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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. ua C, <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 4, 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: Tornado Report <br /> DEPARTMENT: Manager' s Office PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : Orange County INFORMATION CONTACT:Albert Kittrell <br /> Unmet Needs Committee Final Report Sharron Siler <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the various human service <br /> activities that were coordinated and implemented in response <br /> to the November 1992 tornado that struck Hillsborough. <br /> BACKGROUND: On November 23, 1992 a tornado struck Hillsborough. As a <br /> result of this phenomenon, there were two fatalities, 14 <br /> reported injuries, and structural damages estimated at <br /> $1,953,000. <br /> In an effort to provide the necessary assistance to those <br /> persons affected by the tornado, the Manager' s Office <br /> established an "Unmet Needs Committee" . This committee was <br /> comprised of representatives from various public and private <br /> organizations, churches, and individual volunteers. They were <br /> responsible for the overall coordination of relief efforts-- <br /> both immediate and long-term. The coordination of these <br /> efforts was imperative in order to ensure that there was no <br /> duplication of service, as well as ensuring that all persons <br /> affected by the tornado were contacted and their respective <br /> needs were identified and addressed. <br /> The committee routinely met for several months following <br /> the disaster to assess the recovery process and relief <br /> efforts. This report summarizes their activities and <br /> assessment of the process. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board receive this <br /> report as information. <br />