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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-10-98 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, November 10, 1998 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Baldwin Ag Center CALL TO ORDER f ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING OPEN ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES OLD BUSINESS 1) Emergency Operations Center -Baldwin NEW BUSINESS 1) County -Owned Generator 2) Y2K (Year 2000) Concerns and Issues'Jim Janke 3) Director's Report 4) Approve October Bills 5) 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 26, 1998 Copies to: County Board Office `. Committee Members County Clerk News Media/Notice Board MINUTES Emergency Government Committee November 10, 1998 PRESENT: Tom Dorsey, Chuck Mehls, Art Jacobson, John Mortensen, - County Board; Jack Colvard, Pam Benson - Emergency Government; Bruce Brantner - Emergency Communications; Chuck Christenson, Land and Water Conservation; Jim Janke, UW Extension; Don McGee, John Traxler, Cynthia Deringer, Village of Baldwin. Chairman Mehls called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. All introduced themselves to each other. The agenda was adopted on a Mortensen/Jacobson MOTION. The next meeting will be held Friday, November 13, 1998 at 9.00 a.m. in the Government Center. After discussion, Minutes from the October 13, 1998 meeting were approved on a Jacobson/Mortensen MOTION. OLD BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS #1. Emergency Operations Center - Baldwin / County -Owned Generator Mehls spoke regarding the Baldwin Ag Center being the County's alternate EOC (Emergency Operations Center) and the lack of a back-up electrical power supply to the building. Discussion focused on the County -owned generator currently being stored at the Baldwin wastewater treatment plant. The possibility of this generator being used as a back-up power source was then discussed. a Colvard next invited Baldwin officials to a training session which will be held for Baldwin and the surrounding area early in 1999. Two of these training exercises have been held in 1998, for public officials in the Hudson and New Richmond area. The purpose of these training exercises is to support public officials in their emergency planning. Next brought up by Mehls was who the keyholders to the Baldwin Ag Center are. He stated that the fire department does have a key, as well as County employees and maintenance. 9:40 a.m. Baldwin personnel left after discussion of these two agenda items... NEW BUSINESS, continued #2. Y2K (Year 2000) Concerns and Issues Jim Janke stated that computer technology controls a lot of day-to-day things most people don't realize, including household necessities (such as heat, electricity, sewer systems). He has been collecting quite a bit of information on Year 2000 potential problems and handed out several articles to Committee members. Per Colvard, County computers have been tested for Year 2000 problems, however, local governments and agencies may not realize that there is a potential problem and may not have tested their computers to see that they will work correctly on January 1, 2000. After discussion, Janke and Colvard will work on sending out information to local municipalities and agencies regarding potential Y2K problems. Janke left the meeting after this agenda item... #3. Director's Report 104 State training needs assessment surveys were sent out to local public officials and emergency responders in the County. The survey results will be used to determine what classes will be funded and/or presented in the coming year(s). If there is enough local interest some courses may be offered locally. Colvard read excerpts to the Committee from the State's West Central area meeting Minutes which commended this County's nursing home planning and public official training exercises. The new EMI (Emergency Management Institute) course book was shown to Committee members as well as a recently received list of State -offered courses. Next discussed was a recent incident where Colvard responded to a hazardous material spill at the request of the River Falls Fire Department. He was able to drive past roadblocks only because local responders recognized him. After discussion, a Mortensen/Jacobson MOTION was approved that Emergency Government order a magnetic amber light for the Director to use on his vehicle when responding to an incident. All municipal and agency training costs from FFY (Federal Fiscal Year) 1998 ($13,801) have been reimbursed to the County by the State. #4. Approve August and September Bills A copy of the October bills was handed out to Committee members. After review, a Mortensen/Jacobson MOTION approved those bills. #5. Public Comments ;, , Jacobson stated that the Baldwin Hospital will be purchasing a new back-up generator and the previously used one may be available. This generator is automatic, and would start up without being manually hooked up, an important feature if the electrical power would go out on a week -end or evening. Dorsey mentioned that a local farmer had an automatic generator on his hog farm. Christenson next spoke regarding the ten County -owned dams in the Glenwood City area. Several dams have had repair work completed recently. Once reports are submitted by the DNR to the State, the County should have up-to-date flood plain mappigg designations in that area. Colvard will be working with Christenson on updating four of the dam EAPs (Emergency Action Plans). Six additional EAPs will need to be written for the remaining six dams. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:23 a.m. on a Jacobson/Mortensen MOTION. Respectfully submitted, Arthur Jacobso , Secretary 2