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DEPARTMENT OF WATER MAN�GEMENT <br /> Memorandum No. 2003-02 <br /> January 27, 2003 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council <br /> FROv1: Steve Gannan, City Mana�er <br /> John A. Smith, Assistant Ciry Manager for Public Services <br /> Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management �/� <br /> 't <br /> StiBJECT: <br /> Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 <br /> SUNII�IARY RECOMIVIENDATION: <br /> This Federal Act mandates that community water systems that service populations similar in size <br /> to Decatur prepare Vulnerability Assessments by December 21, 2003, and Emergency Response <br /> Plans within six months after the completion of the Vulnerability Assessment. <br /> Staff will be contacting approximately five experienced consulting engineering firms to obtain <br /> proposals and cost estimates to prepare an Assessment and Plan for our water system. Based on <br /> an evaluation of the proposals, staff will then obtain an engineering services a�eement with one <br /> of the firms for Council consideration. Staff recommends that a firm be retained to perform this <br /> work for the following reasons: <br /> ♦ Expert advice on security and emergency response issues are crucial to create the most <br /> effective and useful assessments and plans. <br /> ♦ The documents require a si�ificant amount of labor for site inspections, writing and <br /> word processing. <br /> ♦ Decatur's water system is fairly complex and is vital to our community. It deserves a <br /> high quality response to the Act's requirements. <br /> Staff is eYamining the potential for outside funding for this work. The USEPA is considering <br /> participating in the cost of the Act's requirements for water supplies with service populations <br /> similar to Decatur. <br /> POTE�iTIAL OBJECTION: <br /> None foreseen. <br />