HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2007-186RESOLUTION NO. 2007-186
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE
EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY UNDER
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 8630 AND COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO. 533.5
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8630 authorizes the City Councii
to proclaim the existence of a"local emergency;" and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8558(c) defines a"local
emergency" to include "conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons
and property within the territorial limits of a county, city and county, or city, caused by
such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, drought, sudden and
severe energy shortage, plant or animal infestation or disease, the Governor's warning
of an earthquake, or volcanic prediction, or an earthquake or other conditions, other
than conditions resuiting from a labor controversy, which conditions are ~ikely to be
beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of that political
subdivision and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combaY';
and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and
property arose within the City of Lake Elsinore, specifically being a major Santa Ana
wind storm resulting in damaging winds and wildfires throughout Southern California
beginning on October 21, 2007; and
WHEREAS, these conditions warranted the Director of Emergency
Services to Proclaim a Local Emergency on October 25, 2007, at which time the City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore was not in session; and
WHEREAS, the wind conditions described above resulted in damages to
property throughout the City of Lake Elsinore; and
WHEREAS, the shutdown of the body of water known as Lake Eisinore
occurred in the City of Lake Elsinore to assist wildfire victims and it is not known when
facilities can return to normal operations; and
WHEREAS, the conditions described above were beyond the capabilities
and control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City and required
the combined forces of other political subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Ca~ifornia, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, proclaimed on October 21, 2007, a State of Emergency for the
County of Riverside as a result of the wildfires.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND DECLARED by the City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, in regular session assembled on
November 13, 2007, that an emergency now exists within said City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that during the existence
of said emergency, powers, functions, and duties of the Director of Emergency Services
and the Emergency Management Organization of the City of Lake Elsinore shall be
those prescribed by State law and the ordinances, resolutions, and approved plans of
the City of Lake Eisinore in order to mitigate the effects of said emergency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that all City officials and
employees cooperate and coordinate efforts with officials and employees of other
political subdivisions and officials and employees of the state and federal government in
bringing the present condition of local emergency and disaster under control.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that within the next
fourteen (14) days a report on the most recent conditions of emergency and disaster be
presented to this Council so that this Council may determine whether conditions of
emergency and disaster still exist.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Director of
Emergency Services is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the City
of Lake Elsinore for the purpose of receipt, processing and coordination of all inquiries
and requirements necessary to obtain available state and federal assistance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that a copy of this
resolution be forwarded to the Governor of California with the request that he amend his
October 21, 2007, Declaration of Emergency due to Wildfires to include the damaging
winds and request that the Governor ask that the President amend his Presidentiai
Declaration due to Wildfires to include the damaging winds.
2007.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED
~his 13th d of November
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ROBERT E. MAC
CITY OF LAKE E
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VIVIAN MUNSON
CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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BARBARA ZEID LEIBOLD, CITY ATfORNEY
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, VIVIAN M. MUNSON, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby
certify that Resolution No. ~nm-i R6 was adopted by the City
Council of the Ci ty Lake El si nore ' regular meeting heid on the 13th day of November
2007, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN
ABSENT:
Mayor Magee, Mayor Pro Tem Hickman, Councilmember Buckley,
Councilmember Kelley, Councilmember Schiffner
None
None
None
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VIVIAN M. MUNSON
CITY CLERK
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