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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-03 Declaring Emergency RESOLUTION NO. 97- A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY MADE BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND ASSUMING ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY POWERS DURING THE EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Administrator has determined that a state of emergency exists in the City of Ashland. We ratify that determination and adopt those statements made by the Administrator in his declaration which is attached to this resolution1. SECTION 2. Additional specific emergency powers delegated to the Administrator or authorized for the duration of the emergency shall be: Authority to request assistance from other public agencies. Authority to determine the priority for restoration of water service. With concurrence of the Mayor, such other powers as are necessary for the public health safety and welfare. The foregoing resolution was READ and DULY ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Ashland on the _~_ day of January, 1997. Barbara Christensen, City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this ~ ~Jatl3erine M. Golden, Mayor 1 AMC § 2.62.040 Declaration and ratification of emc~ency. A. Thc declarati~ by the Admini~'ator of a stat~ of emcrge~cy shall: l. State thc nature of the emergency. 2. De~igaale the geographical bouadarie~ of thc area ~ubject to the emergency conttola. 3. State any ~pecial regulation~ imposed as a rcsult of thc s~atc of cmcrgeacy. B. In additlo~ to thc statements enumerated in subsection A, thc ratification by the City Council of a state of cmcrgcncy shall: I. Stat~ thc duration of time during which thc area so dcsignatcd shall remain an cmcrgeocy area. 2. Authorize specific cmcrgcncy powers for the duration of thc emcrgcacy period set forth in thc dcclarafic~. PAGE i-RESOLUTION RATIFYING DECLARATION OF EMERGENCYe:for~s~,,,:r~I.o~) 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 2.627: 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: Standard city procurement procedures are suspended. 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. The number of persons who may gather or congregate upon any public street, public place, or any outdoor place is limited to 25. The following streets shall be barricaded and vehicular or pedestrian traffic is prohibited except for authorized police or emergency vehicles: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. North Main from Church to Plaza. Water Street from Plaza to Van Ness. Winburn Way in its entirety. Granite Street from end of pavement westerly. Siskiyou Boulevard between Clay and Bellview. Hersey (near Oak). Van Ness (Water to Oak). Nevada Street (Helman to Oak). Water Street Bridge between Lee/Iowa. Vista between Glenview/Fork. I .AMC [ 2.62.~30 City Administrator respons~illP/. ~ City Adminisl~ator ~s ~le for impl~ncnl~tion of ~e ~ner~ency Ms. go. eot Plan. Whe~ Ibc Administrator del~mincs ~at · stal~ of en~gcncy exists, Ibc Admlni~'nlor ~ tnake a decl~'afion to that effect and r~ucst the Mayor to call a special mec~ of the CoonciJ in order to r~ I~ dcct~afion of ~ne~g~ncy. AMC { 2.62.040 Deelarati~z and ratificati~z of emcq~cocy. A. Thc deehu'~ioo by thc Admini~trator of · state of e~nergeocy slmll: 1. State thc nature of Ihe emcrgeacy. 2. l)cs~t~ ~e geographical boundariea o~ the ~trea ~bject to the emergeacy centroh. 3. State thc dur~fi~ of time during which thc area so designated shall remain aa emergency area. 3. S~te any R~ecial rcguhti~m impo~d as · result of the stat~ of emergency. 4. Stale ~ny special 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.orl) Brian L. Almquist, Ci~ministrator~ 2 ]'n addition to this open-ended authority, ANC § 2.62.060(1'1) authorizes the administrator: ""20 contro[, 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 Sectien 2.62.030 of ~hc municipal cod~ rcquirc~ thc City Admlni~-n[Or, ~ decl~ng a ~ of emccg~ncy, to rcquc,~t request thc Mayor to call a special mecting of ~hc Council in order to ratify thc dcclara~icn of emcrgmcy. 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. Almo. uist. City AdministretQr, City of Ashland. At 1:00am 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: Equipment, manpower and technical assistance in clearing the Ashland Creek Channel of debris and silt. Providing safe drinking water for the duration of the emergency. Assisting the city in the construction of a roadway to the Ashland filtration plant. Financial assistance to restore critical public facilities. Assistance to businesses suffering structural damage in the form of loans or other means. Mayor p:forms\emergncy.dc3} Date January 2, 1997 This rcqucst is to b~ rout~d through Jackson County govemmcnt and may b~ transmitted via radio, tcl~, t~lctyp*, or fax. Hard copka mtut Ix~ ~t to Jackson Co~mty Emo~eocy Management and ~he Oregon P, mergmcy Manag~ne~t Division, and · copy prated in the f'mal incident package. For cz. ample: direct stat~ agcncie~ to utilize and employ state pc...rseancl, cquipmc~t and facilities; provide temporaO, housing during cmcrg~ncy; advance, lend or pass through funds ~vaJlable, e~c.