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3. Use the balance of the funds from the grant to purchase capital equipment and supplement funds already identified for office renovations in the Department of Emergency Services which will be submitted to the Board in a -subsequent agenda item during the fiscal year. No additional funds are needed to qualify for this grant. it should be noted that funds received from the Emergency Management, Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund may not be used to supplant existing funds. ALTERNATIVE AND ANALYSIS The Base Grant includes a scope of work that must be completed during the term of the grant. It also provides certain computer equipment to be used for satellite communications between the State Emergency Operations Center and the Indian River County EOC. As mentioned above and noted in the grant cover letter, a deduction of $4,500 has already been made by the state for communications costs per section 9G-19.005 (3), Florida Administrative Code. This recent legislation now included in Chapter ,252, Florida Statutes compels emergency management agencies to comply with the following. 1. Work with the Department of Education and local school board to develop new criteria designed to ensure that new education facilities can serve as public shelters for emergency management purposes. 2. Serve as liaison and coordinator of municipalities, requests for state and federal assistance during post -disaster emergency operations. 3. Identify and register persons in need of assistance and plan for resource allocation to meet identified needs. Disabled persons must be given the option of preauthorizing emergency response personnel to enter their homes during search and rescue operations if necessary to assure their safety and welfare. Emergency Management agencies must work with HRS, health care agencies, community-based service providers, and home health care providers to inform all their incoming clients of the registry as part of the intake process. 4. Assist in surveying all schools, and other state, municipal, and county owned public buildings to identify those suitable to serve as shelters and those suitable to be retrofitted for shelters using state funds. 5. Requires the local emergency management agency to review the comprehensive emergency management plan for all intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled, facilities serving seven or more people, and homes serving individuals who have complex medical conditions. The local emergency management office must ensure that, at a minimum, the following agencies and organizations are given the opportunity to review the plan: Department of HRS, Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Community Affairs, and appropriate volunteer organizations:- The coordination process is handled at the local level by the EM agency and all required reviews must be completed within 60 days. NOVEMBER 22, 1994 31 BOOK FAu. 8 , �