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October 12, 2005, 7 p.m. LAH EOC
Called to order 7PM 2005 Oct 12, at Town Hall, with pledge of allegiance.
Roll Call:
Excused: David Pratt, Scott Overstreet, Bob Hall David Gilmour, Ray Egan, Maynard Stevenson.
(Note: Scott and Maynard were in CERT training.)
Present: Dru Anderson, Chair; and Ed Jones, Al Whaley, Lynn McLeod, Rick Ellinger, Jim
Abraham, Sam Wood, Robert Anderson.
Attending: Jean Mordo, council member and licensed ham.
September Minutes: Reviewed and approved.
Other Agenda Matters:
Moved, seconded, and approved to move meeting to 3rd Monday of the month, at town
hall/EOC, 7 p.m., and to incorporate Monday night SPECS check-in to the meeting activities.
There was discussion about antennas, location of EOC, planning, and potential uses of Heritage
House.
The committee welcomed Lynn McLeod to the LAH ECC committee. She was recently appointed
by the LAH town council.
Committee chair Dru Anderson presented a challenge for the group to work on: What can we
get running in 5 minutes at EOC to be functional?
Rick agreed to update the criteria list on the roster, EC, AEC, mutual aid responders, equipment
and skills.
A motion was passed to encourage Public Safety Officer to obtain a ham license as a further aid
to shared knowledge of communication capabilities and needs.
The emergency sign for cars is a go. The committee also agreed that PowerFlares would be an
asset for the grab n’ go kit needs. Rick will follow up.
We agreed to an ad-hoc meeting for training Oct 17, @ 7 p.m. Rick to lead meeting as Dru will
be attending a PHWD meeting @ 6:30 p.m. and may be delayed.
Discussion on digital modes deferred to Oct. 17 meeting. HF still interesting, for other purposes,
such as linking to Saturn net.
Backup repeater is not yet ordered, but purchase order will be revised and it will go by the end of
the month. It was suggested to buy some pass band filter for the radios, as needed.
The meeting was adjourned at 9 pm.
Announcements:
Agreed: Set for Monday, November 21, 2005 @ 7:00 PM. for next ECC meeting. Earlier technical
discussion at 3 or 4PM is OK, same day, as needed.
LAH ECC Secretary,
Rick Ellinger
Emergency Coordinator, Los Altos Hills