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Home My WebLink AboutC-1221 - Mutual aid - emergency fire services agreementCITY OF COSTA MESA CALIFORNIA 92626 P.O. BOX 1200 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK April 10, 1969 Mrs. Laura Lagios, City Clerk r CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH 3300 West Newport Boulevard Newport Beach, California 92660 Dear Mrs. Lagios: The City of Costa Mesa has approved the Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Emergency Fire Services, by Resolution No. 69-30 of the City Council, adopted on April 7, 1969. Inasmuch as this plan takes the place of the existing system of mutual aid agreements, dating from 1964, notice is hereby given under the terms of the agreement that the City of Costa Mesa intends to terminate fifteen days after filing this notice in your office. CKP:ss Yours very truly, I— COPIES SENT TO: ❑ NlNvor IIIInNQEe r smli, Works DlrecM Lhream cowmarAm C. K. PRIEST City Clerk i A CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY ATTORNEY Department T0: City Clerk DATE: April 21, 1969 FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT: Resolution re Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Emergency Fire Services Forwarded are copies of a resolution in connection with the above subject. It is requested that this matter be placed on the Council G i agenda for the meeting Of April 28th, and that copies be included in the agenda packages. N QTULLY SEYM !t� City Attorney THS : nih Att. cc: City Manager Fire Chief Police Chief BCC: City Attorney 0 4k !Qq 1, 1969 !;onorabie Pc,_irr. of Si-vpervisnTr, County C'f Oran7o CYange Ccunty A&Anistratirn 515 Nor'lh Sycarlom Santa Ana, Califorria 001? Rubject: Fesolutim No. AM of tho M7 Council of the Wtv of 7ewpolt Tyaral: - 7--re:;rin- A.--proval of t~p r)mnrre. Coimty Civil. TM ^7ster Relief PT.In - Ve'Tu:e71cy Firr ��ervic-zn, anc Tr=inatinp All Otlier cmrrent Azreem.nits Tm- T'.utuial Firs Protection. Gentlerien: ?','I the afkt ion of" m 2i, 19eq , the City Council of Newport lea&. eq)T,)mv�c.:i and a7-'eej to ahide 'b"Y t.1-ie CYange Ccunly Civil Tefonse and Master Felief Plan Fz-.e-IT,,en ., Fire �7ervices, as P(2opted. ')v tt`'— f)r2n7-- rolmtv of SuDervisom. Encloset aye tvD certified noplas Of 'u' Iect T-sclirtion for filing. Wain very MY, City Of 71EK-7x rt 71p-'161%. IT: Kh Encl. (2) Cc: Fire Chief (w/cc-,-)v of raF.) Police Chief (w/copy of res.) BCC: City Attorney May 1, 1969 Mr. C. K. Priest, City Clerk City of Costa Mesa 77 Fair Drive Costa Mesa, California 92626 Subject: Resolution No. 6970 - Expressing Approval of the Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Fnergency Fire Services, and Terminating All Other Current Agree- ments for Mutual Fire Protection. Dear Mr. Priest: The City Council of the City of Newport Beach has approved the Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Fmergency Fire Services, by the adoption of subject resolution on April 2R, 1969. This letter will serve as a Notice of Intention of the City of Newport Beach to terminate the existing mutual aid ap� eements, date' ' ;;7, fifteen days after the filing of this notice in your office. A copy of subject resolution is attached. Very truly yours, Laura Lagios City Cler':. City of Newport Reach LL:ih Encl. This letter sent also to City Clerks of Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, San Clemente, Santa Ana, County Clerk of Orange County4 Or. County Fire Dept. 4 0 0 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: City Manager SUBJECT: EMERGENCY FIRE SERVICES - MUTUAL AID PLAN RECOMMENDATION: 9 C� -1z,2- i April 28, 1969 Agenda Item G -1 Adopt resolution expressing approval of the Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Emergency Fire Services, and terminating all current agreements for mutual fire protection. DISCUSSION: G= 1 A Mutual Aid Committee of the Orange County Fire Chiefs Association has recently completed an exhaustive study on mutual aid fire defenses within the County of Orange. This has resulted in the publication and adoption by the Orange County Board of Supervisors of a new County fire disaster plan developed to guide activities and to coordinate them with regional, State, and Federal plans in case of a disaster. Vice Mayor Parsons, the Administrative Assistant to the City Manager, and representatives of the Newport Beach Fire Department attended a briefing session on this program at the March 20, 1969, evening meeting of the Orange County Fire Chiefs Association. Also, Mayor Marshall and Councilman Hirth attended a test exercise of the proposed plan deployment at Anaheim Stadium this same day. The Fire Chief has recommended that Council approval be given to the new plan. The Chief of Police, in his capacity with civil defense matters, also finds "no reason to recommend other than Council approval." 1q.37 �,. 98 In the fall of �, a formal fire mutual aid program was developed with this City entering into resolutions of agreement with the Cities of Laguna Beach, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, San Clemente and the County of Orange. These agreements remain in effect to this date. The new proposed emergency fire services plan would cancel these agreements and incorporate in one document a pre - determined program for the mobilization, organization, and operation of the fire defense facilities within the County of Orange. The essential voluntary nature of the new plan is consistent with current agree- ments and is documented in Section B, Page 6 of the plan: . . . the Fire Chief, or other person in charge of a fire protection organization shall, in every case of requested aid, determine the limit of assistance which his organization can render without de-, pleting fire or rescue protection resources, personnel, and equip- ment for the area where his primary responsibility exists, and shall not be required to furnish aid in excess of the amount so determined. 0 0 Mayor and City Council - 2 - April 28, 1969 Once aid has been given the assisting agency has the prerogative to recall such aid whenever it is vital to the fire defenses of said community. The agreement further provides that, "Any mutual aid extended under this plan is extended with the express understanding that the responsible local fire official (in whose jurisdiction an incident requiring mutual aid has occurred) shall remain in charge at such incident, including the direction of that per- sonnel and equipment provided him through the operation of this mutual aid plan". The new plan provides a more efficient approach to mutual aid by incorporating "task force" concepts. This cooperation among governmental agencies continues to be in the best interest of the City and should provide improved protection to Newport Beach properties. The City of Huntington Beach adopted the plan at their Council meeting of April 7, the City of Costa Mesa on April 8, and Santa Ana on April 21. Should members of the Council have technical questions about any operational aspects of the new plan, the Fire Chief could be called into the study session to review this matter with you. HARVEY L. HURLBURT HLH:PFB:pg RESOLUTION NO. 69 ?0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH EXPRESSING APPROVAL OF THE ORANGE COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER RELIEF PLAN - EMERGENCY FIRE SERVICES, AND TERMINATING ALL OTHER CURRENT AGREEMENTS FOR MUTUAL FIRE PROTECTION WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, State of California, on the 11th day of March, 1969, adopted the Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Emergency Fire Services - known as Appendix I of Annex B of the Orange County Operational Area Civil Defense and Disaster Plan, as adopted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, on behalf of the County of Orange and all its departments and agencies; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach to approve and agree to abide by said Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Emergency Fire Services - known as Appendix I of Annex B of the Orange County Operational Area Civil Defense and Disaster Plan, as adopted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and to terminate all current agreements for mutual fire protection which have hitherto been made and entered into and executed by the City of Newport Beach as a principal party thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach does, by this resolution, hereby approve and agree to abide by said Orange County Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan - Emergency Fire Services - known as Appendix I of Annex B of the Orange County Operational Area Civil Defense and Disaster Plan, as adopted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The City of Newport Beach hereby terminates all current agreements for mutual fire protection in which the City is a party and the City Clerk is directed to serve notice of its intention to terminate such agreements upon the clerk of the governing body of each of the other parties thereto as provided by Paragraph 7 of the standard form agreement for mutual fire protection. The City Clerk is directed to file with the Orange County Board of Supervisors two certified copies of this resolution. ADOPTED this .� �( day of /-, 1969. ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor -2- THS:ajr 4/15/69