HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 45-1975RESOLUTION NO. 45-75
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMERICAN NATIONAL
RED CROSS DISASTER SERVICES AS ATTACHMENT
"I" TO THE CITY'S REVISED BASIC EMERGENCY
PLAN DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1974,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
that the American National Red Cross Emergency Services Plan be added to the
Basic Emergency Plan for the City of South San Francisco, dated September 1,
1974, as Attachment "I", and the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized
to execute the certification thereon endorsed and return a duplicate original
to the American National Red Cross.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly intro-
duced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
at a reqular meeting held on the 2nd day of April ,
1975, by the following vote'
AYES, COUNCILMEN Richard A. Battaqlia, F. Frank Mammini, Terru J. Mirri,
Leo Padreddii and Warren Steinkamp
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NOES, None
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ABSENT, None
ATTEST~~-~.. ~-C~~ '
City~glerk
RESOLUTION NO. 45-75
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO.EMERGENCY PLAN
ATTACHMENT "I°'
AMERCAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
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I. RESPONSIBILITIES IN NATURAL DISASTER.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
The Act of Congress constituting the Red Cross charter required the Red
Cross to undertake relief activities for the purpose of mitigating suffering
caused by disaster and obligates the Red Cross to develop and carry out measures
to prevent such suffering. Public Law 93-288 in no way affects the legal status
nor restricts the authority and purposes of the American National Red Cross as
set forth in that ACT (36 U.S.C.3, Fifth). In carrying out the purposes of
Public Law 93-288, and/or subsequent disaster legislation, Federal state, or
local government may,.by contract or otherwise, accept and utilize the services
and facilities of the Red Cross, or may render through the Red Cros~ any assis-
tance authorized by that Act, such as medicines, food, and other consumable
supplies or emergency assistance.
Red Cross aid to disaster victims is not dependent upon a Presidential
declaration of a major disaster, but is provided regardless of the size of that
catastrophe or the number of people involved. Through a program of disaster
preparedness and relief by Red Cross chapters, divisions and areas throughout the
country, the Red Cross provides disaster victims with food, clothing, shelter,
first aid, and supplementary medical, nursing and hospital care and meets other
urgent immediate needs. This help may be provided on the basis of mass care in
shelters and at feeding stations and aid stations. The Red Cross also ~rovides
food and first aid services 'for emergency workers. The Red Cross provides blood
and blood products for disaster victims. The Red Cross handles inquiries from
concerned individuals outside the disaster area.
Help for disaster victims may also be provided on an individual family basis,
wi.th funds or purchase order issued to families for food, clothingSmedical care,
health items, essential household furnishings, urgently needed occupational
supplies and equipment, emergency rentals' for housing, transportation and tempor-
ary minor repai'rs to homes so that they can be reoccupied. The Red Cross will
assist in providing information about federal and other resources available for
additional assistance to disaster victims and will refer families to such re-
sources. The Red Cross will assist families in assembling needed information
for applications for such aid and will help them in processing their applications
if the families ask.for such assistance. ~Vhen ther. e is no Presidential Declara-
tion of a major disaster, or when such declaration has been made but a family is
not eligible for government benefits, Red Cross assistance may also include othen
recovery needs in addition to the emergency help already given. In such cases,
the need for help will be determined by an individual casework process. All Red
Cross disaster aid is on a grant basis, with no request for or expectation of
repayment.
Because administrative responsibility and financial control are insepar-
able, the Red Cross requires that all funds utilized by it in extending relief
will be.expended in accordance with its established policies.
B. RED CROSS RELATIONS WITH THE FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE ADMINISTR__A.TIO__~N,
STATE, AND-LOCAL GOVERNMENT~.
1. The Red Cross will usually have on-going working relationships for
disaster preparedness and relief with state and local governments. Because the
Red Cross responds immediately following a disaster's occurrence,the organization
.will often be operational before a Presidential Declaration of a major disaster
is made and will be working with the state and local governments before a F. CO
(Federal Coordinating Officer) of FDAA is designated'. While the Red Cross
will keep the FCO fully.informed as to working arrangements involved in a
specific disaster situation, the Red Cross will continue its direct relationship
with the state and local governments.
2. FDAA DISASTER. ASSISTANCE CENTERS
The' Red Cross will provide appropriate volunteers and/Or staff to
give direct service to disaster victims at all FDAA disaster assistance centers
when they are established. However, if the Red Cross has opened disaster service
centers in the disaster area pri.or to a Presidential Declaration and/or prior
to the opening of the FDAA Centers, the Red Cross will continue, to operate as
many of its .separate centers'as necessary ~nless facilities and convenience to
disaster victims are adequate in the FDAA center to accommodate the number of
Red Cross relief personnel and disaster victims involved.
II. COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITI_ES
The Red Cross Cooperates with all federal, state and local agencies who
have any responsibility for rendering disaster relief assistance to disaster
victims. The Red Cross is willing to accept commissions from governments and'
coordinate its relief effort with designated agencies. This may include
acting as an agent for governmental units under mutually agreed-upon conditions.
I, ARTHUR A. RODOND,I, City Clerk of the City of South san Francisco, do
hereby CERT.IFY that the aforegoing statement describing the American National Red'
Cross Emergency Services was approved.by Resolution No. 45-?5 , dated the
· 2nd day of ~1 , 1975, for inclusion as Attachment"~"i,n the Basic
Emergency Plan for the .City of South San' Francisco.
Date' April 2, 1975
Cit~ of South San Francisco