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critiques that Special Needs Shelter staff were not easily identified. Different colored vests would identify medical, volunteer, and food service providers. k. Shelter Cots (180 @ $27.26) $4,907 Special Needs Medical Software $ 330 Special Needs Vests (50 @ $10) $ 500 6. Electronic Display and Radar -Cable Dissemination of timely and accurate information was sometimes delayed in the Emergency Operations Center because of the number of people needing hard copies of information. Electronic displays would be used in conjunction with additional radar cable to transmit weather information to the EOC and provide timely and necessary scrolled storm information along with current conditions to all EOC and rumor control personnel at once. Electronic Information Display (2 @ $300) $600 Radar Cable for EOC $300 In prior years, the Board approved certain Development of - Regional Impact (DRI) projects which included funds to enhance Emergency Management and disaster preparedness capabilities in the County. The funds have been retained in a reserve account and staff is informed --the general ledger reflects a balance of $25,483. Funding in the amount of $16,829 from this account is requested to provide the emergency operations improvements noted above. RECOMMENDATIONS: Based on the identified needs during emergency operations associated with Hurricane Erin, staff respectfully requests approval of the purchase of the equipment described above with funding from the DRI Reserve Account in the amount of $16,829. Staff also requests approval of the necessary budget amendment to appropriate and expend the funds. ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Eggert being absent) approved Budget Amendment 001 in the amount of $16,829 for the purchase of the equipment from the DRI Reserve Account. 36 BOOK 96 PATE .j5�, OCTOBER 17, 1995