Item 26 - Adoption of the City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan

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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan Part I Basic Plan Proclamation, Cal OES Directors Concurrence and/or CDAA funding (see below), the City will need to provide information describing local response efforts and identify the specific type and extent of state emergency assistance needed, including specific resources needed, cost reimbursement requested, or regulatory waivers necessary to facilitate the protection of life and property during response efforts. Request for Cal OES Director's Concurrence Following the Proclamation of a Local Emergency, the City or County can request cost reimbursement from the State under the California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA) for certain disaster -related expenditures, through a Request for Cal OES Director's Concurrence. Cal OES must receive the request from local government within 10 days after the actual occurrence of a disaster and include the Initial Damage Estimate (IDE) and a request from the City or County. The Operational Area will generally take a lead role in gathering and submitting this documentation to the State. Request for the Governor to Proclaim a State of Emergency Following the Proclamation of a Local Emergency and when emergency conditions exceed or have the potential to exceed local resources and capabilities, the City or County can request cost reimbursement and response resources from the State under the California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA) through a Request for Proclamation of a State of Emergency. Cal OES must receive the request from local government within 10 days after the actual occurrence of a disaster and include the Initial Damage Estimate (IDE) and a request from the City or County. The Operational Area will generally take a lead role in gathering and submitting this documentation to the State. Initial Damage Estimate The Initial Damage Estimate (IDE) is written documentation describing in approximate numbers the estimated level of casualties, property damages and dollar losses. The request for State assistance should include a copy of the local proclamation(s) and IDE(s) to document the severity and extent of the damage caused by the emergency. An IDE may not be required for sudden emergencies with widespread impacts, emergencies of significant magnitude, or during fast moving emergencies where immediate response assistance is necessary and obvious. Analysis of Request The request and the IDE are reviewed by the Cal OES Region and a recommendation is made to the Governor through the Cal OES Director. 3.8.2 Proclamation of State of Emergency The Governor proclaims a State of Emergency based on the formal request of local governing bodies and the recommendation of Cal OES. The Governor can also proclaim a State of Emergency on his/her own initiative whenever it is deemed that the safety of persons and property in California are threatened by conditions of extreme peril, or emergency conditions are beyond the emergency response capacity and capabilities of the local authorities. Under a Proclamation of a State of Emergency, the Governor: • Has the right to exercise all police power, as deemed necessary, vested in the State Constitution and the laws of California within the designated area. • Can direct all state agencies to utilize and employ personnel, equipment and facilities for the performance of any and all activities designed to prevent or alleviate actual and threatened damage due to the emergency, and can direct them to provide supplemental services and equipment to political subdivisions to restore any services in order to provide for the health and safety of the residents of the affected area. • Is vested with the power to use and commandeer public and private property and persons, to ensure all resources within California are available and dedicated to the emergency. • May promulgate, issue and enforce orders and regulations deemed necessary, and suspend the provisions of orders, rules or regulations of any state agency, and any regulatory statute or statute prescribing the procedure for conducting state business. 134