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ALERTOC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA AND THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
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DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: DELCIE HYNES, EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: DELCIE HYNES, EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGER 714-754-5189
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Costa Mesa and the County of Orange to allow the use of the County's Countywide Mass Notification System under the terms and conditions of the County's Countywide Mass Notification System Operations Guidelines and vendor-provider agreements, commencing on December 30, 2024, through December 30, 2029.
2. Authorize the City Manager and/or her designee to execute and manage the MOU on behalf of the City of Costa Mesa.
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BACKGROUND:
AlertOC has been used since its inception in 2008 to contact hundreds of thousand Orange County residents in times of emergency. Public safety agencies have employed AlertOC for a wide range of notifications, including missing children, severe weather warnings, COVID-19 information, and evacuations when required for public safety purposes.
On July 22, 2008, the Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) extended use of the AlertOC system regionally by approving a MOU with Orange County municipalities and public universities, which are responsible for protecting a resident population and maintains a dedicated Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
As a full-service City providing police, fire and 911 emergency communications services, Costa Mesa has a dedicated PSAP and is eligible to enter an MOU with the County for its own use of AlertOC. The MOU allows the City to use the County's Countywide Mass Notification System under the terms and conditions of the County's Countywide Mass Notification System Operating Guidelines and vendor-provided agreements.
Over time, the County of Orange has updated the terms and conditions...
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