PREPARED BY: SARAH MAROOF DATE OF MEETING: 09/03/2024
SUBJECT:
TITLE
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO DESIGNATING APPLICANT'S AGENTS FOR NON-STATE AGENCIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING CERTAIN FEDERAL AND/OR STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER RELIEF
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Label
CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
BODY
COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Major Policy Goal (200) "Enhance Community Resilience" and Priority (201) Create Community-Inclusive Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Plans are adopted policy items under the adopted FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023, as most recently amended July 15, 2024.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This resolution is deemed not a project under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5): Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. If deemed a project, then the approval of the resolution is deemed exempt from CEQA pursuant to the following separate and independent basis: Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that the ordinance has no potential to cause a significant effect on the environment; and Section 15269(c) because adoption of this resolution is to mitigate an emergency.
BACKGROUND
COVID-19 and Declaration of an Emergency
Following declarations of emergency by the State of California (March 4, 2020), Contra Costa County (March 16, 2020) and the Federal government (March 13, 2020), the City Council of the City of San Pablo adopted Resolution 2020-034 on March 16, 2020 proclaiming the existence of a local emergency due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This COVID-19 local emergency remained in effect for nearly three years, until terminated as of March 1, 2023, via Re...
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