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Communication No. 2014-26 May 13, 2014 To: Puna Community Development Plan(PCDP)Action Committee, Chair Patti Pinto From: PCDP Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee (CERS), Chair Marlene Hapai Subj ect: Request for Approval and Forwarding of the PCDP CERS Report on Prioritized Connectivity Locations,May 2014 Emergency Response Subcommittee of the Puna Community Development Plan Connectivity Report on Prioritized Connectivity Locations, May 2014 Background and Goals Since January 2013,the PCDP Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee (CERS)has been collecting recommendations from the Puna community related to establishing emergency connectivity locations. Through mapping activities at the August 2013 Puna Regional Emergency Preparedness Fair, PREP Fair training workshops, surveys, community presentations, and resident testimony, CERS has identified 48 suggested Connectivity Locations(CLs). All of these efforts were guided by CERS goals, approved by the PCDP AC on February 12, 2013, which included the following: 1. Highest priority—promote health and safety: Establish a series of connectivity locations between Puna subdivisions and surrounding areas. 2. Desired Outcome: Identify and develop a combination of road connections of various types, agreeable to residents that enable safe, indirect, calm passage, as well as provide more efficient access for emergency traffic. Primary Partnerships, Collaborative Activities, and Accomplishments CERS created extensive partnerships and collaborative activities,resulting in the following accomplishments: 1. Developed an ongoing partnership with Civil Defense 2. Created and implemented Puna's first PREP Fair(August 2013),which presented 1500-2000 participants with interactive exhibits,presentations, and demonstrations, including major topics of: Emergency Routes, Centers/Shelters, Planning, Communications, Security, Services, and Sustainability 3. Used the PREP Fair to o Gather suggestions from the community via mapping activities that asked Puna residents to identify routes, including Connectivity Locations, that might be used in case of an emergency o Gather information via surveys to determine family and community emergency preparedness 4. Summarized PREP Fair mapping and survey data and shared results with community organizations 5. Sent surveys to community organizations to determine support for suggested Connectivity Locations, anticipate problems, and gather more input 6. Heard testimony at monthly PCDP AC meetings regarding Connectivity Locations, received additional suggestions, and answered questions 7. Used presentations to community groups to evaluate existing CL suggestions and gather more input to update CL maps