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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 24, 2008 Page 6 their roles in it; provision of necessary and specific information from departments and personnel contact information; and needs of and from specific departments. Sgt. Marshall advised that this drill assisted the Emergency Management Team in being better prepared and how best to translate preparedness, responses, recovery and other aspects on a personnel basis. Councilmember Roe noted that he and Assistant Chief O'Neill had observed simi- lar activities and practice exercises prior to the RNC at the Armory; observing that many agencies and municipalities were using the RNC opportunity to per- form training and becoming familiar with needs. Assistant Chief O'Neill noted that the RNC allowed the City to focus on its EOC, should the need arise if situations rolled over into Roseville. Sgt. Marshall advised that in 2008, rough drafts of the City's Emergency Shelter Planning for humans and animals, as dictated by federal law, had been designated, with each municipality in large metropolitan areas responsible for their own shel- ters, without total reliance on Ramsey County and/or FEMA shelters. Sgt. Mar- shall noted that, with great assistance from the City's various departments, the OVAL had been designated as part of the City's "emergency support function" for a mass public shelter, and the City's Public Works cold storage area desig- nated for animal shelter. Sgt. Marshall advised that the City was awaiting the adoption of the Ramsey County county-wide policy, for incorporation into the City's model, at which time the City's Plan would be finalized and brought before the City Council for review and consideration, anticipated by the fall of 2009. Sgt. Marshall further noted that the City had participated in a mass medication ex- ercise on a metropolitan-wide scale for dispensation of medications from a local location, to which Public Safety personnel could respond. Assistant Chief O'Neill advised that 2008 had been successful, and that this rep- resented only a small portion each of their job duties on a daily basis, including additional time related to the RNC. Assistant Chief O'Neill advised that a sce- nario was pending for a tabletop exercise. Mayor Klausing questioned if the City Council could observe the tabletop exer- cise as part of their ongoing emergency training. Assistant Chief O'Neill opined that the City Council's observation would be ex- tremely beneficial in their roles for approving plans and encouraged their partici- pation. Mayor Klausing asked that staff keep the City Council posted on scheduling for the exercise.