CHEMICAL
EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Committee Vice-Chairman, John
Silvestri, called the meeting to order at 0830 hours.
Committee members and guests present:
Joanne G. Potvin - Director,
Raymond Potter - Bates College/Underhill Arena
Mark Ryberg - Tambrands
Tim Bubier Deputy Director,
Jamie Robinson St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
Vivian Matkivich Lew/Aub Water Pollution Control
Authority
John Silvestri Knight-Celotex,
David Chick Lewiston Police Department
Gordon Riordon PanAm Railways
Jessica Smith Pioneer Plastics
Kenneth Allen DCP Midstream
Bruce McKay Battalion Chief Lewiston Fire Department
Kathryn Oak The
Stephen Brezinski
David White United Ambulance Service
Jason Moen Deputy Chief Auburn Police Department
Raymond Lussier Assistant Chief Auburn Fire Department
Wayne Cotterly
Kevin Mulherin Auburn Police Department
James Lawlor Auburn Police Department
Mike Rioux St. Germain & Associates
Kendall Putnam Asst Plans, Training & Ops Officer,
Rocky Scott
Bill DeLong
There
was a quorum to conduct official business of the Committee.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
The Secretary's report for the meeting of 28 September
was accepted without change. Meeting
minutes are now posted on the web site: http://www.androscogginema.org
OLD BUSINESS
A. Committee Secretary reported there were no requests for community right-to-know information since the last meeting
B. Committee Secretary provided the SERC and SERC Training Reports next SERC meeting scheduled for November 20; minutes from the SERC Training Committee meeting of October 4 have not yet been distributed; Joanne has resigned from the SERC Training Committee due to lack of time to be effective on the Committee; EMA Training Report - Androscoggin EMA along with COBRA Team, Androscoggin Sheriff Dept, United Ambulance, Turner Fire/Rescue and Livermore Fire Dept participated in phase one (tabletop exercise) of the tri-county/three-phase exercise with Oxford and Franklin Counties on October 20 with 70 participants - the second phase functional exercise is scheduled for May of 2008 and the third phase full-scale is scheduled for October 11 of 2008; Joanne and Tim completed ICS 400 training on October 11 and 18 and they will be working with municipalities on scheduling final ICS requirements for the municipalities that are not yet up to full compliance with NIMS requirements
C. Financial Report: Funds received since last meeting: $3,049.51 for HSGP invoices + earned interest of $115 for a total of $3,164.51; total LEPC expenditures $367,109.96; unencumbered balance $25,854.32 and encumbered balance $7,583.78; purchases made since last meeting: none - Purchases to recommend: $103.47 for Annual Legal Notice as required by EPCRA to be published in Sun/Journal on November 13-14-15 approved by the Committee; also a correction was made to the Financial Report Sheet on acct #110 under the number 2 - $1,029 was inadvertently typed in that box in place of -0- / it did not change the total expenditures which was correct
D. Status of Homeland Security Grant 2007 - Where are we now? Roll-out briefing and distribution of application packages for the FY-07 application phase was completed on October 22; there is $2.25 million dollars available for state-wide competitive funding (compared to $2.6 million for FY-06) with metros (Lewiston, Auburn, Portland, South Portland, Augusta and Bangor) also receiving more than last year; emphasis this year is on planning, training and exercising as well as shelter and recovery, pet friendly shelter, shelter for special needs populations, and public education and awareness; John Silvestri inquired about the status of chemical security planning Joanne indicated that the recently developed planning agency is still waiting on the list of chemicals to be finalized by that agency and as soon as planning guidelines and finalized chemical lists are available, she will forward to the facilities.
E.
COBRA Team status: responded to ammonia release at
F. Another (LAST) reminder that Facility Registrations with fees were due October 1st ~ if you havent already completed your facility registration(s), please do so without further delay. SERC is cracking down on facility delinquency for reporting.
NEW BUSINESS
A. None
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Rocky Scott and Bill DeLong of Maine
Information and Analysis Center (MIAC) also known as Fusion Center made a
presentation to explain the purpose of the Center as well as some of its
activities; contact information for rocky and bill is: Tel 1-207-624-4470; toll-free in state is
1-800-452-8735 and FAX is 1-207-287-8735; e-mail is: bill.delong@maine.gov
and roscoe.j.scottIII@maine.gov
. Thanks to you both for your tie and
effort this morning.
SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING
Next Meeting is NOVEMBER 16 - December 21 or
28 - (takes into account all holidays) at
SEPCIAL NOTE:
Wal-Mart advises that if you work for one of their competitors (such as
K-Mart, Hannaford, Shaws) you will not be able to participate in their
presentation and tour or the facility after the LEPC meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting
adjourned at
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LEPC
MEETING REMINDER
THE NEXT LEPC MEETING
WILL BE HELD
ON
AT
AT
SPECIAL
NOTE: Wal-mart indicates that if you
work for one of their competitors (such as K-Mart, Hannaford, Shaws) you will
not be able to participate in their presentation and tour of the facility and
thank you in advance for your cooperation.
DIRECTIONS
TO
FROM
Proceed
up Lisbon Street to Turnpike Entrance go up the ramp and proceed past the South entrance (to
Portland) and past the North entrance (to Augusta) continue straight on
Alfred Plourde Parkway until you see the Wal-Mart Distribution Center sign on
the right hand side.
FROM
Get
off at Lewiston Exit 80 at the light, turn right onto
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Turn
right into the driveway as you arrive you will see the facility entrance
directly ahead of you go inside and register at the desk located on your left
as you enter Keith Ouellette will be there to greet you.