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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.2 Termination of Local Emergency Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Agenda Item 4.2 AD l STAFF REPORT DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL CALIFORNIA DATE: February 21, 2023 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager SU B.ECT: Termination of Local Emergency Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Prepared by: John Stefanski,Assistant to the City Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider adopting a resolution terminating the proclamation of a local emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. STAFF RECOMMENDATION : Adopt the Resolution Terminating the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. DESCRIPTION : On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency related to the spread of COVID-19. On March 16, 2020, the City Manager, acting in her capacity as Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of a local emergency within the City of Dublin relating to the COVID-19 pandemic pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 2.44.060(A) (Attachment 2). The City Council ratified this Local Emergency Proclamation in an emergency meeting on March 18, 2020. On May 5, 2020, the City Council reaffirmed the Proclamation, per Government Code Section 8630. Pursuant to the Proclamation,the local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Dublin. Over the course of the last three years the City has responded and adapted to ever-changing developments in the pandemic. Through a myriad of programs developed by Staff and with the leadership of the City Council,the City was able to protect and support vulnerable residents and Page 1 of 2 16 small businesses, and emerge from the pandemic stronger than before. In recent months,the pandemic has progressed toward a more endemic stage,where COVID-19 will eventually circulate in a more predictable and manageable manner.As this has happened,the State of California has taken steps to eventually exit the State of Emergency, including terminating the Stay-at-Home Order on June 15, 2021,and Blueprint for a Safer Economy on February 25, 2022. The Governor will end the State of Emergency on February 28, 2023. At this point, the City has resumed normal operations with adjustments to account for a post- pandemic world. The emergency powers and authority granted by the local emergency proclamation are no longer needed. Given these considerations, it is now appropriate for the City to terminate the local emergency. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH : The City Council Agenda was posted. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Resolution Terminating the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic 2) Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency By Director of Emergency Services Page 2 of 2 17 Attachment I RESOLUTION NO. XX — 23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN TERMINATING THE PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHEREAS, Section 8630, Article 14, of the California Emergency Services Act empowers the City Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City of Dublin is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2.44 (Disaster Preparedness) of the Dublin Municipal Code similarly empowers the City Manager, in their capacity as the Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim and/or request the City Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020 the City's Director of Emergency Services proclaimed that a local emergency exists throughout the City of Dublin; and WHEREAS, on March 18, 2020 the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, on May 5, 2020 the City Council reaffirmed the Proclamation of Local Emergency pursuant to Government Code Section 8630; and WHEREAS, the State of California has taken steps to exit the State of Emergency, including terminating both the Stay-at-Home Order and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy on June 15, 2021. The Governor will end the State of Emergency on February 28, 2023; and WHEREAS, the City has resumed normal operations with adjustments to account for a post-pandemic world and the emergency powers and authority granted by the Local Emergency Proclamation are no longer needed; and WHEREAS, based on the State's and City's actions, the City Council now finds that conditions warrant the termination of the Local Emergency proclaimed on March 16, 2020. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby terminates the local emergency relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective February 28, 2023, concurrently with the termination of the State of California's State of Emergency. {Signatures on the following page} Reso. No. XX-23, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/2023 Page 1 of 2 18 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of February 2023, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Reso. No. XX-23, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/2023 Page 2 of 2 19 Attachment 2 PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WHEREAS, Chapter 2.44.060(A) of the Dublin Municipal Code, adopted on January 14, 1985, empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a Local Emergency when said City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and WHEREAS, as the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Dublin, I hereby find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen with said City caused by an outbreak and community spread of COVID-19 in Alameda County; and, WHEREAS, On March 16, 2020 the Alameda County Health.Officer issued an Order directing all individuals living in the.county to shelter at their place of residence, subject to certain exceptions, from 12:00AM on March 17, 2020 through 11:59PM on April 7, 2020; and, WHEREAS, that the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the proclamation the existence of a Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, that the City Council of the City of Dublin is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a LOCAL EMERGENCY now exists throughout said City; and, BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that this proclamation shall be in effect for a period of seven days, by which time it must be ratified by the City Council, pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.44.060 (A)(1); and. BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT all City officers and employees take all steps requested by the City Manager to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent or alleviate illness or death due to the virus; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT all City officers and employees take all steps requested by the City Manager to qualify the City for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for other state and federal relief as may be available to reimburse the City for the expenses it incurs from this emergency. Lka -C Unda Smith Date Director of Emergency Services 20