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RESOLUTION NO. 14768
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, COUNTY OF MARIN,
RATIFYING AND MODIFYING THE CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES’ PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Section 7.12.020 of the San Rafael Municipal Code empowers the City
Manager/Director of Emergency Services of the City to proclaim the existence of a local
emergency if the City Council is not in session, and requires that the City Council shall take action
to ratify the proclamation within seven days thereafter; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety
of persons and property have arisen within the City of San Rafael as a result of the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19), an infectious disease that causes respiratory illness, first detected in
Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019; and
WHEREAS, there is a widespread, ongoing global outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) that
can be spread from person-to-person, and on February 26, 2020, community transmission was
confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, California Governor Newsom declared a state of emergency in
the State of California on March 4, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 President Trump declared a national state of emergency on
beginning on March 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, a Shelter in Place Order for all of Marin County was issued by
the Marin County Health Officer; and
WHEREAS, these conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City of San Rafael; and that the aforesaid conditions of peril to the
safety of persons and property warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a
local emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that the above-described conditions of extreme peril
did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency in the City of
San Rafael; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services did proclaim
the existence of a local emergency within the City on the 10th day of March at 5 p.m.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Rafael that the
Proclamation of Local Emergency, as issued by the City Manager/Director of Emergency
Services, is hereby ratified and confirmed; and
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, by ordinances and
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resolutions of this City, and by the City of San Rafael Emergency Operations Plan in order to
mitigate the effects of this emergency; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that all City officials and employees cooperate
and coordinate efforts with officials and employees of other political subdivisions and officials and
employees of the state and federal government in bringing the present condition of local
emergency under control; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that effective upon adoption of this Resolution,
all timing requirements of Title 14 (Zoning) and Title 15 (Subdivisions) of the San Rafael Municipal
Code that create automatic entitlements as a result of the failure of the City or one of its officers,
boards, and/or commissions, to act, shall be tolled for thirty days beyond the duration of the State
of Emergency in the State of California declared on March 4, 2020; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to
the Governor of California with the request that he proclaim the existence of a State of Emergency
throughout the City of San Rafael and/or to the Director of the State Office of Emergency Services
with a request for State aid to the City of San Rafael; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services is hereby
designated as the authorized representative of the City of San Rafael for the purpose of receipt,
processing, and coordination of all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain available state
and federal assistance; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that this local emergency shall be deemed to
continue to exist until its termination is declared by the City Council of the City of San Rafael.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, California, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a special meeting of the City Council
of the City of San Rafael held on the 17th day of March 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Colin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Gamblin
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk