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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 24, 2009 Page 3 9. General Ordinances for Adoption 10. Presentations b. Presentation of Pandemic Influenza Outbreak Emergency Plan and Adop- tion of Related Resolutions Acting Fire Chief Tim O'Neill introduced the City of Roseville's Emergency Management Plan to address a Pandemic Influenza Outbreak; and he, along with Roseville Fire Department Commander Dave Brosnahan, provided a summary of the plan and its seven phases. Acting Chief O'Neill noted that, while the plan had been in existence for some time and initiated during the spring of 2009 for the H1N1 flu epidemic, it had since been improved upon and was presented for City Council awareness and comment. Acting Chief O'Neill noted that there remained many unknowns at this time. Commander Brosnahan reviewed past and various pandemic strains that had oc- curred since 1900; actual confirmed cases and related deaths from this most recent strain with typical occurrences in the spring and fall; Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended safety procedures, allowing schools to perform self- regulated preparations; and response plans for phases I -VII based on levels and triggering events, overall City response, and federal and world responses. Com- mander Brosnahan noted that the City's responses coincided with the State of MN plan. Acting Chief O'Neill reviewed the information included in the Request for Coun- cil Action dated August 24, 2009, including a set of resolutions should the need arise, and following consultation with the City Attorney's office, for implementa- tion quickly in an emergency situation and to provide a documentation process for reimbursement from other agencies of government levels. Those resolutions in- cluded: Mayor's Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency, effective for three days and implementing the Emergency Operations Plan; Resolution to Extend the Period of Local Emergency, adopted by the full City Council after the Mayor's initial action expired; Resolution to Make Expenditures During a Local Emer- gency (for emergency purchase of supplies); Resolution Declaring a Special Emergency, initially adopted by the full City Council, without sunset or limit to duration time and suspending normal bidding and/or purchasing requirements during that time; and a Resolution to Make an Expenditure During a Special Emergency. Acting Chief O'Neill noted that the Emergency Managers would continue to keep City Manager Malinen up-to-date on continual changes as they were monitored from the CDC.