To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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10:30 AM - Overview of the Humboldt County Recovery Annex to the Emergency Operations Plan
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a presentation on the draft Recovery Annex to the Humboldt County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1001 -Support and sustain partnerships between public safety and partner agencies to enhance public safety in our communities
DISCUSSION:
The Recovery Annex is a functional annex to the Humboldt County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) intended to provide detailed information and guidance regarding recovery concepts and activities for the Humboldt County Operational Area (OA). The Cal OES Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Crosswalk requires that operational area EOPs include a recovery overview, including a recovery concept of operations, description of the organization of recovery post-incident, and a description of the recovery documentation process. This annex will satisfy that requirement. The Recovery Annex was presented to the Humboldt County Disaster Council on June 28, 2024 for review and feedback prior to the development of this agenda item.
Applicable portions of this annex should be considered early in the response phase of a major emergency, catastrophic incident, or disaster. It may also be used in preparing for recovery in advance of disaster. Collaborative and inclusive pre-disaster planning includes coordinating with community partners, mitigating risks, incorporating continuity planning, identifying potential recovery managers and other resources, and developing capacity to effectively manage the recovery process.
The Recovery Annex incorporates the phasing of response and recovery operations that have been standardized across all hazards and all Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regions, a three-phased approach that breaks recovery into short, intermediate, and long-term efforts. The three phases describe how operations can evolve over time, promoting unity of effort between local, regional, state, and federal incident operations. The annex discusses various state and federal recovery programs that could be available post-disaster, discusses the proclamation process, categories of damages, as well as various laws and grant programs that support recovery efforts. Also discussed in the annex are recovery support functions and recovery outcome targets. Additionally, the “community lifeline” construct and how lifeline status can serve as an indicator of post-incident recovery status are discussed.
Prior to formal adoption of the Recovery Annex, it will be posted to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) webpage for a period of 30 days to solicit public review and comment (Nov. 14 to Dec. 16, 2024). Once comments have been received, reviewed and incorporated into the annex, OES will bring the Recovery Annex back to the Board for formal adoption.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund: 1100-274
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Narrative Explanation of Financial Impact:
The financial impact of this Annex relates only to OES staff time in developing and drafting the annex, coordinating with community, regional and state partners, and ongoing plan maintenance costs. The annex took approximately eighteen months to draft and edit, from mid-2023 through present. OES staff time is paid out of a combination of Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding and the general fund, which will be used to fund future updates/revisions to this annex during its annual review and five-year update cycle.
In addition to this annex to the Humboldt County EOP serving as a valuable training tool and template for future recovery efforts, by following the recommendations in the annex, the County will be in a better position to recoup future disaster costs by understanding and following the recommendations and program overviews encompassed in the documents.
STAFFING IMPACT:
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impact:
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OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Multiple agencies, groups and entities were involved in a preliminary review of the Recovery Annex, and provided an opportunity to provide comments and feedback, however, the authorship of this plan and primary effort was led the OES.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board could choose not to accept this report, however this is not recommended as the Annex provides a framework for county staff to operate in order to recoup costs and repair damages post-disaster.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Humboldt County Recovery Annex
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