Report to Mayor and City Council
Monday, October 25, 2021
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AN UPDATE ON THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL FOUL ODOR AND CONSIDER RATIFYING A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF CARSON AND REQUESTING A COUNTY AND GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION OF EMERGENCY AND PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION OF DISASTER (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The Carson City Manager, acting in her capacity as the City's Director of Emergency Services, has determined that the long-term health effects due to chronic exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is of the highest concern and the situation is now of such length, severity, and magnitude that the effective response is beyond the capabilities of the City of Carson and has proclaimed that a Local Emergency as defined in the California Government Code ?8558(c), and Carson Municipal Code ?3705 exists in the City of Carson.
This action by the Carson City Council is to ratify the declaration of local emergency. City Council shall review, within 30 days, until such Local Emergency is terminated, the need for continuing the Local Emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. RATIFY the Proclamation Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency in the City of Carson and Requesting a County and Governor's Proclamation of Emergency and Presidential Declaration of Disaster Proclamation and Presidential Declaration of Disaster Proclamation Proclaiming the Existence of Local Emergency in the City of Carson and Requesting a County and Governor's Proclamation of Emergency and Presidential Declaration of Disaster; and
2. ORDER that a copy of this Proclamation be forwarded to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors with the request that they proclaim the County of Los Angeles to be in a state of emergency; and that a copy to be forwarded to the Governor of California with the request that the Governor proclaim the City of Carson and the...
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