HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-145 - Regional Cooperative Care Partnership DissolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2025 - 145
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING AND TERMINATING THE REGIONAL COOPERATIVE CARE PARTNERSHIP
("RCCP") JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT AND DISSOLVING THE RCCP
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2025.
WHEREAS, the Regional Cooperative Care Partnership ("RCCP") was created by the
Alpine Fire Protection District, the Bonita Sunnyside Fire Protection District, the City of La Mesa„
the City of Lemon Grove, the City of Imperial Beach, the City of National City, and the San Miguel
Consolidated Fire Protection District, pursuant to a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement dated
July 1, 2012 ("JPA Agreement") for the purposes of sharing and funding pre -hospital emergency
medical services; and
WHEREAS, the JPA Agreement permits members to withdraw and new members to join
and further provides that new members become parties to the JPA Agreement, entitled to all the
rights and obligations of members; and
WHEREAS, the current RCCP members are the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon
Grove, through their joint exercise of powers agreement, Heartland Fire & Rescue; the City of
National City; and the San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District; and
WHEREAS, the current members of RCCP unanimously agree to amend and terminate
the JPA Agreement and dissolve RCCP pursuant to the terms and conditions as set for in the
Agreement attached to the agenda report as Exhibit A (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2025, the RCCP Board of Chiefs approved the Agreement for
subsequent approval by the member agencies' governing bodies; and
WHERAS, pursuant to the Agreement, the National City Fire Department will be receiving
all physical assets belonging to the RCCP, as well as 50% of the financial assets of RCCP, with
the amount to be determined after all RCCP accounts and debts have been settled.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute the
Agreement Amending and Terminating the Regional Cooperative Care Partnership (RCCP)
Joint Exercises of Powers Agreement and Dissolving the RCCP, attached to the Agenda
Report as Exhibit A.
Section 2. That the City Clerk shall certifytothe passage and adoption ofthis Resolution
and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of O r, 2025.
Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Shelley,,' hapel, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barry J. qcI tz, City Atforney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
October 21, 2025 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes:
Molina, Rodriguez, Yamane, Bush, Morrison
Nays:
None.
Absent:
None.
Abstain:
None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
BY:
U Shelley ?aAl, MMC, City Clerk