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<br /> <br /> <br /> 27 CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />• Disrup�on: In the event of a disrup�on, such as an incident or disaster, Resilience Hubs switch from <br />Normal Mode into reac�ng and responding to the disrup�on and augment opera�ons to beter support <br />immediate community needs. With enhanced systems and capacity, Hubs can ideally help reduce the <br />need for emergency services and beter connect residents and businesses with supplies, informa�on, <br />and support during a disrup�on. <br />• Recovery: Resilience Hubs are cri�cal in post-disrup�on recovery and ongoing community needs. Hubs <br />can act as centers for resource deliveries and distribu�on, access to support and assistance for <br />complicated processes such as filling out relief or insurance forms, loca�ons to access support services <br />for trauma, and can even be loca�ons where Community Benefits Agreements are generated. Hubs can <br />also be central loca�ons for external partners to gather and support recovery services such as <br />conduc�ng needs assessments, damage assessments, interviews with residents, and collec�ng data. <br />During a disrup�on, Resilience Hubs may serve many purposes to meet the needs of their community, such as: <br />• Ac�ng as a cooling or warming center <br />• Suppor�ng the City with shelter opera�ons <br />• Food and commodity distribu�on <br />• Medical care and childcare <br />• Public informa�on and alert and warning support <br />The City of San Leandro Resilience Hubs work to con�nuously improve community connec�ons and increase <br />overall community resiliency. More informa�on on Resilience Hubs in the City of San Leandro can be found at: <br />htps://www.sanleandro.org/990/Resilience-Hubs.26 <br />4.3. RESPONSE <br />Emergency Proclamations and Declarations <br />The California Emergency Services Act 27 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act <br />Public Law 93-288, as amended (Stafford Act),28 establish a general scheme for managing emergencies. <br />A proclama�on of local emergency is a cri�cal first step in response to an incident as it expands the emergency <br />powers and authori�es of government and ac�vates the appropriate aspects of applicable mutual aid plans. A <br />proclama�on of local emergency may also be required to qualify for some post-disaster financial assistance. <br />A proclama�on of local emergency provides the City of San Leandro with the following:29 <br />• Authority to promulgate emergency orders and regula�ons related to protec�ng life and property. <br />• Permission to ac�vate certain pre-established local emergency provisions, such as special purchasing and <br />contrac�ng. <br /> <br />26 htps://www.sanleandro.org/990/Resilience-Hubs <br />27 <br />htps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=GOV&division=1.&�tle=2.&part=&ch <br />apter=7.&ar�cle= <br />28 htps://www.fema.gov/disaster/stafford-act <br />29 htps://library.qcode.us/lib/san_leandro_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/�tle_3-chapter_3_4?view=all#�tle_3- <br />chapter_3_4-ar�cle_1-3_4_110