Report to Mayor and City Council
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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UPDATE ON EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
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I. SUMMARY
The City of Carson utilizes the Everbridge system for emergency mass notification of the public. The system is funded through AB-1646 which requires the funding of alert and warning systems for local communities that have oil and gas refineries in the area.
The city's use of the the system is also enhanced through a partnership with Alert SouthBay which combines the efforts of 14 cities to promote registrations and standardize use of the system in the South Bay region. To register for the system, residents are encouraged to text their zip code to 888777 or by visiting AlertSouthbay.org.
Since the program went live in May 2021, the system has been utilized for a variety of emergencies including recently for the earthquake on September 18, the pallet yard fire on September 30, and the current Dominguez Channel odor incident.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. Receive and file.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate that is consistent with the requirements of law.
IV. BACKGROUND
In May 2020, the city council approved an agreement with Everbridge, Inc. to provide mass notification software services to the residents of Carson. This agreement was followed by a credit agreement in March 2021 with the Marathon and Phillips 66 refineries as required by AB-1646. AB-1646, enacted into law effective July 1, 2018, requires petroleum refineries to fund the reasonable and necessary costs for the design, building, and installation of the notification system, and a fee, as part of the single fee system levied on a petroleum refinery, in an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable and necessary costs for the ongoing operation and maintenance of the notification system. Following the approval of the credit agreement, c...
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