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ORDINANCE NO. 1~99 <br /> <br />AN ORDII~CE CREATLNG SA~NTA ~NA DISASTER COUNCIL <br />REGULATING CREATION OF DEPART~NT$ ~D PROCEDURES <br />THEREUNDER IN CASE OF A i~AJOR DISASTER <br /> <br /> ~,£HEREAS, the City of Oanta ~na, California is located in <br /> <br />an area susceptible to earthquakes and experience daring the <br />earthquake in this City and daring war and peace generally, has <br />demonstrated the need for adequate disaster plans and for a sys- <br />tem of mobilizing the resources of the community to cope with such <br />disaster; and <br /> <br /> VYHEREAS, the Otate of California has created a State Disaster <br />Council to prepare a State Disaster Plan and recommend mutual aid <br />regions; and <br /> <br /> ¥~EREAS, municipalities have legal authority (Constitution, <br />Article XI, ~ection ll, and ~iilitary and Veterans Code Section <br />1571), as amended by Statutes of 19~5, Chapter 102~, to create <br />disaster councils for the purpose of formulating local disaster <br />plans, including mutual aid agreements; <br /> <br /> N0~, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES <br /> <br />ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section l: DISASTER: <br />"disaster" shall include, <br />fire, flood, riot, storm, <br />or sabotage, which causes <br /> <br /> As used in this Ordinance, the term <br />but is not limited to, any extraordinary <br />epidemic, earthquake, an enemy attack <br />or threatens to cause loss of life or <br /> <br />property and in which occurrences the responsibility devolves upon <br />the regular constituted authorities for the maintenance of public <br />peace and.order and the preservation of life and property. <br /> <br /> Section 2: DISASTER COi~ITTEE ~}~ERSHIP. The Santa ~na <br />Disaster Committee is hereby created and shall consist of the follow- <br />ing: <br /> <br /> A. T~e l~yor, who shall be Commander. <br /> <br /> B. Tae Vice Co~ander, who, in t~e a0sence of, or at the di- <br />rection of t~e 0ommander, shall act on his behalf on matters within <br /> <br /> <br />