> Draft HMRC meeting minutes 10-1-04
> 3 p.m. Vashon Library
> Review public participation grant proposal for department of ecology 
> for
> 2005-2007 bi-ennium.  May Gerstle reports on items included in proposal:
> 1.  Island-wide survey of islanders' needs vis a vis heavy metals.
> 2.  Enhanced web page maintenance
> 3.  Symposiums or other oral presentations, as determined by needs 
> assessments.
> 4.  Safe gardening practices and soil sampling demos.
> 5.  Technical consultant for technical reports, etc, written materials 
> and articles for public on a regular basis.
> 6.  Develop business plan to help get a compost facility going on the 
> island.
> 7.  Canvassing project for toxic island neighborhoods.  Hire team 
> leader and team to do door-to-door canvassing, information gathering 
> and dissemination on heavy metals issue.
> 8.  Hire somebody to develop press releases and symposiums as needed.
>
> Seattle/King Co. public health report.
> 2 employees are switching their FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) 
> responsibilities so that Bonnie Meyer has less Tacoma Smelter Plume 
> (TSP) responsibilities.
> They plan to do outreach to Vashon homeschoolers.  7 new child use 
> areas added on Vashon.  They are looking at Pacific Crest School.  
> They did some ferry surveys of the public, and plan to do some mailed 
> surveys.  Plans to print more health care provider brochures.  Public 
> health, ecology producing a video oriented toward 3-5 year olds on 
> heavy metals issue, in English and Spanish, will be available at preschools, libraries, etc.
> They are preparing their bi-ennium proposal to department of ecology 
> as well.  One of the proposals is to have monies available for free 
> residential soil testing for a limited time, on a 
> first-come-first-served basis.
>
> Ecology reports:  Kitsap and Pierce Co. done with sampling, Thurston 
> and King Co will be done soon.  Kitsap highest at 37 PPM.  Thurston Co.
> somewhat higher.  Ft. Lewis did not allow any sampling.  Ft.Lewis was 
> concerned about their potential liability for cleanup.  There will be 
> a web update of heavy metals in early December, with new info added in.
> Grupo Mexico is the corporation that bought ASARCO.  Because ASARCO 
> has been named as the potentially Liable Person (PLP) individuals 
> could choose to sue ASARCO for the pollution.  ASARCO cleanup in 
> Ruston: Buildings are down on the site, fine ore bins in the arsenic 
> kitchen have been dismantled.  They contained greater than/ or equal to 10,000 PPM arsenic.
>
> Legislature draft by Dave Upthegrove to implement recommendations of 
> the area-wide task force.  Molly has taken on a large project in 
> Vancouver that utilizes her skills.  Marian and Guy doing her former work with TSP.
> Norm Peck is now in NW regional office in Bellevue.
>
> Dockton Park- SIKC Public Health, DOE and HMRC walk through meeting:  
> Maps were shown and some areas walked where samples were taken.  Doug 
> Jones who was a sampler there was in attendance.  The highest 
> concentrations were uphill by horse trails at 200 PPM.  Discussion was made of King Co.
> possibly putting up a sign up hill on trail to effect of- 'High 
> Arsenic- Do not allow children to put dirt in mouth.'  We will work 
> together to get 50% DOE grant matching funds along with KC parks 50% 
> to remediate area by playground and under picnic tables via 1 of 2 
> bioremediation plans proposed by Dr. Rita Schenck.
>
> Oct. 30 Symposium:  Fliers and materials were shared.  Ecology may not 
> have receieved outlines of symposium talks.  Sharon Hopkins is a vet 
> with SIKC public health in environmental hazards section.
>
> Next Meeting: 1st Friday in December- 12/3 , 3 PM at Vashon Library.