EXHIBIT 1
CITY OF STOCKTON
PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
The Stockton Municipal Code Section 2.82 empowers the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected by conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City and the Council is not in session.
The City Manager, acting as Director of Emergency Services, does hereby find that:
1. The invasive golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) has been detected within Stockton's Delta waters, creating an immediate and compounding threat to municipal water conveyance, operational equipment, and critical flood infrastructure;
2. The infestation could impact the operational integrity of the Smith Canal Gate, which provides essential flood protection for the central Stockton area, and threatens the capacity of the City of Stockton's Delta Intake Pump Station to provide an adequate water supply;
3. The biofouling hazard scales at a pace, up to one million offspring annually per female, that standard administrative protocols cannot match, necessitating the immediate activation of emergency powers to secure specialized consulting and remediation equipment; and
4. The City Council of the City of Stockton is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of this City, and by the City of Stockton Emergency Plan.
DATE: JUNE 19, 2026
CITY MANAGER
OR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND
CITY CLERK