HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 23-006, Terminating Local Emergency RESOLUTION NO.23-006
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 January 5, 2023 at 5:00 p.m., the Director of Emergency of the City of Saratoga
proclaimed the existence of a local emergency within the City of Saratoga due to severe winter storms and at that
time the City Council of the City of Saratoga was not in session; and
WHEREAS,on January 10,2023,the Saratoga City Council adopted Resolution 23-001 finding that the
severe winter storm 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 January 5, 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, winter 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 winter
storms in late December 2022 and early January 2023.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a special meeting of the Saratoga City Council
held on the 1st day of February 2023 by the following vote:
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Saratoga City Council on this 1"day of February 2023 by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS AFTAB, PAGE, WALLA, VICE MAYOR ZHAO, MAYOR
FITZSIMMONS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
okie Fitzsimmons, Mayor
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Britt Avrit,MMC,City Clerk