HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 001-2023RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE
CITY MANAGER AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CIry OF
BURLINGAME
WHEREAS, Section 3.36.060 of the Burlingame Municipal Code empowers the
Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a
local emergency when the City of Burlingame is affected or likely to be affected by a
public disaster and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services is identified in the Burlingame
Municipal Code as the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, acting as Director of Emergency Services, does
find:
'1 . That conditions and threatened conditions of extreme peril to the safety of
persons or property have arisen within the City of Burlingame, caused by
recent and forecasted wet weather events, including flooding, wind, and
storms; and
2. That the first extreme wet weather event commenced on or about December
31,2022, and the next extreme wet weather event is forecasted to commence
on or about January 4,2023, with additional rain forecast for several days
thereafter; and
3. That the County of San Mateo has also declared a local emergency, as
ratified by the Board of Supervisors; and
4. That the City Council of the City of Burlingame is not in session, and cannot
immediately be called into session; and
5. That this proclamation shall expire within seven (7) days, unless ratified by
the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, lT lS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency now
exists throughout the City of Burlingame; and
RESOLUTION NO. 001-2023
lT lS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of
said local emergency the powers, functions and duties of the emergency organization of
this City shall be those prescribed by state law, by ordinances, by the Burlingame
Municipal Code, and resolutions of this City, as approved by the City Council.
Dated ,2023
Lisa K. Gold man,City Manager,
acting as Director of Emergency Services