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Lifelines Council focuses on utility interdependencies; city secures continuity funding
Summary
The Lifelines Council reported progress on interdependency studies and cross-sector coordination; city leaders said they are working with private utilities and the city attorney on information-sharing, and the controller—s office confirmed funding for a disaster recovery data center and permanent generators for two EOC/DOC sites.
The Disaster Council heard an update on the Lifelines Council—s work to coordinate recovery of critical utilities and infrastructure after a major disaster.
City Administrator Naomi Kelly said the Lifelines Council brings together department heads and private utilities to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize recovery activities after the first 72 hours and beyond. The council has been completing an interdependency study and has prioritized issues such as priority routes for crews, permanent and temporary cell-site permitting, and procedures for sharing sensitive infrastructure information while respecting sunshine laws.
Kelly said the city has been working with PG&E on its infrastructure upgrades; the transcript records the utility—s program as described in the meeting as "about $2 billion" in planned upgrades. The Lifelines Council will run an interdependency tabletop exercise with multiple utility operators to identify additional pre-disaster planning needs.
Separately, Monique from the controller—s office said the controller and the Department of Technology have received funding to build a disaster-recovery data center in or around Sacramento to house the city—s financial systems. Monique also said funding has been allocated to procure permanent generators for two EOC/DOC locations to address a vulnerability where existing generators do not fully power those facilities.
Kelly said the city attorney is advising on how to share infrastructure information without creating security risks. The Lifelines Council will continue work on permitting for temporary cell sites and priority access for critical crews.
Next steps: the council will run an interdependency tabletop and continue coordination with private utilities and legal counsel; staff will report back with lessons learned from upcoming exercises.
