RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA, TERMINATING THE EXISTENCE OF
A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, as part of the State of California's response to address the global COVID-19 outbreak, on March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in which he identified concerns that "the number of persons requiring medical care may exceed locally available resources," "local authority is inadequate to cope with the threat posed by COVID-19," and that "conditions of Government Code section 8858(b), relating to the declaration of a State of Emergency, have been met," among other findings ("State of Emergency"); and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020 the City Administrator, as the City's Director of Emergency Services, and the Mayor, as the Chairman of the City's Disaster Council, declared a local emergency as authorized by Government Code section 8630 and Placentia Municipal Code section 11.12.020(a)(1). A true and correct copy of Proclamation NO. 2020-01 is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the Placentia City Council ratified the Proclamation of Local Emergency by adopting Resolution No. 2020-11, which identified "conditions of extreme peril to the safety and persons and property have arisen due to the potential introduction of COVID-19 to Placentia and Orange County.", and WHEREAS, the conditions justifying the declaration of the state of emergency no longer exist.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES PROCLAIM AS FOLLOWS:
Resolution R-2023-12
The State of Emergency relating to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic that the City declared on March 16, 2020 is hereby terminated effective March 7, 2023.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of March, 2023.
Ward L. Smith, Mayor
ATTEST:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
I, Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk of the City of Placentia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia, held on the 7th day of March 2023 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Christian L. Bettenhausen, City Attorney
Resolution R-2023-12