HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2024-02 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-02
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND AMENDING THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD ORDER
DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY ISSUED ON JANUARY 16, 2024
WHEREAS, ORS 401.305 provides authority for the City of Springfield to act as an emergency
management agency, including authority to establish policies and protocols for defining and
directing responsibilities during the time of emergency;
WHEREAS, the City of Springfield has enacted a local Ordinance (Springfield Municipal Code
(SMC) 2.800, et seq.) pursuant to the authority granted by ORS Chapter 401 that provides for
executive responsibility in times of emergency;
WHEREAS, SMC 2.808 authorizes the City Manager or designee to declare that a state of
emergency exists followed by ratification by the Common Council of the City of Springfield as
soon as possible after the declaration of emergency;
WHEREAS, Lane County, including the City of Springfield, is experiencing significant damage
due to a multi-day winter ice storm that started on January 12, 2024;
WHEREAS, the damage created by the winter ice storm includes widespread power outages,
treacherous travel, infrastructure and property damage and other dangerous conditions for
Springfield residents;
WHEREAS, due to the extensive damage caused by the winter ice storm, the entire City of
Springfield is in a state of emergency;
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2024, the City Manager's Designee issued an order formally
declaring a state of emergency for the City of Springfield;
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2024, the Lane County Board of Commissioners adopted an order
declaring a local emergency as a result of the winter ice storm;
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2024, Governor Kotek declared a state of emergency for Lane
County due to the winter ice storm;
WHEREAS, the Declaration is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A and incorporated herein;
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2024, the City of Springfield activated its Emergency Operation
Center to respond to the winter ice storm and it will remain activated to provide emergency
operations assistance for the response;
WHEREAS, the initial City of Springfield Emergency Declaration had a seven-day duration, but
it has since learned that the infrastructure damage is so significant that it will take longer to
respond and repair; therefore, six weeks is a more prudent duration;
WHEREAS, SDC 5.110.0 exempts from development review any emergency measures that are
necessary for the safety or protection of life or property when authorized by the Development
and Public Works Director or designee;
WHEREAS, to preserve the safety or protection of life or property, the City of Springfield may
need to implement emergency development approvals for damaged real property and
infrastructure;
WHEREAS, the City of Springfield has expended or will shortly expend its necessary and
available resources, including resources through mutual aid and cooperative assistance
agreements; and
WHEREAS, SMC 2.800, et. seq. and ORS Chapter 401 authorize certain actions to be taken
during a state of emergency when necessary for public safety or for the efficient conduct of
activities to minimize or mitigate the effects of the emergency;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. The Common Council ratifies and accepts the state of emergency declared by the
City Manager Designee and the Council accepts the powers conferred on the City Manager
Designee pursuant to that declaration, effective January 16, 2024, for the area described
therein.
Section 2. The Common Council authorizes staff to request assistance and potential
reimbursement from Lane County, the State of Oregon, and appropriate federal agencies.
Section 3. Emergency procurement is authorized under ORS 27913.080.
Section 4. The Common Council authorizes staff to adopt special regulations and
emergency measures regarding land development that are necessary for public safety or that
will expediate recovery and repair of damaged property and infrastructure.
Section 5. The Common Council further amends this Declaration to extend the duration to
six weeks, expiring on February 27, 2024, unless sooner terminated or extended by Order of
the Common Council.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 22 day of January, 2024, by a
vote of 6 in favor and 0 against.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Recorder
REVIEWED&APPROVED
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DATE: 1/18/2024
SPRINGFIELD CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE