2023/02/28 City Council Resolution 2023-009 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
TERMINATING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
(NOVEL CORONAVIRUS "COVID-19")
WHEREAS, Section 8558 of the Government Code defines a local emergency as the
duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons
within the territorial limits of a city, caused by epidemic conditions; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.52.050 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code designates the City
Manager as the Director of Emergency Services; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.52.060 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code empowers the
Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence of a local emergency when said city is
affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and;
WHEREAS,the City of Rohnert Park needed to promulgate emergency orders and
regulations to facilitate the maintenance of order and reduction in potential loss of life caused by
the introduction of COVID-19 to the City; and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2020, at 1:17 p.m., the City Manager, in his capacity as
Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of local emergency in the City of
Rohnert Park, after determining that the rapidly widespread of COVID-19 was likely to create
conditions of disaster or extreme peril which will be beyond the services, personnel and
equipment and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, the existence of a local emergency was confirmed by the City Council at its
City Council Meeting on March 10, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Governor Gavin Newsom plans to terminate the COVID-19 State of
Emergency on February 28, 2023; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 8630(c), the Rohnert Park City
Council has reviewed the need to continue the existence of the local emergency and has
determined that the situation resulting from said condition of extreme peril is now deemed not to
be beyond the control of normal protective services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of and
within said City of Rohnert Park;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Rohnert Park City Council does hereby
proclaim the termination of said local emergency.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 28th day of February 2023.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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•: 'odriguez, Mayor
ATTEST:
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izabeth Machado, Assistant City Clerk
ELWARD: Awe GIUDICE: SANBORN: A 2. HOLLINGSWORTH ADAMS: I Q RODRIGUEZ:
AYES: (5 ) NOES: ( ) ABSENT: ( ) ABSTAIN: ( 0;25 )
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