HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 2020-03-19 Emergency MeetingSeal Beach, California
March 19, 2020
The City Council met in an emergency special meeting session at 5:30 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sustarsic
Council Members: Kalmick, Massa-Lavitt, Moore, Varipapa
Absent: None
City Staff: Craig A. Steele, City Attorney
Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
Patrick Gallegos, Assistant City Manager
Chief Phil Gonshak, Seal Beach Police Department
Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk
City Clerk Harper announced that no supplemental communications were received after
the posting of the agenda.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Sustarsic opened oral communications. Speakers: None. Mayor Sustarsic
closed oral communications.
EMERGENCY MEETING ITEM:
City Manager Ingram thanked the Council for their leadership, continued support and
patience as we navigate through these very challenging times together in support of our
community, our employees and each other. She indicated that the City's response is
undoubtedly a collective team effort and thanked the Executive Team and every single
one of our employees for remaining calm during such challenging circumstances and for
their incredible dedication, commitment, going above and beyond in everything that they
are continuing to do on behalf of our community during this emergency to mitigate the
impact of this disease in our community and yet keep City services operating. She
acknowledged City Attorney Craig Steele for his invaluable and significant legal
guidance over the past few weeks; thanked and commended City Clerk Gloria Harper;
Robin Fortlinke from SBTV-3 and her staff; and our Information Technology provider
Synoptek for their technical and professional expertise in implementing and utilizing
teleconferencing technology for the first time to conduct our City business tonight.
She indicated that Council is aware that information continues to evolve extremely
rapidly and that staff is continuously participating on conference calls with county
agencies, legal counsel, our respective colleagues and others for guidance and
resources all day and every day and we will continue to provide updates to the
community through our City's website and social media. She introduced and turned the
presentation over to Police Chief Phil Gonshak who presented a brief general global
overview of the Coronavirus pandemic; why the decision was made to proclaim a local
emergency; local emergency proclamation requirements per Government Code Section
8630; the benefits of declaring a local emergency proclamation; and highlighted the
City's community response actions to date.
Police Chief Gonshak gave a brief general overview of the Coronavirus pandemic and
responded to Council questions.
City Manager Ingram announced that the action before the Council is to adopt
Resolution 7013, which was read into the record by title. She also read into the record
Section 2, which was added to the revised Resolution on March 19, 2020, after the local
emergency was declared on March 13, 2020.
Council Member Moore moved, second by Council Member Massa-Lavitt, to approve
the recommended emergency item.
City Clerk Harper took a Roll Call vote on the emergency item.
A. A Resolution Ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency
AYES:
Kalmick, Massa-Lavitt, Sustarsic, Moore, Varipapa
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
Motion carried
City Manager Ingram requested consensus of the Council to direct staff to research and
come back with potential recommendations with regard to prohibition of residential
tenant evictions during the local emergency period, if tenants are able to show the
inability to pay rent due to circumstances related to the Coronavirus pandemic.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sustarsic adjourned the City Council meeting at 6:05 p.m. to Monday,
April 13, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. to meet in closed session, if d med necessary.
loria 0. Harper, City Clerk
City of Seal Beach
Approved:
Schelly Su tarsic, Mayor
Attested:
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