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ni EVERETT <br />City Council Agenda Diem Cover She <br />Project title: <br />Council Bill # <br />License Agreement for Shake Alert Seismic Early Warning Signal <br />Agenda dates requested: <br />12/30/2020 <br />Briefing <br />Proposed action <br />Consent 12/30/20 <br />Action <br />Ordinance <br />Public hearing <br />Yes <br />x No <br />Budget amendment: <br />Yes x No <br />PowerPoint presentation: <br />Yes x No <br />Attachments: <br />PSA <br />Previous ShakeAlert License <br />Agreements were signed in <br />2017 and 2018 <br />Department(s) involved: <br />Public Works <br />Contact person: <br />Mark Sadler <br />Phone number: <br />425-257-8967 <br />Email: <br />msadler@everettwa.gov <br />Initialed by: <br />'RLS <br />Department head <br />Administr <br />Council .y resident <br />Project: ShakeAlert Early Warning Earthquake Notification System <br />Partner/Supplier: RH2 Engineering, Inc. <br />Location: 22722 29th Drive SE, Suite 210, Bothell, WA 98021 <br />Preceding action: ShakeAlert License Agreement with US Geological Survey <br />Fund: 401 Water/Sewer Utility Fund <br />Fiscal summary statement: <br />No fiscal impacts; nominal subscription costs are within the Utilities Operation Budget. <br />Project summary statement: <br />ShakeAlert is a seismic warning system that is offered to water utilities through a <br />collaborative arrangement between RH2 Engineering, the University of Washington, and <br />the United States Geological Survey. The system provides early warning signals <br />originating from seismic events that have potential to cause damage to infrastructure <br />and communities in western Washington. <br />This agreement provides the City of Everett with access to the ShakeAlert network and is <br />provide users with signal controllers that can receive early warnings (from the primary <br />wave from an event and hopefully before the destructive secondary wave) to provide <br />alerts for life safety and utility protection as best possible. <br />The City has signed two previous license agreements with USGS, as they exclusively <br />grant authorization for use of Shake Alert. USGS now has modified the license <br />agreement and requires this new agreement to be signed for users to continue use of <br />the Shake Alert Early Warning System. <br />Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): <br />Authorize the Mayor to sign the Professional Services Agreement with RH2 Engineering, <br />Inc. for access to the ShakeAlert early warning earthquake notification system. <br />