HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 5765 2008-07-28RESOLUTION NUMBER 5765
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, CALIFORNIA ENTERING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND
THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR THE USE OF THE COUNTY'S
AIertOC MASS NOTIFICATION EMERGENCY WARNING
SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, A decade ago, the City of Seal Beach purchased an emergency
warning system for use by the police and other city departments to convey
instant messages to the community. That system, the Reverse911®, has been
used on many occasions to alert the community to immediate emergencies.
However, the technology is now obsolete and far less effective than other
technologies available; and
WHEREAS, following recent disasters in our own nation and around the world,
the County of Orange Emergency Management Bureau, on behalf of all Orange
County communities, embarked on a study of available emergency warning
system technologies and using emergency management grants to fund this
program and distribute it to all communities within the County without any fee
chose the Connect-CTY® technology, tailored it to this county's needs, and
renamed it AlertOC; and
WHEREAS, The City Manager, City Attorney, and Chief of Police have reviewed
and vetted the Memorandum of Understanding describing operational guidelines
between the City and the County of Orange, covering use of the AlertOC mass
notification system.; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to sign the
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Seal Beach
and the County of Orange for the use of the County's AlertOC
Mass Notification emergency warning system.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to begin
implementation procedures to bring the Ale-tOC mass notification
emergency warning system to the City of Seal Beach.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Seal Beach, at a
meeting hereof held on the 28th day of July , 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
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Cit Clerk
Resolution Number 5765
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 5765 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 regular meeting held on the 28th day
of July , 2008.
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City Clerk
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