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Backup Documents 08/11/2004 E BCC EMERGENCY MEETING AUGUST 11, 2004 COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ~ EMERGENCY AGENDA August 11, 2004 1:00 p.m. Donna Fiala, Chairman, District 1 (Via Telephone) Fred W. Coyle, Vice-Chair, District 4 (Absent) Frank Halas, Commissioner, District 2 Tom Henning, Commissioner, District 3 Jim Coletta, Commissioner, District 5 (Via Telephone) NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING. SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE AGENDA ITEM TO BE ADDRESSED. COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2003-53, AS AMENDED, REQUIRES THAT ALL LOBBYISTS SHALL, BEFORE ENGAGING IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADDRESSING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS), REGISTER WITH THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AT THE BOARD MINUTES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT. REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON SUBJECTS WHICH ARE NOT ON THIS AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING WITH EXPLANATION TO THE COUNTY MANAGER AT LEAST 13 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BE HEARD UNDER "PUBLIC PETITIONS". ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. Page 1 August 11,2004 ALL REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE Up' to FIVE (5) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 3301 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112, (239) 774-8380; ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Emergency Meeting Procedures - David Weigel, County Attorney A. Re: Sunshine Law Requirements B. Advertising and Staff/Media Notifications made under Extraordinary Circumstances C. To draft a ProclamationlResolution for State of Emergency due to Tropical Storm (Possible Hurricane) Charley 3. Declaration by Extraordinary Circumstances that Commissioner Fiala be a voting member of this Emergency Meeting Approved - unanimous; Commissioner Henning to sit as chair according to Florida Statutes with the absence (in person) of the Chairman and the Vice- Chairman 4. Presentation and Update of Emergency Management for Collier County - Dan Summers, Collier County Emergency Management Director A. Slides and information For upcoming Tropical StormlHurricane Charley - due to make this area on Friday, August 13, 2004 B. Area Involvement Page 2 August 11, 2004 1) Collier Information Center (Telephone: 774-8444)' 2) Core Agencies'.of the County 3) Amateur Radio' Operators 4) Various Media Interviews 5) Collier Emergency Management Website for additional information: www.collierem.org 6) Thanks to various area groups, including the Red Cross and Collier County School System 7) Deployment of Emergency Trailers to assist the community 5. Endorsement of the voluntary evacuation advised by the County Emergency Management of the low-lying areas Approved - 3/0 (w/Commissioner Coletta via telephone w/County Manager Jim Mudd) 6. Declaration by Extraordinary Circumstances that Commissioner Coletta be a Participating Member of this Emergency Meeting (Not voting due to technical difficul ties) Approved - 3/0 7. Adoption ofProclamationlResolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County to Declare a State of Emergency for All Territory Within the Legal Boundaries of Collier County including All Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas. Resolution 2004-244 Adopted - 3/0 (Commissioner Coletta participating, but not voting due to technical difficulties) 8. Comments Meeting to Reconvene at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 12,2004 for updating from the Emergency Management Department 9. Adjourn Page 3 August 11, 2004 "--.--.,.- PROCLAMATIONIRESOLUTION NO. 2004- ~ PROCLAMA TION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY TO DECLARE A ST ATE OF EMERGENCY FOR ALL TERRITORY WITHIN THE LEGAL BOUNDARIES OF COLLIER COUNTY INCLUDING ALL INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORA TED AREAS WHEREAS, Tropical StormlHurricane Charley has the potential for causing extensive damage to public utilities, public buildings, public communication systems, public streets and roads, public drainage systems, commercial and residential building and areas; and WHEREAS, Collier County Emergency Management officials are recommending that a "State of Local Emergency" be declared due to the current and predicted path of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Charley, especially in light of the storm's rapid forward movement which is likely to decrease warning time; and WHEREAS, Chapter 252.38 (3) (a) 5, Fla. Stat., and Collier County Ordinance Nos. 2001-45 and 2002-50 (codified at Sections 38-56 through 38-70 in the Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances) provide for a political subdivision such as Collier County to declare a State of Local Emergency and to waive the procedures and formalities otherwise required of political subdivisions by law pertaining to: 1. Performance of public work and taking whatever prudent action is necessary to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the community; 2. Entering into contracts; 3. Incurring obligations; 4. Employment of permanent and temporary workers; 5. Rental of equipment; 6. Utilization of volunteer workers; 7. Acquisition and distribution, with or without compensation, of supplies, materials and facilities; 8. Appropriation and expenditure of public funds. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, in Emergency session, this 11th day of August, 2004, that Tropical StormlHurricane Charley poses a serious threat to the lives and property of residents of Collier County, that voluntary evacuation is encouraged and that a State of Local Emergency be declared, effective immediately for all territory in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Collier County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners hereby exercises its authority pursuant to Collier County Ordinance Nos. 2001-45 and 2002-50 and waives the procedures and formalities required by law of a political subdivision, as provided in Chapter 252.38 (3) (a) 5, Fla. Stat. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that during an emergency it shall be unlawful and an offense against the County for any person operating within the County to charge more than the normal average retail price for any merchandise, goods or services sold during the emergency. The average retail price as used herein is defined to be that price at which similar merchandise, goods or services were being sold during the 30 days immediately preceding the emergency or at a mark-up which is a larger percentage over wholesale cost than was being added to wholesale cost prior to the emergency. This ProclamationlResolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote favoring same. Commissioner Henning Commissioner .Balas ,-~'.,~..("-~t~; ) t:~~IL~I~> ", DATED: ~~ì.ì·~4ºö;¡···:>··, ' A TrEST: DW' 'i Wr~~i:-c.:rfR~ . : - ¡. "{~,\:'i~~j; ':,' .. Commissioner Fiala Commissioner Coletta BY: BY: