Agenda Item AGENDA STAFF REPORT ASR
Control 21-000649 |
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MEETING DATE: |
08/24/21 |
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legal entity taking action: |
Board of Supervisors |
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board of supervisors
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All Districts |
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SUBMITTING
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Sheriff-Coroner
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Department contact
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Ken Burmood (714) 647-1804 |
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Michelle Anderson (714) 628-7059 |
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Subject: Approve Memorandum of
Understanding with American Red Cross
ceo CONCUR |
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Clerk of the Board |
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Concur |
Approved Agreement to Form |
Consent Calendar |
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3 Votes Board Majority |
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Current Year Cost:
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Annual Cost:
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Staffing Impact: |
No |
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Prior Board Action: 4/12/2016
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RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner or designee to renew the Memorandum of Understanding with the American Red Cross for emergency response coordination services effective for a five-year term upon Board of Supervisors approval and execution of all signatures.
SUMMARY:
Authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner or his designee to renew a Memorandum of Understanding with the American Red Cross will allow the Sheriff-Coroner Department to establish the roles and responsibilities in emergency readiness preparation and emergency response coordination within Orange County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The American Red Cross (Red Cross), founded in 1881, is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. Through its mission, the Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral and impartial humanitarian care, the Red Cross is a nongovernmental organization that mobilizes communities to aid people affected by or at risk of disasters with the aim of preventing and alleviating suffering. The Red Cross provides disaster cycle services to those in need regardless of citizenship, race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or political affiliation.
By congressional charter dated January 5, 1905 (Title 36 of the United States Code, Section 300101), and subsequent statutes (Public Law 93-288), nationwide, the Red Cross has been designated the lead agency through which the American people voluntarily extend assistance to individuals and families in need as a result of disaster. The legal status of the Red Cross as a unique instrumentality has been confirmed by a unanimous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Employment v. United States, 385 U.S. 355 (1966). The Red Cross mitigates suffering by meeting the urgent needs of victims and emergency workers in advance of a potential disaster or immediately after a disaster strikes.
The Red Cross provides disaster cycle services pursuant to its Bylaws and other internal policies and procedures as well as its Congressional Charter (USC 36 §300101- 300111). In the Charter, Congress authorized the Red Cross "to carry out a system of national and international relief in time of peace, and apply that system in mitigating the suffering caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry out measures for preventing those calamities."
The Red Cross and the Sheriff-Coroner Department’s (Sheriff) Emergency Management Division share a cooperative vision for preparedness, response and recovery to build community capacity and capability to survive, to minimize suffering and to recover quickly after a disaster or emergency.
The Board of Supervisors (Board) previously approved the most recent version of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at its April 12, 2016, Board Meeting. This proposed MOU has been developed between the County of Orange and the Red Cross to partner together to enhance the ability to respond to disasters affecting local communities. This proposed MOU provides the broad framework for cooperation and support between the Red Cross and the County in assisting individuals, families and communities who have been or could be impacted by a disaster or emergency. It also provides the descriptions of readiness and response activities, such as planning, training, exercising and resourcing, and clarifies roles and responsibilities of the Red Cross and the County to the community and other agencies.
Sheriff now requests authorization from the Board to renew the MOU with the Red Cross, as noted in the Recommended Action.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
STAFFING IMPACT:
N/A
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment A - Memorandum of Understanding with American
Red Cross
Attachment B - Title 36 of the United States Code, Section 300101
Attachment C - Public Law 93-288
Attachment D - Department of Employment v. United States, 385 U.S. 355 (1966)