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Emergency Communications Committee Minutes
Tuesday, June 2, 7:00 to 8:20 pm
Meeting was held via Google Meet Online Video Conference
Members Call Sign Attendance
Dru Anderson, Co-Chair KG6LAD P
Eduardo Arias, Co-Chair KM6LSX P
Bob Anderson KC6ZWG P
Ben H. L. Hu, Secretary KK6HH P
Edwin R Jones W7WPO P
Terry Kearney KM6LTQ P
Andrew Kirk WB6CLS P
Scott Overstreet N6NXI P
Jay Sutaria KN6JAY P
Sam Wood K6MSR E
Council/Staff
Kavita Tankha,Council Liaison A
Associate Members
Larry Carr KE6AGJ P
Peter Evans AI6MV P
Dave Stewart KJ6JQT P
Neil Katin, EC K2LL P
Guests:
Marsha Hovey KG6CYV P
J Logan, LAHCFD P
Denise Gluhan, LAHCFD KM6IFY P
1.At 19:02 hours, Dru KG6LAD, Co-Chair called the online meeting to order.
(a)Roll Call: Ben KK6HH called roll. Attendance: 16 including 9 members, 4
associates, and 3 guests. Andy WB6CLS joined the meeting at 19:30 due to
some technical login difficulty and J. Logan of LAHCFD, joined shortly after that.
(b)Minutes of May 5 2020 approved subject to a revision. Terry KM6LTQ pointed
out on item 4a that Denise KM6IFY did an update on her programs on the audio
link. Terry KM6LTQ moved to approve the revised May minutes. Approved by 8
members present in during the roll call vote. Andy WB6CLS was absent for the
vote as noted on (a).
2.No update from the Council Liaison Kavita Tankha as she was absent.
3.EC Report Update and Activities - Neil K2LL, EC:
(a)The Earthquake Activation process remains largely unchanged but would be
updated to reflect conditions of the current Shelter-in-Place (SIP), Neil
suggested allowing the IC to decide how to implement “social distancing” in the
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current, rapidly-changing environment. For example, the IC could decide
whether to allow 2 persons in the car for surveying the damage.
(b)Neil is drafting plans for the training/drill and would then discuss with Marsha
KG6CYV and Denise KM6IFY.
4.Public comments from the floor:
(a)Denise Gluhan KM6IFY, LAHCFD Emergency Services Manager, alerted all
present to the extensive training and discussions for her regular Wednesday
evening virtual meetings. PG&E’s presentation on the Public Safety Power
Shutoff (PSPS) would start at 17:30. This one is particularly important and would
be recorded for those who could not attend the meeting.
(b)Dave KJ6JQT reported that he had completed the sizing survey with responses
from about 70 CERT/ECC and 8 ECC members. He is putting together a plan for
a quotation for about 100 custom-made vests, and then submitting to LAHCFD
for approval, and is hoping to have the vests ready in June. He commented
during his vest survey that some CERT members had expressed their renewed
interests to become active. Denise commented that since the ARK would be
accessible starting 6/3, the training/drill could start with members in new vests.
(c)Dru KG6LAD reported that Eduardo KM6LSX and she received a notice about
an agenda item on the 5/21 Town council meeting discussing a modification to
appoint associate members. They submitted a one-page opinion on behalf of
ECC for the Town council to consider and she spoke in the 5/21 Council
meeting. Dru showed the page to ECC members. She reported that Mayor Wu
planned to meet with her and Eduardo on the concerns.
5.New and Old Business
(a)Jay KN6JAY reported that he would start online check-in and out for the ECC
radio equipment. He asked whether any lending procedure would be needed for
the books. Dru expressed some procedure would be needed to track these
materials.
(b)Neil reported that the authorization for funding EOC purchases had been
obtained but he had not had a chance to order online due to SIP.
6.Tech Talk(s): ECC 2020-21 Goals
(a)Jay KN6JAY asked and discussed the scopes of Goal #1 of the ECC
1.To develop an outreach to the license amateur operators: Marsha mentioned
that she had sample mailing materials from the outreach of Cupertino and
would email Jay and Ben, after Dru's request. She suggested that some
wordings in the outreach letter as to what training, vetting, and time
commitment would be needed.
2.To encourage folks in the town to study/pass Amateur radio licenses
examinations. More discussion is to be done for the next meeting.
(b)Goal #2 of ECC: Coordinate the training/participation activities with the Town’s
Emergency Manager team guidelines (Marsha Hovey) to ensure common
objectives of town/LAHCFD emergency communications preparation.
1.Discussions are to be held among Marsha, Denise, and Neil, who will then
report back.
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7.Reminders: Please check online schedules for activities in the following:
a.LAH town events: http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/calendar.aspx.
b.County ARES/RACES courses & events:
http://www.scc-ares-races.org/aresraces.htm
c.CERT activities:http://www.lahcfd.org/community-programs/public-classes
d.EMERGENCY ALERTS:
i. LAH: http://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/381/EMERGENCY-ALERTS
ii. AlertSCC: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/alertscc/Pages/home.aspx
b.SPECS Monday Night Net information: www.specsnet.org. Northern SCC
emergency ham radio volunteer activities.
8. Adjourn: Before the conclusion of the meeting, Dru did a health & welfare check for
all the attendees in the meeting and all responded doing well. At 20:20 hours, Bob
KC6ZWG moved to adjourn; Terry seconded, and the motion was passed with a voice
vote. Andy WB6CLS did not voice his consent due to his audio difficulty.
Respectfully submitted: Ben Hu KK6HH, Secretary