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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 2 1 Minutes Town of Los Altos Hills EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE April 2, 2013 @ 7:00 PM, LAH Council Chambers Roll call (14 members + 2 visitors): P = present, E = excused, no mark = absent Member Call Sign Attendance Jim Abraham W6EB P Dru Anderson KG6LAD P Bob Anderson KC6ZWG P Ray Egan W6FQY P Andy Fawcett KI6MAF P Bill Gibbons K6GH P Jim Heintzelman KD6Y P Edwin R Jones, EC W7WPO E Andrew Kirk WB6CLS P Duncan MacMillan, Chair KI6VMY P Scott Overstreet N6NXI P Bob Rowe, Vice Chair AF6LD P Miles Seiver, Secretary KI6LDU P Maynard Stevenson W7MVT P Sam Wood K6MSR P Others Present Call Sign Attendance Marsha Hovey KG6CYV P Mike Sanders, LAHCFD P Gary Waldeck, Council Liaison K6AIR E 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by chair Duncan MacMillan KI6VMY, who took roll call (see attached ICS 211A Check-in List). 3. Review and approve past meeting minutes – Duncan led review of the minutes of the 3/05/2013 ECC meeting. The minutes were unanimously approved, upon a motion by Jim Abraham W6EB. 4. Public comments from the floor – Mike Sanders of LAHCFD described an upcoming showcase of an emergency communications service offered by Sprint on Monday, April 15 at the San Mateo Executive Briefing Center, 10am+. He also presented a draft version of a vehicle placard that will be distributed to LAH emergency response volunteers. It was suggested that the vinyl sign for ECC members be amended to include “emergency communications.” On the evening of May 15th, there is the potential of a CERT class visit to an ECC demo. Andy Fawcett volunteered to be present for this event to demo the ECC packet radio set -up. 4. Update on the County and State – EC Ed Jones not present. 5. Comments by Council Liaison – Council Liaison Gary Waldeck not present. 2 6. Old business – a. Associate status & monitoring participation – Ray Egan W6FQY presented a list of ECC associate members who had not met ECC participation requirements for the first quarter of 2013. Jim moved that the individuals be removed from associate membership. The motion was approved unanimously. Ray and Duncan will craft a notice to associate members who are being removed, attempting to maintain a relationship/reinstatement option. Dru Anderson KG6LAD suggested that contact information for the individuals be kept in the event additional amateur radio operators are needed. Jim advised Mike Sanders update the CERT email list to reflect current ECC membership. Duncan reported that he had located the misplaced records of equipment issued to ECC members. Duncan has used the records to determine which former associate members are in possession of ECC equipment. The topic of a missing ICOM IC-7000 radio was brought up. Dru suggested Steve Garcia’s records might be useful for locating it. Jim will send the purchase order for the radio to Marsha Hovey KG6CYV and Duncan if he finds it in his records. b. CERT - EOC communications & MV packet upgrade – Andy Fawcett KI6MAF has updated the packet radio set-up in the ECC to use the latest packet report form, including the Mountain View upgrades for reporting peg counts as well as some fine-tuning for our uses. c. Interim EOC (preliminary equipment list) – Nothing significant to report; work on the list is in progress and Jim Abraham hopes to report further at next meeting , once input is received from Richard Chiu, City engineer. d. 3.5 GHz radio application 5/25/13 clock - Sam Wood K6MSR is working to organize a meeting between the ECC parties interested and the radio donor to review operation of the radios. Duncan noted that the application on the table is for a terminal-terminal data communication application to replace packet. If a reasonable application that answers equipment documentation, parts/repair, and other support questions is forthcoming; the 5/25 clock may be rewound. e. Update of ECC pages on LAH website - Ray queried the group for desired changes to the ECC website. Duncan suggested that basic information for local hams who want to help in an emergency be added. Jim Heintzleman KD6Y thought that contact information for unassociated local hams who want to join the ECC should be included. Marsha suggested the details on the local LAH weekly net be inserted; she added that a page with information important in an emergency for all Town citizens will be added to the main LAH website. Scott Overstreet N6NXI wanted to confirm that the ECC charter is on the website (it appears to be but will be checked). f. Our Town newsletter article (now June) - The article will come out in June. Photos for the article will be taken in the EOC after the ECC meeting. Anyone having photos to offer were encouraged to get them to Duncan ASAP, Dru indicating that she might have some fairly recent vintage photos from drills. 7. New business – a. Recruiting for “Ham Cram” training – The SPECS organization is sponsoring an upcoming “Ham Cram” training. Dru asked that handouts be passed out at the event for new hams who are interested in getting involved in emergency communications. b. Recruiting for LAH Pathways Run – Jim Heintzlemen, Andy Fawcett, and Andy Kirk volunteered to work at the run. 3 c. Recruiting for Fundamentals of Emergency Communication class – Duncan reported that this event is coming up in May. d. Bob Rowe AF6LD asked about the status of vests for members who had not received them upon joining the committee. Marsha said that funds are available for additional ECC vests to be purchased. Ray has information on where to purchase new vests. Members were asked to annotate the attendance list if they needed a helmet or vest (indicating size). 8. Upcoming events (https://www.scc-ares-races.org/activities/events.php) a. Packet Level 1 - Part B training, 4/06, 9 am -noon, SV Public Safety HQ b. SCC OES Large Animal Evac class, 4/03, 6:30 pm; LAH El Monte Fire Station c. CERT 5-week class, 4/09+, 6 - 9 pm; 5th: May 11, 9:00 am - noon d. EC Council Meeting, 4/11, 7:30 - 9 pm, SCC EOC e. Field Ops Level 1 - Part A,4/18,6 pm, venue TBD f. 23rd Sea Otter Classic, 4/19-21, 9 am, Fort Ord g. Amateur Radio License Training Testing, 4/20, 8 am - 5 pm, Los Altos Hills h. Comm. Exercise, The TECH Challenge, 4/20 & 4/21, The TECH i. March of Dimes Walk, 4/27, 7:30 am, Cesar Chavez Plaza, San Jose j. Packet Level 2 - Adv/Troubleshooting, 5/04, 9 am, SV Public Safety HQ k. LAH Pathways Run, 5/11, 9 am - 1 pm, Westwind Barn/Bryne Preserve l. CERT BBQ, 5/11, noon m. Field Ops Level 1B & 2, 5/16, 6 pm, venue TBD n. Intro to Emergency Communications, 5/22, 6 pm, 1000 Villa St, MV 9. Adjournment – There being no further business, it was moved and unanimously approved to adjourn at 8:06 p.m. Prepared and respectfully submitted by Miles Seiver, KI6LDU, secretary. Commented [D1]: Moved Mike Sander's comments to Item 4, Public comments from the floor.