HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2006-159RESOLUTION NO. 2006 — 159
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADOPTING AND INTEGRATING THE NATIONAL
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTO THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO PREVENT,
PREPARE FOR, RESPOND TO, AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS
WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Directive-5, directed the
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National
Incident Management System, which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for
federal, state, local and tribal governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to
prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, regardless of cause, size, or
complexity; and
WHEREAS, California pioneered the development of standardized incident
management systems to respond to a variety of catastrophic disasters, including fires,
earthquakes, floods, and landslide; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, the California fire service, in partnership with the
federal government, developed the seminal emergency incident command system that has
become the model for incident management nationwide; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, California was the first state to adopt a statewide
Standardized Emergency Management System for use by every emergency response
organization, and implemented a system to ensure the continual improvement of the
Standardized Emergency Management System; and
WHEREAS, California emergency management professionals have contributed
their expertise to the development of the new National Incident Management System; and
WHEREAS, it is essential for responding to disasters that federal, state, local,
and tribal organizations utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures,
interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command structures, uniform
personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training, and exercising,
comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or
disasters; and
WHEREAS, the California Standardized Emergency Management System
substantially meets the objectives of the National Incident Management System, and
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission)
recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has directed his Office of
Emergency Services and Office of Homeland Security in cooperation with the Standardized
Emergency Management System Advisory Board to develop a program to integrate the National
Incident Management System, to the extent appropriate, into the state's emergency
management system;
Resolution No. 2006 — 159
August 1, 2006
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City that the City of National City will integrate the National Incident Management
System, to the extent appropriate, into the emergency management system; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of National City shall utilize the
National Incident Management System which shall be consistent with the integration of the
National Incident Management System and the Standardized Emergency Management System
in California; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution is forwarded to the
Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of August, 2006.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
Mich , C' Clerk
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on August
1, 2006, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Morrison, Natividad, Parra, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: Inzunza.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
NICK INZUNZA
Mayor of the City of National City, California
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City CIk of the City of'National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-159 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on August 1, 2006.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy