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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Notice - Mayor's Emergency Proclamation 3-2-2022ArmondoPavoneMayorWHEREAS,intheCityofRenton,StateofWashington,theMayorisempoweredtoproclaimtheexistenceorthreatenedexistenceofalocalemergencyinthecity,whenthecityisaffectedorlikelytobeaffectedbyamajoremergencyornaturaldisaster;andWHEREAS,theCityofRentonhasexperiencedsignificantimpactsfromaseverestormevent,StateMissionNumber22-0760,whichbeganimpactingWashingtonStateonFebruary27,2022,producingextremerainfallresultinginsaturatedsoils,landslides,streambankandslopeerosion,fallentrees,anddamagedroads;andWHEREAS,CityofRentonstafffrommultipledepartmentswererequiredtotransitiontoemergencyoperations;andWHEREAS,thepotentialexistsfortheseverestormeventtoproducesignificantimpactstopublicpropertyandcriticalinfrastructureinthecity;andWHEREAS,PublicWorksAdministrator,MartinPastucharequeststhatMayorArmondoPavoneproclaimtheexistenceofalocalemergencytherein;andWHEREAS,MayorPavonefindsthatconditionsofperiltothesafetyofpublicpropertyandcriticalinfrastructurehavearisenwithinthecity,andthattheseconditionsaretheresultofheavyrainfallwhichproducedlocalizedflooding,damagetoroadwaysandothercriticalinfrastructure,andthattheperilsareanticipatedtocontinueforanunknownnumberofdays.NOWTHEREFORE,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,proclaimthatanemergencyexistsintheCityofRentonandproclaimasfollows:1.Theaboverecitalsarefoundtobetrueandcorrectinallrespect.2.Itisherebyproclaimedthatduringtheexistenceofsaidlocalemergency,thepowers,functions,anddutiesnecessarytostabilizeandcontrolsaidincidentareherebygiventoPublicWorksAdministrator,MartinPastuchaandhissuccessorordelegate,toaddresswithintheirrespectiveareasofresponsibilities.3.EachCityofRentonDepartmentisauthorizedtoexercisepowersvestedunderthisproclamationinlightoftheexigenciesofanextremeemergencysituation,includingbutnotlimitedtoseekingaid,staffingneeds,accommodationsandoperations,doingwhatCityofRentonProclamationofEmergencyRentonCityHaIl,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov isnecessaryinordertoprotectpublicpropertyandcriticalinfrastructure,andotheremergencyactionsthatmaybedeemednecessary.4.PursuanttotheprovisionsofRCW39.04.280andCityofRentonPolicyandProcedure250-02,paragraph6.10,thePublicWorksDepartment,byandthroughthePublicWorksAdministrator,MartinPastucha,isauthorizedtowaivecompetitivebiddingrequirementsandawardallnecessarycontractsonbehalfoftheCityofRentontoaddresstheemergencysituationandthosethatmayariseasaresultofit.Inemergencysituations,RCW39.04.280requiresthatawrittenfindingoftheexistenceofanemergencybemadebytheCityCouncilandenteredintothepublicrecordnolaterthantwoweeksfollowingtheawardofthecontract.5.Allnecessaryandappropriateemergencyassistanceshallbeprovidedtothevictimsofsuchdisaster.6.Thislocalemergencyshallbedeemedtocontinueforaperiodof30daysunlessextendedbytheMayorandCityCouncil.DatedMarch2,2022nPeayAttest:JanSeth,CityClerk1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov