HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3506 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO: 3506
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO RE-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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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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 of California, to the State Office of Emergency Services, and to the Riverside
County Emergency Services Division, with the request that the Governor proclaim the existence
of a State of Emergency throughout the impacted areas of the City of San Jacinto, and that the
City Council of the City of San Jacinto formally requests California Disaster Assistance Act
(CDAA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding. The City Clerk shall
forward a copy of this Resolution to all other appropriate county, state and federal agencies with
an interest therein.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 20th day of May 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: Miller, Ruiz, Ledezma
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Bartel, Kotyuk
ABSTAIN: None
City of San Jacinto
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Alonso Ledezma, Mayor
X, City Clerk
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