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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8356RESOLUTION NO 8356 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS APPROVING THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION (CALFIRE) FOR WILDLAND PROTECTION SERVICES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Redlands hereby approves the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A," with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) dated June 21st, 2022 (Contract # 3CA05225) which provides Wildland Protection during the State fiscal year 2022/2023 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Redlands is hereby authorized to sign and execute said agreement on behalf of the City of Redlands ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED ON this 2 ATTEST ne Donaldson, City Clerk 1 L \ca\Reso\8356 Resolution for CalFire Wildland Protection Agreement FY22-23.docx s une 2022 Paul T Barich, Mayor I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21 st day of June, 2022 AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAINED None Councilmembers Tejeda, Davis, Guzman -Lowery, Gallagher, Mayor Barich None None e Donaldson, City Clerk EXHIBIT "A" AGREEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF WILDLANDS WITHIN LOCAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY AREA 2 L.\ca\Reso\8356 Resolution for CalFire Wildland Protection Agreement FY22 23.docx STATE OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE FIRE PROGRAMS LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA WILDLAND PROTECTION REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT LG-W REV 3/2022 AGREEMENT NUMBER 3CA05879 REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1 This Agreement is entered into between the State Agency and the Local Agency named below. STATE AGENCY'S NAME California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — (CAL FIRE) LOCAL AGENCY'S NAME City of Redlands 2. The term of this Agreement is: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 3 The maximum amount of this Agreement is. $ 206,611 07 Two Hundred Six Thousand, Six Hundred Eleven Dollars, and Seven Cents 4 The parties agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the following exhibits which are by this reference made a part of the Agreement. Exhibit A — Scope of Work — Includes page 2 (contact page) in count for Exhibit A 3 pages Exhibit B — Budget Detail and Payment Provisions 2 pages Exhibit C* — General Terms and Conditions; DOS OTC Version. 04/2017 0 pages Exhibit ID — Special Terms and Conditions (Attached hereto as part of this Agreement) 1 pages Exhibit E — Additional Provisions 6 pages *Items shown with an Asterisk (1, are hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this Agreement as if attached hereto. General Terms and Conditions can be viewed at: http,//Www.dgaca.gov/ols IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto, LOCAL AGENCY LOCAL AGENCY'S NAME City of Redlands BY (Authorized Signature) DATE SIGNED(Do not type) PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING ADDRESS PO Box 3005 Redlands, CA 92373-1505 STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGENCY NAME California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection BY (Authorized Signature) DATE SIGNED(Do not type) PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING Bret Gouvea, Assistant Deputy Director, Cooperative Fire Protection, Safety Training, and EMS ADDRESS P.O, Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460 California Department of General Services Use Only Contractor Name: City nfRedlands Contract No: 3CA05N79 -2' COOPERATIVE FIRE PROGRAMS AGREEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF WILDLANDS WITHIN LOCAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY AREA 1 The project representatives during the term ofthis Agreement will he: CAL FIRE Unit Chief, Local ' City of Redlands Name: Shane Littlefield Name. RichS$ssler Phone. 009\881'8800 Phone. /909\788-7800 All required correspondence shall besent through U8 Postal Service bvcertified mail and directed to: CAL FIRE Unit Chief, Shane Littlefield Local Agency- City of Redlands Section/Unit: San BemrediDoUnit Section/Unit: Attention: PathukAouado AttendoU' Rinh8aos|er Address: 8800N Sierra Way Address: PDBox 3OU5 San Bernardino, OA Redlands, CA92378-1b05 92405 Phone. (909)881'6800 Phone /909\798-7600 Fax: (908)881-6969 Fax: (909)798-7602 Send an additional copy of all correspondence to CAL FIRE Cooperative Fire Services p0Box 94424 Sacramento, CA94244~24@0 2. AUTHORIZATION This Agreement is entered into this 1st day of July, 2022. by and between the State of California, hereinafter u$||ed STATE and C|b/ of Red|aDds. County of San Bernardino, Gtgbs of California, hereinafter called Local AgencythrqUQh its duly tho|3ad officers, As used herein, Director shall mean Director ofthe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Where the standard 0|aVs8G for example in Exhibit C. Use the word "Contractor" that word ehgU mean LOCAL AGENCY asLOCAL AGENCY iaused inthis Agreement. Section 4142 of the Public Resources Code provides that the Director may enter into cooperative Agreements with local jurisdictions for the purpose ofproviding vvi|d|and fi[o protection 3. SCOPE OF WORK LOCAL AGENCY has the responsibility for protection of |ife, property, and Yvi|d|and areas oornpr|a|nQ 5985 eonae of land as indicated on the map |OV|Vded under Exhibit Eand desires to contract with the STATE to provide wildland fire protection to said area. Contractor Name: City of Redlands Contract No. 3CA05879 -3- STATE has the ability to provide wildland fire protection for said area, of the type and degree, which it now provides on adjacent State Responsibility Areas. Contractor Name: City of Redlands Contract No 3CA05879 -4- 4. SERVICES BY STATE A. STATE shall provide wildland fire protection for the areas defined in the above section B. For those areas, which are adjacent to State Responsibility Area, STATE will provide wildland fire protection at the same level of service it now provides on adjacent State Responsibility Area. C For those areas (islands), which are not adjacent to State Responsibility Area, the wildland fire protection provided by the STATE will be limited to those resources identified in the preplanned wildland response for the respective area. Any resources beyond those specified in the preplanned wildland response are assistance by hire and the financial responsibility of the LOCAL AGENCY 5. ADMINISTRATION A. LOCAL AGENCY agrees that STATE may dispatch fire protection resources available under this Agreement to other areas of the state when needed at the sole discretion of STATE. B STATE response will be subject to availability of resources. C Incident Management within the contract area shall conform to current Incident Command System criteria for Unified Command D STATE and LOCAL AGENCY shall, through established dispatch procedures, immediately notify each other of any fire incident within the contract area. 6. MUTUAL AID LOCAL AGENCY shall provide mutual aid response into the contract area for wildfires. Structural fire protection remains the jurisdictional and financial responsibility of LOCAL AGENCY 7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement contains the whole Agreement between the parties. It cancels and supersedes any previous Agreement for the same or similar services. Contractor Name: City of Redlands Contract No 3CA05879 - 5 - EXHIBIT B BUDGET DETAIL INVOICING, PAYMENT AND RECONCILIATION 1 Invoicing and Payment: A. LOCAL AGENCY shall pay STATE for providing said protection at the rate of $30 82 per acre, plus an 12.01% administrative charge for a total of $206,611 07 upon presentation of an invoice by STATE, The rate per acre and administrative charge will be calculated by STATE prior to January 1, of. eaoh year and annually thereafter, for the succeeding fiscal year subject to approval by LOCAL AGENCY This Agreement shall be amended each fiscal year to reflect new rates. B. STATE shall provide thirty (30) day written notice to LOCAL AGENCY of the cost per acre and the administrative charge to be assessed for each subsequent fiscal year during the term of this Agreement; LOCAL AGENCY shall have thirty (30) days to approve said rate, if written approval is not received by STATE within said period, STATE's obligations hereunder shall terminate, LOCAL AGENCY shall be liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of such termination. C To minimize the need for reconciliation payment is expected in full after the LOCAL AGENCY receives the STATE invoice. Payments made by the LOCAL AGENCY will cover the protection rate per acre and the administrative charge for the protection services rendered by STATE and including any other costs as provided herein, giving credit for all payments made by LOCAL AGENCY and claiming the balance due to STATE, if any, or refunding to LOCAL AGENCY the amount of any overpayment. 2. Budget Contingency Clause A. If the LOCAL AGENCY's governing authority does not appropriate sufficient funds for the current year or any subsequent years covered under this Agreement, which results in an inability to pay the STATE for the services specified in this Agreement, the LOCAL AGENCY shall promptly notify the STATE and this Agreement will terminate pursuant to the notice periods required herein. B If funding for any fiscal year is reduced or deleted by the LOCAL AGENCY for purposes of this program, the LOCAL AGENCY shall promptly notify the STATE, and the STATE shall have the option to either cancel this Agreement with no liability occurring to the STATE, or offer an agreement amendment to LOCAL AGENCY to reflect the reduced amount, pursuant to the notice terms herein C. If the STATE Budget Act does not appropriate sufficient funds to provide the services for the current year or any subsequent years covered under this Agreement, which results in an inability to provide the services specified in this Agreement to the LOCAL AGENCY, the STATE shall promptly notify the LOCAL AGENCY, and this Agreement will terminate pursuant to the notice periods required herein Contractor Name: City of Redlands Contract No 3CA05879 - 6 - D If funding for any fiscal year is reduced or deleted by the STATE Budget Act for purposes of this program, the STATE shall promptly notify the LOCAL AGENCY, and the LOCAL AGENCY shall have the option to either cancel this Agreement with no liability occurring to the LOCAL AGENCY, or offer an agreement amendment to LOCAL AGENCY to reflect the reduced services, pursuant to the notice terms herein. E. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in paragraphs A and B above, the LOCAL AGENCY shall remain responsible for payment for all services actually rendered by the STATE under this Agreement regardless of LOCAL AGENCY funding being reduced, deleted or not otherwise appropriated for this program. The LOCAL AGENCY shall promptly notify the STATE in writing of any budgetary changes that would impact this Agreement. F LOCAL AGENCY and STATE agree that this Budget Contingency Clause shall not relieve or excuse either party from its obligation(s) to provide timely notice as may be required elsewhere in thls Agreement. Contractor Name: City 0fRedlands Contract No3CA0587 -7- SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1 Cancellation Failure of either party to meet any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including non- payment nfmonies due hereunder, shall be cause for the termination of this Agreement; such termination shall become effective upon written receipt of 30 day notice of cancellation 2. Audit If the arnant is over $10.000. the parties shall, In accordance with Government Code Section 10582. be subject to examination and audit of the State Auditor General for o period of three (3) years after final payment under the Agreement, Examination and audit shall be confined hothose matters connected with performance of the Agreement including, but not limited to, cost of administering the Agreement The Contractor warrants by o:eCUUuD of this AQreement, that no person or eaU|nQ agency has been employed or retained to solicit ursecure this Agreement upon Agreement orunderstanding 3. Operating Plan Prior to April I of each year, STATE and LOCAL AGENCY shall establish a joint Operating Plan for the contract area, which shall be attached mMe[ Exhibit E. If LOCAL AGENCY received its structural fire protection from another local agency, the local agency providing the structural fire protection must be party tothe Operating Plan. 4. Extension oYApmmmnnent Unless there |swritten notice byLOCAL AGENCY toterminate this STATE shall extend this for single one-year period from the original termination date. The cost ofservices provided by STATE during the extended period ehm|| be based upon the rates published for the fiscal year in which the extended period falls had a new Agreement been entered into. 5. Modification This Agreement may be amended at any time by written mutual consent of the parties hereto. 6. Indemnification Each party. [othe extent permitted by |aw, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party, its officers, aQents, and employees from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm or corporation who may be injured or damaged by the indemnifying party Contractor Name: City of Redlands Contract No 3CA05879 _8- EXHIBIT E ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS Attachments ® Budget Plan El Topographic Map ® Operating Plan ❑ Annual Report Contract Name: City of Redlands Contract #• 3CA05879 Page #• LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA (LRA) WILDLAND PROTECTION REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT Program Cost Account (PCA #) 39002 THIS IS THE BUDGET PLAN FOR THE LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA (LRA) WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION (CAL FIRE) AND THE CITYITOWN OF Clty of Redlands A LOCAL AGENCY FOR THE 2022/2023 FISCAL YEAR AGREEMENT COST CALCULATIONS• Number of Acres 5985 General Fund Reimbursement $ 12,97 Unit Budget $ 17 85 Sub -Total Admin Rate 12.01% Total Protection Cost Comments Section: $ 77,625 45 $ 106,832.25 $ 184,457 70 $ 22,153.37 $ 206,611.07 9 IAI a k If TT 3L1 • City of Redlands Wildland Protection Agreement (WPA) e3 6t. Misc. Symbology 0 County Lino City or Redlands Wator Features O BUN Arcs 69 CAL FIRE MTL Direct Protection Arca (DPA) Stale DPA le Federal DPA Local DPA - CAL FIRE WPA WPA. 5985 Acres 0T d 6L8SOVDS City of Redlands Contract: 3CA05879 Pagel 1 REDLANDS WILDLAND CONTRACT AREA OPERATIONAL PLAN Between CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY and FIRE PROTECTION (CAL FIRE), San Bernardino Unit, And REDLANDS FIRE DEPARTMENT Purpose The purpose of this operating plan is to increase and/or enhance the fire ground operations within the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) San Bernardino Unit Redlands Wildland Contract area including mutual threat zones. This plan would allow responding agencies to pre -designate the Unified Ordering point, VHF Radio Frequencies, establishment of a Unified Command structure for wildland fires in the contract area. Proposal 1 The proposed plan is to a. Suppress Wildland fires within the contract area and/or mutual threat zone. 2. Area involved, a. See attached map, Redlands Wildland Contract area inclusive of mutual threat zones. Procedures 1 Regardless of which agency Company Officer is on scene of the incident first, the first arriving Company Officer shall, a. Assuine command, b Establish jurisdiction, c. Determine threats with potential, d. Provide a report on conditions, e. Formulate and effect a plan of action, f. Prioritize control objectives, g. Life, Property and Natural Resources, h. Request additional resources as appropriate, i. Establish the Unified Ordering Point. 2. The Unified Ordering Point shall be the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) San Bernardino Unit Emergency Command Center (BDCC). 3 Regardless of which agency Chief Officer is on scene of the incident first; City of Redlands Contract. 3 CA05 879 Page 12 a. The first arriving Chief Officer will transition command from the initial attack incident commander b Announce and assume command. c. Establish an Incident Command Post. 4 Wildland fires will be managed via Unified Command structure affording all agencies with jurisdictional responsibility to establish a common set of objectives and strategies. 5 Common communications shall be established utilizing the FIRESCOPE Statewide channel plan with the following VFIF frequencies. a. Command i. Common command frequency assigned by the BDCC b Tactical H. Common tactical frequencies assigned by the BDCC c. Air to Ground iii. Common air to ground frequencies assigned by the BDCC d. Note: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) San Bernardino Unit Emergency Command Center (BDCC) will make every effort to assign VHF frequencies utilizing the pre -designated frequency chart below VHF FREQUENCIES BDU L1 151 4450 159 3900 BDU LOCAL 1 CDF C1 151 3550 159 3000 CDF COMMAND 1 CDF C2 151.2650 159 3300 CDF COMMAND 2 CDF C3 151 3400 159 3450 CDF COMMAND 3 CDF T5 151.2500 151 2500 CDF TAC 5 CDF T8 151 3700 151 3700 CDF TAC 8 CDF A/G 151,2200 151.2200 CDF AIR TO GND NET VFIRE22 154.2650 154.2650 VFIRE22 VFIRE23 154.2950 154.2950 VFIRE23 6 Wildland fires in jurisdictions outside of the Redlands Wildland Contract area that are deemed an immanent threat to Redlands Wildland Contract area or mutual threat zone a. Immediate notification will be made to BDCC. BDCC will in turn notify Redlands Fire Department via San Bernardino County Communications Center (XBOC) 7 For Wildland fires originating in the Redlands Wildland Contract area or mutual threat zone, Cal Fire will dispatch resources based on the Low, Medium or High dispatch levels, as well as by the closest resource concept. Additional resources may be responded based upon initial reports. RESPONSE LEVELS STATE RESOURCES HIGH MEDIUM LOW Engines 5 4 2 Dozers 1 1 - Crews 2 2 - City of Redlands Contract. 3CA05879 Page13 Helicopter 1 1 Air Tanker 2 Air Attack 1 Battalion Chief 1 1 1 Repair of Fire Suppression Damage 1 The nature of fire and other emergency activity work invites accidents, injuries, and general confusion. In addition, fire control forces may take actions that are reasonably necessary to control a fire or other emergency but which are damaging to property Such actions will be considered reasonable and proper if good judgment is used by responsible personnel according to the conditions that exist at the time of the action. CAL FIRE is not obligated or authorized to make actual expenditures or efforts to repair or replace private property 2. Advise those claimants who insist upon taking formal action to correspond with the Secretary, State Board of Control, P 0 Box 3035, 926 J Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, 5814 The claimant may be supplied by the Board of Control with a copy of form STD 275, entitled, Damage Claims Against the State of California. Fire Information 1 Joint fire information dissemination as determined and approved by the Unified Incident Commanders. General Procedures 1 Plan to be reviewed and updated as necessary prior to June 30th Administrative listings 1 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) San Bernardino Unit Head Quarters 3800 N Sierra Way San Bernardino, CA 92406 (909) 881-6900 2. Redlands Fire Department 35 Cajon St # 12 Redlands, CA 92373-4746 (909) 798-7600