HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Government Committee 09-27-1999 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: Monday, September 27, 1999
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
County Board 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 Inventory Update-American Red Cross
NEW BUSINESS
1) City of Hudson, Village of North Hudson, Town of Troy EOPs
2) Director's Report
3 Approve July and August Bills
4) Public Comments
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Colvard, Emergency Government PHONE#386.47191386.4718
DATE: September 13, 1999
Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media/Notice Board
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MINUTES
Emergency Government Committee
September 27, 1999
PRESENT: Chuck Mehls, John Mortensen, Bob Boche, Art Jacobson - County
Board; Jack Colvard, Pam Benson - Emergency Government; Larry Peterson,
Jan George American Red Cross; Jack Breault - City of Hudson; Len
Meissen - Village of North Hudson; and Dean Albert - Town of Troy.
Chairman Mehls called the meeting to order at 9: 02 a.m. The Agenda was
adopted on a Mortensen/Boche MOTION.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: October 25,
determined. 1999, 9: 00 a.m. - location to be
After review, Minutes from the August 13, 1999 meeting were approved on a
Boche/Jacobson MOTION. Introductions around the table were next held.
OLD BUSINESS:
1) Shelter Inventory Update
Peterson spoke regarding the status of St . Croix County shelters. A
Y2K grant that the Emergency Government office applied for was not
approved. It would have paid for wiring harnesses for generator
hook-ups at eight senior centers/nutrition sites located throughout
St . Croix County, four portable generators and gatekeeper training.
Jan George stated that she would try to get funding from another
source for this project .
After questioning by Breault, Colvard responded, that there are no
schools in St . Croix County with generators hooked up to run their
heating systems, at this time, during cold weather. Dean Albert
stated that the Town of Troy is getting a generator at its
shop/office, although there is no inside toilet . Also, Albert said
that quite a few of the residents in Troy Township have their own
generators .
Peterson stated that a new shelter with a generator can be added to
the County list, at the Town of Hudson' s, Town Hall . The local YMCA
may also be added to the shelter list in the future. Also, any Red
Cross County shelter opened during a disaster needs to be staffed by
trained personnel. The course, Mass Care Overview, needs to be taken
ahead of time, not during the time that shelters are needed. Mehls
stated that there should be shelter space for 20 of the population in
the County, or for approximately 1, 200 people. Other resources to
consider for heated shelters are local businesses that may have
generators . Also, bus companies could be contacted to see if buses
could be used as short-term heated shelters, and parked near a heated
building. Each municipality was asked to find out what shelter
resources would be available in their area, if indeed there would be
a power outage during the winter.
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NEW BUSINESS: UNUFFi'C I ,ice-: r 1M
1) City of Hudson, Village of North Hudson, Town of Troy EOPs (Emergency
Operations Plans
Colvard emphasized that each municipality should be working on the
development of a Municipal Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) . The plan
should include a line of succession, duties to be performed, and
contact lists for personnel and resources . There is the potential
for law suites if a municipality hasn't planned for emergencies .
On December 31St the County will have its Emergency Operations Center
open in case of Y2K problems. RACES (amateur radio) personnel will
be assisting with the monitoring of electrical utilities . Meissen
also spoke about the concern for natural gas pipeline security. All
present were invited to the Y2K meeting scheduled for October 14th to
address their concerns to the committee.
A short break was taken at 10 : 25 a.m. , Red Cross and municipal
personnel left and the committee reconvened at 10 : 35 a.m.
2) Director' s Report
Colvard informed the committee that Benson is leaving the Emergency
Government Department. She has posted into a position in the
Sheriff' s Department. Also, that he will be on vacation from
September 29th till October 11th.
During the month of September, Colvard taught 3 hazardous materials
classes to county emergency responders : 1) Sheriff' s Deputies, 2)
River Falls Police Officers and 3) Hudson Ambulance personnel.
A Full-scale exercise is planned for New Richmond, at the airport, on
October 19th p '
Mehls and Colvard attended an EPA hazardous materials conference at
Waukesha from September 9th through the 11th. The conference included
sessions on terrorism, chemistry, and planning.
This coming years SARA Grant is expected to be $1, 500 less than last
years grant . To compensate for this Colvard has applied for an
additional $1, 500 in another grant.
To date, the only town that has not adopted the county emergency
government director as their municipal emergency government director
is the Town of Star Prairie. All of the villages and cities have
passed resolutions or ordinances adopting the county program.
Jacobson will be celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary on October
3) Approve July and August Bills
The bills for July and August were approved on a Boche/Mortensen
MOTION.
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4) Public Comments � � �
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None
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: None, at this time.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11 : 10 a.m. on a Jacobson/Mehls
MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur Jacobson, Secretary
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