Resolution No. 4024RESOLUTION NO 4024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
SUPPORTING AND AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FORMATION OF
AN ORANGE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND
RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION FOR THAT CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS the service area and financial structure of the
Orange County Fire Department has dramatically changed since its
inception in 1980 growing to a program that now includes 16
contract cities comprising 83% of the total population served by
the County department and
WHEREAS, the 1989 Orange County Fire Department Master Plan
raised concerns regarding the cities' inability to control rising
costs and service levels and the financial inequities inherent
in the current system and
WHEREAS a steering committee of County and city
representatives recommended in May 1991 that organizational
alternatives and funding strategies including a fire protection
district be studied for the future and
WHEREAS the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985
(Government Code Section 56000 et al ) and the Fire Protection
District Law of 1987 were deemed necessary largely in response
to a need for greater flexibility in the organization and
financing of local fire services and
WHEREAS, the recently completed Evaluation of Financial
Feasibility for an Orance County Fire Protection District
concluded that a fire district will be practical and feasible to
achieve among other things the following goals
1 retain a regional approach to fire services to realize
economies of scale and continue with the present excellent
service
2 provide equal agency representation on a governing board,
regardless of participant size, to address cost
expenditure equity and service level issues
3 provide a mechanism for future additions/deletions of
agencies to the district and
4 provide continued use of mechanisms for development fee
programs, and/or development agreements for fire stations
and capital equipment requirements
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Cypress to
1 Agree to participate in the steps necessary to pursue
formation of an Orange County Fire Protection District with
boundaries to include the cities of Cypress Dana Point,
Irvine Laguna Hills Laguna Niguel Lake Forest, La Palma
Los Alamitos Mission Viejo San Juan Capistrano Villa Park
and Yorba Linda and the County unincorporated area,
including but not limited to the following
a accept the findings included in the November 1991
report entitled An Evaluation of the Financial
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District
b authorize the City of Irvine to initiate and the City
of Cypress to participate as a Structural Fire Fund
city in the development of a Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO) application for fire district
formation and plan for services
„ c financially participate in Phase II implementation of
the fire district study
d participate in city/County negotiations of key fire
district issues including but not limited to the
following
- transfer of
district
assets from the County to the
- sale of fire headquarters property
- cash contract and unincorporated area fire service
cost calculations
- makeup of
board
the Fire Protection District's governing
transfer of liabilities from the County to the
District
- legislative changes
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of December
1991
ATTEST
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
I DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at
a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 9th day of
December 1991 by the following roll call vote
AYES 5 COUNCILMEMBERS Age, Bowman, Kerry, Nicholson and
NOES 0 COUNCILMEMBERS None Partin
ABSENT 0 COUNCILMEMBERS None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS