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Agenda Item 6
Reviewed: Ds
AGENDA REPORT City Manager
Finance Director N/A
MEETING DATE: JULY 16, 2024
TO: ALDO E. SCHINDLER, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DAVID KENDIG, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE PROCLAIMED
LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE NAVY NORTH HANGAR
SUMMARY
At its meeting on November 10, 2023, the City Council ratified the Acting City
Manager's Proclamation of Local Emergency related to the fire at the Navy's North
Hangar and release of chemicals of public health concern, including asbestos. At a
special meeting of the City Council on January 9, 2024, and at its regular meetings on
March 5, 2024, April 16. 2024, June 4, 2024, and June 18, 2024, the Council reviewed
and determined the need to continue the local emergency. This item recommends that
the City Council once again review and determine that the need exists to continue the
local emergency, as required by State law.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution 24-50 determining the need
exists to continue the local emergency related to the fire and release of chemicals of
public health concern from the Navy's North Hangar, in the form attached hereto as
Attachment 6.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct impact from a determination that a local emergency continues to
exist. However, the proclamation of emergency may aid the City in qualifying for
emergency assistance from Federal, State and local agencies in unknown amounts.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On November 7, 2023, a fire broke out at the Navy's North Hangar at the former Marine
Corp Air Station, Tustin. The fire caused asbestos -containing debris and other matter
from the Navy Hangar to be released and to spread into surrounding private and public
properties. The debris impact zone encompasses approximately 6.5 square miles of
the community near the Navy North Hangar.
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City Council Agenda Report
July 16, 2024
Determining the Need to Continue Local Emergency — Hangar Fire
Page 2
As a result of the fire, the releases, and the immediate impacts on the community, on
November 9, 2023, the Acting City Manager proclaimed a state of local emergency
(Attachment 1). At an emergency meeting on November loth, the City Council ratified
the Proclamation. A similar Proclamation of Emergency was also approved by the
Orange County Board of Supervisors on November loth
Since that time, City staff, the Orange County Fire Authority, and multiple emergency
service providers retained to assist the City in handling and managing this
unprecedented emergency have worked closely with Federal, State and local health
and environmental agencies to take all necessary and appropriate emergency
measures to protect public health and safety.
State law requires the Local Proclamation of Emergency to be reviewed at least once
every 60 days by the City Council until terminated (Cal. Gov't Code § 8630(c).) In light
of that requirement, the City Council met in a special meeting on January 9, 2024, to
review the need to continue the local emergency and determined that the need
continued to exist. The City Council later met during its regular meeting on March 5,
April 16, June 4, and on June 18, 2024, to review the need to continue the local
emergency and, by adoption of Resolution 24-20, Resolution 24-25, Resolution 24-39,
and Resolution 24-46, respectively, determined that the need to continue the local
emergency continued to exist at each of those times as well. (Attachments 2, 3, 4 and
5.)
DETERMINING THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY
Government Code § 8630(c) requires the City Council to "review the need for continuing
the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the [City Council] terminates the
local emergency." As noted above, the Council ratified the Proclamation of Emergency
on November loth, determined the need for the emergency continued to exist on
January 9, March 5, April 16, June 4, and most recently on June 18, 2024, determined
the need for a local emergency continued to exist.
Although it has only been 28 days since the Council most recently renewed its
determination, the August 6 meeting of the City Council is likely to be cancelled, so the
next regular City Council meeting is likely to occur on August 20, 2024. August 20th is
more than 60 days after the Council last considered the matter on June 18th. As a result,
the City Council is requested to consider and renew at this July 16th meeting the
determination that the need continues to exist for a local emergency in to ensure that
the 60-day renewal requirement does not lapse due to a meeting cancellation.
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City Council Agenda Report
July 16, 2024
Determining the Need to Continue Local Emergency — Hangar Fire
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The need for the emergency efforts continues, with the on -going cleanup and removal
efforts under the direction of the EPA, the California Department of Toxic Substances
Control, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and the Orange County
Health Care Agency. On -going and future aspects of the emergency include but are not
limited to:
• Enormous amounts of fire debris and collected asbestos -containing debris are
currently contained on or near the former hangar location pending the Navy's
removal and transportation of the materials to an off -site, licensed hazardous
waste disposal facility. To date, none of those stockpiled materials have been
transported by the Navy; and
• It is anticipated that active air quality monitoring will continue until all fire and
asbestos debris is removed from the hangar site by the Navy; and
• Although a substantial amount of the debris removal in the community has been
addressed under the direction of Certified Asbestos Consultants, debris removal
will continue in response to reports of related debris in the community; and
• Debris remains on some rooftops and in rain gutters in impacted areas, and the
environmental agencies overseeing the response action have recommended that
such debris be removed.
Based on the foregoing, staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached
Resolution 24-50 determining that the need exists to continue the local emergency in
connection with the Navy North Hangar Fire and release of materials. (Attachment 6.)
Attachments:
1. November 9, 2023, Proclamation of Emergency
2. Resolution 24-20
3. Resolution 24-25
4. Resolution 24-39
5. Resolution 24-46
6. Proposed Resolution 24-50
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ATTACHMENT 1
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY
OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ACTING AS THE DIRECTOR OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES, DECLARING THE EXISTENCE
OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Tustin Municipal Code Sections 5204 and 5205 empower the City
Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened
existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8550 of seq., including Section
8558(c), authorizes the City Manager to proclaim a local emergency when the City is
threatened by conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, a fire erupted on the
decommissioned Tustin Air Base in the North Hangar, a wooden structure, constructed
in the 1940's and designated as a Historical Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Navy is the responsible owner of the site, including the North
Hangar, but does not maintain firefighting or other equipment due to the decommissioned
status of former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) was dispatched to the
former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin to respond to the rapidly progressing fire that
ultimately destroyed the North Hangar; and
WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
conducted air quality samples which showed elevated levels of chemicals of potential
public health concerns including asbestos; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
arisen in the City of Tustin due to air pollution from the fire and the potential release of
chemicals of public health concern including asbestos; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that immediate and long-term environmental testing
and remediation may be needed to protect the health and safety of the public; and
WHEREAS, is it unclear at this point the extent of testing or remediation that will
be needed such that the conditions resulting from the fire and, chemicals of public health
concern are or are likely to be beyond the capacity of the City of Tustin or surrounding
jurisdictions to address on their own and may require the combined forces of local, state
and federal authorities to combat or assess; and
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WHEREAS, the demolition, debris removal, site remediation and other offsite
remediation requirements are unknown at this time; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, acting as the Director of Emergency Services, has
the power to declare a local emergency as authorized by California Government Code
Section 8630 and Tustin Municipal Code Sections 5204 and 5205(a)(1).
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED BY THE
CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. As contemplated in the Emergency Services Act contained in
California Government Code Section 8550 et seq., including Section 8558(c), and
Chapter 2 of Article 5 of the Tustin Municipal Code, a local emergency exists based on
the existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and
property caused by an epidemic, as detailed in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. The area of the City of Tustin which is endangered/imperiled is the
entire City.
Section 3_ During the existence of this local emergency, the powers, functions,
and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by state
law and by ordinances, resolutions, and orders of this City, including but not limited to the
City's Emergency Plan.
Section 4. The City Council shall review and ratify this proclamation of the City
Manager within seven days as required by state law, and if ratified, shall continue to exist
until the City Council proclaims the termination of this local emergency. The City Council
shall review the need for continuing the local emergency as required by state law until it
terminates the local emergency, and shall terminate the local emergency at the earliest
possible date that conditions warrant.
Section 5. That a copy of this proclamation be forwarded to the Director of
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services requesting that the Director find it
acceptable in accordance with state law; that the Governor of California, pursuant to the
Emergency Services Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in' the City of
Tustin; that the Governor waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery
efforts; that recovery assistance be made available under the California Disaster
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Assistance Act; and that the State expedite access to State and Federal resources and
any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs.
PROCLAIMED this 9ch day of November 2023.
NICOLE BERNARND, ACTING CIT
MANAGER, AND ACTING DIRECTOR
OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
PPROVED AS TO FORM:
AVID E. KENDIG, CITY A ORNEY
ATT ST:
6 �.
ERICA YASIJ A, CITY CLERK
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ATTACHMENT 2
RESOLUTION 24-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE NEED TO CONTINUE LOCAL EMERGENCY
RELATED TO FIRE AND RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NAVY
NORTH HANGAR
WHEREAS, Tustin Municipal Code Sections 5204 and 5205 empower the City
Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened
existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8550 et seq., including Section
8558(c), authorizes the City Manager to proclaim a local emergency when the City is
threatened by conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, a fire erupted on the
decommissioned Tustin Air Base in the North Hangar, a wooden structure, constructed
in the 1940's and designated as a Historical Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Navy is the responsible owner of the site, including the North
Hangar, but does not maintain firefighting or other equipment due to the decommissioned
status of former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
arisen in the City of Tustin due to the fire and the release of chemicals of public health
concern including asbestos; and
WHEREAS, remediation of debris from the fire continues to be needed to protect
the health and safety of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Acting City Manager issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency
on November 9, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Emergency at an
emergency meeting convened on November 10, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met on January 9, 2024, to review the local
emergency and determined that the need for the local emergency continued to exist; and
WHEREAS, enormous amounts of fire debris and collected asbestos -containing
debris are currently contained on Navy -owned property near the former hangar location
pending the Navy's removal and transportation of the materials to an off -site, licensed
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hazardous waste disposal facility. To date, none of those stockpiled materials have been
transported by the Navy; and
WHEREAS, a specific date has not yet been scheduled for the Navy's debris
removal, but the removal is anticipated to occur in the coming weeks or months; and
WHEREAS, active air quality monitoring is continuing and the City plans to
continue such monitoring until all related debris is removed from the hangar site by the
Navy; and
WHEREAS, a scientific study of the soils and interiors of residential properties in
the impacted areas is being undertaken by the City under the guidance of the Federal,
State and local health and environmental agencies.
WHEREAS, although a substantial amount of the debris removal in the community
has been addressed under the direction of Certified Asbestos Consultants, debris
removal continues in response to reports of contaminated debris from the community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin as
follows:
Section 1. The need exists to continue the local emergency related to the
release of chemicals of public health concern, including asbestos, from the fire at the
Navy's North Hangar.
Section 2. The local emergency will continue to exist until the City Council
proclaims the termination of this local emergency. The City Council shall review the need
for continuing the local emergency as required by state law until it terminates the local
emergency, and shall terminate the local emergency at the earliest possible date that
conditions warrant.
Section 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Director of
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to communicate the City's renewed
request that the Governor of the State of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services
Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in the City of Tustin; that the Governor
waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance
be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State
expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal
disaster relief programs.
ADOPTED this 5th day of March 2024.
Resolution 24-20
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DocuSigned by:
Cam. if
AU f4q-ELV8ARD,
Mayor
ATTEST: os
DocuSigned by:
E RiCWYASUIDA,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
—DocuSigned by
DA"DIEA(ENDIG,
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 24-20 was duly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 5t" day of March,
2024, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED:
DocuSigned by: rDS
E R DWTA8SU DA,
City Clerk
Resolution 24-20
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Lumbard, Gallagher, Clark, Gomez, Schnell (5)
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(0)
(0)
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ATTACHMENT 3
RESOLUTION 24-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE NEED TO CONTINUE LOCAL EMERGENCY
RELATED TO FIRE AND RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NAVY
NORTH HANGAR
WHEREAS, Tustin Municipal Code Sections 5204 and 5205 empower the City
Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened
existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8550 et seq., including Section
8558(c), authorizes the City Manager to proclaim a local emergency when the City is
threatened by conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code Section 8630 (c) requires Local
Proclamation of Emergency to be reviewed at least once every 60 days by the governing
body until terminated; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, a fire erupted on the
decommissioned Tustin Air Base in the North Hangar, a wooden structure, constructed
in the 1940's and designated as a Historical Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Navy is the responsible owner of the site, including the North
Hangar, but does not maintain firefighting or other equipment due to the decommissioned
status of former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
arisen in the City of Tustin due to the fire and the release of chemicals of public health
concern including asbestos; and
WHEREAS, remediation of debris from the fire continues to be needed to protect
the health and safety of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Acting City Manager issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency
on November 9, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Emergency at an
emergency meeting convened on November 10, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met on January 9, 2024, to review the local
emergency and determined that the need for the local emergency continued to exist; and
Resolution 24-25
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WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently met during its regular meeting on March
5, 2024, to again review the need to continue the local emergency and, by adoption of
Resolution 24-20, determined that the need to continue the local emergency continues to
exist; and
WHEREAS, enormous amounts of fire debris and collected asbestos -containing
debris are currently contained on or near the former hangar location pending the Navy's
removal and transportation of the materials to an off -site, licensed hazardous waste
disposal facility. To date, none of those stockpiled materials have been transported by
the Navy; and
WHEREAS, a specific date has not yet been scheduled for the Navy's debris
removal, but the removal is anticipated to occur in the coming weeks or months; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that active air quality monitoring will continue until all
fire and asbestos debris is removed from the hangar site by the Navy; and
WHEREAS, although a substantial amount of the debris removal in the community
has been addressed under the direction of Certified Asbestos Consultants, debris
removal continues in response to reports of the debris in the community; and
WHEREAS, debris remains on some rooftops and in rain gutters in impacted
areas, and the environmental agencies overseeing the response action have
recommended that such debris be removed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin as
follows:
Section 1. The need exists to continue the local emergency related to the
release of chemicals of public health concern, including asbestos, from the fire at the
Navy's North Hangar.
Section 2. The local emergency will continue to exist until the City Council
proclaims the termination of this local emergency. The City Council shall review the need
for continuing the local emergency as required by state law until it terminates the local
emergency, and shall terminate the local emergency at the earliest possible date that
conditions warrant.
Section 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Director of
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to communicate the City's renewed
request that the Governor of the State of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services
Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in the City of Tustin; that the Governor
waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance
be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State
Resolution 24-25
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expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal
disaster relief programs.
ADOPTED this 16th day of April 2024.
Docu Signed by:
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AU 11411L41JMBARD,
Mayor
ATTEST: ro
FDocuSig ned by:
-AC& (�a Sly
E RFGA7YA84jDA
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
FDocuSigned by:
,: y -
DA " T37KENDIG,
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council
of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 24-25 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 16t" day
of April, 2024, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
Lumbard, Gallagher, Clark, Gomez, Schnell (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
(0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
(0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
(0)
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED:
(0)
ro
DocuSigned by:
�f-n(A UASt
E MA1,YAS9IDA
City Clerk
Resolution 24-25
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ATTACHMENT 4
RESOLUTION 24-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE NEED TO CONTINUE LOCAL EMERGENCY
RELATED TO FIRE AND RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NAVY
NORTH HANGAR.
WHEREAS, Tustin Municipal Code Sections 5204 and 5205 empower the City
Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened
existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8550 et seq., including Section
8558(c), authorizes the City Manager to proclaim a local emergency when the City is
threatened by conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code Section 8630 (c) requires Local
Proclamation of Emergency to be reviewed at least once every 60 days by the governing
body until terminated; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, a fire erupted on the
decommissioned Tustin Air Base in the North Hangar, a wooden structure, constructed
in the 1940's and designated as a Historical Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Navy is the responsible owner of the site, including the North
Hangar, but does not maintain firefighting or other equipment due to the decommissioned
status of former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
arisen in the City of Tustin due to the fire and the release of chemicals of public health
concern including asbestos; and
WHEREAS, remediation of debris from the fire continues to be needed to protect
the health and safety of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Acting City Manager issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency
on November 9, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Emergency at an
emergency meeting convened on November 10, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met on January 9, 2024, to review the local
emergency and determined that the need for the local emergency continued to exist; and
Resolution 24-39
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WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently met during its regular meetings on
March 5, 2024, and April 16, 2024 to again review the need to continue the local
emergency and, by adoption of Resolutions 24-20 and 24-25, respectively, determined
that the need to continue the local emergency continued to exist on each of those dates;
and
WHEREAS, enormous amounts of fire debris and collected asbestos -containing
debris are currently contained on or near the former hangar location pending the Navy's
removal and transportation of the materials to an off -site, licensed hazardous waste
disposal facility. To date, none of those stockpiled materials have been transported by
the Navy; and
WHEREAS, a specific date has not yet been scheduled for the Navy's debris
removal; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that active air quality monitoring will continue until all
fire and asbestos debris is removed from the hangar site by the Navy; and
WHEREAS, although a substantial amount of the debris removal in the community
has been addressed under the direction of Certified Asbestos Consultants, debris
removal will continue in response to reports of related debris in the community; and
WHEREAS, debris remains on some rooftops and in rain gutters in impacted
areas, and the environmental agencies overseeing the response action have
recommended that such debris be removed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin as
follows:
Section 1. The need exists to continue the local emergency related to the
release of chemicals of public health concern, including asbestos, from the fire at the
Navy's North Hangar.
Section 2. The local emergency will continue to exist until the City Council
proclaims the termination of this local emergency. The City Council shall review the need
for continuing the local emergency as required by state law until it terminates the local
emergency, and shall terminate the local emergency at the earliest possible date that
conditions warrant.
Section 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Director of
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to communicate the City's renewed
request that the Governor of the State of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services
Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in the City of Tustin; that the Governor
waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance
be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State
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expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal
disaster relief programs.
ADOPTED this 4th day of June 2024.
DocuSigned by:
AU PNDLEUMBARD,
Mayor
ATTEST: DS
DocuSigned by:
Ca Y&SVIX
E 1YA`8LIPDA,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
FDocuSigned by:
'"Z19
DA'VtDBE37KENIDIG,
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 24- 39 was duly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 4th day of June,
2024, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Lumbard, Gallagher, Clark, Gomez (4)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Schnell (1)
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED: (0)
DS
DocuSigned by:
C. a -u -
E R DW YASU DA,
City Clerk
Resolution 24-39
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ATTACHMENT 5
RESOLUTION 24-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE NEED TO CONTINUE LOCAL EMERGENCY
RELATED TO FIRE AND RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NAVY
NORTH HANGAR
WHEREAS, Tustin Municipal Code Sections 5204 and 5205 empower the City
Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened
existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8550 et seq., including Section
8558(c), authorizes the City Manager to proclaim a local emergency when the City is
threatened by conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code Section 8630 (c) requires Local
Proclamation of Emergency to be reviewed at least once every 60 days by the governing
body until terminated; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, a fire erupted on the
decommissioned Tustin Air Base in the North Hangar, a wooden structure, constructed
in the 1940's and designated as a Historical Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Navy is the responsible owner of the site, including the North
Hangar, but does not maintain firefighting or other equipment due to the decommissioned
status of former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
arisen in the City of Tustin due to the fire and the release of chemicals of public health
concern including asbestos; and
WHEREAS, remediation of debris from the fire continues to be needed to protect
the health and safety of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Acting City Manager issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency
on November 9, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Emergency at an
emergency meeting convened on November 10, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met on January 9, 2024, to review the local
emergency and determined that the need for the local emergency continued to exist; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently met during its regular meetings on
March 5, 2024, April 16, 2024, and June 4, 2024 to again review the need to continue the
local emergency and, by adoption of Resolutions 24-20, 24-25, and 24-39 respectively,
determined that the need for the local emergency continued to exist on each of those
dates; and
WHEREAS, enormous amounts of fire debris and collected asbestos -containing
debris are currently contained on or near the former hangar location pending the Navy's
removal and transportation of the materials to an off -site, licensed hazardous waste
disposal facility. To date, none of those stockpiled materials have been transported by
the Navy; and
WHEREAS, a specific date has not yet been scheduled for the Navy's debris
removal; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that active air quality monitoring will continue until all
fire and asbestos debris is removed from the hangar site by the Navy; and
WHEREAS, although a substantial amount of the debris removal in the community
has been addressed under the direction of Certified Asbestos Consultants, debris
removal will continue in response to reports of related debris in the community; and
WHEREAS, debris remains on some rooftops and in rain gutters in impacted
areas, and the environmental agencies overseeing the response action have
recommended that such debris be removed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin as
follows:
Section 1. The need exists to continue the local emergency related to the
release of chemicals of public health concern from the fire at the Navy's North Hangar.
Section 2. The local emergency will continue to exist until the City Council
proclaims the termination of this local emergency. The City Council shall review the need
for continuing the local emergency as required by state law until it terminates the local
emergency, and shall terminate the local emergency at the earliest possible date that
conditions warrant.
Section 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Director of
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to communicate the City's renewed
request that the Governor of the State of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services
Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in the City of Tustin; that the Governor
waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance
be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State
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expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal
disaster relief programs.
ADOPTED this 18th day of June 2024.
DocuSigned by:
,If"a
AU VL13INABARD,
Mayor
ATTEST: DS
DocuSigned by:
Ca aSu
EWAcWYMUo DA,
City Clerk
FDocuSigned by:
:AZ'd'
DAVfD,EF3F.EWD I G,
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 24- 46 was duly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 181h day of June,
2024, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Lumbard, Gallagher, Clark, Gomez, Schnell (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED: (0)
DS
DocuSigned by: roe
fV'i(& qA1SVJA
E R EN60Y/AS J DA,
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION 24-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE NEED TO CONTINUE LOCAL EMERGENCY
RELATED TO FIRE AND RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM NAVY
NORTH HANGAR
WHEREAS, Tustin Municipal Code Sections 5204 and 5205 empower the City
Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened
existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8550 et seq., including Section
8558(c), authorizes the City Manager to proclaim a local emergency when the City is
threatened by conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of the City; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code Section 8630 (c) requires Local
Proclamation of Emergency to be reviewed at least once every 60 days by the governing
body until terminated; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, a fire erupted on the
decommissioned Tustin Air Base in the North Hangar, a wooden structure, constructed
in the 1940's and designated as a Historical Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Navy is the responsible owner of the site, including the North
Hangar, but does not maintain firefighting or other equipment due to the decommissioned
status of former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin; and
WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
arisen in the City of Tustin due to the fire and the release of chemicals of public health
concern including asbestos; and
WHEREAS, remediation of debris from the fire continues to be needed to protect
the health and safety of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Acting City Manager issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency
on November 9, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ratified the Proclamation of Emergency at an
emergency meeting convened on November 10, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met on January 9, 2024, to review the local
emergency and determined that the need for the local emergency continued to exist; and
Resolution 24-50
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WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently met during its regular meetings on
March 5, 2024, April 16, 2024, June 4, 2024, and June 18, 2024, to again review the need
to continue the local emergency and, by adoption of Resolutions 24-20, 24-25, 24-39,
and 24-46 respectively, determined that the need for the local emergency continued to
exist on each of those dates; and
WHEREAS, enormous amounts of fire debris and collected asbestos -containing
debris are currently contained on or near the former hangar location pending the Navy's
removal and transportation of the materials to an off -site, licensed hazardous waste
disposal facility. To date, none of those stockpiled materials have been transported by
the Navy; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that active air quality monitoring will continue until all
fire and asbestos debris is removed from the hangar site by the Navy; and
WHEREAS, although a substantial amount of the debris removal in the community
has been addressed under the direction of Certified Asbestos Consultants, debris
removal will continue in response to reports of related debris in the community; and
WHEREAS, debris remains on some rooftops and in rain gutters in impacted
areas, and the environmental agencies overseeing the response action have
recommended that such debris be removed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin as
follows:
Section 1. The need exists to continue the local emergency related to the
release of chemicals of public health concern from the fire at the Navy's North Hangar.
Section 2. The local emergency will continue to exist until the City Council
proclaims the termination of this local emergency. The City Council shall review the need
for continuing the local emergency as required by state law until it terminates the local
emergency, and shall terminate the local emergency at the earliest possible date that
conditions warrant.
Section 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Director of
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to communicate the City's renewed
request that the Governor of the State of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services
Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in the City of Tustin; that the Governor
waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance
be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State
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expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal
disaster relief programs.
ADOPTED this 16th day of July 2024.
AUSTIN LUMBARD,
Mayor
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DocuSigned by:
DA 8FF31(1EPtDIG,
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 24- 50 was duly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 16t" day of July,
2024, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
Resolution 24-50
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