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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
Atascadero City Council
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
1:00 P.M.
Atascadero City Hall Council Chambers, 4th Floor
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California
(Enter from Lewis Avenue)
AGENDA
ROLL CALL:
DISCUSSION:
1. Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency
Recommendation: Council adopt Draft Resolution Declaring the existence of a
local emergency within the City of Atascadero (COVID-19). [City Manager]
ADJOURNMENT:
The City Council will adjourn to its next Regular Session on March 24, 2020.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO )
CITY OF ATASCADERO )
I, AMANDA MUTHER, Deputy City Clerk, being duly sworn, depose that on March 16, 2020, a copy of the foregoing
Notice of Special Meeting was posted at the Atascadero City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California and
was available for public review in the Customer Service Center at that location.
AMANDA MUTHER, Deputy City Clerk
City of Atascadero
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ITEM NUMBER: 1
DATE: 03/17/20
DRAFT RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING
THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN
THE CITY OF ATASCADERO (COVID-19)
WHEREAS, in December 2019, an outbreak of respiratory illness due to a novel
coronavirus (a disease now known as COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan City, Hubie
Province, China, which has since spread outside of China, impacting more than 100 countries,
now including the United States; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that may result in serious illness or death
and is easily transmissible from person to person; and
WHEREAS, as of March 16, 2020, confirmed cases of COVID-19 include over 167,500
people around the world, over 3,480 in the United States, 369 persons in California, and 3 in
San Luis Obispo County; COVID-19 has killed over 6,600 people worldwide; and there has
been a significant escalation of United States domestic cases of and deaths from COVID-19;
and
WHEREAS, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its
Emergency Response System to provide ongoing support for the response to COVID-19 across
the country; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Public Health has activated its Medical and
Health Coordination Center, and the Office of Emergency Services recently activated the State
Operations Center to provide support and guide actions to preserve public health; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has proclaimed a State of Emergency
for the State of California and issued Executive Orders directing measures to mitigate the spread
of cases of COVID-19 within the State of California; the Director-General for the World Health
Organization declared that COVID-19 can be characterized as a “pandemic”; the President of the
United States declared that the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States constitutes a national
emergency; the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director has proclaimed a local
emergency; and the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Director has declared a public health
emergency related the spread of cases of COVID-19 within the State of California; and local school
closures have gone into effect; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020, the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health
Department announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County after
an individual in San Luis Obispo County tested positive for COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen
within the City, caused by the risk of spread of COVID-19 and the demands on public services to
mitigate and respond to those risks, as described in the Proclamation of a State of Emergency
issued by Governor Newsom, which proclamation is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
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ITEM NUMBER: 1
DATE: 03/17/20
this reference as Exhibit 1, and all recitals set forth in the Governor’s Proclamation are included
as though fully set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the health, safety and welfare of City of Atascadero residents, businesses,
visitors and staff are of utmost importance to the City and additional future measures may be
needed to protect the community; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative to prepare for and respond to COVID-19 cases within the
City, and to prepare to respond to an increasing number of individuals who may require medical
care; and
WHEREAS, preparing for, responding to, mitigating, and recovering from the spread
of COVID-19 requires the City to divert resources from normal day-to-day operations, and has
and will continue to impose extraordinary requirements on and expenses to the City; and
WHEREAS, the mobilization of local resources, ability to coordinate interagency
response, accelerate procurement of vital supplies, use mutual aid, and allow for future
reimbursement by the state and federal governments will be critical to successfully responding
to COVID-19, the City may require additional assistance in the future, and proclamation of local
emergency allows additional resources to flow to the City in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, heightened levels of public health and safety planning and preparedness have
been necessitated to respond to cases of COVID-19 in the community and immediate action, not
lending itself to otherwise applicable notice and approval timelines, is necessary to respond to the
rapidly evolving pandemic and to mitigate against the spread of COVID-19 and its resulting public
health and safety impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero will be required to help enforce all restrictions
imposed by the State of California and by the County of San Luis Obispo acting as the health
agency; and
WHEREAS, in the absence of a declaration of local emergency, strict compliance with
certain Municipal Code and other City regulations would prevent, hinder, or delay appropriate
actions to prevent and mitigate the effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, section 4-4.07 of the Municipal Code empowers the Emergency Services
Director to request that the City Council proclaim a local emergency where there is the actual or
threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and
property within the City of Atascadero ; and
WHEREAS, section 4-4.03 of the Municipal Code includes an epidemic as one of the
proper grounds for proclaiming a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of all facts reasonably available presently for review
and all items, the Director of Emergency Services now desires to request the City Council declare
the existence of a state of local emergency to make additional resources available to address the
effects of COVID-19.
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ITEM NUMBER: 1
DATE: 03/17/20
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Atascadero:
SECTION 1. City Council finds that the actual existence of conditions of extreme peril to
the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Atascadero, caused by the effects
of COVID-19, and a local emergency now exists throughout the City of Atascadero.
SECTION 2. During the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and
duties of the Emergency Services Director and the Emergency Organization of this City shall be
those prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of this City and by the City of Atascader0
Emergency Operations Plan, notwithstanding otherwise applicable procedures, timelines or
methods of action and the Emergency Services Director is expressly authorized to take any and all
actions in furtherance of emergency powers to address the local emergency.
SECTION 3. The Emergency Services Director is further expressly authorized to make
any and all modifications to City paid leave policies as are deemed necessary to support continuity
of City services, and may promulgate guidelines and employee advisories as necessary to further
define and implement any modifications or paid leave time authorizations pursuant to this
authorization.
SECTION 4. The proclamation of local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist
until it is terminated by the City Council of the City of Atascadero pursuant to a resolution adopted
by the City Council of the City of Atascadero.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of
March, 2020.
On motion by Council Member ______ and seconded by Council Member ____ the foregoing
Resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF ATASCADERO
________________________________
Heather Moreno, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Lara K. Christensen, City Clerk
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