San Rafael declares local emergency, authorizes $500,000 for El Nino preparedness
After staff warned that El Nino could bring stacked tides, rain and storm surge this winter, the City Council voted 5-0 to proclaim a local emergency and approve a $500,000 supplemental appropriation from the general fund emergency reserve for pre-storm preparations.
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San Rafael city staff told the council that a strong El Nino this winter could combine higher tides, storm surge and heavy rainfall to produce flooding across low-lying parts of the city. Quinn Gardner, the city's deputy director of emergency management, said models already show bay levels and tides are elevated and "we're looking at our biggest weather impacts in December to March," and recommended activating limited emergency preparations and preordering equipment.
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