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RESOLUTION NO.20-6
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8630 provides that a local emergency
may be proclaimed by the governing body of a city; and
WHEREAS, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a severe acute respiratory
illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province,
People's Republic of China (China) and the first case was reported on December 31, 2019, in
China. Symptoms of the virus include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, and infected
individuals have experienced a range of outcomes, from mild sickness to severe illness and
death; and
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) confirmed the first case of local person -to -person transmission of COVID-19 in the
United States, and this case raises the possibility of community transmission occurring in the
general public. The Health Officer of Los Angeles County determined that there was an
imminent and proximate threat to the public health from the introduction of COVID-19 in Los
' Angeles County and concurrently declared a Local Health Emergency; and
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the
COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and on January 31,
2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health
Emergency to aid the nation in responding to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County proclaimed the existence of a local emergency
beginning on March 4, 2020, due to conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of
persons and property as a result of the introduction of COVID-19, in addition to the Governor of
California declaring a state of emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized
COVID-19 as a pandemic, and as of March 12, 2020, the WHO has reported approximately
80,981 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China. An additional 44,067 cases have been confirmed
across 117 countries. More than 3,173 people have died from the virus, including 1,440 outside
of China. The County of Los Angeles has reported approximately 40 confirmed cases, and 1
death. The number of confirmed cases has continued to escalate dramatically over a short period
of time; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national
emergency in response to COVID-19; and
' WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital confirmed the first case
of COVID-19 in Santa Clarita; and
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WHEREAS, the City's ability to mobilize local resources, coordinate interagency '
response, accelerate procurement of vital supplies, use mutual aid, and seek future
reimbursement by the State and Federal governments will be critical to successfully responding
to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, these conditions warrant and necessitate that the City of Santa Clarita
declare the existence of a local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California,
proclaims a local emergency shall take effect immediately and gives authority, pursuant to
Chapter 2.40 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code (Ordinance No. 89-6), to the Director of
Emergency Services to take the necessary steps for the protection of life, health and safety in the
City of Santa Clarita and 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. Such determination shall be revisited by the City Council no less than
frequently than every sixty days until deemed no longer necessary.
SECTION 2. 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 those prescribed by State law, by local ordinances, and resolutions.
SECTION 3. It is hereby proclaimed and ordered that a copy of this proclamation be '
forwarded to the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management to be forwarded to the
Director of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services requesting that the Director find
it acceptable in accordance with State law; that the Governor of California, pursuant to the
Emergency Services Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in the City of Santa
Clarita under Los Angeles County; that the Governor waive regulations that may hinder response
and recovery efforts; that response and recovery assistance be made available under the
California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State expedite access to State and Federal
resources and any other appropriate Federal disaster relief programs.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13' day of March 2020.
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' MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE
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. 20-6 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita
at an Emergency Meeting thereof, held on the 13t' day of March 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Me(f
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
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