HomeMy WebLinkAboutLocal Emergency Planning Committee 04-15-98A
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 - April 15, 1998
TIME: 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 June 17, 1998
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS
1. Exercise Sub -Committee Report
2. Update on Training Held and Upcoming Classes
3. Update on Tier 11 Reporting for 1997
4. 2nd Quarter FFY 98 Updated/New Facility Plans
5. 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: April 2, 1998
Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media/Notice Board
ST. CROIX COUNTY
LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC)
MINUTES
April 15, 1998 Meeting
Those present included: Jack Colvard, Pam Benson, Emergency Government;
Arthur Jacobson, Chuck Mehls, John Mortensen, County Board; Paul Burch,
Sheriff; Jim VanderWyst, New Richmond Fire; Craig Olson, Citizen; Steve
Schofield, Highway; Dave Hausman, DNR; Doug Van Someren, Kolpak; Dan
Smith, Hudson Fire/Bay West; and Sheila Harsdorf, State Representative.
The meeting was called to order at 1:04 p.m. by Vice Chairman Smith.
The meeting agenda was adopted on a Jacobson/VanderWyst MOTION. The
December 17, 1997 Minutes were approved as corrected on a
Mortensen/Mehls MOTION.
The next meeting will be held on June 17, 1998.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Exercise Sub -Committee Report
Per Colvard, a tabletop hazardous material training exercise for
Hudson emergency responders was held on March 11, -1998. A
complimentary exercise evaluation report was submitted to this
office by Jo Ann Patulski, State Training Officer. Another
tabletop exercise will be held June 4, 1998 for local elected
officials. Plans were then discussed for additional training
exercises.
2. Update on Training Held and Upcoming Classes
More than $15,726 in training grants have been awarded to St. Croix
County this year, including over $11,00o for Confined Space Entry
classes. The number of students is higher than previous years.
Per Colvard, the majority of the fire departments in St. Croix
County have regularly participated in training classes coordinated
and/or presented by Emergency Government. Smith stated that the
amount of training required by volunteer fire departments is the
same as that for paid departments. Colvard reported that St. Croix
County has received the third or fourth highest amount of training
dollars in Wisconsin, following Dane and Milwaukee counties.
Training funds provided by Emergency Government can leave more
money in the budget for local municipalities to purchase equipment.
3. Update on Tier II Reporting for 1997
A list of St. Croix County planning and reporting facilities was
shown to the Committee. Quite a few facilities have not reported
the chemicals they had on site during 1997, as required by the
State. Emergency Government will contact these facilities.
4. 2nd Quarter FFY (Federal Fiscal Year) 98 Updated/New Facility Plans
The following four off -site facility plans were updated during the
2nd quarter of FFY 1998:
1. City of River Falls Well #5
2. Friday Canning Corporation - New Richmond
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3. Blue Ribbon Feed - New Richmond
4. Nelson Farm Supply - River Falls
A new facility plan was written this quarter for the following
facility:
1. Cady Cheese Factory, Inc. - Wilson
5. Public Comments
A discussion was held concerning the distance St. Croix County is
from the West Central Wisconsin Hazardous Response Team in Eau
Claire and its value to St. Croix County. Smith stated that most
call -outs for Regional Response Teams could be handled by a Level
B team. Per Smith, local jurisdictions need money for equipment
instead of State funding going to a Regional Response Team 12 to 2
hours away. Harsdorf stated that there was a study done two or
three years ago on the Regional A and B teams. She will request
that a current study be done.
Burch stated that there will be a mass casualty drill held in
Somerset on May 9, 1998. A concert will be held there on May 23rd
and 24th of this year. 50,000 people may attend the concert.
After questioning, Colvard stated that exercise funding by
Emergency Government is mainly for hazardous material incidents and
requires 30 - 60 day notice being given to the State. If Emergency
Government participates, however, liability protection for the
exercise is activated under State Statute 166.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m.on a VanderWyst/Jacobson MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
gA�w—
Pam Benson, Secretary
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