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AGENDA ITEM
June 9, 2015
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto
Interim City Manager
FROM: Robert H. Gustafson,
Chief of Police
1. SUBJECT
Agreements between the City of Orange and County of Orange for Provision of Point of
Dispensing (POD) Site Equipment Services and Provision of Point of Dispensing Site Services.
2. SUMMARY
A POD is a location at which medical interventions (i.e., vaccinations or medications) are
provided during a public health emergency. The Countywide POD exercise is scheduled for
October and these agreements are necessary to participate, receive necessary equipment and to be
reimbursed any incurred costs.
3. RECOMMENDATION
When received from the County, approve the Agreements between the City of Orange and
County of Orange Provision of Point of Dispensing (POD) Site Equipment Services and
Provision of Point of Dispensing Site Services and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to
execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S)
1 c. Provide for a Safe Community — Enhance the emergency management system to provide
public safety during times of disaster.
6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Public Safety Goal 8.0 Emphasize emergency preparedness both within City Hall and
throughout the community.
Policy 8.3 Coordinate emergency response and preparedness planning with other cities and
public agencies in the region.
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7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
A Point of Dispensing (POD) site is a federally instituted best practice model designed to provide
medications, vaccines, or medical supplies to a large community of healthy people during a
health emergency. POD sites will be activated in order to provide medication and /or medical
supplies to the healthy community prior to the onset of illness in order to decrease illness and
prevent death.
POD sites are locations that are both familiar and easily accessible to the community (i.e.
schools, community centers, churches, etc.) and are designed to serve as a place for the public to
come and receive their medications, vaccines and medical supplies. The ultimate goal of a POD
is to quickly provide these items to a large number of people in a short period of time.
The Orange County Health Care Agency has determined in order to adequately serve the
population of the City of Orange, it will require a minimum of (3) POD site locations dispersed
throughout the city. The anticipated locations included in the plan include:
1) Grijalva Park & Sports Center (368 N. Prospect St., Orange, CA)
2) Santiago Canyon College (8045 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, CA)
3) St. Norbert's Catholic Church (300 E. Taft Ave., Orange, CA)
On October 16, 2015, Orange County Health Care Agency and the City of Orange Police and
Fire Departments will participate in a joint, full -scale exercise. This drill will test and evaluate
the POD site plan using the guidelines set forth by Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation
Program (HSEEP) requirements. This exercise will implement the processes by providing
seasonal influenza vaccines to public participants.
The Department may return to Council prior to the actual exercise to request funding for staff
costs once they are determined. The County will reimburse both planning and actual exercise
expenditures.
8. ATTACHMENTS
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