SR 05-24-2022 3H
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: May 24, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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SUSAN COLA
Interim City Attorney
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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