Placentia City Council
AGENDA REPORT
TO: CITY COUNCIL
VIA: CITY ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: EMERGENCY AND HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER
DATE: MARCH 7, 2023
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLACENTIA,
CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMING THE TERMINATION OF THE LOCAL
EMERGENCY DECLARED ON MARCH 16, 2020
FISCAL
IMPACT: NONE
SUMMARY:
On March 16, 2020, The Placentia City Council passed Proclamation P-2020-1 declaring a local emergency. Section D of the Proclamation states "The City Council shall review the need for continuing the local emergency as required by state law until it terminates the local emergency and shall terminate the local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant." The Placentia City Council passed Resolution R-2020-11 to ratify the proclamation. The City Council reaffirmed the local emergency multiple times since that date. Due to the end of the State's declared emergency on February 28, 2023, the time has come to terminate the local emergency as well.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-12, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Placentia, California, Proclaiming the Termination of the Local Emergency Declared on March 16, 2020.
STRATEGIC PLAN STATEMENT:
There is no specific strategic planning goal or objective associated with this agenda item.
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City Council Agenda
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DISCUSSION:
On March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency as part of the State of California's (State's) response to the then developing COVID-19 crisis. The action was intended to help preserve available medical resources and prevent the catastrophic failure of the hospital system due to an anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases.
On March 16, 2020, in response to these actions and pursuant to Government Code section 8550 et seq., including Section 8558(c), the City Manager, acting in his lawful capacity as Director of Disaster Services, proclaimed the existence of Local Emergency in response to guidance from the state about controlling the spread of the coronavirus. The action also enabled the City to access federal and state resources and recoup some of the City funds spent responding to the pandemic.
The Placentia City Council ratified the Proclamation of Local Emergency by adopting Resolution No. R-2020-11 on March 17, 2020. The Council's action also authorized the City's Director of Emergency Services to take certain actions to protect the health and safety of the community and stated that the local emergency would remain in effect until it is terminated by proclamation of the City Council.
Proposed Termination of Local Emergency
In early April of 2022, Governor Newsom announced the state's intention to move beyond its Blueprint for a Safer Economy and fully reopen the California economy on June 15, 2022 provided that: there is sufficient vaccine supply for all Californians aged 16 years and older, who desire to be immunized, and the State's hospitalization rate remains stable and low. As of June 15, 2021, those conditions have been met and all sectors, have been permitted to return to normal business operations, with no capacity limits or social distancing required.
Staff has prepared Resolution No. 2023-12, which, if adopted, would terminate the local emergency declared on March 16, 2020, effective March 07, 2023. This action would also repeal all related emergency ordinances and orders, including those related to outdoor dining and the emergency duties and powers afforded the City Administrator, in his capacity as director of emergency services, set forth in Resolution No. 2020-11, emergency ordinances, and Placentia Municipal Code Section 11.12.020(a)(1).
Except as provided above, the community would notice no other changes if the local emergency were terminated because the City's facilities, parks, and playgrounds have been fully reopened, and all capacity limits at other City facilities, such as the libraries, were lifted on June 15, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no immediate fiscal impact related to the adoption of Resolution No. 2023-12. However, it remains unclear if the termination of the local emergency will in any way limit the City's access to additional funds from federal or state resources or reimbursements related to the pandemic.
City Council Agenda
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Steff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Prepared by:
Patrick
Emerg
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th Services Manager
Reviewed and approved:
Damien R. Arrula
City Administrator
Attachments:
1. Proclamation No. P-2020-01
2. Resolution No. R-2020-11
3. Resolution No. R-2023-12
Reviewed and approved:
sanna Rarriirez
Deputy City Administrator