HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2020-018 Emergency Proclamation - COVID-19RESOLUTION NO. 2020-018
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 (COVID-19)
WHEREAS, California Government Code 8630, et seq. and Lake Elsinore Municipal Code
2.20.080.B. provide that the City Council may proclaim the existence of a local emergency when
the City of Lake Elsinore is affected or likely to be affected by conditions of extreme peril to the
safety of persons and property within the City that are beyond the control of the services,
personnel, equipment and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease easily transmittable from
person to person and considered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be
a very serious public health threat with outcomes ranging from mild sickness to severe illness and
death; and
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
declared a Public Health Emergency for COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020 the California Department of Health Services reported its first death
related to COVID-19 and 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 7, 2020, the first case of locally acquired COVID-19 was confirmed in
Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2020, Riverside County Public Health Officer determined that there is
an imminent and proximate threat to public health from the introduction of COVID-19 in Riverside
County and declared a local health emergency in Riverside County which declaration was ratified
and confirmed by the County Board of Supervisors on March 10, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak
a global pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Riverside County
had increased to eight (8) with three (3) confirmed cases locally acquired/community spread and
the discovery of additional community cases is inevitable; and
WHEREAS, Riverside County is taking extraordinary measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-
19 and, on March 12, 2020, the Riverside County Public Health Officer issued an order cancelling
all events in Riverside County with expected attendance above 250 individuals; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national emergency
over the COVID-19 outbreak; and
WHEREAS, by March 16, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Riverside County
had increased to fourteen (14) and the Riverside County Public Health Officer issued an order
cancelling gatherings of 10 or more people in Riverside County; and
CC Reso No. 2020-018
Page 2 of 4
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the City Manager acting in his capacity as Disaster Director
proclaimed the existence of a local emergency throughout the City of Lake Elsinore and has
requested the City Council to ratify and confirm the Proclamation of Local Emergency by adoption
of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, by March 19, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Riverside County
had increased to twenty-two (22) with three (3) confirmed cases in southwest Riverside County;
and
WHEREAS, the health, safety and welfare of Lake Elsinore residents, businesses, visitors and
staff is of utmost importance to the City and extraordinary measures to protect the public health,
safety and welfare that are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities
of the City of Lake Elsinore may be needed to protect the community; 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), the
escalation of United States domestic cases of and deaths from COVID-19, and the identification
of COVID-19 cases in California, including Riverside County, COVID-19 has created conditions
that are likely to be beyond the control of local resources and require the combined forces of other
political subdivisions to combat; and
WHEREAS, the City's ability to mobilize local resources, coordinate interagency response,
accelerate procurement of vital supplies, use mutual aid, and seek 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 the following
1) That the above Recitals are true and correct and based thereon, hereby finds that
conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the
City of Lake Elsinore related to the COVID-19 outbreak; and
2) the efforts required to prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from the increasing
spread of COVID-19 impose extraordinary demands which exceed the resources of
the City of Lake Elsinore and require a coordinated and collaborative effort among the
County of Riverside and the incorporated cities together with guidance and assistance
on statewide, nationwide and worldwide levels; and
3) the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril are beyond the control of the services,
personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of Lake Elsinore and warrant and
necessitate the Proclamation of a Local Emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, PROCLAIM AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore does hereby ratify the findings contained
in the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued March 17, 2020 and, based on those findings and
the findings set forth hereinabove, hereby proclaims that a Local Emergency continues to exist
throughout the City of Lake Elsinore.
CC Reso No. 2020-018
Page 3 of 4
Section 2. During the threatened existence and actual existence of said local emergency the
powers, functions, and duties of the Disaster Director, the Disaster Council and emergency
organizations of the City shall be those prescribed by state law, by Ordinances, and Resolutions
of the City of Lake Elsinore, and the City's Disaster Relief Plan, as approved by the City Council.
Section 3. To ensure that City vendors are paid in a timely manner, the City Manager and the
City Treasurer are authorized and directed to approve the claims and demands, make payments
thereon, and finally to bring those claims and demands to the City Council at future meetings for
ratification of the payments made.
Section 4. The City Council will utilize, to the extent reasonably feasible and appropriate, the
ability to conduct its council meetings via teleconferencing and other electronic means to permit
councilmembers and members of the public to adopt social distancing to the greatest extent
possible while still proceeding with the efficient handling of the City's business, in compliance with
California Executive Order N-29-20.
Section 5. Pursuant to the discretionary powers vested in the City Council pursuant to Lake
Elsinore Municipal Code 5.12.010, good and satisfactory cause has been shown to delay the due
date of business license renewal fees otherwise payable under Title 5. The City Manager is
directed to provide a 90-day extension of the applicable due date for payment of business license
renewal fees otherwise due during the COVID-19 Local Emergency ratified and proclaimed by
this Resolution.
Section 6. The City Manager shall cause a copy of this Resolution Ratifying the Proclamation of
Local Emergency and Proclaiming a Local Emergency to be forwarded to the Director of California
Governor's Office of Emergency Services requesting that the Director find it acceptable in
accordance with State law; that the Governor of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services
Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in Riverside County; that the Governor waive
regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that response and recovery assistance
be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act and the Stafford Act; and that the
State expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal disaster
relief programs.
Section 7. This Resolution Ratifying the Proclamation of Local emergency and Proclaiming a
Local Emergency shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be reviewed
periodically by the City Council in accordance with applicable laws and City Ordinances.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book
of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, this 24th day of March 2020.
Bria `F15 ale
Mayor
CC Reso No. 2020-018
Page 4 of 4
Attest:
C N-
Candice Alvarez, M.MC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2020-018 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
at the Regular meeting of March 24, 2020 and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Manos, Johnson, and Sheridan; Mayor Pro-Tem Magee; and
Mayor Tisdale
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Candice Aiv ez; MMC
City Clerk