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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-13-98 Emergency Government CommitteeST. 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, October 13, 1998 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING Emergency Government Conference Room OPEN ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES OLD BUSINESS 1) Emergency Operations Centers 2) First Aid Equipment - Baldwin 3) Review of '99 Budget Approved by Finance 4) Presidential Disaster Update NEW BUSINESS 1) Governor's Conference Report 2) Director's Report 3) Notification Procedure 4) State Training Needs Assessment Survey 5) Approve August and September Bills 6) 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 #3864719/3864718 DATE: October 1, 1998 Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members County Clerk News Media/Notice Board MINUTES Emergency Government Committee October. 13, 1998 PRESENT: Chuck Mehls, Art Jacobson, John Mortensen, - County Board; Jack Colvard, Pam Benson - Emergency Government; Bruce Brantner - Emergency Communications. Chairman Mehls called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. The agenda was adopted on a Jacobson/Mortensen MOTION. The dates of the next two meetings were set for Friday, October 30, 1998 at 9.00 a.m. in the Government Center and Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. in the Baldwin Ag Center. Minutes from the August 17, 1998 meeting were approved on a Mortensen/Jacobson MOTION. OLD BUSINESS #1. Emergency _p0 erations Centers (EOCs) Supplies and equipment needed for both the Baldwin alternate EOC and the Hudson EOC were identified. Concerns were next brought up regarding who to contact in order to open the building. Next discussed was the need for a three-phase generator at the Baldwin Ag Center, as well as necessary electrical work in the building to make the EOC operational during cold weather in the event of a power failure. Purchasing a generator through Federal Surplus Property was also discussed. Per Mehls, the Government Center, Highway building, and the Health Center all have back-up generators in the event of a power outage, but not the Baldwin Ag Center. Brantner will check into the size of the generator needed as well as what electrical work would be needed and report back to this Committee in November. Per Colvard, the County will need to meet with Village of Baldwin officials and public works personnel to discuss a County -owned generator currently being used by Baldwin at their Wastewater Treatment plant. Emergency Government will try to set this meeting up. #2. First Aid Equipment - Baldwin After discussion, a Jacobson/Mortensen MOTION was approved that Emergency Government purchase first aid supplies for the Baldwin Ag Center with money from the 1998 budget. Mehls will bring a list of equipment needed to the next Committee meeting. #3. Review of '99 Budget Approved by Finance Committee Colvard handed out updated copies of the budget to Committee members, as well as a table showing funding that Emergency Government has received this past year. Jacobson suggested that a summary of the low net cost to the County for Emergency Government be given to County Board members. Colvard stated that he will bring this upi at his annual report to the County Board. #4. Presidential Disaster Update Mehls stated that DSRs (Damage Survey Reports) were turned in to the State and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). No monies have been received to date by the City of New Richmond or St. Croix Electric Cooperative. NEW BUSINESS #1. Governor's Conference Re o�rt Jacobson attended the 32nd Annual Governor's Conference on Emergency Management, held September 29 and 30 in Milwaukee. He stated that the sessions he attended were quite informative, including one on flood plains and homeowner's insurance. He also had the opportunity to tour the Milwaukee Airport and saw a firefighting demonstration while there. All in all, he stated it was a worthwhile conference. He also brought back a 3-ring binder of resource materials for the Emergency Government office. #2. Director's Re o�rt Colvard discussed the following handouts with Committee members: the 4th Quarter Plan -of --Work and letter sent to the Regional Office, an American Red Cross letter sent to County emergency services personnel, a "Stress -Go Kit" sheet, and a transportation resource list given to local nursing homes. Also discussed with the Committee was the current office expense form for Committee members. The new Park View Nursing Home Emergency Operations Plan was next shown to the Committee. Per Colvard, nursing home personnel are signing a Mutual Aid Agreement and would like to meet again in January, 1999 to finalize planning issues. #3. Notification Procedure Per Colvard, during the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant training exercise St. Croix County 9-1-1 was notified, as if an actual incident had occurred. After discussion, it was decided that a protocol should be set for contact personnel and their responsibilities during various types of disaster situations. Mehls decided this Committee should meet on Friday, October 30 to discuss this matter only. ...Benson was excused from the meeting at 11:30 a.m. Brantner then took notes. #4. State Trainine Needs Assessment Survey Colvard updated the Committee on a State Training Survey that Emergency Government is required to send out this quarter. Postage to send out this survey will be over $41. After discussion, a Mortensen/Jacobson MOTION was approved that the Committee Chair send a letter to WEM (Wisconsin Emergency Management) regarding the cost;for this survey as another example of an unfunded mandate. #5. Approve August and September Bills A copy of the August and September bills was handed out to Committee members. After review, a Jacobson/Mortensen MOTION approved those bills. #6. Public Comments No items were brought up. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:57 a.m. on a Mortensen/Jacobson MOTION. Respectfully submitted, GArthur Jacobson F ecretary d