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Page 1 of 5 Item #19 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT September 16, 2025 City Manager TITLE: RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE ONE PLEASANTON STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITY SAFEGUARDING OUR CITY D.1. TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CAPABILITIES SUMMARY September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, and staff is updating the City Council on emergency preparedness progress, in alignment with the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan priority Safeguarding Our City D.1. Assess the City’s overall emergency preparedness capabilities, resources, and tools and implement changes as needed to ensure the City is properly positioned to respond to disasters, which was identified as a top City Council strategic priority for the current fiscal year. Staff has completed significant improvements across all areas of the Emergency Preparedness implementation plan. Key accomplishments include relocating the Emergency Operations Center, training 196 staff through the Disaster Academy program, conducting functional exercises, and updating critical safety plans and procedures. RECOMMENDATION Receive an update on the City's Emergency Preparedness efforts to advance the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan priority Safeguarding Our City D.1. to improve the City's emergency preparedness capabilities. BACKGROUND In October 2023, the City Council unanimously approved the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan, which identified "Safeguarding Our City D.1. Assess the City’s overall emergency preparedness capabilities, resources, and tools and implement changes as needed" as one of four top-priority strategies for the first two years of implementation. This priority led to a comprehensive review and enhancement of the City's emergency preparedness program. This priority was reaffirmed by the City Council as an ongoing strategic priority at a strategic planning workshop in January 2025. Since 2023, the City has undertaken significant preparedness initiatives across five implementation areas of the Emergency Preparedness Work Plan: Planning, Organizing, Equipping, Training, and Exercising. Key accomplishments include: • Created the Emergency Services Manager position within the City Manager's Office to centralize emergency management functions (this is not a new position, but rather a repurposing of an existing position) • Relocated the primary Emergency Operations Center (EOC) from the Police Briefing Room to the Remillard Conference Room at the Operations Service Center in May 2025 • Implemented the Disaster Academy program, training 196 City staff members to date on their roles as Disaster Service Workers Page 191 of 264