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Y2K BUG CITY OF CENTERVILLE REPORT Y2k July 0 999 � ` .� ., LL The combined Police Department/Commission Y2k Committee held this meeting with various individual from Circle Pines, Lexington, and Centerville who are interested in coordinating Y2k efforts within the cities. Present at this meeting were some of the city mayors, council members, city administrators, police officers, public work directors, and fire chiefs for the tri -city area. Representing Centerville: Mari Nelson, Council Member, Y2k Coordinator Tom Wilharber, Mayor Jim March, City Administrator Chief Heckman gave the following recap of the meeting of the combined police department/commission on 05/10199, 06/21/99, and 07/12/99: Corporal Nelson: • Emergency/Y2k work schedule of entire department being on twelve -hour shifts. Possibly clerical staff as well. • Family needs during disaster/Y2k, including housing accommodations. • List of ham radio operators Officer Bemardy: • Stockpile food, water, toiletries for officers and their families for Y2k standby and /or disaster times. Officer Blanck: • Prioritize calls from individuals needing immediate response to those needing no response (info only). • MDT storage by ACCC on non - emergency calls for later retrieval. • Officer safety issues (proper response to calls, making sure citizens are well aware that you are a police officer). Officer Gleason: • Fuel needs during disaster/Y2k • Spare tires on rims for departmental vehicles during disaster/Y2k. Check with Automedics reference available tires, wheels, inflate -a -tire repair kits on market. • Security/Crowd Control Plan for Festival Foods, Convenient Food & Fuel Stores, and Hardware Stores. Officer Elofson: • Identify areas /shelters for officers /citizens to congregate during a disaster/Y2k CSO Miller — Neighborhood Crime Watch Group: • Need every area of cities participating in a crime watch group • Needed to communicate with citizens as a small group instead of many individual citizens • Identify citizens with "special" medical conditions and citizens who have training in medical emergencies. Cpl Jensen: • List of citizens requiring oxygen or other medical assistance during power failure. • Notify citizens to make arrangements with their suppliers prior to Y2k • Alert appropriate city halls of citizens in their area. Information contained in this communication relates to the City of Centerville's Year 2000 efforts. The disclosureI o f this information is intended to serve as a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure under the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act, Public Law 105- 271."