HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2006-8 RESOLUTION NO. 2006- j
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, ADOPTING THE
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(NIMS)
WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Directive-5,
directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and
administer a National Incident Management System, which would provide a
consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local, and tribal governments to
work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to,
and recover from disasters, regardless of cause, size, or complexity; and
WHEREAS, California pioneered the development of standardized
incident management systems to respond to a variety of catastrophic disasters,
including fires, earthquakes, floods, and landslide; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, the California fire service, in
partnership with the federal government, developed the seminal emergency
incident command system that has become the model for incident management
nationwide; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, California was the first state to adopt a
statewide Standardized Emergency Management System for use by every
emergency response organization, and implemented a system to ensure the
continual improvement of the Standardized Emergency Management System;
and
WHEREAS, California emergency management professionals have
contributed their expertise to the development of the new National Incident
Management System; and
WHEREAS, it is essential for responding to disasters that federal,
state, local, and tribal organizations utilize standardized terminology,
standardized organizational structures, interoperable communications,
consolidated action plans, unified command structures, uniform personnel
qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training, and exercising,
comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during
emergencies or disasters; and
WHEREAS, the California Standardized Emergency Management
System substantially meets the objectives of the National Incident Management
System, and
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11
Commission) recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command
System nationwide, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has directed his
Office of Emergency Services and Office of Homeland Security in cooperation
with the Standardized Emergency Management System Advisory Board to
develop a program to integrate the National Incident Management System, to the
extent appropriate, into the state's emergency management system.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Cathedral City will integrate the National
Incident Management System, to the extent appropriate, into the emergency
management system; and
Section 2. The City of Cathedral City utilizes the National Incident
Management System which shall be consistent with the integration of the
National Incident Management System and the Standardized Emergency
Management System in California; and
Section 3. A copy of this resolution is forwarded to the Governor's
Office of Emergency Services.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Cathedral City, this 401_day of ,/7e' , 2006, by the following vote:
Ayes: S
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
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•thleen J le 'osa, Mayor
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Pat Hammers, CMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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harles R. Green, City Attorn S eve Sowles, Fire Chief
Reviewed by:
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Donald E. Bradley, CitManager
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