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Approval to Purchase Emergency Non-Perishable Food Supply from ReadyWise Wise Company, Inc. in the amount of $238,425.49
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SUBMITTED BY: Bart Hinkle, Chief of Police
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $238,425.49
Unencumbered Balance: $255,000
Funding Source: 001-3550-46120
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the purchase of Emergency Non-Perishable Food Supply from ReadyWise Wise Company, Inc. in the amount of $238,425.49.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City of Valdez Office of Emergency and Disaster Management (EDM) budgeted for a non-perishable food supply in the 2022 budget. This preparatory measure builds local government readiness for displaced persons seeking shelter due to tsunami, earthquake or other natural and manmade disasters.
Estimates show the possibility, during peak seasons, of up to 3,200 displaced persons, should Valdez experience inundation from an evacuation-causing tsunami (i.e. Affected inundation zone persons/places: local residences, local business districts, harbors, all hotels, all RV parks, both fish processors, and others affected). Consequently, these persons/organizations may not have access to their own preparedness resources for hours, days, or weeks depending upon the severity of a tsunami and/or the magnitude of an earthquake, among other evacuation-causing disasters. City-sponsored evacuation shelters will be open during these circumstances and potentially large quantities of non-perishable food may be necessary.
If disaster circumstances are localized, aid from the State of Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS & EM) may eventually be available. When one or more disasters affect diverse regions of Alaska simultaneously, aid from DHS & EM, and/or FEMA Region 10, may not be logistically-prompt. For this purpose, City government is engaging in several types of readiness efforts, one of which is described herein. What this is NOT, is "food for all" during disaster. The ED...
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