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Adopt a resolution to ratify the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the County Administrative Officer on February 4, 2024, related to the Winter Storm Event that started on February 3, 2024, causing damage to public infrastructure and private property throughout Monterey County, thereby causing conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property nearby. (4/5ths vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution to ratify the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the County Administrative Officer on February 4, 2024, related to the Winter Storm Event that started on February 3, 2024, causing damage to public infrastructure and private property throughout Monterey County, thereby causing conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property nearby. (4/5ths vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 8630(a) the County Administrative Officer may proclaim the existence of a local emergency when the County is affected by or likely to be affected by a public calamity. The Government Code requires that an emergency proclamation be ratified by the Board of Supervisors within 7 days of its issuance, and be reviewed at least once every 60 days until the emergency is terminated.
Beginning February 3, 2024, heavy rainfall, extreme winds, river flooding, flash flooding, coastal flooding, mudslides, landslides, and high surf hazards threatened residents, property, roads, critical infrastructure, and transportation systems in the County of Monterey and political subdivisions. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of person and property arose within numerous areas within the County of Monterey, including but not limited to: the Carmel River and Lagoon, Salinas River and Lagoon, Bolsa Knolls, Arroyo Seco, and Laureles Grade. Conditions of peril exist to the safety and wellbeing of the residents also living around rivers and waterways. Emergency protective measures and flooding fighti...
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