Still No Emergency Action Plans for Levee Failures In San Mateo County

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  Provide the resources needed to enable the Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) to fulfill, by December 31, 2012, all OES commitments made in response to the 2006- 2007 Grand Jury report with respect to levees. (See, Attachment 3.)
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  Establish timelines and monitor progress of OES in fulfilling those commitments. The Grand Jury recommends to the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County and the city councils of East Palo Alto, Foster City, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, and South San Francisco that each of them:
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  Within a timeframe negotiated with OES, create, review, and update EAPs for levees in conformance to specific San Mateo County OES guidelines. These EAPs will include at a minimum: • A list of three or more separate telephone contacts to ensure at least one responsible official or responder is made aware of the emergency • A protocol setting out actions that will be undertaken to mitigate danger during an emergency 10 • A copy of the most recent inspection report on levee integrity
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  Forward updated EAPs to OES to be followed by annual updates.
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  Direct the relevant city departments to work with the County Public Works Director and FEMA to identify, evaluate, and report annually on the integrity of levees in the County. The Grand Jury recommends that the San Mateo County Sheriff direct the Office of Emergency Services to:
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  Immediately take proactive steps to obtain required funding from the Emergency Services Council in order to conduct all recommended work pertaining to levee Emergency Action Plans.
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  negotiate a timeline and develop a plan with the affected cities to complete all commitments.
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  Consistent with the timeline, work with the San Mateo County Public Works Department to ensure FEMA and the cities of South San Francisco and East Palo Alto have agreement on the levees for which they are responsible.
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  Consistent with the timeline, develop and communicate to the affected cities the specific requirements and guidelines for the development of credible, consistent, comprehensive Emergency Action Plans . These requirements are to include at a minimum: • A list of three or more separate telephone contacts to ensure at least one responsible official or responder is made aware of the emergency • A protocol setting out actions that will be undertaken to mitigate danger during an emergency • A copy of the most recent inspection report on levee integrity
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  Consistent with the timeline, develop a tracking and follow up system to assess timely receipt of levee owners’ EAPs and yearly updates.
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  Work with the appropriate responsible city and County departments and FEMA to acquire all necessary information to assess risk and develop EAPs for levee emergencies.
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  Incorporate this information into the countywide Emergency Operations Plan by December 31, 2012. Attachment 1 Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) for Levee Failure in San Mateo County: Response to the 2006-2007 Grand Jury Investigation and Current Status EAP for EAP Completed Levees: Sent to Completed Responsible EAP for met Due OES/HS Yearly Status a/o 2/1/12 Entity Levees? Date of by Updates? 3/31/08? 3/31/08? County of San Mateo – Public No Not met No No Works Dept. No budget to assist cities to develop OES N/A N/A - N/A EAPs and to incorporate these plans into a countywide plan (EOP) for levees. Belmont N/A N/A N/A N/A Burlingame N/A N/A N/A N/A EAP for levee completed Jan 2011. East Palo Alto Yes Not met No No EAP sent to OES in Jan. 2012. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan added Foster City Yes Not met No No to EOP in Nov 2011. Levee Failure Plan completed Jan 12, 2012 Hillsborough N/A N/A N/A N/A Pacifica N/A N/A N/A N/A Redwood City Yes Not met No No EOP completed 2008-2009. San Carlos has no record of San Carlos No Not met No No receiving or replying to the 2006-07 Grand Jury Report EOP for dam/levee failure San Mateo Yes Not met No No completed Nov 5, 2007 EAP’s completed in 2010. South San Francisco states it has no South San No Not met No No levees. FEMA’s Mar 12, 2012 List Francisco of Levees shows one levee in South San Francisco. Note: N/A indicates there are no levees in this city, per FEMA’s List of Levees in San Mateo County, dated March 12, 2012 12 Attachment 213 Emergency Services Council Mission Statement The mission of the Area Office of Emergency Services is to provide planning, preparedness, public information, training, and Federal/State intergovernmental emergency services coordination for the twenty cities/ towns within San Mateo County, as well as for County government, to enable them to respond to, minimize the impact of, and recover from a major emergency, disaster, or homeland security incident with the least possible loss of life or property. The Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Program provides a team of trained Hazardous Materials specialists who respond to and manage HazMat emergencies and potential bio-terrorism threats throughout San Mateo County on a seven-day, twenty- four hour basis. Member Roster Current Membership Title Appointed Expires Representing Adrienne Tissier Member 01/08/13 Board of Supervisors Charles Marsala Member Atherton David Braunstein Member Belmont Cy Bologoff Member Brisbane Terri Nagel Member Burlingame Diana Colvin Member Colma Maggie Gomez Member Daly City Ruben Abrica Member East Palo Alto Pam Frisella Member Foster City Marina Fraser Member Half Moon Bay Jay Benton Member Hillsborough Peter Ohtaki Member Menlo Park Marge Calapietro Member Millbrae Sue Digre Member Pacifica John Richards Member Portola Valley Ian Bain Member Redwood City Rico Medina Member San Bruno Randy Royce Member San Carlos Jack Matthews Member San Mateo Richard Garbarino Member South San Francisco Dave Burow Member Woodside Julie Lancelle Member Cities Kathy McKeithen Member Cities 13 From www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/bnc 13 Membership A member of the Board of Supervisors designated by the Board of Supervisors, the mayor or a designated member of each city council. Non-voting members include representatives from the Red Cross, School District, Fire Chiefs Association and Police Chiefs Association. Other non-voting members that could be included are representatives from a water district, sanitary district, Harbor District, Transit district, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Pacific Bell Duties The Emergency Services Council is empowered to "review and recommend for adoption by the Board of Supervisors and the city council of each city such emergency plans, programs and agreements." The Emergency Services Council approves the annual budget and recommends it to the County and the cities/towns for adoption. Appointment Board of Supervisors, the mayor or designated member of each city/town council. Attachment 3 San Mateo County Sheriff’s Response to the 2006-2007 Grand Jury Report Recommendations. July 27, 2007 Honorable John L. Grandsaert Judge of the Superior Court Hall of Justice(cid:1)400 County Center, 2nd Floor Redwood City, CA 94063-1655 Re: 2007-2008 Grand Jury Report: Emergency Planning for Dam or Levee Failures in San Mateo County Dear Judge Grandsaert: We wish to acknowledge the efforts of the Civil Grand Jury with this report regarding the efforts of the Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security (OES/HS). We feel the report is accurate, and depicts an understanding and appreciation by the members of the Grand Jury regarding issues relating to Emergency Planning for dam or levee failures in our County. As the Director of the Area Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security, I fully support the findings of the Civil Grand Jury and appreciate their assistance in alerting residents and visitors to the very real, and potential danger of a dam or levee failure occurring in San Mateo County. Recommendations: The Grand Jury recommends that the Sheriff instruct the Office of Emergency Services/Homeland Security to:
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  Governments to have its levees removed as a review indicated these were not levees. Respondent has no reason to dispute these findings. East Palo Alto East Palo Alto developed an EAP for levees in January 2011, which did not meet its
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  East Palo Alto developed an EAP for levees in January 2011, which did not meet its committed timeline. It was not submitted to Office of Emergency Services (OES) until January 2012. City Response: The City of East Palo Alto agrees, the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) was submitted to OES in January 2012.
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  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) records dated March 12, 2012 do not indicate the existence of any levees in East Palo Alto, which contradicts East Palo Alto's understanding that it is responsible for a levee. According to FEMA, this discrepancy exists because the City of East Palo Alto failed to respond to the Provisional Accreditation Letter regarding requirements for flood insurance. City Response: The City of East Palo Alto partially agrees. The City has been unable to confirm receipt of a letter from FEMA regarding Provisional Accreditation. Attempts to obtain a copy of the letter from FEMA have been unsuccessful. If the City had received the letter from FEMA, the City would have responded and the City's levees would foreseeably have been included in the County's list of levees. The City has continued to maintain the levees and the San Francisquito Creek with the assistance the City of Palo Alto and Santa Clara Valley Water District. The City has been evaluated annually by FEMA in conjunction with the National Flood Insurance program Community Rating System program which has resulted in certifications and reductions of flood insurance rates for property owners in East Palo Alto. The City is also a founding member of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA), an agency founded to address flooding
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  After receiving the Grand Jury request letter of December 20, 2011 Foster City completed an EAP dated January 12, 2012, which did not meet its committed timeline or was it submitted to OES. Respondent agrees with the Finding. In November 2007, The City of Foster City updated its Emergency Operations Plan to include a threat summary regarding Flooding and an event-specific action plan for Flooding in our Water System Emergency Response Plan. Both the threat summary and the event- specific action plan would be used in lieu of an IAP. Pacifica Pacifica responded to both the 2006-2007 Grand Jury Recommendations and the 2011-
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  2012 Grand Jury status request letter stating that it had no dams or levees. The levee was removed as part of the Army Corp of Engineers' San Pedro Creek and Wetland
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  Recommendations for Dams and Levees and has no record of responding. Respondent has no reason to dispute these findings. The Superior Court of San Mateo County records could not confirm that San Carlos
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  received a copy of the 2006-2007 Grand Jury Report. Respondent has no reason to dispute these findings. South San Francisco South San Francisco responded to the 2006-2007 and 2011-2012 Grand Jury status
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  request letters stating it has no dams or levees in its jurisdiction according to the FEMA Map Modernization Regional Manager in 2007. Respondent has no reason to dispute these findings.
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  According to FEMA's list of levees in San Mateo County, dated March 12, 2012, there is one levee in South San Francisco. Respondent has no reason to dispute these
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  South San Francisco has not reconciled this discrepancy with FEMA. Respondent has no reason to dispute these findings.
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  FEMA has categorized the levee in South San Francisco as De- Accredited. The levee does not meet flood protection criteria; therefore, flood protection insurance to corresponding adjacent areas may be required. Respondent has no reason to dispute these findings. The City of South San Francisco did not develop or submit an EAP for its disputed
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  levee. Respondent has no reason to dispute these findings. Response to Grand Jury Recommendations: Emergency Services Council Recommendations: Provide the resources needed to enable the Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services
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