HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-80RESOLUTION NO. 2O2O-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
REAFFIRMING THE RATIFICATION OF THE
PROCLAMATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF LODI CONCERNING THE
EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY AND
EXTENDING THE CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY MANAGER FOR SERVICES AND GOODS
RELATED TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY TO $25O,OOO
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8630 and Lodi Municipal Code Section
2.32.060 authorizes the City Manager as the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim
a local emergency under certain circumstances if the City Council is not in session, and
provides that the City Council shall ratify the proclamation within seven (7) days
thereafter; and
WHEREAS, an outbreak of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has spread
throughout numerous countries and across the United States; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 is an infectious disease that causes respiratory illness,
and in some cases can result in lung lesions and pneumonia. Experts believe that a
large majority of those infected will have míld cases that often resemble the flu; however,
some will have more serious symptoms requiring hospitalization, particularly individuals
who are elderly or have underlying chronic health conditions or immunodeficiency; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative for the City to prepare for and be in a position to
respond to suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 to implement measures to
mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within our community, and prepare to respond to an
increasing number of persons requiring medical care or hospitalization; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2020, the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) activated its emergency response system to provide ongoing support
for the response to COVID-19 in the United States; and
WHEREAS, on January 31,2020, the Secretary of the federal Department of
Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in the United States of
America to aid the nation's healthcare community in responding to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 4,2020, the Governor of the State of California proclaimed
a state of Emergency in california after making a determination that:
1. The conditions caused by COVID-19 are likely to require the combined
forces of a mutual aid region or regions to appropriately respond; and
2. Local authority is inadequate to cope with the threat posed by COVID-19;
and
WHEREAS, on March 11,2020, the World Health Organization declared Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) a "public health emergency of international concern"
and referenced the event as a pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on Marcn 12, 2020, San Joaquin County Public Health Services
(PHS) declared a local health emergency pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section
101080; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America
declared a National State of Emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19 within
the United States; and
WHEREAS, Lodi Municipal Code Section 2.32.050 designates the City Manager
as the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Lodi; and
WHEREAS, Lodi Municipal Code Section 2.32.060(A)(1) authorizes the Director
of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local
emergency in the event the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, Lodi Municipal Code section 2,32.020 defines an emergency to
mean
"[T]he 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, 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. lt shall not include nor does any provision of this chapter apply to any
condition relating to a labor controversy." and
WHERAS, on March 18,2020, the Lodi City Council ratified the Proclamation of
the existence of a local emergency issued by the City Manager in his role as the City's
Director of Emergency Services on March 16,2020 at 8:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, as of April 6, 2020, there are 206 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in
San Joaquin County and eleven (11) fatalities, and evidence of community spread, with
the number of confirmed cases being anticipated to significantly increase; and
WHEREAS, the Lodi City Council does hereby find that the aforesaid conditions
of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the continued existence of a local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
reaffirm the ratification of the City Manager's Proclamation of the existence of a local
emergency in his role as the City's Director of Emergency Services on March 16,2020
at 8:00 a.m., attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council that, until the local
emergency is terminated, the powers, functions, and duties of the City Manager/Director
of Emergency Services and the emergency organization of the City of Lodi shall be
those as prescribed by State law and the ordinances, resolutions, and approved
emergency services plan of the City of Lodi as determined by the City Manager/Director
of Emergency Services within the National lncident Management System; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby reaffirm the
approval of an increase in the City Manager's contracting authority for services and
goods related to the City's response to the local emergency resulting from the COVID-19
pandemic, to a maximum amount of $250,000 from the current maximum of $20,000, for
the duration of the local emergency; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Purchasing System set forth in Lodi
Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 is suspended for the duration of the local emergency as to
the purchase of goods and services related to the City's response to the local
emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED that disclosure of the purchase of goods and
services in an amount over $10,000, and related to the City's response to the local
emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, will be submitted to the City Council
concurrent with the Council's reaffirmation of the ratification of the Proclamation
declaring the existence of a local emergency. State law requires that the City Council
ratify the Proclamation every thirty (30) days hereafter until the local emergency is
terminated.
Dated: April 15,2020
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-80 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 15, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chandler, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Kuehne
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
Approved as to Form
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Magdich
City Attorney
2020-80