RESOLUTION NO. _______ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE CITY OF SALINAS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN 2026 WHEREAS, the City of Salinas is responsible for protecting life and property, maintaining essential public services, coordinating emergency resources, and supporting community recovery during natural, technological, public-health, infrastructure, cyber, and human-caused emergencies; and WHEREAS, the City's prior Emergency Operations Plan was adopted in 2015, and the City has prepared the City of Salinas Emergency Operations Plan 2026 to reflect current hazards, organizational responsibilities, emergency-management doctrine, communications systems, and community needs; and WHEREAS, the Monterey County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, as adopted by the City Council, identifies Salinas-specific risks and calls for an updated Emergency Operations Plan, increased Incident Command System training, an all-hazards evacuation framework, continuity procedures, and sustained outreach to residents who may face access or functional barriers; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas Emergency Operations Plan 2026 establishes a single all-hazards framework consistent with the California Standardized Emergency Management System, the National Incident Management System, and the Incident Command System; and WHEREAS, the Plan defines emergency authorities, Emergency Operations Center activation and organization, departmental responsibilities, public warning, evacuation and reentry, shelter and mass care, resource management, continuity of government and operations, financial documentation, damage assessment, recovery, training, and plan maintenance; and WHEREAS, the Plan incorporates Salinas-specific operational annexes addressing earthquake and liquefaction; flooding, severe weather, and El Niño; dam failure; wildfire, smoke, extreme heat, and drought; cyberattack, utility interruption, and communications failure; public-health and water-contamination emergencies; targeted violence and civil disturbance; and airport emergencies; and WHEREAS, the Plan requires coordinated, verified emergency information through redundant communication channels, with English and Spanish messages released together whenever practicable and accessible information provided to people with disabilities and other access and functional needs; and WHEREAS, adoption of the Plan is an administrative and organizational activity and is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 because it does not approve construction, commit the City to a physical project, or cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby adopts the City of Salinas Emergency Operations Plan 2026, attached to the accompanying administrative report and incorporated herein by this reference; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Salinas Emergency Operations Plan 2026 supersedes all prior City emergency operations plans upon adoption; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, acting as Director of Emergency Services, is authorized to administer the Plan, activate the Emergency Operations Center, and direct City departments in accordance with applicable law and the authorities established in the Plan; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fire Department shall maintain the Plan through annual reviews, updates following Emergency Operations Center activations and exercises, and a comprehensive review three years from the date of adoption and every three years thereafter; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council finds that adoption of the Plan is not a project under CEQA Guidelines section 15378.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ____ day of __________________ 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
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