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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
ANAHIEM COUNTY OF ORANGE
RIVERBED PATROL
ORIGINAL. A- 1999-058
CLERK OF THE BORD MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
ORANGE COUNTY AMONGST
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF -CORONER
AND
CITIES OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
ORANGE, SANTA ANA, ANAHEIM AND COSTA MESA
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") dated 8 • / • 2000, is by and amongst the
Orange County Sheriff -Coroner ("Sheriff -Coroner") and the Cities of Huntington Beach,
Orange, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Costa Mesa, (sometimes collectively referred to herein as
"Cities"),
The Sheriff-Coronv is responsible for general law enforcement within the Couvry of Orange
("County" ), including upon flood control channels and other property owned or maintained by
the Orange County Flood Control District ("District") lying within the boundaries of the County.
The Police Departments of the Cities am responsible for general law enforcement within the
boundaries of their respective Cities as derived from general laws and municipal charters.
Property owned or maintained by the District ("District property's lies within the boundaries of
he Cities. In many cases, the Sheriff -Coroner and the Police Departments of the Cities share
concurrent jurisdiction over District property.
In furtherance of this concurrent jurisdiction, the Sheriff -Coroner and the Cities agree as fellows:
A. The Police Departments of the Cities shall accept non-exclusive Law Enforcement
responsibility over District property lying within the respective boundaries of the Cities
including but not limited to bike trails, flood control channels, retention basins, and river
channels.
B. The Police Departments of the Cities shall enforce general laws, ordinances and regulations,
including but not limited to those of the County, the District, and their respective Cities, as
currently exists or may be amended or adopted, on District property,
C. Prosecutions of violations cited by Cities' Police Departments shall be by the respective City
Atmmey's ofifce.
D. All law enforcement signs and other such regulatory items to be placed on District property
shall first be submitted by the respective city to the County's Director of Public Facilities
and Resource Department or his designee (hereinafter "Director-'), for approval prior to
installation.
E. The Cities agree that they shall not receive and shall not seek compensation from either the
County, the District, or the Sheriff -Coroner, either separately or in combination, for the
enforcement of laws by their respective Police Departments upon District property.
F. The Cities acknowledge that the primary purpose of property owned or maintained by the
District is flood control and they agree to release, defend with counsel approval by District,
and hold harmless the County, District, and Sheriff -Coroner for any and all iiabibty, claims
or causes of action, including but not limited to those for property damage or personal injury,
rising from or related to law enforcement or related functions by their respective Police
Departments or the city personnel on District property.
Nothing in this MOU is to be construed as conflicting with existing laws, regulations, and
prescribed responsibilities applicable to the respective parties hereto.
ORANGE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
a body corporate Md politic
Dated: all 106
Dated: (J i 1 I U O
Dated:
APPROV ED AS TO FORM:
LAURGNCE M. WA'fSON,
COUNTY COUNSEL
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Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
SIGNEDANDCERTALIVER D
THIS AGREEMENT RAS NAS BEEN
ECN DELIVERED TO
THE CHAIRMAN OF 7'NE BOARD
By
Darlene J. Bloom
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
The Orange County Flood Control
Distri a County, California
r:1 ONA, Sheriff -COMM
Orange County Sheriff -Coroner
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