Resolution No. 3137-20 Emergency COVID-191
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RESOLUTION NO. 3137-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY
DISTRICT DECLARING A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO
RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK
WHEREAS, a novel coronavirus, COVID-19, that causes infectious disease and
was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. Symptoms
of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath; outcomes have ranged
from mild to severe illness, and in some cases death. The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention considers the virus to be a very serious public health threat; and,
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, California Governor Newsom declared a state of
emergency for conditions caused by COVID-19; and on March 11,2020, the World
Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, El Dorado County declared a state of emergency
for conditions caused by COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS, as of March 19, 2020, there have been numerous confirmed COVID-19
cases in California that have resulted in mild to severe illness and sometimes death;
and,
WHEREAS, the above described conditions are a threat to public health and
safety of the South Lake Tahoe area and create conditions of extreme peril to the
safety of persons and property within the District's service area, which are, or are likely
to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the
District; and,
WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District ("District") is engaged in the
treatment and distribution of potable water to the public and collection and treatment
of wastewater from the public; and,
WHEREAS, the District's water and wastewater services are essential to the health
and safety of the South Lake Tahoe community; and,
WHEREAS, these conditions warrant and necessitate that the District proclaim the
existence or threatened existence of an emergency, as defined in Government Code