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Home My WebLink AboutDecember 16 1/2 Minutes Town of Los Altos Hills EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 7:00 PM, Recreation Building Roll call: Member Call Sign Attended Absent Jim Abraham W6EB Dru Anderson KG6LAD P Bob Anderson KC6ZWG P Ray Egan W6FQY P Charlie Ellinger KI6JPM P Rick Ellinger, EC, Chairman KJ6NU P Andy Fawcett KI6MAF P David Gilmour WQ1K P Bob Hall KF6DHX P Edwin R Jones, Secretary W7WPO P Andrew Kirk WB6CLS P Lynn McLeod KG6YIT E Scott Overstreet N6NXI E David Pratt K6LWT E Miles Seiver KI6LDU P Terry Smith K7YNO E "Smitty" Smithwick W6CS E Maynard Stevenson W7MVT P Jerry Tomanek KI6BYL E Gary Waldeck K6AIR P Al Whaley KV6U E Sam Wood K6MSR p Associate Members Call Sign Peter Berman K6PJB Bob Lisbonne KG6HOD Ed Radlo AJ6V Bob Fenwick K6GX Other Hams present Bob Rowe AF6LD P Council Liaison Rich Larsen P 2/2 The meeting was called to order by Chair Ed Jones at 7:00 pm. Bob Anderson moved to approve the minutes of the November meeting (with date of battery exchange changed to the January meeting), seconded by Ray Egan and passed. Ed Jones reported that it is Los Altos Hills’s responsibility to run the January Southern Peninsula Emergency Communication System weekly nets. Ed Jones volunteered for Jan 5, Gary Waldeck for Jan 12, Rick Ellinger for Jan 19, and Dru Anderson for Jan 26. Ray Egan reported on the status of installing an antenna at the La Cresta water tank site. He believed (according to Steve Garcia) that the project would be completed by Christmas. He also reported that the Purissima Hills Water District is in the process of choosing a certified welder. Sam Wood explained that galvanization for the project, as it is for outdoor use, should be of the “hot dipped” variety. Ed Jones reported on the status of equipping the Foothill College fire station to serve as a second emergency operations center. He and Steve Garcia are planning to present the case for the antenna at the fire station to the Santa Clara Fire Department at its board of directors meeting in January. Dru Anderson reminded the committee that the annual Southern Peninsula Emergency Communications System meeting will take place on January 17 at 8am in the El Camino Hospital cafeteria. The Southern Valley Emergency Communications System quarterly breakfast will take place on January 24 at 9am in the Santa Clara Senior Center. SPECS will also be holding a one-day “cram” session for amateur radio licensing on January 24 at the First Baptist Church in Los Altos. The committee introduced itself to attending Mayor Rich Larsen. Bob Anderson moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:36 pm, seconded by Gary Waldeck and passed. Respectfully submitted, Miles Seiver LAHECC Member (filling in for Jerry Tomanek, secretary)