Ord 2309 - Interim Urgency Ordinance Extending a Temporary Moratorium on Evictons Due to COVID-19

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ORDINANCE2309 AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY RENT RESULTS FROM INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND SUSPENDING ALL DEADLINES RELATED TO LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS WHEREAS, pursuant to the Town's police power, as granted broadly under Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the Town Council has the authority to enact and enforce ordinances and regulations for the public peace, morals, and welfare of the Town and its residents; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 8680.9, a local emergency is a condition of extreme peril to persons or property proclaimed as such by the governing body of the local agency affected by a natural or manmade disaster; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8634 states that "During a local emergency the governing body of a political subdivision, or officials designated thereby, may promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property..."; and WHEREAS, the purpose of a local emergency proclamation is to provide extraordinary powers to issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency, obtain vital supplies, and require emergency services of employees; and WHEREAS, international, national, state, and local health and governmental authorities are responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named "SARS-CoV-2," and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019," abbreviated COVID-19, ("COVID-19"); and WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; and WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency; and WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Santa Clara County ("County"); and WHEREAS, on February 10, 2020, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Department of Public Health declared a local emergency and local public health emergency to aid the regional healthcare and governmental community in responding to COVID-19; and 1of6 Ordinance 2309 May 5, 2020