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CITY OF SAN BERNPIDINO REQUEST FO"i COUNCIL ACTION
Fro M- : Dick McGreevy Subject: San Bernardino County Operational
Area
Dept: Fire,- Disaster Preparedness Division
Date: April 3, 1995
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
None
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Recommended motion:
Adopt Resolution
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Signature
Contact person: nick McGrPPyy Phone: 384-5115
Supporting data attached: Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: None
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. Description)
Finance:
Council Notes: � �
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTIOI
STAFF REPORT
PURPOSE
The purpose of the attached resolution and agreement is to
authorize the City's participation in a county-wide operational
area organization required by Government Code 8607.
BACKGROUND
The 1991 East Bay Hills fire prompted Senate Bill 1841 (Petris)
requiring major changes to the way California jurisdictions respond
to disasters. Enchaptered as Government Code 8607, the new law
creates the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) . One
principal requirement of SEMS. is use of the operational area
concept. Under SEMS, the purpose of the operational area
organization is to manage and/or coordinate information, resources
and priorities among local governments within the operational area
and serve as the coordination link between the local government and
the regional level.
California Government Code 8607 requires local governments within
a county geographic area to be organized into a single operational
area by December 1, 1995 as a prelude to implementing SEMS
regulations by December 1, 1996. The county board of supervisors
is responsible for the operational area establishment. Although
technically not a state mandate, local jurisdictions must carry out
SEMS regulations after December 1, 1996 to be eligible for state
reimbursement of their personnel costs related to disaster
response.
iDEVELOPMENT OF AGREEMENT
Initial efforts to organize the County and its 24 cities into an
operational 'area began at the city manager/administrator level
early in 1994 . On November 30, 1994, a draft agreement was
reviewed by a County/City Managers organization sub-committee
composed of 17 representatives from San Bernardino, Rancho
Cucamonga, Fontana, Apple Valley, Victorville, Loma Linda, Ontario,
Chino, Upland and the County. A smaller group of representatives
further refined the agreement on December 12, 1994.
On March 16, 1995, city managers, at their monthly County/City
Managers Organization meeting, approved the agreement with minor
revisions and agreed to submit it to their respective city
councils. The County Office of Emergency Services incorporated the
recommended revisions and distributed the final, attached agreement
to the cities on March 31, 1995.
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST F4R COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
OPERATIONAL AREA ORGANIZATION
California Code 8607 states that county government shall serve as
the lead agency of the operational area unless another member
agency assumes that responsibility by written agreement with county
government. Hence, the attached agreement specifies that the
County Office of Emergency Services will be the lead agency.
However, the agreement further specifies that the lead agency will
be responsible for the day to day administration of the operational
area in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the
Operational Area Coordinating Council. The Coordinating Council
will .consist of one representative of each of the party
jurisdictions to the agreement. These representatives must have
sufficient authority to speak on behalf of the jurisdiction in
support of the Operational Area. It will be the responsibility of
the Operational. Area Coordinating Council to establish
organizational structure, policies and procedures for the
functioning of the council and operational area in accordance with
SEMS regulations and guidelines. In addition, any monies assigned
to the operational area will be administered by the council.
The attached agreement also specifies parties to the agreement to
provide staff for decision making, as required, to the operational
area emergency operations center (EOC) during actual disaster
operations and drills. The County will provide the operational
area EOC facility and its support staff. Finally, salaries,
employment and workers compensation benefits of each employee
participating in the operational area organization will be the
responsibility of the party that employs the individual.
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