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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - No. 016-10 Idyllwild Fire Protection District PO Box 656 Idyllwild, CA 92549 (951) 659-2153 Resolution No.016-10 A Resolution of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Authorizing an Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the City of San Jacinto Forming the Idyllwild-San .lacinto Regional Fire Authority WHEREAS. the City of San Jacinto and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District each have the authority under California law to provide fire protection, emergency medical and related services within their respective jurisdictions; WHEREAS, the City and the District are both public agencies authorized and empowered to contract with the other Party for the joint exercise of powers under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, Sections 6500,et seq., of the California Government Code; WHEREAS, by jointly exercising fire protection,emergency medical and related services with the District, the City is able to provide a public benefit to its constituency; and WHEREAS, the District desires to create and establish the Idyllwild-San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority for the purposes set forth in the Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: I. The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners hereby approves that certain Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Creating an Agency to be known as the Idyllwild-San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority, which is attached hereto.The President of the Board is authorised and directed to execute the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement on behalf of the District. 2. The Idyllwild Fire Protection District hereby finds and determines that approval of this Resolution and execution of the Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.)("CEQA")and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq,)on several separate and independent grounds. Approval of this Resolution and execution of the Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement does not constitute a "project' for purposes of CEQA tinder State CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(a)and 15378(b) on grounds these actions have no potential to result in either a direct physical change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the Page 1 of 2 environment, and instead constitute government organization, fiscal,and administrative activities. Further, even if these actions constitute a"project"for purposes of CEQA, the categorical exemptions in State CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Existing Facilities)and section 15320(Changes in Organization of Local Agencies) would apply. None of the exceptions to these categorical exemptions listed in State Cf?QA Guidelines section 15300.2 are applicable. Finally, these actions are also exempt under State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the "commonsense" exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that these actions will not result in a physical change in the environment. The Fire Chief is hereby authorized and directed to rile a Notice of Exemption with the Riverside County Clerk's Office within five (5)calendar days following the adoption of this Resolution. 3. The custodian of the record of proceedings for this action shall be the Fire Chief!District Clerk, whose offices are located at 54160 Maranatha Dr., PO Box 656, Idyllwild, CA 92549. PASSED AND ADOPTED at the Special Meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners held Thursday,July 28,2016. W)ida.Andrewson, Vice President I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted and in witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the ldylhvild Fire Protection District. Patrick Reitz, Fire Chief!District Clerk i 4 I I i Page 2 of 2