HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 23-019 Terminating Local Emergency RESOLUTION NO.23-019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA PROCLAIMING
THE TERMINATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Saratoga City Code Section 6-05.020 defines an emergency as the actual or
threatened conditions of disaster and pursuant to California Government Code Sections 8680.9 and 8558(c),
a local emergency is a condition of extreme peril to persons or property proclaimed as such by the governing
body of the local agency affected by a natural or manmade disaster; and
WHEREAS,the purpose of a local emergency proclamation is to provide extraordinary powers to
issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected
by such emergency, obtain vital supplies, and require emergency services of employees; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2023, the Director of Emergency of the City of Saratoga proclaimed
the existence of a local emergency within the City of Saratoga due to severe storms and at that time the City
Council of the City of Saratoga was not in session; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2023, the Saratoga City Council adopted Resolution 23-016 finding
that the severe storm conditions were likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,equipment,
and facilities of the City of Saratoga and that these conditions warranted and necessitated the proclamation
of the existence of a local emergency in the City on March 23, 2023 and establishing that emergency
conditions were ongoing; and
WHEREAS, Saratoga City Code Section 06-05.050 requires the City Council to review the need
to continue to the local emergency periodically and proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the
earliest possible date warranted by conditions; and
WHEREAS, storms that resulted in the local emergency proclamation have passed and current
conditions are no longer beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment,and facilities of the City
of Saratoga.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby
acknowledge that current conditions are no longer beyond the control of the services,personnel,equipment,
and facilities of the City of Saratoga and proclaims the termination of the local emergency due to the severe
storms in March 2023.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga City
Council held on the 19"day of April 2023 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS AFTAB, PAGE, WALIA, VICE MAYOR ZHAO, MAYOR
FITZSIMMONS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Kookie Fitzsimmons, Mayor
ATTEST`
Britt Avrit, MMC, City Clerk