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CDC 01-15-04 City of Cupertino Disaster Council 1 Citizen Corps Council Meeting January 15, 2004 2:30-4:00 p.m. Quinlan Center Cupertino Room Meeting Minutes Attendance Sandra James, Mayor Carol Augustine, Finance Karen Borgstrom, Red Cross Richard Burton, Cupertino Sanitary District Larry Cowles, Apple Computer Laura Domondon Lee, Community Relations Carl Dunn, Fremont Union HS District Ken Foot, CARES John Hirokawa, Sheriff's Office Marsha Hovey, Cupertino OES Welcome and Introductions Committee Reports Lance Parsons, Los Altos Garbage Mike Marlatt, CHP Jim Oberhofer, CARES Mariyah Serratos, IT Skip Shervington, Sheriff's Office Kim Smith, City Clerk Therese Ambrosi Smith, Parks & Rec AI Tsugawa, Cupertino OES Ken Waldvogel, Santa Clara County Fire Block Leaders - Block leaders meetings are conducted three times a year and provide education about CERT and Neighborhood Watch as well as training on handling neighborhood problems and coordinating neighborhood information and participation within the community. CARES - Handout attached CERT - Handout - Over 500 graduates, 8 organized neighborhoods and 4 more in the process of organizing. CERT volunteers being trained as instructors. Cupertino has organized joint graduation exercises with Campbell, Saratoga and Los Gatos. CERT members staffing First Aid stations at Lunar Unity Parade and Festival. Held first neighborhood coordinator meeting to share ideas. Conducting City disaster drill will CERT volunteers in April. Neighborhood Watch - Handout - Currently have 56 watch groups consisting of 1500 residences and 165 streets. Conducted 55 meetings last year and formed 24 new groups. New program for Merchant Watch has 50 subscribers. Converting eCAP Community Alert Program to Yahoo groups. http://orouPs.vahoo.com/oroup/CupertinoECAP and http://oroups.vahoo.com/oroup/CupertinoMerchantWatch Would like to post CERT class dates on the group sites. DES - Handout - Yearly Emergency Plan update is complete. Plans will be distributed to the Disaster Council members after approval by the City Council on January 20. EOC tabletop exercise on Bioterrorist event was held on November 13. Debrief information is available. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) grant was awarded to DES to develop a disaster medical response system that will The mission of the Cupertino Disaster Council/Citizen Corps Council is to ensure that the City is ready to respond to disaster through by developing and exercising emergency plans and promoting community safety and preparedness through Block Leaders, CARES, CERT, Medical Reserve Corps and Neighborhood Watch. supplement current systems. Additional details are available. Large metal storage containers will be placed at Garden Gate Elementary, Hyde Middle and Vallco to store the MRC supplies. Homeland Security grant money was used to purchase a Photo ID machine. All City Staff, Disaster Council Reps and volunteer identifications will be converted. Vallco Mall has given us store space to conduct disaster training and provide public information. Contact DES if you have ideas about the design or if you would like to have your publications at the site. Committee Assignments The Emergency Plan functional responsibility chart was distributed to the group. Reps with primary planning responsibilities (P) are asked to contact other Disaster Council members who should be included in the planning process and establish planning andlor training dates with OES. The Sheriffs Office will begin review and revision of the Stevens Creek Dam evacuation plan. Captain Hirokawa will contact Disaster Council reps who should be part of the planning process. Meeting Schedule Quarterly meeting dates will be CHANGED to the FOURTH Thursday of the quarter (January, April, July and October) from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The next meeting will be April 22. Who else should be invited to meetings? DeAnza Oaks Homeowners Assoc - Roger Costa County Parks CDF The mission of the Cupertino Disaster Council/Citizen Corps Council is to ensure that the City is ready to respond to disaster through by developing and exercising emergency plans and promoting community safety and preparedness through Block Leaders, CARES, CERT, Medical Reserve Corps and Neighborhood Watch.