CITY COUNCIL A G E N D A
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2023
1:15 P.M. Special Session
33 Church Street, Sutter Creek CA 95685
The Agenda can be found on the City’s Website: www.cityofsuttercreek.org 1:15 P.M. 2. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR REGULAR
MEETING
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
4. PUBLIC FORUM
At this time, the public is permitted to address the City Council on items not appearing on the agenda. Comments may not exceed 5 minutes. In accordance with State Law, however, no action or discussion may take place on any item not appearing on the posted agenda. The City Council may respond to statements made or questions asked or may request Staff to report back at a future meeting on the matter. The exceptions under which the City Council may discuss and/or take action on items not appearing on the agenda are contained in Government Code §54954.2.
Public comment on any item listed below shall be limited to five minutes, unless additional time is permitted by the Mayor/Council.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed on the consent agenda are considered routine and may be enacted in one motion. Any item may be removed for discussion at the request of Council or the Public.
A. Adopt Resolution 22-23-* ratifying and extending the declaration of a local emergency in Sutter Creek due to extreme winter storm.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting is TUESDAY, January 17th at 7:00 P.M RESOLUTION 22-23-*
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUTTER CREEK
DECLARING A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN SUTTER CREEK DUE TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING AND EXTREME WINDS
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8630 empowers the City Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity; and
WHEREAS, over a twenty four hour period, beginning December 31, 2022, the City of Sutter Creek received an estimated 8.28 inches of rain; and
WHEREAS, as a result of that rainfall, significant damages occurred to the City’s infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2023, the Director of Emergency Services of the County of Amador proclaimed a local emergency based on conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within Amador County caused by floods and storms that began on December 29th, 2022 and is expected to be ongoing, currently threatening numerous structures, homes, land in Amador County, and said proclamation is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, on Wednesday January 3, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to a powerful atmospheric river storm forecast to pound Northern California with heavy rain, snow and extremely gusty winds; and WHEREAS, on January 5, 2023, the City Manager declared a State of Emergency on behalf of the City of Sutter Creek, shown in Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sutter Creek hereby finds that there continues to exist within the City of Sutter Creek conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property that are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, for the reasons set forth in Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the proclamation of a Local Emergency by the Director of Emergency Services of the County of Amador, and the City Manager is hereby ratified, and that said Local Emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Sutter Creek.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the State Director of the Officer of Emergency Services.
The foregoing resolution was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Sutter Creek on the 6th day of January 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
THE CITY OF SUTTER CREEK
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Claire Gunselman, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Karen Darrow, City Clerk
DECLARATION BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF SUTTER CREEK
DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY AFFECTING THE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS OF RAIN
AND WIND THEREBY AFFECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE SUTTER
CREEK CITY LIMITS
WHEREAS, I am the City Manager for the City of Sutter Creek; and WHEREAS, the extreme rainfall and duration of rain, and wind threaten lives and property and operations within the City of Sutter Creek, and
WHEREAS, the conditions mentioned above affect the safety and economy of the community of the City of Sutter Creek; and
FURTHERMORE, in an effort to protect our citizens and employees, and the general public health and economy of the City of Sutter Creek, I hereby declare a State of Emergency in the City of Sutter Creek.
I hereby declare that these statements are true and correct. ____________________________________________
Amy Gedney, City Manager
January 5, 2023
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