HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-01-12; City Council; Resolution 2021-005RESOLUTION NO. 2021-005
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, EMPOWERING THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO
AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY USE OF THE BIOTECH AND BEYOND BUILDING AS
A REGIONAL POINT OF DISTRIBUTION FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION AND
TESTING PROGRAMS COORDINATED BY EMERGENCY SERVICES AGENCIES
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad Fire Department collaborated with local fire and health
agencies to develop a regional COVID-19 vaccination campaign called Operation Collaboration; and
WHEREAS, Operation Collaboration provides COVID-19 vaccinations following the guidance
provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center and the State of California for
phased and tiered vaccination distribution; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department will administer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible emergency
service personnel, essential workers, and possibly others in the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California desires to empower the Director
of Emergency Services to authorize emergency use of the Biotech and Beyond Building in the Farmers
Building Complex at 2351 Faraday Ave. as a regional point of distribution for COVID-19 vaccination and
testing programs coordinated by emergency services agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.The Director of Emergency Services is empowered to authorize emergency use of the
Biotech and Beyond Building as a regional point of distribution for COVID-19 vaccination
and testing programs coordinated by emergency services agencies.
3.The Director of Emergency Services may take any further action necessary and
appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this emergency order.
4.The authorization in this resolution shall remain in effect for the duration of the local
COVID-19 pandemic emergency unless terminated earlier by City Council action.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 12th day ofianuary, 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Acosta, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
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BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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