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San Francisco disaster council adopts earthquake plan enhancement after Golden Guardian exercise
Summary
The San Francisco Disaster Council adopted an enhanced, "living" earthquake preparedness plan after reviewing lessons from the Golden Guardian exercise and updates to regional coordination. Members were told the city has expended about $70 million of UASI funds, with roughly $12.5 million left to spend this year.
San Francisco’s disaster council voted by voice to adopt an enhanced earthquake preparedness plan described by members as a "living, breathing" document that will be revised as exercises and new federal guidance produce lessons. Joanne Hayes White moved to adopt the plan and Chief Fong seconded the motion; the chair called for a voice vote and recorded the measure as approved.
Council leaders framed the plan as a model for other cities and stressed it will not be final. "This plan, I would argue, is gonna set a benchmark for the rest of the state and for that matter of the nation," Unidentified Speaker 1 told the council during opening remarks. The group emphasized the document will continue to change after exercises and federal updates.
Officials also briefed the council on grant spending tied to the Super Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). "Since October, we've done better. We're now $70,000,000 expended, which is about 85% of all our UASI funds," Unidentified Speaker 1 said, adding the city still has about $12,500,000 to spend by the end of the year and is pursuing state waivers for some projects that cannot be completed in time.
During discussion, Amy Lee, head of the Department of Building Inspection, said work on the CAPS study has resumed and its scope has been expanded: "Last year, we reignited with full force...we increased the scope of the contract of the study that it's doing now," she said, adding that deliverables will come in phases over the next two years.
Council members made clear adoption is procedural and provisional. Rob (exercise lead) described how the Golden Guardian after-action work will feed revisions: comment summaries and a 37-page comment log will be used to guide EOP (Emergency Operations Plan) updates starting in February. The council also added regional planning to its standing agenda and scheduled future validation exercises to test elements of the plan.
The adoption concludes the council’s formal action on the earthquake plan enhancement; members said they will continue to refine the annex and align it with the broader Emergency Operations Plan and NIMS (National Incident Management System) requirements.
