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In addition to any other powers conferred upon the mayor by law, he or she may, upon proclamation of a disaster emergency:

A. Suspend the provisions of any regulatory ordinance prescribing procedures for the conduct of city business or the orders or regulations of any city department, if compliance with the provisions of the statute, order or regulation would prevent, or substantially impede or delay, action necessary to cope with the disaster emergency;

B. Use all of the resources of the city government as reasonably necessary to cope with the disaster emergency;

C. Direct and compel the relocation of all or part of the population from any stricken or threatened area in the city, if he or she considers relocation necessary for the preservation of life or for other disaster mitigation purposes;

D. Prescribe routes, modes of transportation and destination in connection with necessary relocation;

E. Control ingress and egress from a disaster area, the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises in it;

F. Make provisions for the availability and use of temporary housing;

G. Allocate, ration or redistribute food, water, fuel, clothing and other items he or she deems necessary;

H. Obtain vital supplies, equipment and other property found lacking and needed for the protection of the health, life and property of the people, and bind the city for the fair value thereof. (Prior code § 11.50.060)