TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Jesse Alexander, Fire Chief
Ashley Hopson, Emergency Preparedness Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Policy Between the Manhattan Beach Fire Department and the Manhattan Beach Map Your Neighborhood Committee (No Budget Impact) (Fire Chief Alexander).
RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council Receive and File a Policy ("Policy") between the Manhattan Beach Fire Department (MBFD) and the Manhattan Beach Map Your Neighborhood Committee (MYN) and provide support for its implementation and ongoing administration. Staff also requests that the City Council offer direction on any additional actions or next steps, if necessary.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Approximately five percent (5%) of the MBFD Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) Liaison's (the City's Emergency Preparedness Administrator) time is allocated to administrative tasks supporting the MYN program. The Liaison also coordinates the use of City facilities for MYN trainings and committee meetings, ensuring that space is reserved without additional cost to the program or the City.
In fiscal year 2024-2025, MBFD incurred $1,278.07 in printing costs for MYN materials. No budgeted line items for MYN were included in the MBFD fiscal year 2025-2026 budget.
Should the City Council provide new direction regarding the program, any associated fiscal implications would need to be reassessed.
BACKGROUND:
The Manhattan Beach Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) program, launched in 2008, is a collaborative initiative between the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Watch (MBNW), the Manhattan Beach Community Emergency Response Team Association (MBCERTA), and the Manhattan Beach Fire Department (MBFD). Coordinated by the MBFD Emergency Preparedness Administrator, who serves as the program liaison, MYN is a disaster preparedness and response p...
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