HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3306 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3306
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
�- CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN JACINTO CONFIRMING THE CITY
MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES'
PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, section 2.36.060(A)(1) of the San Jacinto Municipal Code
empowers the Director of Emergency Services/City Manager to proclaim a local
emergency if the City Council is not in session and requires that the City Council shall
take action to ratify the proclamation within seven days thereafter; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2010, a series of winter storms began in California,
bringing high winds and significant amounts of precipitation statewide, and continued for
several days; and
WHEREAS, these storms have caused the loss of human life, injuries, flooding,
heavy snows and mudslides throughout California; and
WHEREAS, these storms have caused power outages for several thousand
�— customers throughout California; and
WHEREAS, homes and other property have been damaged by the severe
weather; and
WHEREAS, numerous mud and rock slides have closed major roadways and
interfered with transportation throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
have arisen within the City of San Jacinto, as a result of due to severe and long lasting
rains, which began on or about 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on the 17th day of January, 2010,
at which time the City Council of the City of San Jacinto was not in session; and
WHEREAS, these conditions are, or are likely to be, beyond the control of the
services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of San Jacinto; and
WHEREAS, on January 21, 2010, the County of Riverside declared a local
emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Jacinto was not in session on
February 1, 2010, and could not immediately be called into session.