HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-12 - RESOLUTIONS - RATIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY (2)RESOLUTION NO. 19-53
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,
high temperatures, dry conditions, and public safety power shutoffs on the 241h 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
proclaim the existence of a local emergency within said City on the 61h 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.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 121h day of November 2019.
ATTEST:
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. 19-53 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 121" day of November 2019, by the following
vote:
AYES
W"I
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar, Weste, Miranda, Smyth, McLean
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS
None
CITY CLERK
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