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California Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CalWARN) <br />2007 Omnibus Mutual Assistance Agreement <br />WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Department of WaterResources (DWR), the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the California UtilitiesEmergency Association (CUEA) have expressed a mutual interest in the establishment of a planto facilitate and encourage water agency mutual assistance agreements between wateragencies; and <br />WHEREAS, the California Water Agency Response Network (CalWARN) was originally created to provide a forum for the development of mutual assistance agreements between water agencies in the OES Coastal Region of California; and later expanded to all water and wastewater agencies in the State of California, and <br />WHEREAS, the CALIFORNIA WATER/WASTEWATER AGENCY RESPONSENETWORK(CalWARN) 2007 OMNIBUS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT is a continuation of theWARN 1996 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID and 2001 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT andsets forth the mutual covenants and agreements for water and wastewater agencies to providemutual assistance to one another in times of emergency; and <br />WHEREAS, State OES regulates the SEMS program, and this agreement is consistent withSEMS, and that it is necessary to have a mutual assistance agreement in place to supportrequests to FEMA for costs of using assistance during an emergency, and <br />WHEREAS, the water or wastewater agency hereto has determined that it would be in its bestinterests to enter into an agreement that implements that plan and sets forth procedures and theresponsibilities of the agency whenever emergency personnel, equipment and facility assistance are provided from one agency to the other; and <br />WHEREAS, no water or wastewater agency should be in a position of unreasonably using its ownresources, facilities, or services providing such mutual assistance; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the intent of WARN to revise this agreement as necessary and to annuallypublish a list of all water and wastewater agencies participating in this agreement, as posted onwww.calwarn.org; and <br />WHEREAS, such an agreement is in accord with the California Emergency Services Act set forthin Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7 (Section 8550 et seq.) of the Government Code and specificallywith Articles 14and 17 (Section 8630 et seq.) of the Act. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the conditions and covenants contained therein, theCity of San Leandro agrees to become a party to the CalWARN 2007 Omnibus Mutual Assistance Agreement. <br />Date: ________________________________ <br />By: __________________________________ <br />Title: City Manager, City of San Leandro