MINUTES
VMICC PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, January 13th, 1999, 7:30 PM



INTRODUCTIONS


ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Mon Jan 18th -- VMICC General Meeting, 7:30 PM, Chautauqua School
 Tues Jan 19th -- South Sound Ferry Advisory Comm Mtg, 7PM, Chautauqua School
 Tues Jan 19th -- Greg Nickels Vashon Town Hall Meeting, 7:30PM, Library
 Mon Jan 25th -- VMICC Transportation Committee Meeting, 7PM, Library
 Mon Feb 1st -- VMICC Board Meeting, 7:30 PM, Chautauqua School
 Mon Feb 8th -- VMICC Policy Committee Meeting, 7:30PM, Library
 Wed Feb 10th -- VMICC Public Safety Comm Meeting, 7:30PM, Old Fire Station

QUICK COMMENTS, ITEMS TO ADD TO AGENDA, APPROVAL OF MINUTES, ETC.
 Minutes of November and December meetings approved

PRESENTATION
 Video on Y2K -- Mark Musick -- Very brief intro to problem & Conference
 Y2K Planning -- Eric Holdeman, Manager, KC Office of Emergency Management
 Millenium fever -- everybody has an opinion on Y2K 
 Many organizations working on planning for Y2K -- City, KC, State, FEMA,
etc.
 Like any disaster -- neighborhoods should be first level of preparedness
 Y2K could be anything from nothing to something awful
 Prepare for a severe winter storm is probably best planning; stock pile a
few days
 supply of food, water, gasoline, money, etc. -- services may not be
available
 Electric power is key -- expect some power loss -- Bonneville can disconnect
from 
 the national grid if necessary to keep power in this region
 On Vashon any disaster handling starts with the fire department; KC has no=

 special plan or priority for Vashon -- they take issues in order of
importance
 How bad? Read credible sources and make up your own mind
 Biggest problem -- embedded systems
 Vashon is first community to ask Eric to speak in public on Y2K issue
 Significant problems for more than a few days very unlikely
 Y2K effect will build up from April on -- not just a New Year's Eve event 
 Mark Musick -- Gave list of Y2K organizations & topics
 Approach Y2K as disaster practice -- It's up to the community to plan
 Gardner -- we are working on drafts of a letter to island organizations

 Video on Disaster Training -- Rick Frye -- delayed to next month

OTHER BUSINESS
 Committee approach to hunting issue -- in particular, illegal hunting
 Study ways to minimize illegal hunting
 Bill Tobin's report to be available at the next meeting -- good starting
point