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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2006-005 (2648) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RATIFYING THE DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES RESULTING FROM THE WINTER STORMS OF 2005-06 WHEREAS, Government Code S 8630 authorizes an official designated by City ordinance to proclaim the existence of a local emergency when the City Council is not in session so long as such proclamation is ratified by the City Council within seven days; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has weathered a series of storms characterized by heavy rains, floodwaters, high winds, wave action and surge tides, which caused damage to shoreline levees and rip rap, damage to the Bay Trail and the dumping of hundreds oftons of debris on the Shoreline Recreation Area; and WHEREAS, pursuant to State law and Title 3, Section 3-4-124 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, the Director of Emergency Services is empowered to declare, and did declare, a local emergency in San Leandro on January 5,2006, by executing the attached Declaration of Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, the City Council concurs with the Director of Emergency Services that the above described events constitute an actual emergency, resulting in conditions that pose an extreme peril to the health and safety of persons and property within the City; and WHEREAS, these conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, facilities and resources of this City, and the combined forces of other political subdivisions will be required to combat these dangers. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE that the attached Declaration of Local Emergency issued by the Director of Emergency Services on January 5,2006 is hereby ratified and confirmed. This local emergency shall continue until terminated by further resolution ofthe City Council. The City Council shall review this condition at each Council meeting until terminated, pursuant to Government Code S 8630( c).