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jmf 1/30/19 RESOLUTION NO. 2019 -XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY AMENDED JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION THEREOF BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) is a California Joint Powers Authority that was formed in 1995 to provide regional fire protection and related services to the County of Orange and its member cities; and WHEREAS, the original Joint Powers Authority Agreement was superseded by an "Amended Joint Powers Authority Agreement" ("Amended JPA Agreement") entered into by the member cities on September 23, 1999; and WHEREAS, the Amended JPA Agreement has been further amended three times, in 2010, 2013, and 2015; and WHEREAS, a final court judgment subsequently invalidated the Second Amendment, so the Second Amendment became, and remains, inoperative; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana became a member of.the OCFA in 2012, is a party to the Amended JPA Agreement and all prior amendments thereto, and is represented on the OCFA Board of Directors by a Director selected by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the OCFA Board has approved the attached "Fourth Amendment to Amended Joint Powers Authority Agreement" to formalize OCFA's commitment to its "snowball" accelerated pension liability paydown plan, and has requested that the governing bodies of OCFA's member agencies, including the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, consider and approve such amendment as attached. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Santa Ana does hereby: Approve the "Fourth Amendment to Amended Joint Powers Authority Agreement" as proposed by the OCFA and attached herein, and EXHIBIT 2 Resolution No. 2019 -XXX Page 1 of 2 5501-9