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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Frank Ivy, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
DATE OF MEETING: Wednesday - June 17, 1998
1:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Emergency Government Conference Room
Government Center -Hudson, WI 54016
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING August 19, 1998
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS
1. Reorganization/Election of Officers
2. Proposed Committee By -Law Changes
3. Update on Training Held and Upcoming Classes
4. Update on Tier H Reporting for 1997
5. Plans Updated since Last Meeting
6. Exercise Sub -Committee Report
7. Public Comments
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(This agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Colvard, Emergency Government PHONE #386-4719/386-4718
DATE: June 3, 1998
Copies to: County Board Office
County Clerk
Committee Members
News Media/Notice Board
ST. CROIX COUNTY
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC)
MINUTES
June 17, 1998 Meeting
Those present included: Jack Colvard, Pam Benson, Emergency Government;
Chuck Mehls, John Mortensen, County Board; Paul Burch, Sheriff; Jim
VanderWyst, New Richmond Fire; Dave Hausman, DNR; Doug Van Someren,
Kolpak; Dan Smith, Hudson Fire/Bay West; Brad McAbee, River Falls
Police; Barbara Nelson, Public Health; and Lee M. Cooper, WITC.
The meeting was called to order at 1:04 p.m. by Vice Chairman Smith.
The meeting agenda was adopted on a Mortensen/McAbee MOTION. The
April 15, 1998 Minutes were approved on a Mortensen/Cooper MOTION.
The next meeting will be held on August 19, 1998.
NEW BUSINESS
2. Proposed Committee By -Law Changes
Colvard showed the Committee a letter he received from Frank Ivy in
which he resigned from the Committee. A letter will be sent to him
thanking him for serving on the Committee.
Proposed By -Law changes were next handed out to the Committee with
proposed changes highlighted. After discussion and one change, a
Cooper/Van Someren MOTION approved the amended By -Laws. A copy
will be sent to members along with the Minutes. Colvard stated
that two persons have expressed an interest in serving on the LEPC.
1. Reorganization/Election of Officers
Smith opened nominations for Committee Chair. Mehls nominated
Smith for Chairman. A Mehls/Mortensen MOTION was approved,
electing Smith Chair on a unanimous vote.
Nominations for Vice Chair were next opened. Nelson nominated
Mehls for this position. After discussion, a Cooper/VanderWyst
MOTION was approved electing Mehls on a unanimous vote.
3. Update on Training Held and Upcoming Classes
The total dollar amount awarded to St. Croix County this fiscal
year in training grants is now $15,885. Both Smith and VanderWyst
made positive comments about recent Confined Space Entry classes
they took, citing the hands-on experience that the instructors from
NSP actually had. Colvard stated that an additional Confined Space
Entry class has been requested and he will follow up on that. Mehls
spoke about the need for a railroad spill course. Cooper stated
that a minimum of 20 people would need to be registered in order to
hold that class.
4. Update on Tier II Reporting for 1997
A letter was sent to the State identifying three potential non-
compliant facilities in the County. This letter was shown to the
Committee. The State will follow up on this request for assistance
and notify Emergency Government of actions taken.
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5. Plans Updated since Last Meeting
The following two off -site facility plans were updated during the
3rd quarter of FFY 1998:
1. Ameritech - Hudson
2. A T & T - Hudson
The Emergency Government office has now exceeded its required plan
updates for the year.
6. Exercise Sub -Committee Report
Mehls spoke regarding the training exercise held on June 11, 1998
for Hudson area elected officials. There were 16 participants,
including representatives from four townships and the City of
Hudson. Emergency resource binders handed out at the exercise were
shown to the Committee. One point brought out at the exercise
included having a line of succession in the event of a disaster (in
the event that one key person is away or unavailable).
A similar training exercise will be held for New Richmond area
elected officials in August. The LEPC Exercise Planning Sub -
Committee will meet on June 30, 1998 to develop this exercise.
7. Public Comments
Per Colvard, Emergency Government has been notified of two recent
spills, one involving oil and another, hydraulic fluid.
Colvard next handed out information regarding a recent chemical
release at an Arcadia, Wisconsin cheese plant.
Per Mortensen, there have been two recent incidents in Minnesota
where nursing homes had to be evacuated.
Hausman spoke about a recent spill into the Kinnickinnic River
where liquid manure spread on a field was washed into the river
after a heavy downpour. There may have been no violation in law,
but the DNR is having the District Attorney's office see whether
charges should be filed.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m. on a VanderWyst/Cooper MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
per/ V • a
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Pam Benson, Secretary
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