Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION CONTINUING IN EFFECT THE PROCLAIMED LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL ODOR (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On October 25, 2021, the City Council ratified the proclamation of a local emergency related to the Dominguez Channel Odor pursuant to Resolution No. 21-147. Resolution No. 21-147 requires the City Council to review the continuing need for the proclaimed local emergency no less frequently than every 30 days until the proclaimed local emergency is terminated.
The purpose of this item is for the City Council to review the need to continue the proclaimed local emergency, per Resolution No. 21-147. Based on the persistence of the conditions and circumstances that gave rise to the initial need to proclaim the local emergency, despite significant improvement indicated by recent air and water testing, staff recommends continuing the proclaimed local emergency in effect until the next time the City Council is required to review the continuing need (within 30 days).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. ADOPT Resolution No. 21-157, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING IN EFFECT THE PROCLAIMED LOCAL EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 21-147 RELATED TO THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL ODOR (Exhibit No. 1)."
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
On October 25, 2021, the City Council ratified the proclamation of a local emergency pursuant in the City of Carson, as set forth in Resolution No. 21-147, pursuant to Government Code Section 8558(c) and Carson Municipal Code Section 3705(a) related to the existence of a noxious odor emanating from the Dominguez Channel. (Exhibit No. 2).
Resolution No. 21-147 provides that the City Council shall "review within 30 days . . . , until such Local Emergency is terminated...
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