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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2002-39RESOLUTION NO. 2002-39 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE LODI ALL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXPO WHEREAS, in October of 2001, Council directed staff to explore the potential for an emergency preparedness event that would be open to the public and would provide a venue for organizations and vendors to promote both home and business emergency preparedness; and WHEREAS, the City Manager appointed staff to select a planning committee to coordinate the City's first-ever "All Emergency Preparedness Expo" to be held Saturday, April 13, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds; and WHEREAS, this event will be free to the general public, and will feature all City of Lodi departments and numerous organizations (both private and non-profit vendors will rent a booth displaying their materials). The Expo's slogan is "Lodi Cares....Be Prepared!'; and WHEREAS, citizens attending the event will learn first-hand how best to prepare for most types of home and/or business emergencies, including: natural disaster (flood, earthquake, storms, etc.), fire, power outage, terrorist threat, gas or chemical leak/spill, and more; and WHEREAS, the Lodi All Emergency Preparedness Committee has four subcommittees, including: Marketing and Community Outreach; Workshops and Programs; Vendors; and Hospitality. The expo will also feature numerous presentations or workshops on designated emergency preparedness topics; and WHEREAS, based upon several planning committee meetings held thus far, a cost of up to $15,000.00 has been identified for coordinating and delivering the Lodi All Emergency Preparedness Expo. Committee members are diligently pursuing in-kind donations of food, condiments, and beverages, as well as monetary donations to reduce the amount of the City of Lodi's financial contribution for the event; and WHEREAS, the planning committee hereby requests funding not to exceed $15,000.00 in the event that monetary contributions do not materialize. It should also be noted, that each private vendor renting a booth for the Lodi All Emergency Preparedness Expo will be charged a fee of $250. The committee anticipates that between in-kind contributions and vendor fees, the overall City expenditure for the event will be significantly less than the requested $15,000.00. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to appropriate funds in the amount of $15,000.00 to fund the Lodi All Emergency Preparedness Expo. Dated: February 20, 2002 ----------------------- I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2002-39 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held February 20, 2002 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Nakanishi, and Mayor Pennino NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None SUSAN J. BLACKSTON City Clerk 2002-39