PREPARED BY: LYNN TRACY NERLAND DATE OF MEETING: 09/08/20
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA EXTENDING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND CONFIRMING THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Council Priority Workplan
This action is not in the City Council's Priority Workplan, but is necessary for the operation of government during an emergency.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The adoption of a resolution extending a declaration of an emergency in light of a pandemic is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR section 15378, and if deemed a project would be exempt pursuant to 14 CCR sections 15061 and 15269.
BACKGROUND
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 (attached) on March 16, 2020 proclaiming the existence of a local emergency due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A copy of that resolution was provided to the State and County Emergency Operations Centers. The City's Emergency Operations Center was activated on or about 7:00 a.m. on March 16, 2020. The City Manager/Director of Emergency Services issued a Modified City Operations Plan dated March 16, 2020.
Since then, the Governor of California has issued several executive orders in light of COVID-19, including Executive Order N-33-20 on March 19, 2020 directing all residents in the State of California to stay at home (often referred to as "shelter-in-place") except as needed to maintain essential critical infrastructure sectors and as designated by the State Public Health Officer as critical to protect the health and well-being of all Californians. These ac...
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