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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the April 11, 2020 Seventh Supplement to Public Order Issued by the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, under City of Culver City Emergency Authority, Ordering Additional Precautionary Measures and Extending Other Public Orders, During the Coronavirus Respiratory Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.
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Meeting Date: April 27, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Mays/City Manager’s Office
Heather Baker/City Attorney’s Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
(310) 253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item:[X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/21/2020);
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar, City Manager (04/20/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution confirming the April 11, 2020 Seventh Supplement to Public Order issued by the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, under City of Culver City emergency authority, ordering additional precautionary measures and extending other public orders, during the coronavirus respiratory disease (“COVID-19”) pandemic.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Pursuant to the authority granted by Culver City Municipal Code (“CCMC”) Section 3.09.020, on March 14, 2020, the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency due to the outbreak and spread of COVID-19. Such action followed the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s and the Chair of the Board of Supervisor’s declarations of a local health emergency and the State of California’s declaration of a State of Emergency on March 4, 2020, and the President’s declaration of a National Emergency on March 13, 2020.
On March 16, 2020, under the authority of CCMC Section 3.09.020, the City Manager issued a Public Order enacting new City measures to protect members of the public and City workers from undue risk of COVID-19 (“March 16 Order”). The March 16 Order included, among other things, temporary restrictions on certain establishments throughout Culver City, in which large numbers of people tend to gather and remain in close proximity, and a moratorium on evictions of residential tenants (“Residential Tenant Eviction Moratorium”).
Since the issuance of the March 16 Order, the number of COVID-19 cases have increased exponentially throughout the City, Los Angeles County, the State, the Nation and the world; and various supplemental orders have been issued by the State of California and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, as well as a number of our neighboring communities, including our largest surrounding neighbor, the City of Los Angeles. In step with these agencies, the City Manager issued the following supplements to the March 16 Order:
• March 20, 2020 First Supplement to Public Order (March 20 Order): Incorporated by reference, any and all orders set forth in Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Subject: SAFER AT HOME, issued by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on March 19, 2020; established a moratorium on evictions of commercial tenants who have an inability to pay their rent due to circumstances related to COVID-19 (“Commercial Tenant Eviction Moratorium”); relaxed signage and parking restrictions and parking meter fees to facilitate food delivery and pickup; waived outdoor dining and valet parking license fees; and extended the business tax due date to June 1, 2020. With the exception of the June 1, 2020 business tax exemption, the March 20 Order is effective through April 19, 2020.
• March 27 Second Supplement to Public Order (March 27 Order): Expanded the scope of the Residential Tenant Eviction Moratorium to prohibit all evictions during the moratorium period, subject to certain limited exceptions (mostly related to public health and safety) and extended the duration of the Residential Tenant Eviction Moratorium through May 31, 2020.
• April 1, 2020 Third Supplement to Public Order (April 1 Order): Consistent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the County of Los Angeles’ positions regarding the inclusion of firearms retailers as part of the essential critical infrastructure, the April 1 Order clarified the March 20 Order to allow firearms retailers in Culver City to conduct business during the COVID-19 local emergency, (April 1 Order). The April 1 Order is effective through April 19, 2020.
• April 2, 2020 Fourth Supplement to Public Order (April 2 Order): Incorporated by reference all orders set forth in Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Subject: SAFER AT HOME, issued by Mayor Garcetti on March 19, 2020 (Revised April 1, 2020), excepting those provisions of the City of Los Angeles SAFER AT HOME order that are specific to City of Los Angeles locations and services, effective through April 19, 2020.
• April 7, 2020 Fifth Supplement to Public Order (April 7 Order): Extended the Commercial Tenant Eviction Moratorium through May 31, 2020.
• April 8, 2020 Sixth Supplement to Public Order (April 8 Order): Incorporated by reference all orders set forth in Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Subject: Worker Protection Order, issued by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on April 7, 2020, effective through April 19, 2020.
On April 10, 2020, in response to the continuing and significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County, both the County and the City of Los Angeles revised SAFER AT HOME orders, effective through May 15, 2020. Both orders required essential businesses to post a Social Distancing Protocol (<http://coronavirus.lacity.org/socialdistancingprotocol>) at each of their facilities no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2020. In addition, the City of Los Angeles’ revised order further clarified various activities as exempt and non-exempt. The County’s SAFER AT HOME order applies to all cities within Los Angeles County.
As it remains clear that these significant efforts taken throughout the region over the past several weeks for maintaining hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette, and social distancing must continue in order to further slow the spread of COVID-19, on April 11, 2020, the City Manager issued a Seventh Supplement to Public Order (“April 11 Order”), enacting any and all orders set forth in the City of Los Angeles’ revised SAFER AT HOME and Worker Protection orders, and extending various other public orders through May 15, 2020 (See Exhibit A to Attachment 1).
Pursuant to CCMC Section 3.09.020.B.1.h(2), staff recommends the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution confirming the April 11 Order issued by the Director of Emergency Services (Attachment 1).
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There are staff costs associated with the enforcement of the April 11 Order; however, they are difficult to estimate at this time.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2020-04-27_ATT_Proposed Resolution Confirming April 11 Order
MOTION
That the City Council:
Adopt a Resolution confirming the April 11, 2020 Seventh Supplement to Public Order issued by the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, under City of Culver City emergency authority, ordering additional precautionary measures and extending other public orders during the coronavirus respiratory disease (“COVID-19”) pandemic.