HomeMy Public PortalAboutCity Council_Resolution No. 20-5465_Extending the Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency Regarding Novel CoronavirusRESOLUTION NO, 20-5465
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY EXTENDING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE
EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
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, pursuant to California Government Code § 8630, the City Council shall review at
least every 60 days, until such local emergency is terminated, the need for continuing the local
emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 20-5457, proclaiming
the existence of a local emergency regarding COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the Los Angeles County Health Officer (Health Officer) issued
the Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19 to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The
order was set to expire on April 19, 2020, and
WHERAS, on April 10, 2020 the Health Officer extended the Safer at Home Order for Control of
COVID-19 until May 15, 2020 and
WHEREAS, as of April 13, 2020, there were 9,420 cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County,
including 12 cases in Temple City, as well as 320 deaths in the County. The number of new cases and
the number of deaths continue to climb each day. At this time, state and local public health officials are
unable to predict when the number of new cases will peak; and
WHEREAS, the City Council's proclamation of a local emergency is set to expire on May 12,
2020. Due to the fluidity and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conditions of peril to public
health will likely extend beyond May 12, 2020. While the County has currently extended the Safer at
Home order only to May 15, the best information available to the City at this time leads to the conclusion
that normal public life will not occur until much later; 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 and recovering from COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find the following:
1. That the above recitals are true and correct and based thereon, hereby finds that the
spread and potential further spread of COVID-19 continues to constitute a situation that
severely impairs the public health and safety within the City of Temple City and constitutes
conditions of peril to public health and to the safety of persons and property within the City
of Temple City;
2. That these conditions are will continue to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City of Temple City;
3. That the conditions of peril to public health warrant and necessitate the extension of the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED 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, Lite "emergencyas defined in Government Code section 54956.5(a) and Temple City
Municipal Code section 2-7-1 and the "local emergency" as defined in Government Code section 8558(c)
currently existing throughout Temple City are extended for a period of 60 days until July 11, 2020.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the continued existence
of the emergency and 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 said
emergency
and local emergency shall
be deemed to
continue to exist unless and until its termination is
proclaimed
by the City Council of the
City of Temple
City, State of California.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 215' day of April, 2020.
ATTEST:
l
PEGGY KLJ0, CITY CLERK
TOM CHAVEZI Iy�AYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
"URPHY,ORNEY
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. 20-5465, was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the 4l day of April,
20200 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember—Man,
NOES: Councilmember—None
ABSENT: Councilmember — None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember— None
PE�UO, CITY CLERK
Sternquist, Yu, Chavez