Title
Adopt a Resolution to:
Continue the Local Health Emergency for the Monterey County March 2023 Storms.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to:
Continue the Local Health Emergency for the Monterey County March 2023 Storms.
DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Storms have created conditions of potential exposure to hazardous waste, specifically damage to open spaces, structures and dwellings which has compromised containers with hazardous waste, which in turn represents a substantial present or potential threat to human health and the environment.
The circumstances of potential release of hazardous materials, by reason of the magnitude and frequency of the storms, are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of any single local government and will require the combined forces of a mutual aid region, regions, and state.
On March 22, the County Health Officer, Dr. Edward Moreno, declared a Local Health Emergency. On March 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors ratified the March 22nd Local Health Emergency. Once ratified, the Board of Supervisors must review at least every 30 days the need for continuing a Local Health Emergency. Most but not all affected properties have completed Phase 1 removal of household hazardous waste through coordinated efforts with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. Due to the continued presence of hazardous waste on properties with structural damage as a result of catastrophic flooding, conditions warranting the Local Health Emergency continue to exist. Review and continuation of the Local Health Emergency by the Board of Supervisors is requested.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Continuance of the Local Health Emergency will allow cooperation and mutual aid assistance from regional and state agencies to County of Monterey Health Department for the proper handling and disposal of hazardous waste....
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