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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Management/ Communications Committee 02-22-2000 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Charles P. Mehls, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Emergency Government Committee DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday February 22, 2000 TIME: 4:30 p in LOCATION: Emergency Government Conference Room Government Center Hudson, Wisconsin 54016 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING OPEN ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES OLD BUSINESS - 1) Shelter Update - Red Cross NEW BUSINESS 1) Somerset - Municipal EOP 2) Nursing Home Update &Training 3 Hazardous Material Emergency Planning Grant for Exercises 4) Directors Report 5) Bills ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (A not necessarilyP resented in this order) (Agenda SUBMITTED BY: Jack Colvard, Emergency Government PHONE#386-47191386-4718 DATE:February 9, 2000 Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members County Clerk News Media/Notice Board A MINUTES Emergency Government Committee February 21, 2000 PRESENT: Chuck Mehls, John Mortensen, Robert Boche - County Board; Jack Colvard, - Emergency Government; Dick Martin - American Red Cross; Rick Pfaff - Somerset Police Department; Chairman Mehls called the meeting to order at 4 : 30 p.m. The Agenda was adopted on a Boche/Mortensen Motion. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: March 20 2000 9 .00 a.m. in the Emergency er Government g Y Conference Room After review, Minutes from the January 31, 2000 Meeting were approved on a Boche/Mortensen MOTION. OLD BUSINESS: Shelter Update - Red Cross : The Red Cross has sent out a shelter inventory package to each facility identified on the St . Croix County Shelter List . The list will be maintained by Emergency Government . It was agreed upon that Emergency Government will update this list every Monday based upon corrections and additions or deletions received from the Red Cross, County Departments and/or municipalities . NEW BUSINESS : 1) Somerset Municipal Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) : Rick Pfaff, Somerset Police Chief, reviewed the Village' s draft copy of their Municipal EOP. After discussion, some suggestions were made that the village may want to incorporate into their municipal plan. When the plan is completed it will be submitted to the village board for approval . Chairman Mehls had to leave the meeting at 5 : 00 p.m. and turned the meeting over to Vice Chairman Mortensen. 2) Nursing Home Update & Training: Colvard reviewed the progress that has been made in developing a county-wide Mutual Aid Agreement between nursing homes and the training that he has obtained for health care facilities . He made a request to the State for the presentation of two Tabletop Exercise Design Workshops to be presented. The two classes will be presented on March 30th and April 27th. Nursing homes, hospitals and clinic personnel have been invited to attend either date. 3) Hazardous Material Grant : Colvard applied for and was awarded a $1, 500 . 00 grant for two exercises; a municipal tabletop exercise for elected officials, and a county-wide functional exercise. 4) Director' s Report: i Colvard distributed a list identifying all checks received during 1999 which included 4 grants and numerous reimbursements for training classes presented in 1999 . The total dollar amount was $42, 557 . 39. Based on a request from another department, Colvard requested assistance from Don Brown in the possibility of developing a Defensive Driver course for county employees . It was thought that a course of this nature would be beneficial in reducing potential County liabilities and would also benefit the employee. Colvard reviewed the training classes for calendar year 2000, which have been approved for ,reimbursement from the State . To date, 16 classes have been approved at a cost of $3, 645 . 95 . A new booklet from FEMA has been received which identifies the construction of a "safe room" for severe storms for homes that don' t have basements . There may be possible grant funding for homeowners who wish to build one of the rooms . If a current bill, presently in Congress, passes, funding would available through FHA. I !! 5) Approve Bills : � The bills for January were approved on a Mortensen/Boche MOTION. POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: None at this time. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5: 35 p.m. on a Boche/Mortensen MOTION. Respectfully submitted, Jack Colvard, Recording Secretary 2 MINUTES Emergency Government Committee February 21, 2000 PRESENT: Chuck Mehls, John Mortensen, Robert Boche - County Board; Jack Colvard, - Emergency Government; Dick Martin - American Red Cross; Rick Pfaff - Somerset Police Department; Chairman Mehls called the meeting to order at 4 : 30 p.m. The Agenda was adopted on a Boche/Mortensen Motion. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: March 20, 2000 9 :00 a.m. in the Emergency Government Conference Room After review, Minutes from the January 31, 2000 Meeting were approved on a Boche/Mortensen MOTION. OLD BUSINESS: Shelter Update - Red Cross : The Red Cross has sent out a shelter inventory package to each facility identified on the St . Croix County Shelter List . The list will be maintained by Emergency Government . It was agreed upon that Emergency Government will update this list every Monday based upon corrections and additions or deletions received from the Red Cross, County Departments and/or municipalities . NEW BUSINESS: 1) Somerset Municipal Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) : Rick Pfaff, Somerset Police Chief, reviewed the Village' s draft copy of their Municipal EOP. After discussion, some suggestions were made that the village may want to incorporate into their municipal plan. When the plan is completed it will be submitted to the village board for approval . Chairman Mehls had to leave the meeting at 5 : 00 p.m. and turned the meeting over to Vice Chairman Mortensen. 2) Nursing Home Update & Training: Colvard reviewed the progress that has been made in developing a county-wide Mutual Aid Agreement between nursing homes and the training that he has obtained for health care facilities . He made a request to the State for the presentation of two Tabletop Exercise Design Workshops to be presented. The two classes will be presented on March 30th and April 27th. Nursing homes, hospitals and clinic personnel have been invited to attend either date. 3) Hazardous Material Grant : Colvard applied for and was awarded a $1, 500 . 00 grant for two exercises; a municipal tabletop exercise for elected officials, and a county-wide functional exercise . 4) Director' s Report : Colvard distributed a list identifying all checks received during 1999 which included 4 grants and numerous reimbursements for training classes presented in 1999. The total dollar amount was $42, 557 . 39. Based on a request from another department, Colvard requested assistance from Don Brown in the possibility of developing a Defensive Driver course for county employees . It was thought that a course of this nature would be beneficial in reducing potential County liabilities and would also benefit the employee. Colvard reviewed the training classes for calendar year 2000, which have been approved for reimbursement from the State. To date, 16 classes have been approved at a cost of $3, 645 . 95 . A new booklet from FEMA has been received which identifies the construction of a "safe room" for severe storms for homes that don' t have basements . There may be possible grant funding for homeowners who wish to build one of the rooms . If a current bill, presently in Congress, passes, funding would available through FHA. 5) Approve Bills : The bills for January were approved on a Mortensen/Boche MOTION. POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: None at this time. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5 : 35 p.m. on a Boche/Mortensen MOTION. j' Respe ly submitted 1001, J Colvard, Recording S retary i 2