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RESOLUTION NO. 4 5 1 9
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, PROCLAIMING
A LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, State law and provisions of the Auburn City Code, including
Chapter 2.75 thereof, empowers the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Auburn, Washington to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local
emergency in the City when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a major
emergency or natural disaster; and
WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has declared that
the flood control capabilities of the Howard Hanson Dam have been diminished
and that local communities should plan for flooding on the Green River during the
2009 and subsequent flood seasons; and
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn would experience major infrastructure
damage, business disruptions and economic impacts due to such a flood; and
WHEREAS, the Police Chief and the Emergency Preparedness Manager
recommend that an emergency be proclaimed in the City of Auburn; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Peter B. Lewis and the City Council are requested by
the Police Chief and the Emergency Preparedness Manager to proclaim the
existence of a local emergency therein; and
WHEREAS, said Mayor and City Council do hereby find that conditions of
peril to the safety of persons and property are threatened within the City, caused
by the current condition of the Howard Hanson Dam on the Green River.
Resolution No. 4519
August 28, 2009
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. That the declarations of emergency conditions declared by
the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Emergency Preparedness
Manager are approved, confirmed and adopted by the City Council.
Section 2. That during the existence of said local emergency, the
Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be
necessary to prepare for, respond to, stabilize and control said emergency,
consistent with state law and local regulations.
Section 3. That the local emergency shall be deemed to continue to
exist until its termination is proclaimed by the Mayor and City Council.
Section 4. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force
upon passage and signatures hereon.
Dated and Signed this '2-~"f- day of °-f , 2009.
TY OF AUB
PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Djelle E. Daskam, City Clerk
,QVED AS TO FORM:
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Resolution No. 4519
August 28, 2009
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