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Council briefed on winter-storm emergency response; managers seek to end local emergency as recovery begins
Summary
City staff summarized multi-department response to the winter storm ("Gianna"), detailing snow removal, sheltering, waterline repairs and increased 911 calls; staff recommended terminating the local emergency declaration and council asked for an after-action report including EOC activation and response-time details.
City Manager Winter Bridal and emergency management staff briefed the council on the city's operational response to the recent winter storm. Bridal said he declared a local state of emergency during the inclement weather to enable sustained 24/7 coordination and emergency authorities. "I declared a local state of emergency," the manager said, and staff asked council to confirm and terminate the declaration to document transition to recovery.
Piper Vandeperry, emergency management specialist, described the forecast and response posture: the storm (named in the briefing as Gianna) was expected…
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