HomeMy WebLinkAboutLocal Emergency Planning Committee 09-20-95ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Robert BOChe, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Frank Ivy, Chairman LEPC
COMMITTEE TITLE: Local Emergency Planning Committee
DATE OF MEETING: Wednesday -September 20, 1995
TIME: 1*00 P.M.
LOCATION: Government Center -Emergency Government Conference Room
1101 Carmichael Road - Hudson, WI 54016
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING October 18, 1995 (Tentative)
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS
1. LEPC/State Inspector Training
2. Committee to review its position on a County/State SARA inspector position
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
This
agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Colvard, Emergency Government
DATE: September 6, 1995
Copies to: County Board Office
County Clerk
PHONE #386-4719/386-4718
Committee Members
News Media/Notice Board
ST. CROIX COUNTY
MINUTES
September 20, 1995
Meeting
Those present included: Jack Colvard and Pam Benson, Emergency
Government, Frank Ivy, Ayres Associates; Ken Weiske, Farmers Coop
Produce Assn.; Leon Pettee, Ambulance/Hudson; Bruce Brantner, Emergency
Communications; Bill Hawley, Baldwin Bulletin, Chuck Mehls and Arthur
Jacobson, County Board.
This special meeting was called to order at 1:01 p.m. by Chairman Ivy.
The agenda was approved on a Hawley/Jacobson MOTION.
The previous meeting minutes were dispensed with and will be brought up
at the next meeting.
The next meeting will be held October 18th at 1:00 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
LEPC/State Inspector Training-County/State Inspector Position
Ivy spoke regarding the LEPC State Inspector training class which he
would like to attend. The class will be held October 2-5 at the
Department of Military Affairs (DMA) Headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin.
All class fees, meals, and lodging would be paid for by the State
Emergency Response Board for inspector candidates. The County would
only be paying for mileage to and from the class if it agrees to have a
State -certified SARA inspector. Per Colvard, the 6/18/92 LEPC Minutes
state that St. Croix County will use the State SARA inspector out of
Madison. A State inspector has never come to our County.
Colvard confirmed that we have three non -compliant facilities this year.
Mehls questioned Colvard regarding the citation procedure. Basically,
the County sends out letters and if there is no response, the facility
is reported to the State and the State sends out letters. If_there is
no response then, the State Department of Justice files a citation.
Jacobson wondered whether.the County would have increased liability if
we had a County inspector. Colvard said there would be no increased
liability, Ivy would be following State guidelines in doing inspections.
No LEPC budget increases would be anticipated and mileage only would be
paid to and from State -authorized inspections.
A Hawley/Mehls MOTION was approved by the Committee and authorizes Ivy
to attend the SARA Title III Compliance, Investigation, and Inspection
training to be held October 2-5 in Madison at the DMA Headquarters. The
County will pay mileage only to and from this class.
A WeiskeJHawley MOTION was approved by the Committee designating Ivy the
County/State Sara Inspector, upon successful completion of State
training.
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Minutes,
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County LEPC, cont.
9/20/95 meeting
OLD BUSINESS
Colvard addressed previous concerns regarding a Hudson facility. An
exemption for reporting has been received from the State for Norflex.
Colvard visited the site and spoke with management. The forms submitted
by Norflex to the State were correct, and information received from
another agency was incorrect, concerning the facility. Management was
very cooperative and concerned that they comply with all reporting rules
and regulations.
Discussion was held regarding the "guideline" training allowance for
each County department being .5 % of wages. This may not be enough for
small departments, such as Emergency Government and the LEPC.
Mehls expressed concerns regarding the May, 1995 training exercise held
in Glenwood City. Colvard stated that after the nursing home plans have
been discussed again in October, the Committee may start working on
promoting municipality/village plans and Glenwood City°s planning would
then be addressed.
Weiske spoke regarding the 9/18 functional exercise held at River Falls.
He stated the problems regarding liability/legality and training have to
be solved before an actual release of anhydrous ammonia takes place.
As Weiske stated, the sooner a leak is stopped, the less chance there
would be of casualties.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 1:49 p.m.
MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
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Pamela R. Benson, Secretary
by Chairman Ivy on a Mehls/Jacobson