CITY OF PACIFICA
170 Santa Maria Avenue • Pacifica, California 94044-2506 www.cityofpacifica.org
MAYOR
Sue Beckmeyer
MAYOR PRO
TEM
Christine Boles
COUNCIL
Mary Bier
Mayra Espinosa
Greg Wright
Scenic Pacifica
Incorporated Nov. 22, 1957
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Section 4-2.01 et seq. of the Pacifica Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City Council is not in session, subject to confirmation by the City Council at the earliest possible time; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Pacifica; and WHEREAS, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Public Works Wastewater Division received a notification from the public regarding observation of a crack on the 6-inch sewer main crossing the Calera Creek near the intersection of Oneonta Avenue and Minerva Avenue in Vallemar neighborhood; and WHEREAS, Public Works Wastewater Division staff responded to the notification and inspected the sewer main and discovered evidence of corrosion, which caused a crack that was dripping; and WHEREAS, Staff made a temporary repair that would help to prevent complete failure of the sewer main by wrapping pipe repair tape; and
WHEREAS, the temporary repair is inadequate for the long term, and the cracked sewer main requires a more extensive immediate repair to prevent potential sanitary Sewer Spills and threatens the safety of persons and property, including polluting the Calera Creek watershed; and WHEREAS, such conditions are or are likely to be beyond the handling capability of the City’s services, personnel, equipment, and facilities, requiring the use of outside contractors to conduct emergency repair; and
WHEREAS, the City provides this written notification to the San Mateo County and State CalEMA’s Regional and Headquarter offices of a proclamation of local emergency; and WHEREAS, such proclamation shall be subject to confirmation by the Pacifica City Council at the earliest possible time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that, in accordance with State Law and the City of Pacifica Municipal Code, the Director of Emergency Services proclaims the existence of a local emergency at the sewer main crossing the Calera Creek near the intersection of Oneonta Avenue and Minerva Avenue in the Vallemar neighborhood.
DATED: August 20, 2025
By:
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Kevin Woodhouse
Director of Emergency Services