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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SUNNYVALE EXTENDING THE CITY
MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES’
PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY (COVID-19)
WHEREAS, ON March 12, 2020, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services proclaimed the existence of a local emergency within the City due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a respiratory disease that may result in serious illness or death and is easily transmissible from person to person; and WHEREAS, the City Council unanimously ratified and confirmed that proclamation of local emergency on March 17, 2020 by adopting resolution 979-20; and WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed and unanimously extended the proclamation of local emergency on April 7, 2020 (Resolution 981-20); May 26, 2020 (Resolution 994-20); July 14, 2020 (Resolution 1010-20); August 25, 2020 (Resolution 1016-20); October 13, 2020 (Resolution 1025-20); December 8, 2020 (Resolution 1036-20); February 2, 2021 (Resolution 1042-21); March 30, 2021 (Resolution 1045-21); May 25, 2021 (Resolution 1057-21); July 13, 2021 (Resolution 1069-21); August 31, 2021 (Resolution 1078-21); October 26, 2021 (Resolution 1088-21); December 14, 2021 (Resolution 1099-21); February 1, 2022 (Resolution 1106-22); March 22, 2022 (Resolution 1120-22); May 3, 2022 (Resolution 1115-22); June 28, 2022 (Resolution 1130-22), and August 9, 2022 (Resolution No. 1139-22); and September 27, 2022 (Resolution 1147-22); and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the need to continue the existence of a local emergency and finds that the conditions supporting the declaration of emergency related to COVID-19 continue to exist, for reasons including, but not limited to:
1. The state of emergency for the State of California and Santa Clara County’s local emergency declaration related to COVID-19 currently remain in effect.
2. Although most health orders have been lifted, state, county, and federal emergency declarations remain in effect so that public health authorities can continue to be nimble in responding to changes in the virus impacting public health.
3. Many residents and businesses continue to suffer economic hardship that began while COVID-19 health orders and restrictions were in effect.
4. Due to COVID-19 closures and stay-at-home orders, many Sunnyvale residents experienced job loss or reduced hours, and many Sunnyvale businesses experienced reduced revenues, and/or faced temporary or permanent closures. The recovery period for these individuals and businesses is only beginning. For example, although resources have been identified to help Attachment 1
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repay landlords for rent lost during the pandemic and to provide tenants with financial assistance to continue making rent payments, many of these resources have been slow or not yet able to distribute funds.
5. T h e C i t y e x p e r i e n c e d a l o s s o f r e v e n u e f r o m s e v e r a l a r e a s d u e t o c l o s u r e s r e l a t e d t o COVID-19.
6. The economic recovery from COVID-19 and its impacts are now estimated to be in terms of years not months.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the COVID-19 situation continues to create conditions of peril to the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property in the City of Sunnyvale and is still deemed to be beyond the control of normal protective services, personnel, equipment and facilities of and within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE THAT:
1. The City of Sunnyvale hereby proclaims the extension of the period of the Existence of a Local Emergency for additional 60 days or unless sooner terminated.
2. The Local Emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale.
3. As required by California Government Code section 8630, the City Council shall review the need to continue the state of emergency at least every sixty (60) days until this Resolution is terminated.
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Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on ___________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________________ _________________________________ City Clerk Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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