MANAGER'S REPORT:
This ordinance would appropriate the $110,000 2013 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. These funds are provided to reimburse the City Emergency Programs Division- for costs incurred in direct support of the goals and activities of the Emergency Management Performance Grant. These costs include employee payroll for three CBJ Staff members in the performance of Emergency Management functions in planning, training, and exercise within the grant performance period. EMPG Performance includes but is not limited to, the following tasks:
• Preparing the jurisdictions Local Capability Assessment (LCA) Document for the State.
• Required attendance at the Bi-Annual Conference State’s Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan Workshop (TEPW), and development of a local jurisdiction Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan to be submitted to DHS&EM at the TEPW.
• Participation in exercises during the performance period.
• Continued utilization and work towards compliancy with the National Incident Management System (NIMSCAST).
• Completion of the FEMA Independent Study Professional Development Series.
• Timely submission of quarterly progress reports. There is a dollar-for-dollar, in-kind match requirement which is provided through CBJ Emergency Management staff personnel services. |