HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 002-2023RESOLUTION NO. 002-2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER’S PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO REQUEST
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES; CEQA
DETERMINATION: EXEMPT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 21080(b)(4)
WHEREAS, Section 3.36.060 of the Burlingame Municipal Code empowers the
City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence or threatened
existence of a public emergency when the City of Burlingame is affected or likely to be
affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons or property have
arisen within said City, caused by heavy rain storm and wind events beginning on
December 31, 2022, with additional storm events forecast for the next seven to 10 days;
and
WHEREAS, the Burlingame 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
WHEREAS, the recent and forecasted storms have and will cause the need to
make emergency repairs and expe nd public money to protect the public and safeguard
life, health and essential public services; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services of the City of
Burlingame did proclaim the existence of a Local Emergency within said City on the third
day of January, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the emergency will require financial and other assistance from State
and Federal authorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED AND RESOLVED that said
Proclamation of Existence of Local Emergency, as issued by said City Manager/Director
of Emergency Services, is hereby ratified by the Burlingame City Council; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council finds based on substantial
evidence that the public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of
public money to safeguard life, health, property, or essential public services and that the
emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, that
this action is necessary to respond to the emergency, and that the City Manager’s actions
in responding to the emergency is hereby ratified; and
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IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council finds that the emergency
construction and/or repair to the public facility are necessary actions to prevent or mitigate
an emergency and are exempt from CEQA under Public Resources Code Section
21080(b)(4); and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that during the existence of this local emergency, the
powers, functions and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those
prescribed by state law, by ordinances and resolutions of this City, and by the City's
Emergency Operations Plan; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized to request
financial assistance from the State of California and Federal Government on behalf of the
residents and City Burlingame; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Emergency Services of the City
of Burlingame is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City of Burlingame,
and on behalf of the Central County Fire Depa rtment, a Joint Powers Authority providing
fire and emergency services within the City of Burlingame, any agreement or application
for, and to file the agreement with, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
for the purposes of obtaining federal financial assistance; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that said Local Emergency shall be deemed to
continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of
Burlingame; and
IT IS REQUESTED that the Governor of the State of California include the City of
Burlingame in any emergency declaration by the State; ensure the City of Burlingame
and the Central County Fire Department is included in any emergency declaration that
may be issued by the President of the United States of America; waive regulations that
may hinder response and recovery efforts; and make available California Disaster Act
and State Private Nonprofit Organizations Assistance Program Funding.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of
Burlingame at the regular meeting held on the 9th day of January, 2023, by the following
vote:
AYES: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, ORTIZ, STEVENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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Michael Brownrigg, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify the foregoing
Resolution was adopted at a special meeting of the City Council held on the 9th day of
January, 2023.
ATTEST:
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Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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