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February 27, 2010 (Board Retreat) Page 1832 provided. Discussed gaps safety preparedness as related to staffing messages for Channel 22. emergency shelters, Work with local emergency power for physicians to help shelters and registering identify special needs our special needs individuals. population. 2010 Update: Emergency Management and Fire Marshal Staff have requested to be included with school staff in the early phases of school planning to ensure that all school sites are properly assessed for emergency access and proper water supply. We have also requested to look at potential new construction sites for potential use as shelters and to review existing sites for possible upgrades to emergency power (transfer switches/quick connects). We are currently working with Channel 22 staff on our public safety announcements. Our goal is to have seasonal as well as special emphasis messages produced and aired on Channel 22. Channel 22 is currently airing our first message and working with staff on production for future messages. Emergency Management is working with State Emergency Management on a state- wide special needs registry that will be part of our incident management software application (WEB-EOC). Once launched, we will be able to voluntarily register any citizen that may need more assistance during crisis situations. When the State launches this program, we will be providing local medical offices, senior centers, DSS, ARC, Meals on Wheels and other agencies registration forms for our community to voluntarily register for this tracking and monitoring database. We are also currently working with citizen groups that serve citizens with special needs to enhance our response and sheltering plans. GOAL 2: YEAR 2 OUTCOMES PROGRESS NEXT STEPS 1. Develop a systematic Representatives from Determine cost of hiring way to replace the three Concord, Kannapolis and consultant to perform current 911 Cabarrus County have met consolidation study, communications center monthly since September assess inter est of with one c ountywide, to discuss feasibility cities, bring findings consolidated 911 of consolidated 911 to BOC for action in communications center. services. The group has FY2009. studied existing combined centers as well as analysis of our existing systems. While a combined system could be feasible if planned correctly, questions still exist on how the combined system would be governed. 2010 UPDATE 1. The Concord and Kannapolis city councils rejected the county's offer of hiring an outside consultant to perform a feasibility study concerning a consolidated 911 system for Cabarrus County. 2. During FY 2010, the BOC approved the purchase of a Positron Viper 911 Phone System for the county's dispatch center. This system has given our center a greater ability to respond to emergency calls. During the 2°d quarter this year Concord and Kannapolis began to look at a new 911 phone system as well. Their new system of choice was not compatible with the county' s new system and would therefore breakdown the possibility of unified system even further for the future. County staff approached the cities concerning the Positron Viper 911 System that the county already had in operation. The cities agreed that a new system allowing all three centers to communicate more efficiently was desirable and on January 19, 2010, the BOC voted to allow the use of 911 phone revenues for the purchase and future operations of an expanded Positron Viper 911 System to include the cities of Concord and Kannapolis and directed staff to contact the State 911 Board to request an exception to the permitted uses of such funds to include