HomeMy WebLinkAboutRe-Authorizing the City's Participation in a joint Homeland Security Steering and Planning CommitteeRESOLUTION
3725-07
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 26, 20 07
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RESOLUTION NO. ~ 72 S - ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
RE-AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN A JOINT HOMELAND SECURITY
STEERING COMMITTEE AND A JOINT HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNING COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the State of Indiana has mandated that there be a coordinated response to terrorism activities
which cross jurisdictional boundaries or exceed the response capabilities of a local jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, under the direction of the St. Joseph County Emergency Management Agency, the cities of
South Bend and Mishawaka, St. Joseph County and other organizations have prepared a Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan which addresses major emergencies that could impact communities
including biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism incidents; and
WHEREAS, in 2003 the South Bend Common Council adopted a resolution for such participation and
since that date it has been determined that there should be a name change to the committees to better
serve the interests of Homeland Security District 2 which contains the counties of Elkhart, Fulton,
Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, St. Joseph and Starke; and that the Emergency Support Functions
addressed by the United States Department of Health & Human Services would also be better addressed;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Mishawaka and St. Joseph County have recently adopted similar resolutions.
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Section I. The City of South Bend acknowledges that if a terrorism incident occurs anywhere in
or near St. Joseph County that it would likely impact South Bend, Mishawaka and St. Joseph County,
especially if the incident involved biological, chemical or radioactive agents. Emergency response
organizations from all three (3) entities would be involved in the response and residents of all three (3}
entities would be affected. A coordinated response effort is therefore deemed to be in the best interests of
the community.
Section II. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, in cooperation with the
Mayor, hereby re-authorizes the city's participation in a coordinated response to terrorism activities which
may cross jurisdictional boundaries or which may exceed the response capabilities of a local jurisdiction.
Section III. The Common Council and the Mayor hereby re-authorize the City of South Bend,
Indiana, to continue to operate pursuant to an agreement with the City of Mishawaka and St. Joseph
County to work cooperatively on a Joint Homeland Security Steering Committee formerly known as
the Joint Anti-Terrorism Steering Committee which will continue to oversee terrorism preparedness
activities, coordination and guidance and review and approve, as appropriate, such plans, policies and
procedures which would coordinate terrorism preparation and activities.
Section IV. The Common Council and the Mayor hereby authorize the City of South Bend,
Indiana, to work cooperatively with the City of Mishawaka and St. Joseph County on a Joint Homeland
Security Planning Committee formerly known as the Joint Anti-Terrorism Preparedness and Response
Committee which shall continually assess the ability of the communities to respond to a terrorism incident
and assist the communities in developing policies, plans and procedures to improve response capabilities.
This Planning Committee shall address non-medical terrorism preparedness and response issues which are
common to South Bend, Mishawaka and St. Joseph County and have representatives for each of the
fifteen (15) emergency support functions.
Homeland Security Resolution
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Section V. The Planning Committee shall provide advice and recommendations to the Steering
Committee and department managers, and shall further provide updates to the respective legislative
branches of the City of South Bend, City of Mishawaka and St. Joseph County.
Section VI. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
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John Voorde, City Clerk
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City of South Bend, Indiana
PRESENTED
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JOHN YOOfiDE
CITY CLERK, S0. BENQ,IN.
TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:
Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred:
BILL NO.
07-48 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, RE-AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN A
JOINT HOMELAND SECURITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND A JOINT
HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill
is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation.
Karen L. White
Chairperson
Memorandum
Date: March 16, 2007
To: The South Bend Common Council
From: Division Chief Gary Horvath, SBPD Community Relations Division
Re: Homeland Security Resolution
The attached resolution would continue the City of South Bend's participation with the City of
Mishawaka and St. Joseph County in coordinating responses to terrorism activities which may cross-
jurisdictional boundaries or which may exceed the response capabilities of a local jurisdiction. Since
2003, South Bend, Mishawaka and St. Joseph County have worked pro-actively in developing policies,
plans and procedures to improve response capabilities.
The State of Indiana's Strategy for Homeland Security has divided the state into ten (10) districts, with St.
Joseph County being in District 2 along with Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski and Starke
counties. A map depicted the Districts is attached.
The resolution changes the names of the two (2) existing committees which have been in existence since
2003; and permits all of the fifteen (15) Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) to be represented on the
Joint Homeland Security Planning Committee. ESFs provide for planning, support, resources, program
implementation, and emergency services that are most likely to be needed. ESFs include:
ESF 1 Transportation
ESF 2 Communications
ESF 3 Public Works and Engineering
ESF 4 Firefighting
ESF 5 Emergency Management
ESF 6 Mass Care, Housing, Human Services
ESF 7 Resource Support
ESF 8 Public Health and Medical Services
ESF 9 Urban Search and Rescue
ESF 10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Response
ESF 11 Agriculture and Natural Resources
ESF 12 Energy
ESF 13 Public Safety and Security
ESF 14 Long-Term Community Recovery & Mitigation
ESF 15 External Affairs
Either myself or SBFD Assistant Chief for Operations Jim Lopez will present this Resolution to the
Health and Public Safety Committee and the Common Council. Thank you.
Attachments
Filed In Cleri~'~ Office
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JOHtl VoC~i~E
CITY CLE~tK, 50.6E~1J, IN.
Indiana Strategy for Homeland Security
Homeland security Districts
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