HomeMy WebLinkAbout51331
2
3
4
5
6
?
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
ORDINANCE NO. 5 I 3 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT BETWEEN PIERCE COUNTY AND PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUGET SOUND URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TASK
FORCE.
WHEREAS, this Memorandum of Agreement, attached hereto as
Exhibit "A", is to delineate responsibilities and procedures
for Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) activities under the
authority of "The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Act," Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
S5121, et seq., and relevant State authorities, or when
otherwise properly directed; and
WHEREAS, said "Memorandum of Agreement" contains all the
relevant text of a similar MOA entered into between Pierce
County, the State of Washington and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA); and
WHEREAS, the provisions of this Memorandum apply only to
Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force activities performed
at the request of the Federal government, provided at the
option of Pierce County, Participating Organizations, and the
State, in conjunction with, or in preparation of, a
Presidential declaration of disaster or emergency and upon
activation as outlined;
Ordinance No. 5133
August 10, 1998
Page 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor of the City of Auburn is hereby
authorized to execute the Memorandum of Agreement between
Pierce County and Participating Organizations in the Puget
Sound Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. A copy of said
Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
out the directions of this legislation.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
publication, as provided by law.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
August 17, 1998
August 17, 1998
Auqust 17, 1998
MAYOR
Ordinance No. 5133
August 10, 1998
Page 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S· t
City Attorney
Published:
Ordinance No. 5133
August 10, 1998
Page 3
1
2
3
'4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN PIERCE COUNTY AND
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUGET SOUND US&R TASK:FORCE
An agreement entered into this / 7 ~ day of ~~, 19.~__~, by and between
the County of Pierce, hereinafter called the County, the sp01~oring jurisdiction for the Puget
Sound Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, and the City of. Autmrn ,
hereinafter called the Participating Organization.
L PURPOSE
This Memorandum of Agreement is to delineate responsibilities and procedures for
Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) activities under the authority of "The Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act," Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42
U.S.C. S5121, et seq., and relevant State authorities, or when otherwise properly
directed. This "Memorandum of Agreement" contains all the relevant text of a similar
MOA entered into between pierce County, the State of Washington, and FEMA. It is
included herein so that the Participating Organization is aware of the obligations each
party has to each other that may impact the Participating Organization.
II. SCOPE
The provisions of this Memorandffm apply only to-US&R Task Force activities
performed at the request of the Federal government, provided at the option of Pierce
County, Participating Organizations, and the State, in conjunction with, or in
preparation of, a Presidential declaration of disaster or emergency and upon activation
as outlined below in sub-element V.A. Details concerning specific working
relationships involving the Participating Organization on various projects may be
appended to this document as they are developed.
IH. DEFINITIONS
Activation: the formal request by FEMA to a sponsoring jurisdiction, via
procedures outlined in sub-element V. PROCEDURES, to mobilize their Task
Force and respond. The response standard is for the Task Force to arrive with
all equipment and personnel at a pre-designated deployment site within six
hours of the activation notice. For the purposes of this agreement, the primary
deployment site is McChord Air Force Bage. Activities related to a activation
are reimbursable..
Advisory: issues information about an impending event or an event which has
occurred. An Advisory is issued when no Federal involvement is expected, but
informs the recipient of what the Federal government is doing to prepare for an
event.
Exhibit "A"
I Ordinance No. 5133
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2O
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
4O
41
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
C.
Alert: the process of informing Task Forces that an event may occur or has
occurred' and that Task Forces may be activated at some point within a 12-hour
time frame. Upon receiving an Alert, the recipient may need to engage in
administrative preparations which will be chargeable against the disaster. Task
Forces are not authorized to initiate emergency procurement of equipment
during this level of notification.
Associate Director: the Associate Director for State and Local Programs and
Support Directorate, FEMA.
mo
Department of Defense (DOD): the Department of Defense, to include military
and civilian components. DOD is the primary agent for coordinating US&R
efforts under Emergency Support Function/tO, US&R, under the Federal
Response Plan.
F. Director: the Director of the Fedenil Emergency Management Agency.
Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT): a functional unit activated under
the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) which provides austere medical
care in a disaster area or medical services at transfer points and reception sites
associated with patient evacuation. This program is managed by the Public
Health Service (PHS).
Ho
Emergency Information and Coordination Center (EICC): a control center
located within FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., to provide interagency
coordination of assistance to emergency or disaster areas.
Emergency Support Function (ESF):. Annexes to the Federal Response Plan,
numbered 1 through 12, that define functional areas of responsibility, describe
organizational structures, and provides specific information to federal agencies
and departments to facilitate a coordinated Federal delivery of disaster response
assistance to supplement State and local emergency response efforts.
Excepted Volunteer Service: the federal employment status of task force
members when they are activated by FEMA, so they can be treated solely as
federal employees for the tort liability purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act.
K,
Federal Response Plan: the plan (for Public Law 93-288, as amended),
establishing the basis for the provision of Federal assistance to a State and its
affected local governments impacted by a catastrophic or significant disaster or
emergency which results in a requirement for Federal response assistance. The
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28'
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
3'6
37
38
39
· 40
41
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
Plan outlines the planning assumptions, policies, concept of operations'.
organizational structures and specific assignments of responsibility to the 27
Federal agencies and departments, grouped into Emergency Support Functions
(ESF), that will provide coordinated response assistance to supplement State
and local response efforts.
Lo
FEMA: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Hard Match: FEMA's process of matching a sponsoring jurisdiction's cash
expenditure with a cash reimbursement at a predetermined ratio.
Incident Commander: the individual(s) responsible for the over-all
orchestration and coordination of an emergency incident.
Oo
National Disaster Medical System (NDMS): a cooperative effort of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Defense
(DOD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),.FEMA, and State and local
governments and the private sector designed to care for a large number of
casualties resulting from either a domestic disaster or an overseas war. The
Public Health Service (PH~) heads the program.
Po
National Emergency Coordinating Center (NECC): a primary notification
center managed around the clock by FEMA located in Berryville, Va.
Qo
Participating Organization: a public entity which has entered into an agreement
with the County to provide support (personnel, equipment, services or funding)
for the establishment of the Puget Sound Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.
ao
Soft Match: FEMA's process of matching any type of expenditure by a
sponsoring jurisdiction with a cash reimbursement at a predetermined ratio.
So
Special DMAT Team: the medical component of a US&R Task Force which
provides medical care to the team members, team canines, victims located by
the team, and the local disaster area medical system in that order. Although
following guidelines similar to the NDMS, the Task Force special DMAT team
is activated only when the Task Force is activated.
To
Sponsoring Jurisdiction: a public entity providing official sanction to a US&R
Task Force. For the purposes of this agreement, the sponsoring organization is
Pierce County, Washington.
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
Ho
State: the State of Washington. The Department of Community Development,
Division of Emergency Management is the administering agency for the US&R
Task Force for the State.
Task Force: an integrated collection of personnel and equipment meeting
standardized capability criteria for addressing the special needs of US&R.
Task Force Leader: the individual(s) responsible for management and tactical
direction of the team, including, but not limited to training, administration,
equipment maintenance, accountability, and mobilization.
Xo
Urban Search and Rescue (US&R): specialized tactics and operations suited to
the unique .lifesaving problems presented in structural collapse situations.
IV. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. FEMA agrees to:
provide coordination, when appropriate, among the County, the State,
the state and local j.urisdiction(s) receiving assistance, and other relevant
governmental and private parties;
provide limited funding and technical support for equipment and
training specifically aimed at preparing the Task Force to be a fully
implementable Task Force, as prescribed in the FEMA Urban Search
and Rescue Response System Manual;
o
provide assistance to the Task Force in obtaining supplies and
equipment from Federal and donor sources for training and use in
disaster situationS;
register Task Force members in the status of "Excepted Volunteer
Service" under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, to treat them solely as
federal employees for the tort liability purposes of the Federal Tort
Claims Act;
°
provide full reimbursement for all costs incurred by the County and the
Participating Organizations as outlined in the sub-element VI.
FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS;
4
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
6. provide reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses for task forc~
members deployed to a disaster site as outlined in sub-element VI.
FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS; and,
provide document control at the Regional office ensuring all reports '.are
directed to FEMA Headquarters, Federal Response Division, Attn:
US&R.
B. The State agrees to:
maintain a 24-hour alert capability for activating the Task Force,
including a point-of-contact or duty officer available at all times;
implement the appropriate alert and activation procedure of the Task
Force if requested to do so by FEMA;
issue a Mission Number upon the activation of the Task Force to
provide protection for emergency workers while they are Supporting
Task Force mobilization within the State of Washington; and,
o
provide document control at the Sta~e Division of Emergency
Management, to ensure that all reports are directed to the appropriate
FEMA regional point of contact.
C. The County agrees to:
provide an administrating agency, which will be the Pierce County
Department of Emergency Management, which will carry out the herein
agreed upon responsibilities of the County;
recruit, and organize the Task Force, in cooperation with the other
Participating Organizations involved with the Task Force, making every
reasonable effort to fill Task Force positions in accordance with the
guidelines prescribed in the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Response
System Manual;
o
execute separate Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) with Participating
Organizations which obligate them to the terms of this agreement and
the specific responsibilities of a Participating Organization, including
but not limited to the accountability of the.equipment said Participating
Organizations purchase with matching funds; and, obligate the parties to
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
I1
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
this MOA to all of the specific terms and conditions outlined in this
MOA.
execute a separate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PHS,
attached as Attachment A, and register all medical personnel on'the
Task Force through PHS as a specialized DMAT;
o
provide training, with limited support and guidance from FEMA, with
the objective of assisting Task Force members in upgrading, developing
and renewing-skills, as needed, to maintain qualifications for Task Force
positions according to the criteria and guidelines-described in FEMA's
US&R Task Force Description Manual;
develop, practice and implement an internal call-out system for Task
Force members;
manage administrative, financial, and personnel issues-as they relate to
the Task Force, including the filing of alloriginal paperwork, with
copies being distributed as outlined in Vrll. REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS;. _
o
provide other reporting as delineated in VIIi. REPORTING
'REQUIREMENTS;
develop, maintain, and be responsible for US&R,specific equipment
purchased with matching funding from FEMA and Pierce County;
10.
coordinate personnel and equipment for US&R exercises, as agreed
upon with FEMA and the State, subject to the availability of such Task
Force personnel and equipment based upon State and local requirements
and priorities at the time such personnel and equipment are needed.
Use of equipment purchased with FEMA matching funds is limited to
FEMA sanctioned response activities, appropriate responses as
determined by the County and the Participating Organizations, and
mutually agreed upon ~aining.
D. The Participating Organization agrees to:
participate in the development of the Task Force by providing one or
more of the following:
a. Representation on the Task Force;
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
i4
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
3t
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
bo
Representation on one or more Task Force committees;.
Participation in Task Force training; or,
Facilities for Task Force committee meetings;
o
provide funds, if appropriate, to be matched by FEMA for the purchase
of US&R related equipment needed by the Task Force for the
development of a standing US&R Equipment Cache as described in
FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Response System Manual, and
develop, maintain, and provide accountability for any such equipment
purchased;
donate, if appropriate, US&R-related equipment and/or supplies, as
described in FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Response System
Manual, for the development of a standing US&R Equipment Cache or
for donation to the Task Force at time of deployment;
make. every reasonable effort to provide any US&R-related. equipment
and/or supplies, as described in FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue
Response System Manual and in the possession of the Participating
Organization, for mobilization and response within six hours after a
FEMA and/or State activation, and 'such equipment and supplies shall be
listed and identified on forms provided by the County;
recruit members for filling Task Force positions according to the criteria
and guidelines described in the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue
Response System Manual, and provide and update the names and
background information of participating members on forms provided by
the County;
o
provide the agreed upon personnel and equipment for US&R related
training exercises, subject to the availability of such Task Force
personnel and equipment which will be based upon local requirements
and priorities at the time such personnel and equipment are needed, for
training for developing, upgrading, or renewing skills as needed to
maintain qualifications for particular positions on the Task Force
according to the criteria and guidelines described in the FEMA Urban
search and Rescue Response System Manual;
participate in the development of an internal Task Force personnel call-
out and equipment mobilization procedure, to be developed with the
County, with the objective of having personnel and equipment arrive at
McChord AFB within six hours from the time of official activation;
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
o
maintain 24-hour Task Force member alert capabilities, and provide to
the County a 24-hour emergency phone' number or point of contact
available at all times, consistent with mutually agreed to Task Force
call-out procedures, for activating team members; and,
o
provide administrative, financial and personnel management as they
relate to the Participating Organization's Task Force personnel and
equipment, including the documentation of all costs incurred by the
Participating Organization's member(s) relating to activation of the Task
Force, and file all original paperwork with the Participating
Organization and copies, as outlined in sub-section Vii. REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS, with to the County.
mo
DOD, a supporting agent for coordinating US&R efforts, has the following
responsibilities under Emergency Support Function ~9 (US&R) under the
Federal Response Plan:
provide transportation of US&R Task Forces to and from the point of
departure, mobilization and disaster sites;
o
provide logistical, maintenance, and other support to deployed US&R
Task Forces; and,
o
while a Task Force is deployed, coordinate the replacement and/or
rehabilitation of expended, damaged, lost, or desu:oyed US&R Task
Force equipment and supplies used in the course of operations.
ge
PROCEDURES
A. Alert and Activation
Upon request from any State government for Federal disaster assistance,
or the determination by FEMA that pre-positioning US&R Task Forces
is prudent, FEMA shall request the activation of US&R Task Forces
necessary to respond to the emergency or disaster situation. Alert
notifications may be initiated independently by FEMA.
Alert and/or Activation notices shall be communicated by the EICC or
NECC, through the State of Washington Division of Emergency
Management Duty Officer to the Task Force through mutually agreed to
notification procedures.
1
2
3
4
5
6
'7
8
9
I0
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
2'/
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
B. Mobilization, Deployment, and Re-deployment
Members of the Task Force shall be notified in accordance with Task
Force notification procedures.
Members of the Task Force shall mobilize and move personnel and
equipment to McChord Air Force Base, making every effort to have
personnel and equipment at McChord AFB within the 6 hour
mobilization standard.
o
UpOn arrival at the mobilization area, DOD shall provide, an on-ground
brief'rog, maps, food and housing (as necessary), and other items
essential to the immediate deployment and operations of the Task Force.
DOD .will supply a liaison and a radio operator to each Task Force
deployed to a-disaster site.
DOD shall provide transportation between the mobilization area'and the
disaster site.
o
Upon completion of-the US&R miss. ion, the Task Force shaII be
redeployed to McChord Air Force Base or other airfield near the point
of origin by DOD airlift.
C. Management
Under Emergency Support Function (ESF) ~ - Urban Search and
Rescue, of the Federal Response Plan, DOD has overall management
responsibilities of US&R Task Forces from their activation to their
arrival at a declared disaster area,-and from deactivation until their
return to their original point-of-departure.
Tactical employment of US&R Task Forces will be passed from DOD
to the local or on-site Incident Commander within the disaster area.
VI. FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS
mo
For the development of the Task Fo. rce, a cash grant of $100,000, (awarded to
the Task Force from iFY 1991 funds and administered through the State's
Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement [CCA]), was made for Task Force
equipment purchases to be matched on a 50/50 hard match basis. A cash ~ant
of $10,000, awarded by FEMA from FY 1990 funds was made for Task Force
training to be matched on a 75% (Federal)/25% (Local) soft-match basis. A
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
cash grant of $15,000, awarded by FEMA from FY 1992 funds was for Task
Force training and equipment to be matched on a 75% (Federal)/25% (Local)
soft-match basis. Future funding for training and equipment may be allocated
as determined by FEMA.
Bo
Upon activation, Task Force members will be registered as "Eicepted
Volunteer Service" employees with FEMA. Task Force members remain
employed by the County or their respective Participating Organization for
salary and assessments of other benefits as provided in Attachment B. FEMA
will reimburse the County and the Participating Organizations the normal and
usual rates of pay and back-fill costs accrued asa result of the activation of the
Task Force by FEMA.
Co
From the time of activation by FEMA until the Task Force is returned to its
point of embarkation and fully demobilized, the County and the Participating
Organizations shall be fully compensated by FEMA for the respofise of Task
Force personnel in accordance with the then current employee pay schedules,
union contracts, benefits, and policies set forth .by the County and the
Participating Organizations.
Do
For the purposes of worker's compensation and long .term disability, Task
Force members who perform disaster relief functions in connection with this
US&R program will be considered performin.' g within the scope of their
employment with the County or respective Participating Organization, and as
such, subject to the appropriate State and local worker's compensation laws.
The County and the respective Participating Organizations shall be reimbursed
by FEMA for the payment of these benefits and expenses incurred as a result
of a FEMA sponsored training exercise or disaster response.
Eo
Any reasonable expense incurred by the County and the Participating
Organizations in filling a US&R Task Force Member's position while the Task
Force member has been activated will be paid for by FEMA. FEMA will not
pay for personnel costs above the normal and usual rate for that position. It is
expressly agreed and understood by FEMA, the State, and the County that
personnel costs payable by FEMA include differential overtime compensation if
the organization is required to pay such compensation costs in filling positions
deemed critical for public safety and well-being.
Fo
Any reasonable expense incurred by the County, and the Participating
Organizations, for the purpose of mobilizing the Task Force in response to a
Federal activation and/or alert and demobilizing (returning the Task Force to a
state of readiness with the home jurisdiction) shall be paid for by FEMA.
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
Go
Medical team personnel shall be registered as special Disaster Medical
Assistance Team members under the guidelines of the U.S. Public Health
Service's (PHS) "National Disaster Medical System." (See Attachment A - PHS
MOU) Compensation for medical personnel shall be in accordance with
Section VI.B above.
Ho
Task Force members shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem costs in
accordance with Federal travel regulations, unless otherwise authorized.
Task Force members shall be reimbursed for reasonable personal costs of
operations and maintenance incurred in conjunction with Task Force
mobilization and disaster operations.
Rehabilitation or replacement costs of non-expendable equipment will be
reimbursed if the piece of equipment was used at a disaster site or on disaster
exercises, as authorized by FEMA. While FEMA will consider on a case~by-
case basis the replacement of lost or stolen equipment, where the equipment
was not lost or stolen as a result of negligence on the part of the Task Force or
its personnel, FEMA will replace that equipment.
No Task Force or any Task Force member shall be reimbursed by FEMA for
costs incurred by activations outside the scope of this agreement.
The County shall act as the central agent for the submission of all
reimbursement claims to FEMA through the State, and the disbursement of all
compensations from FEMA regarding FEMA-sanctioned US&R Task Force
Activities.
Mo
All equipment purchased under this agreement with matching funds will revert
to the Task Force member organization which shared in the matching costs for
that equipment at the time that this agreement is dissolved. Equipment
purchased upon mobilization through the authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288), as amended, is
the property of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and as such, must
be included in the Task Force's stand alone equipment cache and cannot be
used for day to day operations.
No
All financial commitments herein are made subject to the availability of funds
and the further mutual agreement of the signatory parties.
11
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
VII. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The County will submit quarterly financial and activity reports in accordance
with the Comprehensive Coopei-ative Agreement with the State of Washington,
Article VI.,'Reports.
Bo
The County will submit to FEMA, SL-CD-PR-OP, Attn: US&R, in writing, all
personnel changes as they relate to the composition of the Task Force,
including information on personnel training and qualifications upgrades. As
new members are admitted to positions on the Task Force, the relevant portions
of the qualifications list will also be submitted. Information copies will be sent
to the State and to FEMA Region X.
The County will submit a copy of the PHS MOA, when it is completed and
signed, to FEMA, SL-CD-PR-OP, Attn: US&R. Information copies will be
sent to the State and to FEMA Region X.
Do
Verification of the Task Force member credentials, as they relate to the criteria
outlined in FEMA's US&R Task Force Description Manual, will be submitted
by the County to FEMA o.n-an annual basis or at other times as requested by
FEMA. Information copies will be sent to'the State and to FEMA Region X.
Eo
After an activation and subsequent demobilizatiOn by FEMA after the
.emergency is over, the County will collect all documentation related to County
and Participating Organization costs associated with the activation, including
but not limited to personnel costs, administrative costs, equipment repair and
replacement, back-f'fll costs, overtime, and other compensation, and file a
master billing to FEMA for reimbursement Information copies will be sent to
the State and to FEMA Region X.
FEMA shall send Task Force reimbursement to the County, which will in turn
distribute appropriate reimbursement to the Participating Organizations.
VIII. CONDITIONS, AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION
Ao
This agreement will commence upon its signing, and will end on December 31,
-t-994, at which time all parties may agree to renew the agreement. Renewal
will be based, among other things, on an evaluation of the Puget Sound US&R
Task Force's ability to conform with training and standards as outlined in
FEMA's US&R'Task Force Description Manual.
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
Bo
This Memorandum may be modified or amended only by written agreement
signed by all parties, and all such amendments will be attached .to this
agreement. The memorandum may be terminated by any party upon 30 days
written notice.
Co
FEMA complies with the provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September
24, 1965, as amended; and with the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the
Secretary of Labor to the end that "(FEMA) will not discriminate against any
employee or applicant for employment on the grounds of race, color, religion,
sex or national origin" In addition, use of Federal facilities, supplies and
services will be in compliance with regulations prohibiting duplication of
benefits and guaranteeing nondiscrimination. Distribution of supplies,
processing of applications, provision of technical assistance and 'other relief and
assistance activities shall be accomplished in an equitable and impartial manner
without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, nationality, sex
age or economic status.
Do
This agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original having identical legal effect.
XI. LIABILITY
Once a Task Force is activated under the terms of this Memorandum of Agreement,
the Non-Liability clause as stated in The Robert T. Stafford Act (PL 93--288), as
amended, 42 U.S.C. S5121, et seq., Section 305, will be in effect: "The Federal
Government shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance
of or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of
a Federal agency or an employee of the Federal Government in carrying out the
provisions of this Act."
X. ATTACHMENTS
A. PHS/Specialized DMAT MOU
B. Task Force Personnel Pay and Benefits SchedUle
13
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
I0
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Participating Organization MOA--Puget Sound USAR Task Force
XI. SIGNATURES
Authorizing Official Pierce County
Date
Approved as to Form:
Dep~[~ Pro~'-"~e~ ~uting Attorney
Recommended by:
Director of Pierce County
Department oqLF~rzgency Management
_~ '~udgeL& Fiance ' /~'
Authorizing Official ~les ~. ~, ~r
P~ticipating Organization
City of A~
Approved as to Form:
~City Attorney
Participating Organization
Michael J. Reynolds,
Auburn City AttOrney
Date
Date
Date
Date
14