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RESOLUTION NO. 07-91
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A
LOCAL EMERGENCY UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8630 AND CHAPTER NO. 2.56 OF THE
TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOllOWS:
Section 1. Government Code Section 8630 authorizes the City Council to
proclaim the existence of a "local emergency"; and
A. Government Code Section 8558(c) defines a "local emergency" to
include "conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within the territorial limits of a county, city and county, or city, caused by such conditions
as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, drought, sudden and severe energy
shortage, plant or animal infestation or disease, the Governor's warning of an
earthquake, or volcanic prediction, or an earthquake or other conditions, other than
conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which conditions are likely to be beyond
the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of that political
subdivision and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat";
and
B. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
began on October 20, 2007 due to severely high and damaging winds and wildfires; and
C. These conditions have resulted in damage to power lines, streets,
private homes, businesses, government infrastructure, and falling trees, blowing sand
and debris removal within the City of Temecula; and
D. The damaging winds and wildfires have created extremely dangerous
conditions in the City of Temecula and surrounding communities and have resulted in
extreme peril to the safety of persons and property; and
E. The unprecedented number of evacuees throughout Southern
California has necessitated the opening of three shelters in the City of Temecula to
shelter not only those displaced by the wildfires in Riverside County but those in
surrounding Counties; and
F. Conditions described above are beyond the capabilities and control of
the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City and require the combined
forces of other political subdivisions; and
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G. The Governor of the State of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
proclaimed on October 21, 2007 a State of Emergency for the County of Riverside as a
result of the wildfires which were exacerbated by this wind event;
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Temecula, in the County of Riverside,
State of California, in regular session assembled on October 23, 2007, declares that an
emergency now exists within said City.
A. During the existence of said emergency, powers, functions, and duties
of the Disaster Director and the Emergency Management Organization of the City of
Temecula shall be those prescribed by State law and the ordinances, resolutions, and
approved plans of the City of Temecula in order to mitigate the effects of said
emergency.
B. 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 and
disaster under control.
C. Within the next fourteen (14) days a report on the most recent
conditions of emergency and disaster be presented to this City Council so that this
Council may determine whether conditions of emergency and disaster still exist.
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Section 3. City Clerk Susan W. Jones, Recovery Manager, is hereby designated
as the authorized representative of the City of Temecula for the purpose of receipt,
processing and coordination of all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain
available state and federal assistance.
Section 4. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Governor of California with the request that he pursue a Presidential Declaration.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 23rd day of October, 2007.
h k Washington, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 07-91 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of October, 2007, by the
following vote:
AYES: 5
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: 0
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: 0
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: 0
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Comerchero, Edwards, Naggar, Roberts,
Washington
None
None
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n W. Jones, MMC
City Clerk