1990-018City of Southlake, Texas
RESOLUTION NO.90-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AMERICAN
RED CROSS, TARRANT COUNTY CHAPTER, TO INSURE
UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT ON INTERPRETATION
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DISASTER RELIEF RESPON-
SIBILITY. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to
enter into an agreement between the City of Southlake and the
American Red Cross, Tarrant County Chapter, to insure
understanding and implementation of disaster relief
responsibility, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
authorized the Mayor to have delivered an executed copy of the
agreement to the American Red Cross.
Section 2. That this resolution shall become effective on the
date of approval by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
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andra L. LeGrand
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
City of Southlake, Texas
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CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
By:
Gary cke Mayor
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STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
AND THE
TARRANT COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
The City of Southlake agrees to permit the Red Cross to use certain
designated building (s), grounds, and equipment for emergency mass
care shelters as required in the conduct of Red Cross disaster
relief activities, and will cooperate with the Red Cross in
providing such facilities; and furthermore agrees to solicit
personnel to undertake training provided by the Red Cross in
shelter management, mass care and/or mass feeding, so that the
facility may be operated as a designated Red Cross Emergency
Shelter in time of need.
THE RED CROSS AGREES:
To exercise reasonable care in the conduct of its activities in
said facilities and further agrees to replace or make reimbursement
for any food or supplies that may be used by the Red Cross in the
conduct of disaster relief activities.
To reimburse provider of facilities for extra janitorial and/or
clean-up necessitated by use of the facility as a designated Red
Cross shelter.
The Red Cross agrees that during these times the physical
facilities are being used by the Red Cross as mass shelters
it shall be liable for any damage to such physical
facilities arising from Red Cross negligence in its use thereof;
and that it will indemnify and hold harmless the facility against
any claim or claims for damages to persons or property arising out
of the negligence of the Red Cross in the use of such facilities.
Red Cross agrees to furnish training in shelter management and mass
care to volunteers/ staff from the facility; to furnish medical and
nursing services and trained caseworkers when facilities are used
to shelter disaster victims.
The City of Southlake will retain control of facilities during its
use by the Red Cross, and which will be vacated when emergency
phase has ended or at the direction of undersigned or designee.
In witness whereof this agreement becomes effective when dated and
signed, and is subject to annual review and ratification by both
parties.
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Agreement with Red Cross
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Date:
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Tarrant County Chapter
The American ed Cross
mayor Gar Fickes
City of Southlake, Texas
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