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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION N0.2009-153 (2648) RESOLUTION DECLARING A LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO DUE TO THE THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH FROM THE H1N1 INFLUENZA VIRUS WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has raised the pandemic alert for the HIN1 Influenza Virus to phase 6, an indicator of global, community-level infection; and WHEREAS, the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services declared a nationwide public health emergency as a consequence of confirmed of cases of H1N1 Influenza in the United States: and WHEREAS, the State of Emergency Proclaimed by the Governor on April 28, 2009 continues to exist, and it essential in order to mitigate the effects of that emergency to issue orders to facilitate emergency response; and WHEREAS, the Governor issued Executive Order 5-22-09 on October 6, 2009 to support and facilitate California's aggressive approach to addressing the spread of the H1N1 flu virus and the Emergency Services Act also requires local jurisdictions to declare a local emergency in order to be eligible for California Disaster Assistance Act funds; and WHEREAS, on October 27, 2009, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors proclaimed that a local emergency now exists throughout Alameda County; and WHEREAS, the California State Public Health Department reports more than 4,000 H1N1-related hospitalizations and 249 deaths in California; and WHEREAS, the HIN1 Influenza strain disproportionately affects younger persons and pregnant women; and WHEREAS, public and private schools within San Leandro have resumed classes for the fall semester; and WHEREAS, the fall and winter seasons of colder weather during which influenza is more easily spread are approaching; and WHEREAS, vaccines have been developed to provide immunity against H1N1 infection; and WHEREAS, the federal government started distributing H1N1 vaccines at the beginning of October 2009 to the California Department of Public Health for allocation to local distribution points, including the Alameda County Department of Public Health; and WHEREAS, there will not be sufficient vaccine initially to vaccinate all residents of Alameda County, and vaccine was first allocated by Alameda County for administration to priority target populations on November 1, 2009 to minimize the spread of H1N1 Influenza and to reduce the potential for morbidity and mortality from the virus; and