HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 97-09RESOLUTION NO. 97- 09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY AND RATIFYING
THE PROCLAMATION THEREOF.
A. RECITALS
(i) Ordinance No. 02 (1991) of the City of Diamond Bar empowers the Director of
Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when
said city is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in
session; and
(ii) On January 5-6, 1997, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and
property existed as a result of high velocity wends on public and private property located in the
City of Diamond Bar; and
(iii) These conditions were found to be beyond the control of local resources and
warranted the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency; and
(iv) The City Council was not in session and could not immediately be called into
session; and
(v) Section 7 (a) of Ordinance No. 02 (199 1) requires that the City Council take
action to ratify the proclamation of a local emergency by the Director of Emergency Services
within seven (7) days or the proclamation shall have no further force of effect; and
(vi) The Director of Emergency Services declared the local emergency on January 13,
1997.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find that the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril
did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency; and
SECTION 2. That said local emergency shall be deemed to continue to exist until its
termination is proclaimed by the City Council; and
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1 Rt -day of Ta,,,,a rte, , 1997.
Mayor
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at the regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on 21 stday of January, 1997, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Ansari, Harmony, Werner,
M/Huff
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS MPT/Herrera
ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ATTEST:
4LynBurgess,,1ity Clerk
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