HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2013-R0188 - Create Tornado Warning Task Force - 06/13/2013Resolution No. 2013-RO188
June 13, 2013
Item No. 6.5
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, recent tornados in Oklahoma and other states caused catastrophic
property damage and loss of life; and
WHEREAS, early notifications and warnings to citizens of severe weather and
tornados are important factors in saving lives; and
WHEREAS, the City and County have a joint Emergency Management Plan: and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the public interest to evaluate the
City of Lubbock's current notification and warning procedures and systems to alert
citizens of tornados; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to appoint a task force, as set forth herein, to
study and evaluate the current notification and warning procedures and systems and make
recommendations to the City Council to address what improvements or upgrades may be
required, if any, to establish an effective warning system; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the Tornado Warning Task Force is hereby created to study
and evaluate the issue of notification and warning procedures and systems to effectively
alert and warn citizens of impending catastrophic weather events, including tornados.
SECTION 2. THAT the Tornado Warning Task Force be composed of nineteen
(19) members as follows:
1. Lubbock Mayor Glen C. Robertson
2. County Judge Tom Head
3. City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld
4. Sheriff Kelly Rowe
5. Assistant City Manager and Chief Information Officer Mark Yearwood
6. Fire Chief Mike Kemp
7. Emergency Management Coordinator Jay Parchman
8. Chief of Police Roger Ellis
9. Wolfforth Mayor Charles Addington, II
10. Texas Department of Public Safety Region V District Coordinator Colleen
O'Neal
11. National Weather Service Office Meteorologist in Charge Justin Weaver
12. Lubbock Independent School District representative Chief Jody Scifres
13. Lubbock -Cooper Independent School District representative Rick Saldana
14. Frenship Independent School District representative Danny Miller
15. Texas Tech University System Managing Director of Risk Management and
Emergency Management Steve Bryant
16. Texas Tech University Professor and President of National Storm Shelter
Association Dr. Ernie Kiesling
17. American Red Cross South Plains Chapter Board Chairman Bill Curnow
18. Lubbock Power & Light Substation Operations Supervisor Paul Leonard
19. University Medical Center Vice President Jeff Hill
SECTION 3 THAT the City Council herein appoints all the members of the
Tornado Warning Task Force as set forth in Section Two, above, and the Chairperson of
the Task Force shall be the Emergency Management Coordinator of the City of Lubbock,
Texas.
SECTION 4. THAT the Tornado Warning Task Force shall present its
recommendations on the issue to the City Council for its review no later than October 1,
2013.
Passed by the City Council on June 13, 2013
GLE R TSON, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Glen C. obertson, Mayor
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Karn Gibson, Mayol- ro Tem
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Chad Weaver, Assistant City Attorney
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