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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA CONFIRMING
THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGECY
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 16, 2020 at 6:45 p.m., the Director of Emergency of the City of Saratoga
did proclaim the existence of a local emergency within the City of Saratoga due to the spread of novel
coronavirus (named "COVID-19") and at that time the City Council of the City of Saratoga was not in
session; and
WHEREAS, the Saratoga City Council adopted Resolution 20-010 on March 18, 2020 finding that
the conditions were or are 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 16, 2020 and establish that emergency conditions
are ongoing; and
WHEREAS, the Saratoga City Council adopted Resolution 20-019 reaffirming the continued
existence of a local emergency; 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.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby
affirm that the associated emergency conditions are on -going and the emergency should not be terminated
at this time and directs staff to schedule City Council review of the local emergency as required by City
Code.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a special meeting of the Saratoga City
Council held on the 3`a day of June 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Howard A. Miller, Vice Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald, Council Members E.
Manny Cappello, Yan Zhao, Rishi Kumar
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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oward A. Miller, Mayor
ATT T:
DATE: �1/DMZ 0?- o
D retschneider, CMC, City Clerk