approved meeting minutes- approved at 3/21/2019 sccc meeting · don davis (region 3 rept), don...

Approved Meeting Minutes- Approved at 3/21/2019 SCCC Meeting

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StatewideCitizenCorpsAdvisoryCouncilMeetingJanuary17,2019MeetingMinutes

DESPPHeadquarters,Room3231111CountryClubRoadMiddletown,CT06457

VotingMembersInAttendance:

InPerson:DonDavis(Region3REPT),DonJanelle(CEMA),EricScoville(CCPPlanner),HarleyGraime(Region3REPT),JoelSeverance(Region2REPT),MarkAmatrudo(Co‐Chair),NormaPeterson(Region1REPT),WilliamTurley(DEMHSRegion3),

ViaPhone:JimLarkin(Region4REPT)PaulGibb(Region1REPT)JoannaRogalski(Region5REPT)KatherineMcCormack(CTMRC)

VotingMembersAbsent:JeanDavies(Region2REPT),JohnField(DEMHSRegion2),MichelleDeluca(Region1REPT),MikeCaplet,(DEMHSRegion5),RobertKenny(DEMHSRegion1),VacantCo‐Chair(RegionalCoordinator),Vacant,(DEMHSRegion5),Vacant,(Region4REPT),

QuorumPresent:YesOthersInAttendance(Person/Phone):BobFreeman(HamdenOEM),CorrineRueb(CTDPH),HenryPaszczuk(Region5Office),HenryPaszczuk(Region5),RitaStewart(DEMHSGrants),StephanieMcGuire(DPHMRCRepresentative)

I. CalltoOrder&PledgeofAllegiance(1:30)

II. Opening&PublicComments:

StateEmergencyManagementDirectorintroducedthenewDEMHSDeputyCommissionerReginaY.RushKittlewhobeganthemeetingwithanintroductionandbriefoverviewofherexperience.Directordiscussedtheimpendingwinterstormexpectedfortheweekend.

AmotionmadetoapproveSeptember20,2018MeetingMinutes.MotionmadebyDonDavis,secondedbyHarleyGraime,MotionCarried.

Co‐ChairDeputyChiefMarkAmatrudoannouncedhisplannedretirementfromWiltonFireDepartment.Hewillmaintainhisroleonthiscommitteeforthetimebeing.

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III. DESPP/DEMHSGrantsReport:

RitaStewartprovidedanupdateofgrantsapprovedbytheStrategicPlanningandCommunityPreparednessUnitatDESPP.SheremindedthecommitteethatworkandservicespurchasedthroughCCP(HSGP)fundingmustbepre‐approvedbytheSPCPunit;teamscannotsubmitforworknotpre‐approved.

FinancialReportSeeattachedfinancialreportcompiledbyRitaStewart.ThetotalbudgetforFFY2016is$75,000andFY2017is$85,500.Ifalloftheapprovedprojectscomeinforreimbursementattheinitialamounttheywereapprovedfor,all2016fundswillbeexpendedwitharemainingFY2017balanceof$57,358.46.

Anadditionalallocationof$5,909.00wasapprovedatthemostrecentmeetingoftheHomelandSecurityWorkingGroupforFY2016,theseadditionalfundswillbeincludedinthenextfinancialreport.

AnewdeliverablebasedcompletionreportwillbeupdatedanddisseminatedtothecommitteeatthenextmeetingoftheSCCC.

AmotiontoacceptthereportmadebyDonJanelle,SecondedbyHarleyGraime,motioncarries.

IV. RegionalCouncilUpdates/Reports:Reports provided to the Council at the bi-monthly meeting are now attached to the meeting minutes, a summary of reports received is below. Funding may be tied to the delivery of this report, please be sure to deliver this report.

Report Report Received/Attached to Mins.

DEMHS Region 1 Robert Kenny- DEMHS Region 4 Coordinator Yes No Michelle Deluca- Region 1 REPT Yes No Norma Peterson- Region 1 REPT (MetroCOG) Yes No

DEMHS Region 2 John Field- DEMHS Region 2 Coordinator Yes No Joel Severance- Region 2 REPT (RiverCOG) Yes No Jeanne Davies-Region 2 REPT (RiverCOG) Yes No

DEMHS Region 3 William Turley- DEMHS Region 3 Coordinator

Yes No

Harley Graime- Region 3 REPT (CRCOG) Yes No Don Davis- Region 3 REPT (CRCOG) Yes No

DEMHS Region 4 Mike Caplet, DEMHS Region 4 Coordinator Yes No Vacant Yes No Jim Larkin- Region 4 REPT (NECOG) Yes No

DEMHS Region 5 Tom Vannini- Region 5 Coordinator Yes No Joanna Rogalski- Region 5 REPT (NVCOG) Yes No Paul Gibb- Region 5 REPT (NHCOG) Yes No

CEMA Don Janelle Yes No


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MRC Katherine McCormack Yes No

V. OldBusiness:

AnnualTrainingDay

TheannualCCPtrainingdayhasbeenpushedto2019,oncewepickadatewecanmoveforward.Thenextstepsaretosetupadate;determineandlineuptrainingclasses,andfindalargeenoughvenue.TheFireAcademyandtheStatePoliceTrainingAcademyarebothpossiblelocationsforthistypeoftraining.

SCCCBestPractices

ThepossibilityofcompilinganewslettertemplateforCERTteamsaroundthestatewasdiscussed.Thetemplatecanbedesignedtoincludespaceforlocalteaminformationandstatewideinformation.MRCcurrentlyhasanewsletter.

Anannualtrainingsubcommitteehasbeencreatedinthepast,wewillbediscussingtheformationofothersubcommitteesinthefuture

Backpacks‐InventoryStatus

FollowupwithDEMHStrainingandoperationstodetermineifbackpackshavebeenpurchasedandthecurrentnumbersofbackpacksinstorage.

VI. NewBusiness/Roundtable:

2018AnnualActivityReport‐FormandProcess

Annualactivityreportshavebeensentout.Itwasmentionedthatsometeamsdidnotreceivethisform.EricScovillewillresendthisformtoSCCCmembersfordisseminationtotheirteams.

CERTTeam&MRCUnitContactInformation‐UpdateNeeded

Thisisanongoingprocesswhichispartoftheannualactivityreportingprocess.Furtherinformationandupdateswillbeforthcoming.

MeetingSchedulefor2019

ThecommitteediscussedmovingtheSCCCmeetingtoaquarterlyscheduletobettermirrorotherDEMHSAdvisoryCommitteeworkinggroup/sub‐committeeschedules.Itwasmentionedthatwiththischange,specialmeetingcanbeheldforitemsneedingimmediateattention.AmotionwasmadeinsupportofchangingtoaquarterlymeetingschedulefortheSCCCwithmeetingsinMarch,June,andSeptemberin2019madebyDonJanelleandSecondedbyHarleyGraime,motioncarries.1abstentionbyJoelSeveranceisdulynoted.


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AnupdatetotheSCCCbylawswilloccurafterconsultationwithDEMHSleadershipregardingthismotion.AnyupdateswillbemadeavailableattheMarchmeetingoftheSCCC.

CreationofStandingCommittees–Discussion

Standingcommitteesareallowableunderthecurrentbylaws,nochangeisnecessary.Discussionofcommitteesandleadershipwilloccurinfuturemeetings.

Monthly/QuarterlyTeam/UnitReports‐BestPracticeofConsistentcommunicationwithunit/teammembers.

Topictabledforfuturediscussion

AdditionalDiscussion

Itwasnotedwiththegovernmentshutdown,CERTmanualsareincreasinglydifficulttoobtain.Arethereelectronicversionsofthismanualavailable?Ifnotaretherewaystodisseminatethattothegroup?

VII. Adjournment‐(3:05PM)MotionmadebyJoelSeverance,SecondedbyDonDavis.MotionCarriedunanimously.

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