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RESOLUTION NO. 95-2006
APPROPRIATING FUNDING FOR THE SAN RAMON VALLEY COMMUNITY
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT) PROGRAM
WHEREAS, community preparedness in the event of a natural or man-made disaster is a
high priority for the Town; and
WHEREAS, professional emergency responders and resources are likely to be in heavy
demand following such a disaster; and
WHEREAS, residents will most likely need to care for themselves, their families, and their
neighbors during the first 72 hours following a major disaster; and
WHEREAS, the San Ramon Valley Citizens Corps Council was formed to promote
community emergency response team training and disaster preparedness for the San
Ramon Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville has a history of coordinating successful citizen
involvement programs and collaborating with the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection
District (SRVFPD) in disaster preparedness planning efforts; and
WHEREAS, the San Ramon Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
program was developed to offer training to residents to care for themselves, their families,
and their neighbors during the 72 hours following a disaster; and
WHEREAS, the SRVFPD will recruit volunteers and conduct training for the CERT
program; and
WHEREAS, the SRVFPD at the request of the San Ramon Valley Citizens Corps Council
has developed an annual budget for the purpose of expediting CERT training to train the
largest possible number of citizen volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the total $40,000 budget cost is to be shared among the four member agencies,
with SRVFPD, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, the Town of Danville, and the
City of San Ramon; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that $10,000 be appropriated from Town Contingency Funds reserved
through the Fiscal Year 2006-07 Financial Plan to cover the Town of Danville's share of the
program.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular ineeting on July 18, 2006, by the
following vote:
AYES: Shirnansky,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Stepper
Andersen, Arnerich, Doyle
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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