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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
DATE: October 26, 2004
Adele Macpherson
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA TO
APPROVE A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (JPA) WITH THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND CITIES OF DISASTER
MANAGEMENT AREA B, TO PROVIDE INTERAGENCY
COOPERATION IN MAJOR NATURAL OR MANMADE
DISASTERS.
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
I . City Council adopt a resolution approving the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the
County of Los Angeles and Cities of Disaster Management Area B, to provide interagency
cooperation in major natural or manmade disasters.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Joint Powers Agreement, subject to
City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the JPA is to provide for interagency cooperation in major natural or manmade
disasters, and to strengthen the Los Angeles County Operations Area by strengthening the
Disaster Management Areas (fon-nerly known as Civil Defense Areas). The reason for
formulating the JPA is to receive annual Federal Emergency Management Performance Grant
(EMPG) funding for Area B, the amount of the EMPG funding, held in trust since 1998, is
approximately $275,857. Once the JPA is formed for Area B, the Area B JPA can then
determine how to use the funding for a full-time Coordinator. The City of Santa Clarita is in
Disaster Management Area B, along with seven cities: Lancaster, Palmdale, Malibu,
Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, and Los Angeles County. The EMPG
funding is distributed, based on a per capita rate, as of January 1 of each year. It is inclusive of
all cities and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. There is no direct cost to the City
by formalizing this JPA. Requisite funding for Disaster Management activities, operations, and
services covered by the JPA will be funded through the grant.
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in the 1950s, Civil Defense Areas were established as subunits of the Los Angeles County
Operational Area for purposes of coordinating training, exercises, and planning activities of the
cities, with their respective areas, and with the County of Los Angeles. This was a means of
dividing the County into manageable administrative areas. The need continues for coordination
of planning and training throughout the Los Angles County Operational Area. On July 29, 1997,
the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the distribution plan for EMPG funding
to Civil Defense Areas through the Los Angeles County Operational Area. Among the several
objectives to be achieved by that distribution plan was to "establish formal JPAs with all of the
areas.
The State of California mandated Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
strongly encourages documented, coordinated efforts in the areas of planning, training, and
emergency response throughout all counties in the state.
Currently, there is not a signed JPA between the cities of Area B and the County of Los Angeles.
The recommended area JPA was developed by the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency
Management with the input from city representatives. The Area B JPA provides the following:
A formalized structure of responsibilities for emergency planning and operations.
Officially names the cities of Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Palmdale, Calabasas, Hidden Hills,
Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Malibu as Area B.
Changes the name from "Civil Defense Area" to the "Disaster Management Area."
Standardized duties and responsibilities for Disaster Area Management Coordinators.
Provides the federal funding to support Emergency Management within Area B.
Provides an official vote with County policies concerning Emergency Management issues.
The City Attorney has reviewed the JPA.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Deny the JPA.
2. Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The EMPG funding is distributed, based on a per capita rate as of January I of each year. It is
inclusive of all cities and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. There is no cost
associated with formalizing this JPA. Requisite funding for Disaster Management activities,
operations, and services covered by the JPA will be funded through the grant. There is no direct
cost to the City for this JPA.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachments A and B - JPA Agreement and Duty Statement
Resolution