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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
Honorable City Council
John E. Nowak, Assistant City Manager
27 January 2000 (Council Meeting of 02- 16 -00)
SUBJECT: Consider Letter of Promulgation Adopting
Standardized Emergency Management System for the
City of Moorpark.
BACKGROUND: California law requires all local
jurisdictions to prepare and adopt an emergency response
plan following the format of the Standardized Emergency
Management System. A plan has been prepared for the City
of Moorpark and is ready for Council's adoption.
DISCUSSION: California law requires all local jurisdictions
to adopt an emergency response plan to cover multihazards.
The State has also adopted a uniform response format to be
used by those jurisdictions to promote and facilitate
multi - jurisdictional responses to emergency situations.
The uniform response approach is called the Standardized
Emergency Management System (SEMS) and emergency response
plans must follow the SEMS approach in order for a local
jurisdiction to be eligible for financial reimbursement
following an emergency.
The City of Moorpark has updated its six -year old disaster
plan over the past year to assure that it conforms to State
law. Staff and public safety agencies have reviewed the
document and produced a Plan for adoption. Council has
been provided a copy of the Plan under separate cover and a
public copy has been made available. To expedite the review
process, staff has submitted the City's plan to the State
for review and approval. The plan does not contain the
Letter of Promulgation
Meeting of 16 February 2000
Page 02
required maps at this time, which will be forwarded to the
State when completed by the Fire District.
In order for the SEMS Plan to be effective, the City
Council is required to adopt the document through a Letter
of Promulgation. The Letter is attached for Council's
consideration. When adopted, the Letter will be forwarded
to the State for inclusion in the Plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Letter of Promulgation
adopting the City of Moorpark's Standardized Emergency
Management System Multihazard Functional Response Plan.
Attached: Letter of Promulgation
MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864
Approved: 16 February 2000
LETTER OF PROMULGATION
TO: OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
The preservation of life and property is an inherent
responsibility of local, state and federal government. The
City of Moorpark has prepared this Standardized Emergency
Management System (SEMS) Multihazard Functional Plan to
ensure the most effective and economical allocation of
resources for the maximum benefit and protection of the
civilian population in time of emergency.
While no plan can prevent death and destruction, good plans
carried out by knowledgeable and well trained personnel can
and will minimize losses. This plan establishes the
emergency organization, assigns tasks, specifies policies
and general procedures, and provides for coordination of
planning efforts of the various emergency staff and service
elements utilizing the Standardized Emergency Management
System (SEMS).
The objective of this plan is to incorporate and coordinate
all the facilities and personnel of the City into an
efficient organization capable of responding to any
emergency.
This SEMS Multihazard Functional Plan is an extension of
the California Emergency Plan. It will be reviewed and
exercised periodically and revised as necessary to meet
changing conditions.
The City Council gives its full support to this plan and
urges all officials, employees and citizens, individually
and collectively, to do their share in the total emergency
effort of the City of Moorpark.
PATRICK HUNTER JOHN E. WOZNIAK CHRISTOPHER EVANS CLINT HARPER DEBBIE RODGERS
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember
Letter of Promulgation
Page 02
Concurrence of this promulgation letter constitutes the
adoption of the Standardized Emergency Management System by
the City of Moorpark. This SEMS Multihazard Functional
Plan will become effective on approval by the City Council
of the City of Moorpark.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
Attest:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
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