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Home My WebLink AboutCVAG Earthquake Proposal Project Quakesafe • 9ao04OO1 td1cri CITY OF PALM DESERT 14 Interoffice Memorandum �� X n TO: BruceQl Altman, City Manager FROM: Ken Weller, Principal Plans Examiner DAn 63.4wl SUBJECT: CVAG'S EARTHQUAKE PROPOSAL "PROJECT QUAKESAFE" 11,1,txY DATE: September 10, 1986 AkA RECOMMENDATION: This recommendation is a revision of the original memo dated August 20, 1986. * Approve the $1,271.00 for the Regional Coordinator for Red Cross to begin "Project Quakesafe". Monies should be held until the project is formally approved. • Use the Crime Prevention Officer to implement both "Project Quakesafe" and "Neighborhood Watch" programs simultaneously. • Review the Red Cross proposal in six months when the project scoping has been completed. • Incorporate into the plan, the business community. BACKGROUND: On Monday, September 8, 1986, the Public Safety Committee, along with the sub-committee on Earthquake Preparedness, met to discuss the Red Cross Project Quakesafe". During the three hour meeting, the following plan was proposed by the sub- committee: 1. Each City should approve their portion of the $10,000.00 needed to fund the Red Cross, with the understanding that the Red Cross would come before each City to present the project in detail . 2. Incorporate into the proposal , the business community. Each cit s Community Coordinator position would be requested to cample the project. 01/4ppticNED BY CITY TUNCIL ELLER PRINCIPAL PLANS EXAMINER 'IN KW:djb VERIFIED BY. __--- ��-- original on fig with Crh Cleric's Office J CITY OF PALM DESERT Interoffice Memorandum TO: Bruce Altman, City Manager and Members of City Council FROM: Ken Weller, Principal Plans Examiner SUBJECT: CVAG'S EARTHQUAKE PROPOSAL "PROJECT QUAKESAFE" LETTER DATED AUGUST 5, 1986. DATE: August 20, 1986 V\IS1 0.4),S)1 RECOMMENDATION: For Items 182 (see attached) : (:15 Obtain a written commitment from each Coachella Valley city, to partici- pate equally to guarantee the success of this project. Prior to any Council action: * CVAG should submit to the technical advisory committee, a performance monitoring budget. This budget should define the implementation phase and ways to monitor the project. This will insure that the neighborhood and block coordinators are still accountable after the initial implemen- tation. * To complete the first phase of updating our disaster plan, SOP manual and to complete the installation of the emergency generator. Also, com- plete the upgrading of our communication system. * Include businesses in the CVAG proposal . * Use Crime Prevention Officer as Community Coordinator to implement both Project Quakesafe and Neighborhood Watch. For Item 3 (see attached) : Postpone the distribution of Quakesafe pamphlets until Items 182 can be re- solved. Page two. . . Bruce Altman, City Manager and Members of City Council CVAG's Proposal "Project Quakesafe" Letter dated August 5, 1986 August 20, 1986 BACKGROUND: Project Quakesafe (Safety Action for Everyone) is a non-profit community benefit corporation. This program is not in conjunction with any other state project, i .e. Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project (SCEPP) , but is through the Red Cross as a personal preparedness by volun- teer groups. Under Federal Law 36-USC-3 and the Federal Relief Act of 1974, the Red Cross is mandated to provide disaster relief during peace time, they also must provide major care and shelter responsibilities in an emergency situation. Project Quakesafe was designed to assist communities, businesses, schools, churches and neighborhoods to prepare themselves for self-help in the event of a major disaster. The City's involvement in this program is strictly through the Red Cross. Emergency response agencies, i .e. police and fire provide technical advice to block/community co- ordinator. In an emergency response situation, volunteers will assist with crucial manpower. Project Quakesafe's secondary goals are to organize, train and develop the needed communication link capabilities. Red Cross also provides for rescue, shelter and inquiries for families within the dis- aster areas. DISCUSSION: The following are some of my concerns regarding this CVAG proposal : * During the monthly meetings, not all cities attended or parti- cipated equally, resulting in potential lack of commitment by each community. * Not all cities participate with CVAG. * No cost cap was identified in the proposal . * Scope of the project may be too vast. Perhaps a pilot program would be a more efficient way to test the system's capabilities. * Proposal does not include the business community. However, the business community plays an important part in the City's financial picture. * In order for this program to be most effective, a testing procedure should be incorporated into our annual disaster drills. Benefits of this well organized valley network should lessen the need to respond to citizen's help, therefore focusing on the immediate problems of traffic, building failure, communications, police and fire activities. Page three. . . Bruce Altman, City Manager and Members of City Council CVAG's Proposal "Project Quakesafe" Letter dated August 5, 1986 August 20, 1986 Currently, we are in the process of re-evaluating our own disaster plan and writing a new SOP manual . Also, we are upgrading our communication systems, adding dedicated telephone lines for emergencies and installing an emergency generator. By October 1987, we must also adopt the Multi-Hazard Functional Planning Guidance. This is a state wide operations manual prepared by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. As a part of our contract with Riverside County, the plan adoption insures disaster monies will be avail- able. i LER INCIPAL PLANS EXAMINER KW:djb Attachment COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION of GOVERNMENTS • Count ofof: AUGUST 5 , 1986 • Coacher a R�• Deseert Ho'tiies Spr Springs • Palm Desert • Palm Springs • Rancho.Mirage • Cathedral City • La Quinta r ro J J+ TO : CITY COUNCILS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY 77 RIVERSIDE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: WALT SNYDER, CVAG CHAIRMAN RE : RECOMMENDATION BY CVAG ' S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJ ' REGARDING EARTHQUAKE PREPARATIONS - ---------------------------------------------------------------- r^i At its regular meeting on July 29, 1986 CVAG ' s Executive Committee voted to accept the Earthquake Preparedness report and recommendations made by CVAG ' s Executive Director, Public Safety Committee and Technical Advisory Committee . It also directed that the report and recommendations be referred to the city councils of the Coachella Valley and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for action. Attached is a copy of the report and recommendations . There are three actions they recommend you take : 1 . That you authorize payment of your recommended share of the $10 , 000 . per year needed for the American Red Cross to supply the Regional Coordinator of Quakesafe as outlined on page 2 of Lester Cleveland ' s report dated July 22 , 1986 . 2 . That you name a Quakesafe Community coordinator for your jurisdiction . 3 . That you authorize payment of printing costs for the Quakesafe materials that will be needed by your jurisdiction . It is the r cc.;W=c -'ati.bn of Techn_ ca'_ A-'-. ;sor- } (which is composed of CVAG ' s members ' City Managers and Riverside County' s CAO) that all of our jurisdictions should act immediately to get the printing and distribution of Quakesafe literature done while our residents are still highly motivated to . do something about it . The masters are available through CVAG , the American Red Cross and Riverside County' s Emergency Preparedness Office . There is a place for your own jurisdiction ' s logo and where people can call if they want to participate in your City ' s Quakesafe Program. It is also the recommendation of CVAG ' s Technical Advisory Committee that after the Quakesafe literature is distributed each participating jurisdiction develop a pilot project to field test the Quakesafe Program . This will guide you in determining what your next steps should be . 74-133 El Paseo, Suite 4, Palm Desert, California 92260 • (619) 346-1127 1 report and when the Committee . 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