Chapter 1 - Office of Emergency Management

Section 30-101

Section 30-101

  § 30-101 Definitions. As used in this title:
  a.  "Office"  shall  mean  the  New  York  city  office  of  emergency
management and shall have the same meaning as set forth in section  four
hundred ninety-five of the New York city charter.
  b.  "Commissioner"  shall  mean  the commissioner of the New York city
office of emergency management.
  c. "Emergency support functions"  shall  mean  a  functional  area  of
response  activity  established  to  facilitate  coordinated delivery of
assistance required to save lives, protect property and health, maintain
public safety, and otherwise respond to emergency conditions.

Section 30-102

Section 30-102

  §  30-102 Protocols regarding weather emergencies. a. The commissioner
shall develop protocols that shall include, but need not be limited  to,
the  following:  (1)  what specific actions the office may take when the
national weather service forecasts the occurrence of  certain  specified
severe  weather  conditions,  as  determined  by  the  office, including
identifying what other agencies or offices of  city,  state  or  federal
government  shall  be  contacted or consulted; (2) based on the national
weather service consultation and  inter-agency  communications,  whether
and  at  what level to activate emergency support functions; and (3) the
circumstances under which the office would call upon the state emergency
management office or other  jurisdictions  for  assistance,  or  request
mutual  aid assistance from the state or other jurisdictions pursuant to
article two-B of the executive law.
  b. On or before November fifteenth, 2011 and every November  fifteenth
thereafter, the commissioner shall issue a report to the council setting
forth  the  actions taken by the office pursuant to the protocols issued
in accordance with subdivision a of this section.

Section 30-103

Section 30-103

  § 30-103 Annual snow preparedness and response report.
  a.  For purposes of this subdivision, the term "snow event" shall mean
any snowfall equal to or in excess of six  inches  within  a  period  of
twenty-four hours in any of the five boroughs based on the department of
sanitation's measurements.
  b.  No  later  than November fifteenth, two thousand eleven, and on or
before every  November  fifteenth  thereafter,  the  commissioner  shall
submit  to  the  council  and make available to the public on the city's
website a report describing the city's preparation for and  response  to
all  snow  events  during the preceding twelve-month period. Such report
shall include but not be limited to the following:
  (1) a list of all snow events during the reporting period;
  (2) a list of all city and  state  agencies  or  offices  and  private
entities  that  acted  on  behalf of the city that were involved in snow
event  preparation  and  response,  including  a  description   of   the
responsibilities of each such agency, office or entity. Such agencies or
offices, if involved in such preparation or response, shall include, but
need not be limited to, the department of education, office of emergency
management,  department  of  environmental  protection, fire department,
office  of  the  chief  medical  examiner,  department  of   parks   and
recreation,  police  department, department of sanitation, department of
transportation and to the extent information  is  available,  the  state
office  of  emergency  management,  New  York  city  housing  authority,
metropolitan transportation authority and port authority of New York and
New Jersey;
  (3) an assessment of the performance of each such agency or office for
each snow event during the reporting period, including an assessment  of
interagency coordination;
  (4)  a  list  of  any  snow-related emergency warnings or declarations
issued by the city or state during  the  reporting  period  and  actions
taken pursuant to each such warning or declaration; and
  (5)  recommendations  for  improving  city  snow event preparation and
response including, but not limited to,  revisions  to  snow  management
plans and other relevant protocols of any city agency or office.
  c.  No  later  than  November  fifteenth two thousand twelve and every
November  fifteenth  thereafter,  the  report   required   pursuant   to
subdivision b of this section shall include:
  (1)  an  inventory  of  all  city-owned  snow management equipment and
resources that were used during any snow event;
  (2) an inventory of  privately-owned  snow  management  equipment  and
resources  used  by the city during any snow event, an assessment of how
such equipment and resources were deployed and overseen by city agencies
or offices and strategies, contracts or agreements used to  ensure  that
such snow management equipment and resources were available to the city;
and
  (3)  the  number  of  individuals who registered with the city to work
during any snow event, and  assessment  on  how  such  individuals  were
deployed  and  overseen  by  city  agencies  or  offices and strategies,
contracts or agreements  used  to  ensure  that  such  individuals  were
available to the city.

Section 30-104

Section 30-104

  §  30-104 Food and water access plan. In consultation with appropriate
federal, state, and city government  agencies,  the  commissioner  shall
develop  or update, no later than December first, two thousand thirteen,
a food and water access plan to be utilized  after  coastal  storms  and
other  severe  weather and natural disaster events where such events may
disrupt access to food and water or may impact the ability to  purchase,
prepare  or  consume  food or water. Such plan shall include, but not be
limited to the following features, provided that nothing herein shall be
construed to interfere with the ability of  agencies  responding  to  an
emergency  to implement plans, modify plans, or take steps not described
in any written plan, in a manner appropriate to circumstances particular
to that emergency:
  a. a description of how the city  will  provide  access  to  food  and
water, including but not limited to how and to what extent the city will
disseminate information to the public about the availability of food and
water   services;   manage   requests   for   support   from  emergency,
not-for-profit entities that provide food  and  water;  arrange  for  or
coordinate  disaster  feeding;  coordinate  the efforts of food benefits
programs, food donations, food business and  emergency  food  providers;
and  work to restore the public, private and non-profit sectors' ability
to provide access to food and water;
  b. a mechanism to assess the city's food and water needs prior to  and
after such conditions and incidents arise;
  c.   a   description   of  how  the  city  personnel  responsible  for
implementing such  plan  will  be  identified,  including  how  a  clear
hierarchy and points of contact of such personnel will be established;
  d.  criteria for how food and water distribution points are identified
and how such distribution points will be publicized to ensure  that  the
public is aware of the locations of such distribution points;
  e.  a  mechanism  to  provide  that  recipients  of food benefits have
continued access to such benefits  during  and  immediately  after  such
events   and   that  affected  communities  experiencing  transportation
disruptions can access emergency food benefits locally;
  f. identification of contracts, if any, that can be  activated  during
and  immediately  after  such  events  for  vendors that can provide and
distribute food and water,  including  but  not  limited  to,  hot  food
providers, trucks and drivers;
  g.  criteria  for  assessing  transportation routes that allow for the
distribution of food and water that  accounts  for  emergency  road  and
bridge closures;
  h.  a mechanism to provide that, to the extent practicable, all public
communications, written or otherwise, are available in the most commonly
spoken languages of affected communities; and
  i. a mechanism to consult community based  organizations  and  service
providers  with  relevant expertise in regard to the development of such
plan.

Section 30-105

Section 30-105

  §  30-105  Sheltering  plan.  The  commissioner,  in consultation with
relevant federal, state and local agencies, shall develop  or  update  a
sheltering  plan  no  later  than December first, two thousand thirteen,
that  anticipates  the  operation  of  shelters  for  short,  medium  or
long-term periods of time as a result of coastal storms and other severe
weather and natural disaster events. Such plan shall include, but not be
limited to the following features, provided that nothing herein shall be
construed  to  interfere  with  the ability of agencies responding to an
emergency to implement plans, modify plans, or take steps not  described
in any written plan, in a manner appropriate to circumstances particular
to that emergency:
  a.  a  description  of  the  types of evacuation centers and shelters,
number and location of evacuation centers, how persons  are  transferred
from  an  evacuation  center  to  a shelter, and a mechanism to identify
locations to be used as shelters, including shelters that  are  adequate
for habitability for long-term stays;
  b. a description of shelter staffing and management, including but not
limited  to  an  explanation  of how key shelter staff positions such as
shelter managers and clinical staff will be determined and how  shelters
will  be adequately staffed with trained medical personnel to the extent
necessary for each such shelter's needs;
  c. a mechanism for clearly identifying to  residents,  volunteers  and
other  staff at each shelter the individuals filling key staff positions
at such shelter;
  d. a mechanism to provide that to the extent practicable  any  shelter
manager  coordinates with a shelter manager on the immediately following
shift  at  such  shelter  regarding  requests  for   supplies,   shelter
conditions and other significant issues at such shelter;
  e.  a  mechanism  to  provide that there is adequate food and water at
every shelter and that food options other than shelf  stable  items  and
meals  ready to eat are available at any such shelter that is to be used
for long term stays;
  f. a reassessment of the emergency shelter supply stockpile  at  least
annually,  as  well  as  immediately  before  and  after  such  plan  is
activated, to determine whether appropriate supplies are  available  and
adequate;
  g. to the extent practicable, a plan for shower and laundry facilities
for persons who remain in shelters after three days;
  h.  a  mechanism  for  tracking  the  daily  census  at  each shelter,
including the number of persons with special medical needs,  the  number
of persons who enter and exit each day, and to the extent practicable, a
general description of the locations to which such persons exited;
  i.  a  mechanism to track the medical needs of persons at shelters who
request assistance in meeting such needs, including but not  limited  to
needed medications and placement in the proper type of shelter;
  j.  a  mechanism  to advise persons who receive federal, state or city
public assistance benefits of how to avoid disruption of  such  benefits
due  to  an  inability to meet program requirements as a result of their
stay in such shelter;
  k. a mechanism to provide that all shelters are made usable to persons
with disabilities to the extent practicable and to  identify  facilities
in the shelter system that are accessible to persons with disabilities;
  l.  a  description  of how persons, including those with disabilities,
are assigned to shelter facilities; and
  m. a mechanism to consult community based  organizations  and  service
providers  with  relevant expertise in regard to the development of such
plan.

Section 30-106

Section 30-106

  §  30-106  Community  recovery plan. The commissioner shall develop or
update, no later than December first, two thousand thirteen, a community
recovery plan to be utilized before, during and after coastal storms and
other severe weather  and  natural  disaster  events.  Such  plan  shall
specify  steps  that  the office, along with relevant agencies and other
partners, shall take in preparation for, during  and  immediately  after
such  events.  Such  plan  shall  include,  but  not  be limited to, the
following features, provided that nothing herein shall be  construed  to
interfere  with  the  ability  of agencies responding to an emergency to
implement plans, modify plans,  or  take  steps  not  described  in  any
written  plan,  in  a  manner appropriate to circumstances particular to
that emergency event:
  a. the  establishment  of  community  recovery  directors  and  deputy
recovery  directors or other such similar positions for each of the five
boroughs, where appropriate for the geographic impact of  the  emergency
event, including:
  (1)  the  criteria  for  how  such  directors,  deputies or other such
similar positions are chosen; and
  (2) a description of the basic duties  and  responsibilities  of  such
directors,  deputies  or other such similar positions including, but not
limited to: the timing of deployment in the field following such events;
how such director and deputies or other such similar positions  will  be
responsible  to  act as the main points of contact for providing general
services and fulfilling  the  most  critical  needs  of  individuals  in
impacted  areas;  how  such  director,  deputies  or  other such similar
positions will work with federal and  state  representatives  to  assist
impacted individuals with access to emergency disaster benefits; and how
such  director,  deputies or other such similar positions will work with
community based  organizations,  service  providers  and  volunteers  in
recovery assistance operations;
  b.  a  description  of ways to leverage the participation of community
based organizations, service providers, and volunteers with the goal  of
commencing  a  unified  recovery  assistance  operation  as  rapidly  as
possible;
  c. a description of ways to leverage federal and state resources in an
expedited manner to provide that resources from all levels of government
become available as soon as practicable after such events take place;
  d. the creation of a uniform information sharing and distribution plan
to be used by  each  community  recovery  director  to  properly  inform
residents,  elected officials and the press about the services available
through the community recovery director and  his  or  her  team  on  the
ground, and ways to contact community recovery personnel;
  e.  the  establishment  of  field recovery offices in or near affected
communities as soon as practicable after such events take place;
  f. a description  of  how  the  administrative  and  functional  items
necessary  for  immediate  and  successful  operation  of field recovery
offices will be established; and
  g. an information dissemination strategy that identifies and  utilizes
major  hubs and distribution centers, including partnering with non-city
distribution sites, to share information  about  services  available  to
clients,  elected  officials,  and  press, and that requires that to the
extent practicable, all public communications, written or otherwise, are
available in the most commonly spoken languages of affected communities.

Section 30-107

Section 30-107

  §  30-107 Small business and non-profit organization recovery plan. a.
(1) The commissioner, in consultation with  the  commissioner  of  small
business  services  and other government or private organizations having
expertise  in  non-profit  organization  and  insurance  matters,  shall
develop or update no later than December first, two thousand thirteen, a
small  business and non-profit organization recovery plan to be utilized
after coastal storms and  other  severe  weather  and  natural  disaster
events.
  (2) In developing such plan, the department of small business services
shall,  in  consultation with other city agencies, chambers of commerce,
or other private organizations having expertise in  such  matters,  work
with  small  business owners and non-profit organizations throughout New
York city to identify critical resources  necessary  for  the  continued
functioning of such small businesses and non-profit organizations during
and after such events.
  (3)  The  plan  developed  or  updated in accordance with this section
shall include but  need  not  be  limited  to  the  following  features,
provided  that  nothing  herein shall be construed to interfere with the
ability of agencies responding  to  an  emergency  to  implement  plans,
modify  plans,  or  take  steps  not described in any written plan, in a
manner appropriate to circumstances particular to that emergency: (i) an
evaluation of the potential impact of disruptions  on  small  businesses
and  non-profit  organizations  as  a result of such events, including a
mechanism to conduct an impact analysis for major  categories  of  small
businesses   and   non-profit   organizations,   as  determined  by  the
commissioner  of  small  business  services,  in   order   to   identify
disruptions  unique  to  each  such  category, and the implementation of
measures to prevent or mitigate such disruptions and to support recovery
of the small business and non-profit sectors; (ii) the establishment  of
a  voluntary  database of small businesses and non-profit organizations,
including but not limited to utilizing any existing  database  of  small
businesses  and non-profit organizations maintained by the department of
small  business  services,  to  provide   that   such   businesses   and
organizations receive alerts regarding such events, recovery assistance,
and  other  relevant information and to conduct outreach with such small
businesses and non-profit organizations to encourage their  registration
in such database; (iii) conducting a survey of small business owners and
non-profit   organizations  after  such  events  to  identify  resources
necessary for recovery, which shall include but not  be  limited  to  an
assessment  of  small  businesses  such  as  whether a business is open,
closed or partially in operation, damage to  business  facilities,  lost
revenues,  the  number of employees affected and whether there is a plan
for employees to return to such business if such employees are unable to
work, whether additional workers are needed  or  hired  to  assist  with
recovery  efforts, a description of the type of assistance necessary for
recovery, the type and amount of insurance that such business  has,  and
whether  such business has filed insurance claims and the status of such
claims; (iv) strategies to inform such small businesses  and  non-profit
organizations  about  how  to  obtain  such resources before, during and
after such events; and (v) coordination  with  non-profit  organizations
that  are capable of assisting small business owners with loan and grant
applications,  and  business  counseling  services  to  facilitate   and
expedite recovery.
  b.  To  the  extent practicable, all public communications, written or
otherwise, with small businesses and  non-profit  organizations  as  set
forth  in  this  section, shall be available in the most commonly spoken
languages of affected communities.

Section 30-108

Section 30-108

  §  30-108  Traffic  management plan. The commissioner shall develop or
update, no later than December first, two thousand thirteen,  a  traffic
management  plan  in  consultation with other city agencies and relevant
governmental entities, to be utilized during and  after  coastal  storms
and  other  severe weather and natural disaster events where such events
severely impact automotive, subway, and/or commuter train transportation
in the city of New York. Such plan shall include but not be  limited  to
the  following features, provided that nothing herein shall be construed
to interfere with the ability of agencies responding to an emergency  to
implement  plans,  modify  plans,  or  take  steps  not described in any
written plan, in a manner appropriate  to  circumstances  particular  to
that emergency:
  a.  the  installation  of  back-up power capability, including but not
limited to the consideration of the effectiveness  of  installing  solar
power and other alternative energy sources with respect to street lights
and  traffic  control signals to keep the roadway network functioning to
the maximum possible extent during power outages;
  b. alternative transportation options provided by governmental  and/or
private  entities to be used in the event of subway service and/or major
roadway shutdowns, including but not limited to expanded bus  and  ferry
service;
  c.  alternative bus routing, including but not limited to criteria for
the closing of streets to all traffic except buses;
  d. the expanded use of vehicles licensed by  the  taxi  and  limousine
commission;
  e.  some  accessible  transportation  options for persons with special
needs;
  f. closing or partially closing certain streets  or  designating  that
one  or  more  lanes  of  traffic  on such streets are closed to traffic
except  for  emergency  vehicles  and/or  vehicles  driven  by   certain
individuals involved in rescue, recovery and clean-up operations;
  g.   where   appropriate,   recommending   to  the  appropriate  state
transportation authorities the elimination  or  reduction  of  fares  on
buses, subways and ferries; and
  h.  a mechanism to provide that, to the extent practicable, all public
communications, written or otherwise, are available in the most commonly
spoken languages of affected communities.

Section 30-109

Section 30-109

  §  30-109  Fuel  management  plan.  The  commissioner shall develop or
update, no later than December first,  two  thousand  thirteen,  a  fuel
management  plan  in  consultation  with  other  city agencies and other
relevant governmental entities, to be utilized during and after  coastal
storms  and  other severe weather and natural disaster events where such
events may disrupt or have disrupted the fuel supply in the city of  New
York.    Such  plan  shall  include  but not be limited to the following
features, provided that nothing herein shall be construed  to  interfere
with  the  ability  of  agencies responding to an emergency to implement
plans, modify plans, or take steps not described in any written plan, in
a manner appropriate to circumstances particular to that emergency:
  a. the procedures and criteria for determining when  a  fuel  shortage
exists  and for rationing of fuel in the event of a fuel shortage in the
city of New York;
  b. the criteria for determining the amount of  fuel  reserves  in  the
city  of  New  York  that  should  be  maintained  and for what priority
purposes;
  c. the establishment and maintenance of lines of communication between
the city and the industries that provide fuel to the city of New York;
  d. the prioritization of fuel access for persons involved  in  rescue,
recovery and clean-up operations, including but not limited to emergency
services and critical health, public safety and sanitation personnel;
  e.  a  process  for  assessing  transportation  routes to maximize the
delivery of fuel within the city of New York; and
  f. a mechanism to provide that, to the extent practicable, all  public
communications, written or otherwise, are available in the most commonly
spoken languages of affected communities.

Section 30-110

Section 30-110

  §   30-110  Special  medical  needs  shelters.  The  commissioner,  in
consultation with relevant federal,  state  and  local  agencies,  shall
develop  or  update  a  plan  no later than December first, two thousand
thirteen for the tracking of persons in special medical  needs  shelters
established  as  a result of coastal storms and other severe weather and
natural disaster events. Such plan shall include but not be  limited  to
the  following features, provided that nothing herein shall be construed
to interfere with the ability of agencies responding to an emergency  to
implement  plans,  modify  plans,  or  take  steps  not described in any
written plan, in a manner appropriate  to  circumstances  particular  to
that emergency:
  a. a mechanism to adequately track persons who enter or exit a special
medical needs shelter;
  b.  a  mechanism  for the dissemination of bracelets or other wearable
identification devices to be used on a voluntary  basis  by  any  person
entering  a  special  medical  needs shelter if such device has not been
provided by the state, which shall include to the  extent  permitted  by
state  and  federal  law  such person's name, address, emergency contact
information, and information provided regarding  the  medical  needs  of
such  person,  or an identification number or other identifier that will
enable the shelter operator to locate such information;
  c. a mechanism to track the  medical  needs  of  any  person  using  a
special medical needs shelter if such mechanism has not been provided by
the  state and to the extent information regarding such medical needs is
available, including but not limited to needed medications;
  d. a mechanism for enabling persons  who  use  special  medical  needs
shelters  and  who  do  not object to disclosure of their location to be
contacted  by  their  family  members  and  guardians,   including   the
establishment  of a designated point of contact for such information and
a description of how such mechanism will be publicized; and
  e. a  mechanism  for  consulting  community  based  organizations  and
service  providers with relevant expertise, including but not limited to
those representing the interests of  individuals  with  special  medical
needs, in regard to the development of such plan.

Section 30-111

Section 30-111

  §  30-111  Plan  for outreach and recovery to vulnerable and homebound
individuals. The commissioner, in consultation  with  relevant  federal,
state  and  local  agencies,  shall  develop  or  update,  no later than
December first, two thousand thirteen, an outreach and recovery plan  to
assist  vulnerable  and  homebound  individuals before, during and after
coastal storms and other severe weather  and  natural  disaster  events.
Such  plan  shall  include but not be limited to the following features,
provided that nothing herein shall be construed to  interfere  with  the
ability  of  agencies  responding  to  an  emergency to implement plans,
modify plans, or take steps not described in  any  written  plan,  in  a
manner appropriate to circumstances particular to that emergency:
  a. a description of how the office will identify, conduct outreach to,
communicate   with,   and  otherwise  assist  vulnerable  and  homebound
individuals before, during and after the impact of such events;
  b. the development of a mechanism for utilizing lists of homebound and
vulnerable  individuals,  to  the  extent  consistent  with   applicable
confidentiality  requirements,  which  shall  include:  (1)  the  use of
existing  lists  of  such  individuals  maintained  by  community  based
organizations,  service  providers  and relevant agencies, including but
not limited to the department for the aging, the  department  of  health
and  mental  hygiene,  the department of social services/human resources
administration, and  the  New  York  city  housing  authority;  (2)  the
office's  Advance  Warning System or successor system; and (3) a process
whereby vulnerable and homebound individuals receive  information  about
how to request that they be included in such existing lists or system;
  c.  a  description  of  how  the  office will coordinate with relevant
agencies, community based organizations and service providers to  assist
such individuals before, during and after the impact of such events;
  d.  the creation of a Door-to-Door Task Force that will be responsible
for  developing  and  implementing  a  strategy  to  locate  and  assist
vulnerable  and  homebound  individuals,  provide  such individuals with
information, and assist with any recovery efforts that take place  after
such events, including the delivery of necessary supplies and services;
  e.   a   description  of  how  information,  supplies,  services,  and
transportation will be made available to such individuals to  facilitate
the relocation of such individuals if necessary;
  f.  a mechanism to provide that, to the extent practicable, all public
communications, written or otherwise, are available in the most commonly
spoken languages of affected communities; and
  g. a  mechanism  for  consulting  community  based  organizations  and
service  providers with relevant expertise, including but not limited to
those  representing  the   interests   of   homebound   and   vulnerable
individuals, in regard to the development of such plan.

Section 30-112

Section 30-112

  §  30-112  Emergency  management  plan  reporting  and  review. a. The
commissioner shall provide to the  city  council  a  copy  of  any  plan
prepared  by  the  New  York city office of emergency management for the
purpose of responding to coastal storms and  other  severe  weather  and
natural  disaster events, including but not limited to any plans created
or updated in accordance with sections 30-104  through  30-111  of  this
chapter.  The  commissioner  shall  also  provide  the city council with
updated versions of such plans within sixty days of plan revisions.
  b. The commissioner shall assess any plan referenced in subdivision  a
of  this  section whenever such plan is activated. Such assessment shall
consider the reports and recommendations issued by  any  task  force  or
commission  following  such activation. The commissioner shall report to
the city council any subsequent changes to such plan and provide a  copy
of such updated plan to the city council, no later than sixty days after
such  assessment  is  completed.  The commissioner shall also assess any
such plan at least once every two years, whether or not  such  plan  has
been  activated,  and  shall  report  to the city council any subsequent
changes to such plan and provide a copy of such updated plan to the city
council no later than sixty days after such assessment is completed.
  c. Notwithstanding the provisions of this  section,  the  commissioner
shall not be required to disclose to the council portions of plans or to
report  changes made to plans where disclosure of such information could
compromise the safety of the public.

Section 30-113

Section 30-113

  * §   30-113   Weather   emergencies   and  prolonged  utility  outage
preparedness recommendations for residential and  commercial  buildings.
a.    Coordinating  with  relevant  agencies including the department of
buildings, the department of housing preservation and  development,  and
the  fire department, the commissioner shall compile recommendations for
how residential and commercial  property  owners  may  prepare  for  and
communicate  certain information to the tenants of such buildings in the
event of a weather emergency, a natural  disaster  event  or  a  utility
outage  which  is expected to last for more than twenty-four hours. Such
recommendations shall include, but not be limited to:
  1. Information on determining the property's flood zone and evacuation
zone;
  2. The protective measures the building owner may provide  or  install
to protect against flooding or other damage;
  3.  General advice on securing items appended to the building, such as
window air conditioning units, patio furniture  flower  boxes,  windows,
doors  and  other  loose  items,  during  a weather emergency or natural
disaster event;
  4. General  advice  for  buildings  in  flood  zones  on  the  use  of
electrical and mechanical equipment when there is a flood risk;
  5.  The  types  of  options  available  to  the property owner to rent
equipment after a weather emergency, a natural disaster event or pending
the restoration of utility services;
  6. The methods that the property owner may  use  to  communicate  with
tenants  during  and after a weather emergency, a natural disaster event
or a utility outage which is expected to last for more than  twenty-four
hours  and  suggestions  for  communicating to tenants relevant building
contacts for emergencies; and
  7. The contact information for relevant  city  agencies  to  determine
evacuation  guidelines  or  learn  other  suggestions  on how to protect
persons and property during a  weather  emergency,  a  natural  disaster
event  or  a  utility  outage  which  is  expected to last for more than
twenty-four hours.
  * NB Effective May 18, 2014