MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
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Washington State Military Department Emergency Management Division Intergovernmental Agreement for Mutual Aid Deployment
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement for Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement (PNEMA) between the City of Redmond Police Department and the Washington State Military Department
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Kristi Wilson, Chief of Police 425-556-2529
Ron Harding, Captain 425-556-2589
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
This agreement allows the City of Redmond Police Department to provide and receive necessary mutual aid assistance to Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement (PNEMA) participants (currently the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, the Canadian Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory) under the direction of the Washington State Military Department of Emergency Management Division. It is an ongoing agreement that can be terminated by either party upon a 30-day prior written notice.
IV. PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS HELD
This agreement was presented to the Public Safety Committee on May 15, 2018
V. IMPACT
A. Service/Delivery:
This agreement would allow the Washington State Military Department through its Emergency Management Division, and the City of Redmond Police Department to authorize and direct the deployment of certain necessary mutual aid between the EMAC participants, who are currently all fifty states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.
B. Fiscal Note:
The Military Department will reimburse the City of Redmond for the expenses of authorized resources deployed under this Agreement per the Federal General Services Administration (GSA) rates for the applicable deployment location existing at the time of deployment.
VI. ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
A. Approve as proposed
B. Do not approve the intergovernmental agreement thereby foregoing mutual aid assistance the City of Redmond may provide to or receive from PNEMA in the event of an emergency.
VII. TIME CONSTRAINTS
The current agreement expires August 31, 2018
VIII. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Intergovernmental Agreement