IOSCO COUNTY

LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC) MEETING

MINUTES

APRIL 24, 2003

 

Present                                                                       Representing

Tim London                                                                  Chair/EMC

Cori Upper                                                                   DHD #2

Bill Jokobi                                                                    Grant Fire Dept.

Bill Carpenter                                                               MSU Extension

Sue Straight                                                                  ITT Industries

Jim Powell                                                                    MSP #32

Michael Bridson                                                            Iosco Sheriff Dept.

Ryan Stewart                                                                USCG

Richard S. Raesly                                                  Amateur Radio

Bill Deckett                                                                  ETFD

Jim Twarog                                                                  E-911

Jeff Shue                                                                      OFD/OAER

Tony Beran                                                                  St. Joseph Hospital

Trish Schmidt                                                               County Commissioner

 

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

1.         Tim London called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM.

 

2.         A motion to accept minutes from last meeting was made by Bill Deckett and

            seconded by Patricia Schmidt.  Motion carried

 

            A motion to accept today’s agenda was made by Bill Jokobi and seconded by

            Patricia Schmidt. Motion Carried

 

3.            PUBLIC COMMENT:             None

 

4.         OLD BUSINESS:

 

            HHW UPDATE:             Bill Carpenter made a motion that the LEPC recommend to

the Board of Commissioners that the Household Hazardous Waste Collection take

place on October 4th. The motion was seconded by Tony Beran. Motion Carried.

Bill Jokobi made a motion that the LEPC recommend to the Board of

Commissioners that the HHW Waste Collection take place at the Public Safety

Building. The motion was seconded by Patricia Schmidt. Motion Carried. Bill

Carpenter and Tim London agreed to work together in the organization of the

HHW Collection.

            302 SITE PLANNING UPDATE:             Tim presented the Oscoda Plastics plan. Jeff

Shue agreed to obtain the Oscoda Fire Chief’s signature on the plan and return it

to Tim. The plan will be submitted to the SERC as part of the FY 2004 planning

grant agreement.

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                        TIER II REPORT UPDATE: Tim informed the Committee that the 2003

Tier II reports were in and available in his office if any Committee members

wished to look them over. There was some discussion concerning the contents of

the reports and who should be reporting.

 

5.         NEW BUSINESS: NONE

 

6.            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE:

            Exercise Update: Tim gave a brief run down of the April 17th Damage

Assessment Workshop and Tabletop Exercise. He also informed the Committee

that the EOC would be conducting a Functional Exercise on May 8th. Tim was

pleased with the turnout and conduct of the April 17th events.

 

            DOJ GRANT FOR 2003: Tim briefed the group that the 2003 DOJ grant would

be out soon. The 2003 grant, along with the 2002 DOJ grant, will total over

$80,000.00, but the exact figures have not been released yet. Tim also informed

everyone that he would conduct a meeting with all concerned parties as soon as he

had all the necessary information.

 

  1. ANY OTHER BUSINESS: NONE

 

  1. LEPC MEMBER COMMENTS: Bill Deckett had some concerns as to how Fire Departments could contact MSP with the 800 MHZ radios. Jim Powell informed him he could contact District Headquarters to coordinate talk groups. Jeff Shue informed the Committee that the Oscoda Area First Responders were working with the Oscoda Area Fire Department in an attempt to merge the two organizations. The goal is January 2004.

 

  1. Next Meeting Date: September 18, 2003

 

  1. Tony Beran made a motion to adjourn at 5:00 pm. The motion was seconded by Jim Powell, Motion Carried.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted By:

 

Tim London, Chair

Iosco County LEPC