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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Communication 04-04-1996ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Emergency Communications Committee COMMITTEE TITLE: Emergency Communications DATE: April 4, 1996 (Thursday) TIME: 3:00 PM LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center Emergency Gov't Office 1101 Carmicheal Rd Conference Room Hudson, WI CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: Glenwood City tower site radio interference Washington Co. MN request for PSAP backup Committee vacancy Disposition of retired equipment Director's Report Bills and Vouchers ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Bruce A. Brantner, Director DATE: March 19, 1996 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD �PSn:• MINUTES ,A:.; ,^ Emergency Communications Committee April 4, 1996 Present: Linda Luckey, LuVerne Burke, Charles Mehls - County Board; Rick Pfaff - Somerset Police Department; Max Ihrke - Sheriff's Department; Bruce Brantner - Communications; Jack Colvard - Emergency Government. Absent: Francis Otto - New Richmond Fire Department The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairperson Linda Luckey. The agenda was adopted on a Mehls/Burke MOTION with the following amendment to include information on the development of Mutual Assistance Response Teams (MART) as an informational agenda item. Minutes of the August 21, 1995 meeting were approved on a Burke/Mehls MOTION. Unfinished Business: P�' New Business: 1. Glenwood City tower site radio interference. Brantner advised the committee that he supplied information to the landowner receiving interference on his television set. Also, several problems were identified by Brantner; the landowner's antenna is old, aimed in the wrong direction, rotor is rusted so antenna can not be moved. The only way to successfully correct the problem is to upgrade to a new antenna and rotor with new antenna wire. Pfaff/Mehls MOTION to authorize Brantner to spend up to $200 to correct the landowner's problem. Carried. 2. Washington Co. MN request for PSAP backup. Washington Co. informally asked St. Croix County to be an alternate PSAP for them. There would be no costs to St. Croix County. However, this would require additional equipment which Washington Co. would pay for. 3. Committee Vacancy. Brantner informed the committee that he has received a letter from Leon Pettee resigning from the committee. After discussion of this issue and suggestions for filling the vacancy, Sandy Reed of the Woodville Ambulance service was identified as a potential candidate to replace Pettee. The committee requested Brantner to contact her about participation on the committee. 4. 5. Disposition of retired equipment. Brantner identified various communications equipment in storage, that is no longer being used and is considered obsolete. Washington County MN has requested some of the equipment if St. Croix County disposes of it. Brantner estimates that the salvage value is approximately $2,200. Burke/Mehls MOTION that Brantner negotiate with Washington County, for a reasonable price for the equipment that they wish to purchase. Carried. Director's report. Brantner reported to the committee on the following items: a. The Clues time interface has been connected with the Sheriff and DA's offices. Hudson and North Hudson have joined Clues, and Branter assisted in the training of the two agencies. However, at this time they do not have CAD. b. Brantner has hired a new part-time dispatcher, Joe Elkin. This brings the part-time pool to 3, which he considers a good number for the pool. c. Brantner informed the committee of a letter that he has written to the service center concerning problems with the communications equipment. The letter addresses his concern in repairing this equipment to the specifications that it is supposed to have. d. Brantner requested permission to attend the Wisconsin Emergency Management Conference (WEMA). The conference is being held in Hudson at the Hudson House May 16 & 17 and is being hosted by Emergency Government. Mehls/Burke MOTION to allow Brantner to attend the WEMA Conference. Carried. e. Dispatch has been receiving an increased number of carbon monoxide detector alarms. Brantner passed out a standard operating guideline (sog) that the dispatch center is using as a guide for these alarms. f. Brantner requested Colvard to inform the committee about the emergency government grant that the communications center can participate in next year. Colvard explained that the grant is an 80-20 reimbursable grant for computer equipment, up to a maximum of $6,000 reimbursement. The only participants eligible for the grant are the Emergency Government Office, Emergency Communications Center and full-time fire departments, of which there are none in St. Croix County at this time. g. The dictaphone voice logger, in the dispatch center, needs replacing. Brantner addressed the cost of repairs and the difficulty in finding parts for the aging equipment. He is going to have to look at buying or leasing a new one in 1997. h. The jail did receive a bomb threat in March. Brantner explained the concern of the dispatchers and the backup for 911. The Hudson Police Department is the alternate PSAP for St. Croix County. i. Brantner passed out information concerning potential new legislation that may allow for assistance in funding the 911 communications through the 911 user fee charged to each telephone bill. j. A list of all bills paid for the months of January, February and March was passed out to committee members. Burke/Mehls MOTION to approve the bills for January, February, and March. Carried. 6. Informational Items. Mehls informed the committee about trying to develop Mutual Assistance Response Teams (MART) through municipalities. These would be 4 member emergency medical teams dispatched from municipalities to assist other municipalities in the event of a major incident. Pfaff informed the committee that May 25th is the first concert of the year at Somerset. Attendence is estimated at up to 32,000 people. There will be 14 bands. 7. Adjournment. Pfaff/Burke MOTION to adjourn at 4:10 p.m.. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Jck Colvard, Secretary MINUTES Emergency Communications Committee April 4, 1996 Present: Linda Luckey, LuVerne Burke, Charles Mehls - County Board; Rick Pfaff - Somerset Police Department; Max Ihrke - Sheriff's Department; Bruce Brantner - Communications; Jack Colvard - Emergency Government. Absent: Francis Otto - New Richmond Fire Department The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairperson Linda Luckey. The agenda was adopted on a Mehls/Burke MOTION with the following amendment to include information on the development of Mutual Assistance Response Teams (MART) as an informational agenda item. Minutes of the August 21, 1995 meeting were approved on a Burke/Mehls MOTION. Unfinished Business: None New Business: 1. Glenwood City tower site radio interference. Brantner advised the committee that he supplied information to the landowner receiving interference on his television set from the new Glenwood Tower. The only way to successfully correct the problem is to upgrade to a new antenna and rotor with new antenna wire. Pfaff/Mehls MOTION to authorize Brantner to spend up to $200 to correct the landowner's problem. Carried. 2. Washington Co MN request for PSAP backup. Washington Co. informally asked St. Croix County to be an alternate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for them. There would be no costs to St. Croix County. However, this would require additional equipment which Washington Co. would pay for. 3. Committee Vacancy. Brantner informed the committee that he has received a letter from Leon Pettee resigning from the committee. After discussion of this issue and suggestions for filling the vacancy, Sandy Reed of the Woodville Ambulance service was identified as a potential candidate to replace Pettee. The committee requested Brantner to contact her about participation on the committee. 4. Disposition of retired equipment. 5. Brantner identified various communications equipment in storage, that is no longer being used and is considered obsolete. Washington County MN has requested some of the equipment if St. Croix County disposes of it. Brantner estimates that the salvage value is approximately $2,200. Burke/Mehls MOTION that Brantner negotiate with Washington County, for a reasonable price for the equipment that they wish to purchase. Carried. Director's report. Brantner reported to the committee on the following items: a. The Clues time interface has been connected with the Sheriff and DA's offices. Hudson and North Hudson have joined Clues, and Branter assisted in the training of the two agencies. However, at this time they do not have CAD. b. Brantner has hired a new part-time dispatcher, Joe Elkin. This brings the part-time pool to 3, which he considers a good number for the pool. C. Brantner informed the committee of a letter that he has written to the service center concerning problems with the communications equipment. The letter addresses his concern in repairing this equipment to the specifications that it is supposed to have. d. Brantner requested permission to attend the Wisconsin Emergency Management Conference (WEMA) . The conference is being held in Hudson at the Hudson House May 16 & 17 and is being hosted by Emergency Government. Mehls/Burke MOTION to allow Brantner to attend the WEMA Conference. Carried. e. Dispatch has been receiving an increased number of carbon monoxide detector alarms. Brantner passed out a standard operating guideline (sog) that the dispatch center is using as a guide for these alarms. f. Brantner requested Colvard to inform the committee about the emergency government grant that the communications center can participate in next year. Colvard explained that the grant is an 80-20 reimbursable grant for computer equipment, up to a maximum of $6,000 reimbursement. The only participants eligible for the grant are the Emergency Government Office, Emergency Communications Center and full-time fire departments, of which there are none in St. Croix County at this time. g. The dictaphone voice logger, in the dispatch center, needs replacing. Brantner addressed the cost of repairs and the difficulty in finding parts for the aging equipment. He is going to have to look at buying or leasing a new one in 1997. h. The jail did receive a bomb threat in March. Brantner explained the concern of the dispatchers and the backup for 911. The Hudson Police Department is the alternate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for St. Croix County. i. Brantner passed out information concerning potential new legislation that may allow for assistance in funding the 911 communications through the 911 user fee charged to each telephone bill. j. A list of all bills paid for the months of January, February and March was passed out to committee members. Burke/Mehls MOTION to approve the bills for January, February, and March. Carried. 6. Informational Items. Mehls informed the committee about trying to develop Mutual Assistance Response Teams (MART) through municipalities. These would be 4 member emergency medical teams dispatched from municipalities to assist other municipalities in the event of a major incident. Pfaff informed the committee that May 25th is the first concert of the year at Somerset. Attendence is estimated at up to 32,000 people. There will be 14 bands. 7. Adjournment. Pfaff/Burke MOTION to adjourn at 4:10 p.m.. Carried. Respectfully submitted, l� z J .�k Colvard, Secretaly