GRASS VALLEY
Special City Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 08, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Council Chambers, Grass Valley City Hall | 125 East Main Street, Grass Valley, California Telephone: (530) 274-4310 – Fax: (530) 274-4399
E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.cityofgrassvalley.com
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 5:01 pm.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Arbuckle led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Council Member Bob Branstrom
Council Member Haven Caravelli
Council Member Tom Ivy
Vice Mayor Hilary Hodge
Mayor Jan Arbuckle
AGENDA APPROVAL -
Motion made by Council Member Hodge, Seconded by Council Member Branstrom.
Voting Yea: Council Member Branstrom, Council Member Caravelli, Council Member Ivy, Vice Mayor Hodge, Mayor Arbuckle
ADMINISTRATIVE
1. Resolution 2023-07 a Local Emergency Proclamation for the City of Grass Valley due to a Winter Storm Recommendation: That Council adopt Resolution 2023-07 a Local Emergency Proclamation for the City of Grass Valley due to a Winter Storm.
Tim Kiser, City Manager, gave presentation to the council.
Council had a question about the process of declaring and emergency and how soon the Council must ratify that proclamation of an emergency.
Motion made by Council Member Branstrom, Seconded by Council Member Ivy.
Voting Yea: Council Member Branstrom, Council Member Caravelli, Council Member Ivy, Vice Mayor Hodge, Mayor Arbuckle.
ADJOURN
Adjourned at 5:06 pm.
_______________________________ ______________________________ Jan Arbuckle, Mayor Taylor Day, City Clerk
Adopted on: _____________
Item # 3.
City of Grass Valley
City Council
Agenda Action Sheet
Title: Local Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19)
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommendation: Ending of the of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency and adopting Resolution 2023-06.
Prepared by: Timothy M. Kiser, City Manager
Council Meeting Date: 3/15/2023 Date Prepared: 3/9/2023 Agenda: Consent
Background Information: On March 5, 2020 the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Grass Valley and the Disaster Council (Vice Mayor Aguilar and Councilmember Arbuckle), declared a local State of Emergency to ensure emergency personnel can obtain equipment and resources in the most timely and effective manner. In accordance with the Emergency Services Act Section 8630 (b) the governing body must ratify the declared emergency within 7 days for it to remain in effect. On March 10, 2020, at the Grass Valley City Council Meeting, the City Council approved Resolution 2020-09, Proclamation of Local Emergency, and continued the proclamation thru the February 14th, 2023 meeting.
As of February 28th, 2023 Governor Newsom has proclaimed that California’s current COVID-19 state of emergency will end. The City of Grass Valley will mirror the State of California’s Declaration and end the COVID-19 Emergency as well on March 15th, 2023.
This resolution will take effect retro to March 1st, 2023.
Council Goals/Objectives: Ending the Local State of Emergency due to coronavirus COVID-19 executes portions of City Strategic Goal #6: Public Safety. The City of Grass Valley is devoted to providing a safe Place to Live, Work and Play.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Funds Available: N/A Account #: N/A
Reviewed by: __ City Manager
Attachments: R2023-06
Item # 4.