HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6732 RE SOLUTION NO. 6732
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
APPROVING AN OPERATIONAL AREA AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AND LOCAL AGENCIES
FOR THE RAPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(SEMS)REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the Standardized Emergency Management System Regulations, require
Local Agencies, including cities, to enter into Operational Area Agreements in the geographic
area of the County in order to manage and coordinate information, resources and priorities
between agencies and to serve as the coordination and communication link with the regional level
of the State; and
A county geographic area is required to be organized into a single Operational Area by
Dec. 1, 1995 per Government Code 8607(a), §2409; and
Local agencies, including Orange County Cities, agree in concept to forming an
Operational Area; and
A Steering Committee consisting of representatives from the County and Local Agencies
have met and made recommendations for responsibilities and coordination within the Operational
Area; and
The purposes of this Agreement are to provide for the establishment and direction of the
Operational Area; the cooperative and mutual handling of the duties and responsibilities of the
Operational Area lead Agency; the coordination of the emergency functions of the Operational
Area with all other public agencies, corporations, organizations, and affected private persons; and
the preparation and implementation of plans for the protection of persons and property within the
Operational Area in the event of an emergency;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach does hereto agree to the Operational Area Agreement, Exhibit 1, subject to the following
amendments:
I. Section F (2), b 2) to read:
2) Operational Area Budget and Operating Staff. The Executive Board shall
have the responsibility to direct the development of and approve the Operational Area
annual operating budget and staffing utilizing resources made available to the Operation
Area by the State Office of Emergency Services through the Federal Emergency
Management Assistance Program, and to monitor the expenditures of the Operational
Area. This shall include the responsibility to seek grants from other sources to sustain the
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preparedness and response efforts of the Operational Area as further detailed in Section L
of this Agreement, and, if necessary, to recommend for adoption by the members of the
Council, any Operational Area fees to sustain the Operational Area. In the event the
Executive Board recommends adopting of fees, the Executive Board shall be responsible
for directing the development of and submitting the Operational Area annual budget and
staffing to the members of the Council for approval. The Executive Board and/or the
Council have no power to bind individual agencies to payment of any fees. However,
non-payment of fees will result in the loss of Operational Council voting privileges until
paid.
2. Section G(1)to read:
a. Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Coordinator. The Law Enforcement Mutual Aid
Coordinator is designated as the initial response Coordinator for emergencies where
evacuation, Iaw and order are of the highest priority as related to tsunami, nuclear power
plant emergency, civil disturbance, terrorism or act of war.
b. Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid Coordinator. The Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid
Coordinator is designated as the initial response Coordinator for emergencies where the
life or safety of the public is threatened due to fire, mass casualty emergency, earthquake
or hazardous materials releases including oil spills.
C. Public Works Mutual Aid Coordinator. The Public Works Mutual Aid
Coordinator is designated as the initial response Coordinator for emergencies where public
works, or environmental protection resources shall be the primary method used for
mitigation and recovery such as during flood, storm or dam failure.
f Line of Succession. In the event that neither the designated initial response
Coordinator nor either of the designated alternates is available to serve in the capacity of
the initial response Coordinator, the following line of succession, except as determined by
the Executive Board during an emergency per Subsection F (2)(b)(5), shall be used to
ensure continuity of Operational Area operations during times of emergency:
3_ Section L(3) to read:
(3) Operational Area Administrative Expenses. The Executive Board shall be
responsible for acquisition and distribution of Emergency Management Assistance grant
funds, and any other funds to cover the administrative costs of the Operational Area,
including any reimbursement to the COUNTY for services requested of the COUNTY
pursuant to this subsection, The Executive Board shall be responsible for determining the
potential source of, and for acquiring funds or staff time to match the grants(s). The
COUNTY shall provide administrative staffing for the Operational Area as determined by
the Executive Board and/or Council in the annual budget, to carry out the duties as
delineated in Section H of this Agreement. The COUNTY is to act as a member of the
Operation Area only and shall not be solely responsible for the costs of administering the
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Operational Area. COUNTY staffing costs exceeding authorized budget limits will be the
responsibility of the COUNTY unless costs are approved by the Executive Board and/or
Council.
Annual Review of the Operational Area Administrative Expenses Provisions and
Continuation of the Agreement. The methods and costs for implementing the Operational
Area Agreement will be reviewed annually by the Operational Area Council to determine
the appropriateness of the Agreement, costs and funding sources. Where appropriate, as
determined by the signatories to the Agreement, the Agreement and funding obligations
will be modified.
4, Section U to read:
U. NOTICE: Notice to members, under non-emergency situations, when mailed to
them, first class, postage paid or faxed to the address or fax number set out by their
signatures shall be considered received twenty-four (24) hours after the time posted on the
envelope or as indicated on the sender's fax confirmation report.
Notice to members under emergency situations shall be deemed given when mailed or
faxed and confirmed by phone. County rosters for notice purposes shall be updated every
six (6) months or more often if necessary.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of November , 1995.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk ,i City Attorney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
y Administrator Fire Chief
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Res. No. 6732
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-offiicio Clerk of the City Council of said
City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th of November, 1995
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Harman, Bauer, Sullivan, Leipzig, Dettloff,
Green, Garofalo
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
City Clerk and ex-ofI•icio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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