Submitted By: City Manager
Prepared By: Andy Hall, City Manager/Director of Emergency Services
Adam Atamian, Community Development Director
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PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO TROPICAL STORM RACHEL; CONTINUATION OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO HURRICANE MARIE; AND CONFIRMATION OF THE CITY MANAGER AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
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Summary:
California Government Code Section 8630 authorizes the City Council to proclaim a local emergency and requires the City Council to review the need for continuing each local emergency at least once every 60 days and terminate it at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. San Clemente Municipal Code Section 8.12.050 establishes the office of Director of Emergency Services, who is appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council.
On September 15, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-160 following the coastal impacts associated with Hurricane Marie. The proclamation was intentionally drafted broadly to address the then-current damage and anticipated weather and tidal impacts during the upcoming El Niño season. Since that action, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the Orange County Operational Area have advised local jurisdictions that emergency proclamations, incident documentation, and potential reimbursement should be maintained on an incident-specific basis. Under that direction, Hurricane Marie and Tropical Storm Rachel are treated as separate incidents, and the broader El Niño weather pattern is not treated as a single disaster incident.
The proposed Resolution therefore accomplishes two separate actions: (1) proclaims a new local emergency arising from Tropical Storm Rachel; and (2) renews and continues the local emergency previously proclaimed through Resolution No. 26-160 for the continuing impacts and recovery activities associated with Hurricane Marie. El Niño remains relevant as the seasonal weather patt...
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