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03/12/2020 RESOLUTION NO. 15827 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY CAUSED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WHEREAS, Section 10.6 of the Redwood City Municipal Code empowers the City Council to proclaim a local emergency when the City of Redwood City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity. WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8558 defines a local emergency as including an epidemic. WHEREAS, in December 2019, a flu-like respiratory virus called the Novel Coronavirus was identified. Technically, the virus is named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes is called Coronavirus Disease 2019 (commonly referred to as COVID-19). WHEREAS, it has now spread to many other countries, including the United States, with over 125,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide (and over 4,600 confirmed deaths), approximately 1,215 confirmed cases in the United States (and 36 confirmed deaths), and more specifically, 20 confirmed cases in San Mateo County (and no confirmed deaths) as of March 12, 2020. WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California proclaimed a statewide emergency relating to COVID-19, which proclamation is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the County of San Mateo adopted a resolution ratifying and extending a March 3, 2020 emergency proclamation by the County Director of Emergency Services relating to COVID-19, which resolution is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the City of Redwood City was informed that the Governor's Office of Emergency Services quarantined passengers who recently disembarked from the Grand Princess cruise ship in Oakland, California, in a hotel located in San Carlos and bordering and adjacent to Redwood City in the Redwood Shores area. WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, San Mateo County Health Officer, Dr. Scott Morrow provided an updated statement that there is evidence of widespread community transmission of COVID-19 in San Mateo County. WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moved from a containment strategy to a mitigation strategy, including social distancing measures, to minimize the spread and mitigate the effects of COVID- 19. Page 1 of 3 ATTY/RESO.0015/CC RESO PROCLAIMING A LOCAL EMERGENCY (COVID-19) RESO. NO. 15827 REV: 03-12-2020 VR MUFF NO. 301