REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Office of Emergency Services Project Update and Approval of Budget Modification No. 17 in the Amount of $200,000 for the Completion of Disaster Preparedness Plans, Purchase of Emergency Shelter Supplies, and Upgrades to the Department of Public Safety Office of Emergency Services Communications Systems
Report
BACKGROUND
During the FY 2016/17 budget process, City Council allocated $100,000 in project funds to the Department of Public Safety's Office of Emergency Services (OES). The funds were allocated to build capacity and provide resources to OES. It included: 1) the acquisition of consultant services to assist and advise with emergency management design response, the development of emergency action plans and annexes, ARK (emergency shelter supply cache) containers throughout the city, and the replenishment of supplies as needed; and 2) to support casual staffing hours as needed during project implementation.
Consultant Services
In August 2016, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) executed an agreement with Public Safety Consultants Northwest (PSCNW) to build the capacity of the Emergency Management Organization (EMO) through training of City staff that applied national best practices and regional knowledge. PSCNW worked with OES and evaluated EMO participation in Urban Shield Emergency Operations Center (EOC) training; facilitated two Incident Action Planning Process workshop sessions at DPS headquarters; and provided on-site facilitation of EMO meetings and related emergency planning sessions. PSCNW was also involved in after-action briefings and has provided ongoing reviews and updates to the City's Disaster Debris Management Plan, Emergency Communications Plan, and Incident Action Pre-Plan for Shelter Operations. The final documents and a final citywide functional exercise for the EMO will be completed prior to the end of this calendar year.
ARK Inventory and Supply Replacement
There are eight disaster emergency conta...
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