HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2002-07Suggested by: Mayor Williams
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, SUPPORTING AND
URGING APPROVAL OF A $500,000 FEDERAL FUNDING REQUEST TO FULLY EQUIP AND
IMPLEMENT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER LOCATED IN THE CITY OF KENAI.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Fire Training Center was cooperatively funded by the City of Kenai and
Federal Aviation Administration and is now operated as the Pacific Rim Institute of Safety and
Management (PRISM); and,
WHEREAS, in constructing the Center, the City of Kenai independently funded the second floor
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which was designed pursuant to FEMA guidelines, with
advice from the Alaska Department of Administration Communications and the FAA
Programming Branch Manager in Washington, DC; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai EOC was designed entirely for disaster management, training disaster
management teams and dispatchers, distance learning, and use as a backup communications
and EOC for the Alaska Department of Emergency Services and the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Office of Emergency Management; and,
WHEREAS, in July, 1999, interest was expressed by Former FEMA Director James Lee Witt in
fully equipping and implementing the EOC, however no funds were available; and,
WHEREAS, with the change in the Presidency and Cabinet, as well as events of September 11,
a renewed sense of urgency and understanding of the critical need for strengthening emergency
preparedness has been felt across the nation and, with that in mind, $500,000 was again
requested from the Alaska Congressional Delegation to fully equip and implement the
Emergency Operations Center in Kenai.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
that it supports and urges approval of a federal funding to fully equip and implement the
Emergency Operations Center in the City of Kenai.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 16th day of January, 2002.
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Carol L. Freas, City Clerk