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SRC 12/15/15 ORDINANCE NO. NS -XXXX AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING DIVISION 3 OF ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING EMERGENCY SERVICES WHEREAS, NOAA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, is forecasting the arrival of El Nino weather conditions in the winter of 2015 -2016; and WHEREAS, cities and counties throughout California are engaged in emergency planning in order to respond to the potential El Nino - related emergencies; and WHEREAS, in both the 1982 -83 and the 1997 -98 El Nino events, cities throughout the State experienced unprecedented property damage and many individuals sustained injuries, which in some cases resulted in fatalities; and WHEREAS, the City anticipates certain emergency situations in the event that the El Nino storms materialize as anticipated; and WHEREAS, Section 415 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to adopt an Urgency Ordinance when it finds that the ordinance is needed to protect health and safety; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that based on the El Nino predictions and the anticipated consequences of storms this Urgency Ordinance is necessary; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 2 -402 and 2 -403 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby deleted in their entirety. Section 2. The first paragraph of Section 2 -404 of the Santa Ana Municipal Codes is hereby deleted and replaced with the following, but all the subsections (1) through (9) shall remain unchanged: "The city manager shall be the director of emergency services. The fire chief shall be the deputy director, who shall act for the director in his absence. The director is empowered to:" Ordinance No. NS -XXXX Page 1 of 3 EXHIBIT 2 50A -7