CC RES 2005-098RESOLUTION NO. 2005-98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS THE CITY'S
STANDARD FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has already adopted and uses California's
Standardized Emergency System for emergency management, and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes desires to provide the community with the best
capability to rapidly and efficiently respond to emergencies and disasters in conjunction with all
Federal, State, and local emergency agencies and personnel, and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has issued Homeland Security Presidential
Directive (HSPD -5), which ordered the creation of the National Incident Management System for
all public agencies in the United States to work together more effectively and efficiently to
prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, and
WHEREAS, the National Incident Management System provides for interoperability and
compatibility among Federal, State, and local capabilities including standardized organizational
structure, resource management, principals, terminology and uniform standards for planning
and training, and reporting, and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes desires to improve the City's ability to utilize
federal funding to enhance local readiness, maintain first responder safety and streamline
incident management processes by adopting the national standard for organizing and
responding to emergencies and disasters, including terrorism, human caused events and
natural disasters, and
WHEREAS, the failure to adopt the NIMS as the requisite emergency system may preclude
reimbursement to the City for costs expended during and after a declared emergency or
disaster.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES that we
formally adopt the National Incident Management System, and will participate in the phased
implementation of the National Incident Management System.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 20th day of September 2005.
Attest: Mayor
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carolynn Petru, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2005 -98 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on September 20, 2005.
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