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Adopt a resolution to extend the Proclamation of a Local Emergency dated January 12, 2017, ratified on January 19, 2017, and initially reviewed and extended on February 14, 2017, in accordance with California Government Code section 8630 for a succession of significant winter storm events which occurred between January 4, and 12, 2017 that resulted in significant damage to public infrastructure and private property within Monterey County. (4/5ths vote required)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to extend the Proclamation of a Local Emergency dated January 12, 2017, ratified on January 19, 2017, and initially reviewed and extended on February 14, 2017, in accordance with California Government Code section 8630 for a succession of significant winter storm events which occurred between January 4, and 12, 2017 that resulted in significant damage to public infrastructure and private property within Monterey County.
SUMMARY:
The extension of the ratified emergency proclamation will allow for continual vital repairs to damages to infrastructure which has occurred from localized flooding, roadway slope erosion and embankment slip-outs, debris flows, landslides, and culvert failure affecting the safety of said roadways; obstruction of public roadways from storm water, storm debris and roadway failure; damage to storm drain infrastructure; and damage to public and private utilities and damage to public facilities and parks. Safety concerns will result in road closures, areas of isolation, loss of power and other critical infrastructure that will continue to impact public safety and repose.
DISCUSSION:
The conditions warranting and necessitating a proclamation of the existence of a local emergency have not been resolved and immediate action continues to be necessary to mitigate the effects of the local emergency. Specific areas of concern from the storms are the Pajaro River Levee monitoring and repairs, th...
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