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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05152007 - SD.4.5 i So S b I TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ,�-_ ' � -� CONTRA FROM: John Cullen. County Admini r - COSTA COUNTY DATE: _flay 1, 200. SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION RATIFYLNG COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S PROCL_NIATION OF LOC_AI.EMERGENCY (EASTBOUND 1-80 CON-NBCTOR FAILURE) SPECIFIC REQL"EJTiS i OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGBOTUX7 A\D Itis:iFICATIO\ RECONIMENDATION(S): Adopt the attached resolution. FISCAL IMPACT: Failure to declare a local emergency may impact the County's ability to obtain reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with this emergency event. I BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): i In addition to the reasons stated in the attached resolution. staff will be making a presentation and will be prepared to answer any questions from the Board. i CONTINUED O\ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATL1tE:-�/%�> ,{,t I RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF BOAZN COMMITTEE APPROT OTHER SIGNATURE(S): I 1 ACTIONOF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECO�iNIE\DED_ r � OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF'N �(_UNANIMOUS (_ BSE\T4&=:�L, ACTIO\TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE AYES: NOES: �H-NtiTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON THE DATE SHOWN I Orig.: CAO ATTEST: JOHN CLLLEN, CLERK OF THE cc: Sheriff BOARD OF/K -PERVISORS AND COUNTY County Counsel ADMINISTR A,TOR Contact: Lt.Jeff Hebel Bv ,D_e_puty Exhibits: Resolution Contra Costa County Proclamation of Local Emergency I I K.- O y\N- eme-,,erd up' I I 4 i BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY STATE OF CALIFORNIA Ratification of County Administrator's ) Resolution No. 2007. ?7- Proclamation of Local Emergency ) (Goy. Code, § 8630) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES as follows: Section 42-2.802 of the County Ordinance Code empowers the Administrator of Emergency Services (County Administrator) to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the County-is affected or likely-to be affected by a public calamity. The Board of Supervisors does hereby find: Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the County, caused by the failure of the I-580 Eastbound Connector from the San Francisco Bay Bridue to I-1-)80 and State Highway 24, I thereby causing a lengthy and massive disruption of traffic, including County citizens commuting to and from work and the movement of commerce on that I route, the extraordinary wear and tear on County roads that will be required to be used as alternative routes, and the significant additional cost to the County in overtime for County employees utilized to ensure public safety, commencing on or about -5:45 a .m. on April 29, 2007, at which time the Board of Supervisors was not in session: These conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property warranted and necessitated the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency, The County:administrator proclaimed a local emergency within the County on April 29, 2007, after conferring, with one or more members of this Board. NOW. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the proclamation of local emergency, as issued by the County Administrator, is ratified by this Board, and i i IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the local emerQencv shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by this Board, subject to this Board's reviewing the need for continuing this proclamation of local i emerQency at least every 14 days. PASSED on May 1, 2007. by the following vote: I AYES: (y,°p, �, lam(,°!/lam a, �3Crrv� !la , &I vve4" 'a,v �+c-P kO I NOES: YLWV ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: John Cullen, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors And County Administrator By: c l uty Clerk i i ,9A071a 70 County AdministratorBoard of Supervisors C®ntra `/ John M Gioia i vounty 4 'n'.nlstreion BufidingCOta ?`-Dismz: 6651 Pine$tett 11t Field" Costa" V\ Gayle B.Uilkema Ma. inez.Ca?fornia 9455:—'22S? ?_Disric 19251 335-1030 County (325%33--1093 FAX Mary N.Piepho 3-Ds- John Cullen sew Mark DeSaulnier zkg CoanW.id'ninistator Federal D.Glover .� _ -< P'Disci c `c6'c>t' CONTRA COSTA CO17\7Y ' PROCL—NL4,TIO'S OF LOCAL EN ERGE\CI- (by County administrator) Section 4_'-2.80'- of the Contra Costa Count"Ordinance Code(Goy-. Code, < 8630) empowers the Count°Administrator. as the Administrator of Emereenev Services.to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency"when the Board of Supervisors is not in session; and The Count-Administrator of Contra Costa Count°does berebv find: That conditions of extreme peril to the safer"of persons and property haN e arisen within the Count. caused by the failure on this date of the I-580 Eastbound Connector from the San Francisco Bav Bridge to 1-580 and State Higbwa-. 24.thereby°causing a lengthV and massive disruption of traffic, including Cunt citizens commuting to and from Rork and the movement of commerce on that route.the extraordinary wear and tear on Count roads that will be required to be used as alternative routes. and the significant i additional cost to the Count in overtime for Count employees utilized to ensure public i safer-. and That these conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services. personnel, equipment,and facilities of the Count: and That the Board of Supervisors of the Cunt-of Contra Costa is not in session (and cannot immediately be called into session): and That the Count-Administrator has conferred with one or more members of the Board of Supervisors and has determined that three or more member are unavailable on � this day.Which is Sunda.to assemble for an emergency-meeting. NOW. THEREFORE_.IT IS HEREBY PROCL_AIN-IED that a local emergency° DOW exists throuahout Contra Costa Count; and I I IT IS FURTHER PROCL_A HIED AND ORDERED that. during the existence of the local emergency.the powers, functions,and duties of the emeraencv organization of this count-sball be those prescribed by state lay;.by ordinances. and by resolutions of this Count-. and bv the Count of Contra Costa Emergency Plan, as approved by the Board of Supervisors on February ]!. '006. I I i IT IS FURTHER PROCLAMED \D ORDERED that such local amerQency shall not remain in effect more than seven days unless this Proclamation is ratified by the Board of Supervisors. I Dated.: Bv: � ++ T u en_Count°Administrator County of Contra Costa i I i i i I i i DRAFT ADDS\-DUM Mav 1. 2007 SD.4.5 Proclamation of Local Emergency By unanimous rote, with all Supervisors present; the Urgency item to adopt Resolution No. 2007/270 to ratite-the Count-Admistrator's Proclamation of Local Emergency was added as SD.4.5 to the a_senda. Captain Donn- Gordon, Sheriff Office of Emergency Services presented the report to the Board outlining the actions taken(PowerPoint presentation attached) following the failure of the Eastbound I-580 connector to I-80 on April 29, 2007 (area commonly known as the McArthur daze). Also in attendance were Lt. Jeff Hebel and Chris Boyer of the Sheriff s Department. Captain Gordon said that following the incident, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of disaster, and requested local emergency proclamations by Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisico operational areas. A quorum of the Board of Supervisors not being possible, Counts- � Administrator John Cullen, as empowered by Section 42.2802 of the County Ordinance Code, declared a State of Emergency, and the Regional Emergency Operation Center was activated. i Captain Gordon also noted that public transit agencies offered free rides on Monday. The agencies, including Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), bus line and ferry services, will increase capacity to accommodate more passengers for as lona as required. , I Supervisor Gioia inquired as to -whether the County or cities would be entitled to reimbursement for ! additional wear and tear on the alternate roadways drivers would likely reroute onto; particularly in respect to changes in the re-routing of heavy-truck traffic_ said he believed that all justifiable expenses incurred by the affected areas as a result of the emergency event would be reimbursable. I Supervisor I:ilkema requested that the impacted cities in conjuction with the County, including the city managers, be updated to be advised of what criteria they should use to begin documentation for possible reimbursement. , I Captain Gordon noted that a letter regarding all issues surrounding the matter had been faxed that morning to the police chiefs, and added that staff would be also be meeting with Public Works following the Board meeting this day. Chair Piepho suggested it may be more appropriate that further information come to the County Administrator's Office and Public Works, since the matter involves roads and infrastucture as opposed to public safety. She requested that the letter sent to the police chiefs be forwarded to the Board_ The Board ADOPTED Resolution 2007/•270 ratifving Countv Administrator's Proclamation of Local Emergency in regard to the April 29, 2007 Eastbound I-80 connector failure: DIRECTED the Office of Emergency Services to notiAr the County Administrator's Office, Public Works Department and city managers of criteria for appropriate data collection for expense reimbursement: and REQUESTED communications previously sent to police chiefs be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. x �: xx� x .d r (-y � :�l =_ -'�/ n-� a� -r- s� L 7 � ��i f■,lt r� 7 ,'\J I IN, - �n r '_ - t, � " _ s. _ fir,. _ Y -� �/j • r - , J ztn zn Lt- 1 1 forpppd _ # x jn4 IT 8 � _ - a -� 'f' � •�� F.."^ori_-` �' n ftp, 4SFj�•�a�.y� 1[ ;Sri ' I .1 1:.-- Iii_ - '•1 c 10 kk® cy 0 C) a) ® � @ c:camD � � � � CL ® qqq o --I" � �° P/ , O n --1 --h ® CD CD C=) :3 ® ® - ® CD 0 CD CD CD W CL 0 CD n ® CD CD CCD ® ® �' W�l r-*. co CD C) 3CD �■y. 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