HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 08 Continued Existence of a Local Emergency (COVID-19)City Council Agenda Report
City of Lake Elsinore 130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
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File Number: ID# 19-787
Agenda Date: 12/8/2020 Status: Approval FinalVersion: 1
File Type: Council Consent
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In Control: City Council / Successor Agency
Agenda Number: 8)
Continued Existence of a Local Emergency (COVID-19)
Find the need to continue the local emergency related to COVID -19 consistent with the findings and
proclamations set forth in Resolution No. 2020-18 and Resolution No. 2020-52.
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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Grant Yates, City Manager
Date: December 8, 2020
Subject: Continued Existence of a Local Emergency (COVID-19)
Recommendation
Find the need to continue the local emergency related to COVID-19 consistent with the findings
and proclamations set forth in Resolution No. 2020-18 and Resolution No. 2020-52.
Background
The Governor of California proclaimed a State of Emergency on March 4 , 2020 due to the
introduction of COVID-19 in the State of California. On March 8, 2020, the Riverside County
Public Health Officer declared a local health emergency based on an imminent and proximate
threat to public health from the introduction of COVID -19 in Riverside County, which
declaration was ratified by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on March 10, 2020.
On March 17, 2020, the City Manager in his capacity as Disaster Director proclaimed a local
emergency throughout the City of Lake Elsinore f inding that conditions of extreme peril to the
safety of persons and property existed in the City related to the COVID-19 outbreak and that
efforts required to prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from the increasing s pread of
COVID-19 imposed extraordinary demands which ex ceed the City’s resources and are
beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City.
On March 24, 2020, the City Counc il adopted Resolution No. 2020-18 Ratifying The
Proclamation Of Local Emergency And Proclaiming The Ex istence Of A Local Emergency
(COVID-19), and on June 9, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020 -52 finding
and proclaiming the continued existence of a local emergency (COVID-19).
Discussion
Following the adoption by the City Council of the Proclamation of Local Emergency, State law
and the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code require the City Council periodically review the necessity
for continuing the local emergency until the emergency is terminated.
During the second week of November, public health officials in California announced the
State’s 1 millionth COVID-19 case and reported the fastest rate of increase in the number of
daily reported infections since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 2,
2020, the State reported more than 1.25 million cases with 84,824 confirmed cases and
1,443 deaths reported in Riverside County and 1,755 confirmed cases and 22 deaths in the City
of Lake Elsinore. According to data released by the state on December 1, the total number of
coronavirus-positive patients hospitalized in Riverside County was 600 as of November 30, up
43% from a week earlier.
Continued Local Emergency
December 8, 2020
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While some numbers, including positivity rate and adjusted case rate are staring to improve,
Riverside County remains in the most restrictive “Purple Tier” and COVID-19 remains a serious
threat to public health and the pandemic is continuing in the City of Lake Elsinore, County of
Riverside, State of California, and throughout the United States.
All levels of government are working diligently to address these risks, including extraordinary
efforts by the County of Riverside to coordinate with cities within the County to disseminate
information, provide guidance and other important information, and to issue and enforce public
health orders.