MINUTES
VMICC PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, October 14th, 1998, 7:30 PM



INTRODUCTIONS: Cathy Rogers, school district


ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Mon Oct 19th -- VMICC General Meeting, 7:30 PM, Chautauqua School
 Tue Oct 20th -- WSF South Sound Ferry Advisory Committee Meeting
 6:30 PM, Fauntleroy Church Hall
 Mon Oct 26th -- VMICC Transportation Committee, 7:00 PM, Vashon Library
 Mon Nov 2nd -- VMICC Board Meeting, 7:30 PM, Chautauqua School
 Tue Nov 3rd -- Election day, including vote for VMICC board members
 Wed Nov 11th -- Veterans Day -- VMICC Safety Committee, 7:30 PM

QUICK COMMENTS, ITEMS TO ADD TO AGENDA, APPROVAL OF MINUTES, ETC.
 Minutes of 9/9/98 approved with correction - Rick Frye had not yet gotten
his CERT training - has since completed course and can/will provide
training for the community
 Comments on Northend traffic problems; also shoulder paving in TNR

PRESENTATION
 Disaster Planning for Vashon -- Island School Preparedness
Scheduled presenter did not come -- Cathy Rogers filled in for her
 Gave rundown on Sound shake exercise at Chautauqua
 Anticipated traffic gridlock (as parents, etc. try to come and pick up
kids) is major issue with no immediate solution - worry about material
spill at K2 blocking major access - Mike Weed implied that is unlikely -
intersection at Center likely to be gridlock point anyway
 Note: Kids will only be released to previously authorized persons
 Sheltering kids on busses, if necessary, was discussed
 Present radio communications distance limited - working with hams - cell
phones may not be working
 Generally drills went well - co-ordination with outside world not so good
More general discussion
 Again the issue of water and water storage arose - almost no one is well
prepared

OTHER BUSINESS
 Next meeting on Veterans Day - Hopefully Puget Power & the Mormans will
have representatives to discuss their preparedness for disasters.