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From YouTube: OCT 16, 2019 | City Council Special Meeting
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San José City Council.
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A
Hey
good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
today's
special
meeting
and
subsequently
rules
an
open
government
committee
and
community
for
the
whole
on
October
16th,
we'll
start
with
a
special
meeting
agenda.
We
have
a
quorum
and
I
would
just
ask
the
record
reflect.
We
have
customers,
folia,
Ramos
Davis,
vice
mayor
Jones,
Vince,
McAmis,
customer
promise
and
Esparza
myself,
okay,
so
we'll
start,
then,
on
item
1,
which
is
ratification
and
termination
and
proclamation
of
local
emergency
due
to
predicted
high
fire
risk
conditions,
an
expected
Public,
Safety
power
shut
off.
We
have
a
presentation.
B
Attending
today,
in
the
chambers,
my
name
is
Ray
Reardon
I'm,
the
director
of
the
office
of
emergency
management.
Beside
me
here
is
Kip
Harkness,
deputy
city
manager
and
leek
Wilcox
CMO
chief
of
staff.
The
two
were
the
EOC
directors
during
this
time
in
the
PSP
activation
of
our
Emergency
Operations
Center,
we're
here
today
to
describe
the
city's
actions
in
preparing
for
and
responding
to
this
recent
PG&E
public
safety
shutoff
incident
that
started
on
October
9th
and
ran
through
October
12th.
B
So
the
purpose
of
these
public
safety
shut
offs,
as
well
as
the
conditions
that
would
present
the
situation
where
they
may
call
for
this.
That
included
the
dry
vegetation
in
the
area,
low,
humidity,
typically
below
20%,
and
forecasted
winds
above
25
miles
an
hour
with
gusts
exceeding
45.
Those
were
the
criteria
they
were
going
to
use
to
make
decisions
on
the
shut
offs,
pa
Public,
Safety
power
shutoff
could
could
affect
portions
of
either
a
distribution
system
in
our
city
and
or
transmission.
In
this
case,
it
was
distributing
lines
in
the
picture
on
the
top.
B
The
yellow
area
represents
the
predicted
area
of
impact
with
the
shut
offs
in
a
distribution
area,
and
the
reddish
is
is
a
higher
fire
danger
area
just
outside
the
city.
The
city
took
immediate
actions.
Once
we
were
notified
of
this
decision
to
allow
PG&E
to
make
these
shut
offs
in
inaction,
we
initiated
leadership
meetings
within
the
city.
Key
department
heads
were
called
together
to
start
strategizing
on
the
issues
we
could
face
during
power
shut
off.
B
We
also
met
with
PG
PG
in
multiple
settings,
whether
it
was
by
ourselves
or
with
other
groups
and
agencies,
and
made
sure
that
we
had
an
individualized
workshop
with
PG&E.
During
this
time
we
evaluated
the
city
power
needs
of
critical
facilities,
our
emergency
generator
capacity,
our
the
fueling
complexity,
we'd
run
into
and
the
limited
resources
we
may
find
and
resources
that
we
need
to
pull
together
to
support
the
public
at
our
own
community
resource
centers.
B
We,
after
evaluating
these
conditions,
we
immediately
call
the
departments
together
and
put
together
the
power
vulnerability
plan
and
which
we
also
conducted
a
tabletop
exercise.
The
city
committed
its
resources
seriously
to
this
threat
and
created
in
six
weeks.
A
plan
that
was
very
effective.
A
tip
in
a
typical
plan
would
take
up
to
six
months
to
create
so
on
many.
Many
resources
were
taken
offline
to
work
and
focus
on
this
power
shutoff
plan,
the
conditions
that
we
face,
that
the
power
shut
off
conditions
that
presented
them
as
we
look
at
how
it
progressed.
B
It
first
started
with
the
National
Weather
Service,
issuing
a
red
flag
warning
on
Friday
October
4th
at
4:30
in
the
morning
on
October
7th,
with
continuing
evaluation.
Pg&Amp;E
issued
a
press
release
to
inform
the
public
that
it
was
considering
the
power
shut
off
and
231
counties
in
the
state,
including
Santa,
Clara
County,
and
that
was
a
result
of
the
hike
forecasted
high
fire
conditions
that
included
the
red
flag
by
noon
on
October
7th
PG&E,
confirmed
with
the
local
government
agencies
that
a
power
shut
off
would
commence
and
will
impact
the
city
of
San
Jose.
B
The
power
shut
off
would
be
executed
about
12:00
midnight
the
morning
of
Wednesday
October
9th
and
continued
through
nine
o'clock
on
Thursday
October
10.
They
also
informed
it's
at
that
time
and
in
some
of
the
education
that
the
power
outage
could
extend
as
long
as
five
days
past
the
weather
event.
That
would
be
a
total
of
seven
days
before
right
and
then
once
an
all
clear
was
given.
After
the
weather
cleared
on
the
second
day,
then
they
could
begin
the
inspections
and
that
five
days
is
what
they
would
need
for
the
inspections.
B
B
On
Wednesday,
October
9th
is
seven
o'clock.
The
city
activated
the
Emergency
Operations
Center,
in
anticipation
of
the
high
wildfire
and
PS
conditioning
conditions
lasting
up
to
the
seven
days
which
of
the
two
days
of
the
event
and
the
five
days
inspections.
Afterwards,
the
EOC
was
staffed
and
with
35
personnel
who
were
identified,
the
city's
Emergency
Operations
plan
and
the
power
vulnerability
plan.
B
In
addition,
the
fire
department
stood
up
an
increased
staffing
to
address
concerns
of
the
five
fire
danger,
doing
patrols
in
the
area
and
establishing
a
department,
Operations
Center,
given
the
confirmation
of
the
threatening
weather
by
the
National
Weather
Service.
The
information
which
that
was
shared
on
three
different
conference
call
briefings
in
the
incoming
weather.
The
EOC
director
here,
Kip
Harkness
signed
a
local
proclamation
of
emergency
at
two
o'clock.
This
allowed
us
to
position
city
resources
to
face
this
imminent
threat
to
the
city
and
as
allowed
by
the
city,
ordinance.
C
Hipparchus,
deputy
city
manager
I
want
to
take
a
few
moments.
We
will
have
a
formal
after-action
report,
but
I
just
want
to
take
a
few
moments
to
walk
through
our
process
and
some
of
the
highlights
of
the
process
and
then
we'll
turn
it
back
over
to
you
for
any
questions
you
might
have
so
the
as
ray
mentioned,
the
the
we
were
able
to
respond
because
of
the
amount
of
planning
done
and
I
have
props
here.
C
We're
able
to
use
our
GIS
capability
to
understand
these
impacts.
In
fact,
RGS
capability
gave
us
a
bit
more
granular
insight
into
that.
Then
the
PG&E
provided
to
us
to
give
you
a
sense
of
the
discrepancy,
the
original
general
frame
that
PG&E
provided
suggested
as
many
as
67
schools
were
impacted.
When
we
did
a
refined
analysis
we
found
out,
it
was
39
that
level
of
discrepancy
it
makes
it
really
hard
to
respond
because
there's
a
vast
difference
between
trying
to
support
a
67
school
event
versus
a
39
school
event.
C
But
in
a
case
we
were
able
to
mitigate
any
of
the
problems,
because
we
knew
these
critical
facilities
and
it
prepared
and
implemented
our
fuelling
plans.
So,
for
example,
some
of
the
water
kept
flowing
the
fire
stations
kept
working.
All
of
those
functionalities
proceeded,
as
you
know,
you've
probably
seen
this
map.
C
So
we
were
able
to
get
a
more
accurate
read
on
that
using
our
again
our
GIS
capability,
a
key
vulnerable
population
that
we're
looking
at
is
those
people
who
are
medical,
baseline
customers,
those
people
who
are
using
power
for
things
that
are
powering
medical
devices
and
are
at
risk.
When
that
shutoff
goes
out,
there
was
a
lot
of
back-and-forth
between
us
and
PG&E
to
understand
how
many
medical
baseline
customers
were
affected
and
again,
our
enhanced
GIS
capabilities
allowed
us
to
have
a
better
view
on
that
than
originally
PG&E
had
provided.
C
Fortunately,
it
was
relatively
brief
and
then,
once
the
weather
had
died
down
on
Thursday
and
we
got
the
all-clear
from
PG&E,
they
began
rien
spectin
for
the
urban
areas.
The
power
was
fairly
rapidly
restored
by
Friday
we're
down
to
200
accounts
and
by
Saturday
we
had
a
complete
restoration,
some
quick
highlights
and
accomplishments
from
the
activation
public
information
mobilized
as
quickly
as
Monday
and
was
in
full
operation.
We
estimate
that
there
were
about
a
hundred
and
ten
thousand
people
who
actually
looked
at
our
viewer
use.
Our
GIS
viewer
there's
some
2.2
million
dollar.
C
Excuse
me,
2.2
million
social
media
impressions
and
as
many
as
145
million
people
were
exposed
to
news
coming
out
of
San
Jose
on
this.
If
you
were
to
equate
that
into
media
buys.
If
we
have
to
buy
that
media
coverage
about
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
worth
of
media
coverage,
we
launched
effective
liaison
activity
liaison
team
with
many
of
the
council
members
of
school
districts
and
proactively,
reaching
out
to
those
medical
baseline
customers.
By
creating
a
calling
bank.
C
We
also
established
a
solid
ground
game
going
out
and
checking
on
the
medical
facilities
and
making
sure
that
they
were
in
contact
with
our
fire
and
medical
personnel
and
we're
able
to
keep
those
critical
infrastructures
from
pumps
to
fire
stations
going
and
fueled
throughout.
We
also
coordinated
with
our
various
telecommunication
partners
to
ensure
continuation
of
cell
service
and,
as
I
mentioned
before,
had
enhanced
GIS
and
data
capability
for
improved
situational
awareness.
C
C
We
were
able
to
deploy
as
per
plan
and
avoid
any
of
the
major
implications
of
that
shut
out,
partly
because
it
wasn't
too
long
and
partly
because
we
were
extremely
well
prepared
and
with
that
we
have
our
recommendations
to
both
ratify
and
terminate
the
proclamation
and
also
to
receive
this
update,
which
we
have
just
presented.
With
that
I'll
stop
and
on
behalf
of
the
team
here,
take
any
questions
you
might
have
great.
A
Thank
you,
and
thanks
to
each
one
of
you
carefully
and
everyone
who
worked
so
hard
over
that
period
of
time
we
I
know
we
had
150
employees
were
working
around
the
clock
and
you
guys
were
right
there
in
the
EOC
and
I
was
just
very
impressed
with
everything.
I
saw
if
I
could
just
offer
for
a
moment.
My
observations
just
how.
First
we
were
getting
real-time
information
before
we
were
getting
it
from
PG&E.
A
We
were
getting
more
accurate
information
Matt
and
the
team
over
at
Public
Works
created
a
great
data
platform
and
map
based
data
platform
that
we
utilize
to
be
able
to
identify
where
the
medically
vulnerable
residents
were.
You
know
identify
where
the
actual
blackouts
were
happening
versus
the
projected
blackouts,
and
it
was
clear
that
we
had
much
better
information
than
other
publications.
These
are
the
PG&E
did
and
I
actually
conveyed.
A
When
I
talked
to
the
PG&E
CEO
last
Thursday
I
said
hey,
you
guys
probably
scale
some
of
the
some
of
the
software
a
week
out,
because
you
guys
need
it
in
addition
to
that,
I
think
they
developed
an
app
I.
Think
many
of
you
saw
provided
crowdsourcing
using
crowdsourcing
provided
real-time
information
about
which
residents
were
actually
getting
shut
down.
So
we
could
really
understand
what
was
happening
on
the
ground
without
having
to
deploy
a
city
staff
person
to
every
block
in
the
city,
so
really
impressive.
A
The
amount
of
work-
that's
happened
since
May
to
prepare
ourselves
for
this
and
I
think
that's
certainly
a
credit
to
the
team
in
Public,
Works
and
Matt
and
Ray
and
everybody's
been
working
so
hard
on.
This
I
was
also
very
impressed
by
the
pios
team.
Did
a
great
job
filling
the
void
of
information.
It
was
clear
that
we
were
out
there
when
a
lot
of
other
folks
were
speculating
about
what
was
happening
in
their
communities.
We
were
very
clear
and
out
there
in
front
and
in
getting
those
three
community
resource
centers
up
standing
up
quickly.
A
I
said
that
was
very
quick
work,
I
appreciate
all
the
work
of
the
council
offices
popera
and
our
team
to
try
to
get
out
there
and
hustle
I
think
we
reached
about
10,000
residents.
We
thought
were
in
the
most
vulnerable
communities
to
ensure
they
were
well
informed
and
relied
heavily
on
council
offices,
and
we
appreciate
your
collaboration
on
that
effort.
So
thank
you.
Everyone
for
working
together
there
is
Kip,
mentioned
after-action
report.
That's
due
to
us,
so
we'll
have
a
fuller
discussion.
Then
we
certainly
can.
A
D
I
also
want
to
thank
staff
as
well
again.
My
district
was
actually
affected
by
this.
However,
I
do
have
some
questions.
I
really
commend
the
staff
for
doing
a
great
job.
I
was
well
informed
up
until
they
actually
turned
off
the
power
and,
quite
frankly,
there
was
no
information
before
they
turn
off
the
power
we
were
told.
It
was
gonna,
be
turned
off
at
midnight
and
then
they
actually
turned
it
off.
D
D
To
tell
you
this,
you
were
talking
about
45
mile
an
hour
winds
in
my
district.
You
couldn't
blow
out
at
birthday
candle
with
the
wind.
They
said
we
were
having
there.
So
a
lot
of
people
did
not
understand
why
the
heck
the
power
turned
off
to
begin
with,
and
it
was
actually
often
in
a
way
that
was
unexpected.
Like
three
like
on
three
sides,
there
would
be
power
and
on
one
side
there,
wouldn't
there
wouldn't
be
power.
D
B
Well,
the
fire
conditions,
that's
a
good
question
by
the
way
and
the
the
wind
conditions
they
take
at
the
the
mountain
peaks,
both
on
the
east
side,
with
the
Diablo
range
and
on
the
west
side,
with
the
Santa
Cruz
Mountains.
So
the
gusts
are
happening
at
that
level.
They
may
not
always
come
down
to
the
street
level,
because
that's
where
the
fire
danger
is
that
would
come
down.
So
that's
why
that
to
shut
off
the
power
in
those
areas
and
when
they
do
the
grids
or
not,
the
grids
that
they
have.
B
This
is
not
a
defense
of
PG&E
bus
always
decide.
They're,
not
squares.
To
know
that
this
is
exactly
this
area
is
coming
out
as
a
city,
too
areas
developed,
they
put
power
in
those
sections.
So
it's
not
always
an
easy,
even
grade
it'll
be
it'll,
be
pots
of
here
in
other
places
out
not
just
one
set
block
and.
A
Just
on
that
point,
I'll
be
releasing
a
memo
tomorrow.
They'll
ask
in
the
after-action
report
that
we
get
the
data
from
PG&E
about
what
the
wind
speeds
really
were.
When
these
decisions
were
happening,
I
mean
I,
know,
I
was
sitting
the
EOC
when
we
were
watching
it
happened
and
around
11:30,
11:45
and
I
agree.
There
were
certainly
readings.
We
were
getting
that
were
puzzling
to
me
as
well,
but
with,
if
we're
not
on
the
mountaintop,
we
don't
know
and
I
guess
we're
gonna
see
if
we
can
find
out.
Okay,
I.
D
D
Which
is
okay,
I
guess
but
I
mean
we're
just
pounded
with
information,
but
nobody
actually
contacted
me
when
the
power
actually
was
shut
off,
so
that
is
the
there
wasn't
anything
from
PG&E.
There
wasn't
anything
from
the
county
and
there
wasn't
anything
from
staff.
That
being
said,
you
know
I
think
we
are
a
lot
better
prepared.
I've
been
I'm,
gonna,
be
putting
out
a
newsletter
saying
you
know
this
wasn't
a
tragedy
this
time,
but
we're
not
much
better
prepared
for
a
real
earthquake
or
a
real
scenario.
D
D
E
Just
wanted
to
echo
everybody's
thanks,
the
city
team
didn't
to
me
job
mobilizing
very
quickly
and
wanted
to
echo
the
mayor's
comments.
The
city's
mapping
was
better
than
PG
and
E's,
and
after
a
few
days
you
know
when
PG,
and
he
didn't
do
it-
the
city
stepped
up
and
did
it
and
PG&E
was
referring
people
to
the
city's
maps.
That
was
just
outstanding
and
I
wanted
to
really
extend
my
thanks.
Even
though
my
district
wasn't
affected.
E
There
was
some
adjacent
areas
that
were
affected
and
the
city
did
an
amazing
job,
really
mobilizing
different
multilingual
staff
to
go
out
and
get
the
message
out
quickly
in
different
languages,
both
on
video
and
in
writing,
and
so
really
just
thank
you
for
that
and
I'll
save
my
questions
about
the
cost
of
this
and
the
PG&E
wins
for
the
After
Action
report,
but
really
just
an
amazing
job.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you
and
I'm,
just
gonna
echo,
the
the
sentiment
that
that's
been
expressed.
I
was
one
of
the
of
course,
one
of
the
districts
that
was
impacted
or
we
thought
we
were
really
going
to
be
impacted
and
it
good
news.
We
weren't
as
as
impacted
us
as
we
originally
thought,
but
when
we
saw
that
map
it
was
a.
It
was
frightening
because
that
red
covered
a
huge
part
of
my
district.
F
And
if
we
don't
have
it
readily
available,
then
then
it
doesn't
just
as
no
good.
But
but
we
got
that
information
that
we
were
the
first
to
put
it
out
there
for
them
and-
and
they
were
really
using
us
as
an
outlet
of
news.
So
I
think
that
what
that
means
also
is
that
our
residents
really
trust
us
and
we,
if
we
can
build
that
relationship,
then
then
uses
us
as
best
as
well
as
as
you
can,
and
so
I
really
appreciate.
F
Also,
the
conference
calls
that
we
had
ongoing
that
you
were
able
to
constantly
update
us
lettuce,
letting
us
know
what
was
happening.
I
really
felt
like
we
were
working
as
one
I
didn't
know
everything
that
was
going
on.
I
didn't
know
all
the
behind
the
scenes
and
I
didn't
need
to.
You
know:
I'm,
not
always
the
detail.
F
Person
I,
don't
want
to
be
bogged
down
with
all
the
details.
Just
give
me
everything
that
I
need
to
know
and
let
me
run
with
it
and
you
you
did
that
and
and
I
appreciate
it,
that
the
meanings
were.
The
conference
calls
were
very
short,
very
concise
here
you
go,
Mike
that
end
up
boom
and
and
I
could
hang
up
and
feel
like
I
had
enough
information
to
get
back
to
my
residence
and
get
back
to
my
staff
with
that.
So.
F
I'm
grateful
to
the
universe
and
to
the
gods
that
this
wasn't
a
true
emergency.
It
was
a
very
expensive
drill.
Yeah
and
I
have
a
lot
of
flashlights
as
well.
I
realized
that
I
had
none
there
and
when
I
went
to
big
five,
everybody
was
in
a
panic,
it's
unfortunate
and
and
and
they
were
all
doing,
the
same
thing
that
I
was
doing,
but
but
now
people
are
prepared,
but
but
I
have
to
tell
you.
F
This
cost
me
anywhere
between
three
and
four
hundred
dollars
to
just
prepare
for
this
or
and
then
at
the
end
of
the
day.
I
didn't
lose
power.
I
was
part
of
that.
I
was
smack
in
the
middle
of
that
red
map,
and
then
my
kids
were
very
disappointed
that
we
didn't
lose
power,
so
I
just
turned
off
the
lights
for
them,
you
know,
turn
off
the
lights,
and
so,
but
we
didn't
lose
any
power
and
the
dogs
were
fine
in
it.
You
know,
but
so
so
I
just
want
to.
F
Thank
you
thank
you
for
for
the
ongoing
information.
Thank
you
for
making
me
feel
that
I
was
part
of
your
team
and
that
you
kept
the
info
really
flowing
in
my
direction.
I
know
that
I
push
back
a
little
bit
with
you
guys
on
a
couple
of
calls,
because
I
was
feeling
also
the
you
know
the
stress
and
that's
what
happens
when
you're
under
that
kind
of
that
that
kind
of
a
intensity.
F
You
really
kept
your
cool
about
you
and
said
no,
my
done
enough
I'll,
remember
that,
but
but
you
I
think
that
you
really
needed
to
to
do
that,
and
so
I
appreciate
that
and
I
just
feel
I
feel
a
lot
better
in
the
event
that
something
happens.
I
know
that
that
there's
still
more
work
to
be
done,
but
I'm
not
mad
at
you,
I'm
mad
at
PG&E,
for
some
of
the
things
that
didn't
go
as
as
I
would
have
liked
to
have
happen
so
more
on
that
later.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Thank
You
mayor
I
also
want
to
thank
staff
for
being
so
diligent
with
with
with
all
our
resources
and
being
responsive
to
our
requests.
Now
you
have
ten
elected
officials
that
are
giving
you
10
different,
possibly
ten
different
directions,
because
we
all
represent
different
areas
and
we
want
resources
to
our
areas,
but
you
I
think
you
handled
it
really
well.
G
I,
really
liked
the
the
placing
of
the
community
center
or
the
resource
centers,
the
community
centers
that
doubled
up
as
the
resource
centers
and
being
able
to
shift
that
when
my
neighborhood
between
village
and
on
the
other
side
of
evergreen
college,
we
also
didn't
get
shut
down.
So
it's
really
strange
now
and
your
Magdalena,
you
didn't
get
shut
down,
I
didn't
either.
G
G
You're
PIOs
did
a
great
just
a
wonderful
job.
Pr
n
s
Pio
did
a
wonderful
job.
They
kept
us
informed
whether
after
school
programs
were
gonna
happen
and
not
happen,
which
is
important
because
either
you
know
where
your
parents
are
gonna
leave
work
and
have
to
go
pick
up.
Our
kids
and
so
I
I
really
want
to
thank
you
that
you
gave
us
like
hour
per
hour
updates,
and
that
meant
a
lot.
G
There
were
there
was
and
I
think
it
was
predetermined,
as
we
were
leading
up
to
the
shutdown
to
close
one
of
the
turn
lanes,
but
for
for
the
families
that
live,
you
know
in
my
neighborhood
and
all
the
way
to
villages
and
and
meadow
away.
That's
the
only
way
we
really
can
get
out
and
so
to
have.
You
know
one
of
those
left-hand
turn
lanes
closed.
Timmy
didn't
quite
make
sense
and
I
saw
that
in
over
at
the
villages,
the
same
way
and
I
think
over
add
at
another
intersection
and
some
it.
G
Flow
and-
and
you
know
I
think
in
my
community
also
was
in
a
bit
of
a
crisis
and
you
know
purchasing
all
kinds
of
stuff
from
from
from
our
local
stores,
so
Save
Mart
went
out
of
their
way
and
bought
50
pallets
of
water,
and
then
you
know
to
their
surprise.
The
lights
turned
on
the
next
day
and
now
they
had
fifty
thousand.
G
So
now
they
have
a
sale
bottles,
oh
right,
Save
Mart,
which
is
it's
great
for
us,
because
it
just
means
our
lights
continue
to
stay
on
and
our
neighborhoods
are
safer
and
everybody
feels
at
peace.
This
is
definitely
a
great
drill.
Drill
for
all
of
us
and
I
think
we
scored
really
high
I,
think
you
scored
really
high
and
for
people
to
take
time
out
at
a
festival.
To
tell
me
what
a
great
job
administration
has
done.
I
think
that
is
just
really
speaks
for
itself.
G
A
H
I
Thank
you.
I
I
too
wanna
pop
I,
along
with
gratitude,
as
tomorrow
is
the
30th
anniversary
of
the
Loma
Prieta
earthquake,
and
there
was
an
earthquake
yesterday.
I,
don't
know
how
many
of
you
felt
it
on
the
18th
floor,
but
I
did
and
I
did.
The
little
exercise
I
was
supposed
to
I
am
very
aware
and
sensitive
too.
I
A
disaster
is
just
around
the
corner
for
us,
so
I
felt
that
the
leadership
and
activation
you
showed
by
really
implementing
an
emergency
system
very
quickly
and
keeping
us
full
informed
and,
and
the
public
informed
and
tweeting
to
us
so
that
we
could
then
to
retweet
as
quickly
as
possible
was
extremely
helpful.
So
I
felt
the
communication
was
really
good,
and
this
was
while
may
not
have
been
necessary
from
our
perspective
and
was
costly,
and
we
can
talk
about
that
later
and
I
hope.
We
will
talk
about
that
in
detail.
I
This
was
a
good
dry
run
because
we
will
have
a
disaster.
No
one
knows
when
we
don't
plan
these
things
and
so
being
prepared,
as
we
were,
and
knowing
some
of
the
areas
that
we
need
to
correct
like
traffic
and
that
and
such
will
be
very
helpful
for
us
as
a
learning
experience.
But
I
also
want
to
express
my
gratitude
to
the
mayor
for
turning
around
and
coming
back
from
Copenhagen.
That
really
shows
true
leadership
on
the
part
of
the
city.
I
It
shows
that
our
the
head
of
our
city
is
out
and
coming
back
and
concerned
and
concerned
enough
that
he's
here
very
publicly
making
statements
and
showing
the
community
that
you're
here
and
present
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
I
think
that
was
truly
important
to
us
as
a
city
and
I
really
appreciate
that.
So
thank
you
for
all
the
work
you've
done.
I
hope
we
don't
have
a
disaster
soon,
but
I
know
we're
well
prepared
for
it
when
it
occurs.
Thank
you
and.
A
Thank
you
for
the
acknowledgement
customer
Folio.
Thank
each
of
you
because
I
know
you're
all
engaged
very
deeply
on
social
media
and
direct
conversation
with
your
own
communities,
so
appreciate
all
the
effort
and
thank
you
to
vice
mayor
Jones,
for
for
jumping
in
a
couple
press
events.
I
think
we
had
to
ensure
that
the
media
is
well
informed.
Dave
I,
just.
H
Wanted
to
to
thank
you
all
for
the
support
and,
and
certainly
the
feedback.
The
feedback
is
really
important
to
us.
As
was
mentioned,
we
will
be
coming
back
with
an
after-action
report,
which
is
an
important
piece
of
this,
and
so
there's
certainly
opportunity
for
further
feedback,
and
we
look
forward
to
that.
You
know
I'll
just
say
this.
Certainly
this
organization
from
the
council
all
the
way
through
to
every
single
employee
that
has
really
embraced
the
approach
to
be
relentless
about
around
emergency
preparedness.
We've
learned
a
lot
of
lessons
and
I
think
you
know.
H
Fortunately,
we
were
able
to
put
some
of
what
we
learned
into
action.
I'll
just
say
for
me:
there's
three
important
things
that
this
boiled
down
to.
We
will
never
rely
on
another
agency
for
a
communication
plan.
You'll
always
have
our
own
communication
plan.
We
will
never
rely
on
another
agency
for
ground-truthing.
What's
going
on
in
our
city,
we
will
always
be
out
there
figuring
out
one
way
or
another
and
we
will
never
rely
on
another
agency
for
maps.
I
H
A
You
Dave
and
I
thought
those
were
all
excellent
points.
I
appreciate
how
you
got
through
the
entire
thing,
without
ever
mentioning
the
word
flood,
since
I
suspect.
That
was
on
the
minds
of
many
of
us.
I
mentioned
Matt's,
first
name
by
just
Donna
me,
I
didn't
mention
Matt's
last
name
who
works
so
hard
with
Public
Works.
It
was
Matt
lush
who
did
a
great
job
with
his
team
and
in
providing
some
of
those
technical
tools
that
helped
us
stay
on
top
of
real-time
information.
So
thanks
to
Matt
and
his
team.