HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-081-09/17/2013-AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN RES RESOLUTION 2013-081
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN RESPONSE
TO THE LARIMER COUNTY FLOOD OF 2013
WHEREAS, the Larimer County Flood of 2013 ("the Flood"), which began on
September 12, 2013, has affected. the City of Fort Collins and has even more dramatically
affected neighboring communities; and
WHEREAS, such communities are in need of aid and assistance in the form of resources
and services, some of which the City is in a position to provide; and
WHEREAS, it is essential that neighboring communities work together to share and
provide resources to one another during critical periods in emergencies when resources become
scarce, as such resources are necessary to preserve life and property; and
WHEREAS, providing such assistance supports the ideology of the "whole community"
as emphasized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"), and also builds a
partnership with neighboring communities that may prove beneficial to Fort Collins in the event
of future emergencies; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Colorado Revised Statutes, § 29-1-203, governments
may cooperate or contract with one another to provide any function, service or facility lawfully
authorized to each of the cooperating or contracting units; and
WHEREAS, under Section 1-22 of the City Code, intergovernmental agreements and
other cooperative arrangements between the City and other governmental entities are to be
submitted to the City Council for review, unless they fit within one of the exceptions that permit
authorization by the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, if a neighboring community is in need of immediate aid and assistance, the
City wants to be able to respond quickly by entering into a mutual aid agreement with such
community, without the need for additional review and approval by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, in light of the current emergency situation, staff recommends that the City
Council authorize the City Manager to enter into mutual aid agreements with other governmental
entities to provide aid and assistance in response to the Flood; and
WHEREAS, such agreements will address short-term aid and assistance, and will only be
for a reasonable period of time to help with the immediate impacts of the Flood; and
WHEREAS, if an outside local government requires more permanent, long-term
assistance from the City, such assistance would be contracted for through a state or federal
hicident Management Team, in which case the City would be reimbursed for all or a portion of
the value of the resources provided; and
WHEREAS, Mutual Aid Agreements will enable the City of Fort Collins to share and
provide its resources to neighboring communities during this emergency, which will in turn build
a partnership with neighboring communities that may prove beneficial to Fort Collins in future
emergency situations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS, as follows:
Section I. That it is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of the City that the City enter into mutual aid agreements.with other governmental
entities as needed to provide aid and assistance in response to the Flood.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into mutual aid
agreements with other government entities on terms and conditions consistent with this
Resolution, together with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in
consultation with the City Attorney, determines are necessary or appropriate to protect the
interests of the City or to effectuate the purpose of this Resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
17th day of September, A.D. 2013.
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