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Home My WebLink AboutC2010-244 - 8/17/2010 - Approvedi;Y11 HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Application Coversljeet Local Emergency Planning Committee 1. APPLICANT INFORMATION PLEASE TYPE ALL INFORMATION a. Legal Name of LEPC county or city: Geographic area covered: City of Corpus ChristilNueces County LEPC Nueces County b. Name of Grant Manager: Address: Maricela Cuevas, LEPC Administrator 2406 Leopard St., Suite 200 Telephone: Corpus Christi, TX 78408 361 82G-39B0 Fax: 361 826-4417 a-mail address: marim@cc#exas.cvm c. Name of person writing final summary letter: Address: Maricela Cuevas, LEPC Administrator 2406 Leopard St., Suite 200 Telephone: Corpus Christi, TX 75408 [361) 8263960 Fax: (361}826-4417 e-mail address: marim cctexas.com d. Name of person wha will administer funds : Address: Rick Ramos, LEPC Finance Committee Chair arson 2406 Leopard St., Suite 300 Telephone: Corpus Christi, TX 7$408 (361 } 826-3938 Fax: (361) 887-8053 e-mail address: rickr cctexas,com e. Coun#y or City's Vendor Identification Number: 74-6000-754 2. CERTIFICATION Ta 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 CountylCity of Carpus Christi __ will serve as fiscal a ant for the ro'ect and com I with all contractual abli ations if assistance is rovided. NAME OF LEPC CHAIR: SIGN Fire Chief Richard Hooks TI=LEPHONI=: (361) 826-3932 D FAX: (361 } 826-4316 `~ ~ `~ ~ ~ NAME OF AUTHORIZED FISCAL AGENT :Angel Escobar • TITLE: Corpus Christi City Manager SIGNATURE f- /~ TELEPHONE: (361} 826-3222 DATE: ~~ ~~ FAX: (361) 826-3839 t ' f,~~,5~„?5~ f,~,~' ALI'fNORI~ 200-244- ~~ I~QUI~CIL...~. I~ Res. ~257091anager. Must be a member of the authorized i[scal agent. :will manage of any and all maples awarded underlhls grant. Sae paragraph 6,~,,,,~,~.,~.~~ra,,.,,,~,,,~, 08/17/10 ~~CIRE'~ARY Tx. DPS -Gov. Div. Of Emerg. Mng. ~ND~~ FY1'I HMEP Planning Grant Application Project Narrative (Page 1 of 3) City of Corpus_ChristilNueces County Local Emergency Planniin~t Committee Le ai Name of LEPC county or city) Section 1: Problem Statement and Data (Limit to 100 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.e. IH-37; US77; US181.), hundreds of miles of pipelines (represented by 69 companies?, major railways (Kansas City Southern Railroad Company and BNSF Railway Company), aver 10 major petroleumlchemical plants, a military base, and the 7t" ,largest port in the U.S. In 2010, aver 340 facili#ies reported using, storing, or manufacturing a hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance above its Threshold Planning Quantity. 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 action to #ake in a chemical emergency, as well as local responders needing continuous training and practice to responding to such an event. Section 2; Goal Statement Limit to ~ UU warps The LEPC is committed #a using all mediums available to educate the public as to the potential risks and hazards that are associated with the transportation, storage and use of hazardous materials. In addition, the LEPC will continue to educate the public on the proper actions to take in the event of a hazardous chemical accident or release. The LEPC will also assist business and industry with planning and preparing for emergency events. LEPC will play an essential role, in creating and administering a full scale drill event, which will include industry, hospitals, first responders, and community partners. Section 3: Areas & Population Served miF to .i uu 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 full scale exercise drill will be designed to test response capabilities of multiple urban and rural jurisdictions. [Type text] FY11 HMEP Planning Grant Application Project Narrative {Page 2 of 3) Section 4: Planned Project Objectives The LEPC will distribute 25,000 covers with the LEPC chemical safety message in schools in or near "high risk" areas. The book covers wilt be delivered to schools in Augus# 2011. Public awareness brochures will be printed and mailed through the City of Corpus Christi spring utility bills. 87,000 households will receive the brochure through this utility billing. A full scale drill is planned to test the response capabilities of multiple jurisdictions, including: - Unified Command under the National Incident Management System. - interoperability of Communications. - Haz-Mat identification and isolation procedures. - Public Information distribution, including TV informercial. - Test joint emergency response capabilities between the City of Corpus Christi emergency response agencies and rural Nueces County emergency response agencies. - Test medical response involving various injuries, pre-hospital trea#ment, decontamination. The LEPC will subcontract to review current Tier II filings to identify any additional industries that should be filing Tier II reports, Section 5: Measurement 8~ Evaluation The LEPC 2011 Outreach Campaign is expected to reach most, if not all, of 300,000 Nueces County residen#s, as well as many people from surrounding communities. There will be 25,000 book covers delivered to schools in "high risk" areas. The planned exercise wilt test the emergency plans of numerous response agencies. The success of the outreach campaign should be reflected by an increase in website traffic which is directly measured. The exercise success will be measured by the "After-action Report" conducted and evaluated by all response parties involved. Our most recent community survey {2008) conclude that only 44% of the people had-seen information regarding how to prepare for a chemical emergency, 39% of people said that know enough about preparing for chemical emergencies, however, only 15% 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 to promote inter-agency coordination of response plans and communications. [Type text] FY11 HMEP Planning Grant Application Project Narrative {Page 3 of 3) Section S: Project Summary 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 using several strategies. The LEPC stresses such messages as: Bee Prepared! - Have a Personal Safety Plan Bee Alert! -Chemicals are everywhere Bee Aware! -- Know the signs of a chemical emergency A Pipeline brochure will be developed for the 2011 mail-out. The brochure will be mailed out in the City of Corpus Christi utility bill and will reach approximately 89,000 households. School book covers will be delivered to 25,000 students in "high risk" areas. Anew 30 second video will be produced regarding hazardous chemicals and will be broadcasted on local TV Stations. The video will air a minimum of 250 times. In addition to providing crucial emergency information, each advertising medium will also lead the audience to visi# our website which contains more comprehensive safety information. '.The LEPC will plan amulti-agency full scale drill to be designed and proctored by a professional emergency response #raining organization. l=our different fire departments wiill response to the scene including the Corpus Christi Police Department, TCEQ, TGLO and NOAH: -Area hospitals and schools will be asked to participate in the drilih An after= action report conducted by all agencies Involved will provide valuable feedback for the improvement of the agencies' response plans and preparations. (Iwimit to space above - do not use continuation page} [Type text] FY11 HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Budget Summary (Page 1 of 3} City of Coruus ChristilNueces Countv Local Emergency Planning Committee ( Le al Name of LEPC county or city} BUDGET GRANT FUNDS LOCAL MATCH3 TOTAL PROJECT CATEGORIES (80%} (20%} FUNDS a. Travel 0 0 0 b. Supplies 0 0 0 (Attach a detailed lis# c. Salaries 0 0 0 Part-time 1 tempura ) d. Contractual $18,200.00 $4,550.00 $22,750A0 e. Other f. Totals $18,200.00 $4,550.00 $22,750.00 Sumofa-e ACTUAL LEPC PLANNING ACTIVITY FISCAL. YEAR EXPENDITURE EXCLUSIVE OF FEDERAL FUNDS g. 2008 $81, 378.24 h. 2(#09 $86, 728.44 'r. Total LEPC Expenditure $168,106.68 j. Average of past two years $84,053.34 k. I certify the average of the past two years for planning will be spent in addition LEPC Chairperson: Fire Chief Richard Hooks to the 20% cost share for the g rant. Signatur Date: 3 If the local match w]II be in kind, rather than cash, describe how the match will be provided. See paragraph 3, Funding, on pogo 3 of the HMEP Planning Grant Application for further Information on eligible match items. 4 see HMEP Budget Analysis, Page 17 [Type text FY91 HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Budget Details (Page 2 of 3} Cit of Cor us ChristilNueces Count Local Emeraency Plannin Committee Travel: supplies: Salary: Contractual Services: • $4,500 Production and delivery of 25,000 book covers to "high risk" Nueces County School. • $2,250 Printing of 89,000 brochures to be inserted in Corpus Christi Utility billing. • $5,000 Contract with Professional Services to design and conduct an emergency response full scale drill. • $6,000 Produce a new lnfomercial video and broadcast it on local TV stations. • $5,000 Contract wifih Professional Services to identify any industries that should be filing Tier II reports. Other: 5 Break cost down Info Ilne Items. [Type text] FY11 HMEP Planning Grant Application HMEP Budget Anaiysis for 2008/2009 . (Page 3 of 3j (Legal Name of LEPC count or city) 2008 Authorized planning project(s) Expenditure for planning project(s) (Do not include Federal Funds) Funded LEPC Office and full-time Administrator/Coordinator #o include inters enc Coordination, emer enc operations tannin , Communit outreach, hazardous material Trainin and exercise coordination $69,177.00 Advertisin and other outreach ex enditures, Includin TVIRadio commercials and production, Trainin materials for citizens $12,201.00 2008 Total planning project expenditures: $81,37$.24 2009 Authorized planning projects) Expenditure for planning projects) (Do not include Federal Funds Funded LEPC ofifice & full-time administrator) Coordinator to include inters ency coordination, Emergency operations planning, community Outreach, hazardous material trainin & Exercise coordination $72,010.42 Advertising & other outreach ex enditures, Including rintin of materials. $14,718.02 2009 Total planning project expenditures: $86,728.44 [Type text] FY1'I HMEP Planning Grant Application 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. Survey Items Yes No Question 1. What level does the jurisdiction(s) served by the LEPC have their emergency management plans? X ^ Advance level ^ ^ intermediate level ^ ^ Basic level ^ ^ None of the abovelunable to determine. X ^ 2. Is the jurisdiction{s) served by the LEPC NIMS compliant? ^ X 3. Does the jurisdictions} served by the LEPC have a current commodity flow study? If so, when was the study conducted? 1998 (year) X 4. Does the jurisdiction(s) served by the LEPC have a current Hazard Analysis? If so, when was the analysis conducted? 1998 (year) X ^ b. Has the LEPC taken an active role in the local jurisdictions emergency management planning/training? X ^ 8. Has the LEPC taking an active role in ensuring hazardous material training is provided for local first responders? 7. At what HazMat level are most of the fire fighters in the jurisdiction served by the LEPC trained? ^ ^ Technician or above (TDEM goal for all fire fighters) ^ ^ Operations X ^ Awareness ^ ^ None of the abovelunable to determine. a. At what HazMat level are most of the public works employees in the jurisdiction served by the LEPC trained? ^ ^ Operations or above (TDEM goal for public works) X ^ Awareness ^ ^ None of the abovelunable to determine. Explain: b. At what HazMat level are most of the police officers in the jurisdiction served by the LEPC trained? ^ Operations or above (TDEM goal for law enforcement) X ^ Awareness ^ ^ None of the abovelunable to determine. Explain: [Type text] FY19 HMEP Planning Grant Application x ^ 8. Are there written plans in place to train all first responders to the HazMat operations-level? Under these plans what is the projected date all first responders will he trained to the HazMat operations-level? 2011+ (year) All res onders are alread trained at Haz-Mat O erations-level. X ^ 9. Has the jurisdiction(s) served by the LEPC conduc#ed a hazardous material training exercise in the past three years? When? 201 (year) X ^ 10. Does the LEPC have an education and outreach program concerning hazardous materials in place? X ^ 11. Has your LEPC applied for a HMEP grant in the past two years? X ^ 12. Can your LEPClcommunity provide the cashlsoft match required with this grant? x ^ 13. Can your jurisdiction complete this project within the time allotted? [Type text]