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Disaster Council Meeting Highlights of October 14, 2011
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
SAN LEANDRO DISASTER COUNCIL
Friday, October 14, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
San Leandro Senior Community Center
13090 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
HIGHLIGHTS
Committee Members: Mayor Stephen Cassidy, Vice Mayor Michael Gregory, Councilmember Pauline Cutter; SLUSD Board Member Carmen Sullivan; SLzUSD Board Member Isabel Polvorosa; Fire Chief Sheldon Gilbert; Marla Blagg, ALCO Fire; Ali Cannon, SLUSD; Dan Bates, SLzUSD; Ken Hinck, San Leandro Hospital; Ana-Marie Jones, CARD; Charles Telehala, American Red Cross; Andrea Williams, Kaiser Permanente; Zerlyn Ladua, Alameda County Public Health.
City staff present: Lianne Marshall, Interim City Manager; Jacqui Diaz, Interim Assistant City Manager; Community Development Director Luke Sims; Police Captain Peter Ballew; Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative;
Public present: Patricia Minnis, Citizens for Safer San Leandro and San Leandro CERT Volunteer; Mitch Huitema; Dawn Fehr, San Leandro CERT Volunteer; Tom Wagner
The meeting was called to order at 8:35 a.m.
1. Self Introductions
Members of the Disaster Council introduced themselves and the agencies they represent.
2. Report from Alameda County Fire Department on Emergency Preparedness Services for San Leandro and Presentation on the CERT Program
Chief Gilbert and Marla Blagg gave an overview of the emergency preparedness services that the Alameda County Fire Department will be bringing to the community during this fiscal year.
Up to six Personal Emergency Preparedness classes will be offered each year. A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course will be held in San Leandro annually, and San Leandro residents will be welcome to attend all other CERT courses ACFD offers in their service areas. ACFD will coordinate an EOC exercise for City staff annually, including a full EOC activation exercise every third year. In addition, ACFD...
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