HomeMy WebLinkAboutLocal Emergency Planning Committee LEPC Minutes 08.12.2010 • LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
2305 8TH AVENUE NORTH—BILLINGS,MT 59101
JOE MARCOTTE,CHAIR
MINUTES
AUGUST 12, 2010
The meeting was called to order @ 1:30 p.m. by LEPC Chair Joe Marcotte.
INTRODUCTIONS
AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSION ACTION STEPS/
FUTURE EVENTS
MINUTES Minutes were approved as distributed: Bikle/Ashworth
FINANCIAL QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT[DUANE WINSLOW] Next Quarterly
REPORT Financial Reports are given quarterly:March,June,September,December Report:
Balance in account$19,189.21. September 2010
Encumbered$4,086.03(balance of Health Grant for"Ready Yellowstone"campaign).
Balance:$15,103.18
COMMITTEE EXERCISE DESIGN COMMITTEE:[JEFF ASHWORTH,CHAIR] Next meeting:
REPORTS Two exercises are currently in the planning stages. August 24th
10:00—11:00 a.m.
November:National Weather Service Tabletop:Volcano Billings Clinic
Next Spring:Airport FAA required compliance exercise Room E, Mary Alice
Fortin Center
MT/WY Spill Co-Op Boom Deployment Exercise: August 25th,26th&27th-Location:Duck Creek
Bridge Fishing Access Area.Time:8am. Moming meeting will be held at the site. Lunch/drinks will
be provided each day. For more information and to make arrangements to attend,please contact
Rebecca Cebel @ 307-754-5761,ext.221. A copy of the email will be distributed.
GRANTS COMMITTEE[DIANNE LEHM,CHAIR]- Dianne was unable to attend.No report
CAERICITIZENS CORPS[PAM SANDERSON] Volunteers are always
Pam reported that this year's Day of Caring luncheon will be at the Shrine Auditorium, September needed. Ideas for Day of
16th 11:00 a.m. Volunteers are always needed.For more information,contact Pam at 252-3839, PamnS Sanderson
contact
@ Y Pam Sanderson @ 252-
extension#15. Also if you are interested in becoming a volunteer see www,youcanvolunteer.orq 3839
www.voucanvolunteer.ora
HEALTH&MEDICAL ADVISORY GROUP(HMAG)[DEBBIE HEDRICK]
Greg Neill reported that RiverStone Health will be conducting a free H1N1 booster vaccination
clinic on Saturday from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m.at Rimrock Mall Center Court.Second doses of the H1N1
vaccine will be given to children through the age of 9 if they have received their first vaccination
any time during the fall and winter of 2009/2010.
If attending the walk-in clinic on Saturday: 1) Dress children in loose clothing; something that is
easily accessible for receiving an injection. 2) Be prepared to tell medical personnel what kind of
vaccines your child has had in the past month. 3) If someone other than a parent or guardian
brings a child for an H1N1 flu vaccination,a signed letter of consent from the child's legal guardian
is needed. In addition to the free H1N1 vaccine, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis(Tdap)as well
as measles, mumps and rubella(MMR)immunizations will also be available for a fee. For more
information,call RiverStone Health at 651-6444.
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LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
2305 8TH AVENUE NORTH—BILLINGS,MT 59101
JOE MARCOTTE,CHAIR
COMMITTEE CONFERENCE SUB-COMMITTEE[PAUL NUTTER]
REPORTS Paul was unable to attend. Joe Marcotte reported that work on the 2011 conference is underway.
Progress has been made in key areas. He reported that panel discussions and first person
reports/experiences in a disaster are gaining popularity as modules/topics at conferences.
Joe also stated that the#1 being given and/or requested is Ethics in Emergency Management and
the#2 most requested topic is Crisis Communication.
Another trend gaining interest within the emergency response community is the need for people
with CISM [Critical Incident Stress Management] skills. Joe stated that the local Big Sky
CISM/CISM has a pool of individuals skilled in the area of stress counseling; however the pool in
recent years is dwindling. Nationally Critical incident stress is the leading cause of employee or
volunteer loss, poor work habits, lowered morale and loss of vision and mission of your staff.
Without the ability to educate your emergency responders on critical incident stress, it will cost the
average department$15,000 to$50,000 to replace that lost member or employee.
[Scribe's Notes: Big Sky CISM/CISD members are: City of Billings,Fire,Police and Airport,Billings Clinic,St.
Vincent Healthcare,AMR,Highway Patrol,and Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office and DES.]
Other topics suggested for the upcoming conference: Role of Public Policy in Public Safety.
Psychological First Aid.
GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE:
Joe reported that he has been asked whether or not the Yellowstone County LEPC can or will host
a combined conference in April instead of the March dates already planned for 2011.
COMMUNICATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE[PATRICK O'NEILL,Chair]
Patrick reported that the Communications Sub-Committee met @ 12:30 today to discuss the
development of a communications system for the EOC.
BIG SKY 11 CONSORTIUM[DUANE WINSLOW]
Duane reported the Greenough site physical site is ready. The actual connection to the state
system is not yet done. He reported that at the last Big Sky 11 meeting focused primarily on how
the funding for the Montana interoperability plan is going to work.
TRAINING SUB-COMMITTEE:IMIKE GLANCY]
September 17-18: Ham Radio Operators License Exam Prep Class. Ron Glass will forward
information for this class to Keg and it will be distributed to all LEPC agencies.
September 18: Intl Humanities — Rimrock Mall — visit Montana Red Cross web site for more
information.
October 1:NIMS 100-200-700-800 Certification Course: ExxonMobil would like to offer 5 seats to
attend the one day training class to pick up on-line certifications for the National Incident
Management System(NIMS). Location:College of Technology,Room#127 in the new Health&
Science Building,7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. We will be providing lunch for all attendees.Contact Kelly
Drain,Emergency Response Supervisor @ ExxonMobil @ 406-657-526
October 4th: PER280:EMERGENCY RESPONSE:STRENGTHENING COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AMONG
PUBLIC&PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES:Columbus Fire Station-1-day class.The flyer and a link to
register for a class were emailed on August 8th.The Bass designed by Homeland Security in
conjunction with Northwest Arkansas Community College and is a great way to bring both public
and the private sectors together in building those relationships and efforts needed during an
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LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
2305 8TH AVENUE NORTH—BILLINGS,MT 59101
JOE MARCOTTE,CHAIR
incident or disaster. This class is free to those who would like to attend.For more information
contact Eric Frank,Stillwater County DES @ 406-322-8054 or via email @ efrank@stillwater.mt.aov
To register online visit:http://www.ruraltraininq.orq/training/delivery/1600 Registration deadline:
September 20,2010.
NEW BUSINESS
PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN TASK FORCE CREATION[JOE MARCOTTE]
This is a temporary committee tasked with reviewing the pre-disaster mitigation plan for
Yellowstone County and making the final recommendation for approval by the LEPC. Volunteers
for the task force are: Joe Marcotte; Duane Winslow, Dianne Lehm, Maggie Lough and Patrick
O'Neill. Joe will contact everyone with a date for the 1st meeting.
AGENCY EDUCATION SESSION:
RIVERSTONE HEALTH: [GREG NEILL]
On June 30, 2008, the Yellowstone City-County Health Department began doing business as
RiverStone Health. Although it has taken thirty years to arrive, our journey to RiverStone Health
began two years ago,based on the need to create a single identity for our health department.
Since our creation in 1974,we've been providing public health services to our community. Over the
past thirty years,many significant milestones have marked our path:
• 1984—Deering Clinic opens,offering personal health services
• 1998—YCCHD becomes the only health services district in the state of Montana
• 1998—Big Sky Hospice joins our service delivery team
• 2005—Montana Family Medicine Residency Program is integrated into the organization,
broadening our scope of services to include professional education
In recent years,we've continued to add services to meet the needs of our community, leaving little
time to focus on our organizational identity. Several community surveys indicated the same thing:
Yellowstone City-County Health Department was not well known and the programs and services we
delivered were not associated with the organization.
RiverStone Health offers a full range of clinical health services,assisting countless Montanans with
everything from bumps and bruises to serious,long-term care.
Clinical Services: RiverStone Health Clinic services are available for all people regardless of
insurance status or their ability to pay for healthcare services. Through the federally funded
community health center program, RiverStone Health Clinic offers a sliding fee schedule that allows
us to adjust charges for healthcare services according to family income. In addition, we accept
payment from Medicare,Medicaid,CHIP,and private health insurance plans.
• RiverStone Health Clinics - offering family practice primary care in Billings, Bridger, Joliet and
Worden
• Pharmacy Services&Medication Assistance-retail pharmacy offering medication counseling and
assistance for low-income or uninsured persons
• Community Health Access Partnership-Helping the uninsured and underinsured to connect with
Health Care Services
• Dental Services-high-quality primary and preventive dental services,with a focus on low-income or
uninsured persons
• Healthcare for the Homeless-temporary and ongoing services for homeless persons
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• Correctional Healthcare Services-quality care,education and life skills,helping inmates start a new
life upon discharge
Home Care&Hospice: RiverStone Health home care&hospice services are primarily delivered in
your home, wherever home is ... whether in an assisted living facility or private residence.
Additionally,RiverStone Health operates a residential hospice facility,the Horizon Hospice Home.
• Home Care-helping patients fully recover from illness or injury
• Case Management-services for the elderly,disabled and mentally ill who may otherwise need to
be in a nursing home
• Hospice Services -comfort-oriented care for those not seeking curative or diagnostic treatment
services
Education: Education and workforce development are at the very core of RiverStone Health. We
offer a variety of educational and training opportunities for those desiring a career in healthcare.
Our community health center medical residency model is breaking new ground in developing
tomorrow's family medicine physicians.
• Eastem MT Area Health Education Center (AHECL - learn about services in rural, frontier or
underserved areas
• Northwest AIDS Education & Training Center (NWAETC) - providing HIV/AIDS training to
healthcare professionals throughout Montana
• Montana Family Medicine Residency-Montana's only graduate medical education program
• WWAMI Billings Track Office(WWAMI BTO)-offering clerkship opportunities in Billings for WWAMI
medical students
Public Health: RiverStone Health protects and improves the health of our community through
education, the promotion of healthy lifestyles and injury prevention. We play a vital role in
developing and implementing programs, services, policies and standards to keep the people of
southeastern Montana safe and healthy. We help the community prevent, prepare, respond and
recover from events that may adversely impact our health.
• Community Health Services-protecting the public from the spread of communicable disease and
providing immunizations
• Environmental Health Services - working to foster safe and healthful establishments, including
eating establishments,daycare centers and more
• Family Health Services-services for families,pregnant women,infants and children
• Population Health Services -working to build a healthy community through disease prevention,
education and preparedness
• Influenza Information-protecting the public through education and vaccinations.
Community Connections: At RiverStone Health, we work to connect you with programs and
services that help you lead a healthier life.Explore the links below:
• Department of Public Health&Human Services
• City of Billings
• Billings Gazette
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Association of Community Health Centers
• National Health Center Week
• Montana Primary Care Association
• Montana Public Health Association
• WWAMI AHEC Program
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JOE MARCOTTE,CHAIR
Community Crisis Center: In response to the growing crisis in unmet mental health and
substance abuse intervention needs, we joined forces with our community partners - the South
Central Regional Mental Health Center, Billings Clinic, and Saint Vincent Healthcare -to run the
Community Crisis Center.
We have created a single point-of-access and a community system of outpatient care for those with
mental illness and co-occurring mental illness/substance abuse disorders.
Based on a "no wrong door" philosophy, the Community Crisis Center reduces excessive use of
costly but less-effective resources.To date,the Community Crisis Center is the first of its kind in the
state and is serving as a model for other communities.
At RiverStone Health we strive to build a personal connection with everyone we serve to provide
optimal complete solutions,within our realm of expertise,to the variety of challenges faced by our
customers. Dignity,respect,understanding,kindness and sensitivity aren't just words;they are the
principles underlying each customer interaction.
OUR MISSION:To improve life,health and safety.
For more information visit their web site: www.riverstonehealth.orq
ANNOUNCEMENTS August 14: The NAMI-Billings Bike Ride[National Alliance on Mental Illness.]Chuck Bikle will be
one of the riders in this event.
September 10: DXP Customer Appreciation BBQ
September 13: Tour de Cure:Fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. Event includes 6-
,23-,56-and 100-mile rides,all of which begin in the state park near Three Forks and our own
Chuck Bikle will be one of the riders...Go"Team Chuck"
September 24: Red Cross Recruitment Fair/Stillwater County DES. LEPC agencies who have
handout materials that they would like to make available please contact Jill @ 598-4176 or email
her for more information at washburnj@usa.redcross.org
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE is next on the list for the 10 minute Agency presentation.
There being no other business the meeting was adjourned @ 2:25 p.m. [Bikle/ Neill]
Reminder: The next meeting will be September 9th @ 1:30 p.m.
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LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
2305 8Th AVENUE NORTH—BILLINGS,MT 59101
JOE MARCOTTE,CHAIR
AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
FIRE STATION#1 [USE THE 2300 9TH AVENUE NORTH ENTRANCE]
1:30 P.M.
INTRODUCTIONS
MINUTES
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT--[Duane Winslow]
Reports will be presented quarterly in the months of March,June,September,and December.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1) EXERCISE DESIGN COMMITTEE REPORT[Jeff Ashworth]
2) GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE[Dianne Lehm]
3) CAER/CITIZENS CORP COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE [Pam Sanderson]
4) HEALTH&MEDICAL ADVISORY GROUP(HMAG)[Debbie Hedrick]
5) CONFERENCE SUBCOMMITTEE[Paul Huffer]
6) COMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE[Patrick O'Neill]
1.Big Sky 11 Consortium[Duane Winslow]
7) TRAINING SUBCOMMITTEE[Mike Glancy,Paul Dextras]
1.
OLD BUSINESS
1.
NEW BUSINESS
1. AGENCY EDUCATION SESSIONS(10 MINUTES)• NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OTHER BUSINESS
MEETING DATES FOR 2010 [2ND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH @ 1:30 P.M.-UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED]
JANUARY-14724G JULY 8,2010
• *- - - . �. -e' - - AUGUST 12,2010
MARCH 1-1,2010 SEPTEMBER 9,2010
ArRiL 8,2010 OCTOBER 14,2010
MAY 13,2014 [VETERANS DAT] NOVEMBER 18,2010
JUNE-10,2010 DECEMBER 9,2010* ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING—ELECTION OF OFFICERS
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