REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Approving an Updated Emergency Operations Plan
Report
BACKGROUND
Government Code Sections 8568 and 8607 and Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) section 2.16.080 require the City to develop an emergency plan that provides for effective mobilization of all City resources during a local emergency, State of Emergency or State of War Emergency.
Generally, emergencies and disasters are managed at the local level. However, assistance is often needed from other jurisdictions and agencies. To successfully manage a large-scale emergency, coordination among the emergency responders is essential. Predicated on this principle, in 2005 City Council adopted the original emergency plan, which incorporated the Standardized Emergency Management System ("SEMS"). The SEMS regulations called for improved coordination of local and state emergency response efforts in California. In February 2003, the President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, which directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer the National Incident Management System ("NIMS"). This system provides for a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, and local governments to effectively and efficiently collaborate to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disastrous events, regardless of cause, size, or complexity. The City's emergency plan incorporates these federal standards.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Municipal Code section 2.16.050: It is the duty of the director of emergency services to recommend for adoption by the city council emergency and mutual aid plans.
California Government Code section 8568: The State Emergency Plan shall be in effect in each political subdivision of the state and the governing body of each political subdivision shall take such action to carry out those provisions.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmen...
Click here for full text