Resolution No. 6471219
RESOLUTION NO. 6471
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
MAKING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CITY'S PRIOR APPROVAL OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY'S SECOND AMENDMENT
TO THE AMENDED JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) was formed in 1995 to
provide regional fire protection and related services to the County of Orange and 18
member cities; and
WHEREAS, five additional cities have become members of the OCFA since its
original formation; and
WHEREAS, the original Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement was amended
on September 23, 1999, and thereafter renewed in 2010 by the First Amendment to the
Amended JPA Agreement; and
WHEREAS, under the Amended JPA Agreement, OCFA member agencies pay
for fire services under one of the following two pay structures: (1) the Structural Fire
Fund, or (2) cash contracts; and
WHEREAS, if a member agency is a Structural Fire Fund jurisdiction, the County
of Orange collects property taxes in the member agency's jurisdiction, a portion of which
is paid to OCFA for fire services; and
WHEREAS, if a member agency is a Cash Contract City, the member agency
makes service payments directly to OCFA from the member agency's general funds
pursuant to the terms of a contract entered into by the OCFA and the member agency;
and
WHEREAS, the OCFA and certain member agencies were concerned that these
payment structures created inequity among the member agencies; and
WHEREAS, in Tight of this perceived inequity, some member agencies expressed
concern that they may need to withdraw from membership in OCFA in 2020, as allowed
by the Amended JPA Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the long -term stability of the OCFA and allow the
OCFA to continue to provide cost - effective fire protection services for the various
member agencies, the OCFA proposed a new Enhanced Hybrid Model payment
structure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cypress (City) is committed to participating in regional
efforts to provide cost - effective and adequate fire protection services; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2013, the City Council approved the Second
Amendment to the Amended JPA Agreement (Second Amendment) to allow for the use
of the Enhanced Hybrid Model payment structure; and
WHEREAS, the City now wishes to affirm its intent in approving the Second
Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby affirms that the foregoing recitals
are true and correct, and are adopted as findings representing the City Council's intent
in approving the Second Amendment on October 28, 2013.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress, at a regular
meeting held on the 27th day of October, 2014.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
MAYOR
F THE CITY OF CYPRESS
I, DENISE BASHAM, 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 27th day of October, 2014, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bailey, Narain, Yarc, Johnson and Mills
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS