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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Agenda Date Requested: January 25, 2010 <br />Requested By: Jeff Suggs <br />Department: Emergency Management <br />Report: Resolution: Ordinance: X <br />Exhibits: Ordinance <br />Exhibits: Interlocal Agreement with Harris County (2010) <br />Exhibits Changes to Interlocal Agreement <br />Budeet <br />Source of Funds: <br />Account Number: <br />Amount Budgeted: <br />Amount Requested: <br />Budgeted Item: YES NO <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />In 2004, the City entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Harris County for emergency disaster services. <br />(Ordinance No. 2004-2750) This agreement allows the City and County to better serve the public by sharing various <br />resources in times of disaster. <br />The County has proposed acceptance of an updated version of this agreement. The proposed agreement more <br />clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of each participating Party, explains how such requests for resources <br />will be carried out, and strengthens the protection of the City from liability when providing or requesting services <br />from a neighboring jurisdiction or agency. Exhibit C, Changes to Interlocal Agreement, demonstrates the <br />differences between the previous agreement and the newly proposed agreement. Additions to the previous <br />agreement are highlighted in gray. Any language that has been removed from the previous agreement contains a <br />strikethrough. <br />The agreement references the definition of a disaster as that term is defined in section 418.004 of the Texas <br />Government Code. Section 418.004 defines "disaster" as the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe <br />damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made cause, including fire, flood, <br />earthquake, wind, storm, wave action, oil spill or other water contamination, volcanic activity, epidemic, air <br />contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, other public <br />calamity requiring emergency action, or energy emergency. <br />Action Required by Council: <br />approval or other action of an Interlocal Agreement between the City and Harris County for disaster <br />r� ivi a a.,vuucu Aeiluil <br />R;�A Ron Bottoms, City Manager Date <br />