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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - approving Memorandum of Understanding Between Story County Emergency Management and City of Ames RESOLUTION NO. 22-504 RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH STORY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the City has taken steps towards preparedness for the next community-wide emergency or disaster. Those steps include identification of hazards, risk assessments, and developing hazard mitigation strategies,with one overall goal of reducing the potential loss of life and property by minimizing the impact of a disaster; and, WHEREAS, during larger scale emergencies or disasters, onsite incident commanders from multiple agencies will come together and form a Unified Command Post to make critical onsite decisions face-to-face. Many times, a mobile command vehicle or trailer is used to facilitate an onsite Unified Command Post. A mobile command vehicle or trailer provides protection from the elements, provides enhanced communication technology and equipment, workstations, and a central data collection point for all on scene operations; and, WHEREAS,the City has maintained a mobile command vehicle over the last twenty years, which happens to be a retired CyRide bus. The vehicle has reached its end of service life and has become unreliable. City staff has been exploring options for a replacement vehicle; and, WHEREAS, during the June 2021 train derailment in Ames, Story County Emergency Management (SCEMA) provided its 26-foot Command-and-Control Trailer for command operations over several days. This experience illustrated that a mobile command trailer would be a better, more versatile, and economical option than purchasing a new mobile command vehicle; and, WHEREAS, as planning for the acquisition of a mobile command trailer continues, SCEMA offered access to its trailer for emergencies and disasters when it is not already in use at another incident. The trailer is housed in a storage building in Ames, making access to the trailer quick and convenient for City staff. A memorandum of understanding (MOU)with Story County has been prepared to govern how the City may use of the trailer when not otherwise deployed by the SCEMA. According to the MOU, the City would have access to the trailer for emergency events free-of-charge. The initial term of the MOU would be five years. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Memorandum of Understanding Between Story County Emergency Management and the City of Ames is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of September, 2022. �5w- / ee Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of September, 2022.