Westside Association Meeting Minutes-September 1-2011

Meeting called to order by President Connie Drexler @12:00

Approval August minutes (Mike/Jeff) passed

Treasurer’s Report

  • Balance just under $8,129.05
  • Payment for August lunches- $236.00
  • Payment for Pollock Pool fund - $500.00

Chamber Report:

  • Olive Garden- Spring 2012-will be located on the old Sonic Drive Inn Site on Koeller
  • Glass Nickel Pizza will be moving into the old Rail site on Jackson Street

Sign committee

  • Have meeting with Tom from DOT
  • 8 signs
  • Up to 12 business logos per sign
  • Businesses could be on multiple signs
  • Westside would put money towards signs
  • Business contribution would be between $250.00-$350.00 (estimate)

Executive Meeting:

  • Fall Economics Insights Meeting-
    • Oct 20- 7:30-9:30-At LaSures
    • Postcard will be mailed- RSVP
    • Greg Pierce- from Reinhardt Partners will be the speaker

Guest Speaker- Linda Kollman- Director of Emergency Management- Winnebago County

  • 22 years ( about 12 years in human resources/ after 9/11- moved into Emergency  management)
  • training at Ft McCoy, Washington
  • Emergency Management
    • Sees the big picture
    • Day to day operations
      • Planning
      • Training
      • Coordinating agency
      • 10 million in grants
    • Disaster operations
      • EOC center
      • Point of contact
    • Mandated by taw to have a department
      • Needs an objective department to ensure balance between various areas (police/fire etc)
    • Some federal funding being cut
  • 4 phases of Emergency:
    • Mitigation
      • All hazard mitigation plan
      • Mitigation efforts
    • Preparedness
      • Planning ( EAA/Country USAA/Emergency Operation plan)
      • Exercises ( table top and full scale)
    • Response
      • Emergency Operations Center (mobile command unit)
        • All players in one area
    • Recovery
      • FEMA assistance
      • Volunteer assistant management
      • Long term recovery
  • Community Preparedness
    • Public/private partnership
      • 75% of business unprepared for disaster
      • Winnebago partnership established in 2008

 

Next meeting Thursday October 6-2011- guest speaker Doug Bisbee- Teen Suicide

Meeting adjourned at 12:55PM