PROCLAMATION NO. P2022-001
PROCLAMATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
TAKE ACTIONS NECESSARY AS THE DIRECTOR OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES, TO RESPOND TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19)
WhlEREAS, international, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities have been and are responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named "SARSCoV-2," and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019," abbreviated COVID-19,("COVID-19");and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services for the City of Napa, issued Proclamation P2020-001 Proclaiming the Existence of Local Emergency to Respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), which was ratified by the City Council on March 16, 2020 by Resolution R2020-037; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2020-039 was approved by the City Council on March 31, 2020 and summarized various Federal, State, and local health emergency orders, and described the actions taken by the City in response to the pandemic and approved the continuation of the Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on the community and the City's operations have been documented and described in public reports to support the City Council's continuation of the Local Emergency at each regularly scheduled Council meeting since April 2020 through the present; and WHEREAS, cases from the pandemic are currently surging due to the presence of the "Omicron Variant" of COVID-19 which is highly transmissible and is has resulted in over 400 cases during the week ending December 26, 2021, a 72% increase from the prior week; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager directed staff to evaluate the ability to safely accommodate anticipated attendees at scheduled public meetings and to cancel or postpone those meetings if appropriate or to determine if alternatives to holding them "in-person" were appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has determined that, in order to minimize the likelihood of large gatherings that would exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 (including the Omicron Variant), and in order to protect the public health and safety of the community, conducting public meetings of the City Council and the Local Emergency Proclamation - P2022-001
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Planning Commission via teleconferencing is warranted during the months of January and February (as set forth in this Proclamation); and WHEREAS, on January 7, 2022, the City Manager directed the City Clerk to prepare for meetings of the City of Napa City Council, Housing Authority of the City of Napa ("Housing Authority"), and Planning Commission to be held via teleconference in compliance with Government Code Section 54953 through February 8, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED by the City Manager of the City of Napa, in the capacity of the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Napa, as follows:
1. The City Clerk is authorized to prepare and publicly notice the following meetings as "teleconference" meetings in accordance with Government Code Section 54953:
a. The January 18, 2022 City Council Meeting
b. The January 20, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting
c. The January 25, 2022 City Council Redistricting Hearing d. The February 1, 2022 City Council Meeting
e. The February 1, 2022 Housing Authority Meeting
f. The February 3, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting
g. The February 8, 2022 City Council Redistricting Hearing
2. This Proclamation shall take effect immediately upon its execution.
This proclamation is hereby issued by the City Manager, Director of Emergency Sen/ices.
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Name: Steve Potter
Title: City Manager
Director of Emergency Services
Date: January 7, 2022
Local Emergency Proclamation - P2022-001
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