City Council Minutes 03-10-1997 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, March 10, 1997 - 6:00 p.m.
Members Present: Bill Fair, Roger Carlson, Bruce Thielen, Clint Herbst
Brian Stumpf
Others Present: Genell Reese -Wright County Civil Defense Director,
Linda Johnson -NSP Corporate Emergency Planner
Mike Offerdahl-NSP Corporate Emergency Planner
Tim LaPlant-NSP Emergency Planner
Staff' Present: Gary Anderson -Monticello Civil Defense Director,
Fred Patch -Building Official, Wanda Kraemer -Development
Services
A special meeting was requested by NSP to review the civil defense system with the
City Council members.
Gary Anderson, Monticello Civil Defense Director, reported on the monthly siren
and Monticello School System's portable radio tests that are conducted by the City.
Monticello is the only school to physically evacuate the students, on an annual
basis, for emergency preparation. He explained that there will be two council
people appointed to participate in the Civil Defense drills. One Councilmember will
travel to the Wright County Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center and the
other will travel to St. Paul to the Emergency Management area at the State
Capital .
Genell Reese, Wright County Civil Defense, reported on the county's procedure and
what was expected from the councilmembers at the county level.
Linda Johnson, NSP reported when the public is notified and the definition of each
notification. She explained there is a mock drill every other year and a full scale
exercise once every two years. During the full scale exercise it will involve the
appointed council members to participate at the county and state level.
Mike Offerdahl, NSP explained the procedure at the State Capital.
Tim LaPlant, NSP reported on the process to prepare for an emergency drill and
informed the council of such an emergency drill on Nov. 18, 1997.
The representatives from NSP invited the Council to tour the NSP facility. A tour
could be scheduled through Gary Anderson and would take around three hours.
Wanda Kraemer
Development Services Technician