HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2020-123RESOLUTION NO. 2020 - 123
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
EXTENDING THE URGENCY ORDINANCE ENACTING A TEMPORARY
MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF RENT FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS AS A RESULT OF THE STATE
OF EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE, COVID-19,
THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2020 FROM JUNE 30, 2020
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2020, the City Council of National City ("City Council");
adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 2020 — 2479 (Ordinance) enacting a temporary
moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent by residential and commercial tenants in
the City of National City who are impacted by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as
described in the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance is in effect through June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, according to Section 1(f) of the Ordinance, the City Council may
extend the Ordinance by Resolution, if conditions at the time warrant an extension; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 continues to cause and is expected to continue to cause
serious negative impacts on the local economy and serious financial impacts on residents
and businesses including substantial loss of income due to the loss of compensable work
hours or wages, layoffs, and business closures; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of the Ordinance, the Governor, the San Diego
County Public Health Officer, and the City Council have issued additional orders and
directives to respond to the COVID-19 emergency that continues to curtail certain
business operations; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-37-20
which adopted a statewide eviction moratorium that provided residential tenants with
protections during the eviction process, including giving tenants more time to respond to
a complaint; and
WHEREAS, currently there are approximately more than 8,000 confirmed cases
of COVID-19 within San Diego County, more than 131,000 in California, and at least 4,653
COVID-19-related deaths in California, and these statistics have been increasing daily
since the adoption of the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the outbreak and governmental responses, the San
Diego region has seen a significant increase in unemployment and job losses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to extend the temporary moratorium on
residential and commercial evictions due to the uncertainty of the public health projections
that require people to remain at home and the significant number of workers who have
suddenly lost jobs, along with the instability in housing and the general economic
forecasts all due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resolution No. 2020 — 123
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of National
City that Urgency Ordinance 2020-2479, adopted on April 7, 2020 is extended through
August 31, 2020 from June 30, 2020 and said Urgency Ordinance is amended as follows:
1. Section 2 (b): The phrase "shall become inoperative effective June 30, 2020"
is deleted. This phrase is amended with the phrase "shall become inoperative
effective August 31, 2020"
2. Section 3: The phrase "in accordance with the California Governor's Executive
Order N-28-20 and shall remain in effect through June 30, 2020," is deleted
and this phrase is amended with the phrase "in accordance with the California
Governor's Executive Order N-28-20 and N-66-20, and shall remain in effect
through August 31, 2020.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that except as provided in Sections 2(b) and Section
3, each and every term and provision of the Ordinance dated April 7, 2020 shall remain
in full force and effect.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 2020.
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
June 16, 2020 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Morrison, Quintero, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of NatiMhal City, California
By: --
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-123 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on June 16, 2020.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy