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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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:
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John O. Pinkney, City Attorney
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