Resolution No. 2020-006RESOLUTION NO. 2020-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON RATIFYING EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION 2020-01, A
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE SERIOUS
AND IMMINENT THREAT OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
(COVID-19)
WHEREAS, under the California Emergency Services Act
(California Government Code sections 8630, 8550 et seq.), California
Government Code section 8555(c) defines a -Local Emergency" as the
existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of
persons and property within the territorial limits of a city, caused
by conditions such as an epidemic, which are or are likely to be
beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and
facilities of a city, and require the combined forces of other
political subdivisions to combat; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8630 and Vernon Municipal
Code Chapter 8 authorize the Vernon Disaster Council Chief Executive
Officer to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local
emergency when the City Council is not in session so long as the
proclamation is ratified by the City Council within seven days; and
WHEREAS, Vernon Municipal Code Section 8.1 defines an
"emergency" as the actual or threatened existence of conditions of
disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within this city caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire,
flood, storm, epidemic, riot or earthquake, or other conditions,
including conditions resulting from war or imminent threat of war, but
other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which
conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services,
personnel, equipment, and facilities of this city, requiring
the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and
WHEREAS, in December 2019, reports began spreading worldwide
about a flu -like virus first found in China that was significantly
more deadly than the flu generally, with the virus becoming known as
the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, a State of Emergency was
proclaimed in California by Governor Gavin Newsom; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization
(WHO) classified the spread of COVID-19 internationally as a global
pandemic and on March 12, 2020, a Gathering Guidance Policy was issued
by the California Department of Public Health due to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued
Executive Order N-25-30 with orders including that all residents heed
any orders and guidance of state and local public health officials;
and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020, at approximately 10:00 a.m.,
Mayor Melissa Ybarra, acting in her capacity as Chief Executive
Officer of the Disaster Council, issued Emergency Proclamation 2020-
01, a Proclamation declaring the existence of a local state of
emergency which now exists in the City of Vernon due to COVID-19,
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon has
reviewed the Proclamation and hereby ratifies Emergency Proclamation
2020-01, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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SECTION 3: In accordance with Vernon Municipal Code Chapter
8 and applicable law, the City Council declares that due to an
imminent threat to health and safety as a result of COVID-19 that a
local emergency exists within the City of Vernon's territorial limits.
SECTION 4: The City Administrator, as the Director of
Emergency Services, is empowered to carry out all emergency powers
conferred upon him as the Director of Emergency Services by local and
state laws, and by all other lawful authority, as may be necessary to
protect life and property.
SECTION 5: During the existence of this local emergency,
the powers, functions, and duties of the Director of Emergency
Services and the emergency organization of this City will be those
prescribed by state law, by ordinance, resolutions and the City Multi -
Hazard Functional Plan.
SECTION 6: The City Clerk is directed to forward a copy of
this Resolution to the County of Los Angeles and the California
Director of the Office of Emergency Services with a request to find it
acceptable in accordance with provisions of the Natural Disaster
Assistance Act; and that the City's Director of Emergency Services or
his assistant is hereby declared as the City's authorized
representative for the purpose of receiving, processing and
coordinating all inquiries and requirements needed to obtain valuable
state and, if needed, federal assistance.
SECTION 7: The City Administrator or his designee is
designated as the Local Hazard Mitigation Coordinator of the City of
Vernon for the purpose of assessing the threat to the people in the
City as a result of COVID-19 and consulting with Federal, State,
County and other authorities as necessary to access the threat and to
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take appropriate actions to address the threat including taking
actions authorized by law including, but not limited to Municipal Code
Section 8.8 which authorizes the Director to make and issue rules and
regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life
and property as affected by such emergency; provided, however such
rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earliest practicable
time by the Chief Executive Officer and the City Council.
SECTION 8: This local emergency will continue to exist
until otherwise determined by City Council resolution.
SECTION 9: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and
the City Clerk's certification to be entered in the File of
Resolutions of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2020.
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Name: Mali6t8'A. Y a178
Title: Mayor /-'"�:...^
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Lisa Pope, titt Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Zayna Moussa,
Senio Deputy City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Lisa Pope, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2020-06, was duly
passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon
at a special meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday, March
17, 2020, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem
of the City of Vernon.
Executed this Phi day of WI
, 2020, at Vernon, California.
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Lisa y Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
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EMERGENCYPROCLAMATION 2020-01
A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA,
ACTING AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE DISASTER COUNCIL,
DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Section 8.5 of the Vernon Municipal Code designates the Mayor as the Chief Executive
Officer and Section 8.6 empowers the Vernon Chief Executive Officer to proclaim the existence or
threatened existence of a local emergency when the City of Vernon is affected or likely to be affected
by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed multiple
cases of individuals with severe respiratory illness caused by a Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), as well
as deaths caused by the illness; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, a State of Emergency was proclaimed by Governor Gavin Newsom
and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Department of Public Health declared a
local and public health emergency. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO)
classified the spread of COVID-19 internationally as a global pandemic and on March 12, 2020, a
Gathering Guidance Policy was issued by the California Department of Public Health due to COVID-
19; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-30 with orders
including an order that all residents heed any orders and guidance of state and local public health
officials; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Vernon does hereby find that conditions of
extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within said City, caused by the
current confirmed cases of COVID-19 internationally, including in California and Los Angeles County,
and that these conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the existing services,
personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of Vernon; and
WHEREAS, based on the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention statements, there is an ongoing
risk and probability of COVID-19 positive patients being identified in the City of Vernon; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Vernon finds that COVID-19 is an infectious and
communicable disease, which creates a condition of extreme peril to the health and safety of
persons within the City, and which is likely to be beyond the ability and resources of the City to
control; and
WHEREAS, a proclamation of local emergency will assist in a coordinated public health response to
reduce transmission and illness severity, provide assistance to public safety and health providers,
and mitigate the effects of this pandemic on the citizens, businesses, and employees of the City; and
WHEREAS, the conditions and circumstances described above warrant and necessitate that the City
proclaim the existence of a local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the City of Vernon Chief Executive Officer that a
local emergency now exists throughout the entire City of Vernon.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, that the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Vernon
authorizes the City Administrator to furnish information and enter into any necessary agreements
to obtain any emergency assistance to implement necessary intervention activities to prevent a
threatened epidemic of disease in the community, and to take necessary measures to protect and
preserve the public health and safety from said public health hazard.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to
make and issue policies and regulations on matters necessary to the protection of life and property
within the City of Vernon and within scope of the local emergency hereby proclaimed.
IT IS 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, by ordinances, and resolutions of this City; and that this emergency proclamation shall
expire seven (7) days after issuance unless confirmed and ratified by the governing body of the City
of Vernon. In addition, the City Council shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at
least once every 30 days until the local emergency is terminated by resolution.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED, that a copy of this proclamation be forwarded to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the LA County Office of Emergency Management, the
State Office of Emergency Services requesting that the Director of the State Office of Emergency
Services find it acceptable in accordance with State Law; 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 County, State and Federal
resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs.
DATED: March 14, 2020
Meli*8 Ybarra
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFIWCER OF THE DISASTER COUNCIL
Mayor, City of Vernon
Emergency Proclamation 2020-01 Page 2 of 2
STAFF REPORT
City Council Agenda Item Report
Agenda Rem No. COV-122-2020
Submitted by. Lisa Pope
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: March 17, 2020
SUBJECT
Ratification of Proclamation of Local Emergency
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution ratifying the Chief Executive Officer's proclamation of local emergency as a result of
the threat to public health from the COVID-19 virus.
Background:
On March 14, 2020, at approbmately 10:00 a.m., Mayor Melissa Ybarra, acting as the Chief Executive
Officer of the Emergency Council, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency (Proclamation) ordering
that there now exists a state of local emergency in the City of Vernon due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Pursuant to Government Code Section 8630, the local emergency shall rat remain in effect for a period
in excess of seven days unless the Proclamation has been ratified by the City Council. R adopted, the
Resolution will constitute ratification of the Proclamation by the City Council.
In December 2019, reports began spreading worldwide about a flu -like virus first found in China that was
significantly more deadtythan the flu generally, with the virus becoming know as the Coronavirus
(COVID-19).
On March 4, 2020, a State of Emergency was proclaimed by Governor Gavin Newsom. On March 11,
2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the spread of COVID-19 internationally as a
global pandemic and on March 12, 2020, a Gathering Guidance Policy was issued by the California
Department of Public Health due to COVID-19.
On March 12, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-30 with orders including that
all residents heed any orders and guidance of state and local public health officials.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with adoption of the resolution. The actions taken by the City in
response to the local emergency may have a fiscal impact depending on the actions taken.
Attachments:
1. Resolution Ratifying Local Emergency
2. Executive Order N-26-20