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Home My WebLink AboutC2006-480 - 10/31/2006 - Approved f- Y U HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Application Coversheet Local Emergency Planning Committee 1. APPLICANT INFORMATION a. Legal Name of LEPC county or city: City of Corpus Christi f Nueces County LEPC PLEASE TYPE ALL INFORMA TION , Geographic area covered: I i Nueces County b. Name of Grant Manager Address: I Aaron W, Martinez, LEPC Administrator._. ____ ~ 2406 Leopard St, Suite 200 Telephone: I Corpus Christi TX 78408 I i I -- --.-- ---.-- -------._---~ 361.826.3960 Fax: 361.887.7385 c. Name of person writing final summary letter: e-mail address:aaronm@cctexas.com Address: 361.826.3960 Fax: 361.887.7385 I I 2406 Leopard St, Suite 200 1 Corpus Christi TX 78408 I : I --j i e-mail address:aaronmcctexas.com Address: Aaron W. Martinez, LEPC Administrator Telephone d. Name of person who will administer funds: Rick Ramos, LEPC Treasurer Telephone: 2406 Leopard St, Suite 300 Corpus Christi TX 78408 361.826.3938 Fax: 361.826.4321 ---~ i e-mail address:aaronmcctexas.com e. County or City's Vendor Identification Number: 74-6000574 2. CERTIFICATION To the best of my knowledge and belief, all Information in this application is true and correct. The document has been duly authorized by the [county judge, mayor, city manager] and a majority vote of the Local Emergency Planning Committee. The City of Corpus Christi will serve as fiscal agent for the project and comply with all contractualobli ations if assistance is provided. NAME OF LEPC CHAIR: Chief Richard Hooks TELEPHONE: 361.826.3932 FAX: 361.826.4316 NAME OF AUTHORIZED AGENT SIGN I l}Gi 0' TELEPHONE: 361.826.3222 FAX: 361.826.3839 3. DATE RECEIVED BY GDEM: $f~.O'J.., 1 o~9..... AUltKH<W., n (JMJMIL~ ~ SfCIfTAIV ~ SIGNATUR9-) m u~-rb I [ DATE: II J () (. ^ G, t::. f1.):e. TITLE: George "Skip" K Noe /J, TTCf); 2006-480 10/31/06 Res027029 LEPC t- Yl rlMEP Plannmg Grant Application Project Narrative (Page 1 of 3) City of Corpus Christi I Nueces County Local Emer enc Plannin Committee Section 1: Problem Statement and Data I Limit to 80 words) ~-_. . ----- . . Nueces County is a highly industrialized community with a high risk for emergencies involving , hazardous materials. Nueces County has major hazardous material highway transportation routes I (Le, IH-37; US77; US 181.), hundreds of miles of pipelines (represented by 69 companies \ major I railways (TexMex and Union Pacific), over 10 major petroleum/chemical plants, a military base, and I the 7th largest port in the U.S2. In 2005, over 300 facilities reported using, storing, or manufacturing a I hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance above its Threshold Planning Quantitl. [Over 90 percent of the County's 317,000 people live within 10 miles of a "high risk" area4. The general I public requires constant education on the potential risks and proper actions to take in a chemical I emergency, as well as local responders need continual training and practice to responding to such an levent. i 'Per RRC data. 22003 Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center. 3LEPC Tier II data (RY2004). 4GIS analysis vs Census. Section 2: Goal Statement (Limit to 80 words) r 1 The LEPC is committed to using all mediums available to educate the public as to the potential risks i and hazards that are associated with the transportation, storage, and use of hazardous materials. In I addition, the LEPC will continue to educate the public on the proper actions to take in the event of a i hazardous chemical accident or release. The LEPC will also continue in the coordination and i planning of emergency response agencies, including organizing emergency response exercises. Section 3: Areas & Population Served 'Limit to 100 words -- - , - , The outreach portion of the project is expected to reach over 90% of people across all demographics 'of Nueces County (est. pop. 317,000) and its adjacent communities, employing several different delivery mediums. In addition, a portion of the project is specifically aimed at reaching at least 25,000 Nueces County school children and their families living along major hazardous material transportation areas. A planned exercise will be targeted at cooperative planning and response between the County's one career, one industrial, one combination, and 5 volunteer fire departments. In addition, the exercise will focus on coordination and communication with pipeline companies. Page 12 FY07 HMEP Planning Grant Application Project Narrative (Page 2 of 3) Section 4: Planned Project Objectives (L [mit to space below - do not use continuation page) rl Th~ LEPC will broadcast television and radio public service announcements during the Spring of 12007. This will include several English and several Spanish television and radio spots that will be , rotated on local stations, as well as cable. i I The LEPC will contract With the book cover printing company that has exclusive supply agreements I with the schools of Nueces County. They will work with the LEPC to print and locate 25,000 covers with the LEPC chemical safety message in schools in or near "high risk" areas. The book covers will ! be delivered to schools in August of 2007 for use during the 2007 -2008 school year. I Public awareness brochures will he printed and mailed through the City of Corpus Christi June utility ,bills. A full-scale exercise is planned to test the emergency operations plans of both urban and rural emergency response agencies to a hazardous material pipeline incident. This exercise will incorporate key principals, such as multi-agency coordination, Incident Command, NIMS, and interoperability of communications. This exercise will also incorporate state of the art planning and response tools, such as Geographical Information Systems and Satellite/Aeriallmagery. The LEPC Pipeline Emergency Response subcommittee (consisting of pipeline companies) will provide a Pipeline Emergency Response course, as well as help to support the exercise. The exercise will be conducted by the end of May 2007 Section 5: Measurement & Evaluation (Limit to space below - do not use continuation page) ITh~ LEPC Spring 2007 Outreach Campaign is expected to reach most, if not all, of the over 300,000 I Nueces County residents. as well as many people from the surrounding communities. The TV and II radio campaign should reach the 90,000 of adults 18+ at least once. The educational brochures in the utility bill mailings will reach approximately 89,000 households. There will be 25,000 book covers ! delivered to schools in "high risk" areas that are estimated to immediately reach over 62,000 people 1 (including students, teachers, administrators, and family). The planned exercise should test the i emergency plans of several response agencies in both urban and rural areas. i The success of the outreach campaign should be reflected by an increase in website traffic which is II directly measurable. The exercise success will be measured by the "After-action Report" conducted , and evaluated by all response parties involved. lOur most recent community survey (2006) concluded that only 55% of the people had seen information regarding how to prepare for a chemical emergency, however, 60% of those say they heard about it on television. 53% of people said they know enough about preparing for chemical emergencies, however, only 22% have done anything to prepare. The LEPC's goal is for 70% of the population to know about a Personal Safety Plan and how to prepare and respond during a chemical emergency. The goal of the exercise is promote inter-agency coordination of response plans and communications, especially among those rural departments along major transportation routes Page 1 3 FY07 HMEP Planning Grant Application Project Narrative (Page 3 of 3) Section 6: Project Summary Nueces County is a highly industrialized community with a high risk for emergencies involving hazardous materials. Nueces County has major hazardous material highway transportation routes (i.e. IH.37; US77; US 181.), hundreds of miles of pipelines (represented by 69 companies 1), major railways (TexMex and Union Pacific), over 10 major petroleum/chemical plants, a military base, and the rth largest port in the U.S2. In 2005, over 300 facilities reported using, storing, or manufacturing a hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance above its Threshold Planninq Quantitl. Over 90 percent of the County's 317,000 people live within 10 miles of a "high risk" area. The general public requires constant education on the potential risks and proper actions to take in a chemical emergency, as well as local responders need continual training and practice to responding to such an event. The LEPC continues to spread the message about the potential for chemical emergencies and what actions to take in the event of a chemical incident. The LEPC stresses such messages as: Bee in the Know! (a play on words incorporating our bee mascot) Bee Prepared! - Have a Personal Safety Plan Bee Alert! - Chemicals are Everywhere Bee Aware! - Know the signs of a chemical emergency This project is expected to reach an overwhelming majority of the over 300,000 Nueces County residents by at least one of several delivery mediums. The TV and radio campaign should reach the 90,000 of adults 18+ at least once, A brochure mail out in the City of Corpus Christi utility bill will reach approximately 89,000 households. School book covers will be delivered to 25,000 students in "high risk" areas. These covers are expected to immediately reach over 62,000 people (including students, teachers, administrators, and family). In addition to providing crucial emergency information, each advertising medium will also lead the audience to visit our website (www.ccleDc.ora) which contains more comprehensive safety information. The LEPC has also planned a multi-agency exercise to be designed and proctored by a professional emergency response training organization. The exercise will test the emergency operations plans and interoperability of several response agencies, both urban and rural. The professional response training organization will coordinate with the LEPC Pipeline Emergency Response Subcommittee to develop a training and exercise program for responding to hazardous material pipeline emergencies. An After-Action report conducted by all agencies involved will provide valuable feedback for the improvement of the agencies' response plans and preparations. Page 1 4 t "; II HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Budget Summary (Page 1 of 3) City of CorD us Christi I Nueces County Local Emeraencv Plannina Committee I LOCAL MATCH2 BUDGET GRANT FUNDS TOTAL PROJECT CATEGORIES I 180%) (20%) FUN DS i I ! Travel I ) 0 0 a I ----- ---------- ~.,.~_._-_. -t -- -------1 b. Supplies J 0 0 (Attach a detailed list) -- f------ -- I -"-- c. Salaries ) 0 0 J.!='_~rt-tir1le I temR-ora~1'.L___ -- f----- - -- ------ 1 d Contractual $16,000 $4,000 in donated $20,000 I exercise services, tv/radio spots, and brochure mailing costs - ._'< ~_.----_. ----.- .-- - _.~_..,_.._--- ----.,.-.--.- e Other D i 0 0 I f T ota I s $16,000 I $4,000 $20,000 (Sumofa-e) I ACTUAL LEPC PLANNING ACTIVITY FISCAL YEAR EXPENDITURE EXCLUSIVE OF FEDERAL FUNDS g 200J *$ee HMEP Budget AnalysIs, Page 17 32 Y 70, !i LJ c- -- h 200~ *See HMEP Budget Analysis. Page 17 :C: CoCf'--/ gl 10 : '1 I- - ----. ..---"--.-.........-.-..- _.,- ---,~ ---. i. Total LEPC Expenditure /rol /0<7. 3~ 1--- -,--- -'-'~,,--- j Average of past two years (~ f 0>5L,08 61 k. I certify the average of the past two years for planning will be spent in addition to the 20% LEPC Cht7~ cost share for the grant. Date:M 'Z-c//o ( Signature: J 'vfileagc rate for dnvmg personal \ehicles i~ iwailable at http://ecpa.cpa.state.tx.us/mileage/Mileage.jsp I f the lo~al match \\ i II be in kind. rather than cash, describe how the match will be provided. See paragraph 4, ;3uJget on page 3 of tbe HM1P Planning Grant Application for further information on eligible match items. Page 1 5 FY07 HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Budget Detail (Page 2 of 3) City of Comus Christi / Nueces County Local Emeraencv Plannina Committee Travel: Supplies: r-----"---'--'-- -.-----.----..- Salary: -- Contractual Services: . $4,000 Design, production, and delivery of 25,000 book covers to "high risk" Nueces County schools. . $6,000 Professional services to design and conduct an emergency response exercise . $2,000 Printing of 89,000 informational brochures to be delivered in the City of Corpus Christi utility bill mailing. . $4,000 Airing of TV/Radio commercials in English and Spanish . $4,000 (Soft Match) combination of donated: tv/radio spots; exercise services; and brochure mailing costs. Other: Page 1 6 FYlH HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Budget Analysis for 2005 I 2006 (Page 3 of 3) City of CorDUs Christi I Nueces County Local Emeraency Plannina Committee 2005 Authorized planning project(s) Expenditure for planning project(s) Fund LEPC Office and Full-timE: $71,196.08 Administrator/Coordinator to Include Interagency coordination, emergency operations planning, community outreach, hazardous material training and exercise coordination _.. "- _._- .-.- .----.,--.-. - -.-..-.- Advertising and other outreach expenditures ~ $11,274.46 including TV/Radio commercials and production. calendars, brochures. mail-outs etc 2005 To.1 planning project expenditures: $82,470.54 2006 Authorized planning project(s) Expenditure for planning project(s) - Fund LEPC Office and Full-timE $75,694.81 Administrator/Coordinator to include interagency coordination, emergency operations planning, community outreach, hazardous material trainmg and ~_xercise coordination. .-.-..-. '.----..--. ---.._._-- Advertising and other outreach expenditures. $4,000.00 including TV/Radio commercials and production, calendars, brochures. mail-outs. etc. ___ --~.- - .. _._.__.._._._-_...._~ ---..--.-- --..- 2006 Total planning project expenditures: $79,694.81 Page 1 "I r'y L l HMEP Plannmg Grant Application City of Corpus Christi I Nueces County Local Emeraency Plannina Committee HMEP Planning Grant Survey Please complete this survey as part of your HMEP Planning Grant Application Package. The following questions about the jurisdiction within your LEPC will be used as part of the grant application scoring process ~urvev Items - ~s . c~fl5oes-thejUriSdicii:ri(S) i emergency manageme -- ~- crt-oo'es-the jurTsdiction(s) I Analysis'> I --~- +-- crt-Has the-juris-diction(s) s I i emergency manageme ! provide training for all p [J-n~as tt,'e-jurisdiction(s)-s ! providing hazardous m ! team? Are the fire figh i place to flave them trai - n ! HastheJurisdiction(s)s I providing hazardous m i employees, police offic : hazardous materials In , awareness level or are this fiscal year? ~- -2]- Has the jurisdiction(s) s material training exerci -LJ ~t,.'---- ""----,- --- ------ ~ i Does the LEPC have a · hazardous materials in ,-,_. --:==;--+--:-;-'- ---- - - -'-'- - ~ !-.-J: Has your LEPC applied ..""""l. t- - -,- "'-""---'-- ,-- ,. - - -' 'Can your community p ZJ- ~- [J · Can you-r furlsdiction co ------ Question served by the LEPC have a current basic nt plan and annexes? -- served by the LEPC have a current Hazard --.- erved by the LEPC taken an active role in nt training? Are there efforts being made to ersonnel involved in emergency management? erved by the LEPC taken an active role in aterial training for their emergency response ters trained to the operations level or are plans in ned to the operations level within this fiscal year? _~_' _"___.'__e~._ -- erved by the LEPC taken an active role in aterial awareness training for the public works ers and any others that might respond to a cident? Are these people trained to the there plans in place to provide this training within erved by the LEPC conducted a hazardous se in the past three years? n education and outreach program concerning place? for a HMEP grant in the past two years? ------ rovide the soft match required with this grant? ----- -- mplete this project within the time allotted? -- ." ---~_._..." Page 18