2008, 12-23 Special Meeting - Declaring Disaster
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SP0KANE VALLEY CITY COUNCgi.
SPE"CIAI. EMEi RGENCY MEET'ING
Tuesday, Decem6er 23, 2008 4:00 p.m.
CI'TY HALL COLINCyL CFIAM[BERS
11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 101
Call to Order by 1Vlayor .Rich Munson Roll- Call: City Clerk
Agenda 'i'opic:
To - consider a resolution declaring an emergency or disaster in the City of
:Spokane Valley. Proposecl 1Vlotion: To approve Resolution 08-023 Proclaiming
an Emergency due to sevei•e winter-storms:
Adjournment.
Special Emergeacy Meeiing 12-23-08 Page I oF 1
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASIIINGTON
RESOLUTION ;NO. 08-023
A RES.OLUTION OF THE CI'I'Y OF SPOKANE' VALLEX, SPOKANE COUNTY,
WASH[NG7'ON; PROCLAIIM[IlVG AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER IN THE CITY OF
SPOKANE VAL.LEY, WASHIIVGTON.
WHER.EAS, the City of Spolcane VaUey staff and/or the Spokanc City/County Department of
Emergency Management has reporled to the Spokanc Valley, City Council Tl-IAT beeinnine on December
17. 2008, at aDproximatelV 1:00 p.m., a series of severe winter storms beaan devositine verv siEnifcant
amounts of snow on the Citv. and tlie weather forecast anticinates sienificant additional snow over- the
neYt at least five davs. The amount of snow severely disrupted or is disrupting the health, safety and
welfare within the City-of Spokane Valley 'and caused or is.causing extensive damage in parts of the City
of Spokane Valley; and
WTiEREAS; an emergency or disaster.exists that neccssitates utilization ofthe emergency powers
grantecl pursuant to RCW 38.52 and/or 35A.33; and
WHEREAS, the emergency conditions warrant the calling of an emergency meeting of the City
Council without pr•ior notice pursuant to RCW 42.30.070; and
WHE-REAS, significajit economic loss has occurred or is occurring as a result of shufdowns
necessary to conduct siructural assessments of facilities; and
WHEREAS, tiie City of Spokane VaJley is respansible for maintaining the healtli, safety, and
welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley has authority, pursuant to RCW 38.52:070(2), "to enter
into conlracts and incur obligations necessary;to combat such disaster, protecting the health and safety of
persons and property, and providing emergency assistance to the victims of-sucll,disaster. Each polilical
subdivision is authorized to exercise the powers vested under this section in the light of the exigencies of
an extreme einergency situation without regard to time•consuming procedures and fornialities prescribed
by law (excepting mandatnry constitutional requircments), including, but not limited to, budget !aw
limitations, requiremcnts of compelitive bidding and publication of notices, provisions pertaining to the
performance of public work, entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the employment of
lemporary workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase of suppliES and materials, the- levying of taxes;
and the appropriation and expenditures of public funds..."; and
WHEItEAS, the City of Spokane Valley is a party to the regional Amended Interlocal Agreement
for Emergency Management Services. That Interlocal Agreement was established pursuant to RCW 39.34
and RCW 38.52.070 to facilitate cooperation behveen the City of Spokane Valley and the other local
govcrnments thai are pacties to the Agreemenl in the event pf an emergGncy; and
WHEREAS, state-and federa) resources are supplemental to Iocal.jurisdiction efforts; and
WHER.EAS, Mayor Richard Munson proclaimed that emergency cooditions exist at 5:00 p.m. on
Deceinber 22, 2008; and
WHEREAS, a local "Proclamation of Emergency" is a preliminary step to rcquesting a
"Proclamation of Emergency" from tlie Governor and requesting state and federal assistance.
Resolution 08-023 Emergency (winter weather) ['age 1 of 2 •
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NOW THEREFnRE, 'rHE.CITY COUNCIL OF THE C1TY OF SP-OKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON
ORDAINS AS rOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. - Puroose and intent. As a result of the aforementioned conditions, it is the purpose
and intent of this resolution to formally proclaim the existence of an emergency or disaster in the City of
Spokane Valley due.to severe-winter storm conditions.
SECTION 2-- Definitions.
"Emergency or disaster" as used in all sections of dhis Resolution except KCW -38.52.430 shall
mean an event or set of circumstances which: (i) Demands immediate action to preseive public health,
protect life, protect public propeMy, or to provide relief to any stricken community overtaken by sucti
occurrences, or (ii) reaches such a dimension or degree of destructiveness as to «►arrant the governor
declaring a stafe af emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.010.
SECTION 3 - Emereencv Proclamation.
A. The nction by Mayor Richard Munson in proclaiming an emergency at 5:00 p.m. on
-December 22, 2008 is ratified'by the City Council.
B. It is hereby declared tlla& there has been an emergency,since December 17, 200$ and
continues to be an emergency or disaster as a.re5u(t of the aforemeotioned conditions in the City of
Spokarie Valiey, Spokane County, Washington; therefore, designated departments *are authorized to enter
into contracfs and iricur obligations necessary to combat such emergency to protect lhc health, safety and
welfare of persons and property, and provide emergency assistance to the victims of such disaster
pursuant to RCW 38.52 and/or 35A.33.
C. Each designated department is audiorized to exercise the powers enuinerated in this
Resolutian in liglit of the demands of a» extr-eme emergency siluation without regard to time consuming
procedures and formaliries prescribed by law (except mandatory constitutional requirements).
SECTION 4 - Cffective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon adoption,
anci shall remain. in effect until subseqttent action-_by the City Council stating the conditions giving rise to
this Eme'rgency Proclamation have subsided. DATE-D this 23`d day of December, 2008.
Richard Munson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Offce of-the City Attorney
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CITY OF -SPOKANE VALLEY, ~
SPOKANJE COUNTY, WASHINGTON - PROCLAIVIATION O]F EMERGENCY OR I)ISASTER IN THE CITY OF
SPOKANE VALLEY, WASIUNGTON, BY T-H.F MAY012.
WHEREAS, the City of Spokazie Vallzy staff has reported to the Mayor THAT ON
Decembec 22. 2008 , at 5:00 n.m. , the fTeQuent and heavv snotiv stor-ms
since December 17, 2008 sever.ely disnipted or is disrupting the health, safety and welfare wi.thin
tlie= City of SpQkane Valley and caused or is causing extensive dainage in parts of the City of
Spokane Valley; and
WHEREAS, a"di.saster" includes (but is -not limited to) destructive nafiural phenomena,
public disorder, energy emergency, riot, or other situation causing destruction and distress that
affects health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, an "eraergency" includes (but is not limited to) dest.ructive natural
phenomena= public disorder, energy emergency, riot, or other grave or serious situation or
occurrence that~hanpens unexpectedly and demands immed.iate action; and
NVHEREAS, an emergency or disaster exists that necessitafies utilization of the
, enlergency powers granted pursuant to RCW 38.52 andlor RCVV 35A.33; and
WHEREAS, significant ecanomic loss has nccurred or is occurring as a result of the
incident and shutdowns necessary, to conduct structural assessments of faci.lities; and
WHEREAS, the City of .Spokane Valley is responsible for mainta.ining the health, safety,
and wzlfare of its citizens; and
VVH.EREAS, the City of Spokane Valley has authority, pursuant to RCW _35A.33.080, to _
make expenditures for emergericies "requ.iring the immediafie prEServation of order or public
health, or for the restoration to a condition of usefulness of any public property which has been
dainaged or destroyzd by accident= or for public relief from calamity...."; and
WHEREAS, the City ot' Spokane Valley has authority, pursuant to RCW 38.52.100(1),
"to inake appropriations for the ordinary expenses of [fihe- City] for the-paymznt of experises of
its local organization for emergency management"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Va11ey is,-a party to the A.mended Inter-local Agreement
for Emergency Management Services, wliich Interlocal Agreement was established, pursuant to
RCW 39.34 and RCW 38.52.070, to facilitate cooperation betwzen the City of Spokane Valley
aild the several other local governments that are party to the Interlocal Agreement in the event of
an emergency; and
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WHEREEIS, state and federal resources are supplemerital'to local juxisdiction efforts; and'
WHEREAS, a"Proclamation of Emergency" is a prelicninary step to requesting a
"Proclamation of Emergency" fxom the Governor and requesting state and federal 'assistance.
NOW THEREFORE, I Rich Munson, Mayor of the City of Spokane Valley, as a result
of the aforementioned,situa.tion.and pu.rsua.nt to RCW 38.52.020(1)(b):
DO HEREBY PROCLAIM_ that a State of Emergency exists i.n the City of Spokane
Va11ey and dirzct that the plans and procedii.res of the currently 'adopted Amended Interlocal
Agreeiueizt for Emergency Managernent Services be, implemented. Designated departments are
authorized to enter into contracfis and incur obliaations necessary to combat such emergency ta
protect the hzalth, safety and welfare of person and property, and provide emergzncy assistance
to the victims of such disaster. Each designated departnaent is authorized to exercise the powers
vested In this resolution in l.ight of the demands of an extreme emergency siLuation without
regard to -time consuming procedures and formalities prescribzd by law (except mandatory-
coastitutiona.l requ.irements).
DATED tliis ZZnd day 'of'December, 2008 1
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' Richard 1Vlunsons Mayor .
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