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HomeMy Public PortalAboutMarch 17, 2020 SPECIAL City Council Session Packet SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL CLOSED & OPEN SESSION 550 E. 6th Street, Beaumont, CA Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Closed Session: 4:30 PM | Open Session: 6:00 PM Regular City Council Meeting to Immediately Follow Beaumont Financing Authority Beaumont Successor Agency (formerly RDA) Beaumont Utility Authority Beaumont Parking Authority Beaumont Public Improvement Authority Community Facilities District 93-1 AGENDA SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION - 4:30 PM A Closed Session of the City Council / Beaumont Financing Authority / Beaumont Utility Authority / Beaumont Successor Agency (formerly RDA)/Beaumont Parking Authority / Beaumont Public Improvement Authority may be held in accordance with state law which may include, but is not limited to, the following types of i tems: personnel matters, labor negotiations, security matters, providing instructions to real property negotiators and conference with legal counsel regarding pending litigation. Any public comment on Closed Session items will be taken prior to the Closed Session. Any required announcements or discussion of Closed Session items or actions following the Closed Session with be made in the City Council Chambers. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Santos, Mayor Pro Tem Lara, Council Member Carroll, Council Member Martinez, Co uncil Member White Public Comments Regarding Closed Session *PUBLIC COMMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL* Public comments can be emailed to NicoleW@BeaumontCa.gov 1. Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Matters Creating Significant Risk/Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and/or (3) - One or more matters that, under existing circumstances, the City Attorney believes create significant exposure to litigation 2. Threat to Public Services or Facilities Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 - Consultation with City Manager, City Attorney and Chief of Police and Emergency Services Personnel 1 3. Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 -City Negotiator, City Manager Todd Parton or his Designee: Employee Organizations: Police Management Managers/Professional/Technical as Individuals SEIU Police Officer Association Adjourn to Regular Closed Session SPECIAL OPEN SESSION - 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER Mayor Santos, Mayor Pro Tem Lara, Council Member Carroll, Council Member Martinez, Council Member White Report out from Closed Session: Action on any Closed Session items: Action of any requests for Excused Absence: Pledge of Allegiance: PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA) *PUBLIC COMMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL* Public comments can be emailed to NicoleW@BeaumontCa.gov Any one person may address the City Council on any matter not on this agenda. If you wish to speak, please fill out a “Public Comment Form” provided at the back table and give it to the City Clerk. There is a three (3) minute time limit on public comments. There will be no sharing or passing of time to another person. State Law prohibits the City Council from discussing or taking actions brought up by your comments. ACTION ITEMS Approval of all Ordinances and Resolutions to be read by title only. 1. Consideration and Possible Action on Declaration/Resolution Declaring a Local Emergency and Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee and the Chief of Poli ce to Take Certain Actions to Protect the Health, Safety and Welfare of Residents During Covid-19 Pandemic ADJOURN TO REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Beaumont City Hall – Online www.BeaumontCa.gov 2 1 RESOLUTION NO. _______ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DECLARATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WHEREAS, the health, safety, and welfare of persons in Beaumont are presently at risk due to the increasing number of cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the state; and WHEREAS, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020 California Governor Newsom declared a State of Emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state prepare for broader spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the increase of reported cases and deaths associated with COVID-19 has also prompted the County of Riverside on March 10, 2020 to proclaim a local and public health emergency; and WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020 California Governor Newsom held a press conference to announce that individuals 65 and older or vulnerable to COVID-19 must practice home isolation and bars, night clubs, wineries, and breweries should close in California while restaurants should run at 50% capacity to maximize social distancing; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and residents of the City of Beaumont; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BEAUMONT CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to execute and issue the attached Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency and authorize any amendments and modifications he deems necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and issue further orders as necessary or appropriate. Section 2. The local emergency shall remain in effect until such time that the Council determines that the emergency conditions have been abated. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption. 3 Item No.1. 2 MOVED, PASSED, and ADOPTED this 17th day of March , 2020, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: By: Rey Santos, Mayor City of Beaumont ATTEST: By: Nicole Wheelwright, Deputy City Clerk City of Beaumont 4 Item No.1. 09896.00000\32775305.1 55575.18100\32793653.2 DECLARATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY CITY OF BEAUMONT March 17, 2020 WHEREAS, Beaumont Municipal Code section 2.28.020 empowers the City Manager, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is exposed to an actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City and the City Council is not in session; and WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Beaumont, does hereby find that: 1. Threatened existence of conditions of extreme peril to the health and safety of persons in Beaumont are present as a result of the increasing spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the state; and 2. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed multiple cases of individuals who have severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, called COVID-19, as well as deaths caused by this illness; and 3. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic; and 4. On March 4, 2020 California Governor Newsom declared a State of Emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state prepare for broader spread of COVID-19; and 5. The increase of reported cases and deaths associated with COVID-19 has also prompted the County of Riverside on March 10, 2020 to proclaim a local and public health emergency; and 6. On March 15, 2020 California Governor Newsom held a press conference to announce that individuals 65 and older or vulnerable to COVID -19 must practice home isolation and bars, night clubs, wineries, and breweries should close in California while restaurants should run at 50% capacity to maximize social distancing; and 7. A proclamation of a local emergency will assist in a coordinated public health response to reduce transmission and illness severity, provide assistance to health care providers, coordinate and mitigate public services that may be disrupted from this emergency, and mitigate any other effects of this emergency on the citizens of the City; and 5 Item No.1. 09896.00000\32775305.1 55575.18100\32793653.2 8. Under California Government Code section 8630(b) and Beaumont Municipal Code section 2.28.040, a proclamation of local emergency must be ratified by the City Council within seven (7) days to remain in effect. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DECLARED, that a local emergency now exists throughout the City; and IT IS FURTHER DECLARED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of the City of Beaumont; and The City of Beaumont shall adopt all existing and future emergency orders and guidance from the County of Riverside and Riverside County Public Health, as its own; and IT IS FURTHER DECLARED AND ORDERED that, without limiting the nature of the foregoing, the City Manager or his designee pursuant to Chapter 2.28 of the Beaumont Municipal Code, is empowered: (A) To make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency; (B) To obtain vital supplies, equipment, and such other properties found lack ing and needed for the protection of life and property, and to bind the City for the fair value thereof and, if required immediately, to commandeer the same for public use; (C) To require emergency services of any City officer or employee and, in the event of the proclamation of a state of emergency in Riverside County, to command the aid of as many citizens of this community as he deems necessary in the execution of his duties; such persons shall be entitled to all privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by state law for registered disaster service workers; (D) To requisition necessary personnel or material to any City department or agency; and (E) To execute all of his ordinary power as City Manager, all of the special powers conferred upon him by Chapter 2.12 of the Beaumont Municipal Code or by resolution or emergency plan pursuant thereto adopted by the City Council, all powers conferred upon him by any statute, by any agreement approved by the City Council, and by any other lawful authority. March 14, 2020 ________________________________ Todd Parton, City Manager APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 6 Item No.1. 09896.00000\32775305.1 55575.18100\32793653.2 ___________________________ John O. Pinkney, City Attorney 7 Item No.1.