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DECEMBER M I N U T E S
NEXT MEETING
The January 6th, 2010, 725th SNCA meeting at 10:00 A.M. will be held at Robert's Meat Market, 3720 West Park Street, Orange. The restaurant is located at the intersection of MLK and Highway 90. This is a SNCA strategic planning meeting.
The 724rd Sabine Neches Chiefs Association meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m. on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at The Pavilion at Roger’s Park in Beaumont.
Cindy Powers gave the invocation.
John Owens led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Self-introductions were made and Anne Huff, Beaumont Fire Chief welcomed the membership.
The following SNCA Officers were excused; Vernon Pierce, Larry McBride, Aleta Cappen, Tod McDowell and Jeff Kelley.
READING OF THE MINUTES
President Stephen Curran, asked for “Approval” of the previous month’s minutes as e-mailed for the November 4th, 2009 meeting. A motion was made by Dale Jackson and seconded by Dennis Gifford to approve the minutes. Motion passed.
CORRESPONDANCE:
BEST Complex Annual Fall Fire School (BAFFS)
President Curran read a letter from ISTC/BEST Complex concerning the upcoming Annual Fire School which will be held October 25th – 29th, 2010.
In order to ensure this is a premier training event, the SNCA has been invited to have representatives in each of the two sub committee’s (Municipal and Industrial). If you are interested please contact Elgin Browning at Elgin.H.Browning@Invista.com. Elgin will submit the names for consideration to the Board of Directors for a final decision. Please submit names no later than noon on Monday, December 14, 2009.
TREASURERS REPORT:
The Treasurer’s information is compiled by Terry Basham, Sec. /Treasurer with the assistance of John Avery, PAFD
Financials as of 11/30/2009:
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Checking: |
32,448.91 |
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Undeposited checks |
750.00 |
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CD: |
4,967.86 |
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Total |
$38,166.77 |
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Everyone was asked to check the status of their dues prior to leaving the meeting.
The President called for a motion to approve the Treasurers Report; Greg Fountain made the motion to approve the Financials and Tommy Wells seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Members showing as not paid to date:
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Member Name |
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BASF/Pt. Arthur |
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Beaumont Health Department |
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Center Point Energy |
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CHRISTUS Hospital - St. Mary |
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Entergy Texas |
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Explorer Pipeline |
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ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery |
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Firestone Polymers |
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Flint Hills |
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Huntsman |
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International Specialty Products |
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Motiva Enterprises |
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Pinehurst Fire Department |
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Shell Pipeline Company LP |
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Simplex Grinnell - Bmt Fire Ext |
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Stat Care EMS |
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Total Inc.-Pt. Arthur |
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Total Safety (WSI) |
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VIDOR ISD |
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Webb, Murray & Associates |
Dues – please don’t wait until the last minute to pay them because it creates a backlog of work.
NEW BUSINESS:
Election:
Election was held for the expiring terms for three Board positions in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order.
President Curran noted that the participation was good and it is very much needed and appreciated.
The open positions were:
1) Fire Director Position (Dale Jackson’s current position)
a. Dale Jackson
b. Jerry Ziller
c. Ann Huff
2) Industry Director Position ( Larry McBride’s current position)
a. Tommy Wells
b. Ross Gourlay
c. Charlie Cardin
3) Police Director Position (Aleta Cappen’s current position)
a. Aleta Cappen
b. Tim Ochnashek
The President reviewed the ballot and provided the membership the opportunity to make nominations from the floor, or accept the slate as presented. There were no nominations from the floor and Larry Richard made a motion to close the nomination and proceed with the voting process. Elgin Browning seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Written ballots were disseminated per the SNCA Constitution.
In the absence of the Sergeant of Arms, the president appointed John Owens to supervise the tally and Larry Richard and Butch Holmes to assist. Upon tally, the results were reported to the Secretary/Treasurer, and so announced to the general membership by the President.
The results were:
Fire Director Position Dale Jackson
Industry Director Position Tommy Wells
Police Director Position Aleta Cappen
Below are some of the upcoming training opportunities.
Industrial Fire World Emergency Responder Conference & Expo
February 22 - 26, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Williams Fire Foam School April 18-19, 2010
For Calendar Updates or Additions, or more info regarding Training and Education, Please email Elgin Browning at ebrowning@gt.rr.com
Members need to check https://www.preparingtexas.org/index.aspx?
NOTE: All programs are subject to change at a moment's notice due to changes of emergencies, conflicts in scheduling, etc. For the most current training dates, check the calendar website.
Nominations for Awards have been made and will be given at the Boss’ night.”
The city of Beaumont completed their comms to all digital from analog. Overall the radios work well. There have been miscellaneous problems that Motorola have addressed. Some are issues in the dispatch consoles. The Regional radios system up-grade has completed the “Cold Install” and are now working on licensing the additional frequencies on all 4 towers. Once the simulcast system is up the IR Repeater equipment for two towers will be moved to the two towers in Hardin County.
Final Texas Communication Operations Plan was submitted by state to local council of governments.
Inventory: Vernon Pierce – No report
Bosses Night is Here! The event will be held Monday December 7th at the Groves Activity Center. The event will start at 6:00 PM, with a social hour and the meal will be served at 7:00 PM. The Beaumont Fire Department Band will perform and the program will be handled by the SNCA 60th Anniversary Committee. Good food and fellowship and great door prizes will abound!
We really appreciate people stepping up to help. We also greatly appreciate the super programs we have been having! Programs are scheduled thru August 2010. If you have ANY suggestions please contact Roger @ roger.erickson@noaa.gov.
Plans are to continue to use Belle Oaks for the Annual Golf Tournament.
New 60th year patch insignia and a PowerPoint Presentation will be presented at Bosses Night. See you there!
Recent emergencies were discussed in the following categories: Industry, Municipal Fire, Law Enforcement,
A drive safe presentation was given by the Port Arthur Police Department. The program emphasized driver awareness and safety. For further information please contact Ricky Antoine at rantoin@portarthur.pd.com
PLEASE NOTE THE UP-COMING HOSTS:
Please review the upcoming hosts. Each member is required to host a monthly meeting. Below is the schedule for 2010-2011.
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Host Member |
Month |
Year |
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SNCA Strategic Planning Meeting |
January |
2010 |
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Lamar (LIT) |
February |
2010 |
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Martin Midstream Patners L.P. |
March |
2010 |
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Texas Petrochemicals |
April |
2010 |
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Orange County Emergency Mgt. |
May |
2010 |
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Dooley Tackaberry |
June |
2010 |
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Garner Environmental |
July |
2010 |
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Oil Mop |
August |
2010 |
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Hagemeyer North America |
September |
2010 |
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E. I. DuPont (Orange) |
October |
2010 |
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Sun Marine Terminal (Sunoco) |
November |
2010 |
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Acadian Ambulance |
December |
2010 |
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SNCA Strategic Planning Meeting |
January |
2011 |
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Chevron/Phillips Chemical Co. - Orange |
February |
2011 |
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Pinehurst Fire Department |
March |
2011 |
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Chevron-UGT Pipeline |
April |
2011 |
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Colonial Pipeline Company |
May |
2011 |
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ExxonMobil Chemical P/E |
June |
2011 |
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Valero |
July |
2011 |
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Firestone Polymers |
August |
2011 |
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Cheniere |
September |
2011 |
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CHRISTUS Hospital - St. Elizabeth |
October |
2011 |
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Chemtrade Logistics (Peak Sulfur) |
November |
2011 |
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Bridge City |
December |
2011 |
ADJOURN
A motion was made by Larry Richard and seconded by Darrel Irvin to adjourn the 724th meeting at 11:15 am. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Secretary/Treasurer
