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CC - Item 3B - Authorization of Agents to Execute on Behalf of the City for the Purpose of Obtaining State and Federal Financial Assistance through Emergency Management Assistance Programs R OSEMEAD C ITY C OUNCIL S TAFF R EPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: GLORIA MOLLEDA, CITY MANAGER DATE: MARCH 30, 2020 SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION OF AGENTS TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUMMARY The City Council will consider adoption of a Resolution appointing and authorizing City officials to take actions on behalf of the City to obtain financial assistance from State and Federal agencies for emergency preparedness and disaster relief. DISCUSSION On March 13, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution 2020-08 proclaiming the existence of an emergency situation and local emergency due to the worldwide spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Novel Coronavirus is a new communicable disease first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019 and has since spread globally. On March 4, 2020, the State of California declared a State of Emergency and the State of California, also on March 4, 2020, declared a State of Emergency in an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Public funding assistance is being made available at the Federal and State levels to combat the spread of COVID-19. In order forthe City to request for the funding assistance, the City Council must designate City agents responsible for providing required assurances and executing agreements with FEMA and Cal OES on behalf of the City and approve the corresponding Cal OES Form 130. Staff recommends that the form designate agents by position, instead of specific names, and be effective for all open and future disasters declared by the state or federal government up to three years following the date of approval by City Council so as to expedite processing of requests in the future. City Council Meeting March 30, 2020 Page 2 of 2 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution 2020-10 designating the City Manager, Assistant City Manager and Fi assurances and execute agreements for the purposes of obtaining financial assistance from the of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for disaster aid; approving the corresponding Cal OES Form 130; and authorizing the City Manager to file the Cal OES Form 130 with Cal OES and submit all related documentation. FISCAL IMPACT Adoption of the Resolution will allow the City to obtain financial assistance for all open and future disasters declared by the state or federal government up to three years following the date of approval. STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT Adoption of Resolution 2020-09 is consistent with following financial management guiding principals of employing cost recovery. PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process. Prepared by: ______________________ Mandy Wong, Public Safety Supervisor Submitted by: Ben Kim, Assistant City Manager AttachmentA:Resolution2020-10 -StateAgencies, Cal OES Form 130 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING AND APPROVING AUTHORIZED AGENTS TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBTAINING STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMERGENCY MANGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE CAL OES FORM 130 AND SUBMIT ALL RELATED DOCUMENTATION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead has been a participant in Emergency Management programs established through the State of California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and U.S. Federal Government Agencies. WHEREAS, this resolution is established for the purpose of pursuing disaster- related reimbursement funds and disaster management grant programs. WHEREAS, Public Assistance, the City Council must designate City agents responsible for providing required assurances and executing agreements with FEMA and Cal OES on behalf of the City and approve the corresponding Cal OES Form 130. WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the form designate agents by position, instead of specific names, and be effective for all open and future disasters declared by the state or federal government up to three years following the date of approval so as to expedite processing of requests in the future. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to appoint and authorize officials of the City to execute and file applications on behalf of the City for the purpose of obtaining federal and state financial assistance through emergency management and disaster relief programs. NOW THRERFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City of Rosemead, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, hereby authorizes its agent(s) to provide to the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for all matters pertaining to such state and federal disaster assistance the assurances and agreements required. The City officials duly appointed to the following positions: CITY MANAGER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FINANCE DIRECTOR Are hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City of Rosemead, applications and file them in the State of California, California Office of Emergency Services, for the purpose of obtaining state and federal assistance under Public Law 93- 288 as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, and/or state financial assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution. th PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 30 day of March, 2020. ____________________________________ Sandra Armenta, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________________ Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________________ Rachael H. Richman, City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) § CITY OF ROSEMEAD ) I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution No. 2020-10 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at an emergency meeting thereof held on the th 30 day of March, 2020, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ___________________________________ Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA FN3112C2 GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICESCal OESID No:______________________ Cal OES130 DESIGNATION OFAPPLICANT'SAGENT RESOLUTION FOR NON-STATEAGENCIES DjuzDpvodjmDjuzpgSptfnfbe BE IT RESOLVEDBYTHEOFTHE (GoverningBody)(NameofApplicant) DjuzNbobhfs THATOR , (TitleofAuthorizedAgent) BttjtubouDjuzNbobhfs ,OR (TitleofAuthorizedAgent) GjobodfEjsfdups (TitleofAuthorizedAgent) DjuzpgSptfnfbe ishereby authorizedtoexecute for andonbehalfof the, apublic entity (NameofApplicant) established under the lawsof theStateofCalifornia, this applicationandtofile it with theCalifornia Governor’s Office of Emergency Servicesfor thepurposeof obtaining certainfederalfinancial assistanceunderPublic Law93-288as amendedby theRobert T.Stafford DisasterRelief andEmergency Assistance Act of 1988, and/or statefinancial assistanceunderthe CaliforniaDisaster AssistanceAct. DjuzpgSptfnfbe THAT the________________________________________________, apublic entity establishedunder thelawsofthe State of California, (NameofApplicant) hereby authorizes its agent(s) to provide totheGovernor’s Office of Emergency Servicesfor all matters pertaining to such state disaster assistance theassurances and agreements required. Please check the appropriate box below: This is a universal resolution and is effective for all open and future disasters up to three (3) years following the date ofapproval below. This is a disaster specific resolution and is effective for only disaster number(s) ________________________ 41uiNbsdi31 Passedandapprovedthisday of,20 TboesbBsnfoub-Nbzps (NameandTitle ofGoverningBodyRepresentative) QpmmzMpx-NbzpsQspUfn (NameandTitle ofGoverningBodyRepresentative) TufwfoMz-DpvodjmNfncfs (NameandTitle ofGoverningBodyRepresentative) CERTIFICATION FsjdlbIfsoboef{DjuzDmfsl I,,dulyappointedandof (Name)(Title) DjuzpgSptfnfbe ,do hereby certify that the above isa trueandcorrect copyofa (NameofApplicant) DjuzDpvodjmDjuzpgSptfnfbe Resolutionpassedandapprovedbytheofthe (GoverningBody)(NameofApplicant) 41ui Nbsdi 31 onthedayof,20. DjuzDmfsl (Signature)(Title) CPage 1 al OES130 (Rev.9/13) STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES Cal OES130 -Instructions Cal OES Form 130 Instructions A Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies is required of all Applicants to be eligible to receive funding. A new resolution must be submitted if a previously submitted Resolution is older than three (3) years from the last date of approval, is invalid or has not been submitted. WhencompletingtheCal OESForm130,Applicantsshouldfill intheblanksonpage1.Theblanksaretobefilled inas follows: Resolution Section: Governing Body: Thisisthe groupresponsibleforappointingandapprovingtheAuthorized Agents. Examplesinclude: BoardofDirectors,CityCouncil,BoardofSupervisors,Board of Education, etc. Name of Applicant:The public entity established under the laws of the State of California. Examples include: School District, Office of Education, City, County or Non-profit agencythat hasapplied forthegrant, such as: CityofSan Diego, SacramentoCounty, Burbank Unified School District, Napa County Office of Education, University Southern California. Authorized Agent: Thesearetheindividualsthat areauthorizedbytheGoverningBodytoengagewith the Federal Emergency Management Agency andthe Governor’s Office of Emergency ServicesregardinggrantsappliedforbytheApplicant. Thereare twowaysofcompletingthissection: 1.Titles Only: IftheGoverningBodysochooses,thetitlesoftheAuthorizedAgentswouldbe enteredhere,not theirnames.Thisallowsthedocumenttoremainvalid(for 3 years)ifanAuthorizedAgent leavestheposition andisreplacedbyanotherindividual in the same title.If“Titles Only”isthechosenmethod,this document mustbeaccompaniedbya coverletter namingtheAuthorizedAgentsbyname and title. Thiscoverletter can be completedbyanyauthorizedpersonwithintheagencyanddoesnotrequirethe Governing Body’ssignature. 2.NamesandTitles: IftheGoverningBodysochooses,thenamesandtitles oftheAuthorizedAgents wouldbe listed.AnewCal OESForm130will be required ifanyofthe AuthorizedAgentsare replaced, leave theposition listed onthedocument or their title changes. Governing BodyRepresentative: Thesearethenamesandtitles oftheapprovingBoardMembers. Examples include: ChairmanoftheBoard,Director,Superintendent,etc. The names and titles cannotbeone of the designated Authorized Agents, and a minimum of two or moreapproving board members need to be listed. CertificationSection: Name and Title: Thisistheindividualthat wasinattendanceandrecordedtheResolutioncreationandapproval. Examplesinclude:CityClerk,SecretarytotheBoardofDirectors,CountyClerk,etc. Thispersoncannot beoneofthe designated AuthorizedAgentsor Approving Board Member (if a person holds two positions such as City Manager and Secretary to the Board and the City Manager is to be listed as an Authorized Agent, then the same person holding the Secretary position would sign the document as Secretary to the Board (not City Manager) toeliminate “Self Certification.” Cal OES130 (Rev.9/13)Page 2