HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty of Mendocino 2021-05-04 Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan COU No. 2021-194
COVID EVENT AGREEMENT
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT(MOA) BETWEEN CITY OF UKIAH (PROVIDING AGENCY/JURISDICTION)
AND THE COUNTY OF MENDOCINO (REQUESTING JURISDICTION) PERTAINING TO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED
UNDER THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MUTUAL AID (EMMA) PLAN
NOTE: Use of such an agreement does not guarantee state or federal reimbursement.
WHEREAS, this event and associated conditions will collectively be referred to as COVID; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, this declared emergency event consisted of COVID-19 Pandemic/infectious
disease outbreak; and
WHEREAS, the following extreme conditions existed: Conditions of extreme peril to safety of persons and
property have arisen due to 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic/infections disease outbreak; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 a Presidential Declaration of Emergency FEMA-4382-DR was issued; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan, issued by the California Emergency Management
Agency in November 2012, delineates the current state policy concerning Emergency Management Mutual
Aid; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan delineates the current state policy concerning
Emergency Management Mutual Aid; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan, issued describes the standard procedures used to
acquire emergency management mutual aid resources and the method to ensure coordination of emergency
management mutual aid planning and readiness; and
WHEREAS, the county emergency manager is the Operational Area Emergency Management Mutual Aid
Coordinator; and
WHEREAS, Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan provides, in pertinent part, "When an emergency
develops or appears to be developing which cannot be resolved by emergency management resources within
an Operational Area, it is the responsibility of the Operational Area Mutual Aid Coordinator to provide
assistance and coordination to control the problem;" and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan provides, in pertinent part, "A request for emergency
management mutual aid requires the approval of an authorized official of the requesting jurisdiction;" and
WHEREAS, the Deputy CEO of the County of Mendocino requested the mutual aid assistance of City of Ukiah,
pursuant to the Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan to provide emergency management support,
specifically relating to vaccine administration clinics, in connection with COVID; and
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Emergency Management Mutual Aid Plan
WHEREAS, City of Ukiah provided emergency management mutual aid consisting of emergency management
personnel, equipment, facilities access, and/or materials starting on December 15, 2020 to assist with
emergency management services, specifically relating to vaccine administration clinics, in connection with
COVID; and
WHEREAS, City of Ukiah agrees to document all of its mutual aid assistance costs related to COVID as
attachments to this MOA and submit to the County of Mendocino as soon as practicable;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between the County of Mendocino and City of Ukiah that the
County of Mendocino shall reimburse all reasonable costs associated with City of Ukiah emergency
management mutual aid assistance during COVID.
Providing Jurisdiction Providing Agency (if different from Providing Jurisdiction)
By By �
(Signature) (Signature)
Name: Name: SAGE SANGIACOMO
Title: Title: CITY MANAGER
County: Agency: CITY OF UKIAH
Date: Date: Apr 29,2021
Requesting Jurisdiction
By
(Signature)
Name: Darcie Antel
Title: Deputy CEO
County: Mendocino
Date: 05/04/2021
DEFINITIONS
Authorized Official: A person with expressed authority by a legal governing body to request resources, authorize purchases,and/or
enter into contracts on behalf of a Requesting or Providing Jurisdiction during an emergency.
EMMA Resource: A person with a combination of training,experience and credentials that would serve in an ICS position, either in
the field or an EOC, or as a technical specialist during an emergency response.
Operational Area(OA): An intermediate level of the state emergency services organization consisting of a county and all political
subdivisions within the county area.
Providing Agency/Jurisdiction: The government entity providing EMMA resources. The different levels of providing jurisdictions
include providing local jurisdiction, providing OA and providing region.
Requesting Jurisdiction: The government entity requesting EMMA resources. The different levels of requesting jurisdictions include
requesting local jurisdiction, requesting OA and requesting region.
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