CC Resolution 12761RESOLUTION NO. 12761
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL
CONTINUING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19
WHEREAS, Campbell Municipal Code Section 2.28.060 empowers the City Manager or
designee, as the Director of Emergency Services to issue a proclamation to proclaim the
existence or threatened existence of a local emergency if the City Council is not in session, and
requires that the City Council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven (7) days
thereafter, or the proclamation shall have no further force or effect; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 8680.9, a local emergency is a
condition of extreme peril to persons or property proclaimed as such by the governing body of
the local agency affected by a natural or manmade disaster; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of a local emergency proclamation is to provide extraordinary police
powers, immunity for emergency actions, authorize issuance of orders and regulations, and
activate pre -established emergency provisions; and
WHEREAS, a local emergency proclamation is a prerequisite for requesting state or federal
assistance; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within
the City, based on documented conditions stated in prior resolutions including but not limited to
the following:
1. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak
as a pandemic.
2. COVID-19 has spread globally and per World Health Organization (WHO) data, as of
September 13, 2021, over 224 million people have contracted the virus worldwide, resulting
in more than 4.6 million deaths. In the United States, over 40 million cases have been
confirmed, leading to 653,099 deaths.
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the above described conditions of extreme
peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency in the
City; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code, Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7.5 - California Disaster
Assistance Act (CDAA) allows that with the Proclamation of a Local Emergency the City may
seek financial assistance and may request reimbursement of the significant expenses incurred
during response, if approved by the Director of the California Office of Emergency Services or
Concurrence or Governor's Proclamation; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the Director of Emergency Services issued a proclamation
declaring the existence of a local emergency within the City, at which time the City Council was
not in session but was ratified and confirmed by the City Council on March 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020 the first public health order issued by the Santa Clara County
Public Health Officer went into effect, requiring the sheltering in place of all residents in the
County, and only allowing a defined set of essential activities and businesses. Since that date
sixteen additional public health orders have been issued, each updating the type of allowable
activities and risk reduction measures, most recently on August 2, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Public Health Officer has imposed and recommended
measures to promote social distancing and indoor mask wearing due to the imminent risk
occurring during indoor public meetings to the health and safety of attendees; and
WHEREAS, as required by Government Code 8630(c) the City Council must review the need to
continue the local emergency declaration every 60 days until conditions warrant termination.
The local emergency declaration has been extended in calendar year 2020 on May 5, July 24,
September 15, November 2, and December 15. In calendar year 2021 on February 2, April 6,
June 1, and August 3.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Campbell that:
1. The City Council has reviewed the need for continuing the declaration of local
emergency ratified and confirmed on September 21, 2021 and finds based on
substantial evidence that the public interest and necessity require the reinstatement
and continuance of the proclamation of local emergency related to COVID-19.
2. Said local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until terminated by the City
Council of the City of Campbell.
3. The Director of the Office of Emergency Services is hereby directed to report to the
City Council within sixty (60) days on the need for further continuing the local
emergency.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of September, 2021, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bybee, Landry, Lopez, Resnikoff, Gibbons
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
APPROVED:
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Eli abeth "Liz" Gibbons, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dusty Christopherson, City Clerk