Agenda Item A.1
DISCUSSION/ACTION
Meeting Date: January 13, 2023
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Robert Nisbet, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Ratifying and Extending Proclamation of Local Emergency Due to January 2023 Storm Event
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt R esolution No. 23-__ entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California Ratifying and Extending a Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency.”
DISCUSSION:
On January 9, 2023, a significant storm event took place in Santa Barbara Count y.
Rainstorms and high winds throughout the City caused conditions of disaster and extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City. Perilous conditions included flooding on public streets, watersheds, creeks , open spaces, wetlands, and on other property in the City. Public rights -of-way were damaged by flooding and downed trees, which caused the closure of sidewalks and streets and disruption of public services. Rainfall intensity and duration of the storm ev ent resulted in rising water levels and rapid water movement, which posed significant health, life, and safety risks in many areas of the City.
Based on these conditions, at 8:18 pm on January 9, 2023, after consultation with the City’s Disaster’s Council, the City Manager issued a Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency in accordance with Chapter 2.10 of the Goleta Municipal Code (Emergency Organization) and Government Code section 8630. (Exhibit A to Attachment 1) Having a declared local emer gency entitles the City to mu tual aid from other government agencies during the emergency as well as reimbursement on costs incurred to deal with damage caused by the emergency from the State and Federal government.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to ratify and extend the Cit y Manager’s proclamation of local emergency. (Attachment 1) An extension is n ecessary as the damage from the rain event continues to disrupt public services and pose a public health and safety threat. The local emergency will remain in place until its termination by future action of the City Council. The City Manager will place the resolution on the agenda for review at l east once every 60 days , as re quired by Government Code 8630, until terminated by the City Council. 1 Meeting Date: January 17, 2023
Reviewed By: Legal Review By: Approved By:
___________________ ___________________ _________________ Kristine Schmidt Megan Garibaldi Robert Nisbet
Assistant City Manager City Attorney City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Gole ta, California R atifying a Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to 2023 Storm Event
Exhibit A - Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency 2 Resolution No.23-__ Ratifying and Extending a Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to Significant Storm Event
RESOLUTION NO. 23-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA ,
CALIFORNIA RATIFYING AND EXTENDING A PROCLAMATION OF
THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, section 2.10.040 (A)(1) of the Goleta Municipal Code and California Government Code section 8630 empowers the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim a local emergency if the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2023, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property ar ose within the City of Goleta as a result of a significant storm event, at which time the City Council of the City of Goleta was not in session; and
WHEREAS, on Januar y 9, 2023, the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, did proclaim the existence of a local emergency within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Goleta hereby finds and determines as follows:
SECTION 1.
A. That conditions of a local emergency as proclaimed by the Director of Emergency Services’ in the Proclamation of the Existence of Local Emergency, attached as Exhibit A, existed on January 9, 2023 and continues to exist and the Proclamation is hereby ratified; and
B. That the local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by future action of the City Council.
SECTION 2. Certification by City Clerk
City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this resolution and enter it into the original book of resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13th day of January, 2023.
PAULA PEROTTE
3 Resolution No.23-__ Ratifying and Extending a Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to Significant Storm Event
MAYOR
ATTEST:
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ MEGAN GARIBALDI
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.
CITY OF GOLETA )
I, Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk of the City of Goleta, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 23-__ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Goleta at a meeting , held on the 13th day of January 2023, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
(SEAL)
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DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK
5 PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
CITY OF GOLETA
January 2023
WHEREAS, Goleta Municipal Code section 2.10.040 empowers the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a l ocal emergency when the City is exposed to an actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services of the City of Goleta, does hereby find that:
1. Commencing on the 9th day of January 2023, significant rainstorms and high winds throughout the City have caused conditions of disaster and extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City, which conditions are beyond the control of services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City and coordination with other public agencies is necessary to deal with the impact;
2. The rainstorm and high winds have caused flooding on public streets , watersheds, creeks, open spaces, wetlands, and on other property in the City ; damage to public rights -of-way; downed trees that have blocked sidewalks and streets ; road closures; and disruption of public services;
3. Rainfall intensity and duration of the storm event(s) are resulting in rising water levels and rapid water movement , which pose significant health, life and safety risks in many areas of the City , especially to areas near creeks, watersheds, and open space areas , where any persons not presently sheltered may be exposed to rapidly rising water, downed trees, floating debris, and other potential impacts; and
4. The City Council of the City of Goleta is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED, that a local emergency now exists throughout the City; and
That the Director of Emergency Services shall have the powers to command all necessary resources to effectively protect life, public safety and infrastructure during the local emergency; and
That the local emergency shall continue for no more than seven (7) days unless this proclamation is ratified by a resolution of the City Council pursuant to Government Code section 8630 and Goleta Municipal Code section 2.10.040.
6 IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of this City, and by the City of Goleta Emergency Plan.
January 9, 2023 8:18 pm
______________________________ _____________________________ Date and Time Robert Nisbet
City Manager &
Director of Emergency Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________
Megan Garibaldi
City Attorney
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