HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-032 - Local Emergency concerning COVID-19 Virus RESOLUTION NO. 2020-032
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
CONCERNING THE COVID-19 VIRUS
WHEREAS, Government Code section 8642 provides that whenever a state of local
emergency exists, the governing body of the local governmental entity shall meet as soon as
possible; and
WHEREAS, Redding Municipal Code (RMC) 4.22.120 empowers the City Council to
declare a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, RMC 4.22.120 and RMC 9.12.030 appoint the City Manager to act as
director of emergency services in order to exercise the authority set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 8558 defines a local emergency as including
conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City which are likely to
be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City and require
the combined forces of other government entities to combat; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 is easily transmissible from person to person and has spread
globally to over 118 countries, infected more than 125,000, and killed more than 4,000 individuals
as of March 11, 2020, per the World Health Organization; and
WHEREAS, World Health Organization officials now report that sustained
human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 is occurring and that transmission from
asymptomatic individuals has been documented; and
WHEREAS,on January 30, 2020,the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19
outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern, and on January 31, 2020, the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency for the
United States of America; and
WHEREAS,the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined
that COVID-19 presents a serious public health threat requiring coordination among state and
local health departments to ensure readiness for potential health threats associated with the virus;
and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency
in the State of California due to the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the State; and
WHEREAS,on March 11,2020,the World Health Organization made the assessment that
COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen
and are threatened within the City of Redding resulting from the COVID-19 virus pandemic; and
WHEREAS, one confirmed case of COVID-19 infection has been documented in the
County of Shasta; and
WHEREAS,the threat of exposure to, and spread of, COVID-19 cannot be quarantined to
one defined geographical area, and the danger of transmission is therefore pervasive and present to
the residents of the City of Redding; and
WHEREAS,the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are beyond the control of
the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of Redding; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril
warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED as follows:
1. The recitals stated above are true, correct, and are adopted herein as findings.
2. That, pursuant to Government Code section 8630(a), a local emergency within the
meaning of Government Code section 8558(c) exists within the jurisdictional limits of the
City of Redding.
3. That, pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20168 and 22050, the public interest and
necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public money to safeguard life, health and
property; the local emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive
solicitation for bids; immediate action is necessary to respond to the local emergency; and
the City Manager is authorized to repair or replace a public facility, take any directly
related and immediate action required by the local emergency, and procure the necessary
equipment, services and supplies for those purposes without giving notice for bids to let
contracts.
4. That the City Manager shall coordinate planning, preparedness and response efforts
regarding COVID-19 with federal, state and local government authorities and shall
otherwise exercise authority as Director of Emergency Services consistent with the laws of
the State of California and in the Redding Municipal Code; and
5. That the City Manager is further authorized to exercise specific authority to close or limit
access to city facilities and to limit or cease public services, direct employee absences from
work and to grant leave accruals in order to secure the same, and to take whatever other
prudent actions with regard to City operations and staffing which, in the City Manager's
sole discretion, are considered by him to be necessary to secure the public health, welfare
and safety during the existence of the local emergency; and
6. That, pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22050(c)(1), the state of local emergency
shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by a resolution
adopted by a fourth-fifths vote of the City Council.
7. That, pursuant to Government Code section 8630(c) and Public Contract Code section
22050(c)(1), the City Council shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at
every regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council until the City Council terminates the
local emergency.
8. That this resolution shall serve as a request to the State of California and the United States
of America to make available funding to the City of Redding in order to address the
impacts caused by this emergency.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a
special meeting of the Redding City Council on the 17th day of March,2020,by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dacquisto,Resner, Schreder,Winter,and McElwain
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Ley
ADAM McELVAIN, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PAMELA MIZE, Clerk BARRY E. DeWA T, City ttorney