HomeMy Public PortalAboutCity Council_Resolution No. 23-5656_Proclaiming Termination of a Local Emergency re Novel Coronavirus_2/21/2023_RegularRESOLUTION NO. 23-5656
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY PROCLAIMING TERMINATION OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY REGARDING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-
19)
WHEREAS, 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 (Corona Virus
Disease 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; 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, on March 13, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 20-5457, proclaiming
the existence of a local emergency in response to COVID-19; 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, California Government Code 8630, et seq., requires the governing body to review
the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the governing body
terminates the local emergency and the governing body shall proclaim the termination of the local
emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant.; and
WHEREAS, Governor Newsom's State of Emergency Proclamation, issued on March 4, 2020,
waived the 60 -day time period in California Government Code 8630, within which local government
authorities must renew a local emergency. Any local emergency proclaimed will remain in effect until
each local governing authority terminates its respected local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on October 17, 2022, Governor Newsom announced that the COVID-19 State of
Emergency will end on February 28, 2023; 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 of COVID-19 has significantly decreased, and the situation no longer severely
impairs the public health and safety within the City of Temple City and does not constitute
conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City of Temple
City;
2. That these conditions are no longer beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City of Temple City;
3. That the conditions no longer warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of
a local emergency;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Temple City, State of California, does herby
proclaim the local emergency regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) will terminate on February 28,
2023.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21St day of February, 2023.
ATTEST:
Cy, hia Sternquist, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Peggy Kuo, City Clerk Greg Murphy, City Attorney
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. 23-5656, was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the 21St day of February,
2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember— Chavez, Vizcarra, Yu, Man, Sternquist
NOES: Councilmember— None
ABSENT: Councilmember — None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember— None
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Peggy Kuo, City Clerk