APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE REVISED 2023 EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND
WHEREAS, the preservation of life, property, the economy, and the environment requires whole-community participation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland is subject to various natural disasters, technological hazards, and human-caused incidents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland anticipates the effects from climate change will include extreme weather with greater frequency and sea-level rise; and
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act requires cities to have an Emergency Operations Plan to ensure effective and efficient operations in the event of emergency or disaster; and
WHEREAS, the Federal National Incident Management System (NIMS) and California’s Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS ) legislation require s the creation, maintenance, training, and exercising of emergency response protocols by every local government; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature mandated that all such plans be written using the SEMS structure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Emergency Operations Plan describes how the City will respond to and manage emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland hosted 17 publicly accessible meetings from April 30 through September 2021 to inform the public about the EOP and invited the public to comment on the 2021 EOP (referenced now as the 2023 EOP) during 3-months of public comment periods; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City of Oakland adopts the 2023 Emergency Operations Plan attached hereto (Attachment A) and incorporated herein by reference; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that Emergency Operations Plan will be reviewed, revised, and promulgated every five years or whenever substantial changes occur; and be it 2 FURTHER RESOLVED: that c hanges to the annexes and appendices, and non - substantive changes to the Basic Plan, may be made without return to City Council for approval.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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