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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/11/07_CC_AGENDA_SPECIAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA JULY 11, 2007 Holiday Inn Select - Beale Room - 1001 Truxtun Avenue SPECIAL MEETING- 5:15 p.m. 1. ROLLCALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 3. WORKSHOP a. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training for Policy Makers and Executives 4. ADJOURNMENT Respectfully SU~d,# I#- ~/ Alan Tandy "r ~ City Manager ;/ 7/5/078:10am ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: July 11, 2007 AGENDA SECTION: Workshop ITEM: 3. a. TO: FROM: DATE: Honorable Mayor and City Council Ron Fraze, Fire Chief DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVED ~~ , June 29,2007 CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER n' National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training for Policy Makers and Executives SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION: No action required. BACKGROUND: On February 28, 2003, the President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5), Management of Domestic Incidents, which directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). This system provides a consistent nationwide template to enable Federal, State, and local governments to work together effectively and efficiently to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity, including acts of catastrophic terrorism. The directive also requires Federal departments and agencies to make adoption of the NIMS by State and local organizations a condition for Federal preparedness assistance (through grants, contracts, and other activities) beginning in FY 2005. By September 30,2007, jurisdictions will be required by Federal rules to comply with the FY07 NIMS training requirements to receive FY08 emergency preparedness grants. As policy makers, the City Council is also required to receive training on the NIMS to become familiar with the system and standards used during an emergency. Staff recommends city councilmembers, department heads and other key personnel attend a NIMS Executive Workshop to be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2007. The class will be held at the Holiday Inn Select in the Beale Room at 5:15PM. June 29. 2007, 1:25PM S:\Kirk's Stuff\MMRS\NIMS ADMINFORM.dot