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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3504 ( e C d r S STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO: 3504 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 n within seven days thereafter; and j WHEREAS, on April 29, 2014, severe winds began in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, bringing high winds for most of those counties, and continued for several days; and t WHEREAS, these wind storms have caused severe damage to both public and private property, including many downed trees and downed power lines; and WHEREAS, these storms have caused power outages for several thousand customers throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties; and i WHEREAS, homes and other property have been damaged by the severe weather; 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 winds, which began on or about 8:00 a.m. on April 29, 2014, 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 i z WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Jacinto was not in session on April 30, 2014, and could not immediately be called into session; and I WHEREAS, the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, did proclaim the existence of a local emergency within the City on April 30, 2014. 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 April 30, 2014, is hereby ratified and confirmed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the local emergency shall be deemed to continue to I 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. t E jy i 24438.00000\8765690. 1 is 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 disaster or 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. 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. I PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of May 2014, by the following vote: I AYES: Bartel, Kotyuk, Miller, Ruiz, Ledezma NAYS: None a ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None E r 3 City of San Jacinto ZOO io Alonso Ledezma, Mayor l , ATT T: t �ichard Miller, City Clerk i APPROVED AS TO FORM: { BEST, BEST& KRIEGER LLP 73 J ff B linger, City Atorney z i E E 24438.00000\8765690. 1 F