MINUTES
VMICC PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, March 10th, 1999, 7:30 PM



INTRODUCTIONS


ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Mon Mar 15th -- VMICC General Meeting, 7:30 PM, Chautauqua School
 Wed Mar 17th -- VMICC Land Use Committee, 7:30 PM, Chautauqua School 
 Mon Mar 22nd -- VMICC Transportation Committee Meeting, 7PM, Library
 Tue Mar 23rd -- KC Guard rail/Equestrian Community meeting at 5PM, Library
 Mon Apr 5th -- VMICC Board Meeting, 7:30 PM, Chautauqua School
 Mon Apr 12th -- VMICC Policy Committee Meeting, 7:30PM, Old Kindergarden
 Wed Apr 14th -- VMICC Public Safety Comm Meeting, 7:30PM, Old Fire Station

QUICK COMMENTS, ITEMS TO ADD TO AGENDA, APPROVAL OF MINUTES, ETC.
No guard rails installed in 1999; county is studying implications of Vashon
being an equestrian community
Minutes for meetings of Jan 13th and Feb 10th approved with minor
corrections

PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION
 Y2K Subcommittee Report -- Mark Musick or Robert Gluckson
 Chris Fedde reported -- Mark Musick not present and Robert Gluckson
resigned
 Committee met just prior to this meeting is in the process of
re-organizing
 Y2K miniconference on Feb 28th was a success -- list of attendees kept
 Web site being put together -- www.Vashon-Y2K.org
 Education is the main focus -- need for more publicity
 Plan to develop a motion regarding need for preparation
 Next meeting tentatively Mar 24th, 7PM, J. L. Scott

 Illegal Hunting -- The Tobin Report & Beyond
 Fred Hanson reported -- New state hunting rules not available yet
 Distributed Fish and Wildlife document on how to report a crime
 Excellent report -- had copious detail
Fred suggested if you have an armed, uninvited person on your property the
best strategy to get action was call 911 and report armed intruder
 Other comments -- Hunting essential to control deer population -- hunting
rules online -- Publicity needed in the summer -- Helps to post property

OTHER BUSINESS
 Medical supply gap in case of emergency
 Nancy Douglas reported -- she had met with all the physicians on the islan=
d
 Agreement on need to stockpile certain medical supplies not here now
 Caches -- at least the health center and the fire department
 Need for funds to acquire this stockpile
 Planning a seminar in the fall for physicians on how to deal with
earthquake
 Provided a sample list of supplies
 Also provided an article from the New England Journal of Medicine,
"Current Concepts: A Medical Disaster Response to Reduce Immediate Mortalit=
y
after an Earthquake"