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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-001 State Emergency REQUEST TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY' TO: FROM: John Kitzhaber, Governor, State of Oregon, and the Jackson County Board of Commissioners Brian L. Almquist. City Administrator, City of Ashland. At 1 :OOam on January 1, 1997 the Emergency Operations Center was activated at Level II, and at 8:42am on January 1 the City Administrator declared a Water Crisis Emergency for the City of Ashland. The current situation and conditions are: Major flooding in the Ashland Creek Channel and other drainage areas throughout the city resulting in loss of operable water and sewer treatment plants, including access to same, and threats to life, property, and the public health. The geographic boundaries of the emergency are: City limits of the City of Ashland, and the Ashland Creek floodway up to and including Reeder Reservoir. The City of Ashland by and through its City Administrator, as ratified by the City Council and Mayor, has determined that a state of emergency now exists in the city and that the city has expended all appropriate and available resources. The city requests that the Governor of the State of Oregon declare a state of emergency for the geographical area within the city limits of the City of Ashland as provided for in Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 401 and provide appropriate support from state agencies and the federal government together with the following forms of assistance2: 1. Equipment, manpower and technical assistance in clearing the Ashland Creek Channel of debris and silt. 2. Providing safe drinking water for the duration of the emergency. 3. Assisting the city in the construction of a roadway to the Ashland filtration plant. 4. Financial assistance to restore critical public facilities. 5. Assistance to businesses suffering structural damage in the form of loans or other means. ~ - Signe~ ~~J' )y;~~ Mayor Date January 2. 1997 p:forms\emergncy.dc3) I This request is to be routed through lackson County government and may be transmitted via radio, telephone, teletype, or fax. Hard copies must be sent to lackson County Emergency Management and the Oregon Emergency Management Division, and a copy placed in the fmal incident package. l For example,: direct state agencies to utilize and employ state personnel, equipment and facilities; provide temporaty housing during emergency; advance, lend or pass through funds available, etc. DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY As City Administrator for the City of Ashland I have determined that a state of emergency exists and therefor make the following declaration under the authority granted in Ashland Municipal Code Chapter 2.62': A. The nature of the emergency is: Major flooding in the Ashland Creek. Flooding and other drainage areas throughout the city, resulting in loss of operable water and sewer treatment plants, including access to same; and threats of life, property, and the public health. B. The geographical boundaries of the area subject to emergency controls are: City limits of the City of Ashland, and the Ashland Creek floodway up and including Reeder Reservoir. C. The duration of time the area above shall remain an emergency area is continuous until further notice is given. Special regulations imposed as a result of the state of emergency are: 1. Standard city procurement procedures are suspended. 2. A curfew is established in the Plaza Area and Winburn Way for the following hours during which all other than officially authorized personnel may be upon the public streets or other public places: 5:00pm to 7:00am. 3. The number of persons who may gather or congregate upon any public street, public place, or any outdoor place is limited to 25. 4. The following streets shall be barricaded and vehicular or pedestrian traffic is prohibited except for authorized police or emergency vehicles: 1. North Main from Church to Plaza. 2. Water Street from Plaza to Van Ness. 3. Winburn Way in its entirety. 4. Granite Street from end of pavement westerly. 5. Siskiyou Boulevard between Clay and Bellview. 6. Hersey (near Oak). 7. Van Ness (Water to Oak). 8. Nevada Street (Helman to Oak). 9. Water Street Bridge between Lee/Iowa. 10. Vista between Glenview /Fork. AMC 12.62.030 City Administrator responsibility. The City Administrator is responsible for implementation of the Emergency Management Plan. When the Administrator determines that a state of emergency exists, the Administrator shaII make a declaration to that effect and request the Mayor to call a special meeting of the Council in order to ratify the declaration of emergency. AMC 1 2.62.040 Declaration and ratification of emel'l!ency. A. The declaration by the Administrator of a state of emergency shall: 1. State the nature of the emergency. 2. Designate the geographical boundaries of the area subject to the emergrocy controls. 3. Stste the duration of time during which the area so designated shall remain an emergency area. 3. State any special regulations imposed as a resuIt of the state of emergency. 4. State any special regulations imposed as a result of the state of emergency. 5. Persons shall be evacuated from the following areas: 1. Plaza buildings between Lithia Park and N. Main. 6. The sale, carrying, or possession of any weapons or explosives of any kind on public streets, public places, or any outdoor place except for public safety officers is prohibited. 7. Commercial activity in the following areas is suspended until further notice: 1. Plaza buildings abutting Calle Guanajuato. 8. Water shall be turned off in the following areas: 1. All areas of the city. Electricity shall be turned off in the following areas: 1. Plaza buildings abutting Calle Guanajuato. 9. The following additional measures are ordered as being necessary for the protection of life or property, or for the recovery from the emergency2: 1. Traffic diversions as authorized by the Chief of Police or his designee. 2. Additional evacuations as authorized by the Chief of Police or his designee. Dated this 31st day of December, 1996, at the time of 10:00 pm. (p:forms\emer-dcl.or'l /;;;l--~ , Brian L. AI l ., 2 In addition to this open-ended author1ty, AMC S 2.62.060(11) authorizes the administrator: "To control, restrict and regulate by rationing, freezing, use of quotas, prohibitions on shipments, price fixing, allocation or other means, the use, sale or distribution of food, fuel, clothing and other commodities, materials, goods and services." 3 Section 2.62.030 of the municipal code requires the City Administrator, after declaring a state of emergency, to request request the Mayor to call a special meeting of the Council in order to ratify the declaration of emergrocy.