RESOLUTION R2023-___
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING THE TERMINATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services for the City of Napa, issued Proclamation P2020-001 under the authority of Napa Municipal Code Chapter 2.89, 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, the City Council has approved the continuation of the Proclamation of Local Emergency at each regular City Council meeting since March 2020 through February 21, 2023; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his intent to end the COVID-10 State of Emergency on February 28, 2023, and WHEREAS on January 30, 2023, President Joe Biden informed Congress that he will end the National Emergency and Public Health Emergency declaration for COVID-19 on May 11, 2023; and WHEREAS, it has been found that the conditions of local emergency described in the proclamation of local emergency (summarized in this resolution) have abated so that the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City are now sufficient to handle the conditions without relying on the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness authority under Napa Municipal Code Chapter 2.89.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, 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 proclaims the termination of the above referenced local emergency regarding COVID-19, and declares that any orders made by the City Council or the Director of Emergency Services based on the proclamation of the above referenced local emergency are of no further force or effect as of the effective date of this Resolution.
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 Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 7th day of March 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Michael W. Barrett
City Attorney
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