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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE: May 24, 1988 Couqy
SUBJECT: v
Legislation: Senate Joint Resolution 35 (Hart)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR REComMENDAT1ON(S) & BACKGROUND ANDJUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position in support of Senate Joint Resolution 35
relating to the emergency broadcast system.
BACKGROUND:
The Senate Task Force on California' s nuclear emergency response
has assessed the State's preparedness for a nuclear power plant
emergency and has found some shortcomings in the emergency
broadcast system. As a result, Senator Hart has introduced SJR
35 which requests the President of the United States and the
Congress to do the following:
1 . Require stations which would not be transmitting in the
emergency broadcast system during a nuclear power plant
emergency to cease broadcasting when the emergency broadcast
system is activated during a State or local nuclear power
plant emergency.
2 . Require primary emergency broadcast system stations to
participate in exercises of nuclear power plant emergency
response plans.
3 . Provide regular training in emergency broadcast system
operating procedures to station staff.
4 . Provide maintenance of emergency broadcast system equipment.
5 . Provide necessary funding for each of the above.
SJR 35 passed the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee on
May 9 , 1988 by a vote of 6: 0 and is currently on a special
Consent calendar on .the Senate floor.
The Director of the Office of. Emergency Services recommends that
the Board support SJR 35 and this office concurs with that
recommendation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES - SIGNATURE:
--L RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON Jun 7_y 1988 ArPROVED AS RECO'4METIDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:_ OF .SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED JUN 7 19_8.8 ___ _
OES Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Senator Gary Hart SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Ralph Heim, Jackson%Barish
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