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Consent Agenda Item 4. B.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	01/08/2019
Submitted For:	Michael O'Driscoll	Submitted By:	Josh Beck, EM/PHEP Manager
Department:	Health & Emergency Management	Division:	Emergency Management
Fiscal Year:	FY2018-2019	Budgeted?:	No
Contract Dates Begin & End:	10/1/2018 to 9/30/2019	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Acceptance of the 2018 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Award.

Background Information

Under the management of the Local Emergency Preparedness Committee (LEPC), the Gila County Hazardous Response Plan is a living document to help guide the County and participating jurisdictions toward greater chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives preparedness and response capabilities. This plan identifies hazard response and mitigation measures in the form of short and long term solutions intended to reduce the effects of future disasters throughout the County and lessen the impact to County residents.

This plan will be inclusive of all incorporated and non-incorporated areas of Gila County and will be developed in compliance with Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, enacted under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Local Hazardous Response Plans are required to be updated every five years and be reviewed and approved at the state and Federal Emergency Management Agency levels.

This funding was initially discussed at the June 6, 2018 LEPC meeting with Chris Nutter, our representative from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). There was no application to complete, and the award letter is our contract. Gila County is required to report progress to ADEQ quarterly.

Evaluation

This funding will accommodate a complete overhaul of our current Gila County Hazardous Response Plan through our Gila County LEPC. This is the last of our mandated plans that require being reviewed and updated every five years. Jurisdictions that remain compliant with federal mandates will be permitted to request Federal Emergency Management Agency funds available for mitigation plan development and mitigation projects, as well as reimbursements post event.

Conclusion

Acceptance of the 2018 HMEP grant funding award from the ADEQ in the amount of $17,000 with no non-federal match requirement will allow Gila County Emergency Management to contract with a consultant that will review and update our existing Hazardous Response Plan, which is intended to reduce future disasters throughout Gila County while remaining compliant with federal requirements.

Recommendation

It is the recommendation of the Health & Emergency Management Department Director that the Board of Supervisors accept the 2018 HMEP grant funding award from the ADEQ in the amount of $17,000 with no non-federal match requirement. This funding will be used to review and update our existing plan which is intended to reduce the magnitude of future disasters throughout Gila County, while remaining compliant with federal requirements.

Suggested Motion

Approval to accept the 2018 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Program funding award from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in the amount of $17,000 with no non-federal match requirement that will be used to review and update the existing Gila County Hazardous Response Plan.

Attachments
2018 HMEP