Archive for the ‘Minutes’ Category

January 2008

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Anderson County LEPC Executive Committee Meeting - January 8, 2008

  1. Call to Order: Tony Hart called the meeting to order. Minutes from the December meeting were approved with one correction.
  2. Treasurer’s Report: Janet Murrill reported on the LEPC budget.
  3. Committee Reports.
    1. Community Awareness:
      • Anderson County Health Department will be hosting clinic training or area Health Department staff.
      • Planning for a tabletop Pandemic Flu exercise will begin in the next few months.
      • Planning for the Oak Ridge Emergency Management Forum will begin next month.
    2. Emergency Response:
      • FEMA will be training Knoxville area hospitals in Radiological Decontamination.
      • FEMA will be escorting container shipments from Oak Ridge.
    3. Transportation:
      • No report.
    4. Finance:
      • No report
    5. Old Business:
      • Janet Murrill presented two proposals for the LEPC web site design. A motion was made to accept the proposal from Terry Byrd Web Design. Motion passed.
    6. New Business:
      1. Keith Yahr from ORNL presented on overview of the CY 2008 Oak Ridge National Laboratory full participation exercise. There will be two exercises on February 13 and April 2 leading up to the full participation exercise on June 3 and 4. The exercises will be testing, for the fist time, recovery actions that would occur following the initial event.
      2. A sign-up sheet was circulated for committee participation in 2008.
  4. Next meeting scheduled for February 5, 2008.

December 2007

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Anderson County LEPC Executive Committee Meeting - December 4, 2007

  1. Call to Order: Tony Hart called the meeting to order. Introductions were made. Minutes from the November meeting were approved as written.
  2. Treasurer’s Report: Tony Hart reported on the LEPC budget for Janet Murrill.
  3. Committee Reports.
    1. Community Awareness:
      • DARTA meeting on 11/16
      • Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center’s Pandemic Flu plan was presented.
      • The Animal plan was discussed.
      • Dr. Malagon was concerned about the lack of interest in Pandemic Flu. He discussed hosting a lunch to bring the topics to the community.
      • Susan Gawarecki submitted a notice to the Oak Ridger for the January 8th annual meeting.
      • State of Tennessee provided books for Pandemic Flu Planning for first responders.
    2. Emergency Response:
      • Notices have been prepared for Tier II reporting.
      • ICS 400 classes are being offered in Oak Ridge. Contact Laura Davis if interested.
      • Susan Gawarecki sent out the Chemicals of Interest list to LEPC electronic mailing list.
    3. Transportation:
      • No report.
    4. Finance:
      • Tony Ferris presented ‘Masters of Disaster’ kit for K-8 education to LEPC. Kits are $15 each. Anderson County has 115 grades K-8. Tony asked the committee to consider purchasing one packet per grade.
  4. Old Business:
    • LEPC web site is gone. Will bring up for consideration in January.
    • Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center Emergency Preparedness plan has been approved resulting in NIMS compliance.
    • Anderson County Health Department still has flu shots.
  5. New Business:
    • Meeting time changed to 11:15 a.m.

November 2007

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Anderson County LEPC Executive Committee Meeting - November 6, 2007

  1. Call to Order: Tony Hart called the meeting to order. Introductions were made. Minutes from the October meeting were approved as written.
  2. Treasurer’s Report: Janet Murrill reported on the LEPC budget.
  3. Committee Reports:
    1. Community Awareness:
      • Lin Chilcoat reported that Anderson County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan goals have been established.
      • DOE Regional Emergency Management Forum in Oak Ridge had attendance of about 200.
    2. Emergency Response:
      • Steve Payne requested the LEPC purchase hand-held radiological monitors.
    3. Transportation:
      • Gail Hutchins reported that she had contacted Matt Cate at the Univerity of Tennessee regarding a study on truckers who bypass weigh stations by using I-95 as a bypass for hazardous material transportation. He stated that what we requested is cost prohibitive. Gail asked that this project be considered for a theses project next year.
    4. Finance:
      • An audit was conducted prior to the October meeting. No deficiencies were noted.
  4. Old Business:
    • Anderson County Health Department has flu shots.
    • Department of Energy toured the Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center and the hospital Command Center.
  5. New Business:
    • DARTA meeting scheduled for November 16.
    • The LEPC website has expired. An estimate to rebuild the website will be obtained.
    • TEMA moved into its new building. Exercise with Watts Bar scheduled for 11/7/07.