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HomeMy WebLinkAbout576 ORDINANCE 576 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING SECTIONS 4-1.06 AND 4-1.07 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") wishes to amend the Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 1, related to Emergency Organization and Function; and WHEREAS,in 2014, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills("Town") amended this Code section to follow the State of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services model Emergency Ordinance for local government; and WHEREAS, the Governor's Office of Emergency Services has indicated that certain additional language is necessary to comply with current Volunteer Disaster Service Worker regulations, the current version of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 1, Public Safety, has been reviewed and certain additions and updates were identified and incorporated below. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as follows: SECTION I. AMENDMENTS. The City Council hereby amends the following sections of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows amended by this ordinance are not included below and shall remain in full force and effect. 4-1.06 Disaster Council Membership. The Los Altos Hills Disaster Council shall consist of the following: (a) The Director of Emergency Services who shall be Chair. (b) The Public Works Director who shall be the Vice Chair. (c) The Mayor, or City Council designee, who shall be the liaison. (d) The Assistant Director of Emergency Services. (e) Such chiefs of emergency services as are provided for in a current emergency operation plan of this jurisdiction, adopted pursuant to this ordinance. (0 Such representatives of civic, business, institutional, non-profit, public, or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility, as may be appointed by the Director with the advice and consent of the City Council. 4-1.07 Disaster Council Powers and Duties. (a) It shall be the duty of the members of the Los Altos Hills Disaster Council, and they are hereby empowered, to engage in emergency response and recovery planning; to review and Ordinance 576 Page I provide input on emergency and mutual aid plans and agreements and such ordinances and resolutions and rules and regulations as are necessary to implement such plans and agreements. (b) The Director of Emergency Services shall advise the Disaster Council with regard to the preparation and maintenance of the plan in whole or in part. (c) The Disaster Council shall develop and maintain strategic emergency planning partnerships with other local agencies. (d) The Disaster Council shall comply with the California Emergency Services Act and abide by the California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement. (e) The Disaster Council, accredited by the State of California, is empowered to register and direct the activities of disaster service worker(DSW)volunteers within the sphere of influence of the town. (0 The Disaster Council agrees to follow established rules and regulations relating to the various classes of disaster service workers,scope of duties of each class,and manner of registration pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 8585.5. (g)The Disaster Council will also serve as the Los Altos Hills Citizen Corps Council with the following additional responsibilities: (1)Approve DSW volunteer training and planning to ensure compliance with current DSW regulations and guidelines. (2) The Assistant Director of Emergency Services will coordinate Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training and exercises with LAH County Fire District, Ham Radio training with the Los Altos Hills Emergency Communication Committee (ECC) and other DSW volunteer training, as identified. (3) The City Manager, City Clerk, Assistant Director of Emergency Services, CERT Coordinator, Emergency Communications Committee Chair or others as designated by the City Manager shall be the Authorized Representative(s) for the registration form processing of volunteer Disaster Service Workers. The City Manager, City Clark and Assistant Director of Emergency Services and shall review and approve volunteer training activities,as necessary,when the Disaster Council is not in session. (4) Self-certification of DSWs may occur under two circumstances. a. During proclaimed emergencies, when monitored and screened by the Director of Emergency Services, an authorized representative identified in 4-1.07 (3)or the CERT Incident Commander and CERT General Staff may administer self-certification volunteer DSW registration forms for spontaneous volunteers. b. During approved SCCFD CERT Academy classes or refresher classes when monitored and screened by SCCFD employee CERT instructors. (h)The Disaster Council shall meet upon call of the chair or,upon call of the vice chair(in the absence of the chair). Ordinance 576 Page 2 Section III. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable. Section IV. EFFECTIVE DATE; PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall take effect thirty(30) days after adoption. Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this Ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to the Council meeting at which this Ordinance is scheduled to be adopted, the City Clerk shall (1)publish the Summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of this Ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of the full text of this ordinance or a summary thereof to be published once,with the names of those City Councilmembers voting for or against it, or otherwise voting, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los Altos Hills, as required by law. INTRODUCED: June 21, 2018 PASSED: July 19, 2018 AYES: Mayor Radford, Mayor Pro Tern Spreen, Councilmember Corrigan Councilmember Waldeck, Councilmember Wu NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: None BY: ����%� ayor A/T`TES//T:// City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Ordinance 576 Page 3