Funny, they don't mention the riot training for the PD or the nasty stuff of Y2K -

All will work

Don't worry

72 hours and it will all be over

and remember if things go wrong - we didn't " act - and plan - responsibly, essential items should remain widely available,"

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Bothell City staff has been working since 1998 to prepare the City as an organization, as well as our community as a whole, for the Year 2000 transition event. The City utilized its existing Disaster Preparedness Team to oversee the Year 2000 Program and prepare a contingency plan specific to possible Year 2000-related failures. This team also launched a public information program aimed at encouraging citizens to prepare for the Year 2000 as they would prepare for a severe winter storm. The benefits of preparing for the Year 2000 Transition Event include preparedness for other natural or man-made disasters. A "Year 2000 and Beyond" training team was formed to spread the word about the Year 2000 and the benefits of disaster preparedness to the community. Finally, the City formed an "Embedded Systems" Team to inventory, assess, evaluate and upgrade/replace computerized and noncomputer microchip-supported equipment that enables the City to deliver essential public services. This group also monitors the compliance status of the City's equipment vendors and "upstream providers," such as public utilities and telecommunications companies. The Embedded Systems Team reports that its inventory and assessment is complete. The City Council authorized $120,000 for the upgrade and replacement of computer, software, phone and telemetry systems. System upgrades are underway and are planned to be completed by the end of October, with testing complete byNovember. Reports from the State of Washington (July 1999) and the Washington utilities and Transportation Commission (June 1999) are optimistic that vital services will run smoothly in the Year 2000. Highlights from these two reports include: Electricity and natural gas: Puget Sound Energy completed its system testing and upgrades as of June 30, 1999 and believes all missioncritical systems are Y2K-ready. Telecommunications: US West and GTE have completed 100 percent on inventory and assessment and 87 percent of redemption, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 1999. Transportation: Washington State Department of Transportation estimated completion of needed remediation by June 30, 1999. This includes ferries, railroads, traffic signals, communications, and D.O.T. equipment. Hospitals: As of July 9, 86 percent of hospitals in Washington State had affirmed to the Department of Health that they will be Y2K ready. Harborview and the U.W. Medical Center report they are 95 percent compliant. Financial services: According to Jim Pishue, executive director of the bankers association, all federally insured banks are Y2K compliant, so people should follow Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's suggestion that banks are the safest place to have money when the calendar changes. Even direct deposit and direct bill payment systems are reliable for the Year 2000, according to Harold Piotrowski, chairman of the National Automated Clearinghouse Association. Public safety: The Washington Department of Corrections and State Patrol have certified their systems as Y2K compliant and contingency plans are in place. Water and wastewater: King County Metro reports its wastewater treatment Y2K preparations will be complete by the end of September 1999, with the exception of the West Point Treatment Plant, which will be completed prior to the end of 1999. The Seattle water system, which supplies City of Bothell water customers, is primarily lowtech and gravity-driven. Where electric pumps are used, backup generators or diesel pumps in place as a contingency plan. Food supply: According to the Food Marketing Institute in March 1999, the supermarket industry is confident that stores will operate normally and that groceries and other essentials will be available. "As long as people act - and plan - responsibly, essential items should remain widely available," he said. Citizens are advised to store 72 hours to seven days of food and water, similar to preparing for a severe winter storm. Although reports from within the City and the state are encouraging, the City continues its contingency planning efforts that would enable delivery of essential public services in the event of Year 2000 interruptions of automated systems. Contingency planning will continue through The end of 1999. with City staff on-call and on-duty at the emergency Operations Center and throughout the City at midnight and after on Jan. 1, 2000. The City's community outreach and public education efforts around Y2K and Disaster Preparedness have included town meetings and neighborhood block watch programs. The City was represented at a recent "Y2K Community Conversations" workshop sponsored by a private citizen and held at the Bothell Library on Aug. 10. In addition, the cities of Bothell, Woodinville and Kenmore will host a "Community Emergency Preparedness Forum" for local citizens Thursday, Oct. 2 1, 4-8 p.m. at Skyview Jr. High, 21404 - 35th Ave. SE, Bothell. Workshop topics will include a segment on Northwest Hazards, Disaster Preparedness, and Year 2000. Representatives from each city @s police, fire and public improvements departments as well as public utility representatives will be on hand to answer questions. If you are interested in having City representatives attend a neighborhood meeting in your area, contact Officer Elmer Brown with the Bothell Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit at 487-5505.

-- Same as B4 (NWPhotog@Foxcomm.net), September 04, 1999

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B4,

Sorry-- I would have paid more attention to your post-but it seemed long and boring and filled with information that was battling the slick audio of the TV My kids are watching, when I clicked on.

Plus,-- it was isolated to a Bothal city staff-- that does'nt concern me!!

-- David Butts (dciinc@aol.com), September 04, 1999.

I got that your city/town is preparing, despite David's Yuppie-numbed comments....seems like a good thing....are you as well prepared as your city/town?

-- Donna (moment@pacbell.net), September 04, 1999.

Ms. Donna,

I take it my sarcasm was not transparent enough for some??

Sorry!

I guess I should have prefaced it with--?

-- David Butts (dciinc@aol.com), September 04, 1999.

Perhaps my sarcasm at the beginnning wasn't enough, either...

-snip Reports from the State of Washington (July 1999) and the Washington utilities and Transportation Commission (June 1999) are optimistic that vital services will run smoothly in the Year 2000.

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first of all they are optimistic - not sure

BEST OF ALL -snip-

According to Jim Pishue,executive director of the bankers association, all federally insured banks are Y2K compliant, so people should follow Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's suggestion that banks are the safest place to have money when the calendar changes.

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DID YOU SEE THAT - the Executive director of the bankers association says that ALL federally insured banks are Y2K compliant!!!!!

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the supermarket industry is confident that stores will operate normally and that groceries and other essentials will be available. "As long as people act - and plan - responsibly, essential items should remain widely available,"

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I read this that if they run out, it is our fault. We didn't act and plan accordingly.

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the cities of Bothell, Woodinville and Kenmore will host a "Community Emergency Preparedness Forum" for local citizens Thursday, Oct. 2 1, .......... Workshop topics will include a segment on Northwest Hazards, Disaster Preparedness, and Year 2000.

Isn't the 21st of Oct. a little late to have a public forum on Y2K?

Is "our little town" preparing. IMHO - NO! All we are getting is the press releases from the various industries.

Is some prep better than none - i suppose -but it seems so little and so late.

-- me again (NWPhotog@Foxcomm.net), September 05, 1999.

Here is the report in a better format

no link available - it came in the mail

Bothell City staff has been working since 1998 to prepare the City as an organization, as well as our community as a whole, for the Year 2000 transition event.

The City utilized its existing Disaster Preparedness Team to oversee the Year 2000 Program and prepare a contingency plan specific to possible Year 2000-related failures.

This team also launched a public information program aimed at encouraging citizens to prepare for the Year 2000 as they would prepare for a severe winter storm. The benefits of preparing for the Year 2000 Transition Event include preparedness for other natural or man-made disasters.

A "Year 2000 and Beyond" training team was formed to spread the word about the Year 2000 and the benefits of disaster preparedness to the community.

Finally, the City formed an "Embedded Systems" Team to inventory, assess, evaluate and upgrade/replace computerized and noncomputer microchip-supported equipment that enables the City to deliver essential public services.

This group also monitors the compliance status of the City's equipment vendors and "upstream providers," such as public utilities and telecommunications companies.

The Embedded Systems Team reports that its inventory and assessment is complete. The City Council authorized $120,000 for the upgrade and replacement of computer, software, phone and telemetry systems. System upgrades are underway and are planned to be completed by the end of October, with testing complete byNovember.

Reports from the State of Washington (July 1999) and the Washington utilities and Transportation Commission (June 1999) are optimistic that vital services will run smoothly in the Year 2000. Highlights from these two reports include:

Electricity and natural gas: Puget Sound Energy completed its system testing and upgrades as of June 30, 1999 and believes all missioncritical systems are Y2K-ready.

Telecommunications: US West and GTE have completed 100 percent on inventory and assessment and 87 percent of redemption, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 1999.

Transportation: Washington State Department of Transportation estimated completion of needed remediation by June 30, 1999. This includes ferries, railroads, traffic signals, communications, and D.O.T. equipment.

Hospitals: As of July 9, 86 percent of hospitals in Washington State had affirmed to the Department of Health that they will be Y2K ready. Harborview and the U.W. Medical Center report they are 95 percent compliant.

Financial services: According to Jim Pishue, executive director of the bankers association, all federally insured banks are Y2K compliant, so people should follow Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's suggestion that banks are the safest place to have money when the calendar changes. Even direct deposit and direct bill payment systems are reliable for the Year 2000, according to Harold Piotrowski, chairman of the National Automated Clearinghouse Association.

Public safety: The Washington Department of Corrections and State Patrol have certified their systems as Y2K compliant and contingency plans are in place.

Water and wastewater: King County Metro reports its wastewater treatment Y2K preparations will be complete by the end of September 1999, with the exception of the West Point Treatment Plant, which will be completed prior to the end of 1999. The Seattle water system, which supplies City of Bothell water customers, is primarily lowtech and gravity-driven. Where electric pumps are used, backup generators or diesel pumps in place as a contingency plan.

Food supply: According to the Food Marketing Institute in March 1999, the supermarket industry is confident that stores will operate normally and that groceries and other essentials will be available. "As long as people act - and plan - responsibly, essential items should remain widely available," he said. Citizens are advised to store 72 hours to seven days of food and water, similar to preparing for a severe winter storm.

Although reports from within the City and the state are encouraging, the City continues its contingency planning efforts that would enable delivery of essential public services in the event of Year 2000 interruptions of automated systems. Contingency planning will continue through

The end of 1999. with City staff on-call and on-duty at the emergency Operations Center and throughout the City at midnight and after on Jan. 1, 2000.

The City's community outreach and public education efforts around Y2K and Disaster Preparedness have included town meetings and neighborhood block watch programs. The City was represented at a recent "Y2K Community Conversations" workshop sponsored by a private citizen and held at the Bothell Library on Aug. 10.

In addition, the cities of Bothell, Woodinville and Kenmore will host a "Community Emergency Preparedness Forum" for local citizens Thursday, Oct. 2 1, 4-8 p.m. at Skyview Jr. High, 21404 - 35th Ave. SE, Bothell. Workshop topics will include a segment on Northwest Hazards, Disaster Preparedness, and Year 2000. Representatives from each city @s police, fire and public improvements departments as well as public utility representatives will be on hand to answer questions.

If you are interested in having City representatives attend a neighborhood meeting in your area, contact Officer Elmer Brown with the Bothell Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit at 487-5505.

-- Just me (same@the.previous), September 05, 1999.

Just me again,

Thanks for the SNIPS.

C'mon you know how much there is to read around this place??

Hate to be a headline reader but hey, I'm good at it!!

-- Dave Butts (dciinc@aol.com), September 05, 1999.