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tava] DOWNRIVER MUTUAL AID DOWNRIVER MUTUAL AID REGULAR MEETING Thursday, March 1, 2018 6:00 p.m. DCC Conference Room 122 Southgate, Michigan AGENDA Item Action Presented by 1) Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Jonathan Dropiewski, Chair 2) Roll Call & Introductions Chair Dropiewski 3) Adoption of Agenda Approval Chair Dropiewski 4) Board Minutes of 2-1-2018 Approval Tim Keyes, Board Secretary 5) Downriver Mutual Aid Committee Report: Approval a) DRANO Report (no report) DIFILE. Ken Dilg b) Police Chief Report Public Safety Director Jeff Smith c) Fire Chief Report Chief Jeff Drouillard 6) New Business Information Chair Dropiewski 7) Information Items: a) 8) Remarks from the Audience Chair Dropiewski 9) Adjournment NOTE: The next Board meeting is scheduled for May 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m, SPECIAL NOTICE; If any person requires a Sign Language Specialist (Signer) be present at this meeting for a hearing- impaired individual, please contact (734) 362-2489 with 48-hour notice and one will be made avaliable, MEMBER COMMUNITIES: + Allen Park + Brows Melvindale + River Rouge + Riverview * Ro wn * Ecorse + Flat Reck + Gibraltar + Grosse lle + Huron Twp, « Lincoln Park ood + Romulus + Southgate + Taylor + Trenton + Woodhaven « Wyandolte DOWNRIVER MUTUAL AID REGULAR MEETING ~ February 1, 2018 Present Allen Park. Brownstown Twp. Dearborn Ecorse Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse lle Twp. Huron Twp. Lincoln Park Melvindale River Rouge Riverview Rockwood Romulus ‘Southgate Taylor Trenton Woodhaven ‘Wyandotte Others Present: Item #4 (P.1 of 2) Mayor Pro-Tem Gail McLeod ‘Supervisor Andy Linko Mayor Jack O'Reilly Mayor Lamar Tidwell Mayor Jonathan Dropiewski Mayor James Gorris Supervisor David Glaab Mayor Tom Kames Mayor Pro-Tem Wheeler Marsee Mayor Michael Bowdler Counciiman Elmer Trombley Mayor Dan Guzzi Tim Keyes, Economic Development Director Dustin Lent, City Administrator Jim Wagner, City Administrator Larry Steo, City Clerk Fire Chair, Chief Jeff Drouillard Police Chair, Director of Public Safety Jeff Smith ‘The meeting was opened by the Chair, Mayor Dan Guzzi at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call and introductions. ‘Agenda: Motion by Councilman Trombley, supported by Mayor Bowdler, to accept the agenda as presented. The motion passed unanimously. Minutes: Motion by Mayor Tidwell, supported by Supervisor Glaab, to accept the minutes of 12/7/2017 board meeting as presented. The motion passed unanimously. Downriver Mutual Aid Reports DRANO ~ No report DMA Police Report: Director of Public Safety Jeff Smith reported The SWAT team was called out 16 times in 2017; all resolved without incident. So far in the month of January 2018, there was one call-out in Rockwood; and SWAT assisted all downriver communities in November and December 2017, and trained 150 officers in rapid response for school shootings or business shootings. Downriver Mutual Aid — Minutes of 2-1-2018, Page 2 Item #4 (P.2 of 2) DMA Fire Report: Chief Jeff Drouillard reported. As a result of the approval of the new fire team concept, Jeff will be meeting with the team coordinators and training officers to set new guidelines for training tequirements, standards, member recruitment/retention, performance training, call-out attendance and accountability; they hope to increase team membership and attendance; 2) DMA Fire received a UASI grant for just under $40,000 for replacement and addition of outdated air monitoring, collection and sampling equipment, adding the newest technology and communications, They are still waiting to hear on the disposition of about another $14,000 to enhance the operations of the foam and air trailers received a few years back. He thanked Chief Vack, Chief Densmore, Ken Laird, and Bob Heck for their hard work at putting these requests together, getting them submitted, and successfully obtaining the monies, This needed equipment is getting them closer to their goal of meeting the Level 2 Haz Mat Standards; 3) They recently had a meeting with the Monroe County Emergency Management Director who has expressed interest in having some fire departments within Monroe County join the DMA specialty teams. They are collecting more information on those who may be interested and the benefits that they could provide to the DMA. Membership details still need to be looked at as well as modification to the current inter local agreements and assessed dues formulas and logistics; 4) The Haz-Mat Team had no call-outs; continuing with monthly training; 5) The Fire Investigation Team had four call-outs (2 in Taylor; 1 in Romulus; 1 in Lincoln Park); 6) The Dive ‘Team had no call-outs; continuing with monthly training; 7) The Logistics Team had no call-outs; will be holding a quarterly training; 8) The HEMS (Medical Control Authority Western & Downriver) is finalizing some more new protocols; there is a shortage of fentanyl and saline solutions; will be adding some additional drugs to the department drug boxes. New Business: None The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Motion by Supervisor Glaab, supported by Mayor O'Reilly, to adjourn at 6:07 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.

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