Call to Order by John Christiansen at 19:02.
Those Present: Robert Albertson, Sheila Ash, Melvin Bonner, John Christiansen, Jerry
Hart, Don Johnson, Jeanne Millsap, Steven Pierce, Michael White, and Roger
Wood.
Minutes accepted as written or with changes for September 24, 2008 with a Motion by
Jerry Hart, and Second by Don Johnson with all in favor.
Treasurer’s Report no changes. HMEP LEPC Total
$4776.46 $2513.74 $7290.20
Accept report with a Motion form Robert Albertson, and Second from Don
Johnson with all in favor.
Old Business:
ID Badges – few more pictures done. Elliott System has not arrived, only have two
pieces.
Report that John Gover is doing well.
Training:
Hazmat –defer to Michael White.
MERIS – John Christiansen, Sheila Christiansen went on October 3rd. John Gover
and Jeanne Millsap had already attended.
Water Association Emergency Response Workshop - Oct 14 John Christiansen
attended, information was given to the utility group. It was meant to
inform the utility side about NIIMS training needs.
EOC Management & Operations – Oct 15 & 16 John and Jeanne attended.
Resource Management class – John Christiansen attended.
Conferences:
2008 Crisis Communications Conference – Oct 8 – 10 John Christiansen, Steven
Pierce and Jeanne Millsap attended.
Agro-security Conference - Oct 7 – 8 was not attended.
HAZMAT Symposium – Dec 11- 14 is coming up.
Mutual Aid Agreements – we rolled up but we need to continue to get MOU’s done.
Collins Fire Department turned in one for radio usage. Jeanne turned in 9 for
Strategic National Stockpile Point of Dispensing sites and antiviral dispensing
sites for Pandemic Influenza.
Update on EOP – has been updated as of 10/28/08. Copies will be coming.
HAM Radio net – Steve Pierce reported Monday nets of 10/6/08 with 7 checking in,
10/13/08 with 7, 10/20/08 with 8, and 10/27/08 with 8. The Region A exercise for
testing the Hospital HAM Radios will be December 6th. A HAMFEST will be
held on January 10th in Springfield.
Sheltering – Sheila Ash reported that Dave Pippin is in poor health and the Salvation
Army is short on funds. Sheila will get with John and Jeanne on shelters and talk
with Greg Gaines. She will check for MOUs with grocery stores. She will talk
with churches about sheltering. Special Needs will be assisted by the health department at shelters. Jeanne stated that state resources would be needed to help with special needs in shelters. American Red Cross would be able to help with shelter training out of Springfield.
GETS Cards – John Christiansen reported that this has been accomplished.
Bio-Terrorism/Pandemic Influenza: MOU’s for SNS ordering/delivery – Jeanne Millsap
turned in copies to John for the MOUs. December 3rd will be monitoring by State
DHSS. Jeanne will be attending the hospital meeting in Lamar per request of
David Hoover with MHA (Jerry Hart will also be attending).
Grants – John Christiansen sent in for EOC stuff to the electric utility coop. at the first of
the month. He is looking for other grants.
By-Laws changes needed deferred to Michael White.
EOC Exercise for February 2009, a date will be set in January.
RHSOC meeting – Jeanne reported that she is the alternate for Public Health in Region
D. A short report was given. The next meeting will be November 19th.
New Business:
Michael White is the
Southwest Missouri Incident Support Team Leader. He is willing to help us in
our needs. He is our MERC representative for 28 counties. He requested the
HAZMAT section of our EOP be sent to him for review. Discussion on HAZMAT
training needs and need to put in the EOP where the HAZMAT unit would come from
for our county. He discussed use of the HMEP and CEPT funds. Michael will check
on funds we should have received in June/July. CEPT funds are for exercises and
plan preparedness. HMEP is not for operational expenses. They are for classes
such as Propane, HAZMAT Awareness and Tech. classes. If there is a need for
classes then funding will come in. Dawn sent out a template for plans that is
ERCRA compliant. Needed long term goals and objectives.
Steve Runnels wants
to set up weather spotters training as early as possible.
Collins Fire
Department is having an all you can eat from 10:00 to 18:00 for donation on
November 15th.
Announcements:
Winter Awareness Day
is November 19
Earthquake Awareness
Month is February.
Spring
Awareness/State Tornado Drill is March 10, 2009.
SEMA/MEPA Spring
Conference will be in Branson March 23-27.
Next meeting: January 29, 2009 at 19:00 at the St. Clair County Courthouse.
Motion to Adjourn: Motion by Jerry Hart, Second by Don Johnson