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REPORT 6.20 Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Ci Mana er Janaury 11, 2010 SUBJECT Requirements for participation and funding for the 2010 Golden Guardian Exercise RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve, by resolution, funding in the amount of $37,000 to cover the cost of participation in the 2010 Golden Guardian Exercise to be held at the Port of Redwood City. 2. Approve, by motion, a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of San Francisco for full reimbursement of expenses related to the Golden Guardian Exercise. BACKGROUND The Golden Guardian Exercise is an annual state wide disaster drill, in which the scenario is changed each year to test a different aspect of emergency management. The City of Redwood City has participated in this drill in years past for earthquake scenarios. The next drill will involve a terrorism scenario at the Port of Redwood City. The City is in a unique situation because it has a Port that can accommodate a large scale exercise. The Ports of Oakland and San Francisco are unable to host this event due to the impact it would have on their operations. As a part of the Fire Department's participation in this exercise, staff will open the City's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and will provide emergency responders in the field. This will be the first opportunity to participate in a large scale exercise since completion of the "Introduction to Emergency Management" class held in Redwood City in May of 2009. Reimbursement for overtime as well as consultant fees and equipment is offered, and the reimbursement rate is 100% per the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The City of Redwood City is required to enter into an agreement with the City of San Francisco because they distribute the federal money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA) for these types of exercises. This grant is being provided by FEMA through the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). The City of Redwood City's expense for planning and participating in this event is $37,000. This includes overtime and backfill expenses, as well as consultant support to develop the scenario. The City of Redwood City will benefit greatly from participating in a large-scale exercise such as this, as it provides for a beneficial training method that is difficult to experience outside of a real-time disaster situation. AL TERNA TIVES The Council may choose not to approve this motion, in which case the City will not participate in the drill and will forfeit the grant funding.