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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Continue the Proclamation of Local Emergency; and authorize the City Manager to take actions necessary as the Director of Emergency Services, to respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), including scheduling public hearings to consider draft district boundary maps for district-based elections of Councilmembers.
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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, and continued by City Council on March 31, 2020. The City has previously documented and described the impacts of COVID-19 on the City's operations in the reports to Council on March 16 and 30, 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 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.
As a part of the report to Council, staff will also provide an update of the substantial impacts of COVID-19 on City operations, along with plans for how to address those impacts on a going forward basis, including impacts on services provided by City staff, as well as the scheduling...
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