HomeMy WebLinkAbout7478RESOLUTION NO. 7478
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
RATIFYING AND DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY REGARDING THE 2023 JANUARY WINTER STORMS
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8630, et seq., and City of
Arcadia Municipal Code Section 2211.2 empower the City Council to proclaim the
existence of a local emergency to protect and preserve public welfare when the City is
affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been requested by the City Manager, as Director
of Emergency Services, to ratify the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued on January
10, 2023, stating the existence of a local emergency in the City; and
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2023, and continuing, a significant winter storm
impacted the City of Arcadia causing significant debris and mudflow to impact and
damage Wilderness Park and adjacent areas in the City; and
WHEREAS, the mud and debris flow occurred in an area impacted by the 2020
Bobcat Fire; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the storm, mud having a depth of more than six feet was
found to exist in certain areas which included, without limitation, paved roads, shelter,
structures, public restrooms, and a parking area of Wilderness Park, and which mud flow
had circumvented and risen above protective barriers that had been in place; and
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2023, and continuing, a significant winter storm
impacted the City of Arcadia causing flooding and damage to several City buildings which
included, without limitation, the Arcadia Community Center, the Arcadia Public Library,
and City Hall; and
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WHEREAS, on January 8, 2023, and continuing, a significant winter storm
impacted the streets, roadways, storm drains, water systems, and other infrastructure
within the City of Arcadia causing widespread flooding and damage to public and private
property throughout the community; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Arcadia does hereby
find the winter storm and the foregoing conditions constitute an extreme peril to the safety
of persons and property within the City of Arcadia, and an extreme financial and service
burden on the City due to all the foregoing conditions; and
WHEREAS, these conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control and the
current capacity of the City of Arcadia to provide services, personnel, equipment, and
facilities to address this emergency; and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a
State of Emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions
already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state
with ongoing responses to the recent storms; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2023, the President of the United States declared an
emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement
State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from
successive and severe winter storms, flooding, and mudslides; and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
declared the existence of a local emergency for the winter storms in Los Angeles County
to mobilize local resources, the ability to coordinate interagency response, accelerate
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procurement of vital supplies, and the use of mutual aid to successfully respond to the
emergency for the winter storms; and
WHEREAS, the City's ability to mobilize local resources, coordinate interagency
response, accelerate procurement of vital supplies, use mutual aid, and seek future
reimbursement by the State and Federal governments will be critical to successfully
responding to the significant winter storms impacting the City of Arcadia on January 8,
2023, and continuing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find the following.
1. That the above recitals are true and correct;
2. That the winter storms constitute a situation and constitutes conditions of
extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City of
Arcadia;
3. That these conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services,
personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City of Arcadia;
4. That the conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, a declaration of a local emergency will assist in a coordinated
response to the damage and peril caused by the winter storms, coordinate and mitigate
public services that may be disrupted from this emergency, and mitigate any other effects
of this emergency on the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, under Government Code Section 8630(b), a proclamation of local
emergency must be ratified by the City Council within seven (7) days to remain in effect;
and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8630 generally requires the City Council
to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least every sixty (60) days; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare a local emergency and ratify the
Proclamation of Local Emergency heretofore issued by the City Manager, acting as the
Director of Emergency Services.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the City Council that a
local emergency now exists throughout the City of Arcadia.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that, the City Council
ratifies the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by City Manager, acting as the
Director of Emergency Services, on January 10, 2023, in which the Director proclaimed
that a local emergency exists throughout the City of Arcadia.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that the City Manager,
acting as the Director of Emergency Services, is hereby authorized to furnish information,
to promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and
property pursuant to California Government Code Section 8634, to enter into agreements
and to take all actions necessary to obtain State emergency assistance to implement
preventive measures to protect and preserve the residents of the City within the scope of
the local emergency hereby declared.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that, as authorized in
Government Code Sections 8630 and City of Arcadia Municipal Code Section 2211, and
based on the foregoing, an "emergency" as defined in Government Code Section
54956.5(a) and City of Arcadia Municipal Code Section 2211.1 and a "local emergency"
as defined in Government Code Section 8558(c) hereby exist within the territorial
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jurisdiction of the City of Arcadia and are deemed to continue to exist until its termination
is proclaimed by the City Council.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that a copy of this proclamation
be forwarded to the Director of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
requesting that the Director find it acceptable in accordance with State law; that the
Governor of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services Act, issue a proclamation
declaring an emergency in Los Angeles County; that the Governor waive regulations that
may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance be made available
under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State expedite access to State
and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the
existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency
organization of this City shall be those prescribed by state law, and the ordinances, and
resolutions heretofore and hereafter adopted by the City Council.
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Passed, approved, and adopted this 17th day of January, 2023.
Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael J. aurer
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7478 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 17th day of January, 2023 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Cao, Kwan, Wang, Verlato, and Cheng
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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C' Clerk of the ity of Arcadia