HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-07-01Safety
and
Preparedness
Committee
Meeting
Notes
–
July
1,
2019,
Varna
Fire
Station,
7:00pm
Present:
Dana
Magnuson,
Christina
Dravis,
Katie
Quinn-‐Jacobs,
Janice
Bretscher,
Tony
Bretscher
1. Borger
Station
a. Community
Meeting
held
on
June
17,
2019
at
the
Varna
Fire
Station
i. Inform
public
of
Dominion
Energy’s
Permit
Applications
to
the
DEC
to
upgrade
equipment
to
significantly
reduce
emissions
from
the
Borger
Station
2. CERT
Updates
a. 501c3
application
submitted
by
Christina
Dravis
i. Non-‐profit
status
granted
on
June
17,
2019
b. Grant
Application
Preparation
–
Janice
and
Tony
Bretscher
i. Rotary
Club
of
Ithaca
ii. Walmart
Community
Grant
Program
c.
Financial
Aspects
of
CERT
program
iii. Tax
Preparation
–
ask
Town
for
assistance
–
Dana
Magnuson
iv. Set
up
Bank/Checking
Account
–
Dana
Magnuson
v. Inquire
about
access
to
money
from
Town
Board
for
CERT
program
d.
CERT
Course
–
Proposed
first
set
of
CERT
trainings
i. 7
Week
Course
+
Final
Disaster
Simulation
Drill
1. Monday
evenings
6:30-‐9:00pm
a. Beginning
Sept.
30,
2019
through
Nov.
11,
2019
2. Disaster
Simulation
Drill
a. Saturday,
Nov.
16,
2019
ii. Location
for
trainings
and
Drill
1. Varna
Fire
Station
iii. Advertising
for
CERT
Course
1. Town
of
Dryden
Safety
and
Preparedness
Committee
Facebook
2. Town
of
Dryden
Website
3. Ellis
Hollow
Gazette
and
Ellis
Hollow
List
Serve
4. Hickory
List
Serve
5. Varna
List
Serve
6. Village
of
Dryden
Newsletter
7. Village
of
Freeville
Newsletter
8. Nextdoor
9. Tompkins
Weekly
10. Cortland
Standard
11. Dryden
Courier
iv. Recruitment
of
instructors
for
CERT
trainings
–
Christina
Dravis
e. FEMA
Preparedness
Workshops
for
the
Elderly
and
Disabled
–
Katie
Quinn-‐Jacob
a. According
to
2018
FEMA
document
on
disability
demographics,
10-‐15%
of
Dryden
residents
have
disabilities
b. Katie
will
continue
to
work
with
this
community
action
group
c. Explore
ways
to
‘mainstream’
disabled
issues
into
the
CERT
course
or
other
emergency
preparedness
trainings
offered
by
the
town
d. Discussed
how
to
identify
disabled
individuals
in
the
Town
of
Dryden
i. Handicapped
Parking
Hangers
distributed
through
the
Town
ii. NYSEG
list
of
customers
on
oxygen
f. Citizens
Preparedness
Presentation
at
Neptune
Hose
Fire
Dept.
(Village
of
Dryden)
a. Request
sent
by
Christina
Dravis
to
New
York
State
Citizens
Preparedss
Corps
for
presentation
on
Tuesday,
Sept.
17,
2019
Next
Town
Board
Meeting:
July
18,
2019
-‐
6:00pm
Next
Safety
and
Preparedness
Committee
Meeting:
August
5,
2019
-‐
Varna
Fire
Station
-‐7:00pm