AGENDA
City Council
Monday, February 7, 2022
City Council Chamber – Norco City Hall
2820 Clark Avenue, Norco, CA 92860
CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL Dana Roa, City Clerk
Matt Boudreaux, IT Administrator
CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION 7:00 PM
REPORT OF ACTION(S) TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
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INVOCATION TEST
PRESENTATIONS TEST
1. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS ON REGIONAL BOARDS
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion. Prior to the motion to consider any action by the presiding governmental body, any public comments on any of the Consent Items will be heard. There will be no separate action unless members of the governmental body or the audience request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be separately considered under Item 3 of the Agenda.
3. ITEM(S) PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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The governmental body shall not discuss or act relative to any general public comment.
5. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
No new evidence will be heard from the public as the public hearing has been closed regarding the items listed.
City Council Agenda - February 7, 2022
6. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEM(S)
Order of Presentation for Discussion Items:
1. Staff Report Presentation
2. Council Questions of Staff
3. Public Comment
4. Council Discussion and Action
6.A. Proclamation of Local Emergency Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) 30-day review.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council review Proclamation of Local Emergency Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), continue Local Emergency and return to City Council in thirty days, or soon thereafter, for review until emergency is terminated.
Staff Report - Pdf
7. PUBLIC HEARING(S)
Order of Presentation for Public Hearing Items:
1. Staff Report Presentation
2. Council Questions of Staff
3. Open Public Hearing
a. Public Comment
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Council Discussion and Action
8. CITY COUNCIL / STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
9. ADJOURNMENT
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City Council
STAFF REPORT
Date: March 25, 2022 Agenda Item:
2.C.
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Prepared By: Andy Okoro, City Manager
Department: Administration
SUBJECT:
Proclamation of Local Emergency Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) 30-day review.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council review Proclamation of Local Emergency Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), continue Local Emergency and return to City Council in thirty days, or soon thereafter, for review until emergency is terminated.
SUMMARY:
The California Emergency Services Act (Government Code section 8550, et seq.), Government Code section 8630, and Norco Municipal Code Chapter 2.28 empower the Director of Emergency Services and the Norco City Council to proclaim a Local Emergency when the City Council is not in session when there exist conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of the City of Norco which are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat.
BACKGROUND:
On March 8, 2020, the Riverside County's Public Health Officer declared a local health emergency based on an imminent and proximate threat to public health from the introduction of a Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Riverside County. On March 10, 2020, the County of Riverside proclaimed a local emergency. The Governor of California proclaimed a State of Emergency on March 4, 2020, pursuant to the authority vested in him, particularly, Government Code section 8625. On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the Coronavirus Pandemic a National Emergency.
On Monday, March 16, 2020, the City of Norco declared a local emergency to increase its efforts to protect the public from COVID-19. The City of Norco proclamation of local emergency notes that “there exists conditions of a disaster or extreme peril to the safety
of persons or property within the territorial limits of the City of Norco that are beyond the control for the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City for the reason of COVID-19.”
The declaration of local emergency comes as local, state and federal governments are working in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 across the country, in order to reduce the potential of the virus to overwhelm the nation’s healthcare agencies.
On March 18, 2020, the City of Norco City Council ratified by unanimous vote the declaration of local emergency.
Per Chapter 2.28 of the Norco Municipal Code, ratification of the declaration by the City Council is required within seven (7) days of the declaration. If ratified, the declaration of local emergency must be reviewed every 30 days, or soon thereafter, until the local emergency is terminated. Although the Governor has outlined conditions that must be met in order to implement the various phases that will ultimately result in rescinding the Governor’s Order, most of these conditions have not be met. Consequently, the Governor’s Stay at Home Order still remains in place. Staff is recommending that the City Council approve the continuation of the City’s Declaration of Local Emergency.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not applicable.
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Certified as to Availability of Funds: Lisette Free, Finance Director Approved by: Andy Okoro, City Manager
Approved as to Form: John Harper, City Attorney
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
CITY OF NORCO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS {COVID-19)
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act (Government Code section 8550, et seq.), Government Code section 8630, and Norco Municipal Code Chapter
2.28 empower the Director of Emergency Services and the Norco City Council to proclaim a Local Emergency when the City Council is not in session when there exist conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of the City of Norco which are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and WHEREAS, on March 8, 2020, the Riverside County's Public Health Officer declared a local health emergency based on an imminent and proximate threat to public health from the introduction of a Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the County of Riverside proclaimed a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of California proclaimed a State of Emergency on March 4, 2020, pursuant to the authority vested in him, particularly, Government Code section 8625; and
WHEREAS, the Governor has waived the 60-day time period in Government Code section 8630, within which a local governing authority must renew a local emergency, for the duration of the statewide emergency, and further, has ordered that any such local emergency will remain in effect until each local Governing authority terminates its respective local emergency; and WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services hereby finds:
(1) That at the time of this Proclamation the Norco City Council is not in session; and
(2) That there exist conditions of a disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of the City of Norco that are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City for the reasons of COVID-19 and asset forth in the Public Health Officer's Declaration of a Local Health Emergency and County Local Emergency;
(3) That the aforementioned conditions arB or are likely to be beyond the