Resolution No. 6406
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RESOLUTION NO. 6406
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
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OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING
4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF VERNON AND THE CITY OF SANTA FE
5 SPRINGS
6 WHEREAS, the City of Vernon, pursuant to Vernon City Code
7 Section 13.50, has designated the Fire Department of the City of
8 Vernon as the "emergency response agency" which, pursuant to Section
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spills or releases in the City of Vernon; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs has delegated the
Fire Department of the City of Santa Fe Springs, under supervision
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of the Fire Chief, to respond to and take necessary actions for the
safe mitigation of hazardous materials spills, releases, and related
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incidents; and
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WHEREAS, it will benefit each City to have the emergency
support of the other in case of a hazardous materials incident; and
WHEREAS, a memorandum of understanding has been prepared
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to provide an emergency response to hazardous materials incidents
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within the boundaries of either City by trained staff and equipment
from each city; and
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WHEREAS, it will benefit the health, safety, and welfare
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of the citizens, employees, and business of each City to enter into
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such a memorandum of understanding; and
WHEREAS, each City will furnish and pay for its own costs
under the memorandum of understanding.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
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finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
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true and correct.
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SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
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Understanding Regarding
the Memorandum
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Materials Incidents, a copy of which has been presented to the City
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Council concurrently with this resolution, and the City Council
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hereby orders said Memorandum of Understanding to be received and
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filed by the City Clerk.
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SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute said Memorandum
of Understanding for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this resolution,
and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 1994.
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MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, ci ty Clerk of the ci ty of
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Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 6406, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on
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Tuesday, April 5, 1994, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor
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of the City of Vernon.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST,
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
REGARDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS
This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) is made and
entered into as of the,st:i; day of ~A.A1J . , 1994,
BY AND BElWEEN
CITY OF VERNON,
a municipal corporation,
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
AND
CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS,
a municipal corporation,
11710 Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
RECITALS
A. The City of Vernon, pursuant to Vernon City Code Section 13.50, has
designated the Fire Department of the City of Vernon as the "emergency response
agency" which, pursuant to Section 13.64/ is responsible for managing Hazardous
Materials (Haz-Mat) spills or releases in the City of Vernon.
B. The City of Santa Fe Springs has delegated the Fire Department, under the
supervision of the Fire Chief to respond to and take necessary actions for the safe
mitigation of hazardous materials spills, releases, and related incidents. The Fire
Department' s hazardous material response team is comprised of personnel from the
Fire Prevention, Environmental Protection, and Fire Suppression Divisions.
C. The purpose of this MOU is to provide an emergency response to Haz-Mat
incidents within the boundaries of either city. The response will be made by trained
staff and equipment from each city capable of "Level A" entries.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES,
COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN CONTAINEDj IT IS MUTUALLY
AGREED BY AND BElWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AS FOLLOWS:
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1. DEFINITIONS:
Hazardous Materials (Haz-Mat) shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 8589.2 of the Government Code of the State of California.
Incident Command System(s) (ICS) shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 8607 of the Government Code of the State of California.
Level A Entry shall have the meaning set forth in Appendix B to
Section 5192 of the California Code of Regulations.
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8607 of the Government Code of the State of
California.
2. RESPONSE: In the event of a Haz-Mat incident in either
city, an emergency response shall be made by a team from each city consisting of
four (4) trained personnel and one(1) Haz-Mat vehicle. Each team will respond to
any Haz-Mat incident that the Battalion Chief or other authorized person of the city
in which the incident occurs deems necessary. The team traveling the farthest will
be expected to be on-scene within forty-five (45) minutes. The teams will meet at
the site of the emergency and will function as one unified team.
3. COMMAND STRUCTURE: The unified team will operate
under the command structure of the city where the incident occurs using the
Incident Command System (ICS), and when appropriate, the Standardized
Emergency Management System (SEMS). They will use recognized and jointly
accepted protocols that are used by both cities and by the Los Angeles County Fire
Department Haz-Mat teams. Nevertheless, each team captain will retain the
authority to withdraw that city's team in case of imminent danger to life or limb of a
team member.
4. SCOPE: The unified team will analyze, diagnose, and take
any remedial action deemed necessary and safe. They will recommend evacuations
as needed, do containment, and cleanups within the capability of personnel and
equipment.
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5. LEVEL OF TRAINING: All team members will be trained
and certified to the Haz-Mat technician level or greater. Each city will be responsible
for keeping such certification current.
6. IN-SERVICE TRAINING: A training drill will be held
monthly (12 drills per year) with an attempt to get the team from each work shift to
attend four (4) of the drills each year. Each city will alternately host and organize the
drill; i.e. each city six (6) times per year. Two (2) of each city's six (6) drills will be a
field exercise for a total of four (4) such drills annually.
The host city will pay the expenses and costs of the drill which it
organizes.
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COMMUNICA TIONS:
Radio communications will be
handled on whichever VHF frequency (154.250 Mhz or 154.130 Mhz.) is normally
used in that city for such an emergency. UHF frequencies may be used by the entry
teams on their approved channels (465.5625 Mhz.). Cellular telephones will also be
used as conditions and equipment availability allow.
8. COST RECOVERY: Each city will pay for materials and labor
costs of its team. In the event of a Haz-Mat spill, release, or other incident, if the
party responsible is identified, every attempt will be made by the host city to recover
cost reimbursement for materials, labor costs, and damaged equipment for both
cities. This recovery will be in line with the existing policy of the city in which the
incident occurred. If legal action is required, each city shall be joined as a party, shall
have the right to pursue its own causes of action, and shall bear its own costs and
attorney's fees.
9. INDEMNIFICATION: Each city agrees to preserve and save
harmless the other city and each officer and employee thereof from any liability or
responsibility for any accident, loss or damage to persons or property happening or
occurring as a proximate result of the negligence of such indemnifying city, its
officers or employees.
10. EMPLOYEES: The members of a city's team shall not be
considered employees of the other city for any purpose including but not limited to
worker's compensation, medical benefits, sick leave, disability benefits, or
retirement. Each team member when participating in a drill or a Haz-Mat incident
will do so as an employee of that team's city.
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11. TERM OF AGREEMENT: This agreement will remain in
effect unless and until terminated by a ninety (90) day notice in writing from either
city. Adjustments or amendments may be made upon agreement in writing by both
cities.
This Memorandum of Understanding Regarding. Hazardous Materials
Incidents is signed on this 02) u.f day of ClpW~ ,1994.
A TTEST/
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAVID B. BREARLEY, City AllO' ney
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D R. POWELL, City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STEVE SKOLNIK, City Attorney
CITY OF VERNON,
a municipal corporation
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CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS,
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AL FUENTES, Mayor
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NORBERT SCHNABEL, Fire Chief
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from the City Administrator/City Clerk's Office
To: Gloria Orosco, City Administrator/City Clerk's Office
Kevin Wilson, Community Services & Water Department
Steven Parker, Fire Department
Lewis Pozzebon, Health Department ~ ~ ~ ~
Joan Francone, Personnel/Risk Manager.
Bruce Olson, Police Department JUL 1 5 2003
Dolores Fonseca, Purchasing Section
Christopher Romero, Redevelopment Agency. Flre ~~jJ~i'~I'T1211'~
Kenneth DeDario, Utilities Department
Frog: Nelly Giron, Assistant to the Chief Deputy City Clerk
Date: June 2, 2003
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Re: Document Destruction
The following is a list of boxed documents that are being prepared for
destruction. For those agreements that do not provide an expiration
date, a proposed destruction date has been provided based on one-year
expected life from the approval date of each agreement that do not
specify an expiration date.
Please review this list thoroughly, make .any corrections as necessary,,
and forward a copy of those corrections to this office immediately. If
there are no corrections to be made, please sign on the space provided
for your department and return your. approved portion of the list by
June 17,2003. Upon your approval, this list. will be forwarded to the
City Attorney's Office for destruction approval.
If you have any questions, please call Marisol Trujillo or myself.
Thank you. '
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CITY COUNCIL DAVID B. BREAItLEY
City Attorney
LEONIS C. MALBURG FAX: (818) 330-5818
Mayor VICTOR H. VAITS
THOMAS A. YBARRA Director of Community Services & Water
Mayor Pro-Tem FAX: (213) 588-2761
Wm. "BILL" DAVIS KENNETH J. DeDARIO
Councilman Director of Light & Power
H. "LARRY" GONZALES FAX: (213) 583-1983
Councilman DAVE TELFORD
Fire Chief
W. MICHAEL McCORMICK FAX: (213) 581-t385
Councilman
.LOUIS ROSENKRANTZ
BRUCE V, MALKEN.HORST C~~'Y u~T ~ Police. Chief
City Administrator/City Clerk j 1 ji L FAX: (213)-581-1178
FAX: (213) 581-7924 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 In Reply Rejer to:
TELEPHONE (213) 583-881 I
April 25, 1994
Marilyn Jannak, Deputy City Clerk
City of Santa Fe Springs
P.O. Box 2120
Santa Fe Springs, California 90670-3658
Re: Memorandum of .Understanding Regarding
Hazardous Materials Incidents
Dear Ms. Jannak:
Enclosed herewith for your records is a fully executed duplicate
original of the above referenced agreement.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Dave Telford, Fire Chief.
Very, truly yours,
CITY OF VERNON
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Groria J. Orosco~
Chief Deputy"City Clerk
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Enclosure
cc: Norbert Schnabel, Fire Chief
Santa Fe Springs
Dave Telford, Fire Chief
City of Vernon
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CITY COUNCIL DAVID B. BREARLEY
City Attorney
LEONIS C. MALBURG FAX: (818) 330-5818
Mayor
VICTOR H. VAITS
THOMAS A. YBARRA Director of Community Services & Water
Mayor Pro-Tem FAX: (213) 588-2761
Wm. "BILL" DAMS KENNETH J. DeDARIO
Councilman Director of Light & Power
H. "LARRY" GONZALES FAX: (213) 583-1983
Councilman DAVE TELFORD
W. MICHAEL McCORMICK Fire Chief
Councilman FAX: (213) 581-1385
LOUIS ROSENKRANTZ
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST T T Police Chief
City Administrator/City Clerk CITY HALL FAX: (213) 581-1178
FAX: (213) 581-7924 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 In Reply Refer to:
TELEPHONE (213) 583-8811
March 31, 1994
City Council
City of Vernon
Honorable Members:
Transmitted herewith is a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding
Hazardous Materials Incidents between .the Gity of Vernon and the
City of Santa Fe Springs which provides for emergency responses to
Haz-Mat incidents within. the boundaries of either City by trained
staff and equipment from each City.
This has been reviewed by the Fire Chief. and the City Attorney,
and it is hereby recommended that the MOU be approved and executed.
Very truly yours, ,
Bruce V. Malkenhorst
City Clerk
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March 29, 1994
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Fire Chief Dave Telford MAR 3 ~ X994
City of Vernon VERNON F!°kE DEPT.
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Dear Chief Telford:
Enclosed are two copies of the Memorandum of Understanding regarding hazardous
materials incidents signed by the Mayor.
Please return one fully executed copy of the agreement for our files.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Jannak
Deputy City Clerk
cc: Norbert Schnabel, Fire Chief