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Minutes 02-09-98 MINUTES OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN THE POLICE/FIRE TRAINING ROOM, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1998, AT 10:00 A.M. Ken Hall, Vice Chairman - Development Mary Anne Sarka - City Clerk’s Office Hugh McCaffrey - Communications Michael Collin - Facilities Bob Borden - Fire Rescue Eric Falstad - Golf Course John Wildner - Parks Bob Lee - Public Works Frank Ireland - Recreation Chuck Magazine - Risk Management Mark Bobich - Utilities Administration & EWTP Arthur Lee - Ex Officio Member Tom Fitzgerald - Utilities WWTP Tony Frazier Finance ABSENT David Egnor - Police Mike Rumpf, Chairman - Planning (excused absence) A. D. Henehan, Jr. - Library Wilfred Hawkins City Manager’s Office I. CALL TO ORDER Vice Chairman Hall called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. II. ROLL CALL The Recording Secretary called the roll. III. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES No additions, deletions, or corrections were made to the minutes of the last meeting. Motion A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes of the January 12, 1998 meeting as submitted and was carried unanimously. IV. SAFETY COMMITTEE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM: Video – “Avoiding Back Pain” MINUTES SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Mr. Magazine showed a 10-minute video called “Avoiding Back Pain”. This video is available from Mark Bobich in Utility Administration & EWTP for others to borrow. V. OLD BUSINESS A. Fire Drills Mr. Borden reported that all City Hall emergency evacuation drills were completed and there were no new fire drills since the last meeting. B. Accident Review Board Referral 1. Parking Garage Basement Lighting Mr. Magazine spoke to Mr. Bill DeBeck concerning the lighting. Mr. DeBeck is getting prices with options on different lighting fixtures. He is hoping to receive information very soon. C.Parking Garage Flooring (i.e. very slippery when wet) Mr. Magazine stated that the bids came in very high; approximately in the $80,000 area. They are looking at other options because the budgeted figure is $40,000. The price is high because the existing floor has to be removed before a new floor can be installed. For safety reasons, Mr. Hall questioned if the worst areas could be redone first, using the already budgeted money. Discussion ensued. Mr. Magazine responded that he will check with Mr. Bill DeBeck, in Facilities and see if this is a possible way to go. D. Safety Newsletter Mr. Magazine is still looking for someone to take over Jewel Farmer’s column in the safety newsletter. He was also looking for input and articles. E. Office Security at City Hall Ofc. Egnor was not present and no report was given to Mr. Magazine. F. “Proud to be a Safe Worker” Awards Nothing was reported by the Coordinators to Mr. Magazine. 2 MINUTES SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 9, 1998 G. Inspections Mr. Magazine stated no inspections were sent to him. The Safety Coordinators are responsible to go through their areas and then report findings to him. Information is available on the Shared Data Section in the Safety File on the City Hall computer network. H. Safe Driver Program 1. Defensive Driver Course Mr. Magazine reported that 95 people went through the course and only five people failed on the first time. Two of those five people retook the course and passed. The other three people still need to repeat the class. The purpose of the class is to get people to drive safely, not to stop people from driving. This is NOT a punishment class. The classes are filling up and another 140 people are registered for upcoming classes. Mr. Magazine had a lot of positive feedback from the people who took the class. This is the eight hour class from the National Safety Council. Mr. Magazine is working on putting together a Spanish class and Carolina Luque volunteered to work with those who sign up for this eight hour class. We are putting another class together, for those with literacy and language difficulties. Please inform Mr. Magazine the number of people who will be taking the class who have a literacy problem. There are still openings for the month of March and April. The average person completes the course in about 31/2 hours. Some insurance companies are giving discounts when a person completes this course. Allstate currently recognizes the “55 Alive” course only. People need to check with their own insurance company to see if they offer discounts. “Florida Technology Transfer Vice Chairman Hall passed out a flyer copied from, Quarterly”, November 1997 issue, pertaining to Aggressive Driving. Mr. Hall suggested that this could be passed out in all departments and he felt the article was very informative and could be helpful information to any driver. A copy is attached to this set of minutes. 2. “A Safety First City” Stickers Mr. Magazine advised that he is still working on this. 3 MINUTES SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 9, 1998 I. Lighting in City Hall Parking Lot Mr. Magazine reported he received a memo from Bill DeBeck in Facilities. At the present time, they are looking for money to pay for the “lighting”. Mr. Hall suggested that this information be passed along to the City Manager and maybe she could help find the money necessary to complete this project. The safety issue is very important. Mr. Magazine said he would pass the information along to Ms. Willis. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Parking at EWTP At the present time they are discussing parking concerns with Management. B. Stop Signs If any employee sees a broken, damaged or missing “STOP” signs, please notify Public Works with location information. Recreation will trim trees around signs to make the signs more visible. VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Safety Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. A flyer was passed out and is attached to this set of minutes. A Registration form is on the flyer for those who are interested in attending. B. Safety Council of Palm Beach County – First Annual Safety Awards Program Mr. Magazine announced that the City will receive two awards on Thursday, February 12, 1998 at the Kravis Center. 1. Indoor Pistol Range, Lead Abatement Project 2. Safety Communication Program – Safety Newsletter and Shared Date File 4 MINUTES SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 9, 1998 VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before this committee the meeting at adjourned at 10:50 a.m. IX. NEXT MEETING DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 9 1998, 10:00 A.M. _________________________ Mary Anne Sarka Review by: ___________________________ Recording Secretary Chairman (OneTape) mas j:\shrdata\cc\wp\minutes\safetyco\020998 safety mtg.doc 5