BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Emergency Preparedness and Response.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Board, and the City of San Jos? (City) Mayor and City Council receive an update on the continued coordination to support our communities in the case of flooding.
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SUMMARY:
BACKGROUND
The City of San Jos? and Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) have established an ongoing partnership for emergency preparedness and response. Both government agencies have legislatively adopted and continue to maintain the Joint Emergency Action Plan for Severe Storm and Flood Response in San Jose (JEAP), which establishes the structure and response expectations for potential and actual flooding emergencies. The JEAP identifies flooding hotspots, agency roles and responsibilities, triggers for response, and public communication guidelines between Valley Water and the City of San Jos?. Since the JEAP was initially adopted in 2017, three updates have been accomplished where additional flood hotspots have been added, or existing plan content has been revised. A fourth update to the JEAP is being finalized to add Berryessa Creek, which includes flood hotspots at Corpley Avenue and Berryessa Park.
ANALYSIS
Valley Water and the City of San Jos? have conducted numerous trainings and exercises for the JEAP, but most recently during the Winter Storms of 2022-2023 the JEAP was activated to guide emergency response. During the inclement weather period, Valley Water provided intelligence and flood projections to the City of San Jos? that involve creek and reservoir behavior. The City of San Jos? deployed resources from Public Works, Department of Transportation, Police Department, Parks Recreation and Neighborhood Services, Housing, and other departments for emergency response actions, including the us...
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