City Council

d. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER’S\nPROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN\nRESPONSE TO 2024 FEBRUARY WINTER STORMS AND AUTHORIZING\nAPPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 GENERAL FUND\nUNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE FOR IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM REPAIRS\nSummary:\nOn February 4, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of\nEmergency for eight counties in Southern California, including Los Angeles\nCounty, as a series of winter storms began impacting much of the State with\nhigh winds, damaging rain, and heavy snowfall. As of February 6, 2024, the City\nof Signal Hill experienced significant damage to the Panorama Promenade and\nMolino Avenue and 20th Street. California Government Code 8630, et. Seq.,\nand Signal Hill Municipal Code, Chapter 2, Section 2.76.060, provide the City\nManager, as Director of Emergency Services, the authority to proclaim the\nexistence of a local emergency if the City Council is not in session, which must\nbe proclaimed within 10 days of an event. The City Council will consider\nadopting a resolution ratifying the proclamation of the existence of a local\nemergency in response to the February 2024 winter storms, made by the City\nManager as the Director of Emergency Services, on February 7, 2024. The City\nCouncil will also consider adopting a proposed Resolution authorizing\nappropriations from the Fiscal Year 2023-24 General Fund Unassigned Fund\nBalance/Capital Improvement Projects Reserve fund for needed immediate\nshort-term repairs in the amount of $800,000.\nStrategic Plan Goal(s):\nGoal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability\nand resilience.\nGoal No. 2 Community Safety: Maintain community safety by supporting\npublic safety services and increasing emergency preparedness.\nGoal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical\ninfrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.\nRecommendations:\n1. Adopt the resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A\nLOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL\nHILL, AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES\n2. Adopt the resolution, entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING\nBUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FOR THE\nEMERGENCY REPAIRS RESULTING FROM THE 2024 WINTER STORM\nDAMAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $800,000.\n(15) CONSENT CALENDAR\nThe following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and\nnon-controversial. Items will be acted upon by the Council at one time without\ndiscussion. Any item may be removed by a Council Member for discussion.