Monday, September 24, 2007
Administration Center
Room 3220
10:00 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chief Edward Kondracki, Chief Scott Alo, Chief Gregg Cleveland, Chief Don Dominick, Vicki Burke, Bruce Ranis, Dr. Eric Voter, Sheriff Steve Helgeson, Steve O’Malley
MEMBERS EXCUSED: Chief Randy Roeck
MEMBERS ABSENT: Interim Chief Tim Hauser
OTHERS PRESENT: Jay Loeffler, Assistant Chief Randy Loken, Ann Willford,
Assistant Chief Tom Jacobs, Jim Klock,
Matt Zavadsky, Quentin Lamers, Don Martin
CALL TO ORDER:
Committee Chair Chief Kondracki called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
MOTION by Burk/Ranis to approve meeting minutes of August 16, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS BUDGET – JAY LOEFFER – Hand outs
Jay went over the 2008 PSC budget and highlighted any increases and decreases. Steve recognized that while there was not a huge investment in total capital expenses this year, just two years ago there was an investment of over $400,000.00 in the update of the tower communications.
MOTION by Cleveland/Voter to support the Public Safety Communications 2008 budget. Motion carried unanimously.
AUGUST FLOODING UPDATE – Jay Loeffler
Jay gave an informative presentation with slides showing the derailment, areas of devastation and steps to start the clean up. The southern portion of La Crosse County and Vernon County were hit hardest with 12.9 inches of rain officially received from the one storm cell. The previous record of rain fall for one month in this area was 12.2 inches.
Steve O’Malley commended Jay, Keith, Al and the agencies for their excellent leadership and work in getting the disaster declaration as well as the response.
EMD ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT – Jay Loeffer – Hand out.
Three documents were handed out.
· Minutes of initial meeting.
· Memorandum of Understanding / Agreement (MOU)
· Suggested Operating Guidelines. (SOG)
MOU – Jay advised that this is a draft or progress report which was just put together at the last meeting and still under discussion. Jay also went over the six guidelines given to the Advisory Committee and pointed out where they were in the MOU including any concerns needing to be discussed.
Assistant Chief Loken pointed out that he and his colleges had concerns and had made some revisions to the original document also and distributed his handout.
Jay continued to point out that all six items the Board had presented have been addressed in the MOU document. One of the issues still in discussion is EMD in the name and what it implies and another is under the authority to sign and exactly who has the authority to sign. Some of these issues will be cleared up when legal review is done by the County as well as Gundersen Lutheran.
Chief Loken conveyed his concerns of EMD in the name and also to Article IV, Term and Termination. Steve O’Malley assured legal councils involvement and any necessary revisions being made. Steve also pointed out that if a transition would be made at the end of twelve months this body retains all of that authority under either language presented. Sunset means different things to different people and it needs to be more specific.
Chief Kondracki said the six points Jay brought out addresses the concerns of the board as articulated very well.
Chief Kondracki, as the chair of the Governing Board, expressed his concerns of the structure of the Advisory Committee and appointed Chief of the La Crosse Fire Department, or his designee, as the Chair of the Advisory Committee and Jay as the Co-Chair.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
1. EMD Advisory Committee Report
2. Law Enforcement Center Addition Update
3. Visions Update
4. Interoperability
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting of the Public Safety Communications Governing Board is scheduled for Monday, November 5, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.. Meeting location to be verified.
ADJOURNMENT MOTION by Ranis/Cleveland to adjourn at 11:00 a.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Disclaimer: The above minutes may be approved, amended or corrected at the next board meeting. Patti McDonah, Recorder