Staff Report.COVID-19 Emergency
Reviewed by: Town Manager and Town Attorney
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 03/07/2023 ITEM NO: 4
DATE: March 1, 2023
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Proclaiming the Termination of the Local Emergency
Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the termination of the local emergency caused by the COVID-19
pandemic.
BACKGROUND:
Los Gatos Municipal Code Section No. 8.10.035, Article A-1 empowers the Director of
Emergency Services (Town Manager) to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a
local emergency when the Town of Los Gatos is affected or likely to be affected by a public
calamity and the Town Council is not in session. On March 12, 2020, the Director of Emergency
Services issued a proclamation declaring the existence of a local emergency within the Town
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 17, 2020, the Town Council adopted Resolution
2020-08 Ratifying and Continuing the Proclamation of Existence of Local Emergency Issued by
the Director of Emergency Services (Attachment 1).
DISCUSSION:
The California Emergency Services Act (California Government Code Section 8550, et seq.)
provides that once the Town Council determines that there is no need to continue the local
emergency, the Council shall proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest
possible date. The County of Santa Clara demobilized its remaining COVID-19 mass vaccination
and mass testing sites by February 28, 2023 due to the upcoming end of the federal and state
emergency declarations related to COVID-19. On February 28, 2023, the Governor of the State
of California ended the state emergency declaration related to COVID-19.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Resolution Proclaiming the Termination of the Local Emergency Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic DATE: March 1, 2023
CONCLUSION:
For these reasons, staff recommends that the Town Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment 2)
proclaiming the termination of the local emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is
the earliest opportunity to terminate this local emergency.
COORDINATION:
This item has been coordinated with the Town Clerk and Town Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
The consideration of the Resolution is not a project defined under the California Environmental
Quality Act, and no further action is required.
Attachments:
1. Resolution 2020-08 Ratifying and Continuing the Proclamation of Existence of Local
Emergency Issued by the Director of Emergency Services
2. Draft Resolution Proclaiming the Termination of the Local Emergency Caused by the COVID-
19 Pandemic