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Fire Department Hazmat Memorandum of Understanding Extension with amendments - Authorize the City Manager to execute an updated amendment and extension of the Tulare & Kings County Interagency Hazardous Materials Team Memorandum of Understanding.
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Prepared by: Dan Griswold, Fire Chief dan.griswold@visalia.gov, 559-713-4220
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the updated amendment and extension to the Tulare & Kings County Interagency Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Team Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Summary:
At the November 18, 2024 regular City Council meeting, Council authorized the City Manager to execute the amendment and extension of the Tulare-Kings County Interagency Hazmat MOU. Since authorization, two modifications to the MOU have been made, requiring the MOU to be approved again in writing by all partnering agencies. The November 18, 2024 staff report, that includes original summary of the process and amendments, is included as an attachment to this staff report.
This updated MOU amendment changes two of the original amendments:
Cost Recovery Among Parties - The original intent remains the same. This amendment adds a step for partnering agencies to meet and review the circumstances of the incident, the cost incurred, and the recovery efforts to date. This amendment also adds clarifying language explaining that once all recovery options are considered, agencies agree to proceed with the most viable option to include the agency having jurisdiction collecting, in a matter they deem appropriate, and reimbursing the Agencies of the MOU.
Tule River Indian Tribe included as an Agency to the MOU - Tule River is being removed from the MOU until a time when agreeable language can be approved by all parties. Tule River had proposed some wording modifications that were reviewed and modified by City of Visalia legal counsel. The modified proposal was give...
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