TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Sean deMetropolis, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
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Status report regarding calendar year 2019 fire inspections of educational and selected residential occupancies in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4. Resolution No. 11293.
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2. SUMMARY
The Orange City Fire Department performed 1,030 required annual inspections in calendar year 2019. Per State law, the Orange City Fire Department is required to report inspection activity to the City Council.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Adopt Resolution No. 11293. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange acknowledging receipt of a report made by the Orange City Fire Department regarding performance of certain required annual inspections.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
e: Develop and implement effective community outreach services and programs to promote public safety.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Background:
California Health and Safety Code Section 13146 (Code) requires the Orange City Fire Department (Department) to inspect all buildings used as public and private schools, hotels, motels, lodging houses, and apartment houses at least annually, "so far as practicable". Inspections are performed to ensure the safety of a building's occupants, and to look at a building's construction, its fire protection systems, and its operational features that provide safety from fire, smoke, and general panic during emergencies.
Effective January 1, 2019, Code Section 13146.4 requires all fire departments in the state to adopt direct, annual reporting of the number of State-mandated school and residential inspections they performed in the previous calendar year. This creates a clear communication channel between fire departments and their legislative bodies throughout California.
Discussion:
For the 2019 calendar year, the Dep...
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