamation regarding the existence of a local emergency and finding that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the territorial limits of the City of Glendale due to extreme rain, and consequent flooding, mudslides, fallen debris; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2023, the Fremont City Council considered the proclamation of local emergency issued by the City Manager, serving as Director of Emergency Services, and supporting facts, and found based on its independent judgment that a local emergency exists; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.84.020 of the Glendale Municipal Code defines "emergency" as actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peri! to the safety of persons and property within this city caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot or earthquake, or other conditions, including conditions resulting from war or imminent threat of war, but other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of this city, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and WHEREAS, beginning January 8, 2023, as a result of a series of atmospheric river systems, the City of Glendale has been impacted by substantial precipitation, closure and damage to roads, motorways, and fire roads, evacuation warnings in areas impacted by burn scars, potential for significant debris flows, urban flooding, hillside oversaturation, and widespread power outages.
The National Weather Service has forecasted that additional and continuing storms related to this series of atmospheric river systems threaten the City. Coordination, collaboration, and the 1 2023 Storm Counci} Reso Ratifying the Proclamation of Emergency.docx la
combined forces of different jurisdictions are imperatively needed to effectively respond to and recover from these and likely forecasted severe winter storms; and WHEREAS, the storm has caused widespread power outages and severe damage to, among other things, trees, homes, businesses, vehicles, sidewalks, and roads; and WHEREAS, as of January 8, 2023, there exists conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property on the basis of the severe winter storms in the region, which are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and WHEREAS, the mobilization of local resources, and the ability to coordinate interagency response, accelerate procurement of vital supplies, and use mutual aid, will be critical to successfully responding to the emergency for the winter storms; and WHEREAS, these conditions warrant and necessitate that the City proclaim the existence of a local emergency for the winter storms.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Glendale, California, proclaims that a local emergency shall take effect immediately and gives authority, pursuant to Chapter 2.84 of the Glendale Municipal Code to the Director of Emergency Services to take the necessary steps for the protection of life, health and safety in the City of Glendale and does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby ratifies the Proclamation of a Local Emergency issued by the City Manager on January 17, 2023, which shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Glendale, California. Such determination shall be revisited by the City Council no less than frequently than every sixty days until deemed no longer necessary.
SECTION 2. It is hereby proclaimed and ordered that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of the City shall be those prescribed State law, by charter, ordinances, and resolutions of this City, and by the City of Glendale Emergency Plan, as approved by the City Council; SECTION 3. It is hereby proclaimed and ordered that a copy of this proclamation be forwarded to the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management to be forwarded to the Director of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services requesting that the Director find it acceptable in accordance with State law; that the Governor of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in the City of Glendale under Los Angeles County; that the Governor waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs.
SECTION 4. Though the response and recovery phases of operation is still fluid, we are anticipating the response and recovery will be beyond the control of local resources and require the combined financial assistance and resources from the local, State and Federal governments 2 2023 Storm Council Reso Ratifying the Proclamation of Emergency.docx
and their partners. The City of Glendale is requesting, in accordance to the California Disaster Assistance Act and the Stafford Act, financial public assistance to assist in response and recovery efforts. The City of Glendale is requesting the State expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs. The City desires this request be forwarded to the State Director of Emergency Services as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Adopted this __ 17th day of __ January , 2023.
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Mayor
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|, Dr. Suzie Abajian, Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 23-05 was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of __ January , 2023, and that same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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