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Adoption of Resolution Continuing the Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Consistent with Government Code Section 8630(c). (City Manager 10021030)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Due to the current swell in COVID-19 cases and continued impacts of variants of the virus, the City of Alameda (City) and broader community are still experiencing operational impacts from COVID-19. 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 following the procedures otherwise required prior to adoption of an ordinance. Government Code Section 36937 allows a city, including a charter city, to adopt an urgency ordinance to take effect immediately upon its adoption for the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety upon a finding of facts constituting the urgency thereof.
On March 17, 2020, the City Council declared a local emergency through an urgency ordinance, which allowed staff to expeditiously respond to emergency circumstances. On April 7, 2020, the City Council extended the declaration of a local emergency to be consistent with the duration of the State's Emergency Declaration and directed staff to continue to respond appropriately. Government Code Section 8630(c) requires that, "the governing body shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the governing body terminates the local emergency." Accordingly, since June 2020, the City Council has been adopting regular resolutions that continue the declaration of a local emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The September 6, 2022 City Council meeting is 56 days from the last City Council review, which occurred on July 12, 2022. If the continuation is approved, staff will present the next review of the emergency declara...
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