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ST. CROIX COUNTY
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TO: Clarence (Buck) Malick, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Charlie Grant, LEPC Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
DATE OF MEETING: August 16, 2002
TIME: 1:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Government Center - Community Room
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING Open
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES St. Croix County, May 17, 2002
NEW BUSINESS
A. Village of Roberts Table Top Exercise
B. Terrorism Equipment Grant Update
C. New and Updated Plans since May 17, 2002
D. Public Health Influenza Pandemic Exercise
E. Update on Hazmat Training for Emergency Service Agencies
F. Public Input and Concerns
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(This agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Colvard, Emergency Management - PHONE #386- 4719/386 -4718
DATE: July 31, 2002
Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media/Notice Board
OFFICIAL
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
MINUTES
AUGUST 16, 2002
The St. Croix County LEPC meeting was held at the St. Croix County Government Center in Hudson at 1:00
p.m. on August 16, 2002.
Present: Jack Colvard, Vicki Linneman, St. Croix County Emergency Management; Buck Malick, Art Jacobson,
John Mortensen, Charles Grant, Lori Bernard, Denise Gunderson, St. Croix County Board; Casey Swetlik, St.
Croix County Emergency Communications; Ted Beyer, Knutson Beyer Group, Inc.; Barbara Nelson, Public
Health; Tim Ramberg, St. Croix County Hwy. Dept.; Craig Olson, City of River Falls; Jon Aubart, River Falls
Police Dept.; Rick Huston, United Fire & Rescue Woodville; and Dan Smith, Hudson /BayWest Fire Dept.
LEPC Chairman, Charles Grant, called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. The agenda was adopted on a Malick
/Olson MOTION. The May 17th, 2002 minutes were approved for St. Croix County on a Mortensen /Huston
MOTION.
The next meeting date: Is scheduled for October 18th, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. at Hulcher Professional Services,
Inc., Hudson, WI.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Village of Roberts Table Top Exercise
Colvard informed the Committee about an upcoming tabletop exercise for the Village of Roberts on
September 24, 2002 at 10:00 a.m., involving a train derailment and chemical spill in the Village. All
committee members are welcome to attend the exercise. He asked for volunteers from the committee who
would act as evaluators. The following members said they would participate; Denise Gunderson, Lori
Benard, Craig Olson, and John Mortensen.
2. Terrorism Equipment Grant Update
Colvard told the Committee what equipment has been purchased so far with the 2001 Terrorism Equipment
grant monies. He stated that the agencies must maintain their training and certifications in order to be
eligible for additional monies from future grants. The equipment purchased for them must be equal to their
level of training in order to use the equipment.
3. New and Updated Plans since May 17, 2002
There were four new or updated plans since May 17, 2002, which included; AT &T of Hudson, WI- updated;
Frontier Communications, New Richmond, WI -new; Williams Communications, Hudson, WI -new; and
Checker Auto, Hudson, WI -new.
4. Public Health Influenza Pandemic Exercise
Barb Nelson of Public Health explained about the upcoming Influenza Pandemic Exercise that will take
place on September 19, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. at the St. Croix County Government Center Community Room. It
will entail three scenarios: a global outbreak, local outbreaks, and a large local impact involving only a
community. This exercise will help in the preparedness of any disaster.
5. Update on Hazmat Training for Emergency Service Agencies
Colvard distributed a list of Hazmat training courses that have been presented to date, for this year. Also,
he advised that any agency interested in receiving Hazmat training needs to get their requests in as soon as
possible in order to lock in funding for the classes.
6. Public Input and Concerns
Aubart told about his training at Fort McCoy for the Certified Public Manager Program and that his project
for the course was to update /rewrite the City's Municipal Emergency Operations Plan.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
The meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m. on a Smith /Jacobson MOTION.
Recording Secretary
Vicki Linneman