Redondo Beach City Council
April 11, 2023

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 11, 2023
N.1 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

REGARDING A FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION

DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
(DISTRICT) FOR THE PROVISION OF FIRE

PROTECTION, PARAMEDIC, MARINE, AND

INCIDENTAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF

REDONDO BEACH

DIRECTION TO PROCEED WITH EXECUTION

OF A REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH
THE DISTRICT TO PERFORM PHASE 2 OF

THE FEASIBILITY STUDY TO SURVEY CITY

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AND

DETERMINE THE COST TO CONVERT FIRE

AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
(EMS) OPERATIONS TO DISTRICT SERVICE

DIRECTION TO HIRE A THIRD-PARTY
CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE CITY’S

FIRE/EMS OPERATING MODEL/COSTS AND
THE DISTRICT’S PROPOSED OPERATING

MODEL/COSTS
• Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County - Executive Summary Update
• Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County – Revised Cost Estimate
• Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County – 2019 Draft City of Redondo Beach Reimbursement Agreement
• Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County - City of Vernon, CA, Fire Annexation Contract
Executive Summary
The next step in the process is to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement between the City and District to allow for completion of Phase 2 of the study which includes a survey of City facilities, vehicles, equipment, and infrastructure in order to determine the cost to convert to District Fire/EMS service. While surveying City facilities the District would also begin contract preparation. Upon Council approval, staff would work with District personnel to prepare the Reimbursement Agreement between the two agencies and return with an item for agreement approval on April 18th or May 2nd. The District survey is expected to take approximately 4-6 weeks to complete. It should be noted that the District plans to have Acting Chief Deputy Jon O’Brien and other administrative staff attend the City Council Meeting to answer any related questions.

Background
The District proposal provides fire suppression, paramedic, harbor/marine, fire prevention and other services through three community-based fire stations. Daily staffing includes 2 Paramedic Assessment Fire Engines, 1 Quint, 2 Paramedic Squads, 1 Paramedic Fire Rescue Boat, at an estimated annual cost of $20.1M. The District’s proposed staffing model represents a net elimination of 1 Paramedic Assessment Fire Engine, 1 Fire Chief/Harbor Master, 3 Division Chiefs, and 5 support staff compared to current Fire Department staffing and adjustments to Harbor Patrol Fire/EMS operations.

Commented [VM1]: Contract preparation will begin after
the survey is completed and once the City Council agree to proceed with the contract.

Deleted: Fire Chief
Deleted: Paramedic Assessment
Deleted: 3
Commented [VM2]: Please note: all personnel will have
the opportunity to be hired with the District.

City
Station Apparatus
Post
Positions
Redondo Beach
Net Cost
1 3 $ 3,241,128
4 $ 3,981,138
2 $ 1,921,740
2 3 $ 3,241,128
Paramedic Squad 2 $ 1,921,740

3 2
$ 128,611
Subtotal Station Operations $ 14,435,485

1.00 $ 180,614
Captain 0.25 $ 89,081

0.50 $ 150,825
Subtotal Fire Prevention $ 420,520
Total Estimated Salary and Employee Benefits $ 14,856,005 Overhead 36.4756% $ 5,418,817
$ 20,274,822
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(Paramedic Assessment Boat)
Patrol
Fire Prevention Staffing : Fire Prevention
Fire Prevention Engineering Asst. II (Plan Check)
Fire Fighter Specialist (Inspector)
ESTIMATED 2023-24 ANNUAL FEE
Paramedic Assessment Unit
Quint
Paramedic Squad
Paramedic Assessment Unit
Station Operations:

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR SERVICES TO THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH BY THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ESTIMATED 2023-24 SALARY & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND OVERHEAD COSTS

The Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County (District) is requesting the Board of Supervisors¶(Board) approval of a Resolution Making Application to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the Annexation of the City of Vernon (City) to the District, a Sphere of Influence Amendment for the District, and a Joint Resolution of the Board and the City Accepting Exchange of $0 Property Tax Revenue Resulting from Annexation of the City to the District (Annexation No. 2020-03). The District is also requesting the Board delegate authority to the District Fire Chief to enter into the Agreement for Services by and between the District and the City (Agreement for Service) upon the successful conclusion of the LAFCO proceedings for the annexation of the City to the District.

SUBJECT
June 23, 2020
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
County of Los Angeles
383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
Dear Supervisors:

ANNEXATION OF THE CITY OF VERNON TO THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (FIRST DISTRICT) (3 VOTES)

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

1. Adopt the Resolution Making Application to LAFCO for the Annexation of the City to the District, Annexation No. 2020-03, the City of Vernon, and a Sphere of Influence Amendment for the District.

2. Adopt the Joint Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles and the City Accepting Exchange of $0 Property Tax Revenue Resulting from Annexation No. 2020-03 to the District.

3. Delegate authority to the Fire Chief, or his designee, to execute the attached Agreement for 38 June 23, 2020
Services upon the successful conclusion of LAFCO¶s proceedings for the annexation of the City to the District, and authorize the Fire Chief to execute amendments, as approved as to form by County Counsel.

4. Find that this project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15320, Class 20 of the California Administrative Code.

PURPOSE/JUSTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
On November 12, 2013, your Board approved a Feasibility Study prepared by the District for the provision of fire protection, paramedic, and incidental services to the City and authorized the District to provide an approved copy to the City. In this action your Board also authorized the District to proceed with negotiations at the City¶s request to develop an agreement for service. The District and the City have successfully concluded negotiations and the City of Vernon Council (City Council) voted on May 19, 2020, to proceed with annexation of the City to the District and to approve the Agreement for Service.

The District is now requesting that your Board approve the Resolution Making Application to LAFCO which is required to commence annexation proceedings. The Joint Resolution Accepting Exchange of $0 Property Tax Revenue is statutorily required for annexations and will result in no exchange of revenues since funding for service will be provided for in the attached Agreement for Service. Once the annexation is approved by LAFCO, the Fire Chief will execute the Agreement for Service with the City of Vernon.

Implementation of Strategic Plan Goals
This action addresses the County¶s Strategic Plan Strategy III.3, Pursue Operational Effectiveness, Fiscal Responsibility, and Accountability, Objective III.3.2, Manage and Maximize County Assets, as the annexation of the City of Vernon to the District would provide reciprocal benefits to both agencies.

FISCAL IMPACT/FINANCING
The initial estimated annual 2020-21 City service cost is $14.1 million as detailed in the Agreement for Services. In recognition of the regional benefits to the District of the additional on duty paramedics and truck company which will be assigned in the City, the District has agreed to share 50% of the annual cost of the paramedic squad and the annual staffing cost of one firefighter post position assigned to the truck company. The District¶s full year¶s estimated 2020-21 cost for these added resources would be $1.5 million. As part of the City¶s annual cost of $14.1 million, the City will pay the District $3.7 million to offset overhead costs.

There is no impact to net County cost.

FACTS AND PROVISIONS/LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The City Council voted on May 19, 2020, to proceed with the annexation of the City to the District.

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
6/23/2020

The highlights of the Agreement for Service are as follows:
The initial agreement term shall be a minimum of ten (10) years. The District will provide emergency services to the City from two of the City¶s fire stations with one engine company staffed with four personnel, one engine company staffed with three personnel, one truck company staffed with four personnel, and one paramedic squad staffed with two fire fighter paramedics, for a total operations staffing of thirteen uniformed personnel on duty daily. The City will also fund 0.5 of a Fire Prevention Captain position, 3 Fire Prevention Inspectors (Fire Fighter Specialist), and 0.5 of a Plan Checker (Fire Prevention Engineering Assistant) position. All medically qualified City firefighting personnel will transfer into District service in accordance with the current provisions of State law, County Charter, County Codes, and blanketing-in policies. All City apparatus, equipment, and inventory as needed to provide service to the City will be transferred from the City to the District with a reversionary clause should the City ever withdraw from the District.
The initial estimated annual 2020-21 City service cost of $14.1 million will be adjusted annually to reflect actual costs of service.
A maximum annual fee increase (payment cap) which permits a carryover from year to year of the fee increase that exceeds the payment cap is set at 4% per year for the first 5 years and is adjusted in subsequent years based on a formula that ensures all deferred amounts shall eventually be paid to the District.

County Counsel has approved both resolutions and the Agreement for Services as to form.

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION
This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15320, Class 20 of the California Administrative Code. A Notice of Exemption is attached.

IMPACT ON CURRENT SERVICES (OR PROJECTS)
Annexation of the City to the District would provide benefits to both agencies, including:

Specialized District resources such as hazardous materials and urban search and rescue squads are constantly staffed and would be available to respond within the City as needed. Within 5 miles of the City, 31 Fire District units are constantly staffed and would respond to major or simultaneous incidents within the City.

The paramedic squad and truck company assigned in the City would be available to respond to the adjacent Fire District areas which experience high call volumes. Specifically, the Fire District served cities of Huntington Park, Maywood, Bell, and Commerce, as well as the unincorporated communities of Florence, Walnut Park and East Los Angeles would benefit from the proximity of the resources assigned to the Vernon fire stations which would be available as second due and back up units when simultaneous or large-scale incidents occur within the vicinity.

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
6/23/2020

CONCLUSION
Please instruct the Executive Officer of the Board to submit one (1) adopted copy of this Board letter, one certified copy of the Resolution making Application to LAFCO and one originally executed Joint Property Tax Transfer Resolution to the Local Agency Formation Commission, and two (2) adopted copies of this Board letter and two (2) executed copies of both resolutions to the following:

Consolidated Fire Protection District
Attention: Debbie Aguirre, Chief of Staff
1320 North Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063
The District¶s contact may be reached at (323) 881-6180.

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF, FORESTER & FIRE WARDEN
Enclosures
c: Chief Executive Officer
County Counsel
Auditor-Controller
Respectfully submitted,
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The Honorable Board of Supervisors
6/23/2020

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY

OF LOS ANGELES AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY

MAKING APPLICATION FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY TO
SAID DISTRICT FOR ANNEXATION 2020-03, THE CITY OF VERNON AND THE

AMENDMENT OF THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE FOR THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County (District) desires to request an amendment to the sphere of influence of the District and initiate a proceeding for the annexation to said District of the territory hereinafter described pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Consolidated Fire Protection· District of Los Angeles County DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER as follows:

SECTION 1. Application and a proposal are hereby made to the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission for an amendment to the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County's sphere of influence to include the City of Vernon.

SECTION 2. Application and a proposal are hereby made to the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission for the annexation of the City of Vernon to the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County. The boundaries of such territory are as described in the attached legal description. (a) The reason for this proposal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical, and related services to the City of
Vernon.
(b) The following are affected counties, cities, and districts: the City of Vernon and the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County.

SECTION 3. The proposed annexation is subject to the following:
(a) The general terms and conditions of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 commencing with Section 56000 of the California Government Code and the applicable sections of the Revenue and Taxation Code pertaining to special districts, in particular, Section 95, et seq., of the Revenue and Taxation Code (Allocation of Property Tax Revenues) of which Section 99 pertains to jurisdictional changes.
1 ·EXHIBIT "A"
ANNEXATION NO. 2020-03

TO THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
{VERNON)
Those parcels of land located within, and comprised of the area coterminous to, the current boundary of the City of Vernon, as same existed on May 19, 2020.

Containing: 3296.9 Acres

5.15 Square Miles
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
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EXHIBIT "B"
ANNEXATION NO. 2020-03

TO THE CONSOLIDATED

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
(VERNON}
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AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES BY AND BETWEEN THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY

AND THE CITY OF VERNON
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this __ day of _____ , __ , by and between the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County, hereinafter referred to as the "FIRE DISTRICT," and the City of Vernon, hereinafter referred to as the 7 "CITY."
8 9 WHEREAS, the CITY has decided to contract with the FIRE DISTRICT for fire 10 protection, hazardous materials, emergency medical, and all related services as authorized by 11 California Government Code Section 54981, and the FIRE DISTRICT is authorized to provide 12 such services pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 13800, et. seq; 13 WHEREAS, it is the desire of the CITY to receive regional fire protection services from 14 the FIRE DISTRICT due to the benefits afforded by regional service delivery; and 15 WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties hereto to address, by this Agreement, all 16 matters which are related to a contract for services to be provided to the CITY by the FIRE 17 DISTRICT.
18 SECTION I. AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM
19 (A) The effective date of this Agreement shall be the date of approval by the FIRE 20 DISTRICT, which is , and this Agreement shall continue in 21 effect until such time as this Agreement is terminated or otherwise renegotiated. 22 (B) The provision of services by the FIRE DISTRICT to the CITY shall commence on 23 the date stated in Schedule 1 established by the FIRE CHIEF of the FIRE DISTRICT, 24 hereinafter referred to as "commencement date of services". 25 (C) The date of annexation of the CITY to the FIRE DISTRICT shall be the date of 26 recordation of annexation documents which shall be on or near the commencement date of 27 services.
28 (D) This Agreement shall remain in effect for a minimum of ten (10) years from the -1-
commencement date of services ("Initial Ten-Year Term"). Subsequent to this Initial Ten-Year 2 Term, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for one-year periods. Either party may 3 terminate this Agreement any time after the expiration of the Initial Ten-Year Term upon one 4 year's written notice as provided in Subsection (E) of this Section I, subject to the terms and 5 conditions of this Agreement.
6 (E) Subsequent to the ninth (9) year of the Initial Ten-Year Term, the FIRE DISTRICT 7 or the CITY may terminate this Agreement by giving at least one year's written notice to the 8 other for termination of this Agreement and the CITY's detachment from the FIRE DISTRICT in 9 accordance with this Section I. Notice shall be sent to the addresses listed in Section Ill, 10 Subsection (1), herein, or as subsequently changed by either party in writing. 11 (F) Should either party give written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement, that 12 party shall initiate detachment proceedings through the Los Angeles County Local Agency 13 Formation Commission (LAFCO). The party who terminates this Agreement, including any 14 subsequent amendments, shall bear the cost of all fees associated with detachment of the 15 CITY from the FIRE DISTRICT, unless CITY becomes delinquent or defaults in its Annual Fee 16 payment to the FIRE DISTRICT for FIRE DISTRICT services pursuant to Section Ill, 17 Subsection (0), in which instance CITY shall bear the costs. Such fees shall be defined as 18 LAFCO fees, the State Board of Equalization fees, and any similar fees of this nature but shall 19 not include any Board of Supervisors' or any CITY administrative fees or attorneys' fees. 20 (G) A review of the Agreement terms may be initiated at any time by either party, upon 21 five (5) days written notice to the other. Any modifications made to this Agreement shall be 22 upon written consent of both parties by the Fire Chief of the FIRE DISTRICT and the City 23 Administrator of the CITY. The parties agree to negotiate in good faith and deal fairly with 24 respect to performance under this Agreement and with respect to any proposed modifications 25 to this Agreement.
26 SECTION II. SERVICES
27 (A) Services to be provided by the FIRE DISTRICT to the CITY shall include fire 28 protection, hazardous materials services, emergency medical services which include -2-
1 paramedic services, fire code and related code enforcement, fire cause and arson 2 investigation, plus all FIRE DISTRICT support services including, but not limited to, 3 supervision, dispatching, training, equipment maintenance, supplies, and procurement, 4 collectively referred to as "Services." The CITY will not be charged for on-duty personnel 5 reassigned from fire stations outside of the CITY to staff events in the CITY. The FIRE 6 DISTRICT's cost for Fire Safety Officers (FSOs) or augmented staffing assigned to special 7 events held in the CITY will be charged to the CITY for CITY -sponsored events or to non-CITY 8 entities, whichever is the appropriate organization, as the cost for such augmented services is 9 not included in the CITY's Annual Fee.
10 (B) The power and authority relating to the provision of Services, the standards of 11 performance, the discipline of personnel, and other matters related to the performance of such 12 Services and control of personnel so employed by the FIRE DISTRICT shall be within the sole 13 discretion of the FIRE DISTRICT.
14 (C) The engine companies assigned to the CITY Fire Stations as listed on Schedule 3 15 attached hereto shall carry automatic external defibrillators, and all firefighting personnel shall 16 be certified as Emergency Medical Technician-1 . The minimum daily staffing level in the CITY 17 as indicated on Schedule 2 herein is as follows: one engine company staffed with four 18 personnel (one fire captain, one fire fighter specialist, and two fire fighters); one engine 19 company staffed with three personnel (one fire captain, one fire fighter specialist, and one fire 20 fighter); one truck company staffed with four personnel, (one fire captain, one fire fighter 21 specialist and two fire fighters); and one paramedic squad staffed with two fire fighter 22 paramedics, for a total operations staffing of thirteen uniformed personnel on duty daily in the 23 CITY. This staffing level may be modified by mutual written agreement of the Fire Chief of the 24 FIRE DISTRICT and City Administrator of the CITY pursuant to Section XI. 25 (D) All code enforcement, plan check approval, and other fire prevention activities shall 26 be in accordance with the County of Los Angeles Fire Code and FIRE DISTRICT ordinances, 27 regulations, standards, policies and procedures, except as may be amended pursuant to 28 Section X herein.
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1 (E) Transportation of a patient to a hospital in a medical emergency is not provided by 2 the FIRE DISTRICT. Emergency medical transportation is provided under a County of 3 Los Angeles contractual arrangement with a private ambulance company licensed to operate 4 within Los Angeles County. If the CITY opts to continue to provide medical transportation in 5 the CITY during the term of this Agreement, the CITY and FIRE DISTRICT will enter into a 6 Memorandum of Understanding which will outline the CITY's responsibilities in the 7 administration of its ambulance program, including the location of the housing of the 8 ambulance program's personnel and equipment.
9 (F) The FIRE DISTRICT will participate in and support community emergency 10 preparedness, education, training, and exercises at the reasonable request of and at no 11 additional cost to the CITY. The CITY shall retain responsibility for the CITY's internal 12 emergency management and related programs.
13 (G) Without cost to the FIRE DISTRICT, the CITY shall, within the legal boundaries of 14 the CITY, retain responsibility for providing a water system including fire hydrants capable of 15 supplying adequate water fire flow to the FIRE DISTRICT. The CITY shall ensure that the 16 CITY's water purveyors provide adequate water and hydrants for fire protection purposes 17 within the CITY without cost to the FIRE DISTRICT.
18 (H) The FIRE DISTRICT shall annually inspect all fire hydrants within the CITY to 19 ensure that fire hydrants are mechanically operable and capable of delivering water. The FIRE 20 DISTRICT shall notify the CITY's water purveyors, in writing, of any maintenance requirements 21 as soon as possible after such inspections and at any other times the FIRE DISTRICT 22 becomes aware of maintenance or repair requirements. The FIRE DISTRICT shall not be 23 liable to pay any CITY water purveyor for hydrant installation, use, repair, maintenance, or 24 rental fees or any other related costs or expenses except if damage results from the FIRE 25 DISTRICT'S negligent use of said fire hydrants.
26 (I) The transference of applicable 9-1-1 calls to the FIRE DISTRICT shall be done 27 immediately upon receipt by the CITY's Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and shall be 28 performed without cost to the FIRE DISTRICT. The CITY shall be responsible for all costs -4-
1 associated with connecting ring-down circuits from its PSAP to the FIRE DISTRICT's circuit. 2 (J) The FIRE DISTRICT shall provide to the CITY quarterly and annual statistical 3 response information reports. The criteria utilized in the preparation of such reports shall be 4 determined by the CITY ADMINISTRATOR and the FIRE DISTRICT's jurisdictional Assistant 5 Fire Chief.
6 (K) Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the future expansion or relocation of the 7 CITY'S Fire Stations referenced on Schedule 3 herein if such action is mutually agreed upon in 8 writing by both the CITY and the FIRE DISTRICT's Fire Chief. 9 (L) Any agreed-upon adjustments in staffing pursuant to Section XI, Subsection (B) 10 herein may cause adjustments in the determination of the Annual Fee, as specified in 11 Schedule 2 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
12 SECTION Ill. ANNUAL FEE FOR SERVICES
13 (A) The CITY shall pay an Annual Fee for FIRE DISTRICT Services, hereinafter 14 referred to as "Annual Fee." As provided for in the California Health and Safety Code Section 15 13878, the FIRE DISTRICT shall be paid monthly, in advance, from funds of the CITY for the 16 performance of the services referred to in Section II, hereof. The Annual Fee shall be 17 determined by the method specified in Schedule 2, attached hereto and made a part hereof. 18 The CITY shall pay the FIRE DISTRICT one-twelfth (1/12) of the estimated or actual Annual 19 Fee monthly, in advance, on or before the first day of each month. The one-year period for 20 payment of the Annual Fee is defined as July 1 through June 30, herein referred to as "Fiscal 21 Year."
22 (B) At least ninety (90) days prior to the commencement of each Fiscal Year, the FIRE 23 DISTRICT shall submit a preliminary estimate of the Annual Fee ("Preliminary Annual Fee") for 24 providing Services to the CITY for the ensuing fiscal year. The Preliminary Annual Fee shall 25 include estimated costs of FIRE DISTRICT salary and employee benefits and overhead, and 26 shall be used for billing purposes until actual cost information is available. 27 (C) As soon as actual cost information is available, the FIRE DISTRICT shall provide 28 the CITY a statement of the actual Annual Fee for providing Services during the current fiscal -5-
1 year. If the Annual Fee is less than the Preliminary Annual Fee, the FIRE DISTRICT shall 2 credit the CITY for the difference, which amount shall be deducted from the first monthly 3 invoice and, if applicable, the following monthly invoices subsequent to the statement of the 4 Annual Fee. If the Annual Fee is greater than the Preliminary Annual Fee, the additional 5 amount due the FIRE DISTRICT will be paid by the CITY during the subsequent fiscal year as 6 follows: One-twelfth (1/12) of such additional Annual Fee amount due to the FIRE DISTRICT 7 shall be added and paid in each of the CITY's subsequent twelve (12) monthly payments. 8 (D) A limitation shall be placed on increases in the amount of Annual Fee to be paid by 9 the CITY each year, hereinafter referred to as "Annual Fee Limitation." For purposes of 10 calculation of the Annual Fee Limitation, the Annual Fee shall not include any conversion 11 costs, credits, or rebates of any kind. The Annual Fee Limitation shall be subject to annual 12 changes after the initial five-year period of this Agreement commencing with the 13 commencement date of services ("Initial Five-Year Period") as described below. During the 14 Initial Five-Year Period, the Annual Fee Limitation shall not exceed four percent (4%) per 15 Fiscal Year. At the conclusion of the Initial Five-Year Period, the FIRE DISTRICT will meet 16 with the CITY to discuss cost trends and increases that will impact the CITY's Annual Fee. 17 During the sixth year of this Agreement, the Annual Fee Limitation shall be the average of the 18 immediately preceding four years' percentage increases in the Annual Fee plus one percent 19 (1 %). During the seventh year of this Agreement and each subsequent Fiscal Year, the 20 Annual Fee Limitation shall be the average of the immediately preceding five years' 21 percentage increases in the Annual Fee plus one percent (1%). 22 (E) ·In any year where the CITY's Annual Fee, as specified in Section Ill, Subsection (C) 23 hereinabove, exceeds the preceding Fiscal Year's Annual Fee plus the applicable Annual Fee 24 Limitation, hereinafter referred to as "Annual Fee Limitation Excess," payment of the Annual 25 Fee Limitation Excess shall be deferred to a subsequent future Fiscal Year(s) where the 26 increase in the Annual Fee for that Fiscal Year over the preceding Fiscal Year is less than the 27 Annual Fee Limitation. The Annual Fee Limitation Excess will be paid by the CITY in any 28 subsequent Fiscal Year(s) to the extent the Annual Fee increase in that Fiscal Year is less -6-
1 than the Annual Fee Limitation for that Fiscal Year. One-twelfth (1/12) of such Annual Fee 2 Limitation Excess shall be added and paid in each of the CITY's twelve (12) monthly payments 3 for the subsequent Fiscal Year(s).
4 In the event the CITY detaches from the FIRE DISTRICT, any unpaid Annual Fee 5 Limitation Excess together with any outstanding Annual Fee payments due by the CITY as of 6 the effective date of detachment shall be due and payable to the FIRE DISTRICT no later than 7 the effective date of detachment. Should a credit be due the CITY from the FIRE DISTRICT, a 8 refund shall be paid to the CITY no later than the effective date of detachment. 9 (F) In addition to the Annual Fee, conversion costs as specified in Schedule 4 attached 10 hereto and made a part hereof shall be charged to the CITY and shall be paid to the FIRE 11 DISTRICT by the CITY in thirty-six (36) equal monthly payments. This amount shall be added 12 to each monthly invoice for the Annual Fee commencing with the first month's Annual Fee 13 invoice. Upon the final determination of the actual conversion costs as approved by the CITY 14 ADMINISTRATOR and the FIRE CHIEF of the FIRE DISTRICT, the CITY's conversion cost 15 balance will be adjusted as will all subsequent monthly invoices for the Annual Fee to reflect 16 the actual conversion costs.
17 (G) The CITY shall pay all annexation processing fees by check directly to and upon 18 request by the FIRE DISTRICT. Such fees are anticipated to be:
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21 State of California Board of Equalization $ 500.00
County of Los Angeles Local Agency
Formation Commission $ 8,500.00
22 (H) Fire protection, hazardous materials, emergency medical, and all related services 23 as set forth in Section II, herein, shall not be performed by the FIRE DISTRICT hereunder 24 unless the CITY shall:
25 1. Have available funds previously appropriated to cover the Annual Fee; and 26 2. Have paid in advance, when due to the FIRE DISTRICT, the monthly 27 payments or the Annual Fee from the previously appropriated funds. 28 (I) The FIRE DISTRICT shall invoice the CITY at least thirty (30) days in advance of any -7-
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scheduled monthly payment. Payment of all invoices under this Agreement shall be due and payable thirty (30) days from the date of invoice (hereinafter referred to as "due date").

Invoices and general notices shall be sent to the CITY at:

City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Attention: Carlos Fandino, City Administrator
Payments shall be sent to the FIRE DISTRICT at:

Los Angeles County Fire Department
P. 0 . Box 54740
Los Angeles, CA 90054-07 40
General notices shall be sent to the FIRE DISTRICT at:

Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby
Los Angeles County Fire Department
1320 North Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063-3294
Either party shall notify the other, in writing, of an address change. (J) If the commencement date of services is in the middle of any month, the pro rata share for that month and full payment for the following month shall be paid in advance. The pro rata monthly share shall be calculated as follows:

Divide the Annual Fee by 365 days (daily rate) and multiply the daily rate by the number of days remaining in the month as of the commencement date of services.
(K) Interest shall be added to any payment invoiced by the FIRE DISTRICT and that is received by the FIRE DISTRICT more than fifteen (15) calendar days after the due date (late payment). The interest rate on any late payment shall be established as the prevailing prime lending rate for Bank of America, or any successor financial institution, as of the first day payment is late. The period for computing this interest shall commence the day following the payment due date and end the date of receipt of payment by the FIRE DISTRICT.

The interest payment shall be computed as follows:

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No. of Days Late X Prime Lending Rate X $Amount of = Late Payment Interest Charge 365 Days Payment
(L) The Annual Fee in this Agreement is based upon current CITY boundaries and service requirements. During the term of this Agreement, should the CITY annex any area from which the FIRE DISTRICT does not receive property taxes (such as from a non-FIRE DISTRICT -served city), staffing levels shall be adjusted to adequately serve the annexed area and the CITY's Annual Fee shall be adjusted accordingly as determined by the FIRE DISTRICT and reviewed by the CITY.
(M) All revenues generated from fees established or implemented by the FIRE DISTRICT shall be FIRE DISTRICT revenues with the exception of 1) any applicable paramedic on-board/advanced life support (ALS) fees which will be passed through to the CITY by the FIRE DISTRICT via credits on the CITY's monthly invoices or 2) any applicable fire prevention fees related to Fire Prevention staffing allocated to the CITY which will be passed through as an annual credit to the CITY by the FIRE DISTRICT via a credit on the CITY's Annual Fee (minus a five percent administrative charge retained by the FIRE DISTRICT). Any revenue generated by fees that the CITY charges as the administering agency for the CITY's Hazardous Materials Release Response Plan and Inventory program and through a CITY-operated emergency medical transportation program in arrangement with a private ambulance firm would remain CITY revenues. Fees of any nature collected by CITY on behalf of the FIRE DISTRICT shall be passed-through to the FIRE DISTRICT by the CITY as FIRE DISTRICT revenues. The CITY shall be authorized to retain a five percent (5%) administrative charge for any fees collected by the CITY on behalf of the FIRE DISTRICT. Any fees charged and collected by the CITY subsequent to the commencement date of services shall remain as revenues of the CITY provided that such fees are not identified as fees for FIRE DISTRICT services. The FIRE DISTRICT shall be authorized to retain a five percent (5%) administrative charge for any fees collected by the FIRE DISTRICT on behalf of the CITY. Excluding any State, Federal, or judicially mandated programs or fees, any fees established by the FIRE DISTRICT to be imposed in the CITY after the commencement date -9-
of services shall require the prior approval of the City Council. Neither the FIRE DISTRICT nor 2 the CITY shall be legally obligated to collect fees on behalf of the other party. 3 In the event that an incident occurs within the CITY while this Agreement is in effect 4 during which the FIRE DISTRICT may be required to deploy a substantial number of FIRE 5 DISTRICT apparatus and personnel to such incident as determined by the FIRE DISTRICT, to 6 the extent authorized by law, the FIRE DISTRICT reserves the right to pursue cost recovery 7 within its sole discretion against the party that caused the incident but not against the CITY. 8 Costs recovered by the FIRE DISTRICT for CITY-paid resources (as detailed in Schedule 2 9 herein) deployed on such an incident within the CITY, less the cost of the FIRE DISTRICT's 10 recovery efforts, shall be credited to the CITY.
11 In the event the CITY were to pursue cost recovery for FIRE DISTRICT resources 12 deployed to an incident within the CITY to which the FIRE DISTRICT deploys a substantial 13 number of apparatus and personnel, to the extent authorized by law, the CITY shall promptly 14 pay to the FIRE DISTRICT all such FIRE DISTRICT costs recovered by the CITY less the cost 15 of the CITY's recovery efforts. Costs for FIRE DISTRICT resources paid for by the CITY 16 through this Agreement as detailed on Schedule 2 herein and deployed to such an incident 17 shall not be recoverable by the FIRE DISTRICT from the CITY. Neither the FIRE DISTRICT 18 nor the CITY shall be legally obligated to seek cost recovery on behalf of the other party. 19 (N) In the event that a billing/payment dispute arises between the FIRE DISTRICT and 20 the CITY, the parties will negotiate in good faith to resolve the dispute and the following 21 procedures will be taken to resolve the dispute:
22 (1) The dispute will be specified, in writing, and presented to the FIRE DISTRICT's 23 Chief Deputy of Business Operations if a CITY dispute, or to the CITY ADMINISTRATOR if a 24 FIRE DISTRICT dispute, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of a disputed invoice or disputed 25 payment. The CITY shall pay in full any disputed invoice "under protest." 26 (2) The FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY shall meet and confer in good faith to 27 expeditiously resolve the dispute. If the FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY cannot fully resolve the 28 dispute within ninety (90) days of receipt of written notification of this dispute (impasse), the -1 0-
1 impasse will be sent to an independent arbitrator for resolution. Said arbitrator shall be 2 selected jointly by the CITY and the FIRE DISTRICT within forty-five (45) days of impasse and 3 shall be paid for equally by the CITY and the FIRE DISTRICT. If the FIRE DISTRICT and the 4 CITY cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall, at its own expense, retain an arbitrator 5 within thirty (30) days after the jointly selected arbitrator should have been selected. These 6 two arbitrators will, within thirty (30) days of their retention, mutually select a third arbitrator. 7 The mutually agreed-upon arbitrator will resolve the matter within thirty (30) days after his/her 8 selection. The FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY shall share equally the cost of the third 9 arbitrator. The arbitrator's resolution of the impasse shall be final and binding. 10 (3) If the FIRE DISTRICT prevails in arbitration, all money owed and not paid to 11 the FIRE DISTRICT will be forwarded to the mailing address identified in Section Ill, 12 Subsection (I), herein, within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the issuance of the 13 arbitrator's decision. In addition, the CITY will be assessed and pay the interest payment 14 amount for a late payment as calculated in Section Ill, Subsection (K) of this Agreement. 15 (4) If the CITY prevails in arbitration and has paid the FIRE DISTRICT the 16 disputed amount, a refund to the CITY will be forwarded to the mailing address identified in 17 Section Ill, Subsection (1), herein, within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the issuance 18 of the arbitrator's decision. In addition, the FIRE DISTRICT will pay to the CITY an interest 19 payment, as calculated for late payments in Section Ill, Subsection (K) of this Agreement. 20 (5) Each party is required to pay its own legal fees associated with such arbitration 21 and is not entitled to recovery of those fees from the other party. 22 (0) CITY understands and agrees that in the event the CITY becomes delinquent or 23 defaults in its Annual Fee payment to the FIRE DISTRICT for FIRE DISTRICT service, the 24 County Auditor-Controller is authorized, at the direction of FIRE DISTRICT, to withhold CITY's 25 unencumbered annual property tax revenue in an amount equal to the outstanding payment for 26 FIRE DISTRICT Service and credit the withheld amounts to the FIRE DISTRICT's revenue 27 account. FIRE DISTRICT shall comply with the procedures in County Fiscal Manual section 28 1 0.2.12, "Procedures for Collection of Accounts Receivable for Services Performed for Cities -11-
and Special Districts" for collecting CITY's delinquent or defaulted Annual Fee payments. 2 Such withholding by the Auditor-Controller shall continue until such time as CITY resumes 3 payment to the FIRE DISTRICT directly and all delinquent or defaulted Annual Fee payments 4 have been recovered.
5 (P) The FIRE DISTRICT shall credit to the CITY's Annual Fee billing the cost expended 6 by the CITY to fulfill the requirements of Section VII, Subsection (C), paragraph (12), Health 7 Insurance, herein, in the invoice subsequent to the FIRE DISTRICT's receipt of cost 8 documentation. The CITY shall present documentation satisfactory to the FIRE DISTRICT of 9 the amount expended prior to credit being made.
10 (Q) Vacation and sick benefit days, as provided for in Section VII, Subsection (C), 11 paragraphs (6) and (7) herein and as detailed on Schedules 8, 9, 11, and 12 attached hereto 12 and made a part hereof, shall be charged to the CITY and shall be paid in thirty-six (36) equal 13 monthly payments which shall be a separate and distinct charge added to the monthly invoice 14 for the Annual Fee commencing with the first month's Annual Fee invoice or as soon as 15 practicable after the finalization of these Schedules. Such charges will be excluded from the 16 Annual Fee Limitation calculation.
17 SECTION IV. EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, AND EXPENDABLE 18 EQUIPMENT/FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT
19 (A) On the commencement date of services, the CITY shall transfer to the FIRE 20 DISTRICT all fire apparatus, vehicles, fire equipment, and fire station furnishings, furniture, 21 equipment and expendable tools incidental to fire station operations, as inventoried and 22 identified by the FIRE DISTRICT in writing, and listed in Schedules 5 and 6 attached hereto. 23 Items not listed in Schedules 5 and 6, shall not be transferred to the FIRE DISTRICT and will 24 remain with the CITY.
25 (B) All right, title, and interest in said CITY apparatus and vehicles shall be conveyed to 26 FIRE DISTRICT free and clear of any encumbrances. The CITY shall be responsible for any 27 and all outstanding loans or liens against said apparatus and vehicles existing as of the date of 28 conveyance. All right, title and interest of any apparatus for which the CITY is currently leasing -12-
1 shall be conveyed to the FIRE DISTRICT free and clear of any encumbrances upon the 2 termination of the lease(s). If the CITY does not avail itself of the ability to purchase, and thus 3 does not retain ownership of, the vehicle(s) at the termination of the lease(s), the CITY shall be 4 responsible for the cost of new replacement apparatus to be placed in service in the CITY. 5 The replacement cost of the apparatus shall be added to the CITY's Annual Fee invoices to be 6 paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments.
7 (C) All fire apparatus, vehicles, and related apparatus/vehicular equipment transferred 8 to the FIRE DISTRICT by the CITY shall be in good working order. The CITY shall pay for any 9 fire apparatus and vehicle repairs necessary due to deferred or deficient maintenance. Prior to 10 the commencement date of services, the FIRE DISTRICT shall inspect all such fire apparatus 11 and vehicles and identify any repairs required due to deferred or deficient maintenance. The 12 FIRE DISTRICT shall add the cost for such repairs to the conversion costs and modify 13 Schedule 4 accordingly.
14 SECTION V. FIRE STATIONS
15 (A) Upon the commencement date of services, CITY Fire Stations identified on 16 Schedule 3 attached hereto and made a part hereof shall be used and occupied by the FIRE 17 DISTRICT. In the event that during the term of this Agreement the CITY and FIRE DISTRICT 18 mutually agree to staff a new fire station facility, the staffing levels in Schedule 2 of this 19 Agreement will be updated as necessary and Schedule 3 will be updated accordingly. All 20 terms and conditions contained in this Agreement applicable to the lease and maintenance of 21 CITY fire stations shall apply to the new fire station . 22 (B) This Agreement constitutes a lease whereby the CITY shall lease to the FIRE 23 DISTRICT the CITY Fire Stations as identified on Schedule 3 herein for one dollar ($1) 24 annually per station. Fire Stations 76 and 77 shall be used for the purpose of providing fire 25 protection and emergency medical and related services as described herein. The FIRE 26 DISTRICT may also lease CITY Fire Station 78 for one dollar ($1) per year to accommodate 27 the FIRE DISTRICT's placement of an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) or Hazardous 28 Materials (HazMat) team within the CITY by giving the City Administrator of CITY written -13-
1 confirmation of its intent to do so within a year from the effective date of this Agreement. All 2 costs incurred by the FIRE DISTRICT for any modifications and/or repairs to Fire Station 78 3 necessary for the purpose of accommodating the above uses shall be at the FIRE DISTRICT's 4 expense. The lease of Fire Station 78 may be terminated at the FIRE DISTRICT's sole 5 discretion with thirty (30) days' written notice.
6 (C) The CITY represents and warrants that it has performed all environmental cleanup 7 of hazardous materials at all CITY Fire Station sites identified on Schedule 3 as required by all 8 applicable Federal, State, and local laws as detailed in Section VIII, Subsection (C) herein. 9 The CITY represents and warrants that the CITY has, as federally mandated, at its own 10 expense, properly removed and replaced, if applicable, all underground fuel tanks and all other 11 environmental hazards from all CITY Fire Station sites identified on Schedule 3 in accordance 12 with all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements and standards. The FIRE DISTRICT 13 assumes no responsibility for any and all contamination or environmental damage, including 14 personal injury or property damage, or liability of any nature whatsoever arising from said fuel 15 tanks or their removal. The CITY shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the FIRE 16 DISTRICT from any claims, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses of any nature whatsoever 17 related to any fuel tanks, hazardous materials and related ancillary equipment, located at the 18 CITY Fire Station sites prior to the commencement date of services under this Agreement. 19 (D) The CITY shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the FIRE DISTRICT for any 20 liability, cost, expense, claims, or damages arising from any contamination or environmental 21 damage, including personal injury or property damage of any kind whatsoever at or adjacent to 22 the CITY Fire Station sites in any way related to asbestos, if any, at any of the CITY Fire 23 Station sites, or in any way related to hazardous materials or dangerous conditions caused or 24 created or contributed to by the CITY prior to the commencement date of services at any of the 25 CITY Fire Station sites.
26 (E) The FIRE DISTRICT shall be responsible for utility payments related solely to the 27 FIRE DISTRICT's use of the CITY Fire Stations. In the event any of the CITY Fire Stations' 28 utility connections are shared jointly by others, an equitable formula to determine sharing of -14-
1 utility costs shall be set forth in a Memorandum of Understanding, included herein as Schedule 2 13, attached hereto and made a part hereof entered into by the CITY and the FIRE DISTRICT 3 and executed by the CITY ADMINISTRATOR and FIRE CHIEF of the FIRE DISTRICT, 4 respectively, prior to the commencement date of services or as soon as practicable thereafter. 5 (F) The FIRE DISTRICT shall inspect the CITY Fire Stations prior to acceptance and 6 occupancy. After the FIRE DISTRICT's acceptance of the CITY Fire Stations, the FIRE 7 DISTRICT shall be responsible for minor and routine station repairs as described in this 8 Section.
9 (1) The FIRE DISTRICT shall perform all routine, day-to-day maintenance, and 10 minor repairs (collectively referred to as "routine repairs") on the CITY Fire Stations leased 11 from the CITY identified on Schedule 3. The FIRE DISTRICT shall be responsible for routine 12 repairs not to exceed $60,000 for each of the CITY Fire Stations during the first year after the 13 commencement date of services of this Agreement (the FIRE DISTRICT's maximum share); 14 for the second through fifth years of this Agreement after the commencement date of services, 15 the FIRE DISTRICT's maximum share for routine repairs for each of the CITY Fire Stations 16 shall be as follows:
17 18
19 20
Year2
Year3
Year4
Year5
$65,000
$70,000
$75,000
$80,000
21 (2) The FIRE DISTRICT shall notify the CITY in writing if the total cost for routine 22 repairs for CITY Fire Stations in any one year is anticipated to exceed the FIRE DISTRICT's 23 maximum share for that year in accordance with Subsection (F) herein. If the FIRE DISTRICT 24 expends less than the FIRE DISTRICT's maximum share on the CITY Fire Stations in any 25 year, any amount less than the FIRE DISTRICT's maximum share for the CITY Fire Stations 26 shall not be carried forward from year to year. Routine repairs and minor remodeling shall 27 include but not be limited to the following: repair or replacement of apparatus room doors; 28 floor replacement; ceiling replacement; incidental plumbing and electrical repairs; heating and -15-
1 air conditioning repairs; exhaust fan replacement; and minor remodeling such as shower 2 refurbishment, installation of stainless steel countertops, and additional cabinets for offices 3 and/or lockers that do not exceed $100,000 per project. All routine repairs or portions thereof 4 in excess of the FIRE DISTRICT's maximum annual share for CITY Fire Stations shall be the 5 responsibility of the CITY. The FIRE DISTRICT may elect to replace or upgrade appliances or 6 furnishings at any of the CITY Fire Stations at its own expense. The CITY shall not be 7 responsible for any such upgrades or replacements, and such upgrades and replacements 8 shall not reduce the FIRE DISTRICT's maximum share provided above, unless the items being 9 replaced are no longer functioning or repairable at a reasonable cost as determined by the 10 FIRE DISTRICT, in which event such costs incurred by the FIRE DISTRICT shall reduce the 11 FIRE DISTRICT's maximum share. Any proposed modifications to the exterior of any of the 12 CITY's fire stations shall require advance written approval of the CITY ADMINISTRATOR. 13 (3) Any non-routine repairs, defined as repairs in excess of $100,000, hereinafter 14 shall be referred to as "major repairs" and shall be identified, in writing, by the FIRE DISTRICT' 15 and presented to the CITY. Major repairs shall be undertaken by the CITY within twelve (12) 16 months of the FIRE DISTRICT's notification to the CITY, or other time period as mutually 17 agreed upon by the FIRE CHIEF of the FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY ADMINISTRATOR, 18 unless said major repair is deemed an emergency, hereinafter referred to as "emergency 19 major repair." In the event of a dispute regarding the existence of major repairs, the general 20 arbitration procedures stated in Section Ill, Subsection (N) shall be utilized. Emergency major 21 repairs shall be defined as conditions that if left unrepaired would compromise the health, 22 welfare, or security of the fire station inhabitants or the public, as reasonably determined by the 23 FIRE DISTRICT. The FIRE DISTRICT shall commence emergency major repairs immediately 24 and make reasonable effort to notify the CITY's designated emergency contact person . The 25 CITY shall provide the FIRE DISTRICT with the name and telephone number of a designated 26 contact person for such emergency major repairs, which may occur after-hours. The FIRE 27 DISTRICT will undertake the emergency major repairs and invoice the CITY for the costs of 28 such repairs. The CITY shall be invoiced for one-twelfth (1 /12) of the cost of such repairs -16-
1 monthly for a period of twelve (12) months. All invoices for emergency major repairs 2 undertaken by the FIRE DISTRICT shall be due and payable thirty (30) days from the date of 3 invoice and shall be subject to the terms contained in Section Ill, Subsections (K) and (N) 4 herein.
5 (4) The FIRE CHIEF of the FIRE DISTRICT may authorize, with the written 6 approval of the CITY, improvements to any of the CITY Fire Stations for the FIRE DISTRICT's 7 benefit at no cost to the CITY. Such improvements shall not be subject to the FIRE 8 DISTRICT's maximum share provisions as contained herein, and FIRE DISTRICT's maximum 9 share shall not be reduced by the costs of any such improvements. 10 (G) Without limiting each party's indemnification of the other and during the term of this 11 Agreement, each party agrees to maintain the programs of insurance as set forth below. Each 12 party shall retain the option of satisfying its insurance obligations herein through use of a 13 program of commercial or self-insurance coverages, or any combination thereof. Each party's 14 insurance shall be primary to and not contributing with any insurance or self-insurance 15 programs maintained by the other, and shall be maintained at each party's own expense. 16 (1) The CITY shall maintain: General Liability insurance (written on ISO policy 17 form CG 00 01 or its equivalent) with limits of not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 18 million aggregate; Workers Compensation insurance to meet statutory requirements, and 19 including Employers' Liability coverage with limits of not less than $1 million each; Professional 20 Liability covering liability arising from any error, omission, negligent or wrongful act of the CITY 21 with limits of not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate; and Property 22 Coverage providing Special form ("all-risk") coverage in an amount equivalent to the full 23 replacement value of the CITY Fire Stations and applying to CITY- owned and leased real 24 property. The CITY agrees to name the FIRE DISTRICT as an additional insured on its 25 insurance policies.
26 (2) The FIRE DISTRICT shall maintain: General Liability insurance (written on ISO 27 policy form CG 00 01 or its equivalent) with limits of not less than $1 million per occurrence 28 and $2 million aggregate; Automobile Liability insurance (written on ISO policy form CA 00 01 -17-
1 or its equivalent) with a limit of liability of not less than $1 million for each accident; Workers 2 Compensation insurance to meet statutory requirements, and including Employers' Liability 3 coverage with limits of not less than $1 million each incident; and Professional Liability 4 covering liability arising from any error, omission, negligent or wrongful act of the FIRE 5 DISTRICT with limits of not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. The 6 FIRE DISTRICT agrees to name the CITY as an additional insured on its insurance policies. 7 (H) The FIRE DISTRICT shall not be liable for any damages to any of the CITY Fire 8 Stations which results from any seismic events, natural disasters, civil disturbances, or acts of 9 God. Should any such event occur that makes any of the CITY fire stations uninhabitable 10 and/or non-operational, the CITY shall immediately find temporary quarters for the FIRE 11 DISTRICT to operate out of until the CITY can repair the affected CITY fire station(s). 12 (I) The FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY, respectively, shall be fully responsible for any 13 repairs or any damages arising from the intentional or negligent acts of their respective 14 personnel. Disputes regarding implementation of this provision shall be resolved pursuant to 15 Section Ill, Subsection (N).
16 SECTION VI. INDEMNIFICATION
17 Except as specifically otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither party shall be liable 18 for the negligent or wrongful acts of the other in the performance of this Agreement. 19 (A) The CITY agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the FIRE DISTRICT and 20 the County of Los Angeles, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY", their elected and appointed 21 officials, officers, agents, and employees from any and all liability and expenses, including 22 defense costs and legal fees, arising from or connected with claims and lawsuits arising from 23 the negligent or wrongful acts of the CITY in the performance of this Agreement including any 24 matters relating to the separation from CITY service by the CITY employees transferring to the 25 FIRE DISTRICT as specified on Schedules 7 and 10 herein. 26 (B) The FIRE DISTRICT agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the CITY, its 27 elected and appointed officials, agents, officers, and employees from any and all liability and 28 expenses, including defense costs and legal fees, arising from or connected with claims and -18-
1 lawsuits arising from the negligent or wrongful acts of the FIRE DISTRICT in the performance 2 of this Agreement.
3 SECTION VII. PERSONNEL
4 (A) SWORN EMPLOYEES
5 (1) Appointment - Subject to the provisions of the California Government Code, 6 Section 1031 and the Los Angeles County Code Section 6.02.040, the FIRE DISTRICT agrees 7 to appoint, without further civil service examination, those CITY firefighter series employees, 8 hereinafter referred to as "sworn employees," specified on Schedule 7, attached hereto and 9 made a part hereof, who have successfully completed six (6) months service with the CITY, 10 exclusive of temporary or reserve fire fighters. Sworn employees' service with the CITY must 11 include actual firefighting experience in a permanent fire fighter position. The date of hire that 12 establishes the sworn CITY employees' continuous service date in a safety capacity with the 13 CITY shall be utilized for purposes of the mandatory retirement age for transferring safety 14 employees.
15 (2) Probation - All CITY sworn employees on probation will remain on probation until 16 completing the FIRE DISTRICT probationary period and requirements. 17 (3) Positions - CITY sworn employees qualified pursuant to this Section VII are 18 fully identified on Schedule 7 attached hereto and are subject to the terms and conditions of 19 this Agreement. CITY sworn employees shall be employed by the FIRE DISTRICT in the 20 number and status as follows:
21 22
23 24
25 26
27 28
Number
9 12
Fire District Status
Captain
Fire Fighter Specialist
Remaining Fire Fighter
The actual number of transferring CITY employees employed by the FIRE DISTRICT as a Fire Fighter will be based on the number of transferring employees at the time of transition to FIRE DISTRICT service.

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1 Fighter Specialist, and Fire Fighter positions indicated above. Any CITY designated employee 2 shall be eligible for the assigned position if the employee has held the position being 3 designated to or a higher position in the service of the CITY. A duly authorized representative 4 from the Vernon Firefighter's Association, Local 2312 (VFA) and the Vernon Fire Management 5 Association (VFMA) shall approve, in writing, the appointment of the personnel designated to 6 the ranks of Captain and Fire Fighter Specialist as listed on Schedule 7 attached. Once 7 approved by the VFA and VFMA, these designations shall become final and not subject to 8 change unless a CITY sworn employee designated on the list does not transfer to the FIRE 9 DISTRICT. The CITY shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the FIRE DISTRICT from 10 any claims, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses of any nature whatsoever related to the 11 designation of transferring employees' ranks by the CITY. 12 (4) Firefighting Experience - CITY sworn employees to be assigned to the position of 13 Fire Captain shall have a minimum of five (5) years' firefighting experience. The CITY 14 represents and warrants that those employees assigned Fire Captain positions have a 15 minimum of five (5) years' firefighting experience.
16 (5) Driving Skills- All CITY sworn employees who are to be assigned fire apparatus 17 operation responsibilities as Fire Fighter Specialists will be tested and trained, as may be 18 required by the FIRE DISTRICT. Any CITY sworn employee who does not initially qualify in 19 fire apparatus operations prior to the commencement date of services will be assigned other 20 duties. After being provided training by the FIRE DISTRICT, transferring Fire Fighter 21 Specialists will be required to pass a fire apparatus operations test. Fire Fighter Specialists 22 who do not pass the fire apparatus operations test may be demoted at the sole discretion of 23 the FIRE DISTRICT.
24 (6) Driver License - As a condition of employment and as required in the County Class 25 Specification for the firefighter series, all CITY sworn employees will be required to have a 26 California Class C Driver License with firefighter endorsements as the minimum standard 27 driver license. No employee shall have license restrictions which would prevent him/her from 28 performing his/her employment duties.
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1 (7) EMT-1 Training- Sworn members of the FIRE DISTRICT are required to be 2 certified as Emergency Medical Technician I (EMT-1). The CITY certifies that all CITY sworn 3 employees transferring to the FIRE DISTRICT shall have current EMT -1 certification, current 4 continuing education (CE), and certified skills (CS) testing. Current CE shall be defined as the 5 equivalent of one (1) hour of CE for each month that has elapsed since the last recertification 6 date. Current CS shall be defined as twelve (12) skills tests during a 24-month skills cycle. 7 The CITY shall reimburse the FIRE DISTRICT for any costs incurred by the FIRE DISTRICT 8 as a result of non-compliance by any CITY employee of the requirements herein. In addition, 9 all transferring CITY paramedics who desire to transfer to the FIRE DISTRICT as a paramedic 10 must complete 24 hours a year, or 48 hours during their 2-year cycle of paramedic CE, 11 including skills testing, and the FIRE DISTRICT's re-activation class which consists of up to 12 three (3) days of classroom and five (5) or more shifts of internship (i.e. ride-alongs) on a FIRE 13 DISTRICT paramedic squad. Any transferring paramedic who does not successfully pass this 14 re-activation class and/or who has any pending action against them by the County's 15 Emergency Medical Services Authority, or the State's Local Emergency Medical Services 16 Agency would be ineligible to function as a paramedic with the FIRE DISTRICT. At the time of 17 transition to the FIRE DISTRICT, all transferring employees shall provide documentation 18 certifying that all CE and CS are up-to-date and completed. 19 (8) Seniority- This Agreement will result in the creation of forty-two (42) additional 20 FIRE DISTRICT sworn positions. More than forty-two (42) sworn employees may be 21 transferring from the CITY to the FIRE DISTRICT. Pursuant to Section 53292 of the California 22 Government Code and except as specified in Section VII, Subsection (C), paragraph (1 0) 23 herein, so as not to impair the seniority rights of FIRE DISTRICT sworn employees, as a result 24 of the forty-two (42) newly created sworn positions, forty-two (42) CITY sworn employees with 25 the most CITY Fire Department continuous service time will receive FIRE DISTRICT seniority 26 rights and COUNTY seniority. In the event any two or more transferring CITY employees have 27 the same continuous service date with the CITY Fire Department, the CITY shall use whatever 28 method currently utilized by the CITY to determine the manner in which the seniority for those -21-
1 affected employees shall be established.
2 FIRE DISTRICT seniority is principally used for transfer bidding rights and, for these 3 forty-two (42) positions, will be based on continuous service time in the firefighter series with 4 the CITY's Fire Department. COUNTY seniority, which as defined in Los Angeles County Civil 5 Service Rule 2.15 as "continuous service," is principally used for purposes of determining the 6 order of layoff or reduction. Also as defined in Section 6.04.040 of the Los Angeles County 7 Code, "continuous service" is principally used for purposes of determining rights to some types 8 of paid leave. For these forty-two (42) positions, continuous service will include all continuous 9 service time with the CITY, including any continuous non-permanent time. 10 The assigned FIRE DISTRICT and COUNTY seniority dates for any remaining 11 sworn employees will be the commencement date of services with the FIRE DISTRICT. They 12 will be placed on the FIRE DISTRICT seniority list and also assigned a COUNTY continuous 13 service date in order of their relative service time with the CITY. 14 All CITY and FIRE DISTRICT seniority will be considered for all purposes, except 15 for those individuals beyond the forty-two (42) additional sworn positions for which CITY 16 seniority shall not count for purposes of bidding rights, vacation schedules, and to determine 17 the order of layoff or reduction.
18 As those CITY sworn employees with full FIRE DISTRICT and COUNTY seniority 19 rights leave FIRE DISTRICT service, any remaining sworn employees will be assimilated into 20 full FIRE DISTRICT and COUNTY seniority status based on their time in service as sworn 21 CITY/FIRE DISTRICT employees, with the exception of those employees who fall under the 22 provision of Section VII, Subsection (C), paragraph (1 0) herein. 23 (9) Promotional Exams - All non-probationary transferring sworn employees shall be 24 immediately eligible for promotional examination within the FIRE DISTRICT. All time in rank 25 as a sworn CITY and/or FIRE DISTRICT employee shall be considered for purposes of 26 determining eligibility for promotional examination. 27 (1 0) Longevity Bonus- For purposes of determining eligibility for the FIRE 28 DISTRICT's Fire Fighter longevity bonus for those CITY employees blanketed into FIRE -22-
1 DISTRICT in the Fire Fighter classification, all continuous CITY service time in the Fire Fighter 2 or successive promotional classifications shall be deemed as fulfilling the required aggregate 3 service time for longevity bonus entitlement, except as provided in Section VII, Subsection (C), 4 paragraph (10) herein.
5 (11) Training Records- The CITY will provide the FIRE DISTRICT with complete 6 training records of all CITY sworn employees to be transferred to the FIRE DISTRICT pursuant 7 to this Agreement.
8 (B) NON-SWORN EMPLOYEES
9 (1) Appointment- The FIRE DISTRICT may agree to appoint without further civil 10 service examination non-Fire Fighter series employees, hereinafter referred to as "non-sworn 11 employees", who have successfully completed six (6) months continuous service with the CITY 12 and who shall be listed on Schedule 10, attached hereto and made a part hereof. All non13 sworn employees shall successfully complete a probationary period consistent with Los 14 Angeles County Civil Service Rules.
15 (2) Seniority- Since non-sworn positions are not being created as a result of this 16 annexation, the FIRE DISTRICT and COUNTY seniority date for all transferring non-sworn 17 CITY employees, which is primarily used for the purpose of determining the order of layoff or 18 reduction, shall be the commencement date of services. 19 (C) ALL EMPLOYEES
20 (1) Medical Exam & Background Investigation- Prior to the commencement date 21 of services, as a condition of the FIRE DISTRICT employment, each CITY employee must be 22 medically qualified by a FIRE DISTRICT-administered physical examination, which includes a 23 drug screening component, and must pass the FIRE DISTRICT's background investigation. 24 Any CITY employee who is on medical leave of absence on the commencement date of 25 services shall be blanketed into FIRE DISTRICT if he/she passes the required medical 26 examination and background investigation upon termination of medical leave. The FIRE 27 DISTRICT retains the right to not accept any CITY employee in its sole discretion upon 28 completion of the employee's medical exam and background investigation. In such case, the -23-
1 CITY employee's rights, obligations and status as a CITY employee shall be dictated by CITY 2 rules and regulations.
3 (2) Salary Step Placement- For the purpose of determining an employee's FIRE 4 DISTRICT salary step placement, "CITY salary" shall be defined as all monthly earnings that 5 are eligible towards CITY retirement credit, excluding any compensation for unused benefit 6 days or holidays, uniform allowances, and all overtime earnings. The employee's initial salary 7 step placement shall not be less than his/her CITY salary as defined in this Section VII, 8 Subsection (C), paragraph 2.
9 Paramedic bonuses shall be excluded from "CITY salary" for those employees who 10 transfer to the FIRE DISTRICT into a "Fire Fighter" position. Any transferring employees who 11 are assigned to "Fire Fighter Paramedic" positions will be entitled to receive the applicable 12 FIRE DISTRICT paramedic bonus.
13 Paramedic bonuses will be included in the "CITY salary" for those employees who 14 transfer to the FIRE DISTRICT into a "Fire Fighter Specialist" or "Captain" position pursuant to 15 this Section VII, Subsection (A), paragraph (3) and who are receiving a paramedic bonus in the 16 CITY at the time of transfer to the FIRE DISTRICT. In the event any employee transferring to 17 the FIRE DISTRICT into a "Fire Fighter Specialist" or "Captain" position is subsequently 18 assigned to a paramedic position in the FIRE DISTRICT, the employee's salary will be 19 recalculated to eliminate the amount of his CITY paramedic bonus and to include the 20 applicable FIRE DISTRICT paramedic bonus. All other bonuses, other than paramedic 21 bonuses, will be considered by the FIRE DISTRICT in its discretion for inclusion in the 22 determination of an employee's FIRE DISTRICT salary placement but is not guaranteed. The 23 ultimate decision regarding the inclusion of bonuses rests with the FIRE DISTRICT in its 24 discretion.
25 (a) Sworn Employees- Except as provided in Section VII, Subsection (C), paragraphs 26 (9) and (10), all continuous service time accrued as a sworn employee in the service of the 27 CITY shall be considered for the purpose of determining COUNTY employee benefits including 28 sick leave, vacation, step placement on the applicable COUNTY salary schedule, and the -24-
pension ability of their Flexible Benefits income. Salary step placement of sworn employees 2 shall be within the salary range of the FIRE DISTRICT position assigned, but no less than the 3 salary step that provides for the same salary or next higher salary as the sworn employee's 4 CITY salary as defined in this Section VII, Subsection (C), paragraph 2. Subsequent salary 5 step advances, if applicable, shall be one (1) year from the last step advance with the CITY or 6 in accordance with COUNTY policy, whichever is sooner. In the event that the sworn 7 employee's CITY salary is higher than the top step of the COUNTY salary range, the sworn 8 employee will be placed on the top step of that range, but shall beY-Rated in order to maintain 9 the same level of base salary as the employee had with the CITY. 10 A sworn CITY employee's Y- Rate shall remain in effect until the regular salary 11 including any bonuses exceeds theY-Rate amount. Y-Rated employees shall not be eligible 12 for bonuses in addition to their Y-Rated salary. Sworn employees who have accrued CITY 13 service time in a non-sworn position shall have such non-sworn service time considered for 14 purposes of determining COUNTY seniority date and benefits, but not salary step placement. 15 (b) Non-Sworn Employees- Except as provided in Section VII, Subsection (C), 16 paragraphs (9) and (1 0), all continuous service time accrued as a non-sworn employee in the 17 service of the CITY shall be considered for all purposes except for bidding rights for work and 18 vacation schedules, and to determine the order of layoff or reduction. Salary placement of 19 non-sworn employees shall be within the salary range of the FIRE DISTRICT position 20 assigned, and at the salary step that provides for the same salary or next higher salary as the 21 employee's CITY salary as of the commencement date of services through this Agreement. In 22 the event that the employee's CITY salary is higher than the top step of the COUNTY salary 23 range, the employee will be placed on the top step of that range, but shall be Y -Rated so that 24 no loss in pay occurs.
25 (3) Taxes -This Agreement does not exempt transferring CITY employees from 26 applicable payroll taxes required of new employees, such as Health Insurance Tax (HIT). 27 (4) Uniforms- CITY issued uniforms and safety equipment that meet FIRE 28 DISTRICT standards shall be transferred to the FIRE DISTRICT with the transferring -25-
employees. CITY uniforms will be supplemented by FIRE DISTRICT issued uniforms and/or 2 safety equipment necessary to meet FIRE DISTRICT requirements. The CITY shall assume 3 all costs for supplementing uniforms and safety equipment that do not meet FIRE DISTRICT 4 standards. Such costs shall be included on Schedule 4, as soon as available. Subsequent 5 uniform issues will be as provided for in the current Memorandum of Understanding for the 6 respective employee representation units entered into between the County of Los Angeles and 7 the certified employee organizations, if applicable.
8 (5) Personnel/Workers' Compensation/Time Records- As a condition of FIRE 9 DISTRICT employment, CITY employees must consent to the transfer of complete original 10 personnel and employment records to the FIRE DISTRICT. The CITY will provide the FIRE 11 DISTRICT with complete and original personnel and employment records of all CITY 12 personnel to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement, including any employee's complete 13 original Workers' Compensation files, all claims for disability compensation, and all additional 14 documentation related to open claims which remain ongoing after the date of transfer of the 15 CITY employees to the FIRE DISTRICT, which shall be the commencement date of services. 16 In addition, the CITY will provide the FIRE DISTRICT with a minimum of one (1) year's time 17 records of "hours worked" prior to the commencement date of services for all CITY personnel 18 to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement. Each transferring employee shall certify to the 19 FIRE DISTRICT the completeness of his/her personnel file. 20 (6) Vacation Shifts/Days- The CITY shall pay to the FIRE DISTRICT in the 21 manner set forth in Section Ill, Subsection (P) herein for transferred vacation benefit shifts/ 22 days for transferring employees at the CITY's salary rates in effect on the commencement date 23 of services. The CITY shall transfer in whole hours all vacation benefit shifts/days an 24 employee is entitled to in CITY employment to a maximum of twenty (20) vacation days, i.e., 25 one hundred sixty (160) hours for employees assigned to a 40-hour work schedule, or ten (1 0) 26 shifts, i.e., two hundred forty (240) hours for employees assigned to a 24-hour shift schedule, 27 whichever is applicable. Vacation shifts/days are outlined in Schedule 8 for sworn personnel 28 and Schedule 11 for non-sworn personnel, which are attached hereto and made a part hereof. -26-
1 CITY salary rates for reimbursement to the FIRE DISTRICT are defined in this Section VII, 2 Subsection (C), paragraph (2).
3 Transferring CITY employees shall accrue vacation benefits each pay period. 4 Pay periods are the 1st day of each month to the 151
h day of that month, and the 161h day of
5 each month to the last day of that month. The amount of vacation benefits accrued by each 6 transferring CITY employee shall be based on the transferring employees' continuous service 7 time as a sworn employee of the CITY. Transferring CITY employees may use their accrued 8 vacation benefits during the pay period immediately following the pay period in which the 9 benefits are accrued, notwithstanding the employees' assigned COUNTY seniority. 10 (7) Sick Shifts/Days- The CITY shall pay to the FIRE DISTRICT in the manner set 11 forth in Section Ill, Subsection (P) herein for transferred sick benefit shifts/days for transferring 12 employees at the CITY's salary rates in effect on the commencement date of services. The 13 CITY shall transfer in whole hours all sick benefit shifts/days an employee is entitled to in CITY 14 employment to a maximum of twenty (20) sick days, i.e., one-hundred sixty (160) hours for 15 employees assigned to a 40-hour work schedule, or ten (10) shifts, i.e., two hundred forty 16 (240) hours for employees assigned to a 24-hour shift schedule, whichever is applicable. Sick 17 benefit shifts/days are outlined in Schedule 9 for sworn personnel and Schedule 12 for non18 sworn personnel, which are attached hereto and made a part hereof. The CITY salary rates 19 for reimbursement to the FIRE DISTRICT are defined in this Section VII, Subsection (C), 20 paragraph (2).
21 (8) Waiver of Accumulated Benefits- The FIRE DISTRICT shall not assume any 22 responsibility for personnel benefits or CITY obligations accrued by CITY employees prior to 23 the commencement date of services, except as expressly provided for in this Agreement. The 24 CITY shall provide a waiver for said accumulated benefits executed in favor of the FIRE 25 DISTRICT by each CITY employee as a condition of employment by the FIRE DISTRICT. It is 26 further understood that employees subject to this Agreement shall become eligible for 27 vacation, sick, and holiday time while in FIRE DISTRICT service only as provided in the FIRE 28 DISTRICT Salary Resolution, Los Angeles County Salary Ordinance, or as designated in -27-
1 Section VII herein.
2 (9) Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association 3 a) All sworn employees subject to this Agreement will, on the first day of the 4 month following the date they are appointed to a position in the FIRE DISTRICT, become 5 members of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Plan C for 6 Safety Members or any other Safety Plan as permitted by the County Employees' Retirement 7 Law of 1937 (CERL) and the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). 8 b) All non-sworn employees subject to this Agreement will, on the first day of the 9 month following the date they are appointed to a position in the FIRE DISTRICT, become 10 members of Plan G for General Members or one (1) of the other non-safety LACERA plans 11 available at the time of the commencement date of services pursuant to the provisions of 12 CERL and PEPRA.
13 c) Service performed by such sworn and non-sworn personnel while employees 14 of the CITY shall not be credited as retirement service with LACERA, and except as provided 15 in California Government Code Sections 31836.1 and 31836.2, shall not be counted for the 16 purpose of discontinuing contributions after thirty (30) years of continuous service pursuant to 17 Government Code Sections 31625.2 and 31664, to the extent applicable, and shall not be 18 counted for the purpose of determining health insurance premiums charged to LACERA 19 retirees.
20 (1 0) Retirement from Public Employees Retirement System - Transferring CITY 21 employees would be required to leave retirement contributions on deposit with the California 22 Public Employees Retirement System (CaiPERS) and establish reciprocity with LACERA, 23 limiting the FIRE DISTRICT's retirement benefit costs. The transferring employees' LACERA 24 contribution rates would be based on their age upon entering the CaiPERS system. The FIRE 25 DISTRICT's rate structure for salary and employee benefits includes a component for 26 retirement costs for positions staffing CITY stations; therefore, the FIRE DISTRICT cost would 27 be offset. At the time of retirement, a reciprocal member would receive retirement benefits 28 from both agencies based on the benefits of reciprocity, such as adding service credit under -28-
1 each system to determine eligibility to retire. Any CITY employee who retires from CaiPERS 2 prior to the commencement date of services will not be accepted for FIRE DISTRICT 3 employment.
4 In the event a transferring employee opts to retire from CaiPERS at any time 5 while in the employment of the FIRE DISTRICT, such employee shall forfeit all of his/her 6 continuous service time with the CITY, including all service time with the CITY Fire . 7 Department, for purposes of determining FIRE DISTRICT and COUNTY seniority and 8 COUNTY employee benefits and step placement pursuant to Section VII, Subsection (A), 9 paragraphs (8) and (1 0), and Section VII, Subsection (C), paragraph (2). The FIRE DISTRICT 10 and COUNTY seniority date for any employee retiring from CaiPERS pursuant to this 11 paragraph (10) of Subsection (C) of Section VII shall immediately become the commencement 12 date of services, any longevity bonus received by the employee which is based on continuous 13 time with the CITY will be eliminated from the employee's salary, any Y-Rated salary will be 14 eliminated, and the employee's salary will be adjusted and based solely on the employee's 15 FIRE DISTRICT rank and total time as an employee with the FIRE DISTRICT. Such 16 employees must also be medically qualified by a FIRE DISTRICT-administered physical 17 examination as required of newly hired fire fighters. 18 (11) Workers' Compensation -California Labor Code Sections shall govern 19 Workers' Compensation benefits for all transferring CITY employees who sustain industrial 20 injuries. Notwithstanding Section 5500.5 et seq. of the California Labor Code, the CITY agrees 21 to reimburse the FIRE DISTRICT for the FIRE DISTRICT's proportionate share of all medical, 22 legal, administrative, and any other indemnity costs for which the FIRE DISTRICT shall be 23 liable for those industrial injuries apportion able in whole or in part to employees' employment 24 with the CITY. The CITY's responsibility as provided for herein shall not be affected by any 25 change in Federal or State law.
26 The CITY and the FIRE DISTRICT shall cooperate in the ongoing management of 27 any Workers' Compensation claims pending filed during the time CITY personnel are 28 employed by the FIRE DISTRICT by providing such information as is necessary for the CITY -29-
1 and/or the FIRE DISTRICT to appropriately manage a Workers' Compensation claim filed by a 2 FIRE DISTRICT employee previously employed by the CITY. The CITY shall notify the FIRE 3 DISTRICT of any claims pending, filed, or denied; and any temporary or permanent work 4 restrictions imposed with respect to an employee who transfers from CITY employment to 5 FIRE DISTRICT employment. The FIRE DISTRICT shall notify the CITY of any claims 6 pending, filed, or denied; and any temporary or permanent work restrictions imposed with 7 respect to an employee who has a pending Workers' Compensation claim involving the CITY 8 or who asserts a Workers' Compensation claim during employment with the FIRE DISTRICT 9 upon which the CITY is potentially liable in whole or in part. The CITY shall be responsible for 10 adjusting and paying all costs related to those claims which have been filed or are pending as 11 of the effective date of this Agreement. This responsibility of the CITY is subject to contribution 12 from the FIRE DISTRICT for any post-transfer injury or exacerbation of an existing injury 13 already at issue in a pending Workers' Compensation claim involving the CITY at the time of 14 transfer. Pursuant to Subsection C, Paragraph 5, the CITY shall provide Workers' 15 Compensation related files on all employees transferring to the FIRE DISTRICT. 16 (12) Health Insurance- The CITY shall continue to provide the existing coverage of 17 paid medical and dental insurance for all employees transferring to the FIRE DISTRICT for one 18 (1) full calendar month after the commencement date of services or, for those employees on 19 medical leave with the CITY on the commencement date of services, for at least one (1) full 20 calendar month after the effective date of their blanketing into the FIRE DISTRICT. The FIRE 21 DISTRICT shall reimburse the CITY as specified in Section Ill, Subsection (P). 22 (13) Deferred Compensation Plans- Pursuant to Section 6.02.040 of the Los 23 Angeles County Code, CITY employees transferring to the FIRE DISTRICT shall be eligible for 24 immediate participation in the COUNTY employees' deferred compensation plans for which 25 they may be eligible depending upon their transferred rank, unless such immediate eligibility is 26 otherwise prohibited by Federal or California statute or regulation. 27 (14) Marriage and Birth Certificates- For purposes of completing the background 28 investigations pursuant to Section VII, Subsection (C), paragraph (1) herein and for verification -30-
1 of eligibility of health insurance coverage, prior to the commencement date of services as 2 determined by the FIRE DISTRICT, all transferring CITY employees will be required to provide 3 copies of their marriage certificates and the birth certificates for themselves and all dependents 4 who will be covered under their health insurance benefits. 5 (15) FIRE DISTRICT Employees' Rights -The employment rights of existing FIRE 6 DISTRICT employees shall not be impaired by this Agreement. 7 SECTION VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL
8 (A) The FIRE DISTRICT shall be responsible to comply with the provisions of the 9 California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), insofar as the same may apply to 10 annexation proceedings required in annexing the CITY to the FIRE DISTRICT. The FIRE 11 DISTRICT agrees to hold the CITY free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, or 12 judgments arising out of the FIRE DISTRICT's failure to comply with the provisions of CEQA, 13 relative to annexation procedures.
14 (B) Prior to the commencement date of services, the CITY shall have a Cal-OSHA 15 Registered Environmental Assessor perform a Phase I Site Assessment and Building 16 Asbestos Survey and, if subsequently required, a Phase II Site Assessment on all CITY Fire 17 Station facilities to be occupied by the FIRE DISTRICT pursuant to Schedule 3 attached 18 hereto. All Site Assessments and related reports shall be reviewed, approved, and accepted 19 by the FIRE DISTRICT.
20 (C) The CITY shall, at its sole expense, mitigate and abate all environmental hazards (if 21 any) at the CITY Fire Station sites prior to the commencement date of services and provide 22 evidence to the satisfaction of the FIRE DISTRICT that all recommended measures have been 23 completed and that all applicable laws and requirements have been complied with . Any 24 residual contamination or environmental damage from conditions on or adjacent to CITY Fire 25 Stations which existed before the commencement date of services but which are discovered 26 after the commencement date of services, shall be the responsibility of the CITY. 27 (D) The FIRE DISTRICT shall, at its sole expense, mitigate and abate all environmental 28 damage (if any) caused by the FIRE DISTRICT or its agents at any of the CITY Fire Stations -31-
1 after the commencement date of services.
2 (E) Prior to occupancy of the CITY Fire Stations by the FIRE DISTRICT, the FIRE 3 DISTRICT shall inspect the facilities and identify all hazardous materials stored at the facilities 4 for which the CITY shall be responsible for removal. The CITY shall remove all identified 5 hazardous materials prior to FIRE DISTRICT occupancy of the CITY Fire Stations. If, after 6 FIRE DISTRICT occupancy of the CITY Fire Stations, stored hazardous materials are 7 discovered by the FIRE DISTRICT which were not previously identified during the above 8 inspection, the CITY shall remove said materials within thirty (30) days after written notice by 9 the FIRE DISTRICT to the CITY, or the FIRE DISTRICT may remove the materials and invoice 10 the CITY for the costs of such removal. In the event such hazardous materials pose an 11 immediate danger to human health or the environment as determined by the FIRE DISTRICT, 12 such materials shall be removed immediately by the CITY upon notification by the FIRE 13 DISTRICT to the CITY.
14 SECTION IX. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE RESPONSE PLAN AND 15 INVENTORY
16 (A) CITY will continue to act as the administering agency for the CITY's Hazardous 17 Materials Release Response Plan and Inventory, California Health and Safety Code Chapter 18 6.95, Sections 25500- 25545, hereinafter referred to as the "Program" during the term of this 19 Agreement. CITY shall make available records to FIRE DISTRICT to assist in the planning for 20 emergency response.
21 (B) The CITY shall retain all fees collected in the administration of the Program as 22 provided by State law.
23 (C) When the FIRE DISTRICT's Health/Hazardous Materials Emergency Response 24 Teams respond to a hazardous materials incident in the CITY, the FIRE DISTRICT will 25 subsequently invoice the CITY on an as-call basis for the costs associated with the response 26 team unit(s) responded. Payments by the CITY of invoices for all such hazardous materials 27 emergency incident response team responses shall be made pursuant to the provisions of 28 Section Ill herein.
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1 SECTION X. ADOPTION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE
2 Pursuant to Los Angeles County Fire Code - Title 32, Sections 10000.1 and 10000.2, 3 and California Health and Safety Code Section 13869, as may be subsequently amended, 4 upon annexation of the CITY to the FIRE DISTRICT, the County of Los Angeles Fire Code5 Title 32, including any subsequent amendments to such code, shall be enforced in the CITY by 6 the FIRE DISTRICT. By ordinance, the CITY shall adopt the County of Los Angeles Fire Code 7 - Title 32 as of the commencement date of services. This ordinance will adopt all existing 8 CITY amendments to the County of Los Angeles Fire Code- Title 32 as a separate 9 attachment. The FIRE DISTRICT will enforce applicable amendments specific to the CITY. 10 Where differences occur between the Los Angeles County Fire Code- Title 32 and the 11 amendments adopted by the CITY, the CITY amendments will take precedence unless an 12 impracticality of enforcement is determined by the FIRE DISTRICT in its sole discretion, in 13 which case the FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY shall work towards establishing a mutually 14 agreeable resolution.
15 SECTION XI. MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULES
16 (A) All schedules attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference will be subject to 17 modification by mutual written agreement of the CITY ADMINISTRATOR and FIRE CHIEF of 18 the FIRE DISTRICT as needed after the date of approval of this Agreement by both parties. 19 (B) Modifications to the staffing levels as indicated on Schedule 2 may cause an 20 adjustment in the determination of the Annual Fee as specified in Section II, Subsection (L) 21 herein .
22 SECTION XII. WITHDRAWAL
23 (A) In the event the CITY terminates this Agreement and withdraws from the FIRE 24 DISTRICT at any time subsequent to the Initial Ten-Year Term, per the provisions of Section I, 25 herein, the FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY agree that:
26 (1) The lease on the fire stations shall terminate and the FIRE DISTRICT shall 27 vacate the CITY Fire Stations on the effective date of withdrawal except as provided for in a 28 subsequent written agreement as may be entered into by the CITY and the FIRE DISTRICT. -33-
1 (2) The FIRE DISTRICT shall return to the CITY, fire apparatus, vehicles and 2 related fire apparatus equipment of a comparable type, condition, and age, in the quantity and 3 type as described on Schedule 5 as of the commencement date of services. 4 (3) The FIRE DISTRICT shall return to the CITY Fire Station equipment, furniture, 5 tools, and furnishings of a comparable type and condition as of the commencement date of 6 services, which are essential to the operation of the fire station facilities and are detailed in 7 Schedule 6.
8 (4) As to any apparatus, vehicles, equipment, tools, furniture, furnishings, or other 9 personal property for which a monetary or in-kind credit was given to the CITY upon the 10 effective date of this Agreement, the FIRE DISTRICT will not be obligated in any manner to 11 return comparable items to the CITY at the date of withdrawal of this Agreement. 12 (B) In the event of the termination of the Agreement by either party as provided herein, 13 the FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY agree to enter into separate and further agreements to 14 address the specific details of termination not addressed in this Agreement. 15 SECTION XIII. GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING
16 The FIRE DISTRICT and the CITY covenant and warrant to act in good faith and fair 17 dealing regarding the performance, administration, and interpretation of this Agreement. 18 SECTION XIV. GENERAL PROVISIONS
19 (A) Severability- In the event that any provision herein contained is held to be invalid, 20 void, or illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall be deemed severable 21 from the remainder of this Agreement and shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate any other 22 provision contained herein. If any such provision shall be deemed invalid due to its scope or 23 breadth, such provision shall be deemed valid to the extent of the scope or breadth permitted 24 by law.
25 (B) Waiver- No breach of any provision hereof can be waived unless in writing. 26 Waiver of any one breach of any provision shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any breach of 27 the same or any other provision hereof.
28 (C) Entire Agreement- This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement -34-
between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes any prior 2 understanding whether oral or written and may be modified only by further written agreement 3 between the parties hereto. The non-enforceability, invalidity or illegality of any provision of 4 this Agreement shall not render the other provisions thereof unenforceable, invalid or illegal. 5 II
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1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the CITY, by majority vote of its City Council, has caused this 2 , Agreement to be executed by its Mayor and which execution has been attested to by its Clerk; 3 :' pursuant to action by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors, as governing body of the 4 FIRE DISTRICT, as authorized its Fire Chief to execute this Agreement on behalf of the FIRE 5 DISTRICT.
6 CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION
7 DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
8 9 By ______________________ __
Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby 10
11 12
13 DATE ____________________ __
14 15
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20 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
21 : MARY C. WICKHAM
22 County Cou
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CITY OF VERNON
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ATTEST:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Arnold
By ~AA-- M. Alvarez-Giasman, Interim City
Attorney

CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 1

COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICES

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
F:Vemon:Schedule l
CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON - AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 2
OPERATION BY DISTRICT WITH ESTIMATED 2020-21 ANNUAL FEE"' Station Operations Staffing :

City Station
76 77
78 Equipment
Engine
Truck
Paramedic Squad
Engine
Closed(d)
Fire Prevention Staffing : (e)
Fire Prevention Engineering Asst. II (Plan Check)
Captain
Fire Fighter Specialist (Inspector)
Post
Positions (•J
3 4
2 4

0.5 0.5
3 Total Estimated Salary and Employee Benefits
Overhead @ 35.3306%
Estimated 2020-21 Annual Fee"'
Estimated
2020-21
Net City Cost
$2,629,351
2,629,351 (b)
840,032 (c)
3,333,716
$79,382
145,336
738,294
$10,395,462
3,672,780
$14,068,242
tal Three persons staff each post position through a 56-hour workweek (A, 8 , C shifts). Station Operations includes overtime required to maintain 24-hour constant staffing. (b) In recognition of the regional benefit to be derived by the truck company assigned in the City, the Fire District will share in the annual staffing cost of one firefighter post position. (c) In recognition of the regional benefit to be derived by the paramedic squad assigned in the City, the Fire District will share fifty percent (50%) of the annual staffing cost of this unit. (d) If within one year of the effective date of the Annexation Agreement, the Fire District provides written notice to the City that the Fire District opts to switch an engine or truck in the City with a hazmat and/or usar unit to be placed at City stations 76, 77, and/or 78, the City will be charged only for the engine or truck that each of these units replaces. No additional charge for placement of hazmat or usar units will be made by the Fire District to the City. (e) City will provide reasonable office space including counter space, desk space, etc. for Fire Prevention Staffing assigned to the City at no cost to the Fire District.
* Based on FY 2020-21 4.42% increase
APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
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CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 3

FIRE STATIONS TO BE OCCUPIED BY DISTRICT
Facility Name
Vernon Fire Station 76
Vernon Fire Station 77
Vernon Fire Station 78*
Location
3375 Fruitland Avenue
Vernon, Ca
4301 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, Ca
2800 Soto Street
Vernon, Ca
* Vernon Fire Station 78 shall be leased to the Fire District only if the Fire District provides written notice that it will house a USAR or HAZMAT unit in the City within one year of the date of service commencement- see Staffing Schedule 2.

APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
F:\Vernon:Schedule 3. Facilities
CA OS R. FANDINO, J

CITY ADMINISTRATO
~20-l020 DATE
APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE

CITY OF VERNON - AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE4

CONVERSION COSTS

TO BE DETERMINED
CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE
F:\Vernon:Schedule 4. Conversion Costs

CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 5

VEHICLES, FIRE APPARATUS, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
F:\Vernon:Schedule 5- Vehicles
CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 6

FIRE STATION EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, AND FURNISHINGS
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
1\Pianning\Varnon\Schedule 6 Equip. Furn.

CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON- AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 7

SWORN PERSONNEL, RANKS, SALARIES- FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT SALARY

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
fluserslpf<Jt1ning\Vernon\Schedulo 7 Personnel
CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON- AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 8

SWORN PERSONNEL VACATION HOURS TO BE TRANSFERRED BY CITY TO DISTRICT

TO BE DETERMINED
{TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
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CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON- AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE 9

SWORN PERSONNEL SICK HOURS TO BE TRANSFERRED BY CITY TO DISTRICT

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE10

NON-SWORN PERSONNEL, RANKS AND SALARIES- FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT SALARY

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
f\usuf's\p1~1nning\Vernon\ScherJule 10 Non .. sworn Pers CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE11

NON-SWORN PERSONNEL- VACATION HOURS TO BE TRANSFERRED BY CITY TO DISTRICT

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
fplanmng\Vemon\Schedulo 11
CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE12

NON-SWORN PERSONNEL -SICK HOURS TO BE TRANSFERRED BY CITY TO DISTRICT

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE

CITY OF VERNON -AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
SCHEDULE13

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

TO BE DETERMINED
(TO BE COMPLETED ON OR ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF SERVICE) APPROVED:

DARYL L. OSBY

FIRE CHIEF
DATE
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CARLOS R. FANDINO, JR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE
RESOLUTION NO. ----

JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES

COUNTY, AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON

APPROVING AND ACCEPTING EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES RESULTING FROM ANNEXATION NO. 2020-03 TO THE

CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES

COUNTY, CONSISTING OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF VERNON
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 99 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, prior to the effective date of any jurisdictional change, the governing bodies of all agencies whose service areas or service responsibilities would be altered by such change must determine the amount of property tax revenue to be exchanged between the affected agencies and approve and accept the exchange of property tax revenues by Resolution, but if the affected agency is a special district, the Board of Supervisors must negotiate on behalf of the district; and
WHEREAS, the annexation and inclusion of the City of Vernon to the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County (Fire District) affects only the Fire District and the City of Vernon; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution pertains only to the annexation and inclusion of those areas of the City of Vernon that are not now in the Fire District; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, as the governing body of the Fire District, and the City Council of the City of Vernon have determined that the amount of property tax revenue to be exchanged as a result of the annexation of the City of Vernon to the Fire District is as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
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1. The negotiated exchange of property tax revenues resulting from the annexation of the City of Vernon to the Fire District is approved and accepted.

2. For fiscal years commencing after the effective date of this jurisdictional change, no property tax revenue is ordered transferred to the Fire District from the County of Los Angeles or the City of Vernon due to the annexation of the City of Vernon into the Fire District. In addition, for each fiscal year commencing after the effective date of this jurisdictional change, no portion of the incremental tax growth attributable to this annexation shall be transferred from the County of Los Angeles or the City of Vernon to the Fire District.

3. Funding to the Fire District for this annexation is agreed upon and established in a separate agreement entitled "AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES BY AND

BETWEEN THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND THE CITY OF VERNON" approved by the City of Vernon on May 19 , 2020 , 2020, and to be approved by the Fire District upon the successful completion of annexation proceedings held by the Local Agency Formation Commission.

4. No additional transfer of property tax revenues shall be made from any other taxing agency(ies) to the Fire District as a result of this annexation .

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CEQA: California Environmental Quality Act
APPENDICES • 151
Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project:

Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of Project:

Project Title: Annexation No. 2020-03 to the Consolidated Fire Protection of Los Angeles County Project Location - Specific: the City of Vernon
Revised October 1989
To: □ Office of Planning and Research
1400 Tenth Street, Room 121
Sacramento, CA 95814
□ County Clerk
County of
From: (Public Agency) Consolidated Fire Protection District Project Location - City: Vernon Project Location - County:

Name of Public Agency Approving Project:

Exempt Status: (check one)
□ Ministerial (Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268);
□ Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080(b)(3); 15269(a));
□ Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c))x;
□ Categorical Exemption. State type and section number:
□ Statutory Exemptions. State code number:

Reasons why project is exempt: Categorical Exemption, Section 15320, Class 20, Local government reorganization Area Code/Telephone/Extension:

Signature: Date: Title: Chief, Forestry Division
□ Signed by Lead Agency
□ Signed by Applicant
Date received for filing at OPR:

Lead Agency
Contact Person Lorraine Buck
If filed by applicant:

1. Attach certified document of exemption finding.

2. Has a Notice of Exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project? □ Yes □ No Notice of Exemption Appendix E
1320 N. Eastern Ave.
(Address)
Los Angeles, CA 90063
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County (323) 881-2404
Annexation of the City of Vernon to the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County

requiring no changes in areas where previous powers were exercised such as the establishment of subsidiary districts, consolidations, and mergers.

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