09-13-2016 City Council Special Meeting HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice t ereof a special meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held
on Tuesday, September 13, 201i at 5:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room at Hopkins Fire Department,
101 17th Avenue South, Hopkin..
Mayor Cummings called the me ting to order with Council Member Campbell, Gadd, Halverson
and Kuznia attending. Staff pre•ent included City Manager Mornson, Administrative Assistant
Ale, Building &Equipment Sup-rintendent Autio, City Clerk Domeier, Water& Sewer
Superintendent Eddihi, PlanninI, and Development Director Elverum, Finance Director Harkess,
IT Director Hepp, Police Captai i Johnson, Building Official Kearney, Inspections
Administrative Assistant Lein, • ssistant City Manager Lenz, City Planner Lindahl, Assistant
Fire Chief Mackey, Recreation 'acilities Manager Pavelka, Police Chief Reynolds, Assistant
Fire Chief Sandon, Fire Chief S p ecken, Public Works Director Stadler, City Engineer Stanley
and Building Inspector Stevens.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS •ENTER TRAINING
Mayor Cummings welcomed st•ff and Council. City Manager Mornson gave background
regarding the emergency prepar,dness process. Fire Chief Specken discussed the purpose of the
Emergency Operations Plan(E l P) and role of the Emergency Operations Center(EOC). The
meeting will assist staff in devel•ping a better understanding and familiarity with the EOC
operations as well as identify th. role, policies and procedures specific to each department and
the City Council.
Chief Specken gave an overvie of the emergency scenario that the department staff would
discuss, discover issues and pos ible solutions.
The departments discussed their role in the EOC:
Administration:
•Develop an employee phone -e
•Have list of emergency numbe s, resources, housing, food for those affected
•Create a webpage that would 's place in case of an emergency, only needing to add basic
information
•Develop a notice for the cable sublic access station
•Bus transportation
•Remove call forwarding on Ci y Hall phone so residents have human contact
•Create list of costs for FEMA
•Have emergency badges avail.ble
•Establish a Code Red call
•Have access to a current list o i employees
*Have a list of language interpr-ters
*Create a Pet Policy
•Set up a media staging area: C ty Hall Council Chambers
•Volunteer Coordinator
•Supply water bottles, coffee, c•okies
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•Keep public informed on city website and social media
•Assist our own workforce who been affected
Public Works/Recreation:
•All call to employees
•2-way radio with the EOC
•Evaluate critical utility status
•Restore power via generators
•Prioritize needs, barricades and clearing of roadways
•Contact neighboring cities for assistance
•Contact CenterPoint and Excel Energy for restoring priority needs
•Congregate Care for displaced residents
•Coordinate with school district facilities for shelter
•Coordinate with Red Cross for emergency assistance
Inspections:
•Contact staff to begin assessing public facilities
•Contact a neighboring city for a backup Building Official
•Notify Dept. of Labor and Industry
•Placards to place on damaged buildings
•Emergency Kits available at City Hall for Building Inspectors
•Damage Report Forms
Fire Department
•Unified Command
•Dispatch and Triage of calls
•Survey of area and determine immediate needs
•Mutual aid notification
•Activate EOC
•Triage, staging and transport
•CERT team activation
•Assist with providing security
Police Department:
•Request all-call and mutual aid
•Prioritize injury reports
•Establish a casualty collection point
•Establish a Reunification Center
•Provide traffic reroute
•Sector the damaged area, establish a parameter and secure area
•Establish a dispatch center at EOC
•Assess hazards
•Search for missing persons, contact canine units
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City Council
•Report to City Hall to be briefed by the City Manager
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Debbie Vold
ATTEST:
/(3/Molly Cmings, Mayor Amy Domeier, City Clerk