TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Boyd, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
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2020 Emergency Services Orange County Operational Area Agreement of the County of Orange and Political Subdivisions.
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2. SUMMARY
Approval of the 2020 Orange County Operational Area Agreement will replace the existing Orange County Operational Area Agreement with a reorganized agreement that addresses agency relationships, jurisdictional responsibilities, and legislated mandates before, during, and after major emergencies.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve the 2020 Orange County Operational Area Agreement of the County of Orange and Political Subdivisions and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b. Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Orange County (OC) Operational Area (OA) Agreement formally creates and organizes the OC OA as required by the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), Title 19 California Code of Regulations Section 2409, et seq. The OC OA was created, and the OC OA Agreement was approved, by the OC Board of Supervisors (Board) on November 17, 1995. The OC OA Agreement, developed through a collaborative process with all affected organizations and jurisdictions, has guided how OC jurisdictions coordinate emergency planning and response activities.
The OA is overseen by an Executive Board with representatives from each emergency response discipline. The OA Executive Board meets on a quarterly basis, and is responsible for the development, establishment and implementation of the policies of the OA. In 2017, the OA Executive Board identified the need to update the OA Agreement to better reflect current best practices and update outdated information. To accomplish this task, th...
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