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9C <br /> Page 3 <br /> yo, c� H�i <br /> Vice Mayar Ros�n�e Foust i�iT Middlefietd iZoa+d <br /> Redwrood City CA 94093 <br /> ���,y���� ��� Voice(650)780-7220 <br /> Allcia Aguirre �p��--�p- maitQredwoodcityjo►g <br /> lan Bain <br /> Jim Hartnett www.redwoodcitY-°'9 <br /> Di�a Howard <br /> Jeff tra <br /> October 9,2006 <br /> The Honorable Stephen M. Hall <br /> Judge o#the Superior Court <br /> Hali of Justice,400 County Center,2nd Floar <br /> Redw�d City, CA 94063-1655 <br /> Subject: Response to Grand Jury Report: "Disaster Preparedness Training for the Residents of <br /> Cities in San Mateo CouMy" <br /> Dear Judge Hali: <br /> Thank you#or the�portunity to respond to the 2005-20�Grand Jury reoommenda6ons as <br /> conhained in its repo�t dated July 19,20p6. Specificalty, t am responding fo recommendations 1 <br /> and 2.2,as thase ar8 the ones which apply to Redwood City. <br /> The City Councii and the Redwood City Fire Department concur with the f►nd+ngs and <br /> recommendations o#the Grand Jury regarding the need to take a leadership role in assuring our <br /> cammunity is engaged in CERT training. Our program is undervvay, our first ciass has recentiy <br /> graduated, and we are in the pla�ning stages for the next class.We are aiso providing CERT <br /> and other disaster preparedness infomnation on the Cit�s website. An initial goal of training 5% <br /> of aur househalds is challenging, but we feel achievable. <br /> The City is going even one step fi,Rher, by initiatty focusing its brand new°Neighborhood <br /> Liaison°initiative on neighbarhood emergency preparedness, in order to bring emergency <br /> preparectness to a very local, persanal fevel in aur community. <br /> We agree that the mernbers of our Ciry Council can further their teadership role by going <br /> through�te CERT#raining. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> '�c�cae— �u..�..�.�.� <br /> Barbara Pierce <br /> Mayor <br /> cc: Members, City Council <br /> Ed Everett,City Manager <br /> Gerry Kohlmann, Police Chief <br />