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1991-0319_CALIF, STATE OF_Mutual Aid AgreementORIGINAL "PUBLIC WORKS MUTUAL AID AGREEMES City Copy This Mutual Aid Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by those parties who have adopted and signed this Agreement. WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services, the League of California Cities, the County Supervisors Association of California, and the American Public Works Association have expressed a mutual interest in the establishment of a plan to facilitate and encourage public works mutual aid agreements between political subdivisions throughout California; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto have determined that it would be in their best interests to enter into an agreement that implements that plan and sets forth procedures and the responsibilities of the parties whenever emergency personnel, equipment and facility assistance is provided from one party's Public Works Department to the other; and WHEREAS, no party own resources, facilit WHEREAS, such an Services Act set forth of the Government Code of the Act. should be in a position of depleting unreasonably its les, or services providing such mutual aid; and agreement is in accord with the California Emergency In Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7 (Section 8550 et seq.) and specifically with Article 14 (Section 8630 et seq.) NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CONDITIONS AND COVENANTS CONTAINED HEREIN, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. For this Agreement, the following terms shall be ascribed the following meanings: a. "Coordinator" shall mean the person designated by each party to act on behalf of that party on all matters relative to mutual aid, to Include but not be limited to requests, responses, and reimbursement. b. "Local Emergency" shall mean the actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property within the territorial limits of one of the parties caused by human or natural conditions such as air pollution,.fire, flood, storm, wind, earthquake, explosion, transportation accident, hazard- ous material problem, tsunami, sudden or severe energy shortage, epidemic, riot or other occurrences, other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which occurrences, or the immediate threat thereof, are likely to be beyond the control of the personnel, .equipment, or facilities of that party to this Agreement and which personnel, equipment or facilities of the other party are therefore desired to combat. c. An "Operational Area" for the coordination of public works mutual aid shall normally be a County and all the jurisdictions within the County that are parties to this Agreement. A different public works opera- tional area may be established by the parties in some unique cases. 2. Coordinators designated by each party shall be designated by Title, Name, Address and Phone Number, and if said Coordinator changes, the other parties of the Agreement shall be notified in writing as soon as practical after the appointment has been made through the Agreement Coordinator designated in Paragraph 18 hereinafter. 3. When a Local Aency has been proclaimed by Ay's governing body or authorized official, the Coordinator may request assistance. 4. When request for assistance is received, the assisting Coordinator shall .promptly advise of the extent of response, provide whatever personnel, equipment, and/or facilities as can be provided without jeopardizing the safety of persons or property within their jurisdiction. No party receiving a request for assistance shall be under any obligation to provide assistance or incur any liability for not complying with the request. S. When the assisting Coordinator's personnel, equipment, and/or facil- ities are no longer required or when assisting Coordinator advises that the resources are required within their own jurisdiction, the requesting Coordinator shall immediately arrange for the return of those resources. 6. Requesting party shall be responsible for the safekeeping of the resources provided by the assisting party. Requesting Coordinator shall remain in charge of the incident or occurrence and shall provide control and direction to the resources provided by the assisting party. The request may include for providing supervisory personnel to take direct charge of the resources under the general direction of the requesting Coordinator. Requesting Coordinator shall make arrange- ments for housing and feeding, assisting personnel, fueling, servicing, -and repair of equipment if such support is requested by assisting Coordinator. Assisting party's personnel shall not be deemed employees of requesting party and vice versa. 7. The requesting party agrees to pay all direct, indirect, administra- tive and contracted costs of assisting party incurred as a result of providing assistance pursuant to this Agreement, based upon standard rates applicable to assisting party's internal operations. Payment shall be made within sixty (60) days after receipt of a detailed invoice. Requesting party shall not assume any liability for the direct payment of any salary or wages to any officer or employee of assisting party. 8. Requesting party shall hold harmless, indemnify, and defend the assisting party, its officers, agents, and employees against all lia- bility, claims, losses, demands or actions for injury to, or death of, a person or persons, or damages to property arising out of, or alleged to arise out of or in consequence of, this Agreement provided such liability, claims, losses, demands, or actions are claimed to be due to the acts or omissions of the requesting party, its officers, agents, or employees, or employees of the assisting party working under the direction and control of the requesting party when the act or omission of such assisting party employee occurs or is alleged to occur within the scope of employment under the direction and control of the requesting party. 9. When mutual aid is provided, the requesting and assisting agencies, will keep account records of the personnel, equipment, and materials provided as required by Federal and State (NDAA) and FEMA guidelines to maximize the possibility of Federal and State disaster reimbursement. Each party shall have access to other party's records for this purpose. 10. Agreement sha*take effect immediately upon 0 execution and shall remain in effect until terminated. 11. Any party may withdraw from agreement without cause upon delivery of sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Agreement Coordinator designated in Paragraph 18 hereinafter. 12. To the extent that they are inconsistent with this agreement all prior agreements for public works mutual aid between the parties hereto are - hereby null and void. 13. Requests for mutual aid assistance under this Agreement when more than one County is impacted by a disaster, should be channeled through the appropriate Regional State Office of Emergency Services to ensure maximum effectiveness in allocating resources to the highest priority needs. 14. Requests for Public Works assistance from outside of an operational area should be channeled through the authorized emergency management organizations for the requesting and providing parties' operational areas. 15. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court -having jurisdiction thereof. 16. This Agreement in no way acts to abrogate or waive any immunity available under the Tort Claims Act. 17. Initial signatories to this Agreement are: Los Angeles County Orange County 18. The County of Los Angeles shall act as the initial Agreement coordinator of this program for the purpose of: a. Receipt of new members to the Agreement. b. Maintaining a current list of signatory parties and representatives. c. Circulating annually a list of all parties and Representatives to ail signatory parties. d. Arranging for amendments to agreement as may be necessary. The party acting as Agreement Coordinator may transfer these responsi- bilities to another party with the consent of that party and upon notification of the other parties to the Agreement. 19. All signatory parties agree'thclt any other qualified public agency or quasi public agency may become a party to this agreement by executing a duplicate copy of this agreement and sending same to the Agreement Coordinator, initially the County of Los Angeles, addressed as follows: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works 900 South Fremont Avenue Alhambra, CA 91803-1331 Attention: Disaster Services Coordinator IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers on the dates hereinafter indicated. ATTEST SIGNED AND CERTIFIED THAT A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. LINDA D. RUTH dAM g CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUP VISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA APPROVED AS TO FORM DeWitt W. Clinton County Counsel PRINCIPAL APPROVED AS TO FORM: ADRIAN KUYPER, COUNTY COUNSEL ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA � � n By: Deputy R-MCPW ORANGE COUNTY BY !V v'' HAIRMAN, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS d BOARC OF -U EPl"";RS 41 j i iS8S LARRY J. MUry rkILS 0=unvE OFFICER PUBLIC WORKS MUTUAL A*AGREEMENT • NO. 62170 ADDITIONAL PARTIES TO AGREEMENT CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers on the dates hereinafter indicated. BY: X: (� /k" KENNETH E. FRIESS, MAYOR CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO DATE: March 19, 1991 ATTEST: BY: &,ZA _ �j % CERYL JOHN , CITY CLERK CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO DATE: March 19, 1991