THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM
Tony Chong, P. Eng. DATE: September 21, 1994
City Administrator

Joan Deeks
Director of Human Resources

Emergency Preparedness - Application for Federal Joint Emergency
Preparedness Program (SEPP) Cost Share.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Council authorize staff to apply for a Federal Joint Emergency Preparedness Program
(JEPP) cost share. If the cost share is approved it would result in a cost saving of up to 50%
toward the purchase of emergency equipment.

We are requesting that Council approve application which, if approved, Council would provide
funding for:

5 kw generator
Cornmercial Base Station Radio
Three Portable Packet Stations

TOTAL COST

Savings to the City
- (up to 50% of cost)

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

The City has the opportunity to apply for cost sharing under the Federal goverment which may
provide assistance to emergency preparedness projects. The criteria for cost sharing approval
are priorized in categories such as formulation of emergency plans, training and education,
telecommunications, etc. Excluded projects include those presently underway or equipment that
is the normal responsibility of government that would be obtained through the budgeting process.

Emergency Preparedness 1995 Budget items that the City may be eligible for Federal Cost
Sharing would be:

. (COST: $6,000). This equipment would be used during an

electrical power failure to provide electricity for the City’s Emergency Operations
Centre (EOC). Without this piece of equipment, the EOC would have no base
station radio communications capabilities or lighting to function in.