HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2017-021RESOLUTION NO. 2017-021
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA (1) RATIFYING THE DECLARATION OF A
LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARED ON JANUARY 20, 2017
AS A RESULT OF SEVERE AND PROLONGED WIND AND
RAIN STORMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO, INCLUDING THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, ISSUED
BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, (2) EXTENDING THE
DECLARATION UNTIL FEBRUARY 19, 2017 AT 5:00 P.M.;
AND (3) . DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO OBTAIN ANY
AND ALL LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL AID
TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY AND ADDRESSING THE
AFOREMENTIONED STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 8630 authorizes local agencies to
proclaim a local emergency when such events occur as defined by California Government Code
section 8558(c); and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.14.080(A) empowers the Director of
Emergency Services for the City of Chula Vista (City Manager: hereinafter "Director of
Emergency Services") to proclaim a declaration of local emergency and requires that such
declaration be ratified by City Council at the "next regularly scheduled council meeting held
after the date of the proclamation"; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services does hereby find:
1. That conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen with
the City of Chula Vista caused by severe and prolonged wind and rain storms in the
County of San Diego, including the City of Chula Vista; and
2. That among the impacts caused by the severe wind and rain storms include: about two
hundred downed trees (which blocked roadways and crashed into homes), power outages,
auto accidents, multiple instances of flooding, and damage to City facilities and
equipment; and
3. That these conditions are likely to be beyond the normal control of the services,
personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of Chula Vista; and
4. That the City, as a result of those conditions, activated its Emergency Operations Center
and deployed police, fire, public works, and other resources to address the severe and
prolonged wind and rain storms; and
5. That City staff has taken and continues to take appropriate action(s) to meet those
conditions: and
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WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services issued a Declaration of Local
Emergency on January 20, 2017, effective the same date, and City Council was not in session
when such declaration was issued; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned Declaration of Local Emergency is set to expire on
January 27, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, the State of California also declared a state of emergency on January 23,
2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the facts and circumstances set forth above, the City
Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby resolves as follows:
1. The Declaration of Local Emergency issued by the Director. of Emergency Services is
hereby ratified and that the City Council also adopts the above findings made by the
Director of Emergency Services.
2. The aforementioned Declaration of Local Emergency is hereby extended and shall expire
on February 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise lawfully extended, or terminated
earlier by the Director of Emergency Services.
3. That the Director of Emergency Services, or their designee, is directed and authorized to
seek and obtain any and all aid from local, county, state and federal authorities to assist in
recovery and address the impacts caused by the severe and prolonged wind and rain
storms, including any and all aid pursuant to the California Disaster Assistance Act
("CDAA").
Presented by
Gary
City
of Emergency Services
Approved as to form by
Glen R. Goo gins
Ci Attorney
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PASSED; APPROVED; and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 26th day of January 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Padilla
Mary SaYa, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris; CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2017-021 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
special meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 26th day of January 2017.
Executed this 26th day of January 2017.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC; City Clerk