13-004 - Seattle King County Public Health - Memorandum of Understanding for Tukwila Community Center Use in Disaster

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Agreement between Public Health — Seattle & King County and the City of Tukwila PHSKC # 13-004 Council Approval N/A This agreement is made and entered into between Public Health-Seattle and King County (PHSKC) and the City of Tukwila as Subscribing Organizations to the Regional Disaster Plan. Both PHSKC and the City of Tukwila have signed the Omnibus Legal and Financial Agreement ("Omnibus Agreement", incorporated herein as Attachment 1) for organizations participating in the Regional Disaster Plan. This agreement is governed by the terms of the Omnibus Agreement. It defines the responsibilities of PHSKC as a "Borrower" and the City of Tukwila as a "Lender" in an incident requiring vaccination and/or dispensing of medication, sheltering people with special needs or operating a family assistance center to support people in King County. Introduction In a large to catastrophic disease outbreak, bioterrorist attack, natural or man-made disaster, PHSKC would serve as a primary organization for the medical response in King County, as designated in Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8 of the Regional Disaster Plan. The response could include vaccinating and/or dispensing medication to large numbers of people, sheltering and providing care for patients with medical needs or operating a family assistance center. PHSKC may need to operate temporary sites where large numbers of people can be served. The City of Tukwila owns/leases facilities that would be appropriate temporary sites. The purpose of this agreement is to designate the facilities, define a method for developing a security plan, define the terms for initiation of use of the facilities, and establish the responsibilities of each organization during an incident. Unless otherwise agreed, PHSKC will request use of the Tukwila Community Center facility only during a large or catastrophic incident requiring a medical response. Use of the facilities will occur based on mutual agreement, as outlined in Section IV of this agreement. The City of Tukwila will act in good faith to implement as much of this agreement as possible. Depending on the severity of an event and physical impact to the infrastructure of the Tukwila Community Center, the City of Tukwila will implement the terms of this agreement to the best of its ability. Nothing in this plan should be construed as independent of or bypassing regular emergency management procedures or the provisions of county or state declarations of emergencies. Designated Facilities The City of Tukwila will make available the following facilities for use to support ESF-8 Health and Medical response operations: Agreement between Page 1 of 4 PHSKC and City of Tukwila