Proclamation of Local Emergency - Gilroy Garlic FestivalPROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
WHEREAS, Government Code section 8630 and Gilroy City Code section 9.6(a)
authorize the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim a local emergency when the City of
Gilroy ("City") is threatened by conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons
and property within the City that are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services,
personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, and the City Council is not in session;
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services does hereby find:
Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the
City due to the following:
1. On July 28, 2019, a shooter opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, an annual
community event that draws thousands of City residents and visitors, and the latest
reports indicate that at least three people were killed and twelve more were wounded
before the shooter was killed;
2. The Gilroy Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and law enforcement
and emergency response personnel from neighboring jurisdictions are actively
responding to the incident, and the area remains an active crime scene;
3. The Gilroy Police Department is operating a witness telephone line for witnesses who
may have information and a family reunification telephone line for festival attendees
who do not know the whereabouts or status of a family member, as well as a family
reunification center at Gavilan Center;
4. The City activated its Emergency Operations Center on July 28, 2019 to coordinate
its response to the crisis;
This situation will require ongoing law enforcement, emergency response, and health and
mental health support resources for the City community that are beyond the capacity and control
of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City, and will require the combined
forces of mutual aid; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is not in session, and cannot immediately be called into
session; and
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WHEREAS, during a local emergency, the Director of Emergency Services is authorized
by Gilroy City Code section 9.6(g)(1) to issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related
to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency; provided, however, that
such rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earliest possible time by the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Director of Emergency Services hereby proclaims that a local
emergency, as defined in Government Code Section 8558 and Gilroy City Code section 9.2, now
exists within the City; and requests such assistance as may be necessary from the County of
Santa Clara, neighboring jurisdictions, the State of California, and the federal government.
The local emergency shall not remain in effect for a period in excess of seven (7) days
unless it has been ratified by the City Council.
Date: 7 �S// �' By:
Time: 2 3 Gabriel Gonzalez
City Administrator/Director of Emerg cy Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
[Name]
City Attorney
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WHEREAS, during a local emergency, the Director of Emergency Services is authorized
by Gilroy City Code section 9.6(g)(t) to issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related
to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency; provided, however, that
such rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earliest possible time by the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Director of Emergency Services hereby proclaims that a local
emergency, as defined in Government Code Section 8558 and Gilroy City Code section 9.2, now
exists within the City; and requests such assistance as may be necessary from the County of
Santa Clara, neighboring jurisdictions, the State of California, and the federal government.
The local emergency shall not remain in effect for a period in excess of seven (7) days
unless it has been ratified by the City Council.
Date. .� � % �' By:
Time: i Z---3 S Gabriel Gonzalez
City Administrator/Director of EmergeErnerge cy Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
[Name]
City Attorney
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