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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
June 17, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
St. Croix County Government Center
Community Room
1101 Carmichael Road
Hudson, K7
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING — 08/13/08
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. 2009 Computer Grant
2. Plans Updated Since the Last Meeting
3. Hospital Consortium Update
A. Future Funding Available for EMS and Health Care Facilities
B. Telecommunications Exercise
4. Annual Review of LEPC Policies, By -Laws and membership
A. LEPC By -Laws
B. Sec. 304 - Notification to LEPC of Spills/Releases
C. Sec. 311 & 312 - Community Right to Know Reporting Requirements
D. Sec. 324 - Release of Information
E. Procedures for Review of Hazmat Response Expenditures
F Membership List
5. Annual Review of LEPC Compliance Inspector
6. Committee and Public Comments
ADJOURN
(Items may be taken in different order)
** Additions /Changes /Corrections
Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's
office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting.
6/8/2009 9:17 AM
OFFICIAL
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES
6/17/2009
The St. Croix County LEPC meeting was held at the St. Croix County Government Center. Chair
Borup called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m.
Present: J. Speer, R. Rebholz, J. Mortensen, D. Ostness — County Board; C. Swetlik - Emergency
Communications; J. Colvard - Emergency Management; C. Olson — River Falls; Wendy Kramer, Ed
Thurman — SCC Public Health; Jim VanderWyst, New Richmond Fire; C. Whiting — Administrative
Coordinator.
Excused — J. Klatt, J. Aubart
NEXT MTG. —TO BE DETERMINED — Colvard will see if Precision Ag will host the next mtg.
The LEPC Minutes of 2/18/09 were approved on a Speer /Mortensen MOTION.
2009 COMPUTER GRANT
Colvard reported that he did not participate in the 2008 Computer Grant. He will participate in the
2009 Computer Grant, and he will upgrade a computer in his office. He mentioned to Swetlik to
think of his future computer needs, which can be applied to either the 2010 or 2011 Computer
Grant.
FACILITY PLANS UPDATED
Four facility plans have been updated since the last meeting: Fleet Farm, New Richmond WWTP,
Precision Ag., and Somerset WWTP. Colvard reported that Jongquist Family Kitchen is not in
compliance; Colvard will complete State forms for non - compliance action.
HOSPITAL CONSORTIUM UPDATE
R. Haider was not present to give this update; therefore, this subject has been tabled until the next
meeting.
Colvard informed the committee that through the hospital consortium's grant, the RACES base
radio system may be funded. Colvard commented that Public Health and the Hospital Consortium
held a telecommunications exercise, which Wendy Kramer reported on about Public Health's
participation in the exercise.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF LEPC POLICIES, BY -LAWS, & MEMBERSHIP
Colvard informed that the By -Laws, Sec. 304, 311, 312, and 324 have been in existence for several
years and Colvard recommends no changes. The Hazmat Response Expenditures were updated
last year. An Olson/Ostness MOTION was made to approve the By -Laws, Sec. 304, 311, 312,
324, and the Hazmat Response Expenditures. The LEPC Membership Roster was passed
around for updates.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF LEPC COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR
Colvard recommended keeping the State as the Inspector; an Olson / Rebholz MOTION was made
supporting this.
SHORT AND LONG TERM GOALS
2010 Budget — To be addressed at the July EM /C Committee Meeting.
COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT — The meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
LEPC Administrative Secretary