HomeMy WebLinkAbout25093RESOLUTION NO. 25093
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING THE
TERMINATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS "COVID-19")
DECLARED MARCH 14, 2020; AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 24738
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, as part of the State of California's response to
address the global COVID-19 outbreak, 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
prepare for broader spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020, the City Manager, in his capacity as Director of
Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of local emergency in the City of Palm
Springs, after determining that the spread of COVID-19 is likely to create emergency
conditions of disaster or extreme peril which will be beyond the services, personnel and
equipment and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, the original intent of the State of Emergency was to implement
measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and to prepare to respond to an
increasing number of individuals requiring medical care and hospitalization that may
exceed locally available resources; and
WHEREAS, on October 17, 2022, Governor Newsom announced that the Covid-
19 State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced its intent to
end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations on May 11, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has exercised due diligence and has determined
that the conditions of extreme peril presented by the spread of COVID-19 have been
abated to such a degree as to warrant the termination of the local emergency.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. That the findings and determinations
reflected above are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Termination of Local Emergency. The City Council does hereby
proclaim that the local emergency that was declared on March 14, 2020, by the City
Manager/Director of Emergency Services, which was ratified by the City Council on
Resolution No. 25093
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March 19, 2020, via Resolution No. 24738, is hereby rescinded and terminated.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective midnight ,
February 28, 2023.
SECTION 4. Effect on Prior Actions. Nothing contained in this resolution shall be
deemed to effect any prior emergency order or any enforcement action taken pursuant
thereto.
ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY. 2023.
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Teresa Gallavan
Interim City Manager
ATTEST:
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B enda Pree
City Clerk
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Resolution No. 25093
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
CERTIFICATION
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I, BRENDA PREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 25093 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on February 21, 2023, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers deHarte,
and Mayor Garner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Holstege, Middleton, Mayor Pro Tern Bernstein
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Springs, California, this 10 day of itt r,'
Brenda Pre' , MMC, CERA, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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