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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 9907200618 tlh 0140207 Resolution No. 9907 A Resolution of the City of Palo Alto Re-Confirming and Continuing the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency Due to COVID-19 R E C I T A L S A. Sections 2.12.050 of Chapter 2.12 (Emergency Organization and Functions) of Title 2 (Administrative Code) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code empowers the Director of the Emergency Services (City Manager or Designee) to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency if the Council of the City of Palo Alto (“City”) is not in session, and requires that the City Council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven (7) days thereafter; and B. Under California Government Code Section 8680.9, a local emergency is a condition of extreme peril to persons or property proclaimed as such by the governing body of the local agency affected by a natural or manmade disaster; and C. The purpose of a local emergency proclamation is to provide extraordinary police powers, immunity for emergency actions, authorize issuance of orders and regulations, and activate pre-established emergency provisions; and D. A local emergency proclamation is a prerequisite for requesting state or federal assistance; and E. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City, based on the following: 1. A novel coronavirus, designated “COVID-19,” was detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019, and has spread globally. The World Health Organization has designated COVID-19 a Global Pandemic. 2. COVID-19 is highly transmissible from person to person and can cause serious illness and death. It has infected millions of people and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide, including many confirmed cases and deaths in California and in Santa Clara County. 3. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State of California and Santa Clara County Public Health Department have issued numerous orders to limit the spread of COVID-19 including advising or requiring social distancing and the wearing of face coverings, and limiting and regulating business and other activities. 4. The efforts required to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, and recover from the emergency conditions caused by COVID-19 have imposed and will continue to impose extraordinary requirements and expenses on the City, which are or are DocuSign Envelope ID: DEF4D6D2-12B0-46A4-B379-12CA9A09167A 200618 tlh 0140207 likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City. F. The City Council does hereby find that the above described conditions of extreme peril did warrant and necessitate, and continue to warrant and necessitate, the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency in the City; and G. California Government Code, Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7.5 - California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA) allows that with the proclamation of a local emergency the City may seek financial assistance and may request reimbursement of the significant expenses incurred during response, if approved by the Director of the California Office of Emergency Services or Concurrence or Governor’s Proclamation; and H. On March 12, 2020, the Director of Emergency Services issued a proclamation, attached hereto, declaring the existence of a local emergency within the City, which was ratified by the City Council on March 16, 2020, and continued on May 11, 2020; and I. The associated emergency conditions are on-going and the emergency should not be terminated at this time; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. The Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency, attached hereto, as initially issued by the Director of Emergency Services on March 12, 2020, and thereafter ratified, confirmed and continued, is hereby re-confirmed and continued. SECTION 2. The City Council has reviewed the need for continuing the declaration of local emergency and finds based on substantial evidence that the public interest and necessity require the continuance of the proclamation of local emergency related to COVID-19. SECTION 3. Said local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until terminated by the City Council of the City of Palo Alto. SECTION 4. The Director of the Office of Emergency Services is hereby directed to report to the City Council within sixty (60) days on the need for further continuing the local emergency. / / / / / / / / DocuSign Envelope ID: DEF4D6D2-12B0-46A4-B379-12CA9A09167A 200618 tlh 0140207 SECTION 5. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is statutorily exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15269, Emergency Projects Undertaken for Specific Actions Necessary to Prevent or Mitigate an Emergency. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 23, 2020 AYES: CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, FINE, KNISS, KOU, TANAKA NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: __________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: __________________________ _____________________________ City Attorney City Manager _____________________________ Director of Emergency Operations _____________________________ Director of Administrative Services DocuSign Envelope ID: DEF4D6D2-12B0-46A4-B379-12CA9A09167A Page 1 of 2 City of Palo Alto Proclamation of Local Emergency WHEREAS, Sections 2.12.050 of the City of Palo Alto Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services (City Manager) or the Assistant Director of Emergency Services (Office of Emergency Services Chief) 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; and WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services (City Manager) of the City of Palo Alto does hereby find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City, caused by a novel coronavirus, designated “COVID-19,” which was detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019, and has spread globally to more than 118 countries, areas or territories; and WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has designated COVID-19 a Global Pandemic; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 has infected more than 125,288 people and caused more than 4,614 deaths worldwide, including a total of 177 positive cases and three deaths in California, 48 confirmed infections and 1 death in Santa Clara County; and WHEREAS, many cases in California and the Bay Area have been contracted through community transmission; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department have urged local government, employers, organizations and individuals to take preventative actions to slow the spread of the virus and mitigate its effects, including observing good personal hygiene practices, social distancing, cancelling unnecessary travel and large gatherings, and working from home where possible; and WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto has implemented daily communication to inform residents and connect them with County Public Health and the CDC guidance; urged residents to practice good personal hygiene and social distancing; cancelled or postponed large events; encouraged remote work where possible; and modified non-essential services to protect employees and the public, while maintaining City services; and WHEREAS, these conditions are, or are likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City; and DocuSign Envelope ID: E3A02FD5-00E1-4DBD-8E86-E0E1BC4BF68EDocuSign Envelope ID: DEF4D6D2-12B0-46A4-B379-12CA9A09167A Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency now exists throughout the City of Palo Alto; and IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of the City shall be those prescribed by state law and by ordinances and resolutions of this City; and that this emergency proclamation shall expire in 7 days after issuance unless confirmed and ratified by the governing body of the City of Palo Alto. Dated: ________________ By: _____________________________________ Edward Shikada City Manager Director of Emergency Services DocuSign Envelope ID: E3A02FD5-00E1-4DBD-8E86-E0E1BC4BF68E 3/12/2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: DEF4D6D2-12B0-46A4-B379-12CA9A09167A Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: E3A02FD500E14DBD8E86E0E1BC4BF68E Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: Emergency Proc covid 19.pdf Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 1 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Judy Ng AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Judy.Ng@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 3/12/2020 2:33:45 PM Holder: Judy Ng Judy.Ng@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@cityofpaloalto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 3/12/2020 2:36:02 PM Viewed: 3/12/2020 2:37:31 PM Signed: 3/12/2020 2:37:45 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Meghan Horrigan-Taylor Meghan.Horrigan-Taylor@CityofPaloAlto.org Chief Communications Officer City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Sent: 3/12/2020 2:37:46 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kenneth Dueker Kenneth.Dueker@CityofPaloAlto.org Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Sent: 3/12/2020 2:37:47 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign DocuSign Envelope ID: DEF4D6D2-12B0-46A4-B379-12CA9A09167A Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Molly Stump Molly.Stump@CityofPaloAlto.org City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Sent: 3/12/2020 2:37:48 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 3/12/2020 2:37:48 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 3/12/2020 2:37:48 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 3/12/2020 2:37:48 PM Completed Security Checked 3/12/2020 2:37:48 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps DocuSign Envelope ID: DEF4D6D2-12B0-46A4-B379-12CA9A09167A Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: DEF4D6D212B046A4B37912CA9A09167A Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: RESO 9907 Continuing the Proclamation of Local Emergency.doc, RESO 9907 Attach... Source Envelope: Document Pages: 7 Signatures: 6 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Kim Lunt AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 kimberly.lunt@cityofpaloalto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 6/24/2020 1:47:31 PM Holder: Kim Lunt kimberly.lunt@cityofpaloalto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Molly Stump Molly.Stump@CityofPaloAlto.org City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 108.91.173.252 Signed using mobile Sent: 6/24/2020 1:51:49 PM Resent: 6/25/2020 7:40:56 AM Resent: 6/26/2020 8:06:32 AM Resent: 6/26/2020 3:48:29 PM Viewed: 6/25/2020 8:51:07 AM Signed: 6/27/2020 1:11:17 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kiely Nose kiely.nose@cityofpaloalto.org Director, Administrative Services/CFO City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 73.93.166.59 Signed using mobile Sent: 6/27/2020 1:11:19 PM Resent: 6/29/2020 9:00:00 AM Viewed: 6/29/2020 12:50:08 PM Signed: 6/29/2020 12:51:07 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kenneth Dueker Kenneth.Dueker@CityofPaloAlto.org Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 6/29/2020 12:51:09 PM Viewed: 6/29/2020 2:41:01 PM Signed: 6/29/2020 2:42:10 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 24.23.214.110 Sent: 6/29/2020 2:42:13 PM Viewed: 6/29/2020 11:24:00 PM Signed: 6/29/2020 11:24:07 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Adrian Fine adrian.fine@cityofpaloalto.org Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 108.228.10.70 Sent: 6/29/2020 11:24:10 PM Viewed: 6/30/2020 9:12:50 AM Signed: 6/30/2020 9:12:58 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Beth Minor Beth.Minor@CityofPaloAlto.org City Clerk City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 174.85.96.67 Signed using mobile Sent: 6/30/2020 9:13:01 AM Viewed: 6/30/2020 9:54:11 AM Signed: 6/30/2020 9:54:53 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 6/30/2020 9:13:01 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 6/30/2020 9:54:11 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 6/30/2020 9:54:53 AM Completed Security Checked 6/30/2020 9:54:53 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps