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Home My WebLink About _ 2.1--Adopt Resolution to Confirm and Ratify the Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency GI �" Y C� F � � �- ' � ° � � i � CITY OF REDDING �� REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 26, 2025 FROM: Kari Kibler, Interim City ITEM NO. 2.1 Manager/Personnel Director ***APPROVED BY*** kkibler�a�cityofredding.gov � � � � � � �i� �le�, niu�im C ety\+[;�n.x�;ca'Wciacr �� }iae�tzta �2i23J'lfR2 r kkibler@cityofredding.gov SUBJECT: 2.1--Consider Resolution to confirm and ratify the City of Redding Proclamation declarin a local emergency due to flooding. Recommendation Adopt Resolution to con�rm and ratify the Proclamation of the Director of Emergency Services declaring a local emergency. Fiscal Impact Adoption of the resolution could have a positive fiscal impact of an indeterminate amount as it will facilitate the recovery of the community and the receipt of emergency aid from state, and possibly federal, authorities if it becomes available. Alter�native Action The City Council (Council) could choose not to adopt the resolution or provide alternate direction. Fail�ure to adopt the resol�ution will result in a legal fmding that the local emergency has ceased and will 1ikely negatively impact the receipt of aid from state ancUor federal authorities, and the City of Redding's (City) ability to immediately repair or replace damaged infrastructure. Background/Analysis On December 21, 2025, a storm event arrived in the City of Redding, ultimately causing conditions beyond the immediate control of local resources, services, personnel, equipment, and facilities. These winter storms have brought heavy rain to all areas of Shasta County resulting in localized flooding, water rescues, and damage to roadways, storm water systems, and other infrastructure. The current forecast calls for continued storms and rainfall which could further exacerbate flooding and increase the di�fieulty of recovery efforts. Report to Redding City Council December24, 2025 Re: 2.1--Aa'opt Resolution to Confirm and Ratify the Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency Page 2 Due to these events and weather conditions, a 1oca1 emergency was proclaimed on December 22, 2025, and it is recommended that the Council ratify this proclamation and continue the declaration until such time that the threat of these storms has subsided, there is no longer an elevated risk to life and property, and the emergency restoration of facilities has been completed. The local emergency was declared by the City Manager serving in her capacity as Director of Emergency Services under Redding Municipal Code (RMC) section 9.12.030. The Proclamation of the Director of Emergency Services is attached. Pursuant to Government Code section 8630, the Proclamation is valid for seven days. As such, if the Council does not act to adopt a resolution which confirms and ratifies the existence of a local emergency, the declaration of local emergency made under the Proclamation will lapse. A declaration of local emergency provides several benefits in time of emergency. Under Government Code section 8634, it permits a local agency to immediately promulgate orders and regulations necessary to protect the public health and safety. It further permits the State and 1oca1 agencies to provide mutual aid to the City and makes the costs of such aid incurred by other agencies chargeable to the State. Lastly, the declaration of local emergency facilitates payment to the City by the State under the Disaster Assistance Act(Gov. Code section 8680 et seq.). The resolution contains all the needed findings to continue the declaration of local emergency under the California Emergency Services Act (Government Code section 8550 et seq.). In the absence of action under Public Contract Code, the Council could declare an emergency under the California Emergency Service Act by a simple majority vote. The resolution contains a11 the needed findings to continue the declaration of local emergency under the California Emergency Services Act (Government Code section 8550 et seq.). In the absence of action under Public Contract Code, the Council could declare an emergency under the California Emergency Service Act by a simple majority vote. Envir�onmental Review This is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act, and no further action is required. Council Priority/City ManageN Goals � Public Safety — "Work to improve all aspects of public safety to help people feel secure and safe where they live, work, and play in the City of Redding." Attachments ^Resolution- Local Emergency Declaration December 2025 ^Proclamation - Emergency Declaration Flood of December 2025 RESOLUTION NO. 2025- RESOLUTION CONFIRMING EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Government Code section 8642 provides that whenever a state or local emergency exists,the governing body of the local governmental entity shall meet as soon as possible; and WHEREAS, Redding Municipal Code sections 9.12.030, and 14.24.020, generally empower the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and WHEREAS, Redding Municipal Code section 9.12.030(C)provides that the decision of the City Manager to declare a local emergency must be rati�ed by the City Council within seven(7) calendar days of the City Manager's action or it shall have no further force or effect; and WHEREAS, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services of the City of Redding,proclaimed the existence of a local emergency, as defined in Government Code section 8558(c),within the City on the 22"d day of December, 2025, as evidenced by the Proclamation of the Director of Emergency Services attached and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, the Proclamation of the Director of Emergency Services dated December 22, 2025, was sent to the County Director of Emergency Services on December 22, 2025; and WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City which were caused by flooding caused by severe winter storms which began on December 21, 2025; and WHEREAS, the conditions caused by the flooding are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of Redding; and WHEREAS, the National Weather Service and other forecasting agencies have advised that additional significant storm systems are expected to impact the region in the coming days, bringing continued heavy rainfall, high winds, and the potential for additional flooding; and WHEREAS, the cumulative impacts of successive storm systems pose an ongoing and imminent threat to the health and safety of residents, emergency responders, and public infrastructure within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby �nds that the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED as follows: l. The recitals stated above are true, correct, and are adopted herein. 2. The Proclamation of the Director of Emergency Services dated December 22, 2025, is hereby confirmed and ratified. 3. 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. 4. That, pursuant to Government Code section 8630(c) the City Council shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every sixty(60) days until the City Council terminates the local emergency. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 26th day of December, 2025, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MIKE LITTAU, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney A CI.,A A'I'I li� F T E ECT F E GENCY SE �ICES F T E �IT�' C)F REI3DI1�1G, �AI,IFC)IZIVIA WI�ER�AS, Redding Municipal Code (RMC) sections 9.12.030, and 9.12.020, provide for the preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property within the City in the event of an emergency; WHEREAS, RMC section 9.12.030 states that the City Manager is the Director of Emergency services and the Assistant City Manager is the Assistant Director of Emergency Services; WHEREAS, RMC section 9.12.030 empowers the Director or Assistant Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence of threatened existence of a local emergency when the City Council is not in session; WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Redding does hereby find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Redding, caused by flooding, which began on the 21 St day of December 2025; WHERE�iS, these conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of Redding; WHBREAS, the City Council of the City of Redding is not in session and cannot immediately be called into sessian; and NOW, �'HERE�'QI�E, IT IS HEREB�' PROCL�4IMED, that a local emergency now exists throughout the City of Redding; and IT IS �URT�IIER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency arganization of the City of Redding shall be those prescribed by the state law, by ordinances, and resolutions of the City of Redding; and that this emergency proclamation shall expire seven (7)days after issuance unless confirmed and ratified by the City Council of the City of Redding. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HEREIINTO SET MY HAND AND CA USE THE S�A� 4F �'HE CITY OF�tEDDfNG TO BE AFFIXEI3 THIS 22ND DA Y OF DECEMBER 2025. r � �. !. °� � � � � �� " �d�� "`�"t�i�� F EMERGENCY SERVICES �� Print Name: Kari Kibler �, �,�, �� 7 � , � � ,� ��. �w �: :� �� . t ` s `_ �< � ` ., � � G �� ,��