Resolution 12502CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12502
ENDORSING A CITY AND COUNTY
REGIONAL FIRE SERVICE DELIVERY STUDY
WHEREAS, fire service is a critical public safety service
that is essential to protection of public property and personal
safety of citizens; and
WHEREAS, an essential element of each community's fire
protection system is the assistance fire departments provide to one
another when it is needed; and
WHEREAS, events of recent years such as the Oakland and
Berkeley hills fire have clearly demonstrated the importance of
unified training and immediate fire service responsiveness to major
disasters; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Firs Chiefs' Association has
proposed that the cities and the county further studies of
opportunities to increase the regional response capabilities of the
fire service in the county; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda's contribution to this study
would be limited to the provision of in-kind services in the form
of providing information about the city's existing fire protection
resources and requirements; and
WHEREAS, one of the purposes of the study will be to
specify any additional benefits that the City of Alameda might
receive from becoming a part of a regional fire service delivery
system.
WHEREAS, it is understood that Phase III of the proposed
study, as outlined in the workplan, will not proceed until
authorized by the City Managers/Fire Chiefs Committee and until the
results of Phase I and II have been reported to the cities and the
County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of Alameda does hereby endorse and approve of the conduct
of a city and county regional fire service delivery study, with the
understanding that the regional fire service delivery study would
be non-binding on the City of Alameda, and would be paid for by the
County.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 1st day of
March , 1994, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers Apnezzato, Arnerich, Lucas, Roth
and President Withrow - 5.
None.
None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 2nd day of March , 1994.
Diane Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda