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Mr. Klain stated Hack Real Estate Associates would like to move as quickly as possible and expedite the process. From the City's timetable there is six to seven months minimum to begin building; they would like to make that four to five months. 2) Disaster Management Planning Fire Chief Kapler provided an orientation on disaster management planning including the following information: • Emergency vs Disaster • Who is Involved • How Incidents are Managed/How Resources are Structured o Incident Command System (ICS) — contains up to 5 primary elements ➢ Command (single or unified) ➢ Finance ➢ Logistics ➢ Operations ➢ Planning • Roles - Incident Commander: Police/Fire/Public Works; • Roles — Police Dept • Roles — Fire Dept • Roles — Public Works/Engineering • Roles - Building Department • Roles - Finance • Roles — Administration • Roles - Mayor and Council • Roles - Public Information Officer. Mr. Terry Stoltzman, Anoka County Emergency Management Director, provided information regarding the needs beyond the resources of Ramsey. He indicated when an emergency affects the City of Ramsey they will look to the County for resources. There are fire mutual aid agreements with other cities. Emergency Management 101 states that all emergencies are local; the City of Ramsey will be in charge of what happens in the City. Mr. Stoltzman stated his job is to act as liaison to the state in a large scale emergency, and the state would act as liaison to the federal government. He is aware of the resources available regionally in the state, and they maintain a constant state of readiness looking at the different plans. With the explosion in Ramsey a couple years ago the City was saturated with the need for more assistance. This could include additional public works trucks or assistance with managing the media. The explosion resulted in a call from the Department of Homeland Security; this is something his department can assist with. Mr. Stoltzman stated his role is to work with the community, identify gaps with resources, and work with different programs to provide leverage. He can also provide letters of support the City may need. One thing to be noted is that early last fall he was contacted about sky warnings with severe weather, and a training program was conducted last week. Fire Chief Kapler stated as part of the next steps, staff will answer any questions related to the Emergency Management Manual. The Manual lists primary functions of each department. City Council Work Session / January 30, 2007 Page 4 of 16