BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Title
Emergency Services and Security Update.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Receive presentation from Emergency Services and Security Manager regarding update of emergency services and security programs.
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SUMMARY:
The Emergency Services and Security Unit has made foundational progress in building its emergency services program since January 2018. The unit has made significant strides in updating critical emergency management plans, leading and supporting efforts to build new Flood Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), and creating new tools for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) personnel. Training and exercise activities have been scheduled for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19). The unit continues to work with the cities and county, along with water retailers and other partners, to ensure that emergency preparedness efforts support each other. In regards to security, the unit will be leading a District Wide Security Assessment, which has begun this month. This assessment will focus on the camera system, access/door badging system, and duress system.
Planning
The unit has updated the District's Emergency Operations Plan, which was adopted by the Board of Directors on August 14, 2018. The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the District has also been updated, approved by the State of California Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and adopted by the Board of Directors on April 28, 2018.
A Flood Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for Guadalupe River and Canoas and Ross Creeks is being created, and these efforts are being led by the unit. This EAP will become an annex to the current joint EAP between the District and San Jose that was created in 2017. Flood EAPs for West Little Llagas Creek in Morgan Hill and Uvas Creek in Gilroy are also being created. The unit has provided guidance and direction to the Emerging Leaders team that has been tasked with this project. The Emergency Services and...
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