Resolution 2692-99
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RESOLUTION NO. 2692-99
A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Adopting the California Standardized Emergency Management System,
Master Mutual Aid Agreement, and
Operational Area Agreements
WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District facilities, properties, and
employees are located where numerous natural or human caused catastrophes may occur
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8 WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District facilities, systems, and personnel
9 have actually experienced federal and state declared disasters during the last six years;
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11 WHEREAS, greater efficiency and disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and
12 mitigation can be achieved by joining efforts between all political subdivisions, including
13 cities, counties, special districts, other public benefit non-profit corporations, and utilities
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15 WHEREAS, the Standardized Emergency Management System regulations identify
16 the need for all political subdivisions within the geographical area of a county to establish
17 an Operational Area to act as an intermediate level of the state emergency services
18 organization to support local government before and during emergencies; and
19 WHEREAS, following the 1991 East Bay Hills Firestorm, State Senator Nicholas
20 Petris authored a law to amend the California Emergency Services Act, creating the
21 Standardized Emergency Management Systems (Government Code 98607) to ensure all
22 responding agencies would plan and coordinate an emergency response together by
23 incorporating the Operational Area concepts and Master Mutual Aid Agreement; and
24 WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District claims for State reimbursement
25 of personnel response costs are contingent upon adopting and using the Standardized
26 Emergency Management System; and
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3 WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District wishes to coordinate emergency
4 and disaster planning and response with other agencies and to maximize the ability to
5 recover costs incurred during response;
6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOllOWS:
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That the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District hereby
adopts the State of California Standardized Emergency Management System,
Master Mutual Aid Agreement, and Operational Area concepts as the means by
which the South Tahoe Public Utility District will plan and respond jointly with other
emergency response agencies;
That all South Tahoe Public Utility District emergency plans and emergency
response training shall reflect the use of the Standardized Emergency Management
System, Operational Area concepts, and Master Mutual Aid Agreement and the
compliance standards thereof;
That the South Tahoe Public Utility District enter into and participate in Assistance
and Operational Area Agreements to facilitate joint preparedness and response;
That the General Manager of the District shall take the steps necessary to
effectuate these and future agreements which shall be in a form approved by
District General Counsel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager of the District is hereby
22 authorized and directed to order any action necessary and appropriate to respond to
23 sudden, unexpected occurrences that pose a clear and imminent danger requiring
24 immediate action to prevent, respond to, or mitigate any emergency to prevent the loss or
25 impairment of health, property and essential services;
26 WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
27 Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Board of Directors of
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3 the South Tahoe Public Utility District at a regular meeting held on the 6th of May by the
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AYES: Directors
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Wallace, Strohm, Jones, Gochnauer, Mosbacher
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~m~s R. Jones, Pr . ent of the Board
~th Tahoe Public tility District