REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 9, 2021
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title v
Continuation of Local Emergency - El Dorado Fire
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Continue the Emergency Proclamation originally proclaimed by the Chief Executive Officer, while serving as the Director of Emergency Services, on September 11, 2020 and ratified by the Board of Supervisors on September 15, 2020, resulting from the El Dorado fire impacting San Bernardino County, as the local emergency continues to exist, for an additional period in accordance with Government Code section 8630(c).
(Presenter: Daniel Munoz, Emergency Services Manager, 356-3998)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The action to continue this local emergency will not require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On September 11, 2020, the Chief Executive Officer, while serving as the Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of a local emergency for the El Dorado Fire in San Bernardino County. This action, which was ratified by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on September 15, 2020 (Item No. 33), was in response to a vegetation fire that started on September 5, 2020 at El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa. The wind driven fire swept across portions of Yucaipa, Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, Angelus Oaks, Heart Bar, Barton Flats, and surrounding areas. The fire caused extensive damage and resulted in power outages, interrupted cellular service, hazardous air quality conditions, and road closures. The impacts from this fire continue to pose a threat to the affected communities.
Pursuant to Government Code section 8630(c), the Board shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the Board terminates the local emergency. Board approval of this recommendation would continue the local emergency for an additional period in accordance with Government Code section 8630(c). The Board last took action to continue this emergency on December 15, 2020 (Item No. 33).
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Miles Kowalski, Deputy County Counsel, 387-
5475) on January 27, 2021; Finance (Tom Forster, Administrative Analyst, 387-4635) on January 28, 2021; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on January 28, 2021