HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Safety (Committee) - 02/19/2004 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 19, 2004
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Debbie Raplee, Les Thomas,Deborah Ranniger, Chair
The meeting was called to order by Deborah Ranniger at 5:07PM. Les Thomas was absent.
Chair Ranniger stated that she would contact Les Thomas following this meeting to review the
action items on this agenda and to get his concurrence.
Chair Deborah Ranniger called for any additions to the meeting. Chief Crawford asked to present
an action item, Chair Ranniger agreed and the U.S. Department of Education Fund for
Improvement in Post secondary Education Program grant was added to the agenda.
Approval of Minutes of January 15,2004
Committee Member Debbie Raplee moved to approve the minutes of the January 15,2004
meeting. The motion was seconded and passed 2-0.
FEMA Emergency Management Performance Brant—ACCEPT
Fire Chief Jim Schneider reviewed the grant and the proposed use of funds. He thanked several
of his members of his staff for their work on this grant.
Debbie Raplee moved to recommend accepting the grant from the State of Washington
Military Department,Emergency Management Division in the amount of$53,236 and
authorizing the Mayor to sign the contract,to place this on the Consent Calendar of the
March 2,2004 Council Meeting,and to establish budget documents as required.
The motion was seconded and passed 2-0.
Emergency and Basic Life Support Ambulance Services Agreement -AUTHORIZE
Fire Chief Jim Schneider reviewed the agreement and explained some changes from previous
agreements.
Debbie Raplee moved to recommend placing the Emergency and Basic Life Support
Ambulance Services Agreement on the Consent Calendar of the March 2, 2004 Council
Meeting and authorizing the Mayor to sign the agreement.
The motion was seconded and passed 2-0.
Fire Department Work Plan for 2004—INFORMATION ONLY
Chief Schneider reviewed the Kent Fire Department Work Plan for 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD)kits for police vehicles—INFORMATION ONLY
Captain Mike Painter displayed one of the kits and thanked the Kent Police Explorer Post for
many hours they spent assembling the kits for Region 6 agencies. He also spoke about the Region
6 Homeland Security Council Workgroups Structure.
U.S.Department of Education,Fund for Improvement in Post secondary Education
Program—AUTHORIZE
Debra LeRoy, Research and Development Analyst,reviewed the grant and explained how the
funds would be used.
Debbie Raplee moved to authorize the Kent Police Department to apply for the U.S.
Department of Education,Fund for Improvement in Post secondary Education (FIPSE)
Program, and placing this on the Consent Calendar for the March 2,2004 Council Meeting.
The motion was seconded. Les Thomas joined the meeting at this time. Chair Ranniger
briefly reviewed the grant with him and the motion passed 3-0.
Chair Ranniger asked for concurrence from Les Thomas on the three action items on the
original agenda and he so concurred. Those items passed 3-0.
The meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM.
JOT mpson
Public Safety Committee Minutes 2
February 19,2004