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DISCUSSION ON GOAL OF EMERGENCY MANAGk>ME�NT EXERCISE page two Ob.iectives/Action Steps To achieve the goal of activating and operating the city EOC, we have identified several needed action steps that include: 1) Pretest city IT and telephone system upgrades in the EOC room. 2) Implement federally mandated NIMS and WMD training to identify critical city employees, according to their level of operational responsibility. 3) Design and plan the EOC activation exercise with city emergency management staff and Ramsey County HSEM staff (exercise design and tabletop completed pre-activation). 4) Complete 800 MHz radio coverage testing and code plug design for selected interoperable talk groups. 5) Complete just-in-time 800 MHz radio system operational training for city emergency responders in July/Ae�gust 2006. 6) Installation of 800 MHz radio equipment in emergency response vehicles and EOC in JulylAugust 2006. 7) Tabletop review of critical city staff inember responsibilities under the EOP prior to the EOC activation exercise. 8) Full EOC activation exercise. There are many action steps that must be completed prior to an activation of the city EOC for an emergency management exercise. Each of these actions steps is critical to the successful EOC activation. Fi�la[ Comments The activation of the city EOC, city EOF/ Incident Command Structure, and testing of our new IT and 800 MHz radio systems, should be intended as a learning exercise for city staff members and emergency responders. It is a very complex event that will require a strong commitment to pre- event staff training and technological testing of new radio equipment. Testing the response of city emergency responders and staff to a disaster event through an EOC activation exercise, will prepare us to assist our citizens during an actual disaster. Staff welcomes Council input and direction as we continue to define the goals and actions steps