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RESOLUTION 19-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 135—EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, according to the United States Geological Survey, California is one of the most seismically active states, second only to Alaska; and WHEREAS, California has experienced dozens of disastrous earthquakes that have caused fatalities, serious injuries, and significant economic loss; and WHEREAS, ninety percent of the world's earthquakes and over eighty percent of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. The Pacific Ring of Fire includes the very active San Andreas Fault Zone in California; and WHEREAS, the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF) released in 2008 predicted a 99.7 percent likelihood of a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake in California in the next 30 years; and WHEREAS, a 2013 study published by the Caltech and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology discovered that a statewide California earthquake involving both the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas may be possible; and WHEREAS, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Turkey, Romania, Italy and China either have or are working on earthquake early warning systems that are capable of saving lives and helping to mitigate loss; and WHEREAS, California Emergency Management Agency, Caltech, California Geological Survey, University of California at Berkeley, United Stated Geological Survey, and others have been conducting earthquake early warning research and development in California and together they operate the California Integrated Seismic Network, which has a demonstration earthquake early warning capability; and WHEREAS, by building the California Integrated Seismic Network and processing data from an array of sensors throughout the state, a fully developed earthquake early warning system would effectively detect the strength and progression of earthquakes and alert the public within seconds, up to 60 seconds, before potentially damaging ground shaking is felt; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills must do all it can to better prepare for future earthquakes and that an earthquake early warning system should disseminate earthquake information in support of public safety, emergency response and loss mitigation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby supports Senate Bill 1525 (Padilla) that would create an earthquake early warning system in.California. Resolution 19-13 Page 1