HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-17 Item 14 - ProclamationPROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY BY CITY OF
CH ULA VISTA DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AS A
RESULT OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.14 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code empowers the
Director of Emergency Services (the City Manager or their designee) to proclaim a Local
Emergency when there exists, or there threatens to be conditions of disaster or of extreme
peril to the safety of persons or property, including an epidemic such as COVID-19,
within the City and when the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services, is aware of impacts of the
COVID-19 virus, as it has progressed in the United States, State of California, County of
San Diego, and City of Chula Vista, with said COVID-19 virus (which has been declared
a global pandemic by the World Health Organization); and
WHEREAS, a meeting of the City Disaster Council was convened by the
Assistant Director of Emergency Services on March 13, 2020 on behalf of the Director of
Emergency Services in order to assess the threat and impacts posed by the COVID-19
virus; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services received input and analysis
from the various members of the Disaster Council, including Fire Chief, Human
Resources Director, Deputy City Manager, and. discussed impacts of the COVID-19
Virus upon the local community and other governmental entities; and.
WHEREAS, based on such input and analysis, as of 5:00 pm on March 13, 2020,
the Director of Emergency Services determined that (1) conditions of extreme peril to the
safety of persons and property had arisen within the City of Chula Vista caused by the
COVID-19 virus; and (2) the conditions required emergency response, with the potential
need. for resources beyond the capacity and control of the services, personnel, equipment,
and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, City Council for the City of Chula Vista is not in session at the
time.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the Director of
Emergency Services (Assistant City Manager) for the City of Chula Vista, based on the
facts and circumstances set forth above, that a Local Emergency hereby exists throughout
the City of Chula Vista effective as of March 13, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence
of said Local Emergency the powers, functions, and duties of the City Disaster Council,
and Director of Emergency Services shall be those prescribed by state law, the Charier,
ordinances and resolutions of the City, including without limitation the provisions of the
Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.14.080.
Proclamation of Local Emergency by City of Chula Vista Director of Emergency
Services as a Result of the Covid.-19 Virus
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This Local Emergency proclamation shall expire at 5:00 pm on March 20, 2020 unless
extended by action of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista. This Local
Emergency proclamation shall be submitted to City Council for ratification , if not
sooner, at its next regular meeting of March 17, 2020.
Director of Emergency Services
City Manager of the City of Chula Vista, California
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Maria Kachadoorian
Assistant City Manager/Assistant Director of Emergency Services
Proclamation of Local Emergency by City of Chula Vista Director of Emergency
Services as a Result of the Covid-l9 Virus
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