HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2021-73RESOLUTION NO. 2021-73
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF A REPORT MADE BY THE FIRE
CHIEF OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY. FIRE DEPARTMENT REGARDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE ANNUAL INSPECTION OF CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13146.2 and 13146.3 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 requires all fire departments,
including the Riverside County Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to report annually to
its administering authority on its compliance with Health & Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3;
and
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.2 and 13146.3 requires all fire
departments, including the Riverside County Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to
perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lodging
house, apartment house, and certain residential care facilities for compliance with building standards, as
provided; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Palm Desert intends this Resolution to fulfill the
requirements of the California Health & Safety Code 13146.4 regarding acknowledgment of the Riverside
County Fire Department's compliance with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and
' 13146.3.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California: expressly acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Riverside County Fire Department
with Health and Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 in the City of Palm Desert for the time period
of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, as follows:
Section 1. Educational Group E occupancies, for the purposes of this Resolution, are generally
those public and private schools, used by more than six persons at any one time for educational purposes
through the 12th grade. The Riverside County Fire Department completed 100% of the annual
inspections of the identified Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities in the City of Palm
Desert.
Section 2. Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this Resolution, are generally
those occupancies containing sleeping units, and include hotels, motels, apartments (three units or
more), etc. as well as other residential occupancies (including a number of residential care facilities).
These residential care facilities have a number of different sub -classifications, and they may contain
residents or clients that have a range of needs, including those related to custodial care, mobility
impairments, cognitive disabilities, etc. The residents may also be non -ambulatory or bedridden. The
Riverside County Fire Department completed 100% of the annual inspections of the identified Group R
occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities in the City of Palm Desert.
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-73
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, this 16'"
day of December 2021, by the following vote, to wit: '
AYES: JONATHAN, KELLY, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, and HARNIK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
C. HARNIK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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NORMA I. ALLEY, MMC, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
APPROVED TO FORM: '
ROk' W. AVES, CITY ATTORNEY
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