PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE Honorable Penelope Gross, Chair Margret Nedelkoff-Kellems, Vice Chair Gordon Aoyagi, Vice Chair

PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE R49-02 NOVEMBER 13, 2002 WHEREAS, this date the COG Board of Directors has determined to sever the functions and jurisdiction of its long-standing Human Services and Public Safety Policy Committee (HSPSPC) into two separate policy committees and to place the additional functions recommended by the Task Force on Homeland Security into one of the new Committees.

PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE BYLAWS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE ARTICLE II – AUTHORITY The PSPC is the principal policy advisor to the Board on all Public Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Homeland Security issues, and the PSPC shall submit to the Board for its review and approval all major policies, plans, agreements, and programs.

PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE BYLAWS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE ARTICLE III – PURPOSE AND MISSION The PSPC’s purpose shall be to develop and maintain, in accordance with Article II, all policies, plans, agreements, and programs, other than those specifically assigned to other units within COG, concerning Public Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Homeland Security issues.

COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS At each meeting, the PSPC may receive updates from:  Police Chiefs Committee  Fire Chiefs Committee  Disaster & Emergency Preparedness Committee  Corrections Chiefs Committee  Animal Services Committee

Public Safety Policy Committee Members Walter TejadaArlington County Paul SmedbergCity of Alexandria Gary RasmussenCity of Fairfax David SnyderCity of Falls Church John ThompsonFrederick County Michael CadyFrederick County Sidney KatzCity of Gaithersburg Don PikeCity of Gaithersburg James ClemLoudoun County Joseph Beach Montgomery County Tom PerezMontgomery County Thomas HendershotPrince Georges County John JenkinsPrince William County Terry SeamensTakoma Park Ann HealyMaryland General Assembly Rob GaragiolaMaryland General Assembly

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES Public Safety Policy Committee Fire Chiefs Police Chiefs Corrections Chiefs Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Committee Other

FIRE COMMITTEES Fire Chiefs Senior Operations Chiefs Communications Hazardous Materials Passenger Rail Metro/Heavy Technical Rescue TrainingEMS Health and Safety Officers Life Safety Community Educators Public Safety Chaplains RESF 4, 9, & 10

POLICE COMMITTEES Police Chiefs Child Exploitation AMBER Disaster Assistance Recovery Team Public Safety Chaplains Communications IntelligencePlanners Motor Vehicle Technology PAWN Project TrainingWMD RESF 13

CORRECTIONS COMMITTEES Corrections Chiefs Health Care Training Public Information Officers Wreath-Laying Ceremony Gangs Task Force

DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE DPEC Exercise Planning Task Group Snow Planning Group Emergency Alert System Work Group

OTHER RELATED GROUPS Other Committees Animal Services Disaster Planning Dangerous Dogs Wildlife Rescue Wildlife-Vehicle Avoidance Bioterrorism Task Force Maritime Security Planning Group

PUBLIC HEALTH LINKAGES  Health Officials Committees  Bio-emergency planning (on-going)  Syndromic surveillance (on-going)  Bio-Terrorism Task Force  Planning guidance (completed ’01)  Health-related legal issues (current project)  Impaired driving  Follow-up on recommendations (current project)  Report on activities (completed)  Resolution (adopted)

ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION IN 2004 INCLUDE:  Impaired Driving  Citizen Component Of Emergency Preparedness  Computer Based/Internet Crimes  Emergency 911 Redundancy  Standardization of First Responder Equipment  Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control  Gangs  Hoarding  Household Safety  Pedestrian Safety  Wildlife-vehicle Avoidance

NOTABLE PSPC PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS  Corrections Wreath Laying  DC Amber Alert Plan  Mutual Aid Resolution  National Capital Area Crime Solvers  Peer Support Services Transitioning From “Wartime” To “Peacetime”  Regional Pawn Data Sharing System  Regional Emergency Evacuation Transportation Coordination  “Spring Into Action” Fire Safety Campaign  Fire Rescue EMS Safety and Health Symposium (FRESH)

URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE HOMELAND SECURITY URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI) The US Department Of Homeland Security, Office For Domestic Preparedness Urban Area Security Initiative Reflects A Confluence Of Important Presidential Initiatives Designed To Enhance The Preparedness Of The Nation To Combat Terrorism.

UASI PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION  Citizen Education/Planning  Citizen Notification & Family Reunification  Exercises & Training  Personal Protective Equipment  PIO /Media Training  Portable Radio Cache  Public Health & Hospital Surge Capacity  Prevention Efforts

Stephen Dickstein Program Manager Melissa Massey Public Safety Planner PUBLIC SAFETY AT MWCOG