CC RESOLUTION 4592RESOLUTION NO. 4592
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL
INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (LA -RICS) JOINT
POWERS AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S MEMBERSHIP IN
THE LA -RICS AUTHORITY; AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.
The City Council of the city of El Segundo resolves as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that:
A. There is a regional need for a an interoperable public safety
communications system to better respond to regional crises and
disaster -type events;
B. Acting independently, the City cannot construct such a communications
network providing these capabilities;
C. A Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), intended to create an Authority to
coordinate a county -wide radio communications system for law
enforcement and fire communications, was cooperatively drafted; and
D. The City Council believes that it is in the public interest to become a
member of the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communication
System (LA -RICS) Authority created by the JPA.
SECTION 2: Pursuant to Government Code §§ 6500 -6515, the City Council approves
the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority ( "LA -RICS
Authority ") Joint Powers Agreement ( "JPA ") which is attached as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated by reference. Consequently, the City Council authorizes the City's
membership in the LA -RICS Authority.
SECTION 3: The Mayor is authorized to execute the JPA on the City's behalf. The City
Manager, or designee, is authorized to implement the JPA as required.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Resolution; enter same in the book of original Resolutions; and make a Minute of its
adoption in the City's records and in the Minutes of the meeting when it was adopted.
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SECTION 5: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will
remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of February, 2009
Kelly McDowell,
Mayor
ATTEST:
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Resolution No. 4592 was duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the day of February, 2009, and the same was so passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: McDowell, Busch, Brann, Fisher, Jacobson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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