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. , " . I . - RESOLUTION NO. 13327 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT FOR THE FUNDING OF OFF-SITE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE WOODSIDE CORRIDOR (WOODSIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTER); - ADOPTED BY UANIMOUS ROLL CAL VOTE BY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Oral report by City staff on the possible effects of El Nino and the City's preparations. (704) Public Works Services Director Ingram said the purpose of the report was to assure the Council and citizens of Redwood City that staff is taking the possibility of problems in Redwood City caused by El Nino, very seriously, and are rigorously getting prepared. Director Ingram introduced Public works Services Supervisor Superintendent Adams, Utilities Specialists Rich Del Ben and Ron Gulielmone from the City's storm water maintenance program, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Superintendent Mike Gibbons on the EOC, and Senior Engineer Chu Chang from Engineering and Construction. Director Ingram said the weather forecasters do not agreed on whether we have already felt the effects ofEI Nino with our warm, dry spring and summer, the worst is yet to come, or anything in between. He said the assumption is it will be a wet winter and the City is preparing accordingly. Director Ingram said CSTI had come to the City and offered training on Emergency - Preparedness. He explained the new concept, Department Operating Centers (DOCS), which focuses on a less centralized response to emergencies, taking advantage of the expertise of individual departments. He said the EOC people met last week to review the procedures and operations, and to learn from Police and Fire on when and how to shift from business as usual to an emergency response readiness. He described what PG&E had learned from its experiences over the last few years. Director Ingram said, in the event of a major storm or worse, the Council would be kept up to date through the pagers they were issued from the EOC. Director Ingram said that after the election the EOC team would provide an update to the Council. He said that preparedness means that staff is doing their jobs and the systems are ready to perform at an optimal level; weather and tides are being tracked; there is cooperation with the County in preparing sand bags; more supplies are being kept in stock and all the are being checked more often; there are standby orders with contractors and suppliers; advising that if there is a major event, the City may want to use their equipment and put them to work. Director Ingram said staff defines flooding as inundation, primarily from creeks and the bay. That is distinguished from drainage problems which we hear about, where water does not move out of an area effectively, because of limitations of the system, grade changes, etc. He said flooding occurs in extremely high tides and rain events in the Friendly Acres area and the ABC streets at the base of Cordilleras Creek. Those are - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 OCTOBER 27,1997 MINUTES Page No. 637 PAGE 21