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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution Terminating the COVID-19 Local Emergency Effective April 1, 2023.
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Meeting Date: March 27, 2023
Contact Person/Dept.: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000 City Manager's Office
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/22/23)
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (03/22/23)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution terminating the COVID-19 Local Emergency effective April 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND
Proclamation of Local Emergency
The Local Emergency due to the outbreak and spread of the coronavirus respiratory disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been in effect for nearly three years, since March 14, 2020. The Local Emergency was proclaimed pursuant to the authority granted to the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, by Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 3.09.020.B.1.a.
The Local Emergency was ratified by City Council on March 18, 2020, as required by California Government Code Section 8630(b) ["Whenever a local emergency is proclaimed by an official designated by ordinance, the Local Emergency shall not remain in effect for a period in excess of seven days unless it has been ratified by the governing body."]. Under Government Code Section 8630(d), "[t]he governing body shall proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant."
In consideration of current public health conditions, at its meeting on February 27, 2023, the City Council directed staff to return to City Council with a resolution terminating the COVID-19 local emergency that has been in place since March 14, 2020, effective April 1, 2023 (Attach...
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