To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Steve Potter, City Manager
Prepared By: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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Proclamation of Local Emergency to Respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution Continuing the Proclamation of Local Emergency, and Authorizing the City Manager to take actions necessary as the Director of Emergency Services, to Respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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DISCUSSION:
The catastrophic coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has severely impacted the community of residents, businesses, properties owners, and visitors that are served by the City of Napa; and it has concurrently and similarly severely impacted the operations and services that are provided by the City's governmental organization to the community. Accordingly, on March 15, 2020, the City Manager issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency to Respond to the Coronavirus, which was ratified by City Council on March 16, 2020.
The City Manager has determined that the conditions of local emergency continue to exist in the City, and therefore recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution attached to this report to continue the proclamation of local emergency in order to respond to COVID-19. Because the impacts of COVID-19 are evolving so fast and continuously, City staff will provide an update on the status of the impacts of COVID-19 during the Council meeting.
While the impacts of COVID-19 were first detected outside the United States in December 2019, the first case of COVID-19 in the Bay Area was reported from Solano County in February 26, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in California; and on March 12, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-25-20, establishing additional resources and approaches to be taken in response to COVID-19. On March 12, 2020, the Napa County Public Health Officer proclaimed the existence of a local health emergency due t...
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