2023-11-28 Health and Safety Committee Meeting

Date

OctoberNovember 28, 2023

Attendees

Stephanie Spencer, Daniel Kempling, Meghan Tomlin, Desiree Bulger, Dean Harry, Rachel Henry

Agenda

No Agenda

Notes

Budget

• do we have a H+S budget? Should we track this
• Steph has been sending Daniel funding opportunities
• Transmountain application has been approved ($50,000)

TMX Funding Received

• we are on list of 30 bands affected by pipeline
• $50,000 was received
• $5,000 ear-marked for Feasibility Study for H+S training facility
• $20,000 for Daniel's H+S position
• $10,000 community Outreach (can be used for a Malahat Community Action Team) - put on Feast, giveaway for Emergency backpacks, public speakers, 
• Event 1 (March/April) - could be 'Community preparedness'
• Event 2 - (January) - could be 'Tsunami Preparedness' - could also tie in 'Oil Spill Response' or maybe 'overall Marine Safety'
• $10,000 Training - Community Response/First Responders for the Community

Community Champions

• call for Expression of Interest
• identify community champions after the Events in the new year
• find funds for Honoraria for activities
• there should always be community champion 'on duty' and ready to respond
  

Security Guard Training

• planned for 2024

Other Nations

• Penekalut Tribes and Lyackson has done a lot of work on emergency response

Action Items

• Daniel to send draft policy statement for C+C to approveRachel
• Meghan to figure out budget for the Safety Night and start making bookings
  
• Environment to schedule Davit orientation for Environment
• ask Rachel/Lauren about who funded the front deck/steps at Band office - ask about getting better light at Environment office
• Daniel to talk to Dan about housing safety documents
• follow up with Rachel about Council approval of Terms of Reference - Desiree