HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020.041 - (03-16-20) Emergency Meeting RESOLUTION NO. 2020.041
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY RELATING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood is responding to the spread of
coronavirus disease 2019, a respiratory illness that international, national, state, and local
health and governmental authorities are responding to an outbreak of the respiratory
disease caused by a novel coronavirus, also known and abbreviated as COVID-19,
("COVID-19"); and
WHEREAS, while the complete medical origins and implications of COVID-19 are
not yet fully understood, reported symptoms and illnesses from COVID-19 range from
mild to severe, including fever, coughing, shortness of breath, and illnesses resulting in
death; and
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") has stated
that certain populations face elevated risk; and
WHEREAS, CDC has also stated that widespread transmission of COVID-19
would translate into large numbers of people needing medical care at the same time and
other critical infrastructure may also be affected; and
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency
Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a "public health
emergency of international concern"; and
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services declared a public health emergency to aid the nation's healthcare community in
responding to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and
Department of Public Health declared a local emergency and local public health
emergency to aid the regional healthcare and governmental community in responding to
COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, State of California Governor Gavin Newsom
proclaimed a State of Emergency as a result of the threat of COVID-19 in the State of
California 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, on March 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health
Organization characterized COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-
20. The Governor stated, among other things, that despite sustained efforts, COVID-19
remains a threat and further efforts are needed to control the spread of the virus; that
local officials may issue guidance limiting or recommending limitations upon attendance
at public assemblies, conferences, or other mass events; and that individuals exposed to
COVID-19 may be unable to work, may experience a loss of income, health care, medical
coverage, and the ability to pay for housing and basic needs. The Governor ordered,
among other things, that residents are to heed orders of state and local health officials,
including social distancing measures; and that provisions of state law relating to disability
• insurance, unemployment insurance, emergency medical services, taxes, medical
facilities, and public meetings, are modified during this emergency; allows local or state
legislative bodies to hold meetings via teleconference and to make meetings accessible
electronically; and allows local and state emergency administrators to act quickly to
protect public health; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America
declared a national emergency and that the federal government would make $50 billion
in emergency funding available to assist state and local governments in preventing the
spread of and addressing the effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, as of March 15, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Health reported sixty-nine (69) confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one (1) death within
Los Angeles County, including ten (10) cases identified as likely due to community
transmission; and
WHEREAS, as of March 15, 2020, CDC issued an interim guidance for large
events and mass gatherings, recommending that for the next eight (8) weeks, in-person
events that consist of fifty (50) people or more throughout the United States be postponed
or canceled, with examples of large events and mass gatherings to be conferences,
festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies;
and
WHEREAS, as of March 15, 2020, Governor Newsom amended his previous
orders, including, directing the home isolation of all seniors who are sixty-five (65) years
and older and those with chronic conditions; directed the closure of bars, nightclubs, and
wineries/breweries in the State of California until further notices as these were identified
as "non-essential functions" under the circumstances; and a reduction by one-half in the
allowed current occupancy within restaurants and requirement for social distancing within
these establishment; and
WHEREAS, without a specific vaccine or treatment for this disease, social
distancing is the most effective and readily available tool we have to slow the spread of
novel COVID-19; and
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WHEREAS, Article XI Section 7 of the California Constitution provides the City of
Lynwood with broad police powers to enact laws and policies to protect the public health,
safety and welfare within its jurisdictional limits; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood remains vigilant with federal, state, and county
official updates related to COVID-19 because information, orders, and directives continue
to change on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and will continue to cause,
conditions of extreme peril to persons within the City that are likely to be beyond the
control of services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, requiring the combined
forces of other agencies or political subdivisions to combat; and
WHEREAS, these conditions and events warrant and necessitate the
proclamation of the existence, or threat of existence, of a local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLAE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The-City Council of the City of Lynwood hereby finds and declares
that the foregoing recitals'Vre:t't~ie and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings
and as a substantive part of this Resolution and Proclamation.
Section 2. IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency exists
throughout the City of Lynwood and shall continue until terminated by City Council, and
that as a result, the City seeks all services, resources, funding, assistance and other
related aid provided for or made available by the County of Los Angeles, State of
California or Federal Government.
Section 3. It is hereby proclaimed and ordered that during the existence of said
local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of the
City shall be as prescribed by federal, state, and county law, as well as the laws,
ordinances and resolutions of the City of Lynwood.
Section 4. All individuals; organizations, and business entities are hereby required
to comply and adhere to all federal, state, and local orders and directives within the City's
jurisdiction and boundaries relating to COVID-19, including the Governor's executive
orders and directives, state guidelines, guidelines issued by the CDC, and the Los
Angeles County Public Health Department, including but not limited to: canceling or
postponing all large events and mass gatherings that consist of fifty (50) or more persons
for the next eight (8) weeks; closure of bars, nightclubs, wineries, breweries or pubs until
further notice, as they are deemed to be "non-essential functions" under the
circumstances; all seniors sixty-five (65) years or older and those with chronic conditions
are directed to home isolation; and a reduction by one-half in the allowed current
occupancy within restaurants and requirement for social distancing within these
establishment. Should subsequent federal, state, or county orders, guidelines, and
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directives be issued that promote various forms of social distancing to protect the most
vulnerable from COVID-19, as well as to contain the spread of same, the more restrictive
orders and directives shall apply.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion thereof, of this Resolution is declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City
Council declares that it would have adopted this Resolution, and each section,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of
the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions thereof, be declared invalid or unconstitutional. To this
end, the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a emergency meeting of the City
Council of the City of Lynwood, California, this 16th day of March, 2020.
•ide Castro, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Maria Quinonez, Jose oreteotl,
City Clerk dir City i anager
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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City Attorney Director of Human Resources
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at its
emergency meeting thereof held in the City Hall of the City on the 16t" day of March,
2020 and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS SANTANA, AND MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA,
AND MAYOR CASTRO
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER ALATORRE
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Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City Council
of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of Resolution No. 2020.041 on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on
the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 16th day of March, 2020.
aria Quinonez,
City Clerk