December 8, 2004 – 9:00 a.m. Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers Soldotna, AK
The
meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Introductions took place.
Present at meeting:
|
Mary Jane Hanley, SOA Public Health |
Terry Bryant, CIRCAC | |
| Dan Gregory, Nikiski FD | Steve O’Connor, CES | |
| Billy Harris, Public | Barb Beeman, MAPTS | |
| Becky Hutchinson, Public | Victoria Askin, CISPRI | |
| John Lucking, Soldotna PD | Alan Thye, CPGH | |
| Raymond VinZant, ASDF | Rick Warren, Agrium | |
| Ron Rogalsky, Public | Betty Glick, KPB Assembly | |
| Rodney Douglas, ConocoPhillips | Kim Lorentzen, KPB OEM | |
| Chris Clough, KPB GIS | Annette Hakkinen, Amer. Red Cross | |
| Mike Tilly, Kenai FD | Doug Newbould, KNWR | |
| Patty Graham, Public |
Rogalsky said he was retired from
Alaskan Command but would like remain on the committee. There was no opposition.
Glick motioned and Askin seconded to approve the minutes of September 22, 2004. The motion passed with none opposed.
Glick motioned and Beeman seconded
to approve the agenda. The motion
passed with none opposed.
Clough presented an overview of
Zoom, a Borough mapping application.
Clough stated that he could distribute copies to those interested.
Gibbs stated there are new tsunami maps for the Kachemak Bay area. He is working on securing funding for a new siren system. It is expensive to maintain the current warning system and it is being recommended that sirens in the central peninsula be eliminated, with a focus on Kachemak and Resurrection Bays.
A partnership with the National
Weather Service is being investigated.
This would provide redundancy for siren activation and would also allow
local agencies to use the NWS to provide warnings that may not be weather
related.
The radio equipment that will be
purchased with Homeland Security grants must go through the competitive procurement
process.
A new wildland urban interface
component has been added to the CERT program.
A partnership with Spruce Bark Beetle is being pursued with the goal of
public education.
The All Hazard Mitigation Plan was
submitted to FEMA.
Chugach Electric is redoing their
plan for the Cooper Lake dam.
The decon trailers have not been
received yet.
Lorentzen stated that she took the
Citizen Corps Coordinator position in mid October. She is working on updating the training materials and on writing
PSA’s. The goal is to have 50 CERT
volunteers trained per quarter. A
newsletter will be prepared.
The Citizen Corps consists of
Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), Fire Corps, Medical Reserve Corps (MRC),
CERT, and Neighborhood Watch.
Manolakis stated they have been
using modularized training at Tesoro.
The cost is approximately $75.00 per person. Training will be discussed further at the next meeting.
Funding
The funding for FY05 is $22,500
which is a small increase from last year.
Steve O’Connor will assume Jeff
Tucker’s primary position. Linda
Tannehill submitted her resignation as alternate.
Gibbs would like the LEPC’s
assistance in designing exercises and training. There are possible funding opportunities through the Division of
Homeland Security.
Harris appointed Warren to head a
HazMat Committee, and VinZant to head an ICS Committee.
Warren urged everyone to spread
the word about CERT.
Hutchinson motioned and Hakkinen
seconded to adjourn. There being none
opposed the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.