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SR 05-24-2022 3H City Council Report City Council Meeting: May 24, 2022 Agenda Item: 3.H 1 of 4 To: Mayor and City Council From: Susan Cola, Interim City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, Administration Subject: Adoption of Resolution Ratifying COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation and Supplements Recommended Action Staff recommends that Council adopt the proposed resolution ratifying the Executive Order issued by the Director of Emergency Services declaring the existence of a local emergency in the city of Santa Monica and the Supplements to that Order. Executive Summary In response to Federal, State, and County official and health agency guidance, on behalf of the City, the City Manager declared a Local Emergency on March 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Council initially ratified the Proclamation of Local Emergency on March 19, 2020, and re-ratified on April 6, April 14, May 12, May 26, June 9, June 23, July 14, July 28, September 8, October 27, 2020, and December 15, 2020, and January 26, March 23, effective May 22, July 13, August 24, 2021, October 26, 2021, December 7, 2021, and March 8, 2022. As the City’s Director of Emergency Services, the City Manager has issued a total of 42 supplements to the Executive Order, with specific regulations and policies to protect the health and safety of Santa Monica residents, workers, businesses, and visitors. On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom issued a proclamation that suspended and waived the 60-day time period in Government Code 8630 within which local governmental authorities must renew a local emergency for the duration of this statewide emergency. Nonetheless, it remains a best practice for the City Council to ratify all supplements to the Executive Order as soon as practicable pursuant to 3.H Packet Pg. 114 2 of 4 SMMC section 2.16.100, which requires that “rules and regulations” issued by the Director of Emergency Services be “confirmed at the earliest practicable time by the City Council.” In addition, the City’s Forty-Second Supplement to its Local Emergency Order, which extended the supplements in place for a five-month period through June 30, 2022, requires the City Council to ratify the need for continuing the local emergency due to COVID-19 every 60 days. Accordingly, this staff report recommends re-ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency as of May 7, 2022 (the date 60 days from the last ratifying resolution), as well as re- ratifying all of the previously ratified supplements that remain in effect. Discussion The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has spread across the globe since the first cases were reported in January 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that certain populations were at particular risk from COVID-19 and that widespread transmission would result in large numbers of people needing medical care at the same time, affecting our healthcare systems and other critical infrastructure. The World Health Organization (WHO) described the outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern” on January 30, 2020. In response, federal, state, and local authorities took action. On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom declared a state of emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway, and help the State prepare for the broader spread of COVID-19. That same day, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health declared a local emergency and local public health emergency to aid the regional healthcare and governmental community in responding to COVID-19. WHO upgraded COVID-19 to a pandemic on March 11, 2020. On March 13, 2020, the City of Santa Monica issued a local emergency proclamation in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (Exhibit A) and on March 14, 2020, a revised local emergency proclamation to comport with all digital signature requirements (Exhibit B). The proclamation enhanced the City’s ability to access federal and state dollars for COVID-19 response. On March 16, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19 (“Health Officer Order”) that imposed various restrictions on gatherings, closure of certain businesses, and certain social 3.H Packet Pg. 115 3 of 4 distancing measures. Since March 16, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has on multiple occasions amended and modified its Health Officer Order, and, as of the date of this Order, a Health Officer Order remains in effect, which requires various measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Director of Emergency Services has issued 42 separate supplements to the Executive Order of March 13, 2020 and the City Council has ratified all of them. Most recently, on March 8, 2022, the City Council re-ratified the proclamation of local emergency made by the Director of Emergency Services, as well as the Fifth Revised First, Revised Fourth, Revised Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Third Revised Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Second Revised Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, Twenty-Fifth, Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Seventh, Twenty-Eighth, Twenty-Ninth, Thirty-First, Thirty- Second, Thirty-Third, Corrected Thirty-Fourth, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Sixth, Thirty-Seventh, Thirty-Eighth, Thirty-Ninth, Fortieth, Forty-First, and Forty-Second Supplements thereto; resolved that the local emergency shall be deemed to continue and exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council; and resolved that the supplements being ratified above shall, except for those portions of earlier supplements that were not extended by the Nineteenth, Thirty-First, Corrected Thirty-Fourth, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty- Sixth, Thirty-Seventh, and Thirty-Ninth Supplements, be operative and remain in effect through June 30, 2022 or the termination of the County Health Officer Order, whichever occurs first, or any later date expressly stated within the text of an individual supplement. The emergency proclamation and its supplements were issued by the City Manager and Interim City Manager as the Director of Emergency Operations, under authority of Santa Monica Municipal Code 2.16.060. These orders must be ratified by the City Council as soon as practicable to remain in effect. Council has previously approved resolutions on March 19, April 6, April 14, May 12, May 26, June 9, June 23, July 14, July 28, September 8, October 27, and December 15, 2020, and January 26, March 23, May 25 (effective as of May 22), July 13, August 24, October 12, and December 7, 2021, and March 8, 2022, ratifying the earlier supplements. Staff now request that Council adopt the attached resolution ratifying, as of May 7, 2022, the Executive Order, and the Fifth Revised First, Revised Fourth, Revised Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Third 3.H Packet Pg. 116 4 of 4 Revised Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Second Revised Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, Twenty-Fifth, Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Seventh, Twenty- Eighth, Twenty-Ninth, Thirty-First, Thirty-Second, Thirty-Third, Corrected Thirty-Fourth, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Sixth, Thirty-Seventh, Thirty-Ninth, Fortieth, Forty-First, and Forty- Second Supplemental Orders, issued by the Director of Emergency Services declaring the existence of a local emergency in the City of Santa Monica and authorizing specified actions in response to that local emergency. Fiscal Impacts None. Prepared By: Susan Cola, Interim City Attorney Approved Forwarded to Council Attachments: A. RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification B. Ex A-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.13.2020 C. Ex B-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.14.2020 3.H Packet Pg. 117 1 City Council Meeting: May 24, 2022 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS) (City Council Series) AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2.16 OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROCLAMATIONS THERETO WHEREAS international, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities are responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named “SARS-CoV-2,” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019,” abbreviated COVID-19, (“COVID-19”); and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) has a population of over 90,000 residents, is a major tourist destination, has two major hospitals and an airport within its jurisdiction, and is adjacent to and contiguous on three sides with the City of Los Angeles, resulting in high volumes of residents and visitors traveling within and across the City’s borders; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health declared a local emergency and local public health emergency to aid the regional healthcare and governmental community in responding to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California declared a state of emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions 3.H.a Packet Pg. 118 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 2 already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the State prepare for broader spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on, before, and after March 4, 2020, the City actively planned and implemented measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to prepare for any and all emergency actions in response to the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the City activated its Emergency Operations Center to support ongoing emergency actions in response to the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared a national emergency and announced that the federal government would make emergency funding available to assist state and local governments in preventing the spread of and addressing the effects of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the City Manager, in his role as the Director of Emergency Services, (“Director of Emergency Services”) proclaimed the existence of a local emergency pursuant to Chapter 2.16 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to ensure the availability of mutual aid and an effective the City’s response to COVID-19 and this local emergency was restated on March 14, 2020, through a revised declaration of local emergency to ensure compliance with all digital signature requirements (the “Executive Order”); and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19 (“Health Officer Order”) that imposed various restrictions on gatherings, closure of certain businesses, and certain social distancing measures, and 3.H.a Packet Pg. 119 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 3 WHEREAS, since March 16, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has on multiple occasions amended and modified its Health Officer Order, and, as of the date of this Order, a Health Officer Order remains in effect, which requires various measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, since the Director of Emergency Services issued the Executive Order on March 13, 2020, the Director of Emergency Services has issued 42 separate supplements to the Executive Order; and WHEREAS, on multiple occasions since the Director of Emergency Services issued the Executive Order on March 13, 2020, the City Council ratified the proclamation of local emergency made by the Director of Emergency Services; most recently, on March 8, 2022, the City Council ratified the proclamation of local emergency made by the Director of Emergency Services, as well as the Fifth Revised First, Revised Fourth, Revised Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Third Revised Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Second Revised Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, Twenty-Fifth, Twenty-Sixth, Twenty- Seventh, Twenty-Eighth, Twenty-Ninth, Thirty-First, Thirty- Second, Thirty-Third, Corrected Thirty-Fourth, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Sixth, Thirty-Seventh, Thirty-Eighth, Thirty- Ninth, Fortieth, Forty-First, and Forty-Second Supplements thereto; resolved that the local emergency shall be deemed to continue and exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council; and resolved that the supplements being ratified above shall, except for those portions of earlier supplements that were not extended by the Nineteenth, Thirty-First, Corrected Thirty-Fourth, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Sixth, Thirty- Seventh, and Thirty-Ninth Supplements, be operative and remain in effect through June 30, 2022, or 3.H.a Packet Pg. 120 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 4 the termination of the County Health Officer Order, whichever occurs first, or any later date expressly stated within the text of an individual supplement; and WHEREAS the findings included in each Executive Order and Supplement to the Executive Order referenced herein are included herein as if stated in full; and WHEREAS the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Department of Public Health, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health have issued public health recommendations that continue to include public health precautions in addition to vaccination to protect public health and prevent transmission of this communicable virus; and WHEREAS, as stated in the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency issued by the Director of Emergency Services on March 13, 2020, and ratified by the City Council on March 19, April 6, April 14, May 12, May 26, June 9, June 23, July 14, July 28, September 8, October 27, 2020, and December 15, 2020, and January 26, March 23, effective May 22, July 13, August 24, October 12, and December 7, 2021, and March 8, 2022, the City Council finds that as of May 7, 2022, and continuing past that date, the above-described events are creating conditions of extreme peril and such conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and WHEREAS in the interest of public health and safety, as affected by the global, national, state, and local emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19, it is necessary to exercise the City Council’s authority pursuant to Section 2.16.060 of the Santa Monica 3.H.a Packet Pg. 121 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 5 Municipal Code to ratify the actions of the Director of Emergency Services related to the protection of life and property. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency (“Executive Order”) (Exhibit A) is hereby ratified. SECTION 2. The Revised Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency (Exhibit B) is hereby ratified. SECTION 3. The Fifth Revised First Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 4. The Revised Fourth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 5. The Revised Fifth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 6. The Seventh Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. 3.H.a Packet Pg. 122 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 6 SECTION 7. The Eighth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 8. The Ninth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 9. The Twelfth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 10. The Thirteenth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 11. The Fifteenth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 12. The Sixteenth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 13. The Seventeenth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. 3.H.a Packet Pg. 123 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 7 SECTION 14. The Third Revised Eighteenth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 15. The Nineteenth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 16. The Second Revised Twenty-First Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 17. The Twenty-Second Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 18. The Twenty-Third Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 19. The Twenty-Fourth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 20. The Twenty-Fifth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. 3.H.a Packet Pg. 124 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 8 SECTION 21. The Twenty-Sixth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 22. The Twenty-Seventh Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 23. The Twenty-Eighth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 24. The Twenty-Ninth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 25. The Thirty-First Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 26. The Thirty-Second Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 27. The Thirty-Third Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. 3.H.a Packet Pg. 125 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 9 SECTION 28. The Corrected Thirty-Fourth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 29. The Thirty-Fifth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 30. The Thirty-Sixth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 31. The Thirty-Seventh Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 32. The Thirty-Ninth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 33. The Fortieth Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 34. The Forty-First Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency is hereby ratified. SECTION 35. The Forty-Second Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency (Exhibit C) is hereby ratified. 3.H.a Packet Pg. 126 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 10 SECTION 36. It is hereby proclaimed that a local emergency now exists, and as of May 7, 2022 existed, throughout the City. It is further proclaimed and ordered that during the existence of this local emergency the powers, functions, and duties of the Director of Emergency Services and the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by State law and by the ordinances and resolutions of this City. SECTION 37. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, in his capacity as the Director of Emergency Services, to take all actions related to the protection of life and property that are reasonably necessary to respond to the local emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19. SECTION 38. The local emergency shall be deemed to continue and exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council. As required by law, the City Council shall review the need to continue the state of emergency every 60 days until this resolution is terminated. SECTION 39. The Fifth Revised First, Revised Fourth, Revised Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Third Revised Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Second Revised Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty- Third, Twenty-Fourth, Twenty-Fifth, Twenty-Sixth, Twenty-Seventh, Twenty-Eighth, Twenty- Ninth, Thirty-First, Thirty-Second, Thirty-Third, Corrected Thirty-Fourth, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Sixth, Thirty-Seventh, Thirty-Ninth, Fortieth, Forty-First, and Forty- Second Supplements to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency shall, except for those portions of earlier supplements that were not extended by the Nineteenth, Thirty-First, Corrected 3.H.a Packet Pg. 127 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 11 Thirty- Fourth, Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Sixth, Thirty-Seventh, Thirty-Ninth, and Forty- Second Supplements, shall remain in effect until June 30, 2022 or the termination of the County Health Officer Order, whichever occurs first, or any later date expressly stated within the text of an individual Supplement, at which time they shall automatically expire unless earlier extended or expressly superseded by an action of the City Council or by a further Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services or Supplement thereto. SECTION 40. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Resolution, the Executive Order, or any Supplement or Revised Supplement to the Executive Order ratified herein is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution, the Executive Order, or any Supplement or Revised or Corrected Supplement to the Executive Order. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Resolution, the Executive Order, and any Supplement or Revised or Corrected Supplement to the Executive Order and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of this Resolution, the Executive Order, or any Supplement or Revised or Corrected Supplement to the Executive Order would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. / / / / / / 3.H.a Packet Pg. 128 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 12 SECTION 41. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ SUSAN COLA Interim City Attorney 3.H.a Packet Pg. 129 Attachment: RESO-reso-Emergency Order Ratification (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY (by the Director of Emergency Services) AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Section 2.16.060 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City of Santa Monica is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session, subject to ratification by the City Council within seven days; and WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Santa Monica does hereby find: That international, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities are responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named “SARS- CoV-2,” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019,” abbreviated COVID-19, (“COVID-19”); and That while the complete clinical picture with regard to COVID-19 is not yet fully understood, reported symptoms and illnesses from COVID-19 range from mild to severe, including fever, coughing, shortness of breath, and illnesses resulting in death; and That the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that certain populations face elevated risk and widespread transmission of COVID-19 would translate into large numbers of people needing medical care at the same time and other critical infrastructure may also be affected; and That, on January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”; and That, on January 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency to aid the nation’s healthcare community in responding to COVID-19; and That, on March 4, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health declared a local emergency and local public health emergency to aid the regional healthcare and governmental community in responding to COVID-19; and That, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California declared a state of emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state prepare for broader spread of COVID-19; and That, on March 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic; and 3.H.b Packet Pg. 130 Attachment: Ex A-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.13.2020 (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) That, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared a national emergency and that the federal government would make $50 billion in emergency funding to assist state and local governments in preventing the spread of and addressing the effects of COVID-19; and That, as of March 13, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 40 confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Los Angeles County, including six cases identified as likely due to community transmission; and That the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) has a population of over 90,000 residents, is a major tourist destination, has two major hospitals and an airport within its jurisdiction, is a significant destination for business travel, and is adjacent to and contiguous on three sides with the City of Los Angeles, resulting in high volumes of residents and visitors traveling within and across the City’s borders; and That, on or before March 4, 2020, the City actively planned and implemented measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to prepare for any and all emergency actions in response to the spread of COVID-19; and That, on March 12, 2020, the City activated its Emergency Operations Center to support ongoing emergency actions in response to the spread of COVID-19; and That the City intends to continue to take bold and aggressive actions to protect the public health and safety during this local, state, and national public health emergency; and That the above described events are creating conditions of extreme peril and such conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and That the City Council of the City of Santa Monica is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency now exists throughout the City; IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of the City shall be as prescribed by federal and state law, and by City ordinances and resolutions of this City. ADOPTED this 13th day of March 2020. By: _________________________ RICK COLE City Manager Director of Emergency Services 3.H.b Packet Pg. 131 Attachment: Ex A-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.13.2020 (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) ATTEST: ___________________ DENISE ANDERSON-WARREN City Clerk This proclamation has been issued in accordance with applicable law and is in effect and carries the force of law until March 20, 2020, on which date it expires unless confirmed and ratified by the City Council. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________ LANE DILG City Attorney 3.H.b Packet Pg. 132 Attachment: Ex A-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.13.2020 (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 1 REVISED PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY (by the Director of Emergency Services) AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Section 2.16.060 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City of Santa Monica is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session, subject to ratification by the City Council within seven days; and WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Santa Monica does hereby find: That international, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities are responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named “SARS- CoV-2,” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019,” abbreviated COVID-19, (“COVID-19”); and That while the complete clinical picture with regard to COVID-19 is not yet fully understood, reported symptoms and illnesses from COVID-19 range from mild to severe, including fever, coughing, shortness of breath, and illnesses resulting in death; and That the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that certain populations face elevated risk and widespread transmission of COVID-19 would translate into large numbers of people needing medical care at the same time and other critical infrastructure may also be affected; and That, on January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”; and That, on January 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency to aid the nation’s healthcare community in responding to COVID-19; and Rick Cole City Manager Office of the City Manager 1685 Main Street PO Box 2200 Santa Monica, CA 90407-2200 DocuSign Envelope ID: 6CD47410-A416-4C9C-A909-742CEE6C0060 3.H.c Packet Pg. 133 Attachment: Ex B-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.14.2020 (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 2 That, on March 4, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health declared a local emergency and local public health emergency to aid the regional healthcare and governmental community in responding to COVID-19; and That, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California declared a state of emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state prepare for broader spread of COVID-19; and That, on March 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic; and That, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America declared a national emergency and that the federal government would make $50 billion in emergency funding to assist state and local governments in preventing the spread of and addressing the effects of COVID-19; and That, as of March 13, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 40 confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Los Angeles County, including six cases identified as likely due to community transmission; and That the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) has a population of over 90,000 residents, is a major tourist destination, has two major hospitals and an airport within its jurisdiction, is a significant destination for business travel, and is adjacent to and contiguous on three sides with the City of Los Angeles, resulting in high volumes of residents and visitors traveling within and across the City’s borders; and That, on or before March 4, 2020, the City actively planned and implemented measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to prepare for any and all emergency actions in response to the spread of COVID-19; and That, on March 12, 2020, the City activated its Emergency Operations Center to support ongoing emergency actions in response to the spread of COVID-19; and That the City intends to continue to take bold and aggressive actions to protect the public health and safety during this local, state, and national public health emergency; and That the above described events are creating conditions of extreme peril and such conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat; and That, on March 13, 2020, in my capacity as Director of Emergency Services, I issued a proclamation of local emergency to declare the existence of a local emergency; and That this revised proclamation is issued as an additional precaution and out of an abundance of caution in accordance with laws related to use of digital signatures; and DocuSign Envelope ID: 6CD47410-A416-4C9C-A909-742CEE6C0060 3.H.c Packet Pg. 134 Attachment: Ex B-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.14.2020 (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation) 3 That the City Council of the City of Santa Monica is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED and restated that a local emergency and now exists throughout the City; IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of the City shall be as prescribed by federal and state law, and by City ordinances and resolutions of this City. ADOPTED this 14th day of March 2020. By: _____________________________ RICK COLE City Manager Director of Emergency Services ATTEST: ___________________ DENISE ANDERSON-WARREN City Clerk This proclamation has been issued in accordance with applicable law and is in effect and carries the force of law until March 20, 2020, on which date it expires unless confirmed and ratified by the City Council. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________ LANE DILG City Attorney DocuSign Envelope ID: 6CD47410-A416-4C9C-A909-742CEE6C0060 3.H.c Packet Pg. 135 Attachment: Ex B-Proclamation-Local Emergency-COVID 03.14.2020 (5156 : Covid Reso and Proclamation)