Emergency Mgmt Cty ComplianceCity Manager's Office
50 West 13th Sheet
Dubuque. Iowa 52001-4864
(319) 589-1110
(319) 589-4149 FAX
January 31,2002
Ellen M. Gordon, Administrator
Dept of Public Defense, Emergency Management Division
Hoover State Office Building, Level A
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0113
Re:
State Share Funding Eligibility
Disaster #: 1367
PA ID#: 061-22395-00
Dear Ms. Gordon:
This letter is in response to the notification I received from your office regarding
Dubuque County's compliance status with State of Iowa Code 29C.9(8).
I understand that State participation in funding finandal assistance is contingent
upon the County Emergency Management Commission having on file a state-
approved, comprehensive, county-wide emergency operations plan which meets
the standards adopted pursuant to section 29C.9, subsection 8. Dubuque's
County-Wide Multi-Hazard Plan is on file and is compliant.
A second area of concern noted in your letter is the Hazard Mitigation Plan.' This
is supposed to be an overview of all of the individual City plans and the
unincorporated County plan. East Central Intergovernmental Assocation (ECIA)
has been contracted to complete the 22 individual plans. So far, the City of
Dyersville is the only plan C°mpleted by ECIA staff. They are currently working
on the City of Dubuque Plan and it should be completed in draft form in the next
couple of weeks.
Due to the disaster declaration, our Emergency Management Coordinator, Tom
Berger, had to complete the overview without having the plans to work from. A
draft of this form was submitted to IEMD at the district meeting on December
19th Tom Berger has since received feedback from their planner and made the
suggested changes. The final copy was mailed to the Emergency Management
Division on Monday, January 14. It is currently awaiting approval. The
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
Emergency Management Commission is set to adopt the plan at their February
5, 2002 meeting.
The Recovery Plan, a requirement introduced during the past year, is currently in
draft form and will be completed in the next few weeks. The draft was developed
using the State prototype.
I hope the information I have provided is sufficient to insure our compliance with
State of Iowa Code 290.9(8) and continued eligibility for financial assistance.
Please contact me at 563-589-4110 if there are additional concerns and/or
requirements we need to address.
Sincerely,
Michael C. Van Milligen
City. Manager
CC:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Tom Berger, Emergency Management Coordinator