HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-05-12; City Council; Resolution 2020-085RESOLUTION NO. 2020-085
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE LOCAL COVID-19 EMERGENCY UNTIL
TERMINATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND MODIFYING THE START TIME OF
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO 3:00 P.M. FOR THE DURATION OF
THE LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California issued a Proclamation of
a State of Emergency under California Government Code 8625 because of the spread of COVID-19;
and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Director of Emergency Services issued a Proclamation of a
Local Emergency under California Government Code Section 8630 and Carlsbad Municipal Code
Chapter 6.04 because of the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California adopted
Resolution No. 2020-040, ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8630, subdivision (c), requires the City Council
to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City
Council terminates the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency will expire on May 15, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.
unless extended or terminated by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's statewide emergency proclamation included provisions waiving the
60-day review requirement in California Government Code Section 8630, subdivision (c), and
authorizing the local emergency to remain in effect until terminated by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, there remains a significant threat of widespread transmission of COVID-19 and a
corresponding need for the city to respond to the threat; and
WHEREAS, the City Council starts its regular meetings in the early evenings to facilitate in-
person participation at City Council meetings; and
WHEREAS, the local COVID-19 emergency prevents the City Council from safely conducting in-
person meetings; and
WHEREAS, the adjustments necessary for the City Council to conduct virtual meetings has
included alternative, effective means for members of the public to provide their comments to the
City Council; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to modify the start time for its regular meetings to 3:00
p.m. for the duration of the local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, resolves as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the Proclamation of Local Emergency is extended until further action by the City
Council, the need for which the City Council will review upon termination of either the
state or county emergency proclamations.
3. That the start time for regular City Council meetings will be 3:00 p.m. for the duration
of the local emergency.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, on the 12th day of May 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
None.
None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
(SEAL)
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