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The Mayor and City Council shall hear a presentation, discuss and possibly take action on approving a contingency transfer for costs related to emergency purchases of supplies and services as empowered by declaration of a state of emergency by the Mayor on August 22, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 from General Fund, non-Departmental, Contingency (10010000-99000) to General Fund, Engineering (10044145) when final costs are determined. Discussion and Action.
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On the evening of August 21, the City received approximately 1.5 inches of rain. The heavy rainfall prompted responses from public works crews to various locations throughout the City and closed roads due to flash flooding. By the morning of August 22, road crews reported a large amount of water in the Tortosa northwest area of Dalli Lane and Madrid. This flooding occurred from the Sacaton wash overflowing into retention basins causing infiltration of storm water into the sewer system. The retention became contaminated and caused overflow to the Global Water lift station serving the immediate area, shutting the system down.
On Wednesday, August 22, City emergency responders initiated a partial activation of the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) in order to address health hazards, property damage and road closures, notify residents, secure flooding access, and mitigate additional storm water damage. The Public Information Officer created press releases which were distributed via Police door-to-door visits, notification of schools, and Global Water sent a letter to households alerting them to possible “Ecoli” contamination in retention basins. ADEQ was notified to remediate and disinfect the area, and Pinal County Emergency manger was notified of the potential health hazard.
A recommendation was made by the EOC to the Mayor & City Manager to declare a State of Emergency. Notifications were also made to surrounding neighbors, Gila River Emergency Operations and Volkswa...
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