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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2023-010
<br />RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE CONFIRMATION OF A PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY AND
<br />DECLARING ITS TERMINATION IN LINE WITH THE TERMINATION OF THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF
<br />EMERGENCY BY THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT
<br />CODE SECTION 8630 AND SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3-4-124 BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19
<br />PANDEMIC
<br />WHEREAS, emergency conditions presently exist in the City of San Leandro related to the COVID-
<br />19 pandemic, all as described and in accordance with the City's Director of Emergency Services' March 16,
<br />2020 proclamation of a local emergency and state of emergency, ratified by the City Council on March 16,
<br />2020 by Resolution No. 2020-024, as a result of conditions described in the Director's proclamation; and
<br />WHEREAS, cumulatively in Alameda County best estimates are that to date there have been 389,576
<br />cases, and 2,099 deaths due to COVID-19; and
<br />WHEREAS, as of January 3, 2023, Alameda County Public Health estimates that there were 1,901
<br />probable cases of COVID-19 in San Leandro, justifying that COVID-19 continues to be a threat to public health;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, COVID-19 variants continue to be a major concern, most recently the Omicron variant and
<br />its sub -variants that continue to infect individuals internationally, nationally, and locally, individuals who may
<br />come into San Leandro and spread the sub -variants, increasing infection risks and threatening the public
<br />health; and
<br />WHEREAS, despite widespread availability of vaccines and that 87% of individuals in San Leandro have
<br />received the primary vaccine series, and 51% have received the primary series and booster, only 10% of San
<br />Leandro residents are estimated to have received the bivalent booster, which may affect infection rates
<br />especially if sub -variants are resistant to the primary and secondary dosages; and
<br />WHEREAS, the conditions described in the Director's proclamation and this resolution, as ratified by
<br />Resolution No. 2020-024, continue to exist and are still deemed to warrant continued emergency actions to
<br />preserve and protect public health, safety, welfare, and property; and
<br />WHEREAS, on October 17, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 State of
<br />Emergency will end on February 28, 2023.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL DOES RESOLVE that the emergency
<br />conditions described in this resolution, the Director's proclamation of a local emergency and state of
<br />emergency dated March 16, 2020, and ratified by the City of San Leandro City Council on March 16, 2020 by
<br />passage of Resolution No. 2020-024 are determined, found, ratified and declared to continue to exist, and that
<br />said conditions justify the continuation of a local emergency and state of emergency in the City of San
<br />Leandro; and
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council determines, finds, ratifies and declares that the local
<br />emergency will automatically terminate when the Governor terminates the State of Emergency or February
<br />28, 2023, whichever is later.
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