COASTAL PLAIN LEPC GENERAL MEETING November 17, 2011

Members Present:

Bob Blaschke – President Leroy Moody – Board Member Stan Upton – Refugio County

Delores Bacon - Health & Medical Rickey McLester – Halo Flight Mattie Atkinson – SPC Floodplain Tim Vanlandingham – Portland FD RJ Thomas – CBCOG Terri – Olivares – SPC E911 Macy Culpepper – San Pat County Pamela Dancer – CCMC Northshore Sandy Olson _ ARC

Joni Kurz – Odem ISD Roger Smith – Dow/Seadrift PL David Escobar – TCEQ Gloria Gonzales – Exxonmobile Jason Burnell – RTFC Sonya Sosa – Port of CC

Judy Meyer – City of AP Danny Bickham – Sherwin Madalyn Ferrell – Hmlnd Security

I. Call to Order/Approval of Minutes: The meeting was held at the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Department Training Room. President Bob Blaschke called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. He welcomed everyone and then asked for everyone to introduce themselves. He gave everyone a few minutes to look over the September Meeting minutes and then asked if there was a motion to approve them. RJ Thomas made the motion to approve the September Executive and General Meeting minutes and it was 2^nd by Stan Upton. The motion carried.

II. Executive Report: Bob said at the executive meeting they talked about the Subcommittee Chairs being up for renewal. They discussed keeping the chairs the same and the general members can vote on this under Action Items. They did get the contract from First Call for the Alert System. There were a few changes made to the contract. It stated Louisiana as the site and that was changed. It said the three counties were under contract and Bob said they changed that to the LEPC on behalf of the three counties. Bob said at the September meeting Rick McLester asked First Call for a client list and Rick did get to speak with some of their clients and there were a few minor issues but they were explained away. Bob signed off on the contract and it will be sent back to First Call for their signature once they cut a check to pay for it. They are just waiting to pay once they change from IBC Bank to Frost Bank.

III. Financial Report: Bob said Ski is in Galveston at a Conference. He said there is $36,992.63 in the money market account. Bob said they have had a few expenditures since September. Brandon Luttrell bought tee shirts for the Shelter in Place Program and they funded the expenses for Ski to attend the Hotzone Conference. They received a Tier II Contribution from Anderson Oil for $1,500.00. He asked if everyone had a chance to look over the financial report and then asked for a motion to approve the financial report. Stan Upton made the motion to approve the financial report and it was 2^nd by Tim Vanlandingham.

2. Exercise & Design – Rickey McLester Jr. said there is nothing new to report on either.

5. Public Information & Awareness – Bob Blaschke said Brandon Lutrell did purchase the shirts for the Shelter in Place program and should start that program back up soon.

6. Resource & Funding – Fred Nardini was not present. Bob said they are on the tail end of the year and there should not be any big expenses. They will be scheduling for the budget workshop in February.

7. Training – Ski was not present. RJ Thomas said there will be ICS 300 and 400 classes the first week in December in Rockport. You can see him after the meeting for more details.

V. Action Items: Bob said the executive members agreed to keep the Standing Subcommittee Chairman the same. With Leroy Moody as the Communications chairman, Rickey McLester as the Exercise Design chairman, Rick McLester as the Hazard and Analysis & Vulnerability chairman, Delores Bacon as the Health & Medical chairman, Fred Nardini as the Resource & Funding chairman and William Zagorski as the Training chairman. He asked for a motion to approve keeping the Subcommittee Chairman the same for 2012 and Carsten Meyer made the motion to keep the Subcommittee chairman the same and it was 2^nd by Mattie Atkinson and the motion carried.

RJ Thomas said he is on the Texas First Responder and Identity Credentialing Subcommittee. Committee membership is open and it is governed through the FRAC (First Responder Advisory Council) and DPS/TDEM. It is also NIMS recommended and everything you need to know about this program is in the NIMS Guideline. RJ had copies on the front table for handouts. They have statewide First Responder credentialing goals. This will be to ensure they are who they claim to be by identifying them with two identifications, i.e., driver’s license and birth certificate. To ensure responders are qualified and/or certified to perform the functions necessary i.e., paramedic, firefighter, police officer.

The identification card will allow responders access into an incident and this will be controlled locally. The identification card will validate the identity and attributes of individuals. RJ showed a sample of the card and the key elements of the card. There will also be a contact chip that will be activated during an incident. If someone comes in from another county or state their card can be activated during the incident then deactivated after the incident. RJ said there are already three or four systems like this in place in Texas. They use these cards in the EOC in San Antonio. He hopes to mirror their systems. It will take about two years to implement this system.

Bob Blaschke asked RJ if these cards will work for the re-entry plan. RJ said this is something they will use for re-entry. He also noted that the City of Corpus and Nueces County have adopted a Regional Re-Entry Plan and he hopes the other counties will as well. There were several other questions asked by RJ and a brief discussion followed. RJ then said the CBEMA members are planning for the Hurricane Conference in May. There next meeting is November 28 at the COG and anyone is welcomed to attend.

VIII. Public Comments: Bob said he will be attending an EPA Summit at the Delmar West Campus tomorrow. John Metz said we are in the wildfire season and it will go into May. The peak of wildfire season is in March. He said this is the worst drought in Texas history. Bob said Mathis and Beeville are under water conservation right now and DuPont has been looking at their plans and he anticipates they will be conserving water soon. Roger Smith said Brooks and Kennedy counties have had lots of big wildfires on ranches. It is easier to call 811 for these types of fires because they can determine which pipelines are there. Calling 811 takes the burden off the sheriff’s dispatchers.

IX. Adjourn: With no further business Bob Blaschke adjourned the meeting at 1:50 p.m.