TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Robert D. Espinosa, Fire Chief
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution to Adopt the Exchange of Services Under Automatic Aid and Initial Actions Responses Between the Manhattan Beach Fire Department and the Consolidated Fire District of Los Angeles County Memorandum of Understanding (Fire Chief Espinosa).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0019
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) adopt Resolution No. 18-0019;
b) approve the memorandum of understanding between the City of Manhattan Beach and the Consolidated Fire District of Los Angeles County (L.A. Co. Fire) for the exchange of services under automatic aid and initial response actions; and
c) authorize the Fire Chief to sign the memorandum of understanding to ensure appropriate resources will be available in the event of a fire or medical aid emergency.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
On December 30, 2017, L.A. Co. Fire began providing fire and medical aid services to the City of Hermosa Beach. The Cities of Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach had long-standing and robust agreements to provide assistance to each other. Thus, the City must expand its current agreement with L.A. Co. Fire, which was last approved in 2006, in order to ensure appropriate resources will be available in the event of an emergency.
DISCUSSION:
Representatives from Manhattan Beach Fire Department and L.A. Co. Fire have met a number of times to discuss the automatic aid agreement. The agreement is similar to the former agreement with Hermosa Beach and provides like services between Manhattan Beach and L.A. Co. Fire. The new agreement expands services and service areas to ensure appropriate levels of resources for the City’s needs and our residents’ safety.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
After analysis, staff determined that public outreach was not required for this issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The City has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and approved it to form.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 18-0019
2. 2018 L.A. Co. Auto Aid Agreement
3. 2006 L.A. Co. Auto Aid Agreement
4. 2000 L.A. Co. Auto Aid Agreement