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C. 14

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 13, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Introduce Ordinance for Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Vehicles

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/13/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Randy Sawyer, 925-335-3210
cc:	Fahlon Zapppelli Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 13, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2021-06, designating a 2004 Freightliner FL60, 1996 Freightliner FL60, 2020 Ford F-450, 2006 Ford F650, three 2018 Ford Interceptor utility vehicles and two 2018 Ford Edges as Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team Vehicles; WAIVE reading; and FIX July 27, 2021, for adoption, as recommended by the Health Services Director.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact. All response vehicles are already equipped to meet Authorized Emergency Vehicle requirements.

BACKGROUND:

Since 1981, the Health Services Department Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team has been responding to spills, chemical releases, and other hazardous materials incidents throughout the County. The need often arises to go through or around slow or stalled traffic.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Vehicle Code 2416, subdivision (a)(10) allows the commissioner of the California Highway Patrol to issue Authorized Emergency Vehicle Permits to vehicles owned by the county which are designated by an ordinance as hazardous materials response team vehicles used in responding to hazardous materials emergencies. Each vehicle must have an Authorized Emergency Vehicle Permit to be equipped with lights and sirens.

In 2019, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 2019-04, which designated nine vehicles for use as Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Vehicles. Proposed Ordinance No. 2021-06 would also designate nine vehicles as Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Vehicles, with one new vehicle replacing a retiring vehicle.