R111551
City Council Meeting: December 18, 2018 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11155 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
APPROVING THE SANTA MONICA FIRE DEPARTMENT’S MEMBERSHIP
IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA REGIONAL TRAINING GROUP AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the need to organize and establish a consolidated
area training group amongst other local fire departments to address fire protection and
safety issues for the shared benefit of local municipalities in the region and their residents;
and
WHEREAS, the City supports the efforts to establish, operate, and maintain a joint
powers authority for the purpose of integrating, sharing, and combining resources,
facilities, regional assets, and information related to training firefighters and researching
fire prevention, protection, and safety techniques, issues, and information; and
WHEREAS, a joint powers agreement creates a joint powers authority to conduct
coordinated fire protection and safety trainings, and to address emerging fire protection
and safety issues throughout the Los Angeles Area and other areas that appear to have
a connection or nexus to the Los Angeles Area; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to become a member of the Los Angeles Area
Regional Training Group (“RTG”) and to have a joint powers agreement with the RTG
memorializing its membership.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City, through the Santa Monica Fire Department, shall endeavor
to become a member of the Los Angeles Area Regional Training Group.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute a joint powers agreement
with the Los Angeles Area Regional Training Group to effectuate its membership with the
group. The City Manager is further authorized to take any such reasonable actions as
may be required to implement the intent of this Resolution.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Lane Dilg
City Attorney
Adopted and approved this 18th day of December, 2018.
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G l e a m D a v i s , M a y o r
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11155 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 18th day of December, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, McKeown, Morena, Vazquez, Winterer
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A T T E S T :
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D e n i s e A n d e r s o n - W a r r e n , C i t y C l e r k
Gleam Davis (Dec 21, 2018)
Gleam Davis