HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09092004 - 71-056 IN THE BOARS OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA GODWTYs STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter sof Support of
Incorporating Selected Basic
Disaster Information in Local
Telephone Directories in RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/56
C on junc tion with the Public 3
Information Program of the
Cown=i ter' Shelter Plan (CSP).
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EA.S the basis of the National Civil Defense Program
is adequate protection against nuclear radiation fallout nationwide>
for the total population; and
SMS the National Fallout. Shelter Survey (inventory
of existing structures that will afford such '',protection) is a
oontinning progras►; and
WHEMS the National Community Shelter Plan Program
includes information to inform the population of the location of
these structures and how to use them, or how to best protect
themselves if no adequate shelter could be reached in the event of
nuclear war; and
EAS a; County Bay :Area Communit Shelter Plan has been
prepared by the; Assoeiation of B.ay Area Gov+ernmaints upon the joint
initiative of, and in behalf of, the four counties of Alameda:,
Contra' Ccsta,, � Franeiseo and Saga► teo, and
WHHRS a, Special Community' Shelter Plan Task Farce has
concluded that a potentially effective 01emsnt to this total Public
Information Program is incorporation' of pertinent disaster infor-
mation in local Telephone Dirsotories for the purpose or alerting
and introducingthere public to; Commity Shelter' Plan and
"Wr9snoy p rams; nuclear emergency characteristicsand selected
specific individual lifesaving actions in time of peacetime
emergency; and
WHWEAS such a proposal has: been incorporated in the
CSP Public Information Program Report which has been formally
accepted by the CSP Steering Committee and the ABAG Szoeu.tive
Committee an a basis to negotiate a federally supported contract
to implement the Public Information Program; and
WMWEAS the Telephone Directory is so well accepted
that the residual effect of incorporating lifesaving Information
is considered to be the most impressive in providing the desired
result of public awarenoss; and
SEAS the 'Telephone Directory is neo widely distributed
and readily available that as a place to 'refer people for immediate
lifesaving information in tine of imminent or actual emergency,, it
is potentially one of the most effective, expedient communication
devices at our <disposal;
RESOLUTION NUMBER 71./5'6
NOW$ TMAFORB, BE IT RESOWND that the BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS of the City of Centra Costas State of California,
herewith supports the, above proposal and a joint Association of
Bag .Area Governments-Counter effort to no-gotiato an agreement with
the Federal Governmont and the American Telephone` and Telegraph
Compan to utilize for disaster informations four pages (two
sheetsT in their Directories covering this County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by this Board that a negotiated
agreement as to content `and, ' format shall be based; upon mutual,
satisfaotion to the County,; Association of Bait Area C verm- wnta,
California 'Office of Emergeney Services, Federal 'Governments and
American Telephone and 'Telegraph`> Company.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 26th day of January, 1971s by
the following vete of the acrd
AY; Supervisors A. M. Dia t Jo E. Moriarty
W. R. Boggess, E. A. Linscheid, J. P. Kenny.
NOS None.
ABSENT: Note.
R SOLUTIO NUM71/56