2007, 07-18 minutes
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SPOKANE VALLEY EMPLOYEE SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES
Spokane Valley City Hall, Opportunity Conference room
July 18, 2007, 11:00 a.m.
Committee Members Present: Committee Members Absent: Others Present:
Chris Berg, Chair Greg Bingaman
Cary Driskell, Vice Chair Matt Kushner
Chris Bainbridge, Recorder Carolbelle Branch
Trish Burns-Hart
Karen Parsons
Tim Klein
Brian Moat
Jennifer Cusick
The July meeting of the Employee Safety Committee began at approximately 11:00 a.m.
1. Approval of Minutes. It was moved by Chris Berg, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the June
6, 2007 minutes as drafted.
2. Review/Discussion: Emergency Disaster Recovery Plan for a Pandemic
I was decided to table this discussion until we can gather additional information on who the author is and
what our Comm
3. Facility Security Panic Protocol Chris Berg/Bing and/or Matt: Lynx System
Chris Berg -
several concerns about employee safety; and that the report sent to Mary Kate will be forwarded for this
Bing mentioned again the Lynx System software and that in checking with five other vendors, most have the
same functions; but Lynx hardware has the option to purchase; which would mean no maintenance
agreement would be necessary; and it has the capability of having a message go immediately to the Police
Department and/or to 911 dispatch. Bing will check with other cities to see who, if any, use Lynx and bring
that information to the next meeting, including a spreadsheet of the different kinds of systems; after which
this Committee would like to forward recommendations to upper management. Cary said he spoke with a
representative from WCIA who agrees we need something; and Bing added that once we have our new City
Hall, this system could still be used, as well as using it now; and that the system is customizable and flexible
with many options. It was also mentioned that once Bing has the Lynx information in spreadsheet format, he
will e-mail it to the committee for review; then the committee can decide when to take this to the City
Manager.
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Trish said that an e-mail was distributed asking employees to sign o
and giving them an update on the newly passed legislation. Jennifer added that some of her staff either have
read or will read the material, and let Jennifer know once that is accomplished; and she can keep a list of
those employees as well as Trish. It was decided that Trish and Cary will talk with Nina to see about
adopting some policies and procedures to keep us in compliance with this legislation.
5. Work Area/Building Safety Concerns.
a. Concerning rattlesnake and other wildlife-associated issues, Brian will check with the Department of Fish
and Wildlife about some all-encompassing signs; and Jennifer and Brian said once they have the signage,
they could be placed at the picnic kiosk and other park areas.
b. Chris training to
help employees
carrier WCIA, to see if they have any training programs.
Tim reported that CH2MHILL is still finalizing their standard operating procedures for public works, which
once completed, all of City Hall could use or modify as we like. He hopes to be able to report more at the
next meeting.
7. Other Items: Striping the parking lot area immediately out the west door was mentioned, as there are
times when one needs to use more than the normal amount of caution when crossing back and forth from
City Hall to Permitting. It was also mentioned that we would like to have back, the previously marked
permitting area; and that such loading zone area might be beneficial in
other areas as well. Bing will talk this matter over with Ken Thompson, and with representatives from WEB
properties.
It was also mentioned that we would like to have Bing or other IT Representation at every Safety Committee
meeting if possible.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
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