REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: November 6th, 2020 Report No. CSS-20-016
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Blair McDonald, Director of Community Safety Services
SUBJECT:
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Request for Council Resolution in Support of a Grant Application
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council support by way of resolution a $75,000 joint grant application with the District of Oak Bay and City of Victoria, with $50,000 in-kind contributions for a total of $125,000, for the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund - Evacuation Route Planning Stream, that the District of Oak Bay will provide overall grant management for the project, and that the Mayor and Corporate Officer are authorized to execute any agreements related to a successful grant application
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Emergency Program Act, RSBC 1996, c.111
Emergency Management Bylaw, 2015, No. 2853
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Build and Enhance Partnerships - Work with governments, school districts and stakeholders to enhance relationships and advance issues impacting the community.
BACKGROUND:
The Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) is a suite of funding programs intended to enhance the resiliency of local governments and their residents in responding to emergencies. Funding is provided by the Province of BC and is administered by Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). The funding stream being applied for is "Evacuation Route Planning."
In 2018 nine local/regional governments within the Capital Region each applied for a $25,000 CEPF Evacuation Route Planning grant: $19,000 of which was used to develop a municipality-specific evacuation plan and $6,000 was pooled to cover the cost of a regional traffic study. These plans and studies were all completed in August 2020.
The final report from the regional traffic study project contained several recommendations to improve regional evacuations. The data and recommendations will be incorporated into this project.
The objective of t...
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