Response Form Grand Jury Report Title: Mendocino County Emergency Services Report Dated : March 28, 2012 Response Form*

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors disagrees in part with this The OES Coordinator spoke before the Board of Supervisors to promote findina. tsunami awareness, not before the OES. Findings 4: The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors disagrees in part with this finding. As stated in the response prepared by the OES Coordinator, at the time the Grand Jury interviewed him, there were approximately $400,000 in grants under OES. For clarification purposes, there was only one reoccurring grant, the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG). The finding, as written, would indicate that there are reoccurring grant funds of $400,000, which is not accurate. The Fiscal Year 2011 EMPG grant was funded at approximately $141,000 while the other three grants, one of which is not closed and will not be funded again, total approximately $265,500.

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors disagrees in part with this finding. For clarification purposes, as stated in the response submitted by the OES Coordinator, the EOC was effectively utilized by the National Guard and numerous other federal, state, and local agencies as a Command and Control Center during "Full Court Press".

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors disagrees in part with this finding based on the following information submitted by the Health and Human Services Agency and the OES Coordinator. In the 2005-2006 Homeland Security (OHS) Grant Cycle the Gang of Five authorized funding for the purchase of the HAZMAT vehicle, also known as REHIT Rig. The HAZMAT team, also known as REHIT is comprised of personnel from County Environmental Health, fire agencies, and various state agencies (CalFire,/CalTrans/CHP). Annual funding for REHIT includes $12,000 from city contracts, money recovered from hazmat incident responses, and OHS funding ($20,000 $50,000) for responder training and supplies.

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors disagrees in part with this finding. Based on the response submitted by HHSA, REHIT has responded to 7 incidents in the first quarter of 2012.

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors disagrees in part with this finding based on the following information submitted by HHSA. The State Department of Justice discontinued the clandestine lab evidence collecting and clean up team. Local law enforcement now utilizes REHIT to mitigate chemical hazards found at meth labs. Cal EPA Department of Toxic Substance Control provides and pays for contractor to pick up and dispose of hazardous chemicals found at meth labs.

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has no specific information regarding this finding and therefore disagrees. Please refer to either the Mendocino County Sheriff, the Sheriff's Administrative Services Manager, or the Mendocino County Auditor-Controller. 1. 75 4

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors disagrees in part with this finding. For clarification purposes, as stated in the response submitted by the OES Coordinator, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Office (NOAA) donated the four tsunami warning sirens to Mendocino County. NOAA also funded the grant that was used to purchase all components and installation of the sirens. At this time all four sirens have been installed and OES has entered into a contract to have the siren control systems installed on three sirens. The City of Fort Bragg has partnered with the County Office of Emergency Services and will fund the installation of the fourth siren control system. The goal is to have all four sirens operational by the end of June 2012.