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<br /> <br /> <br />Cheryl Dunn, Hazardous Materials, ESF #10, recommended the County address in <br />the future the power issue because electricity in mobile home parks was not restored for weeks and <br />that negatively affected the park’s water supplies and sewer treatment facilities. In the future, <br />portable facilities will be deployed to those areas. Malfunction of lift stations was also <br />encountered so generators will be ordered through a tracker system along with other remedies for <br />problems that may arise after lengthy power outages. As each day went by, more difficulties arose. <br />Eric Olson, Energy & Utilities, ESF #12, recommended the need to coordinate more <br />with the City of Vero Beach by having an operational member in the EOC area. There were some <br />areas, such as the hospital, that encountered water pressure problems and the County’s system <br />operates differently from the City’s with respect to valves. He also recommended headphones for <br />the ESF telephones. He reviewed the new generators to keep facilities operational, the need for <br />spare parts in coordination with the City to loan back and forth, and improving the already good <br />relationship with the City. Staff is working on other issues such as moving fuel tankers and <br />generators. <br />In response to Commissioner Davis, Director Olson recounted the problems <br />encountered by Rockridge residents and the steps being taken to remedy the sewage system <br />(replacing with a vacuum system), specifying that each house will have its own lift station. This <br />will be a yearlong project. They have replaced a lot of the service panels in Rockridge and will <br />have generator power there in case this happens again. <br />Discussion continued on the importance of having generators for lift stations <br />particularly in large developments. Also discussed were preparations in anticipation of storm <br />surge. <br />(Clerk’s Note: There was no representation at the meeting from Military Support, <br />ESF #13.) <br />Mr. McCollum, Public Information, ESF #14, noted that e-mail to all entities within <br />100 miles has been found to be a good system for mass communication. We have a contract with <br />Christian FM for emergency communications and can cut in on their frequency at any time on the <br />radio. Press conferences are also conducted and we are able to feed newscasts to every station that <br />April 15, 2005 7 <br /> <br />