(a) Whenever a gas utility company determines that it is necessary to implement a natural gas emergency response plan because of a gas pipeline emergency in the City or because of an unplanned interruption of delivery or distribution of gas to more than ten customers due to a single event or the company's response to the event, the company shall notify the Executive Director of Emergency Management and Communications, Superintendent of Police and Fire Commissioner, or their respective designees, pursuant to a notification procedure approved by the Executive Director after consultation with the Superintendent of Police and Fire Commissioner. The notification from the utility shall include: (1) location of incident; (2) location of utility infrastructure in the vicinity of the incident; (3) estimated time to eliminate immediate danger to public health and safety; (4) estimated time of service restoration to customers and proposed method or order that will be used to restore service; (5) the number of customers affected; (6) geographic boundaries of the area affected; (7) critical facilities affected; (8) immediate updates concerning the information provided under subparagraphs (3), (4), (6) and (7) of this paragraph to the extent that information previously provided has changed, and periodic updates regarding the incident if there is no change to information previously provided; and (9) any necessary or appropriate additional details required by the Executive Director.
(b) Notification required by this section shall be in addition to any notification requirements contained in Section 11-20-065 of this Code.
(c) Whenever a gas utility company implements a natural gas emergency response plan because delivery or distribution of gas is interrupted, the Executive Director may request, and the company shall provide, appropriate personnel, as determined by the Executive Director, to staff the City's Office of Emergency Management and Communications and any other City emergency response facility that the Executive Director determines requires such staffing while the company's natural gas emergency response plan is being implemented.
(Added Coun. J. 5-1-02, p. 84053, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. III, § 9)