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Department of Police Department/ Office of Emergency Management
Reference: 2015 Emergency Operations Plan
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Stephanie Hackett, Emergency Management Coordinator
Date Prepared: 7/17/2015
PURPOSE
To review the 2015 Draft of the updated Emergency Operations Base Plan. (EOP) Adoption by City Council is necessary for plan implementation and as a requirement for continued EMPG funding.
Pursuant to 8-50-40 of the Brighton Municipal Code: The Office of Emergency Management shall be responsible for preparing and keeping current an Emergency Plan as part of the Emergency Management System delineating measures to be implemented by the city before, during and after an emergency event.
BACKGROUND
The City of Brighton’s Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) is the principal guiding document from which the City of Brighton, the Brighton Fire Rescue District, and our local, state and federal partners enact prevention, mitigation, response and recovery efforts to address a large incident, emergency or disaster affecting the City of Brighton.
Major emergencies and disaster incidents are unique events that present challenges which cannot be adequately addressed within our routine operations. The intent of this all-hazards EOP is to provide City of Brighton’s officials, employees and partners with a comprehensive plan providing guidelines to manage local incidents and to minimize the impact on people, property, and public services, thereby restoring normal community conditions as quickly as possible.
The existing EOP requires a review and update to occur every two years per federal guidance. The most recent update to the EOP took place in April 2013, and as the timeline indicates, requires review to facilitate the adoption process.
SUMMARY OF UPDATES TO 2015 DRAFT:
• Updated Levels of EOC Activation to simplify: (i.e. Level 1- monitoring, Level 2- partial activation. Level 3 full scale activation)
• Addition of terminology allowing for responsible parties to identify designees to preform functions as appropriate
• Streamlined EOC activation process
• Specification of necessary support in resourcing community needs, specifically people with access and functional needs affected by an emergency
• Update of acronyms and definitions
• Addition of appendices to include city code outlining declaration process, a draft emergency declaration, and draft delegation authority documents.
CRITERIA BY WHICH COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER THE ITEM
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Adoption of the Emergency Operations Base Plan will not incur any additional costs to the City of Brighton or Brighton Fire Rescue District. Costs associated with this Plan are incurred, as appropriate, during an emergency or disaster if/when the decision is made to implement provisions of the plan. Failure to adopt an updated Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) could result in noncompliance with federal guidelines regulating the distribution of Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funds, as well as disqualification from future incident specific FEMA disaster assistance funding.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the 2015 Emergency Operation Base Plan.
OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
1) Adopt the 2015 Emergency Operation Base Plan.
2) Suggest the amendments/changes to the existing draft necessary to facilitate adoption.
ATTACHMENTS
2015 Emergency Operation Plan