REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 23, 2023
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Continuation of the Proclamation of Local Emergency - 2022 September Storm Event
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Continue the Local Emergency Proclamation within San Bernardino County originally proclaimed by the Board of Supervisors on September 15, 2022, resulting from the extreme storm event that started on September 9, 2022, and impacted San Bernardino County.
(Presenter: Daniel Mu?oz, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-5807)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health, and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as there is no cost or financial impact associated with the continuation of this local emergency.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On September 9, 2022, the start of an extreme storm event impacted various sections of the County. Remnants of Hurricane Kay produced conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the County, in the form of infrastructure damage from extreme weather including intense rain, wind, flooding, and debris flow.
On September 12, 2022, at approximately 1500 hours, a cell from this system produced up to 2.4 inches of rain within one hour over the El Dorado/Apple Fire Burn Scar resulting in a need for emergency protection measures, evacuation orders, shelter in place orders, emergency repairs/detours, and search and rescue operations of areas impacted by debris flow.
Due to the extensive damage resulting from this extreme storm event, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while serving as the Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of a local emergency on September 14, 2022. On September 15, 2022 (Item No....
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