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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-03-2015 Local Emergency Planning Committee Minutes MEETING MINUTES LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE September 3, 2015 1:00 PM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room -1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order by Chair Larson at 1:00 PM ROLL CALL Attendee NameOrganizationTitleStatusArrived Roger LarsonSt. Croix ChairPresent County Jeff KlattSt. Croix Vice ChairPresent County Kristen SailerSt. Croix Coordinator of InformationPresent County Janet SmithSt. Croix SecretaryPresent County Bob OlsonSt. Croix Group 4-CommunityPresent County Chuck MehlsSt. Croix Group 4-CommunityAbsent County Darren Van St. Croix Group 2-Health ServicePresent BlaricomCounty Dave OstnessSt. Croix Non Voting memberPresent County Duana BremerSt. Croix Group 4-CommunityPresent County Ed ThurmanSt. Croix Group 2-Health ServiceExcused County Jan NelsonSt. Croix Group 1-ElectedPresent County Jill JarchowSt. Croix Group 5-Owner/OperatorAbsent County Joe EichtenSt. Croix Group 2-EnvironmentalExcused County Jon AubartSt. Croix Group 2-LawExcused County MaryEllen Bol St. Croix Group 2/5-Fire/Owner-Excused County Operator Matt Melby St. Croix Group 2-EMS Absent County Mike Koscinski St. Croix Group 2-Transportation Present County Scott Nelson St. Croix Group 1-Elected Absent County Stephen T'Kach St. Croix Group 2 - ESS Excused County Terry Anderson St. Croix Group 2-EC Excused County Tim Ramberg St. Croix Group 2-Transportation Present County Tom Overby St. Croix Group 5-Owner/Operator Present County Patrick Thompson St. Croix Non Voting member Present County Carah Koch St. Croix Supervisor Present County Others Present: Chief Scott St. Martin, new member APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Local Emergency Planning Committee Regular Meeting June 4, 2015 1:00 PM The June 4th meeting minutes were accepted as presented. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT BUSINESS ITEMS No Public comments were presented 1. Designation of Compliance Officer Coordinator Sailer explained historically the designated Compliance Officer has been the Wisconsin Emergency Management. A Klatt/Koscinski motion to designate Wisconsin Emergency Management as the Compliance Officer for St. Croix County LEPC. Motion passed. RESULT: RECOMMENDED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: Jeff Klatt, Vice Chair SECONDER: Mike Koscinski, Group 2-Transportation AYES: Roger Larson, Jeff Klatt, Kristen Sailer, Janet Smith, Bob Olson, Darren Van Blaricom, Duana Bremer, Jan Nelson, Mike Koscinski, Tim Ramberg, Tom Overby, Carah Koch ABSENT: Chuck Mehls, Jill Jarchow, Matt Melby, Scott Nelson EXCUSED: Ed Thurman, Joe Eichten, Jon Aubart, MaryEllen Bol, Stephen T'Kach, Terry Anderson 2. Membership Review In May of 2015 the County Board By-Laws were modified stating LEPC membership will be approved by the full board. This affects the Public Protection Committee members who previously were automatically members of the LEPC. For this meeting Chair Larson appointed the all Public Protection members Nelson, Koch and Himself as part of the LEPC. The Public Protection committee will make a recommendation for appointment and that person will be included in the list sent to County Board for approval. The membership committee recommends the following people for membership to the LEPC: Hudson Fire Chief Scott St. Martin (Group 2-Fire), Joe Eichten, Union Pacific Hazardous materials manager(Group 2-Transportation) and Mike Longaecker (Group3-Media). Discussion on having Dave Ostness become a non-voting member of the LEPC and if a quorum problem arises Ostness can count as a voting member. Chair and Vice Chair can sit in on any St. Croix County Committee as voting members. Motion by Klatt/Nelson to approve the new members and forward to County Board. Passed. RESULT: RECOMMENDED \[13 TO 0\] MOVER: Jeff Klatt, Vice Chair SECONDER: Jan Nelson, Group 1-Elected AYES: Roger Larson, Jeff Klatt, Kristen Sailer, Janet Smith, Bob Olson, Darren Van Blaricom, Dave Ostness, Duana Bremer, Jan Nelson, Mike Koscinski, Tim Ramberg, Tom Overby, Carah Koch ABSTAIN: Patrick Thompson ABSENT: Chuck Mehls, Jill Jarchow, Matt Melby, Scott Nelson EXCUSED: Ed Thurman, Joe Eichten, Jon Aubart, MaryEllen Bol, Stephen T'Kach, Terry Anderson 3. Review Bylaws of the LEPC The EPCRA Grant requires the LEPC By-Laws be reviewed by the committee on an annual basis. The committee reviewed and no changes were suggested. RESULT: NO ACTION 4. HAZMAT training summary Smith reviewed the report attached to the agenda. Hazardous materials training offered in 2015 trained 414 personnel from 18 agencies were trained with the $11,404 HAZMAT grant. The classes offered and held were Operations and Awareness levels, Confined Space rescue, Decontamination for Hospitals. Discussion on promoting the classes to help with attendance. Sailer noted the state is reviewing more regional training. RESULT: NO ACTION REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS No future agenda items were suggested. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Sailer gave a brief report on her participation on the state LEPC and EPCRA workgroup. This group is reviewing state statute and federal codes which have not been reviewed since the 1980's. October 1, 2015 is the start of the HAZMAT materials grant year. November 5th there will be a hazardous materials tabletop exercise for the Village of North Hudson. Sailer invites members to attend. Work has begun on scheduling some railway trainings. The training may happen in November. Discussion on past railway training. ADJOURN Meeting adjourned at 1:35 PM DATE OF NEXT MEETING - DECEMBER 3, 2015