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Council Agenda Correspondence
City of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
Date:January 12, 2021
TO:Mayor and Council
FROM: Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
VIA:Derek Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT:Item #A-Emergency Services Director Update
Attached is the Resolution affirmingthe EmergencyServices Director Proclamation No. 6related
to allowing crematory and mortuary businesses to operate under extended hours.
Attachment A –Draft Resolution.
RESOLUTIONNO. _____(2021SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA AFFIRMING ACTIONS OF THE EMERGENCY
SERVICES DIRECTOR ANDEXPRESSLY AFFIRMING ACTIONS OF
THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AS APPLICABLE AND
ENFORCEABLEWITHIN CITY JURISDICTION
WHEREAS,section 2.24.060 of the Municipal Code empowers the Emergency Services
Director to request that the City Council proclaim a local emergency when the City of San Luis
Obispo is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council proclaimed a
local emergency at its regular meeting on March 17, 2020 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, section 2.24.020 of the Municipal Code includes an epidemic as one of the
proper grounds for proclaiming alocal emergency; and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has declared a State of National
Emergency;the Governor of the State of California has proclaimedaState of Emergencyfor the
State of Californiaand issued Executive Orders and directionregardingmeasures to mitigate the
spreadof cases of COVID-19 within the State of California;theSan Luis Obispo County
Emergency Services Directorhas proclaimed a local emergency; and the San Luis Obispo County
Public HealthDirector has declared a public health emergencyrelated the spreadof cases of
COVID-19 within the State of Californiaand all recitals set forth therein, are included as though
fully setforthherein; and
WHEREAS,onJanuary 7, 2021, the City of San Luis Obispo Emergency Services
Director issued Proclamation No. 6related toallowing crematory and mortuary businesses to
operate under extended hours(attached hereto as Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the pandemic COVID-19 continues to spreadrapidly worldwide and in the
U.S.,continuing to present animmediate and significant risk to public health and safety,and
resultingin serious illness or death to vulnerable populations, including the elderly and those with
underlying health conditions;and
WHEREAS,heightened levels of public health and safety planning and preparedness have
been necessitated in preparation for and response toconfirmed cases of COVID-19 in the County
of San Luis Obispo,and rapid response not lending itself to otherwise applicable notice and
approval timelines has been and will benecessary torespond to the rapidly evolving pandemicand
tomitigateagainst thespread of COVID-19and its resulting public health and safety impacts; and
WHEREAS,in the absence of such actions,County wide health services may become
overwhelmed and unable tokeep up with medical demandfor care andavailability of hospital or
care facility capacity,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Councilof the City of San Luis
Obispo that:
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SECTION 1.All recitals set forth above, and all recitalsincluded in support of Federal,
State and County actions referenced herein,areadoptedas though fully setforthhereinas findings
in support of this Resolution; and
SECTION 2.Alocal emergency continues to exist throughout the City, and the City has
beenundertaking,and will continue throughcessation of this emergencyto undertake,necessary
measures and incurnecessary costs, which are directly related to the prevention of the spread of
the COVID-19 Virus and are taken in furtherance of:theSecretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary’s determination that a public health emergency has existed since January 27, 2020;City
Council’s Proclamationof Local Emergencyon March 17, 2020;the Governor’s Proclamation of
a State of Emergency on March 4, 2020;the President of the United States’ Declaration of a
National Emergency on March 13, 2020; the County Emergency Services Director’s Proclamation
of Local Emergency and the County Public Health Director’s Declaration of a Public Health
Emergency on March 13, 2020,and related orders and directions.
SECTION 3.During the existence of said local emergency, the powers, functions, and
duties of the Emergency Services Director and the Emergency Organization of this City shall be
those prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of this City and by the City ofSan Luis
Obispo Emergency Operations Plan, notwithstanding otherwise applicable procedures,timelines
ormethods of actionand the Emergency Services Director is expressly authorized to take any and
all actions in furtherance of emergency powers to address the local emergency.
SECTION 4.The City Council hereby affirms the City of San Luis Obispo Emergency
Services Director’s Proclamation No. 6related to allowing crematory and mortuary businesses to
operate under extended hoursissued January 7, 2021 (attached hereto as Exhibit A). City ESD
Proclamation No.6shall remain in full force and effect within the City of San Luis Obispo until
expressly terminated by theCity of San Luis Obispo Emergency Services Director or the City
Council.
SECTION 5.The proclamation of local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist
until it is terminated by the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo pursuant to a resolution
adopted by the City Council of the City San Luis Obispo.
SECTION 6.The Emergency Services Director andFinance Director or their designees
are hereby directed and authorized to pursue recovery from all available State and Federal agencies
for reimbursement for COVID-19 related City costs and expenses from and after the Determination
That a Public Health Emergency Exists since January 27, 2020.
SECTION 7.A copy of this Resolutionshall be posted on all outside public access doors
of City Hallof the Cityof San Luis Obispo and in one public place within any area of the City
within which this Resolutionapplies and personnel of the Cityof San Luis Obispo shall endeavor
to make copies of this order and regulation available to the news media.
Upon motion of _______________________, seconded by _______________________,
and on the following roll call vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing Resolutionwas approvedthis _____ day of January, 2021.
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Heidi Harmon,Mayor
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, this ______ day of ______________,2021.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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