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AGENDA REPORT
DATE:
September 25, 2006
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU:
John B. Bahorski, City Manager
FROM:
Jeffrey C. Kirkpatrick, Chief of Police
SUBJECT:
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR
STORM READY AND TSUMANI READY PROGRAMS
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The proposed City Council action wiIl approve a budget amendment to secure funding to
sponsor two public safety programs designed to enhance storm and tsunami readiness in
Seal Beach.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Office of Emergency Services (OES) has identified Seal Beach within a
tsunami-hazard zone, The OES identifies our danger areas as the Old Town area south of
Pacific Coast Highway; Surfside; and the 1st Street area along the San Gabriel River
from the Pacific Ocean to Pacific Coast Highway.
The December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the June 14, 2005 tsunami alert
increased Emergency Manager and Orange County resident awareness of the tsunami
threat to our California coastline.
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The Orange County Operational Area Executive Board, in an effort to enhance
emergency preparedness and public education efforts, recommends participation in the
National Oceanic & Atmosoheric Administration's National Weather Service (NOAA)
StormReady and TsunamiReady programs, AIl coastal communities within Orange
County are working to become StormReady and TsunamiReady by November 2006.
The philosophy of StormReady is to establi$ public education and planning, targeting
individual community members to self-prepare for potentially damaging storms. The
program provides a plan for storm related notifications to local government-owned
buildings commonly frequented by the public. This plan includes information sharing
weather alert radios for these locations. Staffhas identified ten (10) locations where the
community will be well served with these weather alert radios, Please refer to
Addendum-A.
The TsunamiReady program provides public education and planning, as well as early
warning notifications, and evacuation route signage.
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Signage for the TsunamiReady program is pre-approveli by the National Oceanic &
Atmosoheric Administration National Weather Service (NOAA-NWS) and the Orange
County Operational Area Executive Board adopted the NOAA-NWS standards for
unifonn use by all coastal cities. This important signage will be identical throughout
Orange County coastal areas.
The signage is designed to identify high-ground evacuation routes for residents and
visitors alike. Staff has identified 50 potential locations for the prescribed signage.
Please refer to Addendum-B for descriptions and uses of the recommended signs.
Our participation in the StormReady and TsunamiReady programs requires that we ~atisfy
three requirements: (1) written application, verification visit(s), and local board action.
The application involves an accounting of emergency technology and a brief narrative
describing preparedness and planning activities; (2) after reviewing the application, the
National Weather Service StormReady Chairperson will assign a team to visit the City
and fonnally discuss the application. The National Weather Services works with the
community to ensure the StormReaiiy and TsunamiReady critePa is met; and (3) once
completed, a joint press conference will be held announcing Orange County jurisdictions
are stonn and tsunami-ready.
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These funds will provide for warning and evacuation route signage and dedicated
weather-radios to alert listeners to impending weather crises. The City of Seal Beach will
join the other Orange County coastal communities through joint participation in these
proactive programs. Our community will benefit through improved preparedness and
expanded public education.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Start-up costs for both programs are estimated to cost $6500, No grants are available at
this time and it is requested that a budget amendment from the General Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance be approved. This includes $5000 to cover the expenses for
fifty (50) tsunami related signs and $1500 for ten (10) Tone Alert Weather Notification
Radios. The current estimated fiscal year ending undesignated general fund balance is
$12,122,605. Approval of this budget amendment will decrease the estimated ending
undesignated fund balance by $6,500 to $12,116,105.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Seal Beach City Council approve the budget amendment to
participate in the StormReady and TsunamiReady programs and allocate funding for
$6500 for signage and weatIier notification radios.
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Agenda Item_
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Jeffrey C. Kirkpatrick, Chief of Police
A: List of Weather Radio Locations
B: Sample Signage
C Budget Amendment No. 07-04, Resolution No,_
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ATTACHMENT-A
List of Weather Radio locations:
1, Police Department
2, City Hall
3. Lifeguard HQ
4. South Substation
5. Marina Community Center
6. Mary Wilson Library
7. McGaugh School
8. Leisure World
9. North Community Center
10. Spare - Or as assigned by future need
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ATTACHMENT B:
Signage examples:
"Entering Tsunami Hfl1.ard Zone" -- recommended to be
placed near City limits,
"Tsunami Evacuation Route" -- lead those in the danger area towards higher ground.
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"Tsunami Hfl1.ard Zone" -- recommended at public access areas
to beaches.
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"Evacuation Site" - informs evacuees they have reached an area '
outside the danger zone.
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RESOLUTION NUMBER
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT,
NO. 07-l14 FOR STORM READY AND TSUNAMI READY PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the fiscsl year 200612007 budget requi.... budgetllI)' smendments ss outlined below:
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
REVISED!
ADOPTED PROPOSED BUDGET (cliff)
BUDGET BUDGET AMENDMENT
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ACCOUNT
PO - Equip/materials
PW - Equip/materials
001-023-40700
001.044.40700
513,000
541,500
514,500
546,500
51,500
55,000
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach on this
~day of Seotember 2006 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
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Mayor
A TIEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of Seal Beach, Califomis, do hereby eertily that tile foregoing ....olution is
the original copy of Resolution Number on file in the office of the City Clerk, psssed,
approved, and adopted by the City Couneil of the City of Seal Beach, at a regular meeting thereofheld
on the lllb day of Seotember. 2006.
City Clerk
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