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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLocal Emergency Planning Committee 10-19-01ST. CROIX COUNTY and PIERCE COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Dan Smith, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) DATE OF MEETING: Friday, October 19, 2001 TIME: 1:00 P.M. LOCATION: Precision Ag. Services 2116 County Road S (Hwy 63 and County S) New Richmond, WI. 54017 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING OPEN ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES -ST. CROIX COUNTY July 13, 2001 NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation by Dave Sanders on proposed placard project B. HMEP Grant participation for 2002 C. Facility plans updated during the 4` quarter D. FFY 2002 exercise requirement E. Tour of Precision Ag. Services facility 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 ##3864719/3864718 DATE: October 3, 2001 Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members County Clerk News Media /Notice Board X LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES The St. Croix County LEPC meeting was held at Precision Ag Services in New Richmond at 1:00 p.m. on October 19, 2001. Present: Gary Kollman, Emergency Communications; David Hausman, DNR; Jim VanderWyst, NR Fire Department, John Mortensen, Denise Bjerstedt, County Board; Barbara Nelson, Public Health; Dan Smith, Hudson Fire /Bay West; Tom Overby, Precision Ag Services; Jack Colvard, Carrie Peterson, Emergency Management, David Sander, Land at Water Conservation; Hendryk Sowa, Hulcher Services; Larry Wojchik, Precision Ag Services /Goldstar LEPC Chairman, Dan Smith, called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. The agenda was adopted on a Mortensen /VanderWyst MOTION. The July 13, 2001 minutes were approved on a Mortensen /Overby MOTION. The next meeting date: OPEN NEW BUSINESS: 1. Presentation by Dave Sanders on Proposed Placard Project The Land and Water Conservation Department is in the process of rewriting an Animal Waste Ordinance. Sanders brought up to the Citizens Advisory Group that a section should be written in regarding placarding farms that have hazardous materials on their property. The Citizens Advisory Group didn't feel that it belonged with this particular ordinance. Sanders came to the LEPC Committee asking for suggestions. Colvard shared that Pepin County and the LEPC have a good program. They work with the Fire department to install the placards. VanderWyst had a couple suggestions. First he felt the placard should be aluminum not plastic. Secondly, he thought it might be a good idea to have the information show up on the 911 screen. People may not like the idea of having a placard on a building but may not object to having it come up on the 911 screen. Kollman said they have the capability to have it show up by address. After a lengthy discussion, and many good ideas, the committee decided that something must be done about this issue. It will continue to be topic at further meetings. A Mortensen /Nelson MOTION was made to have Colvard apply for a Hazardous Materials Planning Grant to be used for this project. 2. Goldstar Cooperative Guest Larry Wojchik, with Goldstar Cooperative, was a guest at our meeting. He explained that Precision Ag Services is affiliated with Goldstar Cooperative. He welcomed us and spoke briefly about Precision Ag /Goldstar Coop. 3. Facility Plan Update Colvard stated we have gone from 38 facilities down to 31. If necessary, Colvard would be willing to talk to any new or existing facilities. We updated four off -site facility plans in the fourth quarter. 4. 2002 Exercise Next August or September there will be an exercise at Precision Ag. Colvard asked for some volunteers to put together a tabletop exercise. Overby, Mehls, Palmer, and Colvard agreed to be on this committee. The first planning meeting will be held after the January LEPC Meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sowa informed the group about openings for an upcoming class on Tanker Truck Rollovers. Peterson /Colvard will fax the information out to all fire departments. Colvard said there would be two Hazmat Refresher courses on November 6 at the Government Center. The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m. on a Bjersted /Mortensen MOTION. After adjournment, Overby took the committee on a tour of the Precision Ag facility.