TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Daryn Drum, Fire Chief
Tim O'Brien, Fire Marshal
Walberto Martin, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Adopting a Resolution Acknowledging Compliance with Senate Bill 1205 and California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 - Mandated Fire Inspections of Apartments, Hotels, Motels, Day Cares and Schools (Fire Chief Drum).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20-0052
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 20-0052 acknowledging receipt of a report made by the Fire Chief of the Manhattan Beach Fire Department regarding compliance with the annual inspection of certain identified occupancies pursuant to sections 13146.2, 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications in receiving this report.
BACKGROUND:
Senate Bill (SB) 1205 was approved on September 27, 2018, and requires annual reporting by the Fire Department to City Council on compliance with certain State-mandated inspections in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Sections13146.2 and 13146.3.
The purpose of SB 1205 is to ensure that fire departments are communicating with their governing authority regarding compliance with state mandated safety inspections that the Fire Department is required to conduct on schools, apartments, and hotels. This dialogue is meant to ensure that fire departments are complying with their inspection mandates and demonstrates the need of the department to appropriately staff and carry out the inspections.
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