HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7013 2020-03-19RESOLUTION 7013
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
RATIFYING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE PROCLAMATION OF
A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR
OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services,
proclaimed on March 13, 2020 a Local Emergency for the 2020 Coronavirus
Pandemic pursuant to Seal Beach Municipal Code Section 3.25.020, to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to enhance the City's ability to mobilize
local resources, coordinate interagency response, accelerate procurement of
vital supplies, use mutual aid, and seek potential reimbursement by the State and
Federal governments; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, further
added Supplement One to the said Local Emergency Proclamation on March 16,
2020; and
WHEREAS, the emergency closures and bans on gatherings are likely to cause
significant economic disruptions and hardships, most notably to the City's most
vulnerable residents who have, or may soon, experience sudden and unexpected
loss of income; and
WHEREAS, during this public health crisis, it is essential that people in the City
have access to running water, sanitation and other essential services, and not
incur other unnecessary expenses; and
WHEREAS, this Proclamation of Local Emergency is necessary to protect public
health, safety, life and property in the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby ratifies the Proclamation of Local
Emergency for the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic and Supplement One, both as
attached hereto, pursuant to Seal Beach Municipal Code Section 3.25.020(A)(2).
Section 2. That the City Council further orders that:
a. The City shall immediately suspend: (1) the discontinuation or shut-
off of water service for residents and businesses in the City for non-payment of
water bills, (2) the imposition of late payment penalties or fees for delinquent
water and/or sewer bills; and (c) the imposition of late payment penalties or fees
for parking violations in the City during the period of local emergency.
b. The City shall immediately suspend enforcement of parking
violations for street sweeping hours during the period of local emergency.
C. Trucks and other vehicles engaged in the delivery of grocery items
to grocery stores, when such items are to be made available for sale to the public.
are hereby exempt from complying with City ordinances or conditions of City
permits that limit the hours for such deliveries including, without limitation, City
noise ordinances for the duration of this emergency.
d. Residents of the City are strongly encouraged to refrain from
"overbuying" of grocery products and to be considerate of their neighbors' needs.
The California Grocers' Association has informed cities that "overbuying " is
creating unnecessary strains on the supply chain. Food and goods will continue
to flow from manufacturers to stores for consumers if we all work together to avoid
buying beyond our reasonable needs.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council at a regular meeting
held on the 19th day of March, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Sustarsic, Kalmick Moore Varipapa Massa-Lavitt
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
A T:
Gloria D. H er, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } S;
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
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Schelly Sustarsic, Mayor
I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7013 on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 19th day of March, 2020
*Gloriaar, er, City Cle