Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE STOCKTON FIRE DEPARTMENT’S 2022 ANNUAL FIRE INSPECTION STATISTICS FOR EDUCATIONAL GROUP E AND RESIDENTIAL GROUP R OCCUPANCIES California Health & Safety Code section 13146.4 was added in 2018, and became effective on January 1, 2019; and California Health & Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 requires all fire departments, including the Stockton Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment house, and certain residential care facilities for compliance with building standards, as provided; and California Health & Safety Code section 13146.4 requires all fire departments, including the Stockton Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; and The Council of the City of Stockton intends this Resolution to fulfill the requirements of the California Health & Safety Code regarding acknowledgment of the Stockton Fire Department’s compliance with California Health and sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council of the City of Stockton expressly acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Stockton Fire Department with California Health and Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 in the area encompassed by the City of Stockton, as detailed in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, and as follows:
EDUCATIONAL GROUP E OCCUPANCIES:
Educational Group E occupancies are generally those public and private schools, used by more than six persons at any one time for educational purposes through the 12th grade. Within the City of Stockton, there lie 120 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures, and/or facilities.
During the calendar year 2022, the Stockton Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 118 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of 98.3% for this reporting period.
RESIDENTIAL GROUP R OCCUPANCIES:
Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this resolution, are generally those occupancies containing sleeping units and include hotels, motels, apartments (three units or more), etc. as well as other residential occupancies (including several residential care facilities). These residential care facilities have several different subclassifications, and they may contain residents or clients that have a range of needs, including those related to custodial care, mobility impairments, cognitive disabilities, etc. The residents may also be non-ambulatory or bedridden. Within the City of Stockton, there lie 1,916 Group R (and their associated sub-categories) occupancies of this nature.
During the calendar year 2022, the Stockton Fire Department completed the annual inspection of 1903 Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of 99.3% for this reporting period.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED November 7, 2023 . ________________________
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
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ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton