HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 96-154 06/17/1996 RESOLUTION NO. g6-154 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
WATER AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK (WARN)
1996 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Department of Water
Resources (DWR), the Department of Health Services (DOHS) and the California Utilities Emergency
Association (CUEA) have expressed a mutual interest in the establishment of a plan to facilitate and
encourage water agency mutual aid agreements between water agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Water Agency Response Network (II-WARN) was originally created to provide a
forum for the development. of mutual aid agreements between water agencies in OES Region II (Del Norte,
Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San
Mateo, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties) of California; and
WHEREAS, the success of II-WARN has provided the basis to expand the program to all water
agencies in the State of California in the other OES regions; and
WHEREAS, the water agency hereto has determined that it would be in its best interests to enter
into an agreement that implements that plan and sets forth procedures and the responsibilities of the water
agency whenever emergency personnel, equipment and facility assistance are provided from one water
agency to the other; and
WHEREAS, the WARN 1996 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT is a continuation of the
II-WARN 1994 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT Rev. 1 dated July 1, 1994, and sets forth the
mutual covenants and agreements for water agencies to provide mutual assistance to one another in times of
emergency; and
WHEREAS, no water agency should be in a position of unreasonably using its own resources,
facilities, or servicesproviding such mutual aid; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of WARN to renew this agreement and revise it as necessary and to
annually publish a list of all water agencies participating in this agreement; and
WHEREAS, such an agreement is in accord with the California Emergency Services Act set forth in
Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7 (Section 8550 et seq.) of the Government Code and specifically with Articles
14 and 17 (Section 8630 et seq.) of the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CONDITIONS AND COVENANTS
CONTAINED THEREIN, the City of Petaluma Water Department agrees to become a party to the WARN
Omnibus Mutual Aid Agreement.
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_ Under the power and authority conferrnl upon this Council by the Charter of said City. 6/10/96 (fmkl
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) ~1Q~17d1A1) meeting form
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following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Maguire, Stomps, Read, Shea, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: None
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ABSENT: Hamilton, Vi ' ~ r Barlasy ~ /
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