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APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS • 1. Administration of Oath to Large Animal Rescue Volunteers Public Safety Officer Steve Garcia introduced the item to Council. In 2004, the City Council adopted the "Large Animal Evacuation Plan". At that time, there were few volunteers to activate the program during an emergency. Garcia acknowledged the efforts of Los Altos Hills County Fire District Emergency Coordinator Michael Sanders, Westwind Community Barn Manager Ceasar Bisano and Fremont Hills Country Club Barn Manager Richard Sereni in soliciting the volunteers with the appropriate knowledge, skills and equipment to move large animals to safety during an emergency. Currently there are seventeen volunteers. Garcia introduced the members in attendance: Sinead Devine, Eileen Durham, Nicole Roths, Maryjo McVay, Russell Peterson, Kimberly Carpenter, Laura Gerst, Gustavo Jiminez, Richard Sererni, Antonio Vargas, Richard Sereni,Ulli Sharma, Laura Wainwright and Ceasar Bisano. Following the volunteers introduction to the Council, the City Clerk administered the loyalty oath to the assembled group. The Council thanked the volunteers for their commitment to assist the Town and provide safe harbor for large animals during an emergency. 2. PG&E Recap of January Storm Impact in Los Altos Hills—Darren Deffner, Government Relations Representative • Darren Deffner, PG&E, thanked the Council for the opportunity to provide an overview of the January storm's impact on PG&E services. Accompanying Deffner were Papia Gambelin, PG&E Government Relations Representative and Elissa Carrol, Superintendent, Maintenance and Construction. Deffner provided a recap of the recent January storm. He noted that it had affected 2,212,801 customers system-wide and was considered by the utility company to be one of the largest storms relative to customer service in 20 years. 95% of their customers' power was restored within 24 hours. However, the storm had resulted in 50,621 customers being without service for over 72 hours. Deffner deferred the presentation to Gambelin to review the storm's specific impact on Los Altos Hills. Gambelin proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation. She offered that customers of Los Altos Hills had experienced a significant outage with most service restored within the first six hours. Approximately 5% of the residents had been affected longer than 72 hours. Gambelin reviewed PG&E's restoration process. For safety reasons, the crews work a continuous 32 hour shift and then another 16 hour shift with 8 hours off. The emergency schedule conserves the work force and enables longevity during a storm. All crews and staff were employed during the restoration process. Gambelin reviewed the current strategy employed by the company for restoration of service during a storm. First, they conduct an assessment of the damage and perform an • evaluation of the equipment and time needed for the appropriate repairs and management 2 Regular City Meeting Minutes January 24,2008