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2019-R-19 - Emergency - Hurricane Dorian EMERGENCY RESOLUTION NO.2019-R-19 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, CONFIRMING A DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZING THE SETTING OF A CURFEW. WHEREAS, a State of Emergency for the State of Florida was proclaimed by GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS on AUGUST 28,2017 due to HURRICANE DORIAN;and WHEREAS,Edgewater citizens must be moved from hamn's way; and WHEREAS, Chapter 8 of the City of Edgewater Code of Ordinances authorizes the declaration of a curfew and the designation of areas as off limits during a state of emergency. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section L A confirmation that GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS declared a State of Emergency for the STATE OF FLORIDA, which includes the City of Edgewater, was proclaimed on AUGUST 28,2017 is hereby confirmed. Section 2. HURRICANE DORIAN may seriously affect and threaten the lives and property of residents of the City of Edgewater that requires emergency actions that protect the lives and property of citizens effective 6:30 pm on Friday,August 30,2019. Section 3. HURRICANE DORIAN may seriously affect and create conditions which threaten the safety and security of the lives and property of the citizens of Edgewater and thereby the Volusia County Sheriffs Office may institute a curfew when the storm approaches for the safety of citizens and to discourage loitering and prevent looting. If the Volusia County Sheriffs Office does enact a curfew this hereby authorizes the City of Edgewater Police Department to enforce said curfew. Law enforcement officers will use discretion when enforcing the curfew. 1 #2019-R-19 Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. After Motion W approve by c'r L&r b%",1_r or) -.,—and Second by r Ln1=CICl. 1 U fLrm C% O' KeeC , the vote on this resolution was as follows: AU NAY Mayor Mike Thomas \� Councilwoman Christine Power Councilwoman Kimberly Yaney 1� Councilman Megan O'Keefe Councilman Gary T. Conroy PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 30th day of August,2019. ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ED �WAT FL� p Kelsey A.A. a Mich el Tho Acting City JerkMayor For the use and reliance only by the City of Approved by the City Council of the City of Edgewater,Florida Approved as to form and legality Edgewater during the EMERGENCY meeting held by: on this 30th day of August,2019 under Agenda Aaron R.Wolfe,Esquire Item No. .2(a City Attorney Doran Sims Wolfe&Cioccheni 2 #2019-R-19 CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, on August 28, 2019 GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS proclaimed a State of Emergency for the State of Florida due to HURRICANE DORIAN; and WHEREAS, Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances authorizes certain emergency measures to be taken under emergency conditions; and WHEREAS, a state of emergency is hereby declared by proclamation to authorize such actions as may be necessary to manage such state of emergency;and WHEREAS, the issuance of emergency resohnion(s) NO.2019-R-19, CONFIRMING THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZING THE SETTING OF A CURFEW shall be necessary to enable the proper control of and response to the emergency conditions certified above. NOW,THEREFORE, I,MICHAEL THOMAS, of the City of Edgewater, Florida, do hereby proclaim and declare that an emergency exists within the City of Edgewater and that all proper and lawful actions necessary to swiftly resolve the emergency and return the community to a condition of normalcy shall be taken. 1/V Mt ael Thom s Mayor �qUS-F 3©t o�1c1 Dat