06-23-2020 - AGENDA ITEM 02 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2020-68 EXTENDING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATIONAGENDA ITEM NO. 2
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
City of West Covina I Office of the City Manager
DATE: June 23, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: David Carmany
City Manager
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO.2020-68 EXTENDING THE LOCAL
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution 2020-68 as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
DETERMINING THE NEED TO FURTHER CONTINUE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY
PROCLAIMED ON MARCH 16, 2020 AND PREVIOUSLY CONTINUED ON APRIL 7, 20205 MAY 5,
2020 AND JUNE 2, 2020
BACKGROUND:
On March 17, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution 2020-19, ratifying Proclamation 2020-01 declaring
existence of a local emergency, which was issued by the City Manager acting in the capacity of Director of
Emergency Services. The local emergency is due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Following
adoption of the resolution, the City Council needs to review and reevaluate the need for continuing the local
emergency at least once every thirty (30) days in conformance with Section 8-7(a)(2) of the West Covina
Municipal Code (WCMC). The City Council previously continued the local emergency on April 7, 2020, May
5, 2020 and June 2, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The City Manager acting in the capacity of Director of Emergency Services has mobilized appropriate staff
and other resources on a daily basis to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff at all levels of the organization
have been engaged in the response.
As of June 21, 2020, there were 8,708,008 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally. On June 21, 2020,
California reported that, as of June 20, 2020, there were 173,824 confirmed cases in California. As of June 20,
2020, there were 83,397 confirmed cases in Los Angeles County, including 665 confirmed cases in the City of
West Covina according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Health officials expect the
number of cases in California, the United States and worldwide to increase. It is essential that the City
continue to provide basic services and provide for continuity of services over the long-term. Staff is requesting
that the City Council continue the local emergency.
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LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney's Office has reviewed and approved the proposed resolution as to form.
OPTIONS:
The options available to the City Council are as follows:
1. Adopt the resolution as submitted.
2. Determine the local emergency has ceased.
3. Provide alternative direction.
Prepared by: Mark Persico, Assistant City Manager
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 2020-68
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ATTACHMENT NO.1
RESOLUTION NO.2020-68
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE
NEED TO FURTHER CONTINUE THE LOCAL
EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED ON MARCH 16, 2020 AND
PREVIOUSLY CONTINUED ON APRIL 7, 2020, MAY 5, 2020
AND JUNE 2, 2020
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act (Government Code Section 8550 et
seq.) authorizes the City Council, or an official designated by ordinance adopted by the City
Counc4 to proclaim a local emergency when the City is threatened by conditions of disaster or
extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City that are Likely to be beyond the
control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, West Covina Municipal Code section 8-7(a)(1) empowers the City Manager,
as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened existence of a local
emergency when the City is affected or Likely to be affected by a public calamity; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the City Manager declared a local emergency as
authorized by Government Code section 8630(a) and West Covina Municipal Code section 8-
7(a)(1) through Proclamation No. 2020-01 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-19,
ratifying the City Manager's proclamation as required by Government Code section 8630(b) and
West Covina Municipal Code section 8-7(a)(1); and
WHEREAS, Section 8-7(a)(2) of the West Covina Municipal Code empowers the City
Manager to request that the City Council review the need for continuing the local emergency at
least once every 30 days until the City Council terminates the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, at the time the City Council ratified the proclamation, the World Health
Organization (WHO) reported, as of March 15, 2020, 153,517 confirmed cases of COVID-19
globally, 5,735 of which resulted in death. On June 21, 2020, the WHO reported 8,708,008
confirmed cases globally, 461,715 of which resulted in death; and
WHEREAS, at the time the City Council ratified the proclamation, the California
Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that, as of March 15, 2020, there were 335
confirmed cases of COVID-19 in California, six (6) of which resulted in death. On June 21, 2020,
CDPH reported that, as of June 20, 2020, there were 173,824 confirmed cases in California, 5,495
of which resulted in death; and
WHEREAS, at the time the City Council ratified the proclamation, the Los Angeles
County Department of Public Health ('LA County Health Department') reported that, as of March
15, 2020, Los Angeles County had 69 confirmed cases, including one (1) death and one (1)
confirmed case at West Covina High School On June 21, 2020, the LA County Health Department
reported that, as of June 20, 2020, Los Angeles County had 83,397 confirmed cases, 3,120 of
which resulted in death; and
WHEREAS, as of June 20, 2020, the LA County Health Department reported 665
confirmed cases in the City of West Covina, 13 of which resulted in death; and
WHEREAS, health officials expect the number of cases in California, the United States,
and worldwide to increase; and
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-22,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency and confirming the written orders
and regulations promulgated by the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-41,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency and confirming the written orders
and regulations promulgated by the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-45,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has requested that the City Council review the need for
continuing the local emergency in accordance with Section 8-7(a)(2) of the West Covina
Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the need for continuing the local emergency
as required by West Covina Municipal Code section 8-7(a)(2); and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the conditions resulting from the COVID-19
emergency are still beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the
City and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council has reviewed the need for continuing the local emergency
as required by West Covina Municipal Code section 8-7(a)(2), and determines, based on the
foregoing recitals, that there is a need to continue the local emergency.
SECTION 2. This local emergency shall continue to exist until the City Council proclaims
the termination of the local emergency. The City Council shall review the need for continuing the
local emergency in the manner required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 2020.
Tony Wu
Mayor
APPROVED AS FORM ATTEST
Thomas P. Duarte Lisa Sherrick
City Attorney Assistant City Clerk
I, USA SHERRICK, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2020-68 was duty adopted by the City Council
of the City of West Covina, California, at a special meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of June
2020, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Lisa Sherrick
Assistant City Clerk