HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2025-C01 Ratify and Proclaim Local Emergency
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-C01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
RATIFYING AND DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A
LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO THE
JANUARY 2025 WINDSTORM AND EATON FIRE
WHEREAS, California Government Code 8630, et seq., and Chapter 26 of the Azusa
Municipal Code provide that the Azusa City Council (City Council) may proclaim local
emergencies to protect and preserve public welfare when the City is affected or likely to be affected
by a public calamity; and
WHEREAS, on January 7, 2025, and in the days thereafter, a significant windstorm
event impacted the City of Azusa and the broader region, with wind gusts reaching 80–
100mph; and
WHEREAS, on January 7, 2025, and in the days thereafter, a series of urban and
wild land fires broke out across Los Angeles County, with the Eaton Fire impacting the
foothills cities; and
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2025, the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency
Services, issued a Proclamation (“the Proclamation”) declaring a local emergency pertaining to
the January 2025 Windstorm and Eaton Fire events; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been requested by the City Manager, acting as the
Director of Emergency Services, to ratify the Proclamation; and
WHEREAS, the significant windstorm and Eaton Fire caused the issuance of the
Proclamation, and such conditions continue to constitute a threat throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the conditions described in the
Proclamation continue to support the need for the City Council to ratify and extend the Declaration
of Local Emergency; and
WHEREAS, a declaration of a local emergency will assist in a coordinated public safety
response in order to protect lives and property of the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, under Government Code Section 8630(b), the Proclamation must be ratified
by the City Council within seven (7) days to remain in effect; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to declare a local emergency and ratify the
Proclamation.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council that a local
emergency now exists in the City of Azusa, as set forth in the Proclamation.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the City Council
ratifies the Proclamation issued by the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency
Services, on January 8, 2025.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that the City Manager, acting as
the Director of Emergency Services, is hereby authorized to furnish information, to promulgate
orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property pursuant to
California Government Code Section 8634, to enter into agreements and to take all actions
necessary to obtain State emergency assistance to implement preventive measures to protect and
preserve the residents of the City within the scope of the local emergency hereby declared.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that as authorized in Government
Code Sections 8630 and Azusa Municipal Code Chapter 26, and based on the foregoing, an
“emergency” as defined in Government Code Section 54956.5(a) and City of Azusa Municipal
Code Chapter 26, and a “local emergency” as defined in Government Code Section 8558(c),
hereby exist within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Azusa and are deemed to continue to
exist until their termination is proclaimed by the City Council.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that in accordance with the California
Disaster Assistance Act and the Stafford Act, a copy of this proclamation be forwarded to the
Director of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services requesting that the Director find
it acceptable in accordance with State law; that the Governor of California, pursuant to the
Emergency Services Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in Los Angeles County;
that the Governor waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery
assistance be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State
expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief
programs.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that during the existence of this local
emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be
those prescribed by State law, and by the ordinances and resolutions heretofore and hereafter
adopted by the City Council.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the
continued threatened existence and actual existence of the local emergency, the powers, functions
and duties of the Director of Emergency Services and the emergency organization of the City shall
be those prescribed by state law, by ordinances and resolutions of the City and approved by the
City Council.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that said local emergency shall be
deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of
Azusa, State of California.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of January 2025.
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Robert Gonzales
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025-C01 was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a meeting thereof held on the 15th day of January
2025, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Best Best & Krieger, LLP
City Attorney