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Home My WebLink AboutRES CC 2020 3896 2020 0318RESOLUTION NO. 2020-3896 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK RATIFYING THE DIRECTOR OF DISASTER SERVICES' RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 8630 AND CHAPTER 2.48 OF THE MOORPARK MUNICIPAL CODE ("EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS") WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8630 authorizes the City Council, or an official designated by ordinance of the City Council, to proclaim the existence of a local emergency; and WHEREAS, Moorpark Municipal Code Section 2.48.060, adopted as Ordinance No. 89-106, designates the City Manager as the Director of Disaster Services for the City of Moorpark; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Moorpark Municipal Code Section 2.48.060.B.1., the Director of Disaster Services is specifically empowered to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency, as defined in Government Code Section 8558(c), if the City Council is not in session, subject to ratification by the City Council within seven days thereafter; and WHEREAS, the Director of Disaster Services did proclaim the existence of a local emergency within the City of Moorpark on the 13th day of March, 2020 through the adoption of Resolution No. 2020-3895; and WHEREAS, the City Council was not in session and could not immediately be called into session on the date that the Director of Disaster Services made his proclamation; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8558(c) defines a local emergency, in relevant part, as "the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a county, city and county, or city, caused by conditions such as ... epidemic ... or disease, or other conditions, other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of that political subdivision and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat. .. "; and WHEREAS, in December 2019, an outbreak of respiratory illness due to a novel coronavirus (a disease now known as COVID-19), was first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and has spread outside of China, impacting more than 75 countries, including the United States; and Resolution No. 2020-3896 Page 2 WHEREAS, since the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") confirmed the first possible case of community spread of COVID-19 in the United States on February 26, 2020, there has been a significant escalation of United States domestic cases and deaths from COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor proclaimed a State of Emergency to exist in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-25-20, further proclaiming that "despite sustained efforts, the virus remains a threat, and further efforts to control the spread of the virus to reduce and minimize the risk of infection are needed"; and WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Robert Levin, M.D., the Ventura County Health Officer, declared a local health emergency within the County of Ventura due to COVID- 19; and WHEREAS, as of March 12, 2020, across the globe, there were more than 130,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, tragically resulting in more than 4,000 deaths worldwide; and WHEREAS, as of March 12, 2020, there were over 1,200 COVID-19 cases identified in the United States, including over 170 cases in California, and officials expect the number of cases in California, the United States, and worldwide to increase; and WHEREAS, due to the expanding list of countries with widespread transmission of COVID-19, increasing travel alerts and warnings for countries experiencing sustained or uncontrolled community transmission issued by the CDC, the escalation of United States domestic cases of and deaths from COVID-19, and the identification of COVID- 19 cases in California, COVID-19 has created conditions that are or likely to be beyond the control of local resources and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and WHEREAS, the mobilization of local resources, ability to coordinate interagency response, accelerate procurement of vital supplies, use mutual aid, and allow for future reimbursement by the state and federal governments will be critical to successfully responding to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the above described conditions of extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency by the Director of Disaster Services. Resolution No. 2020-3896 Page 3 NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Moorpark that the Resolution Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Under Government Code Section 8630 and Chapter 2.48 of the Moorpark Municipal Code ("Emergency Preparedness"), as issued by the Director of Disaster Services, 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. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of March, 2020. ~~~ JaCeS:ParVin, Mayor ATTEST: KySp ~JPc~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA CITY OF MOORPARK SS. I, Ky Spangler, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2020-3896 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a special meeting held on the 18th day of March, 2020, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Councilmembers Enegren, Mikos, Pollock, Simons, and Mayor Parvin None None None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 18th day of March, 2020. (seal)