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<br />rei ----'\) <br />( )j <br />~l}{ <br /> <br />Item #5.6. <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />River TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council >. i, I J <br />Bruce A. West, Fire Chief V> JI.W <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />July 12, 1999 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Y2K Readiness <br /> <br />As fire chief and emergency management director for the City of Elk River, I <br />also have been designated the Y2K coordinator to assist in the preparation <br />for the new millenium. At the July 12 City Council meeting, I, and various <br />department heads, will be making a presentation in reference to the Y2K <br />readiness of various departments throughout the city. The critical areas <br />within the city of Elk River have been identified and assessment of those <br />critical areas has been taking place during the past year. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Our department heads are continuously aware of the potential Y2K <br />problems, and with less than a year to go, are preparing to minimize the <br />potential impact ofY2K problems within our community. Each and every <br />department head is committed to addressing potential problems and taking <br />responsible action to remedy them. <br /> <br />We are using our Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) as the concrete <br />foundation for our Y2K contingency planning and consequence management. <br />Each department head, referencing the critical systems for the health and <br />safety of the public, has been identifying potential problems and developing <br />contingency plans if some critical systems fail on January 1, 2000. The <br />department heads within the City of Elk River are also developing <br />consequence management plans that will deal with the consequences rather <br />than the causes of any potential failure. The consequence management plan <br />will help department heads reduce the number of decisions made during <br />response and recovery operations should there be critical system failures. <br />The consequence management plan will also provide and restore critical <br />services quickly to minimize the impact on the public's safety and health. <br />The goal of a consequence management plan is to restore a critical system <br />and/or a department's service in a timely and cost effective manner. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The most critical systems within our community have been identified and <br />include: <br /> <br />. Electric and water as supplied by Elk River Utilities <br />. Wastewater Treatment Plant <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />