CDC 04-28-05
City of Cupertino
DISASTER COUNCIL
Regular Meeting of April 28, 2005
Vallco Training Center
10101 N. Wolfe Road, Space 2153
Cupertino, CA 95014
2:00 p.m.
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Minutes April 28, 2005
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. GROUP REPORTS
· Block Leader - Laura Domondon Lee
140 leaders. Starting Mentor Program to assist new members. Next training set for June
14 rrom 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
· CERT/OES - Marsha Hovey (Report attached)
. CARES - Marsha Hovey
I. Preliminary Safety Assessment Drill validated the first round of changes that CARES
made to our response processes since the November 13 joint CERT/OES drill. The
balance ofthe changes will be put in place for the Jun-21 joint CERT/OES drill.
2. CARES participated in the Annual Lunar New Year Parade with good turn-out. This
event gave several new members some positive experience on message handling.
3. CARES is in the planning stages for several drills and events coming up...
- Human Race 7-May
- CERT ARK Drill 2 I-May
- Joint CARES/CERT/OES Field Dri1l18-Jun
- Emergency Field Communications Drill (a.k.a. Field Day) 25-Jun
- 4th of July Event
· Medical Reserve Corps - Carter Robinson
Approximately 40 members. Started Emergency Response Team medical course last
Wednesday, involves 52 hours of medical training. Three members attended Medical
Reserve Corps National Leadership Conference in San Francisco last week. Will
participate in the Human Race in Mountain View on May 7. New link at
www.cupertino.org/emergency for MRC with a brochure.
· Neighborhood Watch - Rich Madden - (Report Attached)
Recruitment for halftime Neighborhood Watch Coordinator will begin next week.
4. OLD BUSINESS
July 27, 1999
Cupertino Fine Arts Commission
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A. Update on Dam Emergency Plan - Draft plan handed out. Please send feedback to
Captain Hirokawa as soon as possible. PIO and OES will set up a meeting to discuss
a communications/notification plan.
B. DMA 2000
Staff members with designated responsibilities in the plan should review it prior to
the City Council meeting on May 17.
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. "Go Kits" (Handout) People with response roles should evaluate their role
requirements and prepare a kit of supplies to keep in their car. This addresses the
possible scenario that we can't get into the City Hall or it makes more sense to
respond directly to another location when you are already in the car.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT Next meeting July 28 - Special presentation by Red Cross on lessons
learned during hurricanes re: logistics and sheltering.