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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO.2009- RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SAN LEANDRO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION WHEREAS, in Homeland Security Directive - 5, the President directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System, which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local, and tribal governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, regardless of cause, size, or complexity; and WHEREAS, California pioneered the development of standardized incident management systems to respond to a variety of catastrophic disasters, including fires, earthquakes, floods, and landslides; and WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, California fire service, in partnership with the federal government, developed the seminal emergency incident command system that has become the model for incident management nationwide; and WHEREAS, in 1993, California was the first state to adopt a statewide Standardized Emergency Management System for use by every emergency response organization, and implemented a system to ensure the continual improvement of the Standardized Emergency Management System; and WHEREAS, California emergency management professionals have contributed their expertise to the development of the National Incident Management System; and WHEREAS, it is essential for responding to disasters that federal, state, local, and tribal organizations utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures, interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command structures, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training, and exercising, comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters; and WHEREAS, the California Standardized Emergency Management System substantially meets the objectives of the National Incident Management System; and WHEREAS, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission) recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System nationwide; and WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California directed the Office of Emergency Services and Office of Homeland Security (now called the California Emergency Management Agency) in cooperation with the Standardized Emergency Management System Advisory Board to develop a program to integrate the National Incident Management System, to the extent appropriate, into the state's emergency management system. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE to integrate the National Incident Management System into its emergency operations plan; and