HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 14-68RESOLUTION NO. 14 -68
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN MAKING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CITY'S
PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE
AUTHORITY'S SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT
The City Council of the City of Tustin hereby finds, determines and declares as
follows:
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) was formed in 1995 to
provide regional fire protection and related services to the County of Orange and 18
member cities; and
WHEREAS, five additional cities have become members of the OCFA, since its
original formation; and
WHEREAS, the original Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement was amended
on September 23, 1999, and thereafter renewed in 2010 by the First Amendment to the
Amended JPA Agreement; and
' WHEREAS, under the Amended JPA Agreement, OCFA member agencies pay
for fire services under one of the following two pay structures: (1) the Structural Fire
Fund, or (2) cash contracts; and
WHEREAS, if a member agency is a Structural Fire Fund jurisdiction, the County
of Orange collects property taxes in the member agency's jurisdiction, a portion of which
is paid to OCFA for fire services; and
WHEREAS, if a member agency is a Cash Contract City, the member agency
makes service payments directly to OCFA from the member agency's general funds
pursuant to the terms of a contract entered into by the OCFA and the member agency;
and
WHEREAS, the OCFA and certain member agencies were concerned that these
payment structures created inequity among the member agencies; and
WHEREAS, in light of this perceived inequity, some member agencies expressed
concern that they may need to withdraw from membership in OCFA in 2020, as allowed
by the Amended JPA Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the long -term stability of the OCFA and allow the
OCFA to continue to provide cost - effective fire protection services for the various
member agencies, the OCFA proposed a new Enhanced Hybrid Model payment
structure; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Tustin is committed to participating in regional efforts to '
provide cost - effective and adequate fire protection services; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2013, the City Council approved the Second
Amendment to the Amended JPA Agreement (Second Amendment) to allow for the use
of the Enhanced Hybrid Model payment structure; and
WHEREAS, the City now wishes to affirm its intent in approving the Second
Amendment.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RESOLVES AND ORDERS
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby affirms that the foregoing recitals are true and
correct, and are adopted as findings representing the City Council's intent in approving
the Second Amendment on November 5, 2013.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution
and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council held on
the 215tday of October, 2014. _,
ELWYN
Mayor
ATTEST:
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JEFFRE t. PARKER,
City Clerk 6 b
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' STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Jeffrey C. Parker, City Clerk and ex- officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 14 -68 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 21st day of
October, 2014, by the following vote:
COUNCILPERSONS AYES:
COUNCILPERSONS NOES:
COUNCILPERSONS ABSTAINED:
COUNCILPERSONS ABSENT:
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PARKER,
City
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