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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 164-95 SO UTIUN .0. Y$4 - 9 $ A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR CITY PARTICIPATION IN THE KERN COUNTY OPERATIONAL ANEA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION WHEREAS, California Government Code section 8607 directed the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, in coordination with all State and local emergency agencies, to establish by regulation the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS); and WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services has promulgated the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) regulations which standardizes response to emergencies involving multiple jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, the Kern County Operational Area Emergency Management Organization, promulgated pursuant to SEMS, provides for mutual aid, shared resources and intelligence information in the event of emergency situations within the County of Kern to protect public welfare; and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 8607(e)(1) requires the use of the Standardized Emergency Management System to be eligible for funding personnel related emergency response costs under any disaster assistance program, and the City of Bakersfield desires to take advantage of this code section by agreement; and WHEREAS, City participation in the State mandated SEMS program will not require relinquishing control over local emergency services and there is no cost to the City of Bakersfield for participation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: The "Agreement for Participation in the Kern County Operational Area Emergency Management Organization" (County Agreement No. 475-95) is hereby approved; and The Mayor of the City of Bakersfield is hereby authorized to execute the "Agreement for Participation in the Kern County Operational Area Emergency Management Organization," Agreement No. 475-95, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein fully by this reference. .......... o0o .......... ! HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of t~e City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on .~ 25 ~ , by the following vote: CfTY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED ~T BOB MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,TtJD~ K. SKOUSEN City Attorney MIC}~AEL G. ~T.T.~)RD Assistant Cit~ Attorney MGA/meg/rb Attachment Exhibit "A" MEG\RES 95-1\ AHTH-SIG\MAYOR-K.RES - 2 - Kern (' aty Operational Area Emergency Management 'marion Agreement ..... Pa~)~ County Agt. ~:~'5'7 ~ AGREEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE KERN COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION This Agreement is entered into this (g,t~,.~ day of Augnst, 1995, by and between the County of Kern, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY", and the cities of ARVIN, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA CITY, DELANO, MARICOPA, MCFARLAND, RIDGECREST, SHAFTER, TAFT, TEHACHAPI and WASCO, collective referred to as "CITIES", and any SPECIAL DISTRICT, which signs a counterpart of this Agreement, collectively referred to as "DISTRICTS" with reference to the following: A. The potential exists for a major catastrophe due to earthquake, flood or other natural or technological disaster which could cause all governmental entities within Kern County to share resources and information with each other and with the State of California in order to protect the public welfare to the fullest extent possible; B. Government Code Section 8559 (b), of the California Emergency Services Act, defines the term operational area as "an intermediate level of the state emergency services organization, consisting of a county and all political subdivisions within the county area", and Section 8605 designates operational areas to coordinate emergency activities including personnel and resources between the COUNTY, CITIES and DISTRICTS, and to serve as a communications link focusing on the collection, processing and dissemination of vital disaster information; C. The California Office of Emergency Services has promulgated the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Regulations (Title 19, Section 2400, et seq., of the California Code of Regulations) which standardizes response to emergencies involving multiple jurisdictions and requires the formation of the operational area; EXHIBIT A - 8 Pages Kern C ary Operational A~¢a Emergency Management 'amzation Agreement ..... Page 2 D Government Code Section 8607 (e)(l) requires use of the Standardized Emergency Management System to be eligible for funding personnel related emergency response costs under any disaster assistance program, and the parties hereto desire to take advantage of this code section by agreement; E. The Kern County Board of Supervisors is the lead agency in the establishment of the Kern County Operational Area as outlined in SEMS Regulations; THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. RECOGNITION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN T1]E KE, RN COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION The parties recognize the Kern County Operational Area as that intermediate level emergency services organization as defined in the California Emergency Services Act and SEMS Regulations and hereby become members of Kern County Operational Area Emergency Management Organization. The parties acknowledge that the COUNTY is the lead agency for the Kern County Operational Area and agree to cooperate and participate in a systematic approach for planning, collecting and exchanging disaster intelligence information, resource requests and for coordinating response efforts during emergencies and disasters. The parties agree to comply and operate in accordance with SEMS Regulations when responding to and managing emergencies and disasters or any other activities associated with the Kern County Operational Area. Each party to this Agreement will designate individual(s) to be trained to staff and/or act as liaison to the Kern County Operational Area Emergency Management Orgamzation. 2. LEAD AGENCY The COUNTY, as specified in Title 19, Section 2409(d) of the California Code of Regulations, shall be the lead agency in the formation and operation of the Operational Area, Kern C 'y Operational Area Emergency Management (' ,nization Agreement ..... Page 3 shall have responsibility for the day to day administration of the Operational Area, and oversee emergency preparedness and other efforts to maintain concert with the other parties to this Agreement. 3. ADVISORY COMMITTEE A Kern County Operational Area Advisory Committee is hereby established which consists of one representative from the COUNTY, from each CITY who is party to this Agreement, from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools and from the Kern County Water Agency. Three additional members-at-large shall be selected by the Advisory Committee from those DISTRICTS who are also parties to this Agreement and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the Advisory Committee to develop recommendations, if any, as to the policies and procedures for the operation of the Kern County Operational Area Emergency Management Organization and, through the County Office of Emergency Services, present any such recommendations to the Kern County Emergency Council for adoption as specified by Section 2.66 of the Kern County Code. The Kern County Emergency Council may act even though there is no recommendation from the Committee on any given matter. The COUNTY will supply staff support for the Committee. 4. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER The Operational Area Emergency Operations Center shall be headquartered at the COUNTY Emergency Operations Center, which is currently located at 2601 Panorama Drive, Bakersfield, California. The COUNTY will provide support staff and supplies for the Emergency Operations Center during actual emergency operations and exercises. All parties to this Agreement shall provide staff for the decision making and functional positions of the Operational Area Emergency Management Orgamzation. Kern 'nty Operational Area Emergency Managemen' 7amzation Agreement ..... Page 4 COMMAND AND CONTROL Command and control of each pany's personnel shall remain with that party at all times unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties involved. 6. TERM OF TIlE AGREEMENT This Agreement shall be effective from the date executed by each party as to that party. Any party to this Agreement may withdraw as a party to this Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice of such withdrawal to the lead agency. 7. ADDITIONAL PARTIES Additional parties, which are political eatities located within the boundaries of Kern County, may join in this Agreement and become member parties upon execution of this Agreement by identical counterpart. As to any party executiag this Agreement by counterpart, the terms hereof become effective thirty (30) days following notification by the new party to the lead agency. 8. SAI,ARIES. EMPLOYMENT AND WORKERg COMPENSATION BENEFITS The salaries, employment and Workers Compensation benefits of each employee participating in the Kern County Operational Area Emergency Management Organization shall be the responsibility of the party employing the individual. 9. NOTICES Except as may be otherwise required by law, any notice to be given shall be written and shall be either personally delivered, sent by facsimile transmission or sent by first class mail to the address and/or Fax number of each party as shown in the signature block of this Agreement. The Parties having read and considered the above provisions indicate their agreement by the authorized signatures below. Kern c n.ty Operational Area Emergency Managemen' gamzation Agreement ..... Page 5 COUNTY OF KERN BY Chairman, Board of Supervisors County of Kern 1115 Traxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 FAX (805) 861-2596 ATTEST: SUE DAVIS, Clerk of the Board of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern Deputy ~lerk ? Approved as to Form County Counsel Deputy Dated: 9-27-95 /s/ Gola Manasco ATTEST City Clerk Title FAX Number CITY OF ARVIN BY /s/ Thomas A. Title Mayor 200 Campus Drive Arvin, CA 93203 Address Payne K~rn C ty Operational Area Emergency Management anization Agreement ..... Page 6 Dated: October 26, 1995 /s/ Carol Williams ATTEST City Clerk Title (805) 323-3780 FA~X Number Cl~/OF BAKERSFIELD BY /s/ Bob Price Title Mayor 1501 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Address D~ed: October 5, 1995 /s/ Helen Dennis ATTEST City Clerk TMe (619) 373-2674 FAXNumber CITY OF CALIFORNIA CITY BY /s/ Steve West City Manager Title 21000 Hacienda Blvd California City, CA Addr~s 9350b Dated: ATTEST Tide FAX Number BY Title CITY OF DELANO Address Dated: October 24, 1995 ATTEST Tide (805) 769-8130 FAXNumber BY Title CITY OFMARICOPA /s/ Susan Tull City Clerk P.O. Box 548 Maricopa, CA 93252 Address Kern { ~W Operational Area Emergency Maaagement amzation Agreement .,... Page 7 Dated; 9-28-95 ATTEST Title (805) 792-3093 FAX Number BY Title CITY OF MCFARLAND /s/ Gary Johnson City Administrator 401 Kern/P ~ B~x 14R8 McFarland, CA 93250 Addr~s Dated: 10-5-95 /s/ Pamela Bartlett ATTEST City Clerk Title (619) 371-1654 FAX Number CITY OFRIDGECREST BY /s/ K. C. Kelley Title City Administrator Addr~s Dated: 10-2-95 ATTEST Title (805) 746-0607 FAX Number CITY OF SHAFTER BY /s/ Wade G. McKinney Title City Manager 336 Pacific Avenue Shafter, CA 93263 Add~ss 10-6-95 D~ed: /s/ Norma Robinson ATTEST City Clerk Title (805) 765-2480 FAXNumber BY Title CITY OF TAFT /s/ Eric Ziegler City Manager 209 E. Kern Street Taft, CA ~32~ Addr~s Kern c lty Operational Area Emergency Managemere amzation Agreement .._. Page 8 Dated: September 29, 1995 CITY OF TEItACBAPI /s/ Jeanette Kelley ATTES~eputy City Clerk Title BY /s/ Darrell Daugherty Title City Manager FAX Number Address Da~d: 9-28-95 ATTEST Title (805) 758-5411 FAXNumb~ BY Tide CITY OFWASCO /s/ Larry Pennell City Manager 746 8th Street Wasco, CA 93280 Ad~s Dated: 9-28-95 /s/ Pam Bosworth A~'rES~xecutive Secretary Title (805) 634-1428 FAXNumber KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY BY /s/ Adrienne Mathews President Tide 3200 Rio Mirada Drive Bakersfield, CA 93308 Ad~ess Dated: 9-27-95 ATTEST Title (805) 636-4130 FAX Number KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS BY /s/ Tom Valos Title Assistant Superintendent 1300 17th Street - City Center Bakersfield, CA 93301 Address