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Item 1.
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| City Council Work Session | |
| Date: | 06/05/2023 |
| Title: | DES Program |
| Presented by: | Chris Kukulski, City Administrator |
| Department: | City Hall Administration |
| Presentation: | No |
| Legal Review: | Not Applicable |
| Project Number: | N/A |
RECOMMENDATION
No action or direction needed – Department of Emergency Services (DES) Coordinator Annemarie Overcast will provide the Council background and an update on the community’s DES preparedness and services, as KC Williams, DES Director, is unable to attend due to a personal schedule conflict.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
Annemarie Overcast will provide the Council background and an update on the community’s DES preparedness and services, as KC Williams, DES Director, is unable to attend due to a personal schedule conflict.
Yellowstone County Disaster & Emergency Services (YC DES) is the lead agency for Billings, Laurel, Broadview, and Yellowstone County coordinating comprehensive emergency management. In collaboration with local, tribal, state, and federal government we build, sustain, and improve our ability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate hazards. YC DES is organizationally situated within the Montana DES which is within the Montana Department of Military Affairs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides guidance and grant oversight. We recognize that comprehensive emergency management requires strong partnerships with public, private, and non-profit partners, as well as with individual citizens. Engaging the whole-community results in robust planning Intended to minimize the impact to our populations affected by disasters.
The Billings City Council, Mayor, and the executive leadership play a vital role in Emergency Management. Collectively, you make up the Billings representative to the Multi-agency Coordination Group any time we have a planned or unplanned event that requires an Emergency Operations Center opening.
Yellowstone County Disaster & Emergency Services (YC DES) is the lead agency for Billings, Laurel, Broadview, and Yellowstone County coordinating comprehensive emergency management. In collaboration with local, tribal, state, and federal government we build, sustain, and improve our ability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate hazards. YC DES is organizationally situated within the Montana DES which is within the Montana Department of Military Affairs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides guidance and grant oversight. We recognize that comprehensive emergency management requires strong partnerships with public, private, and non-profit partners, as well as with individual citizens. Engaging the whole-community results in robust planning Intended to minimize the impact to our populations affected by disasters.
The Billings City Council, Mayor, and the executive leadership play a vital role in Emergency Management. Collectively, you make up the Billings representative to the Multi-agency Coordination Group any time we have a planned or unplanned event that requires an Emergency Operations Center opening.
STAKEHOLDERS
NA
ALTERNATIVES
N/A
FISCAL EFFECTS
None
SUMMARY
KC has a personal scheduling conflict and is unable to deliver the DES Update to the City Council. As such, Annemarie Overcast, the DES Coordinator, will be delivering the DES Update to the Council.
· Thank City Council for sponsoring DES attendance to the Basic CPTED Training (5/22-5/26)
o Thank you, Mayor and Distinguished Council Members, for allowing me to speak to you today. KC is unable to join us this evening due to a personal schedule conflict.
KC and I would like to thank the council for funding our attendance to the Basic CPTED Training 5/22-5/26. Commissioner Don Jones was very supportive of our attendance. However, Commissioners Ostlund and Morse did not support both of us attending and pulled KC after the first day of class. If you want more details as to why, please reach out to Commissioners Ostlund and Morse for more information. This class was very informative, and I learned a lot. I will be pursuing the second level of training to receive the CPTED Professional Designation.
· Update on current grant applications - Homeland Security
o Since we last spoke, we have applied for two Homeland Security grants. DES applied for $250,000 for the County Courthouse Camera Security Project and the Billings Police Department, with support from DES, applied for $345,000 for 30 pairs of night vision goggle systems for the City/County SWAT Team. Both applications received state approval. We are now waiting for federal approval (typically late summer/early fall – August to November). KC is optimistic about both applications’ approval.
· Update on current grant applications – EMPG
o We have also applied for the EMPG grant for FY23-24 requesting the maximum of $130,000. This grant pays for HALF of DES staff salaries and benefits, and other emergency management related expenses. That means that the county pays 50% and the state pays the other 50%. Example: DES salaries and benefits = roughly $100,000 spent – turn it in for reimbursement and get $50,000 back. We are using/being reimbursed for the full $130,000.
· Update on current plans
o We have a preliminary contingency plan in the event of a BBWA Ditch Breach. This plan was completed by DES with input from BFD, BPD, and PW.
o We are continuing to work with the BFD, BPD, hospitals, AMR, the airport and several other agencies, to develop an emergency plan for the Airshow in August
o We are continuing to work with the BFD, BPD, hospitals, AMR, the airport and several other agencies, to develop an emergency plan for the Airshow in August
· Update on NIMS Training
o We are working with Victoria to get NIMS classes scheduled for the elected leadership to be in compliance
§ In order to receive federal funding, certain people/positions need to be NIMS certified or at a minimum NIMS aware
· These positions include, but are not limited to:
o Elected leadership
o Fire and Law Enforcement personnel
o Emergency management personnel
o Any person that may hold a position in the EOC, or respond to an emergency or disaster
o Department heads