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FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010 CMR: 149:10
REPORT TYPE: CONSENT
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto
Confirming the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services'
Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency
RECOMMENDATION
The City Manager recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution Confirming
the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services' Proclamation of Existence of a Local
Emergency.
BACKGROUND
On February 17, 2010 the City of Palo Alto experienced a citywide power outage that was
caused when a small airplane crashed into the main power transmission lines feeding the City of
Palo Alto utilities. As a result of the power outage, the City Manager, acting as Director of
Emergency Services, issued a Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency (Attachment
B). Although the Local Emergency was terminated on February 18,2010 (Attachment C), Palo
Alto Municipal Code section 2.12.50 requires that the City Council ratify any decision of the
City Manager to declare a local emergency.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Resolution
Attachment B: Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency
Attachment C: Proclamation of Termination of the Existence of a Local Emergency
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Deputy City Manager
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
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Attachment A
Resolution No. ---
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto
Confirming the City ManageriDirector of Emergency
Services' Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency
WHEREAS, section 2.12.50 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code empowers the Director
of Emergency Services to proclaim a local emergency if the City Council is not in session and
requires that the City Council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven days
thereafter; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
arisen within the City of Palo Alto, as a result of condition of extreme peril to the safety of
persons and property within the City of Palo Alto caused by a long duration citywide power
outage commencing on the 17th day of February, 2010, at which time the City Council of the
City of Palo Alto was not in session; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the above described conditions
of extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local
emergency in the vicinity of the City of Palo Alto; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services did
proclaim the existence of a local emergency within the City of Palo Alto on the 17th day of
February, 2010.
WHEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services
terminated the local emergency on the 18th day of February, 2010.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palo
Alto that the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency, as issued by the Director of
Emergency Services, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palo Alto at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the __ day of , 2010, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant City Attorney
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Attachment B
RESOLUTION NO.
PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, section 2.12.50 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
empowers the Director of Emergency Services to request that the
City Council of Palo Alto proclaim the existence or threatened
existence of a local emergency when the 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 of the City of
Palo Alto, does hereby find that:
1. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of
persons and property have arisen within the City of Palo
Alto, caused by 1<2"'7 J, vr .. f,J" (/o.-.u-u)"}' (fire, flood, storm,
epidemic, riot, earthquake, 'or other cause) commencing on
or about 7', s-c; ~ /p .m. on the day of _-'-I-'-'l_t-_I. ___ _
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2. That 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; and
IT 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
ordinances, and resolutions of this City, and by the City of Palo
Alto Emergency Plan.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Attachment C
RESOLUTION NO. ---
Proclamation of Termination of the Existence
of a Local Emergency
WHEREAS, section 2.12.50 of the Palo Alto Municipal code empowers the
Director of Emergency Services to request that the City Council of Palo Alto proclaim
the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or
likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. the Director of Emergency
Services proclaimed a local emergency in the City of Palo Alto as a result of conditions
of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City caused by a long
duration citywide power outage; and
WHEREAS, as of February 18,2010 at 9:00 a.m. the situation resulting from said
conditions of extreme peril is now deemed to be within the control of normal protective
services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of and within the City of Palo Alto.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby proclaimed that the local emergency IS
terminated.
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