HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-05-26 - ORDINANCES - AMENDING ORDI 20-3 TO EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORI (2)' ORDINANCE NO. 20-4
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.20-3 TO EXTEND THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM PERIOD THROUGH JUNE 30 AND ALLOW FOR A
9-MONTH RENT PAYBACK PERIOD
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of
emergency within the State of California ("State") due to the threat posed by Novel Coronavirus
("COVID-19"); and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Los Angeles County Health Officer issued a
Declaration of Local Health Emergency due to the introduction of COVID-19 cases to Los
Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ("Board")
concurred and issued a Proclamation ("Proclamation") declaring a local emergency within the
County of Los Angeles regarding the imminent spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order that
authorizes local governments to halt evictions for renters, encourages financial institutions to
' slow foreclosures, and protects renters and homeowners against utility shutoffs for Californians
affected by COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order that
requires all persons to remain at home to the extent possible and requires all non -essential
businesses to be closed; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, Kathryn Barger, Chair of the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors issued an Executive Order prohibiting residential and commercial evictions
in the unincorporated portions of the County under certain circumstances; and
WHEREAS, on March 31, 2020, the Santa Clarita City Council adopted an urgency
ordinance establishing an eviction moratorium mirroring that issued by the County of Los
Angeles to provide the same level of protection afforded tenants in the unincorporated portions
of Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2020, and again on May 12, 2020, the Board of Supervisors of
Los Angeles County revised the County eviction moratorium, including provisions clarifying
that the protections afforded commercial tenants applies to small businesses, and strengthened
the protections, allowing a 12-month repayment period for rent not paid during the moratorium
period; and
I WHEREAS, the April 14, 2020, County moratorium applies to cities within the County
that do not have their own moratorium in effect; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the public health emergency and the precautions recommended
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by health authorities, many residential and commercial tenants in the City have experienced or
expect to experience sudden and unexpected income loss soon; and '
WHEREAS, further economic impacts are anticipated, leaving residential and
commercial tenants potentially unable to pay rent and vulnerable to eviction; and
WHEREAS, during this local emergency, and in the interest of protecting the public
health and preventing transmission of COVID-19, it is essential to avoid unnecessary housing
displacement, and prevent housed individuals from falling into homelessness as well as facilitate
the rapid return to business and generation of tax revenues and provision of retail services to the
Santa Clarita community by commercial tenants.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 20-3 is hereby amended to extend the eviction moratorium period
through June 30, 2020, and to allow for a 9-month rent payback period for any rent not paid
during the moratorium period.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause this
ordinance to be published by title and summary in the manner required by law.
SECTION 3. For the reasons set forth above in the recitals, this Ordinance is an urgency
ordinance and shall take effect immediately upon adoption by a 4/5 vote of the City '
Council, due to the immediate need to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2611 day of May 2020.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK /
DAT� 2 d
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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 Urgency Ordinance No. 20-4 was duly introduced and adopted at the special
meeting of the City Council on the 26' day of May 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
McLean, Miranda, Kellar, Weste, Smyth
None
None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 20-4 and
was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
CITY CLERK
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