Honorable Mayor Taylor and Council Members: In preparation for the annual City Council - Goal Setting meeting, I reviewed the letters sent to the CCIN website. One topic that jumped out at me was the topic of PUBLIC SAFETY, and more specifically for the need of 1- An EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC), and for the need of a 2- DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY SAFETY PLAN. Similar letters were sent by 1- LYNNE BRAMLETT and TOM PRUSSING, attaching a letter signed by 16 Menlo Park area residents. The letter stated in part "WE ASK that you and your fellow council members make emergency preparation a priority at your annual goal-setting meeting." This group is also working to establish a Menlo Park - CERT program. CERT stands for Community Emerrgency Response Team. 2- HAROLD SCHAPELHOUMAN (Fire Chief) and ROBERT JONES (Fire Board President), in an email dated January 30, 2020, stated EIGHT ITEMS of mutual interest. I hope you acknowledge receipt of this letter and actively work with the Fire District in discussing, and where applicable, implimenting important and critical programs. Frankly, with the potential of 1- Terrorism, 2- Pandemics, 3- Active Shooters, 4- Earthquakes, 5- Floods, 6- Wildfires, etc. the PRIORITY of this is significant. If the term SAFETY FIRST is going to have any meaning what-so-ever, I encourage you to reassure the residents and others in the City of Menlo Park that this will be one of your top 5 priorities. During the meeting, several Council Members included in their remarks the importance of Safety and Quality of Life issues. I commend you for this and ask that good intentions be transformed into meaningful programs. Received on Sat Feb 01 2020 - 12:39:27 PST
