HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 130-2024 RESOLUTION NO. 130-2024
RESOLUTION OF THE BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE
2024 BURLINGAME AND HILLSBOROUGH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (EOP)
BASIC PLAN; CEQA DETERMINATION: EXEMPT PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA
GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15378(B)(2) AND 15378(B)(5)
WHEREAS, in 2019, the Burlingame/Hillsborough Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Basic
Plan to be used as a base document by the City of Burlingame and the Town of Hillsborough was
presented by the Central County Fire Department to the City of Burlingame and Town of
Hillsborough; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2019, the Burlingame City Council adopted Resolution 115-
2019, which adopted the 2019 Burlingame/Hillsborough Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Basic
Plan; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, the Burlingame/Hillsborough Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Basic
Plan has been revised to include the most recent updates from Cal OES, FEMA, and the California
state legislation enacted into law by the Governor for emergency management, response, and
recovery; and
WHEREAS, the EOP Basic Plan allows the cities to operate together through a single
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as well as being consistent with Homeland Security
Presidential Directive - 5 (HSPD- 5), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the
California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), and Incident Command
System (ICS) requirements; and
WHEREAS, each of the cities within Central County Fire retains its authority in dealing with
emergencies but will operate in an efficient, cost effective manner to provide the best services
possible with all available resources; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 EOP Basic Plan revisions, once adopted, will require all EOC staff to
be trained in the EOP Basic Plan’s use followed by participation in the Training and Exercise Plan
(TEP) Program to develop and maintain the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to effectively plan,
prepare, respond, and recover from major disasters and emergencies.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS
1. The Burlingame City Council finds this Resolution is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in that it is not a “Project” pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2) [that this Resolution and the 2024 EOP Basic Plan is a
continuing administrative and maintenance activity for general policy and procedure
making]; and 15378(b)(5) [that this Resolution and the 2024 EOP Basic Plan is an
organizational and administrative activity of a governmental agency that will not result in
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment]; and
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2. The Burlingame City Council approves and adopts the 2024 Burlingame and Hillsborough
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Basic Plan as attached hereto and incorporated
herein.
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Donna Colson, Mayor
I, MEAGHAN HASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
21st day of October, 2024, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BROWNRIGG, COLSON, LEE, PAPPAJOHN, STEVENSON
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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