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RESOLUTION NO. 98- 070
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 OPERATIONAL AREA IN
COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 19 CALIFORNIA
CODE OF REGULATIONS, SECTION 2400 ET
SEQ., AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
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 response
to emergencies involving multiple jurisdictions or multiple
agencies; 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 assumes that responsibility by
written agreement with County government; and
WHEREAS, the SEMS Regulations require the County Board of
Supervisors to establish an Operational Area by December 1, 1995;
and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Orange County Operational Area
Agreement is to provide for the mutual and cooperative handling of
the duties and responsibilities of the Operations Area; and
WHEREAS, the Operational Area Agreement establishes an
Operational Area Council made up of representatives of each
Political Subdivision within the Orange County geographical area;
and
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WHEREAS, the Orange County Operational Area Agreement
supplants the existing UNIFIED ORANGE COUNTY-CITIES DISASTER
AGREEMENT dated July 14, 1981, and which was entered into by the
City of Santa Aha on September 21, 1981;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA: ...
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Hereby adopts an Agreement between the City of Santa Aha,
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
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
withdraws from the Unified Orange County-Cities Disaster
Agreement to which the City became a party on September
21, 1981; and
Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the
Operational Area Agreement.
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ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
5th
er 'o 't YOouncJ
day of
October , 1998.
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Richardson~
Espinosa Abstain
Franklin Aye
Lutz Aye
McGuigan Aye
Moreno
Pulido Ay~
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the
attached Resolution No.~$-~7~ to be the original resolution adopted
by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on