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Meeting Date: 4/4/2016
Approved 7-0
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 4/4/2016
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Eric Engberg, Interim Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Appoint Fire Chief as Board Member and Division Chief/Operations as Alternate
to various Oranqe Countv Joint Powers Authorities
Statement of Issue:
Former Fire Chief Patrick McIntosh served as the City's representative to three different Joint
Powers Authorities. With the appointment of a new Fire Chief, there is a need to make new
appointments.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
A) Appoint Fire Chief David Segura as the City's Board Member to the Orange County -City
Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Joint Powers Authority and Division Chief/Operations
Eric Engberg as the City's Alternate Board Member; and,
B) Appoint Fire Chief David Segura as Alternate Board Member to the Central Net Operations Joint
Powers Authority; and,
C) Appoint Fire Chief David Segura as Alternate Board Member to the Metro Cities Fire Authority
Joint Powers Authority.
Alternative Action(s):
Appoint a City Council Member or other City staff member as the City's Board Member and
Alternates to the above Joint Powers Authorities.
Analysis:
With the retirement of Fire Chief Patrick McIntosh in November 2015, and the appointment of David
Segura as Fire Chief, there is a need for appointments to various Orange County Joint Powers
Authorities, including:
• Orange County -City Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Joint Powers Authority
• Central Net Operations Joint Powers Authority
• Metro Cities Fire Joint Powers Authority
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Orange County -City Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Joint Powers Authority
The City of Huntington Beach has been a member and provider agency of the Orange County -City
Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Joint Powers Authority since October 16, 1989. The
objective of the Authority is to provide prompt, efficient, and cost-effective regional response to
hazardous materials emergencies.
The Board of Directors of the Authority consists of members appointed by the governing bodies of
the following provider agencies: City of Anaheim and the City of Huntington Beach. The Board of
Directors meets quarterly on the third Wednesday of October, January, April, and July. It is
recommended that the proposed appointment of Fire Chief David Segura and Division
Chief/Operations Eric Engberg as Board Member and Alternate be made until revoked. This
practice is followed by all other Authority member agencies.
Central Net Operations Joint Powers Authority
The City has been a member of the Central Net Operations Joint Powers Authority since its
inception on June 9, 1992. The primary purpose of the Authority is to provide for the operation,
upgrade, maintenance, and repair of the Joint Powers training facility located at 18301 Gothard
Street in Huntington Beach and, accordingly, provide the highest possible level of fire suppression,
fire prevention, and emergency medical training.
The Board of Directors of the Authority consists of members appointed by the governing bodies of
the cities of Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach. The Board of Directors meets monthly on the
third Thursday. It is recommended that the proposed appointment of Fire Chief David Segura
Alternate Board Member be made until revoked. This practice is followed by all other Authority
member agencies. City Manager Fred Wilson will remain as the City's Board Member.
Metro Cities Fire Joint Powers Authority
Since 1969 the City has participated in a regionalized fire dispatch delivery system. In 1992, the
Central Net Operations Authority Joint Powers Agreement was adopted by the following cities:
Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and Westminster, which formalized this
regionalized approach for both training and fire dispatch services. However, as a result of
Westminster's 1995 decision to join the Orange County Fire Authority, the cost-effectiveness of
operating a communications center with the remaining three cities was no longer viable. As a
result, several fire dispatch alternatives were pursued which resulted in the formation of Metro
Cities Fire Joint Powers Authority as the most cost effective alternative.
The Metro Cities Fire Authority, which includes the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Fountain Valley,
Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Orange, officially began operating
on July 1, 1996. The fire dispatch services are administered by the City of Anaheim at an Anaheim
location. The Board of Directors of the Authority consists of members appointed by the governing
bodies of these cities. The Board of Directors meets quarterly on the fourth Thursday of October,
January, April, and July. It is recommended that the proposed appointment of Fire Chief David
Segura Alternate Board Member be made until revoked. This practice is followed by all other
Authority member agencies. City Manager Fred Wilson will remain as the City's Board Member.
Based on the technical and operational activities of these Boards, the proposed appointments will
provide effective representation of the City of Huntington Beach for the activities of these Joint
Powers Authorities.
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Environmental Status:
None
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and maintain public safety.
Attachment(s):
None