HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 96-77 RESOLUTION NO. 96-77
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
APPROVING A TRANSITION AND REORGANIZATION PLAN
FOR AIRBORNE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
WHEREAS, the public agencies of the City of Costa Mesa, City of Huntington
Beach, City of Newport Beach and County of Orange ("Member Agencies") desire to
cooperate with each other to exercise some or all of their powers to establish a
transition and reorganization plan ("Plan") for the regional AirBorne Law Enforcement
Service Agency ("ABLE"); and
Such Plan is consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU")
entered into by the Member Agencies and is attached as Exhibit "A" and incorporated
herein by this reference; and
The Member Agencies have the power and authority to finance, acquire, and
maintain a public law enforcement helicopter service and facilities for the benefit of the
lands and inhabitants within their respective boundaries; and
Such services by ABLE have benefited their respective lands and inhabitants;
and
The County of Orange and City of Huntington Beach have exercised their rights
as a Member Agencies to tender notices of intent to voluntarily withdraw from the MOU
and ABLE and propose to join together with the Cities of Costa Mesa and Newport
Beach to establish, operate and maintain a cooperative Plan for helicopter service for
the benefit of their respective lands and inhabitants during the transition and
reorganization of ABLE; and
It is in the public interest to provide an orderly and efficient Plan by which ABLE
can be reorganized to accommodate the withdrawal of the County of Orange and City
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of Huntington Beach to avoid disruption of helicopter service for the benefit of the
Member Agencies' lands and inhabitants and public agencies who have subscribed
with ABLE for helicopter services; and
The Member Agencies have the authority to establish a Plan for the transition
and reorganization of ABLE, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 6500,
et seq.;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE that it does hereby adopt and approve the
Transition and Reorganization Plan attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and incorporated
herein by this reference as though fully set forth.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief of Police of the City of Huntington
Beach is hereby authorized to take all necessary steps consistent with the Transition
and Reorganization Plan to effectuate said reorganization of ABLE.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19 th day of August, 1996.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney - - 6
REVIEWED AND APPROVED INITIATED AND APPROVE .
ity Administrator C ief of Police
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Res. No. 96-77
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-officio 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 19th of August, 1996 by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Harman, Leipzig, Bauer, Sullivan, Dettloff,
Green, Garofalo
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Cl of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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