Public Safety (Subcommittee of the City Council)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES Wednesday September 10, 2014 Occum Volunteer Fire Department 7:00 P.M. Committee Members Present Alderman Mark Bettencourt Alderman Bill Nash Committee Members Not Present Alderwoman Sofee Noblick Administration and Staff Present Alan H. Bergren, City Manager Chief Scandariato, Norwich Fire Department Gene Arters, Director OEM Chief Tim Jencks, Taftville Fire Department Pat Daley, Norwich Police Captain./East Great Plain F.D. Chief Aaron Westervelt, Laurel Hill Fire Department Deputy Chief Bob LaChapelle, Occum Fire Department Lieutenant Darrell Dunnum, Occum Fire Department Volunteer/Central Fire Departments and Others John Bilda, Norwich Public Utilities Ron Stolz, Yantic Fire Department Scott Stanley, Occum Fire Department Carroll Spaulding, Occum Fire Department Evan Spaulding, Occum Fire Department Jessica Strout, Occum Fire Department Karen Mankowski, Occum Fire Department Joseph Santor, Occum Fire Department Robert McKeon, Occum Fire Department Frank Mankowski, Occum Fire Department I. Call to Order – Quorum Alderman William Nash called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. It was determined a quorum is present. II. Approval of Minutes - Minutes of July 9, 2014. Upon a motion of Alderman Mark Bettencourt, seconded by Alderman William Nash, the July 9, 2014 minutes were unanimously approved. III. Correspondence – Alderman Mark Bettencourt stated the only correspondence he received was the memo reminding everyone of the 9/11 ceremony. IV. Citizen Comment – None Public Safety Meeting Minutes September 10, 2014 Page 2 V. Old Business – a) HVAC for Radio Towers John Bilda of NPU stated the HVAC has been installed. So far the install is good at Plain Hill tower, Orchard, and PD. There are still some concerns at other locations, Occum, Rec Center, Moriarty, Taftville. Chief Scandariato added it will require developing a site by site action plan and budget. Pat Daley added that EGP has their State and NPU fiber in a room with a window but if it rains they have to close the window and temperatures skyrocket. VI. New Business Chief Aaron Westervelt stated his hose tender is out of service. The pump failed. A new pump is being made. Since it is a 30 year old truck it will probably take until mid October. OEM Director Gene Arters stated there will be a NIMS training at D.O.C. for a new infrastructure plan. He also stated there will be a tabletop for the medical reserve at the EOC in about 1 ½ weeks. Triage training. Alderman Bill Nash asked if 9/11 and ISIS have prompted any counterproductive preparations. Gene replied FEMA is planning training for a full scale hostile takeover. There will be more to come on that. Alderman William Nash stated he called Senator Osten about the turn around on 395. He was told to get the mile markers where we need the access point. It has been said that it may be beneficial for Public Safety to draft a letter about it. Robert Mckeon asks how many know what PSOB is and what it is worth now. He adds that each year it needs to be reviewed for accuracy. Beneficiaries need to be updated. The Chiefs replied they do their forms every year. Pat Daley lets everyone know there is a spaghetti dinner at East Great Plain on 10/4 and they hold a breakfast every 3rd Sunday. Occum is having a Chicken Barbecue on 10/4 Chief Scand states that Fire Prevention Day is 10/4 Public Safety Meeting Minutes September 10, 2014 Page 3 VII. Other – None VIII. Adjournment Upon a motion by Alderman Mark Bettencourt, seconded by Alderman William Nash, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 7:25 pm Respectfully submitted by Christine Averna