Snohomish County 5/4/2018 - Laserfiche WebLink

Region 1 is located in the Northwest corner of the state and consists of five counties and nine tribes with a population of over one million people. The Region's five counties are: Island, San Membership Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom. The following tribes actively participate in regional activities: Lummi, Nooksack, Sauk-Suiattle, Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes. Snohomish County serves as the lead county for Region 1. Snohomish County oversees governance, facilitates meetings, and serves as the pass-through entity to the other four counties and tribes. Terrorist targets include: • Four major oil refineries that produce gas, diesel, and jet fuel. These refineries feed the 300-mile long Olympic Pipeline running from Blaine, Washington to Portland, Oregon. Additionally, Bakken crude trains run daily through populated urban areas. • The Naval Station Everett, which is the homeport for the USS Nimitz nuclear aircraft Threats carrier. • Each county within Region 1 has terminals that are part of the Washington State Ferry Hazards system, which has been named by the FBI as the number one target for maritime terrorism in the United States. Primary all-hazard risks include: • Two volcanos: Glacier Peak, and Mount Baker. • The South Whidbey Island Earthquake Fault, which is capable of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Governance Region 1 has a Charter and Bylaws that are utilized to set priorities and make funding decisions. Funding Snohomish County, the lead county for Region 1, receives 5% M&A and $120,000 for regional Allocation planning activities. The remainder is allocated among the five counties using a base plus Methodology population formula. The base is 30% and 70% is allocated according to each county's population. Snohomish County(lead) $ 373,747 16SHSP Island County $ 48,715 Funding San Juan County $ 33,072 Allocation Skagit County $ 61,230 Whatcom County $ 79,998 TOTAL $ 596,762 Allowable Cost by Subprojects (for Core Capability) Subproject#1 Planning The goal of this subproject is to support planning efforts for the counties in Region 1. The link to the approved project in the 16SHSP Investment Justification is -- 1) Planning - high priority due to terrorist and all hazards threats; write new plans and work on numerous corrective actions in current plans. Gaps that will be addressed are local governments do not have sufficient resources to hire planners or contractors to meet on-going planning, training and exercise needs. Primary focus areas for this grant period include activities associated with planning &exercises, debris management, emergency coordination center operations, operational readiness, and training. Day-to-day ongoing activities are conducting Region 1 Council meetings, participating in workshops and conferences, project oversight, forecasting funding needs, ensuring subprojects are completed and compliant with guidelines, updating regional (multi-county) Volcano Coordination plan, and coordination and implementation of a region-wide HazMat spill exercise and Small Animal Plan TTX. Funding for staff will aid continuation of regional efforts to ensure prevention and mitigation of, preparedness for, and response and recovery from terrorist and all-hazards events. Planning costs will cover the salaries for planners throughout the region, organizational costs will include travel costs for staff to attend regional meetings and conferences that aid in planning efforts. Organizational costs will also cover funding needed for information services and cell phones. Training funding will cover costs associated with planning staff to attend conferences that will enhance their awareness of emerging statewide emergency preparedness concerns. The desired outcome is Region 1 will be better prepared for terrorism or all-hazards events. -22-