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APPROWED BY
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FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
BY: DAN HURLOCK, FIRE CHIEF
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION REGARDING MANDATED FIRE/LIFE SAFETY
INSPECTION COMPLIANCE
RECOMMENDATION
0 Passed in 2018, Senate Bill 1205 added Section 13146.4 to the Health and Safety Code requiring fire departments to report annually to their administering authority on its compliance with Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 by resolution.
This compliance report details the number of fire/life safety inspections of Occupancy Type "R" (residential) and Occupancy Type "E" (education) that have been conducted within the jurisdiction relative to the number of occupancies that exist. Type R occupancies include hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartment houses greater than 4 units, and certain types of residential care facilities. Type E occupancies include public and private schools up to 12th grade, and home daycare facilities serving greater than 6 children.
The attached report represents inspections conducted within 12 months, as required by state law. During the prior fiscal year, Downey Fire Department personnel conducted inspections at 521 locations. This is a 14 percent decline compared to the past report.
The decline is due to the fact that the Fire Department has seen a dramatic incr- -a -•' plan reviews, construction projects and the number and severity of fires
MANDATED FIRE/LIFE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT
JUNE 28, 2022
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within the City. As a result, inspection personnel have had to adjust inspection schedules to address unscheduled events.
Moving forward, the Fire Department intends to conduct the mandated inspections az quickly as possible. Prioritizing locations by their occupancy type and hazard potential, the remaining 97 inspections will be completed and a follow up report, demonstrating ful. compliance, can be shared with the City Councif desired.
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There is no fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Resolution
Attachment B: Mandated Fire/Life Safetv lisr)ectio-ti WeDof 20A V,
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TIAEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 was added in 2018, and became effective on September 27, 2018; and,
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 requires all fire departments, including the Downey Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lod..' h u apartment house and certain residential care facilities for compliance with building standards, as provided; and,
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.2 requires all fire de�sartments includi v, the DowneW Fire Devartment that yrovide fire �yxrotection services to re ort annually to its administering authority on its compliance with Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey intends this Resolution to fulfill the requirements of California Health & Safety Code Sections 13146.4, and'13146.3;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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educational purposes through the 12th grade. Within the City of Downey, there lie 83 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. During fiscal year 2021-22, the Downey Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 19 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of 22.9% for this reporting period.
Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate can be found in the accompanying staff report for this resolution.
B. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R OCCUPANCJE : Residential Group R occupancies, for the ur oses of this resolution, are general v those occur)ancies containina sleeging units, and PLO LZM214K.1SIV4167-. 1 a I I -It:] 91 V-MA I -Wa.-IM I a I I 6.Mej = WO -zl I ==-We I I a IZA =1 ZM If [cis 19 PC I in* U-01 RM - oig! -M,
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During fiscal year 2021-22, the Downey Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 502 Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of 94.9% for this reporting period. Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate can be found in the accompanying staff report for this resolution.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. 1101 IIQA P51412 1Wiil112111ii1W.1119NM=
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MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CIVIC
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a Regular Meeting held on the 28th day of June, 2022 by the following vote, to AYES:
Council Members,
NOES:
Council Member:
ABSENT:
Council Member:
ABSTAIN:
Council Member:
MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CIVIC.
City Clerk
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