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City of Palo Alto
City Manager's Report
TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: crrv MA."-AGER DEPARTMENT: FIRE
AGENDA DATE: Man:' 27, 1995 CMR: 190:95
SUBJECT: AdoptioB Dr the Sula Clan CDDDIy O\:eralional Area Disaster Respo ....
and R"".very Orpaiulioa l.terim Agreement
B'flIJEST
The purpose olthis r<port is ID ><quest Cou,x:-J approval 10 .oop. the Santa Clara Couoty
0per0Ii0naI AmI Disast<:r Rospo.se and Re\.'Overy O!ganizaoon Interim Agreement
RfroMMFJI{f)ADQNS
Staff n:Wi1UDOUCls !hal Council approve adoption of the Santa Clara County Operatiolld! Area.
Disaster Response ond Jtcoovet)' Orpnizatioc Interim Agreen=t.
pouey IMPI,ICADQNS
UIOJTM SllMMA8Y
"During 1992 and 1993,1ho Santa C1ma County Eme:gency Managers Associa6oc and the County
Office 0{ ~ Set\icos partkipmd in • State and federally sponsored Operenona! Area
smellik Icl'onDatioo System (O,.o.s/S) ""'" project. 1D develop an emergency infO<m.1tion _<m<m sysImlllSin& SIlerut.o C<X!UDunicatiOD equipment in combilU!lioD with local d"tsaSter
~ proce<IlIIU
The ""'" ~ 0UIf1lJe "'" .... y cities ODd counties w"'" IDgetl!er 10 deal with major disasters
cr emergencies. Thoy ore clesianN to ~ III< serious delays often encountered in coIkcling.
compiling ond CJ<CbaD&inc di...u. infccma60G and !C<juests ~ assistance.
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Senate Bill I MI by Petris, and Governmem Code Section 86070, require 1haI Standardiud
EmergtDC)' Manasemcn: Syslem (SEM!.') apeements lOt: Opentional Areas 'be developcd and in
pbice by December I, 1995. GoveI1IJ!l<n! Code Sections 8559, 8605 and 8607 ck£nc an 0pemi0Ilal
~ IS III int.ennedLate level of the State emerge""y ~ organization, consisting of. ooWlty
IDCf all political subdivi..<ions within. Operational Areas must also agree '" use the Standardiud
EmergeDC)' Manas--ment System (SEMS) and the Incideo! Commnnd System 10 manage disast.".
RSpOIlSC and ""ovt<y operations.
Tho SonIa Clara CounIy EmetgtDC)' Managers A.ssocialioo has dcve1cped I fuTlow-op draft interim
lfisastor r;spoose and r=very organizatioc agreement. It was funnally presented to the City
~ ... merting on June .. 1994_ At its July 7. 1994 meeting. !he Sant. Clm Cauna,
EAfi ...... , ~ Council, to ~Coonci! Member Ro-..enbaum isou .... ptesentative, voted
-umousIy III CDdo<se and rtcoou:lerId the Interim As=ment
R'!(';.U !MPACl
The cIfe<t on Palo Alto from signing !his agreement .. ,11 be Olll involvement in • ayslem whie. is
apobIe ofproviding gre.rer """"""'" in. more efficient manner dUlmg time of disa.<ter_ Incurred
COOlS woold be minlmal and con..'ined 10 training sessions conducted in-boo>c lOt: City staff membe:s
tbaI OR assigned dulles in the City EmergtDC)' OpeIations Center (~
ENVIRONMENTAl, ASSESSMJ;NI:
A~ of !his agreement 00.. no! wnstitute a project lOt: the purposes of the California
E>lviroomenta! Act (CEQA}
AUACBMENTS
SantB Clara Cc<mIy Opentional Area Disas'.er Response and R=,t<y O<ganization Intcrlm
Agreement
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY
OPERATIONAL AREA DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ORGANIZATION
lNTE1UM AGREEME."'T
This Ag=melll is IWIde lhls_ day 0( _, 1994 by ll>d betw= ilie County 01 Sanlll
Oana, ("COUNTY"" SpecIal ("DlSTIllCTS"), 100 1lle jurisdictions 0( Campbell, Cupertino,
GIlroy, Loo Altos, Los Altns Hills, Los Gatos, M~pitas, Morgaa HID. MOII~ Sereno,
Mounlaia V_. Palo Alto, San Jose, SaaLI aa ... Santtago, and SWlZI.fV8le, ("CITIES").
RECITALS
WHEREAS !be J>OItIltial for • maj<J< catastrophe due 10 eartbquale, flood, 0< <JIher nalur.tl or
•• nm .... ~ causes all 8ovemmeIlfJl! entities within Santa CIano Coun!y 10 he prepar<d 1<>
&ba:e leSOW1:C5 ll>d information IJOOIl8 <berose!>'os as ..,.0 as with <be S .... 0( Califomi.a in
order 10 proIeCI !he public welfare; ll>d
WHEREAS gtearer effi.-~ in mitigation, planning, response and recovery can be achieved
by joining tbe efforts 0( <be CITIES, DlSTKlCTS, and !be COUNlY IOgether in pre-disaster
agreements; and
WBEREJt.S California Govemmenl Code II 8559, 8605, Il!d 8601 deflne an 0pc:rati0caI Area
IS an iDlennediate level 0( <be stare emergency services crgacization coosisting 01. CO<lIIl)' and
an poliDcal subdi>lsioos wid'ID <be counly area and establishes !be Standardized Emergency
Management System ("SEMS') '" perform coorommd disaster response and recovery operatiom
by providing a focal poinlll>d conduit for cflSaSler intenigeoce infonnation. mutu31 aid RqUeSIS
aod efficient management 0( re<Otll'COS; ll>d
WBEREJt.S, because Califomi.a Go.emmen! Code 8601 docs DOl require Ioca! governments
withio • county geographic area 10 be organize<! Into • single operational area until December
I, 1m, <be parties recognize !be ne<d for • ~ .greemellllO provide an interim disas'.er
RSpOIlSC and recovery agaru711tiou tlntila fornta] operar:ional area agreemcnr: is developed and
impiemented;
NOW, THEREFORE, 11iE PARTIES AGREE AS FClU.OWS,
I. J!f!:ilCTh1TlON OF AND PARTIClPATION IN AN 9PERADONM AIUi," FOR
DL'lASTE& Bf.SPONSE AND RECOVERy OP£RADONS
11>e parties 10 Ihls Agreement recognize an Operational Area, IS !hat term is defuxxl i., the
California Emergency Services Ad. (Go,ommeDl Code Section 85SO .. ""I.) which dcsigtl2leS
an mtc.nnediatc level or orga.ni..ution for coordination and communk.atioo between political
sub:!ivisions ..,ithin Santa Clara County booodaries. The parties agree 10 jlirtici;la" in an
organizaOOnaI structure, or Operational Area OrganizatYoll, whic~ is • planning partner.;hlp fa<
• systemalic approacll Iimilod 10 exchanging dlSaS!er inlenigence, mutwll aiel mquests ll>d
resource requests in order EO foster £be effective flew of such disaster information and resource
requests in ernergenc:ies~ and' to prepare for 4isasters through cooperative training and exercise
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ectivitios. Eac/I. of Il>e parties to Ibis Agreement shall c!esigna!< individuals to be trained 10 staff
I«hnical functions in Ibe Operational A.-ea Eme'l'rJlCY Operatio!15 o,nter eEOC";. Eacl! party
.., Ibis Agreemelll shall also de>ignate. in writing. a line of suoo<sskln of oft'lCi.ls .... ho are
empo .... red 10 speak 00 beh:ilf of the party .t !he Operatior.al Area Organimion.
2. CONSIDERATlON
Tho coos!dc:mion unc!.r Ibis Agreement .. !he muttJal advantage of protection afforded 10 •• 01.
of die parties under this Agreement. Th<re shall oat be any mooetzty compensation re<j\li.~
from any party 10 anodler party as I ""odilion of assistance provided under Ihis agroemeor.
except for reimburxmeI!l of dIr<Ct costs. as desigr .. "'" in muruaJ aid agreements. NOIhing in
this a~ shall be <on;trued as altering ""y pre-cxisting disaster respoIl5e agreements
betw<en tile p<ilties. NOIhing in this agreement shall be <0_ as aJtering ooonllnation of
fire and law enforcemeOl reSOUI<:es accompflSbed through lbeit respective murual aid S)'st<ms.
3. STAND~. EMERGENCY M."-NAGEMEN'r SYSTEM; INCIDENT
COMMAND SYSTEM andflj!" MULTI-AGENCY COORDINATION SYSTEM
California Code of Regulations, Title 19. Division 1. Off",e of Emergency Services,
StaOOanlized Fmergency Management System .haI! regulate Opellltional Area disas'.e, response
and recovOI)' procedures. Th< Santa C1ara OpellltionaJ Area OrgllI'.ization lY.saster Response
Standard Operating i'rocedures based on !he Incident Command System and developed for the
OASIS project shall be the primary method aod criteria nsed to conduct OperatiooaJ Area EOC
operations. The Santa C1ara County Emergency Servic<s Manager, .nd bisIbel designated
alternates, will act as the Operational Area EOC Coordinate< in matters affecting cf=
inI0rmati0n sharing, mutual o .. d requests, .cd resource managernem .
• _ PIlOVJSION OF FACIUTIES AlliD SUPPORT
The COL~ shan provide an emergency operarions center located at S5 \Vest Younger
Avenue. San Jose. CafIfomia. as !he site for the Operational Area EOC. The COUNTY will
provide EOC support staff Icd an oe<:essary supplies for the OperatlocaJ Area Organi2atioll EOC
during actus! openuions and drills. AU p:uties 10 this Agreement may provide staff foe the
decision making aod opera!icnal po>ilions of !he Operational Area Orgaruz..tion.
s. TERM OF AGREEMENf
The Ap<rn>elll shall be efl'e..-tive from !he date = is executed u.'lIiI iI is rescinded by • formal
agreement. This Agreement may be len",inated at aoy time by agreement of • majority of !he
parues.
6. wmIDRAWAL OF A PARTY
A:ny party I<l this Agreeme", may withdraw., • pal1y 10 this Agreement ponr 10 the termination
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0{ this ~ upon ,iving thirty (30) Wenda! &ys wri<tcQ ootke 10 Lo. other parties.
NoOcc shaD. be deemed 10 have bee. gives _ &1' after .. JCII _ is posred by first cw.
U.S. Mail or. Iltematively, sent by <onfumed facoimik 10 eaclt e.1sting paIty 10 this Agreement.
1. ADDITIONAL PARTIES
.AdIOOooaI organizalious. whicb are ,,"brIO entities, inclu<fmg but not limited 10 spe<;ia1 districts.
widIln !he geogr>phical boond!lties of Santa Clan ~, may join in this Agreemeol end
become parties IherelO upon cxecutios 0( an AmendmcnllO this Agreement. SocII Amendments
sball be signed by !be chief «ocutiv. or ~tive off""" c(!be "'l!aoi2.ation and may DO(
=.In limitatioos to 0< deviations from !be Ie[ms and conditions contained in this Agreemenl.
Tbe cxe<:uled AmeOOmen! shaD. >1!tom.ticalIy be<oole a part of Ihis agreement after !be
c.q>iration of thirty (30) calendar days fullowing !be notif".cation of intent, in !be fashion stated
in Section 6 above. by !be new paIty 10 all existing parties, of !be e,=-"uon of the Amenc!meDt.
Notwltbstanding this proTision, any existing party 10 this AgreemeIII may give _, within !be
thirty (30) day period and in the fashion stated in Sectioo 6 above, 10 aD 0Iber exNing parties
of its objcctioo 10 !be ad<fJtion 10 Ibis Agt<emenl of the new party. In sucl> event, !be addition
10 Ibis AgtoemeDI of !he new party shall .equin: !be u oanimous consenr of !be existing parties.
8. INDEMNIfiCA nON AND HOW HARM'.f$S
EaoII of Ihe parties agrees 10 hokltlle oilier parties hannless and 10 indemnify each other. its
ofIX:en. agenlS and em:>1oyecs, fro", snd against any snd all actions. law..,... or ",bel"
proc=c!ings whicl! may arise as a result of tile peOOnnance of this agreemen!.
9. SALAATJIS. EMPLOYMENT AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS
Tbe sala."ies, eInplcymem snd Wod\:,,'s Compensaoon beneflts of each employee participating
in !be Operntior.a! Areo Organizaoon .. !tan be !be responsibility of !be party tflat employs !be
iOOivldwIl. It is understood that each party', employee, have no rignls, benefits, 0< special
employmeDl !laWS conferred by reason cf this Agreement.
IN WITNESS V,rHEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HA ... li EX&.'VfED THlS AGREEMENT
AS FOlLOWS:
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Santa Clara Counly By: By:
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CampbdI By: By:
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Cbpertin<> By: By:
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hJo Alto By: By:
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San1a Clara By: B-j:
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MOC1DI2i.n "'lew By: By:
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Gilroy By: By:
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Los AlIos By: By:
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Los AlCos Hills By: By:
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Los G1Iios By: By:
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MorpnHlll By: By:
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Moore SereDo By: By:
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SCV Water DisIricI By: B-j:
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Saratoga By: By:
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Milpitas By: By:
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SMS-By; By;
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SWmY"~ By: By;
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