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File Number: 11 -336 <br />Public present: Patricia Minnis, Citizens for Safer San Leandro and San Leandro <br />CERT Volunteer; Mitch Huitema; Dawn Fehr, San Leandro CERT <br />Volunteer; Tom Wagner <br />The meeting was called to order at 8:35 a.m. <br />1. Self Introductions <br />Members of the Disaster Council introduced themselves and the agencies they <br />represent. <br />2. Report from Alameda County Fire Department on Emergency Preparedness <br />Services for San Leandro and Presentation on the CERT Program <br />Chief Gilbert and Marla Blagg gave an overview of the emergency preparedness services <br />that the Alameda County Fire Department will be bringing to the community during this <br />fiscal year. <br />Up to six Personal Emergency Preparedness classes will be offered each year. A <br />Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course will be held in San <br />Leandro annually, and San Leandro residents will be welcome to attend all other CERT <br />courses ACFD offers in their service areas. ACFD will coordinate an EOC exercise for <br />City staff annually, including a full EOC activation exercise every third year. In addition, <br />ACFD staff will support the City Manager's Office (CMO) with emergency preparedness <br />matters as needed, will participate in Citizens for Safer San Leandro and Map Your <br />Neighborhood Program activities as requested, and will assist the CMO with completion <br />of the City's Emergency Operations Plan. ACFD staff will also assist the CMO with <br />training of newly elected officials and new employees for ICS and NIMS /SEMS <br />compliance. <br />Marla Blagg also gave a PowerPoint presentation (attached) on the CERT program. <br />Mayor Cassidy stated that it is his goal to get as many San Leandrans CERT trained as <br />possible. <br />SLUSD Board Member Sullivan discussed the importance of identifying the skills <br />residents can offer in a disaster, citing her experience as a registered nurse as an <br />example. Marla Blagg commented that this is exactly the purpose of the Map Your <br />Neighborhood Program - to identify the talents and abilities in neighborhoods so that <br />neighborhoods can be self- sufficient following a disaster. Zerlyn Ladua from ALCO <br />Public Health also commended on the California Medical Reserve Corps, which registers <br />medically- trained individuals as volunteers. <br />Ali Cannon from SLUSD suggested that PTAs and school site councils could help to get <br />parents and families involved in CERT. CERT volunteers Patricia Minnis and Dawn Fehr <br />volunteered to work with the schools in this area. <br />3. Report on Disaster Exercises Coming in October and November <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 11/1/2011 <br />