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Emergency preparedness committee disbands TIS subcommittee, praises radio resilience and plans AM‑radio automation
Summary
After reporting three new signage locations, the committee voted to wind down its TIS subcommittee. Ray reported ham/CERT radio nets held through storms without losing links and said AM radio automation is a 2026 goal; committee plans a TIS/AM update to the town.
The Portola Valley Emergency Preparedness Committee agreed on Jan. 8 to wind down its TIS subcommittee after members reported signs were installed at three locations.
A motion to discontinue the subcommittee passed by voice vote after the chair characterized its work as substantially complete. The committee did not record individual roll-call votes.
Ray (committee communications lead) gave a broader communications update, saying the ham/CERT radio network performed well during recent storms despite a broken antenna base. "We never lost the link," Ray said, noting strong Tuesday-night check-ins from CERT volunteers and ham operators. He said work is under way to automate AM radio messages so prerecorded alerts can be deployed by pushing a button rather than manual recording and loading.
Ray also said the committee and partners plan to present a TIS/AM-radio update to the town (transcript referenced a Jan. 28 presentation date). Members encouraged public acknowledgment of volunteers who supported radio operations during the storms and recommended supporting the Jan. 28 presentation.
The motion to dissolve the TIS subcommittee was procedural; members did not tie the decision to any outstanding deliverables, and the committee will continue to support broader communications work as part of its 2026 priorities.
