APCO / NENA GENERAL MEETING

JUNE 9, 2006
 

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY SCOTT TILLMAN @ 1005

BALLOTING AND VOTING INSTRUCTION EXPLAINED.
MARY DYSINGER-FRANKLIN PASSED OUT BALLOTS FOR NENA 2^ND VP

NOMINATIONS FOR APCO 2^ND VP POSITION BY BRIAN TOBIN FOR MIKE PRIOLO 2^ND BY LIZ HUNT.  BRIAN GAVE A BRIEF HISTORY OF MIKE.

SCOTT CALLED FOR ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS.  JESSE COOPER NOMINATED MICHELLE KESSLER.  MOTION CLOSED AND VOTED ON.  BALLOT TO BE CREATED AND TALLIED AT THIS MEETING. 22 BALLOTS TO BE CREATED AND TALLIED.

CALL FOR ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. NO ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS BROUGHT FORWARD.  MOVED AND VOTED TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS.

MINUTES VOTED AND APPROVED AS POSTED ON WEBSITE

APCO TREASURER DAN MCNEMEE REPORTED (ATTACHED)

NENA TREASURER MARY DYSINGER-FRANKLIN REPORTED (ATTACHED)

DISCUSSION FOR WHAT TO DO WITH PROFITS FROM TRAINING CONFERENCE.  SEED MONEY WAS $2500 FROM EACH CHAPTER.  SHEILA ADVISED $3000 SEED MONEY NECESSARY FOR THE TRAINING CONFERENCE.  THE REMAINDER ABOVE $3000 WILL BE SPLIT 50/50 BY THE CHAPTERS.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER PAT JOY GAVE REPORT AS (ATTACHED)  

BALLOTS COLLECTED AND COUNTED BY JESSE COOPER, MARY DYSINGER-FRANKLIN WITH LIZ HUNT AS MONITOR.

SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING HOSTING A WESTERN REGIONAL.   PAT JOY WILL FOLLOW UP TO SEE ABOUT THE PROCESS WE NEED TO TAKE TO PUT OUR NAME IN THE HAT TO HOST A WESTERN REGIONAL.

FREQUENCY ADVISOR REPORT MARK SCHROEDER: (ATTACHED)  
SINCE MARCH 1 APPROVED 40 APPLICATIONS.  INTERCOORDINATION 25 APPLICATIONS

RECEIVING APPLICATIONS ALMOST EVERY DAY FROM WITHIN ARIZONA AS WELL AS NEW MEXICO.  NO EXPENSES TO REPORT TO NATIONAL OR ARIZONA CHAPTER.  PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNTS ARE BEING USED NOW. MARK WILL ATTEND APCO NATIONAL IN ORLANDO, NO EXPENSES TO THE CHAPTER.  LICENSING SERVICE PRICE BREAK, 20% OFF.  800 MHZ REBANDING, KEEP YOU EYES OPEN.  700 WIDEBAND AND BROADBAND PROPOSALS OUT THERE NOW.  WILL DISCUSS NEXT WEEK IN ONTARIO. IF ANY AGENCY IS LOOKING AT IN HOUSE DATA NETWORKS PAY ATTENTION TO THIS NEW INFORMATION.  TECHNICAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE SUBMITTED BYLAW CHANGES TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.  AWAITING RESPONSE FROM THE COUNCIL. SCOTT TILLMAN EXPLAINED THE PROPOSAL.  WILL TAKE A BYLAWS MODIFICATION. WILL BE HANDLED UNDER NEW BUSINESS.

AARC REPORT LARRY SAYERS   - ATTACHED - MET APRIL 18 IN MESA AS WELL AS THIS MORNING.  RECEIVED SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE I CALL CHANNELS. 1 MESA APPLICATION IN APRIL.  TODAY APPROVED A DPS APPLICATION AND MESA APPLICATION FOR AVL.  SEVERAL FREQUENCIES WERE RETURNED BY MESA WHEN THEY WENT TO 800.  ROUGH PLAN DRAFTED AND CONTINUED TO BE STUDIED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE FREQUENCIES.  NEGOTIATIONS WITH NEXTEL START NEXT WEEK.  MESA SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION, THE REGIONAL PLAN WAS CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR FIXED APPLICATION AND IS UNDER REVIEW.  NEXT MEETING IS JULY 20 AT GILA RIVER FIRE DEPT. 

INTERAGENCY REPORT SCOTT TILLMAN
FEDERAL HOMELAND SECURITY HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTING FUNDS.  WAS TO ADD 800 AND VHF SIMPLEX TACTICAL CHANNEL. THE STATE HAS BEEN LICENSING THE ICALL TO TRY TO REPRODUCE A TRI-BAND CROSS REPEATER SYSTEM.  NEW SITES WILL INCLUDE MOSTLY DPS SITES.  MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER THE NEW PROGRAM.  COCONINO COUNTY, MOHAVE COUNTY, HUALAPAI, CHRISTMAS TREE, LAKE HAVASU PD LOCATION.  INSTALLING OR UPGRADING 12 SITES PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER.  THERE ARE A FEW IN THE NORTH. 

EXECUTIVE BOARD WENT TO THE SOUTHERN CA TRAINING CONFERENCE.  SCOTT TILLMAN, PAT JOY AND SHEILA BLEVINS MET WITH THE BOARD AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION WE CAN UTILIZE FOR OUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION.  WE WILL REQUEST A FORMAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH THEM, IN JULY IN YUMA.  THEIR BOARD SHARED SOME GOOD IDEAS REGARDING TRAINING. THEY HAD COMMERCIAL VENDORS IN TRAINING ON A PAID BASIS, OFFERING CERTIFICATION CLASSES.  MOTOROLA HAD A CLASS ON PROGRAMMING RADIOS. WHEN WE RAN INTO VENDORS THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF OUR TABLE TOP SHOW IN JANUARY.  WE WILL DO SOME ADDITIONAL COORDINATION WITH THEIR BOARD IN THE FUTURE. 

RESULTS OF THE ELECTION GIVEN

NENA 2^ND VP ERIKA WILSON

APCO 2^ND VP MIKE PRIOLO

APCO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PAT JOY

NEW BUSINESS

911 FUND – LIZ HUNT TALKED ABOUT THE TAX DECREASE ON THE HORIZON. DEFICIT AROUND 2008 OR 2009 FOR THE STATE 911 FUND.  WE ASKED FOR THE 15 MILLION TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE FUND.  NEXT YEAR WE HAVE TO FLEX OUR MUSCLE TO ASK FOR LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED THAT HAS A THREE PRONGED APPROACH FOR ADDITIONAL TAX. 2^ND ASKING TO CHANGE THE WORDING THAT ALL VOICE CARRIERS ARE PAYING A 911 TAX. 3^RD WE ARE CHANGING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FROM 3% TO 5%.  WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SPONSOR THE BILL, GET A BILL NUMBER AND ASK EVERY AGENCY IN THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE TO GET THE BILL PASSED.  NEXT YEAR, APCO AND NENA, NEED TO SEND A STRONG LETTER TO THE LEGISLATURE TO PASS THE BILL.  THIS IS ALREADY IMPACTING MARICOPA REGION AND WILL SPREAD STATE WIDE.  WE WILL MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITE. WE DO NOT HAVE A SPONSOR YET.  MAKE YOUR AGENCY AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT IS COMING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GILA RIVER INDIAN NATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION UTILIZING X Y COORDINATION.  EQUIPMENT WILL BE ORDERED TO FACILITATE 911 SERVICES. SOUTH YAVAPAI COUNTY COMPLETED THEIR 911 PROJECT.  NORTHERN YAVAPAI COUNTY MOVING FORWARD.  SANTA CRUZ, PINAL AND GRAHAM GOING TO PHASE T

WO MOVING AHEAD.  DIRECTORS OFFICE NOMINATED ADAM TO SERVICE ON THE GIS EXECUTIVE BOARD. 

TRAINING CONFERENCE = SHEILA GAVE AN OVERVIEW ON THE PROCESS SO FAR REGARDING THE STATE TRAINING CONFERENCE. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR THE LOCATION.  THE COMMITTEE WILL BEGIN HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE CONFERENCE FOR 2007.

NEXT MEETING IS THE PICNIC AT GOLDWATER LAKE SEPTEMBER 15^TH.

SWEARING IN OF OFFICERS WILL OCCUR AT THE PICNIC. 

TRYING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR GENERAL MEETINGS.  LOOKING AT INCLUDING SOME FORM OF TRAINING.  IF YOU HAVE IDEAS PLEASE CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.

NEED TO REVIEW THE BYLAWS. VOLUNTEERS MARK SCHROEDER, PAT JOY, SHEILA BLEVINS FOR APCO.  NENA SHOULD REVIEW THEIRS   CURRENT BYLAWS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

NO OLD BUSINESS. 

MARK SCHROEDER LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP.  WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR MEMBERSHIP FOR THESE CLASSIFICATIONS. 

MOTION TO ADJOURN AND 2^ND.  MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:05