2020-004 - Extending the Restriction Set Forth in Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-001 Prohibiting the Issuance of Any New Short Term Lodging Permit Pursuant to Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.95 and Requiring a Minimum Night Stay for All Short Term Lo

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2020-004 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE RESTRICTION SET FORTH IN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2020-001 PROHIBITING THE ISSUANCE OF ANY NEW SHORT TERM LODGING PERMIT PURSUANT TO NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.95 AND REQUIRING A MINIMUM NIGHT STAY FOR ALL SHORT TERM LODGING RENTALS WHEREAS, Section 200 of the Charter of the City of Newport Beach ("City") vests the City Council with the authority to make and enforce all laws, rules and regulations with respect to municipal affairs subject only to the restrictions and limitations contained in the Charter and the State Constitution, and the power to exercise, or act pursuant to any and all rights, powers, and privileges, or procedures granted or prescribed by any law of the State of California; WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services announced a nationwide public health emergency, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak; WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to make additional resources available, formalize emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and help the state prepare for the broader spread of COVID-19 ("State of Emergency); WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic; WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, Governor Newsom called for all bars, wineries, nightclubs and brewpubs to close throughout the state, urged all seniors and people with chronic health conditions to isolate themselves at home, and for restaurants to reduce occupancy by half to keep people farther away from each other; WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Newport Beach City Manager Grace Leung, who is the Director of Emergency Services ("Director of Emergency Services") for the City, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency ("Proclamation"); WHEREAS, on March 18, 2020, the Newport Beach City Council ratified the Proclamation and authorized the Director of Emergency Services to take certain actions to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public;