HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - March 18, 2020 B-01 SMB-l
RESOLUTION NO. 2O2O-
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
RATIFYING 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 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 mild 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 March 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, as of March 13,2020, there are eight (8) confirmed cases of COVID-
19 in San Joaquin County and some evidence of community spread; 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
WHEREAS, the Lodi City Council does hereby find that the aforesaid conditions
of extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a
local emergency; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council that 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.,
attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby ratified; 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 approve an
increase in the City Manager's contracting authority for services and goods to a
maximum amount of $250,000 from the current maximum of $20,000 for the duration of
the local emergency.
BF lT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Prrrchasino set forth in Lodi
Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 is suspended for the duration of the local emerqencv as to
the purchase of ooods and services related to the Citv's response to the local
emerqencv resultinq from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dated: March 18,2020
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-- was passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Lodi in a special meet¡ng held Marcn 18, 2020. by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
Approved as to Form:
COUNCIL MEMBERS -
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PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
Janice D. Magdich
City Attorney
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