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B) Report all hurricane shelter retrofit projects that are undertaken, regardless of funding source(s) or report that there are no projects. C) Develop and submit a strategy to ensure that by June 1, 2017, all designated Special Needs Shelters (SpNS) have a standby power system or capability with adequate capacity to support life-safety systems, essential lighting and outlet receptacles, air-conditioning, and necessary medical equipment. For those designated SpNS facilities without a permanently equipped standby electric generating capacity, a locally sourced and acquired temporary electric generator with adequate capacity to support the standby power system requirements must be provided. D) Develop and submit a strategy to ensure that by June 1, 2017, there is adequate designated SpNS client space capacity to meet the anticipated five-year demands as determined by the 2016 Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan (January 31, 2016). All designated SpNS facilities must at a minimum meet the hurricane safety criteria established in the American Red Cross Standards for Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Selection (ARC 4496) and be equipped with an adequate standby electric power system or capability as described in item 5.C. above. E) Update and submit a hurricane shelter deficit reduction progress reports, which include"as-is", retrofit and Enhanced Hurricane Protection Areas (EHPA) construction. (This information is used to compile the Shelter Retrofit Report.) F) Provide a brief report on results of the year's coordination with school boards, community colleges and universities(as applicable)for implementation of the statutory and code required Public Shelter Design Criteria (a.k.a. EHPA). The most recent published Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan can provide guidance for implementation of the EHPA criteria. A checklist to provide this information will be made available on the Division's SharePoint Portal. 9. EMAP—Emergency Management Accreditation Program Assessors from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program assessed Indian River County Emergency Management program and found it compliant of all 64 standards of the Emergency Management Standard. The assessment standards include such categories as Program Management, Laws and Authorities, Prevention and Security, Facilities, Crisis Communications, Public Education, Operations and Procedures, Training, Exercises and Evaluations and Corrective Action. The EMAP accreditation procedure is a voluntary national process for local, state, private and non-profit emergency management programs. The programs are accredited for a term of five years and must report ongoing compliance to all national standards annually. EMAP encompasses all aspects of emergency management and is certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It was developed by emergency management professionals to have a measurable evaluation system, nationally recognized standards, comprehensive programmatic framework and self-and peer-review. County is to provide the following to receive $10,000.00 for receiving EMAP accreditation: • Invoice for$10,000.00 on County Letterhead to process payment • County Annual Report • Confirmation of Receipt Memo from EMAP 27