To: Board of Supervisors, County of Sonoma
Department or Agency Name(s): Department of Emergency Management
Staff Name and Phone Number: Jeffrey DuVall / 565-1152
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Title:
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Local Drought Emergency Proclamation Continuation
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Recommended Action:
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Continue Local Emergency Proclamation Due to Drought Conditions
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Executive Summary:
On April 27, 2021, the Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency due to drought conditions in the Sonoma County Operational Area. Critically low rainfall over the last two years has resulted in historically low water storage levels in the region’s two water supply reservoirs and storage levels continue to decline.
The adverse environmental, economic, health, welfare, and social impacts of the drought continue to pose an imminent threat of disaster, and threaten to cause widespread potential harm to people, businesses, agriculture, property, communities, the environment, wildlife, and recreation in Sonoma County. Therefore, this item requests the Board of Supervisors approve a 60-day continuation of the April 27, 2021, proclamation of local emergency.
Discussion:
Continuance of Local Emergency Proclamation
As required by Government Code section 8630, the Board must review the proclamation of local emergency every 60 days and determine if there is a need for continuing the local emergency. Due to the ongoing adverse impacts of the drought, staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the continuation of the April 27, 2021, Proclamation of a Local Emergency Due to Drought Conditions in the Sonoma County Operational Area for an additional 60 days.
On November 8, 2022, the Board approved a continuation of the local drought emergency proclamation for an additional 60 days. The first Board meeting date in 2023 falls on January 10, 2023, which would cause the November 8, 2022, proclamation extension to lapse by four days. Therefore, the Department of Emergency Management (Department) is recommending the Board approve continuation of the local drought emergency proclamation for 60 days from the date of this Board item.
The Department, in conjunction with Sonoma Water, plans to return to the Board on February 7, 2023, with the regular Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continuation Board item.
Information relating to the Drought emergency can be found here: <https://socoemergency.org/emergency/drought/> .
Strategic Plan:
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Prior Board Actions:
11/08/2022: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued.
09/13/2022: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued.
07/12/2022: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued. The Board of Directors adopted a concurrent budget resolution providing $1,130,000 of contingency funding from the Water Security Fund to support a Drought Response and Flood Control Coordination Project.
05/03/2022: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued.
03/01/2022: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued.
01/04/2022: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued.
11/02/2021: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued. Board authorized the Director of the Transportation and Public Works Department to execute the Agreement for Emergency Water Service with California-American Water Company until October 1, 2022.
09/14/2021: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued.
07/20/2021: Received Drought Conditions Update and Local Emergency Proclamation Declaration Continued.
06/18/2021: Board of Directors approved emergency drought response actions including adopting a resolution making findings of a need to perform emergency work without bidding to protect health, property, and essential public services; and delegating authority to the General Manager of Sonoma Water to take actions necessary pursuant to the restructured agreement for water supply.
06/08/2021: Board received drought conditions update and continued April 27, 2021, local emergency proclamation due to drought conditions.
05/18/2021: Board adopted a concurrent budget resolution providing $400,000 of contingency funding to support the Santa Rosa Plain Drought Resiliency Project.
05/11/2021: Board received an update on the current status of drought conditions and adopted a concurrent resolution urging a 20% voluntary reduction in water use and other specific actions.
04/27/2021: Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution Proclaiming a Local Emergency to Drought Conditions in the Sonoma County Operational Area and Requesting the Governor to Seek a Presidential Declaration.
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Attachments:
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Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
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