Purpose: To ratify a Director of Emergency Proclamation of a local emergency, and to review the local emergency.

Discussion: On Thursday, September 29, 2005, the Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a local emergency due to the fire in the hills of the City. Pursuant to Burbank Municipal Section 10-106 the Director of Emergency Services, the City Manager, has the authority to proclaim a local emergency when the City Council is not in session.

BMC Section 10-102 defines an emergency as an ��actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City caused by such conditions as � fire�which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of this City, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat.�

In accordance with Government Code Section 8630, a proclamation by the Director of Emergency Services remains in effect for seven days unless ratified by the governing body. This action seeks the Council�s ratification of the proclamation.

Additionally, that the Council is required to review the local emergency at least every fourteen days, unless the local emergency is terminated. Should the emergency be terminated prior to the Council meeting, then the resolution will be amended to include a proclamation of the termination of the local emergency.

Recommendation: That the Council adopt the following resolution:

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK CONFIRMING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.

cc: Mary Alvord, City Manager

      Mike Fladd, Assistant City Manager

      Tracy P. Pansini,   Fire Chief

      Richard  Baenen,   Disaster Coordinator

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