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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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EMERGENCY
AGENDA
September 2, 2004
3:30 p.m.
Donna Fiala, Chairman, District 1
Fred W. Coyle, Vice-Chair, District 4 (via telephone)
Frank Halas, Commissioner, District 2
Tom Henning, Commissioner, District 3 (via telephone)
Jim Coletta, Commissioner, District 5
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
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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.
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 A V AILABLE IN
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Emergency Procedures - David Weigel, County Attorney
Declaration of Extraordinary Circumstances that Commissioner
Coyle be a participating and voting member of this Emergency
Meeting - Approved 3/0 (Commissioners Fiala, Coletta and Halas
present); Declaration of Extraordinary Circumstances that
Commissioner Henning be a participating and voting member of
this Emergency Meeting - Approved 3/0 (Commissioners Fiala,
Coletta and Halas present)
3. Update on Hurricane Frances and its affect on Collier County - Dan
Summers, Collier County Emergency Management Director
A. From Hurricane Charlev - an Update on Debris Removal
and FEMA Protocol that was read into the Record -
Resolution 2004-247 A - Adopted 5/0
B. Hurricane Frances' Update - Presented
. Weather
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· Time Element
· Tracking
· School Closings
· Diaster Response Trailer Units deployed to Shelters
· Additional information signs on the Interstate
· GIS department made maps available to incoming traffic
· Civil Air Patrol
· State's Mobile Command Unit to relocate to Collier
County
· Fire Service Teams (Forestry and Urban Search &
Rescue Teams)
· Nursing Homes inspections for need
· Churches and other Buildings for use as additional
shelters
· Curfew issue will be discussed on Friday
· CAT and Collier County Schools' Buses for use during
evacuations
· Chamber of Commerce to help in coordination of efforts
· No garbage pickup on Saturday
· Outreach to Immokalee area
· Civil Emergency Message to go out (multi-lingual)
· Collier Communication and Emergency Service to be in
on-going 24-hour service until further notice
· Available services extended to Charlotte and Lee
Counties
· In-Countv Residents: will affect NE Collier County and
need to evacuate residents in mobile home and special
needs to begin tomorrow at 10 a.m., Residents to the west
of 951 should shelter in place and prepare for an
extended shelter in place
· Out-of-Countv Residents: Gulf Coast High School and
Oakridge Middle School are staffed by the American
Red Cross as shelters. Barron Collier is the Special
Needs Shelter and will open tomorrow.
· Other Shelters include: Lely High School, Golden Gate
High School, Corkscrew Middle School, Immokalee High
School, Immokalee Friendship House, and Village Oak
Elementary
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C. Actions requested
1) To activate CAT Transportation System without fees or
charge
2) To waive the fee for EMS Transport to shelter for Special
Needs residents
3) Open a new appropriation fund for Hurricane Frances
with a $50,000 starting base
D. Issues Addressed
-Communication Issues
- Wind Direction/Duration
-Storm Timeframe
-Storm Debris and Landfill Concerns
-Evacuation Transportation Issues
-Storm Surge/Low Lying Problems
4. Adoption of Proclamation/Resolution 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 2004-248 Adopted - 4/0 (Commissioner Henning not
voting due to technical difficulties-lost phone connection)
5. Adoption of Resolution for various Emergency Actions to be taken in
preparation for Hurricane Frances :
Resolution 2004-249 Adopted - 4/0 (Commissioner Henning not
voting due to technical difficulties-lost phone connection)
Regarding: To activate CAT Transportation System without fees
or charge, to waive the fee for EMS Transport to shelter
for Special Needs residents, and to open a new appropriation fund
for Hurricane Frances with a $50,000 starting base
Resolution 2004-250 Adopted - 4/0 (Commissioner Henning not
voting due to technical difficulties-lost phone connection)
Concerning Debris Removal for Hurricane Frances
5. Comments
- Notice of Closed Session re: Aquaport at 4:30pm on Sept. 9th
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- Meeting to Reconvene at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 3, 2004
for updating from the Emergency Management Department
6. Adjourn
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