MINUTES:  Secretary Kate Kelly read the minutes of the January 8th meeting. Ray Williams moved that the minutes be accepted as read. Doug Blunt seconded the motion which passed by voice vote of the members.

PERSONNEL: Sharon and Herb Cooper (present) and Bob Narougth (absent) wish to join CLVFD as Responding Auxiliary members. Jeanette Williams moved that the Coopers and Bob be accepted as probationary Responding Auxiliary Members. Jim Tiffin seconded the motion, which passed. 

Cameron Sagert withdrew from the department as he currently lives too far away to make responding, attending meetings and training possible. His withdrawal was accepted with regrets. 

Marian Kelly sent around a roster for correction and requested members place a star by their name if their pagers need to be adjusted. She hopes to be able to fix the pagers within the next two weeks. The corrected roster will be available to members at the next meeting. Mike Shrodt asked if the tone on the pager could be adjusted to make it more audible. Jody will check with Collins Communications to see if this is possible.

EQUIPMENT: Ken reported that Allen Sagert will purchase the old white tender and brush truck within the next 2 or 3 weeks. Mr Sagert also volunteered to assist the CLVFD during an emergency with the heavy equipment he has available. 

Lyle Koller suggested that we should have a list of people/companies who would assist CLVFD during an emergency complete with phone numbers. Ken May will create such a list. It was noted that the CL Association will help in case of emergency. 

Wiggins Fire Dept. is donating used surplus PPE and fire fighting equipment to CLVFD. This donation is being made available through the efforts of Gary Wiegel, a property owner in CL. Marian and Kate Kelly will send a thank you letter to Wiggins Dept. and Gary Wiegel.

COMMUNICATIONS: Marian announced that both the officers meeting minutes and the admin. meeting minutes would be posted within two weeks of the meeting. These minutes will be marked as draft copies until they are approved at the next meeting. It is the responsibility of each member to read these minutes and be aware of all proceedings covered in the minutes. 

Jeanette Williams moved that the minutes of the meetings be made available to the general public by placing them on the web site. The motion was seconded by Doug Blunt and passed.

TRAINING: Harold Alexander was not present (excused) so Ken May reported that RFL is having Ice Rescue Training on Sat. Feb 21 and CLVFD is invited to participate. A sign-up sheet was passed around, as RFL needs a head count. Anyone can attend to either refresh their skills or be certified. CLVFD will schedule an Ice Rescue training in the future also. 

H. Alexander has agreed that one training per month will be an actual hands on fire fighting training.

SAFETY: Jody Sandquist requested a show of hands for those members who need the Hepatitis B vaccination. The vaccination is is available at the Red Feather clinic and is paid for by the department. Jody also reminded department members to check their water bottles. Be sure that the water is available and fresh. The water in the fire trucks must also be replaced as some of it is quite old. The department will purchase more from Sam's. Doug Blunt noted that Sam's Club requires an official letter on letterhead describing our program and requesting assistance before they can donate. Kate passed on the information that Ken Arthur (although not a current member of the department) is sending soliciting letters to some local companies.

FIREWISE: Jody reported that the siren solar panels are being installed in the next few days. They will then be tested. 

George Deaton is working on new evacuation routes which will soon be mailed to the entire CL community.

AUXILIARY: Kate reminded auxiliary that a meeting would follow this meeting. Marian asked the auxiliary to solicit volunteers to act as radio relay from the Fire Barn during an emergency.

MISCELLANEOUS: Doug Blunt requested a thank you letter be send to Ed Marsinache of the co-op, as he sold tire chains to CLVFD at half the current retail price. Marian and Kate will send such a letter. It was noted that all trucks are now equipped with snow chains on both front and back tires. 

Tom Patterson asked about 800 MHz radios and if we know when the change over will take place. Other than that wide band radios will be illegal after 2012, there is no new information. The change will have to be gradual and coordinated with Red Feather. Ken May requested 3 new mobile unites and 3 pack sets on the new grant. Longer antennas for the mobile units will be available for the current sets within the week. 

Marian Kelly reported on the Windsor FEMA Grant Writing meeting attended by Marian and Kate Kelly on Feb. 4th. There are 3 types of grants available. The Aid to Firefighters grant from which we obtained AEDs last year. This grant allows us to request equipment and training but we must match 5% of the grant. The Community Protection and Education Grant is available to fire departments working with the community. CLVFD could request grant money to train community members on the use of fire extinguishers and to provide extinguishers. The third type of grant is the SAFER grant. This grant is used to recruit and retain fire department members. CLVFD could request a grant for incentive awards, quarterly dinners, etc. There is no matching fund requirement for SAFER grants and the grants last 4 years. The grant activities may be changed after the first year, but the funding remains the same. 

Writing grant requests for equipment, generators, incentives and community education/outreach was discussed. 

Marian Kelly and Doug Blunt discussed revamping the bylaws. If anyone is interested in working on this committee they should contact Marian. Reorganizing the total department was discussed. So far the committee consists of Marian and Kate Kelly, Doug Blunt, Jane and Jim Tiffen. Herb Cooper offered to join this committee.