HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2019-002 Ratify Local Emergency ProclamationRESOLUTION NO. 2019-002
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
AND PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Lake Elsinore Municipal Code 2.20.080.6. empowers the Disaster Director to
proclaim the existence of a Local Emergency when the City Council is not in session; and,
WHEREAS, the Disaster Director of the City of Lake Elsinore issued a Proclamation of Local
Emergency on December 6, 2018 and subsequently renewed that Proclamation on December 20
and 27, 2018 and on January 3, 10 and 17, 2019 based on the following findings:
1) That at the time of the Proclamation(s) the City Council was not in session; and,
2) that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within
the City of Lake Elsinore caused by the December Holy Flood incident which prompted
evacuations of residents in Lake Elsinore, affecting approximately 1000 homes in the
communities of Rice Canyon, McVicker and Machado; and,
3) this storm system caused severe weather, including damaging winds and heavy rains
resulting in significant damage to public and private property, including approximately
17 structures damaged on December 6, 2018; and,
4) winter storm systems continue to threaten additional runoff from the scorched
surrounding canyons into Lake Elsinore which cause increased toxins altering the
water chemistry of the Lake and resulting in fish die -offs on a scale not seen before
which together pose a threat to public health and safety; and,
5) McVicker Canyon, Rice Canyon, Leach Canyon and Dickey Canyon will continue to
drain mud and debris during every rain storm, threatening public safety of the citizens
of Lake Elsinore, along with the lake's ecosystem, indicating that assistance is
necessary to support the response, recovery and remediation efforts: and,
6) the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril are beyond the control of the services,
personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of Lake Elsinore's lake management
and water quality resources and the County of Riverside that provides fire protection,
fire prevention, rescue, and medical emergency services to the City pursuant to a
Cooperative Agreement; and,
7) the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the Proclamation of
a Local Emergency; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril continue to pose a threat to public health
and safety beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of
Lake Elsinore and the County of Riverside that provides fire protection, fire prevention, rescue,
and medical emergency services to the City pursuant to a Cooperative Agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the Proclamation
of a Local Emergency.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Local Emergency that commenced on or about or about 6:00 a.m. on the 6th
day of December and again on the 201h day of December, 2018 evidenced by the Proclamations
of Local Emergency issued on said dates by the City of Lake Elsinore Disaster Director and
subsequently renewed is continuing and ongoing conditions of extreme peril threaten public
health and safety.
Section 2. The aforesaid conditions of extreme peril continue to pose a threat to public health
and safety beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of
Lake Elsinore and the County of Riverside that provides fire protection, fire prevention, rescue,
and medical emergency services to the City pursuant to a Cooperative Agreement.
Section 3. The City Council hereby ratifies the findings contained in the Proclamation of Local
Emergency issued January 17, 2019 and hereby proclaims that a Local Emergency continues to
exist throughout the City of.Lake Elsinore. During the existence of said local emergency the
powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed
by state law, by Ordinances, and Resolutions of the City of Lake Elsinore Emergency and Disaster
Relief Plan, as approved by the City Council.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book
of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted on this 22r
Attest:
Mark Mahan
Deputy City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Mark Mahan, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2019-002 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
at the Regular meeting of January 22, 2019, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Sheridan, Johnson and Magee; Mayor Pro -Tem Tisdale and Mayor Manos
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MaX Mahan
Deputy City Clerk