Resolution - 2022-112RESOLUTION NO. 2022-112
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, JUNE 2,
2020, JUNE 23, 2020, JULY 21, 2020, AUGUST 18, 2020,
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020, OCTOBER 6, 2020, OCTOBER 20,
2020, NOVEMBER 17, 2020, DECEMBER 1, 2020,
JANUARY 19, 2021, FEBRUARY 16, 2021, MARCH 16,
2021, APRIL 6, 2021, MAY4, 2021, JUNE 1, 2021, JUNE 15,
2021, JULY 6, 2021, JULY 20, 2021, AUGUST 17, 2021,
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021, OCTOBER 5, 2021, NOVEMBER 2,
2021, DECEMBER 7, 2021, JANUARY 4, 2022, FEBRUARY
1, 2022, MARCH 1, 2022, APRIL 5, 2022, MAY 3, 2022,
JUNE 7, 2022, JULY 5, 2022, JULY 19, 2022, AUGUST 16,
2022, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 AND OCTOBER 18, 2022
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 Council, 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 November 4, 2022, the WHO reported
a total of 628,694,934 confirmed cases globally, 6,576,088 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
November 3, 2022, CDPH reported that, as of November 1, 2022, there were a total of
10,519,175 confirmed cases in California, 96,185 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 November 4, 2022, the LA
County Health Department reported that, as of November 3, 2022, Los Angeles County
had a total of 3,493,150 confirmed cases, 33,999 of which resulted in death; and
WHEREAS, as of November 3, 2022, the LA County Health Department reported
a total of 36,755 confirmed cases in the City of West Covina, 391 of which resulted in
death; 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, on June 23, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-68,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-85,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-
91, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency and confirming a
written order promulgated by the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
2020-96, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-
101, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on October 20, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-
105, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency and clarifying the City
Manager's emergency powers; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
2020-116, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-
118, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency and providing that,
notwithstanding the requirements of West Covina Municipal Code section 8-7(a)(2), due
to the City Council's meeting schedule, the next regular meeting at which the City Council
would consider the need to continue the local emergency would be January 19, 2021;
and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
01, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on February 16, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
12, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
17, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-25,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on May 4, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-49,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-65,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-72,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-76,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-86,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
91, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
92, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
99, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
101, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-
116, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-
07, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-
14, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-21,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on April 5,.2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-29,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-38,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-58,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-79,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-84,
determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-
87, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
2022-96, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-
102, determining there was a need to continue the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, since March 4, 2022 in Los Angeles County, masks have no longer
been required in most indoor settings, but continue to be strongly recommended by the
LA County Health Department; and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 2022, the LA County Health Department issued a
revised Health Officer Order to closely align with the State Public Health Officer's
September 20, 2022 guidance regarding masking in the following higher -risk settings:
correctional facilities, homeless shelters, emergency shelters, and cooling and heating
centers; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the September 22, 2022 Health Officer Order, the Health
Officer strongly recommends, but no longer requires, that persons continue to mask on
public transit and in transportation hubs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the September 22, 2022 Health Officer Order, in the
following non -healthcare indoor settings, facilities may use the CDC COVID-19
Community Levels to determine the level of masking requirements within their facility:
state and local correctional facilities and detention centers, homeless shelters,
emergency shelters and cooling and heating centers; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the September 22, 2022 Health Officer Order, masks are
still required in all indoor healthcare settings; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2022, the LA County Health Department reported
there had been a nearly 10% increase in the 7-day-average case from one week prior;
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.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2020-105, while the local emergency
remains in effect, the City Manager shall limit the exercise of the powers granted to the
City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, during a proclaimed local
emergency pursuant to Section 8-7 of the West Covina Municipal Code, to actions directly
related to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of November, 2022.
APPROVE . -A TO FORM
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Thoma P. uarte
City Attorney
D. h. Castellanos
Mayor
ATTEST
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! �Y' Lisa S errick
Assistant City Clerk
I, LISA SHERRICK, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2022-112 was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 15th day of November, 2022, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
Castellanos, Diaz, Lopez-Viado, Tabatabai, Wu
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
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Lisa Sherfick
Assistant City Clerk