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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2004-180 - Federal Excess Property . . .- RESOLUTION 2004 - 180 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AUTHORIZING THE FIRE CIDEF TO EXECUTJI!: AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALWORMA AND THE CITY OF REDDING FOR THE USE OF FEDERAI[' EXCESS PROPERTY WHEREAS, the State of California has been approved as an agent of the United States Forest Service for the purpose of administering the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ("CF AA") Rural Community Fire Protection Program; WHEREAS, the CF AA has made federal excess property available for use by the City of Redding in developing and maintaining equipment that is used or useful in upgrading the fire protection capability of the City of Redding; WHEREAS, the terms and conditions of the use of said federal excess property are set forth in the Agreement for Federal Excess Property ("Agreement"), attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the City of Redding desires to participate in the CFAA by accepting and authorizing signature of the Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED by the City Council that the Agreement is hereby accepted, and the Fire Chief is authorized to execute the same on behalf of the City of Redding. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City CoUncil on the 16th day of November, 2004, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kight, Mathena, Stegalll, and Pohlmeyer None Cibula Non : A TTEST: ~. u . \ ' - '. . \,:. ~ - ..r Ju~~ ~ o o -+- 1 ,..- 00 o ~~. CONNIE STRO yER, Ci.;i::; . . STATE OF CALIFORNIA The Resources Agency Bepartment of Forestry & Fire Protection Agreement for Federal Excess Property Agreement for acquisition, accountability, use and disposal of FEDERAL EXCESS PROPERTY under the Rural Community Fire Protection Program of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA) of 1978. Between The State of California and City of Redding THIS AGREEMENT FOR FEDERAL EXCESS PROPERTY, made and entered into this 16th day of November, 2004, between the State of California acting by and through the Director of the Department of Forestry, hereinafter called the "State" and the City of Redding, hereinafter called the "Local Agency", covenants as follows: A. WHEREAS, the State has been approved as an agent of the U. S. Forest Service for the purpose of administering the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (PL 95-313) Rural Community Fire Protection Program hereinafter referred to as CF AA, and B. WHEREAS, the CF AA has made Federal Excess Property available for use by the Local Agency in developing and maintaining equipment and used or useful in upgrading the fire protection capability of the Local Agency, and C. WHEREAS, the Local Agency desires to participate in said CFAA. NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed that, effective as the date shown above: 1. The State will loan to the Local Agency Federal Excess Property described as: -1- . . ..., Fire apparatus (fire engines. ladder trucks. aircraft fire/crash vehicles) generators and other ancillary equipment associated with fire/life safety service delivery under the following terms and conditions: (a) All such Federal Excess Property loaned will be for an indefinite period of time. (b) The purpose of this loan or assignment is to provide Federal Excess Property to the Local Agency for the primary purpose of upgrading the firefighting capability of the Local Agency. Use must be restricted to this purpose. (c) Ownership shall remain in the Federal Government. The Local Agency may modify, improve, build-up or repair property acquired. The Local Agency will mark and continuously maintain such marks, signs, decals or emblems on the property so as to both identify and record it as property of the Federal Government. For any vehicle/s which require/s or is/are to be licensed, the State will deliver to the Local Agency documentation suitable for registration. (d) The State and the Local Agency will maintain formal accountability records for all Federal Excess Property loaned to the Local Agency. Such property will be made available at all times for a physical inventory which may be made by Federal and/or State personnel. ( e) The Local Agency shall be responsible for the proper care, security, maintenance and utilization of this property to assure its continued use as contemplated herein until such time as the State issues a formal release from such responsibility. (f) When any property loaned or assigned to the Local Agency herein under is lost, worn out, no longer serviceable or no longer needed, the local California Department of Forestry Ranger Unit Headquarters office of the State at 875 Cypress Avenue. Redding. CA 96001 shall be contacted for property documentation and handling. 2. In the event that all of or anyone or more pieces of equipment provided to the Local Agency hereunder is assigned, lost, stolen, worn out, destroyed, damaged or -2- . . otherwise rendered useless or unavailable for its purposes intended hereunder and it is clearly established that such assignment or loss occurred while or as a result of a use other than that stated in (b) above, then the State shall have the right and the obligation to retake such equipment and/or assess the Local Agency for damages up to the value, established by the State for each such piece of equipment, immediately prior to such assignment, loss, damage or destruction. 3. In the event of any dispute over any equipment loaned to the Local Agency hereunder or any of the terms or conditions contained herein, the dispute will be decided by the State and its decision shall be binding and final. 4. The parties hereto agree that the Local Agency, their officers, employees, agents, servants, contractors, volunteers, paid call firemen and other acting on behalf of the Local Agency performing under the terms of this Agreement, are: not acting as officers or employees or agents ofthe State or of the Federal Government. 5. The Local Agency agrees to defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless the State as defined herein, and the Department of Forestry, their officers, agents and employees against any and all claims, demands, causes of action or liabilit:r of any kind whatsoever arising out of the acts of the Local Agency, its agents or employees in the performance of any function provided for under the terms of this Agreement. 6. The period of this Agreement is for a period of one year from the date shown above. The Agreement will be reviewed annually by the Administrative Officer or Schedule A Coordinator and automatically extended ifno changes (e.g., signature authority) or violations have occurred. Agreements may be terminated by either party after giving notice 180 days in advance of such termination to the other party. 7. During the term stated in (6) above, this Agreement, at the option of the State, may be terminated by the State for any material breach by Local Agency of any of the terms herein. 8. The mailing address of the parties hereto, for all notices, payments, repayments or any other activity required or contemplated under the terms of this Agreement except eventual disposition of property as provided in No.1 (f) above, are: -3- . .. . . Local Agency: Phone: Address: City of Redding Fire Department (530)225-4141 777 Cypress Avenue/P. O. Box 496071 Redding, CA96001l96049 State: State of California, Department of Forestry 1416 9th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 9. This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent to permit the addition or deletion of equipment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have expected this Agreement as of the day and year written above. City of Redding Herein called Local Agency STATE OF CALIFORNIA Department of Forestry By By Chief, Support Services Date Typed or printed name Title Date By Ranger Unit Administrator Date MICHAEL J. POHLMEYER, Mayor Attest: Form Approved: CONNIE STROHMA YER, City Clerk LYNETTE M. FREDIANI, Interim Ci~y Attorney -4-