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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 2, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2, <br />ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 3 <br />"EMERGENCY SERVICES" <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL 1, 2e) <br />CITY MANAGE <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />_••c• s <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Division 3 of Article IV of Chapter 2 of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code regarding Emergency Services, disaster preparedness and emergency <br />operations. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Emergency Services Division (Division 3 of Article IV) was placed into the Municipal Code in <br />1973, with minor revisions in 1984 and 2015. The original version was developed from Cold <br />War, civil defense concepts and procedures that were current at the time. <br />In 1994, the State of California enacted the Standardized Emergency Management System <br />(SEMS), a statewide emergency management system, which broadened the focus to include <br />preparing for and responding to natural disasters. <br />In 2004, the Federal Government enacted the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a <br />nationwide emergency management system similar to SEMS, which further broadened the focus <br />to include preparing for and responding to acts of terrorism in the aftermath of September 11th. <br />SEMS and NIMS place requirements upon the City to incorporate certain required elements into <br />our emergency plans and procedures which are not articulated in the original version of this <br />Division. The City's eligibility to receive various state and federal emergency management and <br />homeland security grants, as well as state or federal reimbursement for disaster response costs, <br />is dependent on incorporating these requirements into our plans and governing structures. <br />The Northridge Earthquake, September 11th terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and other acts <br />of terrorism and natural disasters occurring around the country and world, have focused greater <br />public attention and raised the expectations of the public on the ability of the City and its <br />Emergency Services to competently and adequately manage any disasters or large -scale <br />emergencies that may occur. <br />50A -1 <br />