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ORDINANCE NO. 3776
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE
PROVISION OF RESCUE OPERATIONS AT THE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, PROVIDING FOR
THE PAYMENT OF A CHARGE FROM THE WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, provisions of the Washington Administrative Code require the
Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant ( "WWTP ") to designate a provider for confined space
rescue operations; and
WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Fire District #1 ( "Fire Department ") has
individuals trained in confined space rescue and equipment necessary to conduct such rescue
operations, and
WHEREAS, the City has entered into an interlocal agreement with the Fire
Department to provide, among other services, "technical rescue," and to charge annually for its
services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the public interest to designate the
Fire Department as the provider of confined space rescue at the WWTP, subject to the
clarification that the Fire Department, as an emergency rescue operation, will use its best efforts
to endeavor to provide confined space rescue but, due to emergency demands and priorities may
be unable to respond to any particular call, and
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WHEREAS, the City Council wishes it to be clear that the duties undertaken are
general duties to the public at large and do not create a duty to any specific individual,
particularly to individual employees of the WWTP, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the requirements of the Washington Administrative Code
296 - 809 - 50014, the Snohomish County Fire District No. 1 (the "Fire Department ") is an agency
that has the "capability to reach potential victims within an appropriate time frame that is based
on the identified permit space hazards...." The Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized to
designate the Fire Department as the provider of confined space rescue services to the WWTP
subject to the following terms and conditions:
1.1 The duties created are general and create no specific duty to any
individual, person or employee. The Fire Department is an emergency responder. While the
Fire Department has the training, personnel and equipment, and therefore the capability to reach
the victim within the time frame appropriate for the hazards which have been identified, other
emergencies, such as natural or other disasters caused by man, acts of terrorism as well as single,
multiple or escalating incidents such as medical emergencies, structure fires, motor vehicle
accidents or hazardous materials responses that may impact the Fire Department's ability to
respond in a timely manner to a confined space rescue incident at the WWTP, may prevent
response in any particular situation. For example, in the event of an earthquake or other
widespread natural disaster, the Fire Department may be called to respond to multiple emergency
situations. In that event, the Fire Department shall make its best efforts to respond to all such
calls for emergency service in accordance with triage principles established in conformance with
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the professional standards of fire departments and other emergency medical and rescue
responders.
1.2 The Fire Chief of the Snohomish County Fire District No. 1 shall:
1.2.1 Evaluate the Fire Department's ability, in terms of proficiency with
rescue - related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the
particular confined spaces identified in the permit describing a particular entry.
1.2.2 Designate a rescue team that:
1.2.2.1 has the capability to reach the victim(s) within a
time frame appropriate to the identified hazard; and
1.2.2.2 is equipped and trained for proficiency in the
needed rescue techniques or services.
1.2.3 The rescue team(s) shall be informed by the Public Works Director
or his designee of the hazards they may confront when called on to perform rescue at the WWTP
and the rescue team shall be provided with site access in order that it can develop appropriate
rescue plans and practice rescue operations.
1.3 The Fire Department shall annually report a sum commensurate with the
cost of maintaining the capability to provide rescue operation services to the WWTP and to the
Edmonds City Council in accordance with Section 2.5 of . an interlocal agreement between the
parties. The costs of service shall be borne by the Combined Utility Fund.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
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APPROVED:
MAY GA HA ENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF T E C AT T EY:
BY
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 01 -15 -2010
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 01 -19 -2010
PUBLISHED: 01 -24 -2010
EFFECTIVE DATE: 01 -29 -2010
ORDINANCE NO. 3776
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3776
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 19th day of January, 2010, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3776. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING A
POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF RESCUE OPERATIONS AT THE WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF A CHARGE FROM THE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 20th day of January, 2010.
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH S.S.
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The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that she is Principal Clerk of
THE HERALD, a daily newspaper printed and published in the City of Everett, County of
Snohomish, and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of general
circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper has been approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Snohomish County and that the notice
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO 3776
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On the 19th day ay of January, 2010, the City COuricif of the city of
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Summary of Ordinance
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of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides of the content
AN ORDI vides as follows:
NANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
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ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION ON
OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS AT THE WASTEWATER
No. 3776
TREATMENT PLANT
;PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF A CHARGE FROM TH�
WASTEWATER TREATMENT; PLANT,
AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be
mailed upon request.
DATED this 20th day of January, 2010.
Published: January 24, 2010. CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said newspaper proper and not
in supplement form, in the regular and entire edition of said paper on the following days and
times, namely:
January 24, 2010
R E I V E D
FEB 0 2 2010
and that said news pa c r � r was regularly distributed to its
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