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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12142009GRANT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/DISASTER SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING GRANT COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER Lancaster WI 53818 December 14, 2009 The Grant County Emergency Management/Disaster Services Committee was called to order December 14 at 10:00 a.m. by Chairman John Patcle. The following members and personnel were present: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/DISASTER SERVICES COMMITTEE: Tony Runde, Robert Keeney, Larry Wolf, Rodney Johnson, Pat Schroeder and Robert Scallon GUESTS: Steve Braun, Emergency Management, Sheriff Keith Govier, Grant County Sheriff’s Department, Ron Sturmer, Coroner and Kelly Bird, Recording Secretary. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pat, second by Larry, verified that the meeting had been posted in accordance with the open-meeting law. Rodney, second by Tony, motioned to approve the agenda as mailed. The minutes were approved in motions by Larry and second by Bob K. Bills were approved in motions by Tony and second by Rodney. All above motions carried. The Monthly Report was given by Steve Braun. The most recent snow storm last Tuesday and Wednesday created several issues There was an LP tanker that rolled over on Hwy 81 in Lafayette County towards Darlington. The Level B Hazardous Materials Team was called out to help with the situation. Julie was the media contact during the storm. The Wisconsin Emergency Operations Center in Madison was activated for the storm. When the state EOC is active, counties are expected to provide periodic status updates regarding traffic and road conditions, power outages, and other critical information. Steve monitored the situation from the 9-1-1 center and kept the line of communication open with the state. Overall things went very well. Steve submitted an amendment to an existing block grant application with the department of commerce. The grant is for communities that were affected by the flooding. If approved, the City of Fennimore w ill receive $17,935 reimbursement for public infrastructure that was damaged by the flooding and not covered by FEMA. The Village of Bagley would receive up to $553,125 funding to remove sediment from the Glass Hollow Drainage Way, which would help to remedy the ongoing flooding issues faced by the Village. Grant County Zoning/Tax Lister/Land Conservation and Emergency Management also applied for $450,000 to complete LiDAR aerial topography mapping of the county. The intention is that the data would be used to increase the accuracy of the floodplain maps, so that the maps better reflect the minor changes in the topography along stream corridors in Grant County. There would be no county match. Steve reported that the new radio system is nearly complete. The equipment has all been installed on the towers, and the system will be tested, tuned, and optimized in the coming weeks. All fire department and ambulance radios will need to be reprogrammed to work with the new system. This is in progress. At the request of the fire departments, Steve developed a list of county, regional, and statewide mutual -aid frequencies that should be programmed into all fire and EMS radios. Steve noted that fire grant awards are much later than expected and should be coming out soon. Steve discussed the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Project to purchase 5 homes in the floodplain. Steve presented the committee with a proposal for administration of the grant by Community Development Projects (Dale Klemme) of Prairie Du Chein in an amount not to exceed $12,000. Klemme currently serves as the administrator for our CDBG housing program and has administered our previous Hazard Mitigation/Buyout grants. Administrative funding is included through the grant. Motioned by Pat. seconded by Rodney to approve the administrative agreement with Community Development Projects. Steve noted that as has been done in the past, we would now turn the project administration over to the county’s housing committee. This committee will still be updated on a regular basis by Steve. Motion by Bob S. second by Larry to turn the project over to the Housing Committee. Motion carried. Bob asked about a late credit card payment that was brought up at the Finance Committee. The voucher didn’t get sent to the Finance Department in time. They will endeavor to make sure the card is paid on time in the future. There is nothing in Old Business at this time. There is no New Business at this time. There is no Public Forum at this time. It was motioned by Pat and second by Rodney to adjourn until the next meeting on January 4, 2010.