Attachment 1
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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF A REPORT MADE BY THE MOUNTAIN VIEW FIRE CHIEF
REGARDING THE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTION OF CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13146.2 AND 13146.3 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4 was added in 2018 and became effective on September 27, 2018; and
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 require all fire departments, including the Mountain View Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or private scho ol, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment house, and certain residential care facilities for compliance with building standards, as provided; and
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4 requires all fire departments, including the Mountain View Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mountain View intends this Resolution to fulfill the requirements of the California Health and Safety Code regarding acknowledgment of the Mountain View Fire Department’s compliance with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: by the City Council of the City of Mountain View that said City Council expressly acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Mountain View Fire Department with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 in the area encompassed by the City of Mountain View, as follows:
1. Educational Group E Occupancies . Educational Group E occupancies are generally those public and private schools used by more than six (6) persons at any one time for educational purposes through the 12th grade. Within the City of Mountain View, there lie sixty- six (66) Group E occupancies, buildings, structures, and/or facilities.
During calendar year 20 24, the Mountain View Fire Department completed the annual inspection of sixty -six (66) Group E occupancies, buildings, structures , and/or facilities.
This is a compliance rate of one hundred percent (100%) for this reporting period.
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Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate can be found in the accompanying Council report for this resolution.
2. Residential Group R Occupancies . Residential Group R (R1 and R2 subcategories) occupancies, for the purposes of this Resolution, are generally those occupancies containing sleeping units and include hotels, motels, apartments (three (3) units or more), etc., as well as other residential occupancies (including a number of residential care facilities). These residential care facilities have a number of different subclassifications and may contain residents or clients that have a range of needs, including those related to custodial care, mobility impairments, cognitive disabilities, etc. The residents may also be nonambulatory or bedridden. Within the City of Mountain View, there lie nine hundred thirty -three (933) Group R (R1 and R2 subcategories) occupancies of this nature.
During calendar year 2024, the Mountain View Fire Department completed the annual inspection of nine hundred thirty -three (933) Group R (R1 and R2 subcategories) occupancies, buildings, structures, and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of one hundred percent (100%) for this reporting period.
Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate can be found in the accompanying Council report for this Resolution.
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Exhibit: A. Council Report
DATE: April 8, 2025
CATEGORY: Consent
DEPT.: Fire
TITLE: Receipt of 2024 SB 1205 Mandatory Fire
Inspection Report
RECOMMENDATION
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dopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Acknowledging Receipt of a Report Made by the Mountain View Fire Chief Regarding the Required Annual Inspection of Certain Occupancies Pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
BACKGROUND
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alifornia Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 require all city or county fire departments to conduct annual fire inspections in every building used as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment house, and certain re sidential care facilities.
Senate Bill (SB) 1205, approved in September 2018, added California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4, requiring all city or county fire departments to report compliance with the mandated inspections to its administering authority. For the Mountain View Fire Department, the administering authority is the Mountain View City Council. The resolution presented with this item (Attachment 1) provides the required report to the Mountain View City Council summarizing the Mountain View Fire Department’s compliance status with these mandated fire inspections.
ANALYSIS
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he resolution formally reports that Mountain View Fire Department personnel completed 100% of the annual fire inspections at occupancies required to be inspected in California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3. The inspections of these buildings and structures are summarized below by occupancy category. The occupancy categories are further defined in the attached resolution. The count of occupancies below refers to the number of buildings, not the number of units.
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ducational Group E Occupancies : Sixty -six (66) Group E occupancies exist in the City of Mountain View, and all Group E facilities were inspected in 2024.
Exhibit A
Receipt of 2024 SB 1205 Mandatory Fire Inspection Report April 8, 2025
• Residential Group R Occupancies : Nine hundred thirty-three (933) Group R occupancies exist in the City of Mountain View, including 23 R1 and 910 R2 facilities. All Group R facilities were inspected in 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT—There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
LEVINE ACT
California Government Code Section 84308 (also known as the Levine Act) prohibits city officials from participating in any proceeding involving a “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” if the official has received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party, participant, or agent of a party or participant within the last 12 months. The Levine Act is intended to prevent financial influence on decisions that affect specific, identifiable persons or participants. For more information see the Fair Political Practices Commission website:
www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/pay-to-
play-limits-and-prohibitions.html.
Please see below for information about whether the recommended action for this agenda item is subject to or exempt from the Levine Act.
EXEMPT FROM THE LEVINE ACT
☒ General policy and legislative actions
ALTERNATIVES
1. Do not adopt the resolution.
2. Direct staff to provide additional information.
3. Provide other direction.
Receipt of 2024 SB 1205 Mandatory Fire Inspection Report April 8, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICING—Agenda posting.
Prepared by:
Carrie Sandahl
Fire Marshal
Approved by:
Juan F. Diaz
Fire Chief
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager
CS/AS/6/CAM
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Attachment: 1. Resolution