HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2019-88RESOLUTION NO. 2019 - 88
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 was added in 2018, and
became effective on January 1, 2019; and
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, 2018 to June 30, 2019, 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. 2019 - 88
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City
Council held on this 12th day of December, 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: HARNIK, JONATHAN, KELLY, WEBER, and NESTANDE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
G NA NESTANDE, MAYOR
R HELLE D. KLASSEI (, CITY CLERK l
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
APROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBER W. HARGREAVES, CITY ATTORNEY
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