RESOLUTION R20XX-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WHEREAS, the City of Manteca (“City”) Municipal Code Section 2.44.060 empowers the Director of Emergency Services for the “City” to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency if the City Council is not in session; and WHEREAS, the City of Manteca Municipal Code Section 2.44.050 appoints the City Manager of the City as the Director of Emergency Services; and WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as a public health emergency of international concern; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency for the State of California due to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the San Joaquin County Public Health Officer issued a Declaration of Local Health Emergency; and WHEREAS, as of March 13, 2020, the County of San Joaquin reported a total of 8 cases of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as a national emergency, beginning March 1, 2020; and WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the Director of Emergency Services for the “City” proclaimed a Local Emergency due to the threat of COVID-19 within the City; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Emergency due to the threat of COVID-19 within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and will continue to cause, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril arising from COVID-19 warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Manteca, as follows:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
The City Council hereby finds that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property do warrant and necessitate the proclamation of a local emergency throughout the City of Manteca.
That the City Council herby continues the Proclamation of the existence of a Local Emergency.
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, by ordinances, and resolutions of this City.
The City Council shall review the need for continuing this emergency proclamation within fourteen (14) days.” That the City may request any available funding from the California Disaster Assistance Act, the Small Business Administration, and/or any other funding available as a result of this proclamation of local emergency.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Manteca at a public meeting of said City Council held on the ____ day of ______, 20__, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR: __________________________
BENJAMIN J. CANTU
Mayor
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
City Clerk
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