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retained in a contingency account for later allocation in the current fiscal year for program enhancements as recommended by staff and approved by the Board. In order to continue providing a strong Emergency Management program in Indian River County, staff proposes the following grant expenditures utilizing the remaining funds prior received and presently on deposit with the County: 1. Allocate $7,000 for the purchase of five replacement computers which meet the county Computer Services Division minimum workstation requirements and are Y2K compliant. Two of the five computers will exceed the minimum county requirements with the appropriate hard drive space, memory, and CPU to adequately support the software which is required for a number of federal, state, local, and CAD programs. This purchase of this equipment has been coordinated with the Office of Management and Budget Computer Services Division. 2. Allocate $4,000 for the purchase and installation of hurricane window protection in certain areas of the Sebastian River High School which is used as the County Special Needs Shelter to protect vital patient care areas during hurricanes or other crisis events. The protection will be provided by clear polycarbonate -Miami Dade wind load (145mph) rated panels. Clear polycarbonate panels are recommended by staff in order to allow natural light into the patient care areas. 3. Allocate $3,500 for the purchase of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) for use in the Emergency Operations Center and the County Administration Building. During emergencies, the Emergency Operations Center may be activated for extended periods. The AED allows for quick lifesaving action should a heart attack occur during EOC operations or during normal business hours within the County Administration Building. Staff recommends that the purchase of this item be from established AED vendors utilized by the Emergency Medical Services Division in order to be standardized equipment as well as consistent with maintenance and supply items now in inventory. 4. Allocate $3,031 for the purchase of blankets for the Special Needs Shelter. Currently, just under 600 citizens are registered for the Special Needs Disaster Shelter and this purchase will provide an adequate number of blankets to accommodate the anticipated volume of patients. 5. Allocate $1,200 for the purchase of ArcView mapping computer software. This software is necessary for mitigation and recovery planning. This software is also required in order to utilize the State Division of Emergency Management's "The Arbiter Of Storms" (TAOS) mapping and damage assessment software. 6. Allocate $1,000 for the purchase of a multi -task, heavy duty fax machine. This fax machine is a replacement and will be used for crisis event information and notification for many agencies and organizations along with everyday office duties and have "blast fax capability" for heavy use during times of Emeigency Operations Center activation. 7. Allocate $500 for the purchase of a large room conference call phone. This phone will be used during Emergency Operations Center activation for conference type calls involving a number of people at one time with adjacent counties, regional areas, state and federal agencies, as well as the National Tropical Weather Predication Center and National Weather offices. This special speaker phone allows for conference call capability in a large room setting using normal voice and volume for participation by a group number of people. AUGUST 17, 1999 62