LAC Operational Area G Veterinary Disaster Team Memorandum of Understanding S-
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND THE AREA G VETERINARY DISASTER
TEAM, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION 501 C3.
This Memorandum of Understanding is made and entered in to this date, August 21,
2007, between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (hereinafter "City") and the Area G
Veterinary Disaster Team (hereinafter "VDT), a California nonprofit corporation 501 c3.
In the event of either a natural or human caused disaster, it is desirable that all the
resources and facilities of cooperating agencies be made available to mitigate and combat
the effect of disaster that may result from such calamities as flood, fire, earthquake, and
other natural and human caused hazards.
The parties to this agreement, the VDT team and the City, agree that the VDT will
be an authorized agent of the City for the express purpose of caring for domestic and other
animals domiciled within the City that are displaced or injured as a result of a natural or
human caused disaster. The VDT desires to coordinate a program of disaster relief to
ensure preservation of animal life and to protect public health and welfare by providing
emergency animal care by means of the Memorandum of Understanding.
1. The Area G VDT will participate in providing emergency and disaster animal care
services by using the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) or any system the city is required to utilize for
emergency response.
2. All actions of the Area G VDT during an emergency will be coordinated with the City
and other participating governmental agencies.
3. In coordination with the City's local animal control authority in emergency response,
the VDT will assist in providing temporary housing for animals and emergency
veterinary medical care by setting up a temporary triage animal center. A licensed
veterinarian and supervised, trained staff will be at the triage animal center as
needed to provide continued animal care. The VDT will assist in supplying lost and
found animal information services to the public. The VDT will provide education and
training for its members.
4. The VDT does not provide evacuation or rescue services for small or large animals
(such as horses).
5. The VDT shall provide the City with the name and contact information of at least two
persons for the purposes of coordination during disaster.
6. This Memorandum of Understanding is valid until revoked in writing by either party.
7. For the purposes of any disaster cost reimbursement that may be available for
activities of the VDT in connection with this Agreement during an emergency
response, the VDT will submit detailed cost records of medications and supplies.
These costs will be submitted for reimbursement to the appropriate agency.
8. This Understanding shall not be modified, unless the parties first agree to and
approve such modifications in writing.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, This Memorandum of Understanding has been executed by and
on behalf of the parties hereto as to the day and year first written:
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Dr. Patty Boge, Area G DT coordinator Date
Area G Veterinary Disaster Team, Inc
25445 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita CA 90714
310-325-5850
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Carolyn Lehr, City Manager Date
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275
310-544-5205