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MOU Between the American Red Cross and City of Pleasanton. Community Planning and Capacity Building; Health and Social Services; and, Housing. In these roles, the Red Cross engages at the headquarters level, as well as at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional level, to provide insight and assistance in planning by drawing on Red Cross experience and representing the perspective of non-governmental organizations and private entities that provide recovery services. 4. Organization The Red Cross is chartered by the United States Congress to provide humanitarian services. Its national headquarters, located in Washington, D.C., is responsible for implementing policies and procedures that govern Red Cross activities and provides administrative and technical oversight and guidance to its 62 regions in seven divisions. Each region has certain authority and responsibility for carrying out Red Cross disaster preparedness, response and recovery activities, delivering local Red Cross services, and meeting corporate obligations within the territorial jurisdiction assigned to it. Each region is familiar with the hazards of the locality and surveys local resources for personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, emergency communications, and facilities available for disaster relief. Regions also formulate cooperative plans and procedures with local government agencies and private organizations for relief activities should a disaster occur. Through its nationwide network, the Red Cross coordinates its total resources for use in large disasters. In order to provide these services, the Red Cross will work with federal, tribal, state and/or local government for assistance and collaboration. III. Cooperative Actions The Red Cross recognizes the authority assigned to city mayors and other local officials of Pleasanton and will share operating plans, priorities and objectives with the delegated emergency management staff of the local jurisdiction. Pleasanton recognizes the national level roles and responsibilities designated to the Red Cross in the October 22, 2010 Memorandum of Agreement between FEMA and Red Cross. Pleasanton recognizes the Red Cross as having mass care responsibility in domestic disasters and when activated, authorizes and will support and coordinate with the Red Cross in the execution of these duties. The Red Cross and Pleasanton will coordinate their respective disaster cycle activities to maximize services to the community and avoid duplication of efforts in the following ways: 5