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Home My WebLink About0303.093, ... _- -.. ;' ~~'(f:~;L <-,-"., '- ......... ~";_:'f<t~"'f_··ft·· .... "' .. _ .......... ""' .. __ ''''~ ..... ~. I - June 3, 1993 HONO?~LE CITY COt~CIL Palo Alto. California 1 Jc:!,.nt St.ffi~q Aqr-eement with Los Altos _._~d._ Loa Altc. CounJ::y Fire PrQt~ction District for Fire Statio~_~ Members of the Council: Report in Bri.ef Staff recommends that Council approve the attached ag:ree~,ent between t.he City of Palo Alto, the Cit}' of Los Altos, and t-he Los Altos County Fire ~rotection District for the joint slaff ing and operatior. Qf Fire Stat.ion 8; in Foothills Park during the 1993 summer fire seaS0n_ Baqkground Fire Station B was staffed joint.ly \IIit.h Los 1-.ltos last year, and tha!: proved to be beneficial for both cities. :Palo Al to and the Los Altos County Fire PrQtection District have contiguous bt..:-undaries and similar fire protection need&_ The City of Lcs Altos contracts LO provide fire protection for the Los Alto;9 County Fire Pr-otection District, and currently oFerates ....,.j th Palo Alto under automatic and Tllutuai aid agreements. The proposed agreement impro'\res the initial er.1erger..'.:y respcmse capability to fire 3!1d resc-....;e et:iergen::ies fe,x-both jurisdict.ions. Discussion Qf the Joint Powers Agreement The Joint Powers Agreement provides a mechanism to addx __ ess the capabilities requ.ired to l-espond to and effectively handl~ fire and resc\."e sit'l,.;.ations in the foothills area ~hich. adjoins Palo Alto and Los Alt.os Hills. By sharing resources, Palo )l.~ltc will realize a small reduction in overall expenses, ~hile all part-icipating ~,e.>:r..bers will obtain an incre.3.sed availability of staffing resoux'ces d ..... ri:-:g emergency operatior'~s . The management of the jClint program is detailed in the attached Joint Powers Agreement along with methods by which administrative, operat.ional l pol icy and decision making authority will be handled by each jurisdiction. L J- () - The agre~ment diSC1.lSSeS ho-.,.,· and 1I1hen the addi t ior.al staffin-; reSources will be used in the program and he ..... the condit ior..s and meth~ds for pa:yment. will be made by the Los Alcoa County Fir:e Prote~tior. District to the City of Los Altos. Pale Alto is identified as beir.g responsible for corrmand a:'ld sIJper\lision of all personnel assigned to the station. Palo Alto, Los Altos, and the Los Altos co",!').ty FiLe Pro::.ection District: will conduct pra<::tico::s a;1.d procedures under an opera: i.onal lette-z· of understc:ndir.g based Or'" the interests of all parties. Re C omme;ldat ion' Staff recommends that Council approve this agreement to allow j oi.nt staffing of fire station S for "the summer of 1993~ through a joint exercise of powers with the City of L-os Altos and the L-:>s Altos County Fire Protection District. Respectfully submitted, <ROBERT R. WALL, Fire Chi ef J' I A~Chment: J~i:1t Pcwez-s .r..greement cc: Los Altcs Fire Depal:r:menl_ Los Altos county Fire Protection Disl"xict CMR 303:93 , o AGRE1l!XENT FO!!. J"O:a."T STAFFiNG THE CITY OP PALO ALTO FIRE STATION NUMBBR a THIS AGREE!4ENT is made and entered into on 199.3. by and between the City of Palo A.!t.o, a chartered m1J.nicipal corporation of the State of California ("palo Alto~} and the City of Los ~tos (·Los Altos~) and the Los Altos County Fire Protection District.. a Califorilia county fi:c€ protectiQn district {"District 'I) • WIT N _~ SET H: WHEREAS, the parties have det.;:rmined that there is a rrrutual need for a joint staffi.ng of the City of Palo Alto Fire Station Number Sj and WHEREAS. the parties desire to enter into an agreement pursuant to Chapter S. Division 7 ot Title I of the California Government Code~ commencing with Sectio'n 6500 {the 'IJPA law~ l, authori~ing the joint Exercise of powers for the operation of a jointly staffed fire station; and WHER~~ Palo Alto and Los Alt.os tnaintain and operate separate fire protection organizations wit.hin tt.eir respective boundaries; and 't."HBREAS. Los Altos cont.racts with the District to provide fire protection oervice8 to the area within the bouudaries of the Districti and WHEREAS, Palo Alto and District have contiguous boundaries and similar fire protection needs; and WHEREAS. Palo Alto owns and operates Fire Station Number S loc:ated in the Palo Alto Foothills Park, 3300 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto. This station is staffed on a seasonal basis (fire season) during the s\unmer. Normally~ the fire season begins cn or about June 1 and continues through October 1 of any given yeari the fire season may begin earlier and continue through November of any given year. The parties propose that this: station be j ointl.y staffed for the 1993 seasonj and WHER..EA.S. Palo Alto, Los Altos and Di;;trict wish to cooperate in the joint staffing of Palo Alto Fire Station Number S; 1 I " , ~~"'" ~,----~->--.:.--- o NOW, THEREPORS, it is agreed by and betwp.en the pa.rt.ies hereto as f~llows: 1.~ One employee h:om Los Altos and two frO-ill Falo Alto will be assioned to Fire Station Nillnber 8 on a 12 hO'..ir basis C8: 00 A.M .. 9: 00 P.M.) when the fire danger rating is lcwjrr.e:c_ium/ h.igh. Wh~n the tire dange:::: rating is .extreme, the staffing will ce increased to two (2} Lo& Altos err.ployees ana t ... ,o (2) Palo Alto arnployees on a t~'enty-follr hour basis. ;2. Los A~tos emplc,yeee will be under the command ar..d Bupervision of the Palo Alt.o officer 3.ssigned to FirE Station N·.unber a. 3. District will pay the salary(s) of the LOS Altos employee (s) assigned under this agre~ment. Los Altos will provide District wit.h all invoice reflecting the persor.nel assigned, including dates and hours. This invoice for payment will be forwarded DO later then the fifteenth (15) of each month that this agreement is in effect, begirming the month that this agreereent is authorized. Salary under this agreE'_'nent is the hourly overtime rate for a Los Altos Firefighter/Engineer at -B~ Step. 4. Each party shall continue to provide all applicable employe~ benefits far its respective employees assigned under this agr~ement, in:cluding ,,"orkers' compensation covBrage. Each emfrlayee assigned under this agreement shall continue to be subject to the personnel rules and regulations of his/her respective employer, and with any labor contract to which he/she is a party. 5 _ Pal-c· Alto; Los Altos and District agree to prepare a. .. d utilize ar. QPERATIONAL LEITER OF l.~T1ERS_T~_J_:N"§' to derine a~'tual pr.actices and procedure;; of this agreement. The respective fi-roe chiefs of the aforementioned jurisdictions may modify t:he QPER.ATIQN&....~_ETTER OF UNDERSTANDING based on the best interests of all parties. 6. TERM. This agreement shall be in effect for a period of seven (7) months from the date herein above written unless sooner terminated by ei~her of the parties giving to the other fifteen (15) days written notice of such ter.rnlnation. 7. Ear::h :;.arty agrees to indemnify. defend and hold harmless the other parties, their officers, agents~ and employees frore any and all derr~ds~ claims, or liabilities of any nature, including death or injury to any person. property damage or any other loes, caused by or arising ouC of the performance or ~ailure to perform this Agreement. 2 -.--"-';'''!OIij!lll~ IN WITNESS W'rrEREQF. tha part:'es hereto have ca1.:sed this agreement to be eXecuted on the date first hereln'lbove written. CITY OF PALO ALTO Mayor ATTEST, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FeRM, Senior ABet. City AttoLney APPROVED, City Manager Fire Chief 3 CITY OF LOS ALTOS By'--- ItS, ________________ _ ATTBST: City Clerk ------- APPROVED AS TO FORM, City Attorney ,MlPROVED: Fire Chief LOS ALTOS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ItS, _____ _ ATrBST: Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: D-i-.-t r-1.-· c-t---,:c"o"u"n=-g-e:-;"l----- -.(' '