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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-15-2015 Public Protection Minutes MEETING MINUTES PUBLIC PROTECTION AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE May 15, 2015 8:00 AM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Andy Brinkman St. Croix County Chair Present Christopher Babbitt St. Croix County Supervisor Present Roger Larson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Stephen Nielsen St. Croix County Supervisor Excused Scott Nelson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Others present: Administrator Patrick Thompson, Child Support Director Chad Wolske, Emergency Communications Coordinator Terry Andersen, Sheriff John Shilts, CJCC Coordinator Mike O'Keefe, Medical Examiner Patty Schachtner, Emergency Support Services Director Steve T'Kach, State Senator Sheila Harsdorf, Captain Jeff Klatt and Emergency Management Coordinator Kristen Sailer. Meeting organizer Janet Smith. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Public Protection and Judiciary Committee – Regular Meeting – April 10, 2015 8:00 AM The April 10, 2015 minutes were accepted as presented. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were offered. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Financial Reports Administrator Thompson reported on the attached financial reports. The financial reports are reporting on figures through the end of March. Chair Brinkman announced the Judicial branch will now be reporting to this committee. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Community Justice Collaborating Council (CJCC) Coordinator O'Keefe reported the Drug court coordinator Amber Perry resigned. Kim Kitzberger, has been hired as the new drug coordinator. The CJCC committee will be meeting at the Service Center in New Richmond on May 28 at 8:00 AM in room 171. RESULT: DISCUSSED 3. Medical Examiner report Medical Examiner Patty Schachtner informed the committee of the possibility of increasing the ME fees. Currently, the fees for a cremation permit is $150.00. Review of time and expenses required in issuing a permit costs the county approximately $350.00. These costs are the same for death certificates and disinterment fees. Community collaboration committee kick off is on Sunday for the resource guide. All St. Croix County school districts are included. Every community member in St. Croix will get a guide along with all 6th to 12th grade students. There have been 250 Hospice registrations to date with half being in-home. There have been a couple non-reported deaths and a couple unclaimed bodies after autopsy. St. Croix County does not have storage facilities for bodies and local funeral homes do not have space to hold unclaimed bodies for extended amounts of time. This is an issue which will need to be discussed and talks have started with Sheriff, Facilities and Administrator Thompson. There are 7 hospice agencies in St. Croix County 6 of those are from Minnesota. The department is working with these agencies to make sure Wisconsin guidelines and policies are followed. In 2015, there have been five preventable deaths per month. Nine alcohol related deaths have come through the office so far this year. If the call volume continues as it has been the office will handle 600 calls. The increase in calls relates back to the increase in revenues reported on the financial reports. RESULT: DISCUSSED 4. 9-1-1 Infrastructure Phase II Stephen T'Kach distributed to the committee a letter dated May 14, 2015 from PSC Alliance regarding the Pierce County River Falls Tower Site. This Structural report on the River Falls tower reported the tower is structurally deficient. A meeting has been scheduled with all vested parties on this tower to look at cost sharing for this tower. If the decision is made to build on the current site and to cost share among the three primary parties the estimated cost of $450,000 will be decreased to 350,000 - 400,000 and then split among the three primary parties. Making the St. Croix county portion closer to $100,000 - $150,000. T'Kach recommends the county add $500,000 to the project as worse case scenario (land acquisition, build, permits, etc). Discussion. RESULT: DISCUSSED 5. Outcome of ESS Public Safety Town Hall Meeting Stephen T'Kach addressed the public comment from last month's meeting brought forth by United Fire & Rescue member Bill Peavey. Invitations were sent out to every Public Safety agency in St. Croix County. A "town hall" meeting was held April 23, 2015 in Baldwin. In attendance were PSC Consultants, members of the public safety agencies and ESS staff. There were a lot of good questions asked and information offered. Another town hall will be held once the Request for Proposals are received and the project is closer to a start date. Discussion. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Stephen T'Kach introduced Emergency Management Coordinator Kristen Sailer. Sailer invited all committee members to attend two full-scale exercises; June 9th is the Hudson School District active shooter exercise and June 24th is a Public Health Point of Dispensing (POD) exercise in River Falls. Medical Examiner Schachtner invited all in attendance to the "Were in this together" event at the Orchard. Chair Brinkman asked all members to reconvene at the Sheriff's office employee entrance to attend the MRAP demonstration. DATE OF NEXT MEETING - June 12, 2015 1. Demonstration of Mine Resistant Ambush Protection (MRAP) Sheriff John Shilts invited those in attendance to meet down in the lower parking lot to receive information on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protection (MRAP) and the 1033 program. The 1033 program allows Law Enforcement agencies the ability to obtain military equipment no longer in use by the military. The committee reconvened in the lower parking lot of the Government Center. Deputies presented various equipment and gear which has been made available to the Sheriff's Office through the 1033 program. Equipment includes rifles, vests, and helmets. The committee was offered a tour of the MRAP along with information on how the county obtained it and the ability of this vehicle to safely transport Law Enforcement officers to a potentially dangerous scene. The vehicle's primary purpose is to transport Law Enforcement officers in closer to the target scene without putting officers in harms way. Members of the committee and others were transported in the MRAP to the dog track and participated in training scenarios involving both a patrol car and the MRAP. The scenarios were based on Law Enforcement attempting to recover a fallen officer with both a patrol car and the MRAP. RESULT: DISCUSSED ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 9:48 AM.