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ORIGINAL Ct0R 0 c�ouNW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONGST ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF -CORONER AND CITIES OFHUNTINGTON BEACH ORANGE, SANTA ANA, ANAHEIM AND COSTA MESA A 1999.058 This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") dated do • r/ • 2000, is by and amongst the Orange County Sheriff -Coroner ("Sheriff -Coroner') and the Cities of Huntington Beach, Orange, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Costa Mesa, (sometimes collectively referred to herein as "Cities"). The Sheriff -Coroner is responsible for general law enforcement within the County of Orange ("County"), including upon flood control channels and other property owned or maintained by the Orange County Flood Control District ("District") lying within the boundaries of the County. The Police Departments of the Cities are responsible for general law enforcement within the boundaries of their respective Cities as derived from general laws and municipal charters. Property owned or maintained by the District ("District property's lies within the boundaries of the Cities. In many cases, the Sheriff -Coroner and the Police Departments of the Cities share concurrent jurisdiction overDistrict property.. In furtherance of this concurrent jurisdiction, the Sheriff -Coroner and the Cities agree as follows; A. The Police Departments of the Cities shall accept non-exclusive Law Enforcement responsibility over District property lying within the respective boundaries of the Cities including but not limited to bike trails, flood control channels, retention basins, and river channels. B. The Police Departments of the Cities shall enforce general laws, ordinances and regulations, including but not limited to those of the County, the District, and their respective Cities, as currently exists or may be amended or adopted, on District property. C. Prosecutions of violations cited by Cities' Police Departments shall be by the respective City Attorney's office. D. All law enforcement signs and other such regulatory items to be placed on District property shall first be submitted by the respective city to the County's Director of Public Facilities and Resource Department or his designee (hereinafter "Director'), for approval prior to installation. E. The Citics agree that they shalt not receive and shall not seek compensation from either the County, the District, or the Sheriff -Coroner, either separately or in combination, for the enforcement of laws by their respective Police Departments upon District property, F, The Cities acknowledge that the primary purpose of property owned or maintained by the District is flood control and they agree to release, defend with counsel approval byDistrict, and hold harmless the County, District, and Sheriff -Coroner for any and all liability, claims or causes of action, including but not 1 imited to those for property damage or personal injury, arising from or related to law enforcement or related functions by their respective Police Depariments or the city personnel on District property. Exhibit 2 85A-15