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RESOLUTION No. 65-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
APPOINTING THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE AS REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA IN THE ACQUISITION OF SURPLUS FEDERAL
PROPERTY FOR CIVIL DEFENSE USE.
WHEREAS, by Public Law 655, 84th Congress (70th Stat. 493), the Federal
Government has authorized the donation of surplus Federal property for civil
defense purposes; and
WHEREAS, certain conditions are imposed by the Office of Civil Defense,
Region 7, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the California
Disaster Office, and the State Educational Agency for Surplus Property, in
connection with the acquisition of such property; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa desires to establish its eligibility for
such property;
IT IS, THEREFORE, certified that:
It is a civil defense organization designated pursuant to State law,
within the meaning of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949, as amended, and the regulations of the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare.
II. Property requested by this document is usable and necessary in the
State for civil defense purposes, including research for any such
purpose; is required for its own use to fill an existing need;
and is not being acquired for any other use or purpose, for use
outside the State, or for sale.
III. Funds are available to pay the costs of care and handling incident
to donation, including packing, preparation for shipping, loading,
and transporting such property.
THE DONEE HEREBY AGREES 7D THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
I. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE 10 ALL PROPERTY, REGARDLESS OF
ACQUISITION COST, DONATED FOR CIVIL DEFENSE PURPOSES:
A. Property acquired by the donee shall be on an "as is", "where is"
basis, without warrantyof any kind.
B. There will also be applicable such other terms and conditions as
are contained in the regulations of the Office of Civil Defense,
Office of the Secretary of the Army, Part 1802 of Chapter KVIII
of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
II. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO PROPERTY HAVING A
SINGLE ITEM ACQUISITION COST OF $2,500.00 OR MORE DONATED FOR CIVIL
DEFENSE PURPOSES:
A. All such property shall be distributed and, during the period of
restriction, be properly maintained and in good operational con-
dition and stored, or installed or utilized only as necessary to
achieve a state of operational readiness as required by the civil
defense mission assigned to the donee in accordance with the civil
defense operational plans of the State and, where applicable,
local government (which are in consonance with national civil
defense objectives, as now or hereafter amended).
B. Except as otherwise expressly provided hereinbelow and unless and
until expressly waived in writing by the Regional Director of the
Office of Civil Defense (OCD), on a case basis, the period of
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restriction for all items of property donated having a single
item acquisition cost to the Federal Government of $2,500 or
more shall be four years from date of donation. The specific
exceptions are as follows:
1. Motor Vehicles, Federal Supply Classification (FSC) Group
23 -- for which a two-year period of restriction shall apply.
Items of property donated having a unit fair value of $25.00
or more but less than $2,500, for which a one-year period of
State restriction shall apply.
3. Aircraft (FSC Group 15), for which the special terms and
conditions provided in the DREW Conditional Transfer
Document (Aircraft) covering the transfer sball apply.
C. During the period of restriction, the property shall not be sold,
traded, leased, loaned, bailed, encumbered, or otherwise disposed
of without the specific, prior, written approval of the Regional
Director of OCD or the California Disaster Office.
D. If, during the period of restriction, property is no longer
suitable, usable, or further needed for the purpose for which
acquired, the donee shall promptly notify the OCD through the
California Disaster Office and shall, as directed by the OCT,
either: (1) retransfer the property to such department or
agency of the United States of America or such other donee as
may be designated, or (2) sell the property at a public sale.
E. In the event any of the terms and conditions set forth in this
section are breached, all right, title and interest in the property
involved, at the option of the Regional Director of OCD, shall revert
to the United States of America. In addition, where there has been
an unauthorized disposal or improper use of any kind, the donee,
at the option of the Regional Director of OCD, shall be liable to
the United States for all damages. Where the property is not
returned to the United States Government or where property is
improperly used, the donee shall be liable to the United States
for any proceeds from the disposal or improper use or for the
fair market value or rental value of the property at the time of
such disposal, or improper use, at the option of a:d.as determined
by the Regional Director of OCD.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
that:
A. R. MCKEN'ZIE, City Manager, EtM= O'DONNELL, Assistant Director of
Public Works, and LT. WILLIAM SAVAGE, Assistant Director of Civil Defense
shall be and are hereby authorized as the representatives of said City to
sign for and accept surplus Federal property, regardless of acquisition cost,
in accordance with the conditions imposed by the above agencies; and
IT IS FlRiTHER RESOLVED that this resolution of authorization shall ruin
in full force and effect until superseded or rescinded by resolution of this
Council transmitted in duplicate to the California Disaster Office; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of this Council is hereby authorized
and directed to send two (2) certified copies of this resolution to the
California Disaster Office, for filing with said Disaster Office and with the
State Department of Education.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 1965, by the City Council of the
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City of Costa Mesa, State of California, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Pinkley, Jordan, Barck, Thompson, Wilson
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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r o e C ty of Costa Mesa ,
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, California, do
hereby certify the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held at its
regular place of meeting at the time and by the vote above stated, which resolu-
tion is on file in the office of the said City Council.
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City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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