RESOLUTION relative to terminating the Local State of Emergency declared by the Mayor on March 20, 2017 due to the significant impact on the Los Angeles Aqueduct (LAA) of excessive amounts of precipitation within Inyo and Mono Counties during January and February of 2017, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of public property, infrastructure and the environment exist which impacted the LAA, water gathering and delivery facilities, and air quality mitigation facilities owned and controlled by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) located within Mono, Inyo, Kern, and Los Angeles Counties and the City, pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to RESOLVE that:

1. A local emergency existed within the City of Los Angeles within the meaning of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 8.21 et seq.
   
   
2. A local emergency no longer exists in the City of Los Angeles within the meaning of Los Angeles Administrative Code, Section 8.21 et seq.
          
3. In accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code, Section 8.21 et seq. by operation of law, all rules, regulations, orders and directives in reference to said local emergency are hereby terminated and are of no further force or effect.
   
   
4. The Emergency Management Department be instructed to forward copies of this motion to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                 PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL