Medical Reserve Corps Meeting
January 11, 2011 AM hours
Happy New Year 2011
ATTENDANCE TAKEN: Sue Davis, David R. Osborn, Mary Jane Tarver, Norm Crawford, Linda Brown, Todd Wright, Valarie Maestas, Charlotte Bobicki, Jim Felmlee, Jon Montano, Ileen Rivale, Linda Smith, Lisa Werts, Jeff Babcock, Dave Hayden
Agenda and Meeting Minutes approved as written and submitted
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1039 AM hours
ANNOUNCEMENTS/TRAININGS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
-CERT class – January 29, February 5, February 12, 2011
-Adult, Child, Infant CPR/AED/First Aid classes – January 8 and 22, 2011 (more classes to follow in the following months)
-SLV RETAC meeting – January 20, 2011
-All Hazards meeting – January 24, 2011
-Public Health Tabletop Exercise in San Luis for Costilla and Conejos Counties – January 18, 2011
-ICS 300 – February 1 – 2 and ICS 400 – February 9 – 10 Colorado Springs
-Alamosa County 9 Health Fair April 1, 2011;
-Rio Grande County Health Fair is March 26th, 2011 in Del Norte in the Mini Gym
CITIZEN CORPS COORDINATOR REPORT
November/December Activities:
-participated in Alamosa County Public Health Mass Care tabletop exercise
-Attended CPAC (Citizen Corps) workshop in Denver
-Participated in monthly DTR radio drills
-Participated in the state MRC and CVM conference calls (3)
-Attended SLV CART team work session on updating the SLV CART Emergency Operations Plan
-Attended SLV RETAC meeting
-Updated the MRC, CERT and Citizen Corps website information
-Two SLV MRC volunteers assisted with the CSU vaccination clinics
-Attended the UASI Conference in Denver
-Participated in Functional Needs Shelter Webinar by Red Cross
-Received 2010 – 2011 NACCHO capacity building funding - $5000
-Received scholarship to attend 2011 Public Health Preparedness Summit in Atlanta (MRC)
January Goals:
-Attend SLV RETAC meeting
-Attend CPAC and HLS meetings
-Complete and submit Citizen Corps quarterly reports
-Write Code Red emergency messages for dispatch
-Review budget updates for 2009 and 2010 MRC budgets with fiscal agent
-Participate in Public Heath Exercise in San Luis for Costilla and Conejos County Public Health Agencies.
-Attend All Hazards meeting
-Participate in Neighborhood Watch Webinar Exercise
-Update all valley volunteer lists with SLV Red Cross
-Offer CERT training in Alamosa
-Attend Alamosa Healthcare Coalition meeting
OLD BUSINESS
-Member training requirements – ICS 100 and NIMS 700 to be completed as soon as possible (certificate copies to Sue)
-CVM database update
-Colorado Veterinary MRC (CART) – January 22 – 23 training in Englewood by American Humane Association (Disaster Sheltering for Companion Animals)
-IS 00011.a Animals in Disaster: Community Preparedness (online class)
-Dave Hayden gave a summary of the UASI conference that he attended
a. Israeli law enforcement and suicide bombings
b. Peer support model for First Responder support here in the SLV
NEW BUSINESS
-Charlotte Bobicki brought her United States Senate survival pack to the meeting
Jim went through the pack to show all in attendance the contents
-Tent and Trailer Tour – 9 Health Fair in Alamosa? April 1
-Received 2010 – 2011 NACCHO capacity building funding - $5000
-Received scholarship to attend 2011 Public Health Preparedness Summit in Atlanta
-Elect/appoint new Vice Chair; Linda Smith has agreed to be the Vice Chair and conduct meetings in Sue’s absence.
-3rd annual Volunteer Capacity Building Workshop scheduled for June 23rd in Breckenridge
-Update vision/mission statements – create job action sheets – volunteers to help with these
-National MRC Conference scheduled for May 1 – 5 in Grapevine, Texas
-Ola Bovin and Dr. Bill Brinton volunteered to help with the outbreak in northern Colorado recently
-Linda Smith and Sue Davis will be working on the volunteer list for the SLV region
A call-down exercise and update will be occurring soon with all identified volunteers
-New protocols will be introduced to keep our elected officials safe. Charlotte Bobicki will provide this document for our review.
MEETING SCHEDULE CITIZEN AND MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS FOR 2011
January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11, November 8, December 13, January 10, 2012.
Next Advisory Council meeting February 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM
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Meeting adjourned at 1132 AM hours
David R. Osborn
EPRPlanning Coordinator
719 588 5600
San Luis Valley Regional Public Health Office of
Emergency Response, Preparedness, and Planning
8900 Independence Way
Alamosa, Colorado81101
719 587 5213
"Preparedness isn't by Coincidence"