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Presentation: Emergency Notification Procedure Public Safety Officer Steven Garcia introduced Captain Carl Neusel, Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department to Council. Neusel was recently appointed as the Commander at the West Valley Substation to replace Captain Terrence Calderone who retired from the Department in December 2010. Captain Neusel acknowledged that he was pleased to have the opportunity to continue the outstanding service the Sheriff s Department has provided to the Town. Neusel reviewed his service resume with the Council noting that a majority of his tenure had been working with the Sheriff Office's contract cities. Neusel proceeded with an overview of the Town's Emergency Notification procedure. The Town utilizes the "Rapid Notify System" which provides a telephone alert to residents. Neusel advised that the system was engaged on a case by case basis. Before use, it is determined if the system is appropriate for the "emergency." Neusel reviewed the criteria and determinations required for use with Council. He noted that it was imperative that the system be used judicially to prevent negative consequences that might impede the safe resolution of the event. The City Council thanked Captain Neusel for the presentation and welcomed him to the Town and advised that they were looking forward to working with him in the future. 4. Presentation: Santa Clara County Vector Control —Jose Colome, Community Resource Specialist Jose Colome, Vector Control thanked the Council for the opportunity to share the services of his agency. He proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation that included a summary of service requests by Town residents identified by vector type and a map of Lyme Disease Surveillance and Mosquito Sources (2002 -present). Council thanked Colome for the presentation. It was noted that the Town's Open Space Committee had hosted a well -attended forum on rats and Vector Control had provided educational materials to the residents at the event. The agenda was reorganized by consensus of the City Council to address items out of order. 5. Council Appointments to Committees and Outside Agencies Following a brief discussion, the City Council appointments were made as follows: Town Standing Committee Community Relations Education Emergency Communications Environmental Design and Protection %W Environmental Initiatives Finance/Investment Council Liaison Radford Radford Waldeck Summit Larsen Mordo/Radford (voting members) 2 City Council Special Meeting Minutes January 13, 2011