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B) Report all hurricane shelter retrofit projects that are undertaken, regardless of funding source(s) <br />or report that there are no projects. <br />C) Develop and submit a strategy to ensure that by June 1, 2017, all designated Special Needs <br />Shelters (SpNS) have a standby power system or capability with adequate capacity to support <br />life -safety systems, essential lighting and outlet receptacles, air-conditioning, and necessary <br />medical equipment. For those designated SpNS facilities without a permanently equipped <br />standby electric generating capacity, a locally sourced and acquired temporary electric generator <br />with adequate capacity to support the standby power system requirements must be provided. <br />D) Develop and submit a strategy to ensure that by June 1, 2017, there is adequate designated <br />SpNS client space capacity to meet the anticipated five-year demands as determined by the 2016 <br />Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan (January 31, 2016). All designated SpNS facilities must at a <br />minimum meet the hurricane safety criteria established in the American Red Cross Standards for <br />Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Selection (ARC 4496) and be equipped with an adequate standby <br />electric power system or capability as described in item S.C. above. <br />E) Update and submit a hurricane shelter deficit reduction progress reports, which include "as -is", <br />retrofit and Enhanced Hurricane Protection Areas (EHPA) construction. (This information is used <br />to compile the Shelter Retrofit Report.) <br />F) Provide a brief report on results of the year's coordination with school boards, community <br />colleges and universities (as applicable) for implementation of the statutory and code required <br />Public Shelter Design Criteria (a.k.a. EHPA). The most recent published Statewide Emergency <br />Shelter Plan can provide guidance for implementation of the EHPA criteria. A checklist to provide <br />this information will be made available on the Division's SharePoint Portal. <br />9. EMAP — Emergency Management Accreditation Program <br />Assessors from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program assessed Indian River <br />County Emergency Management program and found it compliant of all 64 standards of the <br />Emergency Management Standard. The assessment standards include such categories as Program <br />Management, Laws and Authorities, Prevention and Security, Facilities, Crisis Communications, <br />Public Education, Operations and Procedures, Training, Exercises and Evaluations and Corrective <br />Action. <br />The EMAP accreditation procedure is a voluntary national process for local, state, private and <br />non-profit emergency management programs. The programs are accredited for a term of five years <br />and must report ongoing compliance to all national standards annually. <br />EMAP encompasses all aspects of emergency management and is certified by the American <br />National Standards Institute (ANSI). It was developed by emergency management professionals to <br />have a measurable evaluation system, nationally recognized standards, comprehensive <br />programmatic framework and self -and peer -review. <br />County is to provide the following to receive $10,000.00 for receiving EMAP accreditation: <br />• Invoice for $10,000.00 on County Letterhead to process payment <br />• County Annual Report <br />• Confirmation of Receipt Memo from EMAP <br />27 <br />174 <br />