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City of Centerville City Council Meeting May 28, 2008 Mayor Capra stated that they had a storm event that could have been much worse. She reported that fifty individuals from Centerville will go to help with cleanup. She stated that our County has a Mutual Aid Agreement but, as of now, Hugo has not requested mutual aid from the County. She added that we have ten spots left for people to go, and there will be additional times they will need volunteers. She stated that Eagle Brook church is working with us on this. The City Hall in Hugo said they have plenty of volunteers. Mayor Capra stated that we did what we had to do, which is register as a group. There is a concern of having 1,000 people there to volunteer and no place to put them. Councilmember Paar stated that if volunteers were not needed now, they would be needed in the future. Mayor Capra stated that there might be other clean up days. She said we would not know until end of the day on Saturday. Mayor Capra added that her thoughts and prayers go out to victims. She stated that their City Council is doing a great job. Centerville Police Sergeant Pat Aldridge stated that he was glad the tornado was one mile north of us because, if not, it would have been devastating. He stated that Centerville did have minor damage mainly due to hail. He didn't realize how bad Hugo was until the next day, and he was surprised they didn't ask for Centerville's help. Sergeant Aldridge reported that they made 35 squares to cover the map of Centerville, and the Fire Department and Police Department went through every grid. He stated that Centerville, Cottonwood and Brian Drive had the worst hail damage. Some areas had loss of power, there was one house that lost a roof, there were two hail-damaged police cars, and the hail was 1-1/2 feet deep in some areas. Mayor Capra stated that she would like to commend Officer Jacobson and the other police officers that drove around immediately to make sure no one needed help Public Works Director Palzar reported that there was a meeting on May 27 at noon, and thirteen people were in attendance. They were asked why there was only one Public Works person there. He stated that the generator on Peltier Lake is still functioning. He added that he wanted to commend everyone, and stated that we were all very lucky. Sergeant Aldridge stated that this was his first command center encounter. He added that it would help prepare him for future problems Mayor Capra stated that she talked to the coordinators regarding Hugo's clean-up day. She was told that Hugo would like to do their own patrolling. Sergeant Aldridge reported that they have had reserves there today. Page 4 of 10