Discussion regarding Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts in Culver City and the City of Culver City s Involvement. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 09/12/05 AGENDA ITEM: Discussion regarding Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts in Culver City and the City of Culver City s Involvement. Item Number: A 1 Contact Person/Dept.: Shelly W. Chagnon Phone Number: (310) 253 6008 No X Action Item: X General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification List (09/07/05) LA County Office of Emergency Management (09/09/05) Department Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (09/08/05) City Controller Approval: N/A CAO Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (09/08/05) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council request that staff provide enhanced public information services relative to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and promote the referral of individuals to outside agencies equipped to receive and distribute donations of goods and services. BACKGROUND: Hurricane Katrina was the third most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States. In the early morning hours of August 29 2005 Hurricane Katrina grazed by New Orleans Louisiana and made landfall in Bay St. Louis Mississippi. The full extent of the humanitarian crisis left in Katrina's aftermath appears to have been greatly increased by the associated general failure of the New Orleans levee system. As the hurricane approached landfall near New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin placed the city under a mandatory evacuation order. However many residents remained in the city. The vast majority of those who stayed were reported to have been unable to leave because they did not have vehicles money for gas and other transportation. Also many residents were unable to travel because they were elderly or infirm. As a result the Louisiana Superdome was opened as a shelter of last resort for those that were to stay in the city. Federal disaster declarations blanketed 90 000 ...
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