HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-58 - Adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS)RESOLUTION NO. 05-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NATIONAL
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AS REQUIRED
BY HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE
(HSPD-5).
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Homeland Security Presidential Directive / HSPD-5, 28 Feb
2003 established the National Incident Management System (NIMS); and
WHEREAS, the NIMS established a single, comprehensive approach to
domestic incident management to ensure that all levels of government across the
Nation have the capability to work efficiently and effectively together using a national
approach to domestic incident management; and
WHEREAS, the NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for Federal,
State, and Local governments to work together to prepare for and respond to, and
recover from domestic incidents regardless of the cause, size or complexity; and
WHEREAS, the NIMS provides for interoperability and compatibility among
Federal, State and Local capabilities and includes a core set of concepts, principles,
terminology and technologies covering the Incident Command System (ICS), unified
command, training, management of resource and reporting; and
WHEREAS, beginning October 1, 2004, all Federal department and agencies
shall make adoption of the NIMS a requirement, to the extent provided by law, for
providing Federal preparedness assistance through grants, contracts or other
activities to local governments; and
WHEREAS, the California Standardized Emergency Management System
(SEMS) substantially meets the objectives of the National Incident Management
System; and
WHEREAS, in 2004 the City of Costa Mesa adopted the statewide
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and implemented an
emergency management program involving the Incident Command System (ICS);
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA AS FOLLOWS:
The City of Costa Mesa hereby adopts the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) as its system of preparing for and responding to disaster
incidents.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16'" day of August, 2005.
ATTEST:
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DepVy City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
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Mayor of the CityoCosta Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 050558
was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 161" day of August, 2005, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mansoor, Monahan, Bever, Dixon, Foley
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 171h day of August, 2005.
Dep City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa