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TO- Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Trevor A. Benson, Emergency Services Coordinator
FOR: City Council Meeting of February 13, 2023 i
SUBJECT Extending the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Emergency Medical Services System WaNEW I 01gi 17A I Tlig
That City Council review the need to continue the local emergency, thereby recognizing the continued existence of perilous conditions as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic impact on the Emergency Medical Services system.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019, known as COVID-19 ("COVID-19"), is an infectious disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ("ARS-CoV-2"). The disease was first identified in China in late 2019 and has spread globally.
The first cases in California were confirmed in the end of January 2020.
On 1 1 Governor Gavin Newsomdeclared •- state of emergency _• - • the • -,e • • ° • 1 2020, Bernardino • M-• of Public
Health proclaimed a Public Health Emergency, and the Board of Supervisors issued a Proclamation of •Emergency. On f 0 the World Health Organization the COVID-19 outbreak to be apandemic. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national state of emergency.
On March 18, 2020, the City Council held an emergency meeting and adopted Resolution No. • declaring the existence of a local emergencydue to the spread of • Government Code Section 8630(c) requires the City Council to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council terminates the local emergencv.
On March 1, 2022, after nearly two years, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved to terminate the County Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19; however, proclaimed Jocal emergencyBernardino County resulting from•. of • r • Novels • pandemic on _ •_ Medical system.
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Extending Local Emergency Due to the COVID- 19 Pandemic For Meeting of February 13, 2023
On March 14, 2022, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-13, also proclaiming the termination of the COVID- 19 local emergency and declaring the urgent need to proclaim a local emergency within the City of Yucaipa, resulting from the impact of the worldwide Novel Coronavirus pandemic on the Emergency Medical Services system.
While general conditions of extreme peril due to the COVID-19 Pandemic no longer exist, the emergency for the impact on the Emergency Medical Services system remains and extending the local emergency will allow the City to remain aligned with the County in their efforts to take any and all appropriate measures to continue to improve those services for Yucaipa residents, while remaining eligible to receive State and Federal assistance.
Pursuant to Yucaipa Municipal Code 8.36.160 the City Council shall review, at least every fourteen (14) days, unless waived by the City Council to meet State requirements, until such local emergency is terminated, the need for continuing the local emergency. Such declaration facilitates the City's response to combat perilous conditions by providing limited immunity for emergency actions of public employees and governing bodies, authorizing the issuance of orders and regulations to protect life and property, and activating pre -established local emergency provisions.
The extension of this declaration of local emergency will maintain the City's compliance with State and Federal requirements for emergency response and continue the City's eligibility to receive related State and Federal emergency assistance funds.
Approved by:��
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