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Adoption of an Urgency Uncodified Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Alameda (A) Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency in Response to Civil Unrest; (B) Ratifying the City Manager's Decision to Order a Curfew on June 1 and 2, 2020 (Ending at 5 a.m. on June 3); (C) Provide Direction Extending, Modifying, or Discontinuing the Curfew; and (D) Authorize Staff to Take Further Action to Implement This Declaration. (City Manager 2110)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The tragic death of Mr. George Floyd on May 25, 2020 has resulted in protests around the Country. In addition to many lawful protests, several events have turned violent and have resulted in injuries, death, and significant damage to, and loss of, property. The civil unrest, violence, vandalism, arson, and looting have put extraordinary demands on public safety resources. After several nights of violence, vandalism, arson, and looting in Alameda County, with notable events on May 31, 2020 in the city of Alameda, the City Manager, under the Council's March 17, 2020 Declaration of Local Emergency and under the Manager's authority as Director of Emergency Services, issued a Curfew Regulation, making it unlawful to any person to travel on a street, sidewalk or other public place in the City from 8 p.m. on June 1 to 5 a.m. on June 2 and from 8 p.m. on June 2 to 5 a.m. on June 3. There are exemptions, for example, for law enforcement, fire personnel, authorized representatives of news media and persons traveling directly to and from work (see Exhibit 1).
At this time, staff is recommending that the City Council adopt an uncodified urgency ordinance declaring a local emergency (see Exhibit 2) in response to recent events involving civil unrest. Section 3-12 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council, with a 4/5 vote, to adopt, as an urgency measure, an ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety without fo...
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