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closed until resuming in-person operations on May
18, 2020.
• Increased bandwidth and virtual private network
(VPN) licensing needed for city employees to
telecommute. Approximately 900 employees per
day use remote means to access the city network .
• Completed work to identify, procure, distribute,
and maintain a supply-line of general cleaning
supplies (wipes, sanitizer, general needs) to
support City sites and the re-opening of City
services.
• Developed COVID-19 testing protocol and
researched and developed a “Quick Response
Force” (QRF) to address evaluation and treatment
of symptomatic employees.
RECOVERY ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK
Recovery planning is the process of establishing
a community-based, post-disaster vision and
subsequent action plan to address the community
revitalization efforts in the weeks, months, and years
to come. The process involves identifying the needs
of the community and develops specific action-based
goals and strategies, projects, and sources of
funding best suited to achieve the shared vision.
The City of Henderson transitioned from emergency
support to recovery support on May 18, 2020. The
recovery support efforts focus on action items that
seek to help ease the long-term negative impacts
on the community due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
It builds upon the framework established by the
City’s Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and relies
upon lessons learned from this significant public
health and economic crisis. The City of Henderson is
developing this plan according to accepted recovery
planning best practices.
There are six Recovery Support Functions (RSFs)
that need to be considered in any long-term
recovery plan, though the specific event will
determine the level of focus that each RSF demands.
Due to the significant duration and extent of impact
of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the EOC recommended
activating all of the RSFs for the recovery planning
process (Table 1). The Primary RSF focuses listed are
a standard Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) approach, however the City made the
decision to customize and adapt the focus because
of the unique nature of the COVID-19 emergency.
Table 1 Primar y RSF Focuses
RSF Primar y Focus (FEMA-recommended)
COVID-19 Focus
RSF 1 - Community Planning and
Capacity Building
Long-range and master plans, community
planning, land use, permitting, zoning
Capacity development, legislative
advocacy, communication, education,
grant seeking, technical assistance
RSF 2 - Economic Recovery Assessment, re-development, business,
tourism
Technical assistance, industry
attraction, business retention, workforce
development, financial resilience
RSF 3 - Health and Social Services Public health system, environmental risk ,
mental health, unmet needs, advocacy,
social systems
Medical assistance, needs assessment,
access to resources
RSF 4 – Housing Housing programs, Community
Development Block Grant, shelter
Housing and utility stabilization,
vulnerable population protection,
homelessness assistance, quarantine
housing
RSF 5 - Infrastructure Systems Utilities, flood control, engineering,
roadways/bridges, debris management
Capital Improvement Projects,
smart infrastructure, community
preparedness, broadband access
RSF 6 - Natural and Cultural
Resources
Trails, rivers, parks, historical sites, animal
species, records, art, museums
Future events, parks, trails, and
recreation center maintenance,
community partnerships