2015-035 - Approving the Third Amendment to the Orange County Fire Authority

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RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -035 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY AMENDED JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXECUTION 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 amended by an "Amended Joint Powers Authority Agreement" ( "Amended JPA Agreement ") on September 23, 1999, and the Amended JPA Agreement was further amended twice, in 2010 and 2013; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is a member of the OCFA and is represented on the OCFA Board of Directors by a Director selected by the City Council; and WHEREAS, in addition to appointing a Director on the OCFA Board, the Amended JPA Agreement provides for each member to appoint an alternate director to act in the Director's absence; and WHEREAS, after evaluating the continued need for alternate directors, the OCFA Board has approved the attached "Third Amendment to Amended Joint Powers Authority Agreement ", by which alternate directors would be eliminated, and 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: 1. Approve the "Third Amendment to Amended Joint Powers Authority Agreement" as proposed by the OCFA, and 2. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the "Third Amendment to Amended Joint Powers Authority Agreement ". Resolution No. 2015 -035 Page 1 of 5