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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 21, 2005
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Debbie Raplee,Les Thomas, Deborah Ranniger, Chair
• The meeting was called to order by Les Thomas at 5:03 PM.
• Debbie Ranniger's absence was excused and Ron Harmon attended in her absence.
• Debbie Raplee's absence was excused and Julie Peterson attended in her absence.
1. Approval of Minutes
Ron Harmon moved to approve the minutes of the March 17,2005 meeting.
The motion was seconded by Julie Peterson and passed 3-0.
2. EMS Pre-hospital Participation Grant -ACCEPT
Fire Chief Jim Schneider reviewed the planned use of the grant funds.
Julie Peterson moved to recommend placing the acceptance of the EMS Pre-hospital
Participation Grant in the amount of$1,290 on the Consent Calendar of the May 3,
2005 Council Meeting.
The motion was seconded by Ron Harmon and passed 3-0.
3. King County Office of Emergency Management Grant-ACCEPT
Fire Battalion Chief Pat Pawlak reviewed the purpose of the grant funding.
Ron Harmon moved to recommend placing acceptance of the grant received from
King County Office of Emergency Management in the amount of$21,250 on the
Consent Calendar of the May 3,2005 Council Meeting and authorizing the Mayor to
sign the grant agreement.
The motion was seconded by Julie Peterson and passed 3-0.
4. State Homeland Security Office of Domestic Preparedness Grant-ACCEPT
Fire Battalion Chief Pat Pawlak reviewed the purpose of the grant funding.
Julie Peterson moved to recommend placing acceptance of the State Homeland
Security Office of Domestic Preparedness Grant in the amount of$40,000 on the
Consent Calendar of the May 3,2005 Council Meeting and authorizing the Mayor to
sign the grant agreement.
The motion was seconded by Ron Harmon and passed 3-0.
5. Request to expend Emergency and Basic Life Support Ambulance Services Agreement
monies-AUTHORIZE
Fire Chief Jim Schneider reviewed the proposed use of funds collected from the agreement.
Ron Harmon moved to recommend placing the authorization for the Fire Department
to expend monies received fro ambulance companies as per Section S of the current
Services Agreement on the Consent Calendar of the May 3,2005 Council Meeting.
The motion was seconded by Julie Peterson and passed 3-0.
6. Kent City Code 9.01.010 amendment—"Emergency management organization—
Established"-ADOPT
Fire Battalion Chief Pat Pawlak explained the purpose of the amendment.
Julie Peterson moved to recommend placing adoption of an Ordinance of the City
Council, amending section 9.01.010 of the Kent City Code entitled "Emergency
management organization—Established"on the Consent Calendar of the May 3,2005
Council Meeting.
The motion was seconded by Ron Harmon and passed 3-0.
7. Resolution adopting the National Incident Management System—ADOPT
Fire Battalion Chief Pat Pawlak explained the purpose of adopting this resolution.
Ron Harmon moved to recommend adopting the Resolution related to the adoption of
the National Incident Management System and that the Resolution be placed on the
Consent Calendar of the May 3,2005 Council Meeting and authorize the Mayor to
sign.
The motion was seconded by Julie Peterson and passed 3-0.
8. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration grant application—
AUTHORIZE
Police Chief Ed Crawford introduced Debra LeRoy, R&D Analyst for the Police
Department and explained the purpose of the grant opportunity.
Julie Peterson moved to recommend applying for the Substance Abuse mental Health
Services Grant in the amount of$1,026,794.00 and placing this on the Consent
Calendar of the May 3,2005 Council Meeting.
The motion was seconded by Ron Harmon and passed 3-0.
9. Washington Traffic Safety Commission grant application—AUTHORIZE
Police Chief Ed Crawford reviewed the purpose of the grant application.
Ron Harmon moved to recommend applying for the Washington Traffic Safety
Commission(WTSC)grant in the amount of$5,000.00 and placing this on the Consent
Calendar of the May 3,2005 Council Meeting.
The motion was seconded by Julie Peterson and passed 3-0.
10. Washington Traffic Safety Commission grant—ACCEPT
Police Chief Ed Crawford reviewed the purpose of the grant funding.
Julie Peterson moved to recommend accepting the Washington Traffic Safety
Commission(WTSC)grant in the amount of$1,000.00 and placing this on the Consent
Calendar of the May 3,2005 Council Meeting.
The motion was seconded by Ron Harmon and passed 3-0.
11. Fireworks in Kent—Update
Police Chief Ed Crawford and Fire Chief Jim Schneider spoke about fireworks bans by
surrounding cities and the potential for fire danger if the current drought conditions
continue. Both chiefs stated that their departments will be working together again this year
on fireworks education and enforcement.
The meeting adjourned at 5:44 PM.
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Jo Thompson
Administrative Assistant
Public Safety Committee Minutes 2
April 21,2005