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AGREEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION This Agreement is made this fc~i day of Jul, 2005, by and between the County of Alameda and the cities, special districts, and other public benefit non-profit corporations that are parties to this Agreement. WHEREAS, the potential for a major catastrophe due to natural or manmade disaster requires all government entities within Alameda County to be prepared to share resources and information among themselves as well as with the State of California in order to protect public welfare; and WHEREAS, greater efficiency and disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation can be achieved by joining the efforts of the County of Alameda, the Cities, Special Districts, and other public benefit non-profit corporations together in pre-disaster agreements; and WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act makes reference to the "operational area" and defines it as "an intermediate level of the state emergency services organization" created to perform extraordinary functions for local governments within a county area such as strengthening mutual coordination, providing a focal point and conduit for disaster information, and assisting in the efficient management of resources; THE COUNTY, CITIES, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AND OTHER PUBLIC BENEFIT NON- PROFIT CORPORATIONS AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. RECOGNITION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN AN OPERATIONAL AREA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION The parties to this Agreement recognize an Operational Area, as the term is defined in the California Emergency Services Act (California Government Code §8550 et seq.) which designates an intermediate level of organization, cooperation, and planning between public entities within Alameda County boundaries. The County of Alameda, cities, special districts, and other public benefit non-profit corporations that are parties to this Agreement shall participate in this organizational structure which is a partnership for a systematic approach for exchanging disaster intelligence, mutual aid requests, and resource requests in emergencies and also to provide emergency preparedness on a day-to-day basis through cooperative training and exercise activities. The Operational Area Emergency Management Organization will be the primary contact point during an emergency in Alameda County for sharing disaster intelligence among local agencies and between the Operational Area Emergency Management Organization and state and federal agencies requesting information. The Operational Area Emergency Management Organization will assist parties to this agreement share resources before, during, and after an emergency to prepare, respond, and recover from disasters that strike Alameda County. The Operational Area Emergency Management Organization will prioritize competing needs according to the policies and procedures approved by the Operational Area Council. Alameda County Operational Area Agreement Page 1