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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
JUNE 1, 2006 at 1: 00 p.m.
St. Croix County Government Center, Large Lunchroom, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Cross - Introduction of New Committee Members
2. Election of Committee officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary
3. Review of By -Laws and Membership Attendance
4. Appointment of:
a. Emergency Coordinator
b. Coordinator of Information
c. LEPC Inspector
5. Review of Policy Sections:
a. 304 — Notification to LEPC pursuant to SARA/Title III Provisions
b. 311 and 312 — Community Right -To -Know Reporting Requirements pursuant to
SARA/Title III Provisions
c. 324 — Release of Information from LEPC Files pursuant to SARA/Title III
Provisions
d. Procedures for Review of HazMat Response Expenditures
6. Updated Facility Plans since Jan., 06
7. Annual EPCRA Notice
8. Citizens Corp
9. Review of Water Contamination Exercises
a) City of New Richmond - 05/18/06
b) City of Hudson - 05/22/06
10. Review of Power Outage Exercise - 05/31/06
11. Committee and Public Comments
ADJOURN
(Items may be taken in different order)
** Additions /Changes /Corrections
Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office
by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting.
5/22/2006 10:17 AM
OFFICIAL
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES
JUNE 1, 2006
The St. Croix County LEPC meeting was held at the St. Croix County Government Center. Chairman Mehls
called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m.
Present: Denise Gunderson, Julie Speer, John Borup, Buck Malick, Bill Kramer - St. Croix County Board; Jon
Aubart - River Falls Police Dept.; Gary Kollman — Emergency Communications; Geralyn Karl — Public Health;
Tim Ramberg — Highway Dept.; Gary Arnevik — Phillips Plastic; Jack Colvard - Emergency Management.
The January 26, 2006 Minutes were approved on an Aubart/Colvard MOTION.
The next meeting date will be in SEPTEMBER; the date will be determined.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Chair — Malick asked for nominations for LEPC Chair. Nomination by Gunderson to nominate Mehls
for Chair. No other nominations were made. Carried unanimously.
Vice Chair — Mehls asked for nominations for LEPC Vice Chair. Nomination by Malick to nominate
Borup for Vice Chair. No other nominations were made. Carried unanimously.
Secretary — Mehls asked for nominations for LEPC Secretary. Nomination by Gunderson to nominate
Speer for Secretary. No other nominations were made. Carried unanimously.
The By -Laws were reviewed. A Speer / Borup MOTION was made to change Emer. Government to
Emer. Management, and in #8 Minutes of Meetings:, strike out "Regional office of the Division of
Emergency Government" and change to Wisconsin Emergency Management. A Malick/Borup
MOTION was made to insert "in his /her absence, the Deputy Emergency Management Director" .. .
wherever Emergency Management Director is mentioned.
Colvard explained that the LEPC is set up as a "Committee of the County ".
As part of the yearly plan of work activities, Colvard reviewed the following policies with the
Committee: Designation of the LEPC Inspector, Section 304 - Emergency Release Notification,
Section 311 & 312 - Reporting requirements, Section 324 - Release of Information, and the Hazardous
Materials Reimbursement Policy.
1. A Gunderson/Speer MOTION was made that the LEPC Inspector will remain the
responsibility of the State and not the County.
2. A Speer /Borup MOTION was made to accept Policy Section 304 with the following
changes as discussed: - Section of P.L. 99 -499 ...
- Under II. B), Dispatchers will notify ...
- Under II. B), take out a) Pager # (no longer used).
3. A Borup / Aubart MOTION was made to accept Policy Section 311 and 312.
4. A Gunderson/Aubart MOTION was made to accept Policy Section 324 with the change
as discussed — Section 324 of P.L. 99 -499.
5. A Malick/Borup MOTION was made to accept the Hazardous Materials Response
Costs Reimbursement Policy with the amendment of Fire and EMS Costs to be updated.
Colvard provided the Committee with a list of facility plans that have been updated since the last
meeting, which are: Walmart, New Richmond; WI Bell /SBC, Hudson; AT & T, Hudson; Williams
Communications, Roberts.
Colvard reviewed and explained the EPCRA Annual Notice which is published yearly in the
designated County newspaper. It was suggested to send this notice to other newspapers requesting that
they print it and also stating that this is a public service announcement and EM will not be paying for
publication.
Mehls explained that the New Richmond Citizens Corp has successfully completed training that is
funded under an OJA Training Grant..
Mehls explained the New Richmond Water Contamination Exercise. He commented that it was an
excellent exercise. Colvard, Gunderson, Speer, Karl, and Borup attended the Hudson Water
Contamination Exercise. Colvard would like more municipal elected officials to attend exercises
hosted by Emergency Management.
LEPC /EM public information will be available at the County Fair.
Public Comments
Announcements and Correspondence
Possible Agenda Items for Next Meeting
Adjournment — The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
LEPC Administrative Secretary