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Agenda 08/26/2025 Item #16F 7 (County staff to advertise and bring back for a public hearing an orginance amending Collier County Ordinance 84-37 known as the Local State of Emergency Ordinance)8/26/2025 Item # 16.F.7 ID# 2025-2570 Executive Summary Recommendation to direct County staff to advertise, and bring back for a public hearing, an Ordinance amending Collier County Ordinance No. 84-37, as amended, known as the Local State of Emergency Ordinance. OBJECTIVE: To update County Ordinance number 84-37 as amended, codified in Chapter 38, Civil Emergencies, and authorize the County Manager to take certain actions, update emergency protective measures, and amend and delete certain actions under policy and procedures established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Florida Division of Emergency Management. CONSIDERATIONS: In recognition of Collier County’s vulnerability to natural, technological, manmade, and potential homeland security concerns, staff is presenting for the Board’s first read updates to Chapter 38, Civil Emergencies and actions associated with a Local State of Emergency and other provisions therein. Major topics revised in this Ordinance include, but are not limited to: 1. Authorizing the County Manager to declare and terminate a local state of emergency and take certain actions, followed by certain criteria for alternative succession efforts if needed. 2. Expanding definitions to include uncontrollable fires related to high temperature volatility of battery-powered vehicles and equipment. 3. Following recent amendments to Florida Statute 252, adding clarity to the roles, responsibilities, training, and certification requirements of the Emergency Management Director. 4. Clarifying the terms of eligible and non-eligible debris on public and private property. 5. Providing for collaboration with public, private, constitutional, and certain state and federal partner agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security. 6. Adding acts of mass violence as part of the local emergency processes. 7. Providing clarity and responsibility for Mass Notification System resources. 8. Clarifying rights of entry that may be required under the Stafford Act for disaster recovery, fire-fighting efforts, including water supplies, repair or replacement of communication linkages for the public or public safety, damage assessment, search and rescue, flood-fighting efforts, and utility restoration. 9. Expanding the definition of Public Facilities as Shelters, also referenced in State Statute, public schools, charter schools, state-funded colleges and universities, and other facilities leased or owned by the State or local government to aid in providing relief to shelter space deficits as calculated by the Florida Division of Emergency Management. 10. Provision of County Staff for mutual aid assistance at no cost for three days to fiscally constrained counties, except for personal injury or death, as a means of good faith assistance and for the value of providing staff real- world training. 11. Recognize certain mutual-aid and cooperative agreements with certain professional organizations engaging in disaster response and recovery. 12. Expanding emergency powers to make contracts, rental agreements, emergency repairs, certain site licenses for temporary facilities, and clarify reimbursement for mutual-aid teams. 13. To potentially reduce the burden to County staff who may be heavily impacted personally by the disaster: employ, or provide with or without compensation, documentation teams, incident management teams, communications personnel, certain specialized communications and satellite equipment, warehousing personnel, shelter medical personnel, recovery matter experts, Geographical Information System, (GIS) experts, drone equipment and personnel for disaster condition and damage assessment, mutual-aid forward observers for field equipment accountability and project management, and teams engaged in demobilization efforts. 14. Make provisions for emergency temporary housing, feeding, fuel, and light maintenance of mutual-aid personnel and equipment under an approved mission by the Emergency Operations Center. 15. Including clarity for an unlawful offense in failing to observe conservation measures of fresh or potable water as directed by the Public Utility Director, County Manager, and local public health official. 16. Authority in coordination with the County’s Emergency Management Director to request the National Guard, Army, US Coast Guard, or State Guard to assist with law, order, rescue, traffic control, and to manage all or Page 4014 of 4682 8/26/2025 Item # 16.F.7 ID# 2025-2570 part of disaster relief commodity distribution. 17. Broadens the definition of certain supplies and equipment that may be rented or chartered for emergency purposes, allowing for flexibility in situations where timely action is critical to support life-safety and recovery operations, and where traditional procurement processes may cause unnecessary delays. 18. Expanding clarification to flood fighting efforts on and off the public right of way, often associated with storm surge, pre- and post-landfall rainfall events, and isolated monsoonal-type thunderstorm events. 19. Addresses disposal of agricultural livestock losses. These proposed changes support Collier County’s ability to take timely and effective actions to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents and visitors, while aligning with best practices and the County’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. Enhances the efforts of Collier County to respond to and recover from the impacts of disaster and significant emergency events. Thanks FISCAL IMPACT: None. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote for approval. -SAA RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board directs County staff to advertise, and bring back for a public hearing, an Ordinance amending Collier County Ordinance No. 84-37, as amended, known as the State of Emergency Ordinance. PREPARED BY: Dan E. Summers, Director of Emergency Management ATTACHMENTS: 1. Ordinance Amending 84-37 July stamped and initialed VERSION Page 4015 of 4682 Page 4016 of 4682 Page 4017 of 4682 Page 4018 of 4682 Page 4019 of 4682 Page 4020 of 4682 Page 4021 of 4682 Page 4022 of 4682 Page 4023 of 4682 Page 4024 of 4682 Page 4025 of 4682 Page 4026 of 4682 Page 4027 of 4682 Page 4028 of 4682 Page 4029 of 4682 Page 4030 of 4682 Page 4031 of 4682 Page 4032 of 4682 Page 4033 of 4682 Page 4034 of 4682 Page 4035 of 4682 Page 4036 of 4682