HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 3/20/1990MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1990 AT 5:00 P.M. Mayor Renner called the Workshop Session of the GlendaleCityCounciltoorderintheFourthFloorConferenceRoom, in the Municipal Complex. Council members present were: Bellah, Falbo, Huffman, Hugh, McAllister, and Tolby. MembersAbsent: None. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; Gordon
L. Pedrow, Assistant City Manager; Peter Van Haren, City
Attorney and Esther Raasch, Senior Secretary.
WORKSHOP SESSION
1. CITY OF GLENDALE CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM
Staff briefed Council by stating this item was presented
to the Budget and Finance Committee on January 25, 1990.
Staff received direction to examine the requirement
procedures, and financial arrangements for the City of
Glendale to conduct it's own Civil Defense Program.
A staff review was conducted of the many issues facing
the Glendale Fire Department. A concern was noted regarding
the cost effectiveness of the current Civil Defense Program.
After extensive research it was concluded that Fire
Department staff could not only provide the necessary Civil
Defense efforts, but could also upgrade the Emergency
Operation Center for less money than the city is paying
Maricopa County.
Approximately $210,000 in federal funds was provided in
1989 to support local emergency planning in Maricopa County.
These funds are directed to the State Office of Emergency
Services which allocates the funds to the agency responsible
for coordinating emergency preparedness. The current agency
receiving these funds is the Maricopa County Civil Defense.
The City of Glendale has the ability to provide this
service itself and thereby qualify for federal funding. The
City of Glendale's assessment for 1990-91 is $17,500. This
amount can be matched by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). To be eligible for local funding, it will be
necessary for the City of Glendale to terminate its 1966
joint civil defense and disaster agreement with Maricopa
County which provides for both the city and federal
supporting funds to be used by the County Office of Civil
Defense on behalf of the City of Glendale. This agreement
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also requires notification to the County by April 1, 1990, ifwearetoterminatetheagreementbyJuly1. If a decision is made to assume responsibilities forCivilDefensepreparedness, the Glendale Fire Department willcoordinatethecivildefenserequirementsfortheCitywithassistancefromotherdepartmentswhohavearoleincity-wide disaster operations and the Emergency OperationCenter. The cities of Tempe, Chandler, Mesa and Phoenix are alsoconsideringtakingovertheirowncivildefenseprogram. Thedecisionwillbedecidedbytherespectivecitycouncils.
Chief Nunes briefly provided a past history of the Civil
Defense Program. He advised that the City of Glendale can
qualify for matching funds by itself and provide it's own
program at one-half of the cost the city pays Maricopa County
thus, providing better services for Glendale at a lower cost.
Discussion ensued regarding various prior disaster plans
chlorine situation) and the capability of carrying out any
future disasters (manpower, equipment, etc) should
disaster(s) occur.
This item will be placed on the April 3rd Council agenda
for formal consideration.
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
None
There being no further items to come before the Council,
the meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
Secretary
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