HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 93-225 08/16/1993FZeSOIUtI®rl N®. 93-225 N.C.S.
1 of the City of Petaluma, California
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3 AUTHORIZING CITY TO ENTER INTO WATER AGENCY RESPONSE
4 NETWORK (II-WARN) OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
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6 WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services, the Department of Water
7 Resources and the Utility Policy Committee have expressed a mutual interest in the establishment of
8 a plan to facilitate and encourage water agency mutual aid agreements between water agencies; and
9 WHEREAS, the Water Agency Response Network ("II-WARN") has been created to
10 provide a forum for the development of mutual aid agreements between water agencies in Del Norte,
ll Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Alameda, Contra Costa, San
12 Francisco, San Mateo, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties; and
13 WHEREAS, the water agency hereto has determined that it would be in its best interests to
14 enter into an agreement that implements that plan and sets forth procedures and the responsibilities
15 of the water agency whenever emergency personnel, equipment and facility assistance is provided
16 from one water agency to the other; and
17 WHEREAS, II-WARN has prepared an OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT dated
18 April 30, 1993 which sets forth the mutual. covenants and agreements for water agencies to provide
19 mutual assistance to one another in times of emergency; and
20 WHEREAS, no water agency should be in a position of unreasonably using its own
21 resources, facilities, or services providing such mutual' aid; and
22 WHEREAS, it is the intent of II-WARN to annually renew this agreement and revise it as
23 necessary and to annually publish a list of all water agencies participating in this agreement; and'
24 WHEREAS, such an agreement is in accord with the California Emergency Services Act set
25 forth in Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7 (Section 8550 et seq..) of the Government Code and
26 specifically with Article 14 (Section 8630 et seq. of the Act.
27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL~EI) that the City of Petaluma agrees to become a
28 party to the II-WARN Omnibus Mutual Aid Agreement dated April 30, 1993.
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Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
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) (l~ljr~(S~~d) meeting form
on the ...1_fith ............. day of ........._...AIIguS.t-.....................-..._.-., 19..93.., by the
following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Nelson, Barlas, Shea, Vice Mayor Read, Mayor Hilligo:
NOES: None
ABSENT: Sobeh, Hamilton
ATTEST: -
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