TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Derrick Abell, Acting Fire Chief
Ron Laursen, Battalion Chief
Walberto Martin, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution No. 18-0147 Approving the Los Angeles Area Regional Training Group Joint Powers Agreement and Authorizing the City's Membership in the Regional Training Group Authority (Acting Fire Chief Abell).
a) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0147
b) AUTHORIZE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 18-0147 approving the Los Angeles Area Regional Training Group (RTG) Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) and authorizing the City's membership in the RTG Authority;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the JPA agreement and to take such reasonable actions as may be required to implement the intent of the JPA.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fees associated with membership into the RTG JPA. However, if funding becomes required from member agencies, the City will have the opportunity to evaluate the costs. If the cost for membership ever exceeds the Department's budgeted amount for training, the City can withdraw membership. There are no penalties for member agencies that withdraw from the RTG JPA.
BACKGROUND:
There are 30 fire departments within Los Angeles County and each fire chief has membership within the Los Angeles Area Fire Chiefs Association (LAAFCA). LAAFCA recognized the need for regional training more than a decade ago and established the Regional Training Group (RTG), which is largely supported through Homeland Security grant funds. By establishing the RTG Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), the Los Angeles Region is developing the next major cooperative nationally recognized Fire Service program which will continue regional training far beyond the availability of federal grant dollars.
Fire agencies within the Los Angeles Coun...
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