HomeMy Public PortalAboutCity Council_Resolution No. 20-5457 Proclaiming Existence of a Local Emergency Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)RESOLUTION NO. 20-5457
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY PROCLAIMING EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY REGARDING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 54956.5 authorizes the City Council to hold
emergency meetings on shortened notice to address emergency situations as determined by a majority of
the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, California Government Code 8630, et seq., and Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Temple City
Municipal Code provide that the Temple City City Council (City Council) may proclaim the existence of a
local emergency when the City of Temple City (City) is affected or likely to be affected by public calamity;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been requested by the Director of Emergency Services to
proclaim the existence of a local emergency therein; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has spread globally to over 117 countries, infecting more than 126,000
persons and killing more than 4,600 individuals worldwide. As of March 12, 2020, there were 32 cases,
including four by community transmission, in Los Angeles County and one death related to COVID-19. Due
to the expanding list of countries with widespread transmission of COVID-19, increasing travel alerts and
warnings for countries experiencing sustained or uncontrolled community transmission issued by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), the escalation of United States domestic cases of and
deaths from COVID-19, and the identification of COVID-19 cases in California, including Los Angeles
County, COVID-19 has created conditions that are likely to be beyond the control of local resources and
require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2020, the CDC confirmed the first possible case of community
' transmission of COVID-19 in the United. On March 4, 2020, the Health Officer of Los Angeles County
determined that there is an imminent and proximate threat to the public health from the introduction of
COVID-19 in Los Angeles County and declared a Local Health Emergency and the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors concurrently proclaimed the existence of a local emergency for the County of Los
Angeles; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom of the State of California declared a State of
Emergency in response to the COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 19); and,
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) publicly characterized
COVID-19 as a pandemic; and,
WHERAS, on March 12, 2020 Governor Newsom of the State of California issued Executive Order
N-25-20 in a further effort to confront and contain COVID-19 that among other things suspended certain
provision of the Ralph M. Brown Act providing local agencies with greater flexibility to hold meetings via
teleconferencing; and,
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United declared a National Emergency due
to the continue spread and the effects of COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS, the State of California and numerous other public and provide organizations have
announced the cancellation or postponement of all events where social distancing cannot be reasonably
achieved; and,
WHEREAS, the City's ability to mobilize local resources, coordinate interagency response,
accelerate procurement of vital supplies, use mutual aid, and seek future reimbursement by the State and
Federal governments will be critical to successfully responding to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find the following:
That the above recitals are true and correct and based thereon, hereby finds that the spread
and potential further spread of COVID-19 constitutes a situation that severely impairs the
public health and safety within the City of Temple City and constitutes conditions of extreme
peril to the safety of persons and property within the City of Temple City;
' 2. That these conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City of Temple City;
3. That the conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the
existence of a local emergency;
4. That these conditions justify the holding of an emergency meeting of the City Council as
authorized by California Government Code section 54956.5 for the purpose of declaring a
local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency now exists throughout
Temple City.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the threatened existence
and actual existence of the local emergency, the powers, functions and duties of the Director of Emergency
Services and the emergency organization of the City shall be those prescribed by state law, by ordinances
and resolutions of the City and approved by the City Council.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that, as authorized in Government Code Sections
8630 and 54956.5 and Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Temple City Municipal Code and based on the foregoing,
an "emergency" as defined in Government Code section 54956.5(a) and Temple City Municipal Code
section 2-7-1 and a "local emergency" as defined in Government Code section 8558(c) hereby exists within
the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Temple City and is deemed to continue to exist, and shall be reviewed
at least once every 60 days, until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Temple
City.
' IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED to ensure that City vendors are paid in a timely
manner, City Council has been requested to give authorization to the City Manager and the City Treasurer
to approve the claims and demands, make payments thereon, and finally to bring those claims and
demands to the City Council at future meetings for ratification of the payments made.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that the City Council will utilize, to the extent
reasonably feasible and appropriate, the ability to conduct its council meetings via teleconferencing and
other electronic means to permit councilmembers and members of the public to adopt social distancing to
the greatest extent possible while still proceeding with the efficient handling of the City's business, in
compliance with California Executive Order N-25-20.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that a copy of this proclamation be forwarded to
the Director of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services requesting that the Director find it
acceptable in accordance with State law; that the Governor of California, pursuant to the Emergency
Services Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in Los Angeles County; that the Governor waive
regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance be made available
under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State expedite access to State and Federal
resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that said local emergency shall be deemed to
continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Temple City, State of
California.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 131h day of March, 2020.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
GRE MURPITY, ATTORNEY
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. 20-5457, was duly passed, approved and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the 131' day of March, 2020, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember—Fish, Man, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Councilmember—None
ABSENT: Councilmember—None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember—None
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