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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACHAGREEING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY
OF ORANGE AND THE FIRE CONTRACT CITIES TO
STUDY ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATIONALSTRUCTURES AND
FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR FIRE SERVICES AND
AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR LEGAL SERVICES
THEREFOR
WHEREAS, as part of the implementation of the orange County Fire
Department Master Plan, the Fire Department requested in I
July 1990 that the fourteen contract cities implement new
fees for fire prevention and paramedic services, and
WHEREAS, the contract cities expressed concerns about adoption of
any new fees due to (1) rising costs for fire services,
(2) the cities' inability to control those costs and the
level of services received, and (3) the financial
inequities inherent in the current fire service systems,
and
WHEREAS, the contract cities requested that a study be conducted
before adoption of any new fees would be considered, and
WHEREAS, on August 22, 1990, the Board of supervisors directed the
County Administrative Office (CAO) to work with the Fire
Department and the fourteen contract cities to study and
make recommendations on financial equity and cost
allocation of fire services, and
WHEREAS, an Equity Study steering Committee, consisting of County
management and the City Manager's of the fourteen
contract cities, was formed in October 1990, and
WHEREAS, the Equity Study Steering Committee recommended that a
new organization structure be developed which will (1) I
continue the regional approach to delivery of fire
services, and (2) provide joint control over the policy
decisions regarding fire services,
NOW THEREFORE the city Council of the city of Seal Beach DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE as follows:
1. The city of Seal Beach agrees to work with the County and
the thirteen other contract cities to study alternative
organizational structures and funding mechanisms for fire
services, in order to achieve the following goals:
a. retain the regional approach to fire services for
the unincorporated area, all cities within the structural
fire fund, and those cities on cash contracts;
b. continue to plan and operationally administer the
regional fire system on a basis of providing services
from the closest resources regardless of governmental
boundaries;
c. provide equal representation, to the extent permitted
by law, on a new regional fire services governing board
for all participating agencies regardless of size;
d. provide a mechanism for future additions or deletions
of agencies from the regional f~re services entity;
e. develop an equitable long range financial plan for
allocating costs and providing necessary funds for
operational and capital requirements that maintain the
level of fire services;
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f. provide an approach for the counties and cities to
continue using mechanisms to negotiate with developers
for develo.p~en_t:. fee programs, and/or development
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agreements, that provide funding for fire stations and
capital equipment requirements; and
g. continue "level of service" planning using
.CAO/forecasting and analysis center population database
and formulas to insure a uniform level of service based
on response-time standards
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2. Authorize funding for legal services, to be provided by the
firm of Rutan and Tucker, in an amount not to exceed $500., to
review and recommend alternative structures and funding
mechanisms for fire services.
PASSED, APPROVED AND 'ADOPTED by the city council of the city of
Seal Beach, at a meeting thereof held on the day of
, 1991, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers
NOES:
Councilmembers:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, 'Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resol~tion
is a copy of the 'original Resolution Number on file
in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting
thereof held on the day of , 19
City Clerk
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