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JUL — 8 Irnm BOOK 89 UF9,92 APPROVAL OF PEACETIME EMERGENCY PLAN AND DISASTER EVENT RECOVERY PLAN The Board reviewed the following memo dated 6/7/93: TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Jim Chandl nty Administrator Co I tei FROM: Doug Wrigh irector Emergency Services DATE: June 7, 1993 SUBJECT: Approval of Peacetime Emergency Plan and Disaster Event Recovery Plan It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at the next regular scheduled meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: Staff has been diligently working over the past year to review and improve the Peacetime Emergency Plan and develop a Disaster Event Recovery Plan. In the past, the Peacetime Emergency Plan included some limited information regarding recovery operations. However,, after reviewing the. lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew, it was clear that the recovery'part of the plan needed major emphasis and amplification in terms of specific information related to Indian River County. In the past several months, staff held eighteen (18) different meetings with representatives from municipalities, various agencies, organizations, and interested citizens to receive input and information related to post disaster activities. The plans before the Board today include the work product from those meetings as well as information staff has gleaned from various seminars, conferences, and regional meetings related to recovery activities from any natural or manmade disaster. Staff has made a concerted effort to develop the plans specific to Indian River County on the Emergency Service Function (ESF) format utilized in the Federal Response Plan. This was done for reasons related to continuity of operations and ease of interfacing local plans with plans the federal agencies involved in recovery operations would be using in the event a disaster such as a hurricane should make landfall in the county. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: The documents submitted were prepared and submitted in draft form to all local government entities, agencies, and organizationsJ, that would have a vested interest in response and recovery issues and operations. A period of time was given for review and/or response for recommended changes in terms of plan improvement. A f inal meeting was held to receive input or recommendations two weeks prior to June 1. Since that time, the plans have been put into final form and if the Board approves the documents, they will become the blueprints for this county's response and recovery activities should the worst event occur. 36