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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents and all necessary amendments, including term extensions, with the State of California Office of Emergency Services to receive and expend grant funding for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant; and increase appropriations in the CUPA Fund (SR 131) in the Fire Department (FD) by $55,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The State of California Office of Emergency Services (OES) has awarded the City of Long Beach a Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant in the amount of $44,000. Under this agreement, the Fire Department and Health Department will work together to update the City's Hazardous Materials Written Area Plan. Additionally, these funds will be utilized to support consultant costs to develop and implement a comprehensive electronic system for gathering hazardous materials business plans, underground storage tank (UST) plans, and other information from the business community, storing that information in a database and eventually providing access to the first responders using a map-based interface.
The purpose of the Long Beach HMEP Area Plan is to assist agencies and businesses in their pre-emergency planning and emergency response roles related to chemical releases. It also enhances the capability of first responders to protect the public by providing them with additional information about facilities that pose a threat or potential hazard to the community's health and safety. The HMEP Area Plan is designed to assist in the prevention or mitigation of the damage to the health and safety of persons and the environment from the release or threatened release of hazardous materials into the workplace or environment.
The HMEP Area Plan will provide procedures for the effective and economical allocation of resources during a hazardous materials emergency. The plan will focus on four phases of emergency management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitig...
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