HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3352 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3352
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN JACINTO CONFIRMING THE CITY
MANAGE RIDIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES,
PROCLAMATION OF THE 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 December 17, 2010, a series of winter storms began in Southern
California, bringing high winds and significant amounts of precipitation statewide, and
continued for several days; and
WHEREAS, these storms have caused injuries, flooding, and heavy rain
throughout Southern California; and
WHEREAS, these storms have caused power outages for several thousand
customers throughout Southern California; and
WHEREAS, homes and other property have been damaged by the severe
weather: and
WHEREAS, flooding has interfered with transportation throughout Southern
California; 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 severe and long lasting rains,
which began on or about 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on the 17th day of December, 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 December 21, 2010, the County of Riverside declared a local
emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City does hereby find that the above described conditions of
extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existing of a local
emergency within the City of San Jacinto; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Jacinto was not in session on
December 22, 2010, and could not immediately he called into session; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services did
proclaim the existence of a local emergency within the City of San Jacinto on the 22nd
of December 2010.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San
Jacinto that the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency, as issued by the
Director of Emergency Services/City Manager on December 22, 2010, is hereby ratified
and confirmed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the local emergency shall be deemed to
continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of San
Jacinto, and that until such time, the City Council shall review, at each of its regularly
scheduled meetings until the local emergency is terminated, the need for continuing the
local emergency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City staff is hereby authorized and directed to
take any action that may be necessary or convenient to assist in obtaining federal, state
or regional disasterf emergency relief funding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or his designee is hereby
designated as the authorized representative of the City of San Jacinto for the purpose of
receipt, processing and coordination of all inquiries and requirements necessary to
obtain county, state and federal relief assistance, and,-
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Governor, to the State Office of Emergency Services, to the Riverside
County Emergency Services Division, and to all other appropriate county, state and
federal agencies with an interest therein; and
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto at a special 1
emergency meeting of said Council head on the 28th day of December 2010, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Di Memmo, Ledezma, Miller
Nays: None
Absent: Kotyuk
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
Scott Miller, Mayor
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ATTEST::
Rick Miller, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP
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AffrKy S. Balling F City Attorney
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