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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23436 RESOLUTION NO. 23436 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY AND RATIFYING THE ACTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, PURSUANT TO PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.20, RELATING TO THE MONSOONAL WEATHER PATTERN FROM APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 25 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2013. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, FINDS: A. On August 25 through September 10, 2013, the City of Palm Springs experienced a severe extreme monsoonal weather flow that resulted in flooding and debris flow. City infrastructure has been damaged in the path of the Palm Canyon Wash. The City has known damages at Araby Drive, Golf Club Drive, and East Palm Canyon Drive. B. The conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arouse within said city. C. Chapter 2.20 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of local emergency when said city is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session. D. The City Council was not in session on September 11, 2013. E. At approximately 3:20 p.m. on September 11, 2013, the City of Palm Springs, Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of a local emergency pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 2.20, Federal and State Laws. F. While the causes of said emergency are no longer present, the City is in the very early recovery phase of the disaster due to, but not limited to: monsoonal weather flow which continue to pose a potential threat to safety of persons and property within the City. G. The initial and preliminary estimates by the City's Disaster Response team, indicate that the cost to the City in response to the local emergency and disaster will be in excess of $100,000. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS HEREBY DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND APPROVES: SECTION 1. The above findings are true and correct and are adopted findings of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs. Resolution No. 23436 Page 2 SECTION 2. The City Council hereby ratifies the actions of the Director of Emergency Services proclaiming the existence of a "Local Emergency" at 3:30 p.m. on September 11, 2013. SECTION 3. The City Council hereby ratifies the actions of the Director of Emergency Services and subordinate emergency personnel for all actions taken during the disaster including but not limited to: a. Prepare and submit cost estimates for disaster recovery to Riverside County Office of Emergency Services. b. Take necessary actions to clean debris from roadways to return them to serviceable status. C. Close roads as necessary to protect the safety of the general public. SECTION 4. The City Council further proclaims and orders that said local emergency shall be deemed to continue to for a period of two weeks, to September 25, 2013, unless otherwise continued by the City Council and/or terminated in advance by the City Council. SECTION 5. The City Manager, or designee, as the Director of Emergency Services is authorized and directed to continue to alleviate the conditions that pose a threat to the safety to persons and property within the City, consistent with all applicable rules and regulations of the City; and authorized and directed to take such other and further actions, and sign such other and future documents, as is necessary and proper to implement this Resolution on behalf of the City. SECTION 6. The City Emergency Services Coordinator is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the City of Palm Springs for the purpose of receipt, processing, and coordination of all inquires and requirements necessary to obtain available Federal and State assistance. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL THIS 18T" DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2013. DAVID H. READY, NAGER ATTEST: MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK Resolution No. 23436 Page 3 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. 23436 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 September 18, 2013, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Lewin, Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Pougnet. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. ;;AMESTHOMPSON' Cl TY CLERK City of Palm Springs, California ajcilro/3 f EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR DECLARING A LOCAL EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS: A. Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 2.20 empowers the Director of Emergency Services (City Manager or Designee) to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when said city is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session. B. That conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within said city, caused by extreme monsoonal weather flow that resulted in flooding and debris flow commencing on or about August 25, 2013. C. That the City Council of the City of Palm Springs is not in session, and cannot immediately be called into session. THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY DECLARES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That a local emergency now exists throughout the City of Palm Springs, California. SECTION 2. During the existence of said local emergency the powers, functions and duties of the emergency organization of the City of Palm Springs shall be those prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of the City of Palm Springs, SEMS, Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and the Emergency Operations Plan, as approved by the City Council, and the use of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) approved by City Council Resolution No. 21683. THIS DECLARATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY ADOPTED AND APPROVED AT -3 THIS r DAY OF SFerE",6Ee-20J-S. DAVID H. READY, Cl AGER Director of Emergency Services ATTEST: JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Palm Springs, California, hereby proclaimed the existence of a local emergency pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 2.20 at-g= x-D P .M., this 1 day of MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK City of Palm Springs, California *Section 8630 of the Government Code provides: "... ( c)(1) The governing body shall review, at its regularly scheduled meetings until the local emergency is terminated, the need for continuing the local emergency. However, in no event shall a review take place more than 21 days after the previous review. (2) Not withstanding paragraph (1), if the governing body meets weekly, it shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least every 14 days until the local emergency is terminated. (d)The governing body shall proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant." COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WHEREAS, Ordinance 533.5 of the County of Riverside empowers the Director of Emergency.Services to proclaim the existence of a "Local Emergency'when the Board of Supervisors is not in session; and, WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services finds: I That at the time of this proclamation the Board of Supervisors is not in session; and, WHEREAS, monsoonal storms, producing significant rainfall and weather events, have caused conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the County of Riverside beginning on August 22"° and continuing; and, i WHEREAS, there exists a critical threat to life, property, communities, critical infrastructure and the environment; and, WHEREAS, State, Federal and local government resources have been called upon to assist with the response and clean-up efforts; and, WHEREAS, the bum areas surrounding the recent Mountain, Falls and Silver fires. have been severely impacted by mud and debris flows; and, WHEREAS, private property, public roads, public infrastructure,tribal lands, schools, and special districts have all been impacted by the severe weather and mud and debris flows; and, WHEREAS, the potential of the aforementioned conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the proclamation of a "Local Emergency". NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a `Local Emergency" exists throughout the County of Riverside; and, IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said "Local Emergency", the powers, functions and duties of the Director of Emergency, Services and the Emergency Management Organization of this County shall be those prescribed by State law and the charter, ordinances, resolutions and approved plans of the County of Riverside in order to mitigate the effects of said "Local Emergency; and, IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that said "Local Emergency" shall be deemed to continue to exist for the next fourteen days, and thereafter by ratification of the Board of Supervisors, until its termination is proclaimed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside; and, IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that a copy of this proclamation be forwarded to the Governor of California with the request that he proclaim the existence of a State of Emergency throughout the impacted areas of Riverside County, and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors formally request California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA)funding, and the Governor to request a Presidential Declaration and to request a Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration. Dated: September 11, 2013 Ja ctor of Emergency Services County of Riverside