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Agenda Item: 5
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: November 12, 2019
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Kenneth W. Striplin
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution ratifying the existence of a local emergency.
BACKGROUND
Chapter 2.40 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code (Ordinance No. 89-6) empowers the Director
of Emergency Services (City Manager) to proclaim the existence, or threatened existence, of a
local emergency when the City of Santa Clarita (City) is affected or likely to be affected by a
public calamity. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen
within the City caused by extreme fire weather conditions, such as erratic winds, high
temperatures, and dry conditions resulting in the Tick Fire on October 24, 2019. These
conditions of extreme peril warranted and necessitated the proclamation of the existence of a
local emergency throughout the City.
The Director of Emergency Services (City Manager) of the City did proclaim the existence of a
local emergency within the City on November 6, 2019. Per Chapter 2.40 of the Santa Clarita
Municipal Code (Ordinance No. 89-6), whenever a local emergency is proclaimed by the
Director of Emergency Services (City Manager), the City Council should take action to ratify the
proclamation within seven days thereafter, or the proclamation will have no further force of
effect. This local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is
proclaimed by the City Council. With this declaration, it has now been found that local resources
are unable to cope with the effects of the emergency. Proclaiming a local emergency allows the
City to be considered for potential federal and state disaster relief funding programs.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1. Decline adoption of Resolution.
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2. Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution Proclaiming a Local Emergency 11-6-19
City Council Ratification Resolution
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Attachment: Resolution Proclaiming a Local Emergency 11-6-19 (RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY)
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RESOLUTION NO. 19- _______
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.40 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code (Ordinance No. 89-6)
provides that the Director of Emergency Services may request the City Council to proclaim the
existence or threatened existence of a local emergency if the City Council is in session, or to
issue such proclamation if the City Council is not in session, subject to ratification by the City
Council within seven days; and
WHEREAS, conditions of disaster and extreme peril to the safety of persons and
property arose as a result of Citywide extreme fire weather conditions, such as erratic winds,
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high temperatures, dry conditions, and public safety power shutoffs on the 24 day of October,
2019, at which time the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita was not in session; and
WHEREAS, said City Council does hereby find that the aforesaid conditions of
disaster and extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local
emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Santa Clarita did
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proclaim the existence of a local emergency within said City on the 6 day of November, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. It is hereby proclaimed and ordered that a local emergency shall be
deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, California.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 12 day of November 2019.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Attachment: City Council Ratification Resolution (RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY)
CITY CLERK
DATE:__________________________
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 19- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita
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at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 12 day of November 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK
Attachment: City Council Ratification Resolution (RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY)
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