O-2010-3212 Interlocal Agreement with Harris County/emergency assistance during disaster declaration

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The Parties hereto desire to enter into an agreement to provide mutual aid consistent with the mutual aid and emergency assistance plans developed by their emergency management agencies and approved by the governing bodies of the City of La Porte and Harris County. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of LaPorte, Texas, and Harris County, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, do mutually agree as follows: TERMS: I. The City and Harris County shall each appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator to take all steps necessary for the implementation of this Agreement. II. It shall be the duty of each Party to formulate emergency management plans and programs that incorporate the use of available resources, including personnel, equipment, buildings, and supplies necessary to provide mutual aid and emergency, assistance. The plan, approved by the governing body of each Party, shall be submitted to the Governor's Division of Emergency Management. This Agreement shall, apply to the dispatch of emergency service responses by either or both Parties in response to a disaster as that term is defined in section 418.004 of the Texas Government, Code, and. in response to. actual and imminent; incidents that endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the public and require the use and of special equipment, trained personnel, or personnel in larger auanberthan are locally available in order to reduce, counteract, or remove the danger caused by the`incdent. This Agreemen# includes the provision of materials, supplies, equipments and other forms of aid by ,and between the Partiesincluding the `staffing and equipping of emergency. operations; and participation by personnel iii exercises, drills, or other training activities designed #o train and prepare for, cope with; respond to; or prevent -,the occurrence of any, disaster. In carrying out emergency management plans and programs, the Parties shall, insofar as possible, provide and follow uniform standards, practices and rules and regulations, including but not limited to the following: • Warnings and signals for exercises or disasters and the mechanical devices to be used in connection therewith. • Shutting off water mains, gas mains, and electric power connections, and the suspension of all other utility services. • Selection of all materials, equipment or buildings used or to be used for emergency management purposes to assure that such materials and equipment will be easily and freely interchangeable when used by either Party hereto. • The conduct of civilians and the movement and cessation of movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic prior to, during, and subsequent to exercises or disasters. • The safety of public meetings or gatherings. 2