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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ADOPTING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, AND ALL
OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY TO
FORM AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATION AREA
IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 19, CALIFORNIA CODE OF
REGULATIONS, SECTION 2400 ET SEQ., AND
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 8550 ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, Title 19 California Code of Regulations Section 2400 et seq. and
Government Code Section 8550. et seq. state that the purpose of the Standardized
Emergency Management System, hereafter referred to as the "SEMS Regulations", is
to standardize responses to emergencies involving multiple jurisdictions or multiple
agencies; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of an Operational Area, as defined in Government Code
8605 and Title 19 California Code of Regulations Sections 2403 and 2409, is to manage
and coordinate information, resources, and priorities among the local governments
within the geographic area of the County, and to serve as the coordination and
communication link between the local government level and the regional level of the
State; and
WHEREAS, the Operational Area is one of the required components of SEMS;
and
WHEREAS, the SEMS Regulations require the County government to serve as
the lead agency of the Operational Area unless another member agency of the
Operations Area assume that responsibility by written agreement with the County
government; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Orange County Operational Area Agreement is to
provide for the mutual and cooperative handling of the duties and responsibility of the
Operations Area; and
WHEREAS, the Operational Area Agreement establishes as Operational Area
Council made up of representative of each Political Subdivision with the Orange County
geographical area; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Operational Area Agreement supplants the
existing October 3, 1995 Orange County Operational Area Agreement which was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on October 5, 1998 by Resolution
98-070.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby adopts an Agreement
between the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, and all other Political
Subdivisions in Orange County to form an Operational Area for the purposes
of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery as required by Title 19
of California Code of Regulations Section 2400 et seq. and Government Code
8550 et seq.; and
2. Recognizes the County of Orange as the lead agency for coordinating
Operational Area emergency management activities; and
Appoints the City Manager to serve as the City's representative on the
Operational Area Council, with the Emergency Services Coordinator serving
as the alternate; and
4. Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Operational Area
Agreement.
Section 6: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adopting by
the City Council, and the Clerk of Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 21 st day of July. 2020.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
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Tamara Bogosian
Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers Bacerra, Mendoza, Penaloza, Pulido,
Sarmiento, Solorio, Villegas (7)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers
None
(0)
NOT PRESENT:
Councilmembers
None
(0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2020-059 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on July 21, 2020.
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Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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