August 6, 2024, Item #4DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: Summary: AG EN DA REPORT City of Poway August 06, 2024 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Jeff Chumbley, Fire Chief ~ Andy Loperena, Deputy Fire Marshal (858) 668-4471, or [email protected] Fiscal Year 2023-24 Fire and Life Safety Inspection Report CITY COUNCIL In September 2018, California Senate Bill No. 1205 (SB 1205) was approved requiring every city, county, and special district providing fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on the department's inspection of public and private schools, preschools, hotels, motels, apartments, residential care facilities, and places of detention for compliance with building standards. There are 101 occupancies of these types in the City of Poway. From July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, the Poway Fire Department conducted fire and life safety inspections of all 101 of the occupancies required by SB 1205. Recommended Action: It is recommended the City Council adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Fire and Life Safety Inspection Report. Discussion: California law requires that every city, county, and special district providing fire protection services to annually inspect and enforce specific building standards of certain structures classified as Group E, Group R, and Group I occupancies. These group of occupancies include public and private schools, preschools, hotels, motels, apartments, residential care facilities, and places of detention. The departments Fire Prevention Division conducts the fire and life-safety inspections of these occupancy classifications every year. SB 1205 was introduced by the California Legislature following the 2016 Ghost Ship Fire in Oakland, CA that resulted in 36 deaths. SB 1205 was approved by the Governor, filed with the Secretary of State and became law effective September 27, 2018. SB 1205 requires every city, county, and special district providing fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on the department's inspection of these occupancy classifications. 1 of 4
August 6, 2024, Item #4SB 1205 requires this report to occur when the administering authority discusses its annual budget, or at another time determined by the administering authority. It also requires the administering authority to acknowledge receipt of the report in a resolution or similar formal document. For the purposes of SB 1205 the "administering authority'' means a city council, county board of supervisors, or district board. Environmental Review: This item is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Fiscal Impact: None. Public Notification: None. Attachments: A. Resolution Reviewed/Approved By: Wendy K~erman Assistant City Manager 2 of4 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: Chr~ City Manager
August 6, 2024, Item #4RESOLUTION NO. 24-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 ANNUAL REPORT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED 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 September 27, 2018; WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 requires all fire departments, including the Poway Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment house, and certain residential care facilities for compliance with building standards, as provided; WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.4 requires all fire departments, including the Poway Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with Section 13146.2 and 13146.3; and WHEREAS, the City Council intends this Resolution to fulfill the requirements of the California Health and Safety Code regarding acknowledgment of the Poway 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 Poway as follows: SECTION 1: City Council expressly acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Poway Fire Department with the California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.2 and 13146.3 in the area encompassed by the City of Poway, as follows: A. EDUCATIONAL GROUPE OCCUPANCIES: Educational Group E Occupancies, for the purpose of this resolution, include Group E occupancies. Group E occupancies are buildings or structures occupying more than six persons at any time for educational purposes through the 12th grade, to include public and private schools and pre-schools. Within the City of Poway, there are 42 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 annual reporting, the Poway Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 42 Group E Occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a completion rate of 100% for this reporting period. B. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R OCCUPANCIES: Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this resolution, includes Groups R-1, R-2, R-2.1, and R-4 occupancies. Residential Group R-1 occupancies are residential occupancies containing sleeping units where the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including hotels and motels. Residential Group R-2 occupancies are residential occupancies • containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, to include apartments. Residential Group R-2.1/R-4 occupancies are 3 of 4 ATTACHMENT A
August 6, 2024, Item #4residential occupancies containing sleeping units where on a 24-hour basis who because of age, mental disability, or other reasons, live in a supervised residential environment that provides personal care services and custodial care. Within the City of Poway, there are 58 Group R-1, R-2, and R-2.1/R-4 occupancies. For the FY 2023-24 annual reporting, the Poway Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 58 Group R-1, R-2, and R-2.1/R-4 Occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a completion rate of 100% for this reporting period. C. INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I OCCUPANCIES: Institutional Group I occupancies, for the purpose of this resolution, includes Group 1-3 occupancies. Institutional Group 1-3 occupancies are buildings or structures which are inhabited by one or more persons who are under restraint or security. Within the City of Poway, there is 1 Group 1-3 occupancies, buildings, structures and or facilities. For the FY 2023-24 annual reporting, the Poway Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 1 Group 1-3 occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a completion rate of 100% for this reporting period. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 6th day of August, 2024 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSTAINED: ABSENT: DISQUALIFIED: Steve Vaus, Mayor ATTEST: Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk 4of4