Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Agreement between the City of Olympia and Thurston County, Cities, Tribes and Special Purpose Districts within the Borders of Thurston County to establish a Thurston County Disaster Recovery Council
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Olympia and Thurston County, Cities, Tribes and Special Purpose Districts within the Borders of Thurston County to establish a Thurston County Disaster Recovery Council.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Olympia and Thurston County, Cities, Tribes and Special Purpose Districts within the Borders of Thurston County to establish a Thurston County Disaster Recovery Council.
Staff Contact:
Patrick Knouff, Emergency Management Coordinator, 360.709.2701
Presenter(s):
None - consent item only.
Background and Analysis:
At the February 25-28, 2019, Integrated Emergency Management Course on Disaster Recovery held at Ocean Shores, elected officials who participated expressed the desire to create a means to continue interjurisdictional coordination on pre-disaster recovery planning activities. In response to this, an agreement was drafted by the Thurston County Emergency Management Council and regional recovery planning stakeholders to establish a Disaster Recovery Council.
The Disaster Recovery Council is a temporary advisory workgroup consisting of representatives appointed from each signatory party to the Agreement. The agreement would terminate after five years and extensions of this agreement of up to five years may be executed upon mutual agreement of the participating jurisdictions.
The Disaster Recovery Council l will serve as a coordinating organization to advise its members on effective disaster recovery practices. Membership includes Thurston County, cities, trib...
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