Emergency Preparedness Committee

Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) City of Takoma Park Thursday, 25 February 2021 7-8.30 pm via ZOOM AGENDA Issue/ item Person Est. Time/ minutes --Preparedness issues, overview of meeting, Claudine 10 guest introduction Schweber Ron Hardy Guest: Kathleen Bartels; Montgomery County Ms. Bartels 20 Vaccine Hunters https://www.fox5dc.com/news/vaccine-hunters- group-of-montgomery-county-women-work- together-to-help-seniors-get-vaccinated City, County updates Ron Hardy 15 Community issues and Actions: ALL 35 --covid 19 sign up: challenges→ 22+ locations; technology dominance; computer access & IT access, etc. Actions?: --preparedness info & checklist distribution: status and next steps --housing, food: status? --weather --car thefts, increase? → actions? --other Communicating with the TPk community: --listservs --disability community, elderly -- Takoma radio; news column; --Village of TPk; organizations --varied language communities --others? Topics for news column, radio, other? ALL 10 Next Meeting: 25 March 2021 Emergency preparedness links: Financial Preparedness----- https://www.ready.gov/financial-preparedness MADRA: Mid-Atlantic Disaster Recovery Association http://www.madra.org/ : quarterly & online MD Emergency Management Agency - http://www.mema.state.md.us/calendar/index.asp Emergency Preparedness https://www.ready.gov/ Federal Emergency Management Agency- http://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.asp?page=all Notes---EPC meeting, 25 February 2021 Participants: Patrick Fleming, Chris Beck, Kathleen Quinn, Buddy Daniels, Steve Schwartz, Rebecca Chestnut, Tom Horne, Ron Hardy, Claudine Schweber (notes); Guest Kathleen Barnes Next meeting: March 25--** Discuss EPC Mission and City Council talk re committee reassessments. Discussions/ issues: -Patrick Fleming, Emergency Prep/ Montgomery County; • shared recovery survey issues: concerns re transportation, resources • covid-19: pre-registration for 75 and over via county → not coordinated with hospitals, pharmacies, others. # info: 240-777-2982; • Montgomery County only gets 30% of available vaccines from the state! -Guest: Kathleen Bartels, Montgomery County Vaccine Hunters • Formed due to terrible problems finding vaccines: no internet, no phone #s available; complicated process via tech site, etc. • Mo Co has *** no single site for signing up→8 MoCo teachers—4 speak English; 4 speak Spanish.—purpose to help especially elderly get vaccine appointments. • https://www.facebook.com/vaccinehunters; vaccinehunters@gmail.com • Have spreadsheet showing vaccine openings. • Since vaccine amount very limited, the Vaccine Hunters are focusing on working with varied groups to get more and set up easy access/understanding of process in several languages -City Items: Ron Hardy • Exploring setting up of vaccine clinics in Takoma Park • Police items: thefts from cars; thefts of catalytic converters; some home robberies • Issue: providing before and after school childcare --Other: • Food distribution: many locations in area • Checklist flyers: continue distribution of paper flyers at food distribution sites, Sunday Farmers’ market, buildings that need more (Franklin?), etc. –note: electronic version sent to several TPkCouncil members, Md House representatives. Need to identify more locations. • Suggestions for future speakers: State Fire marshal; reps from Takoma Park volunteer Fire Dept; rep from Gallaudet Univ; • Shared many food distribution options via local schools. (see attached)