HomeMy WebLinkAbout112415-cc Special_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES: of a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in Suite 200,
City Manager's Conference Room, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands,
California, on November 24, 2015 at 4:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Paul Foster, Mayor
Jon Harrison, Mayor Pro Tem
Pat Gilbreath, Councilmember
Paul Barich, Councilmember
John James, Councilmember
ABSENT: None
STAFF: Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Tricia Swope, City Manager's Office Senior
Administrative Analyst, Sam Irwin, City Clerk; Olivia Crowley, Community
Relations Coordinator; Jeff Frazier, Fire Chief, Chris Catren, Police Commander;
Tom Resh, GIS Supervisor; Monty Morshed, Municipal Utilities and Engineering
Senior Project Manager; Chris Boatman, Quality of Life Director; Mark Berg,
Development Services Building Office; and Fay Glass, Emergency Operations
Manager
Mayor Foster called the meeting to order at 4:30 P.M. and offered those present
the opportunity to provide public comment on any item on the agenda for the
session.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None forthcoming.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WORKSHOP:
EOC Policy Group Tabletop Exercise — Emergency Operations Manager Fay
Glass explained the purpose of this workshop. She reviewed what elected
officials should know about emergency management by categorizing four phases
of a city's approach with respect to disasters: preparation, response, recovery and
mitigation. Community Relations Coordinator Olivia Crowley summarized her
advice to elected officials in the form of a list of "Do's" and "Don'ts". To
familiarize the City Council with what is expected of them as members of the
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Policy Group, Ms. Glass presented an El
Nino weather episode scenario for a tabletop exercise. Discussion centered on
what functions would be appropriately accomplished by what agencies and what
policy decisions might be required from the Councilmembers. Mayor Foster
summarized the purpose of the meeting, thanked Ms. Glass and the staff for this
step toward heightening awareness and preparation, and offered his observations
on disaster response.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
November 24,2015
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Public Appreciation — Dennis Bell thanked the City Council and staff for their
attention to these matters. He highlighted the challenge of making the public in
general aware of the need to plan for emergency contingencies.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 5:36 P.M. The
Council will meet next at their regular meeting scheduled at 5:00 P.M., December
1, 2015.
Sam Irwin, City Clerk
November 24,2015
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