Meeting Minutes – May 11, 2015
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Homeland Security and All-Hazards Senior Advisory Committee (HSAC)
Monday, May 11, 2015
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, CO, 80112
Policy Room
Members Present: Mike Chard, Paul Cooke, Amy Danzl, Bruce Eisenhauer, Michael Hunt, Scott Kellar,
Kevin Klein, Peggy Littleton, Ann Terry, Bill Tolbert, Patricia Williams
Members Present via Phone: Peter Bangas, Debbi Blyth, Mike Gavin, Kathi Gurule, Bruce Hartman,
Randy Lesher, Lyle Moore, Chad Ray, Bob Ricketts, Trace Ridpath
Members Absent: Garry Briese, Clint Fey, Scott Field, Dwight Henninger, Stan Hilkey, Brenda Leffler,
Meghan Storrie
10:05 a.m.
10:09 a.m.
11:21 a.m.
Welcome Remarks and Determination of a Quorum
 Quorum declared by Secretary Ann Terry at 10:05 with 21 present in person or on the
phone.
 Welcome Remarks & Quorum Determination, Kevin Klein
 Approval of April meeting minutes
o Motion 10:08 a.m. – Peggy Littleton – Second Michael Hunt
 Unanimously approved.
Briefings and Presentations
 Cyber Security, Kevin Klein
 Additional updates provided by Debbi Blyth
 Scott Kellar: Who is on the cyber security working group and task force?
o Action Item: Kevin Klein and Debbi Blyth will follow up additional information
regarding who is on the working group/task force along with a brief for the
next meeting.
 Charting Colorado's Vulnerability to Climate Change, Eric Gordon and Jeffrey Lukas
o See presentation available online:
 http://dhsem.state.co.us/sites/default/files/attachments/Colorado%2
0HSAC%20Climate%20Presentation%20RevE%20Final.pdf
 Update on current Senate and House bills, Kevin Klein
Standing Subcommittee Reports
 Risk-Based Formula Subcommittee, Scott Kellar
o Monthly tele-conference set up.
 Colorado Emergency Planning Commission, Pat Williams
Next meeting Wednesday, May 13th.
A public hearing will be held on May 13th and July 8th.
 Hearing will be to hear feedback regarding placing information on Tier II
facilities on the READYColorado website.
 Public may participate in person or telephone.
o LEPC conference scheduled for September 9-11
 Location TBA
Public Safety Communications, Bob Ricketts
o Statewide communications improvement program documentation reviewed.
o Final draft coming out to be voted on in June – will be presented to HSAC.
o Next meeting will be June 4th.
 Meting topic will be discussing business plans, assessments and
recommendations.
Information Sharing, JP Burt
o No meeting last month.
o TLO Conference was held on May 6.
 Conference included breakout sessions where different TLOs were placed
together so they could network and problem solve multiple all-hazard
threats.
 TLO program continues to look for opportunities to expand.
Strategic Planning, Scott Kellar
o No meeting last month.
o Next month’s meeting topic will focus on considering recommendations regarding
the HSAC strategy and framework.
By-laws, Ann Terry
o Approved By-Laws distributed
 By-Law available online.
 http://dhsem.state.co.us/sites/default/files/attachments/HSAC%20Bylaws_Effective%2004.13.15%20%281%29.pdf
State Resource Mobilization and State Incident Management Team, Michael Chard
o Resource Mobilization meeting, Amy Danzl
 No updates.
o IMT, Michael Chard
 Proposal for adoption of All-Hazards Incident Management Teams
Association (AHIMTA) Interstate Incident Management Team Qualifications
System Guide.
 Action Item: Proposal added to June agenda for a presentation
followed by discussion and vote.
 Multiple documents are available online:
o All-Hazards Incident Management Teams Association
Qualifications System Fact Sheet:
 http://dhsem.state.co.us/sites/default/files/atta
chments/05.IMT_IIMTQS%20Fact%20Sheet%20
Feb%2015.pdf
o Incident Management Team Adoption Letter
 http://dhsem.state.co.us/sites/default/files/atta
chments/01.IMT-IIMTQS-AdoptionLetterHSAC.pdf
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11:50 a.m.
11:51 a.m.
11:35 a.m.
11:40 a.m.
All-Hazards Incident Management Teams Association
Proposal for Adoption
 http://dhsem.state.co.us/sites/default/files/atta
chments/02.IMT-IIMTQS-AdoptionProposalHSAC.pdf
o All-Hazards IMT Association Executive Summary
 http://dhsem.state.co.us/sites/default/files/atta
chments/03.IIMTQS%20Exec%20SummaryApr2015_0.pdf
o Interstate IMT Qualifications System Guide
 http://dhsem.state.co.us/sites/default/files/atta
chments/IIMTQS_AHIMTA_May%202015.pdf
11 Resource Mobilization workshops have been completed reaching over
700 contacts throughout the state.
 Report and metrics will be put together to be presented at a later
HSAC meeting.
Old Business
 Distribution of Approved By Laws, Ann Terry
New Business
 Nomination and selection of Vice Chair/Secretary
o Motion to appoint Dwight Henninger to position of Vice Chair
 Motion by Michael Chard
 Seconded by Bill Tolbert
 Unanimously approved 11:34 a.m.
o Motion to appoint Ann Terry to position of Secretary
 Motion Michael Chard
 Seconded by Peggy Littleton
 Unanimously approved 11:35 a.m.
Administrative/ Public Comment Period
 Updates from HSAC members and Public Comment
 Next meeting
o June 8, 2015
Closing Remarks & Adjourn