![](media/image1.png)Eastern Panhandle

FEDERAL EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION

**of West Virginia**

# c/o U. S. Coast Guard Operations Systems Center 408 Coast Guard Drive, Kearneysville, WV 25430

# Phone (304) 264-2552 FAX (304) 264-2536

**General Meeting -- February 15, 2006**

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| President    | CAPT  |                       |                       |
|              | Ken   |                       |                       |
|              | Sa    |                       |                       |
|              | voie, |                       |                       |
|              | USCG  |                       |                       |
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| Speaker      | Mr.   |                       |                       |
|              | Ma    |                       |                       |
|              | tthew |                       |                       |
|              | Mull  |                       |                       |
|              | enax, |                       |                       |
|              | GIS   |                       |                       |
|              | Co    |                       |                       |
|              | ordin |                       |                       |
|              | ator, |                       |                       |
|              | Ber   |                       |                       |
|              | keley |                       |                       |
|              | C     |                       |                       |
|              | ounty |                       |                       |
|              | Pla   |                       |                       |
|              | nning |                       |                       |
|              | Commi |                       |                       |
|              | ssion |                       |                       |
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| Acting       | Kelli |                       |                       |
| Secretary    | King, |                       |                       |
|              | USCG  |                       |                       |
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| *            |       |                       |                       |
| *Attendees** |       |                       |                       |
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| Rick Lemon,  |       | John Quinn, USCG NVDC | David Springer, USCG  |
| FWS          |       |                       | OSC                   |
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| Jim Willis,  |       | Doug Cameron, USCG    | Barbara Corbin, VA    |
| FWS          |       | NVDC                  |                       |
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| Ora Dixon,   |       | Jessica Leptah, NPS   | Geraldine Coyle, VA   |
| FWS          |       |                       |                       |
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| Wesley       |       | Steven Bock, SSA      |                       |
| Windle, CBP  |       |                       |                       |
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| CAPT Savoie  |       |                       |                       |
| called the   |       |                       |                       |
| meeting to   |       |                       |                       |
| order at     |       |                       |                       |
| 12:00, led   |       |                       |                       |
| us in the    |       |                       |                       |
| Pledge of    |       |                       |                       |
| Allegiance,  |       |                       |                       |
| and relayed  |       |                       |                       |
| the          |       |                       |                       |
| following    |       |                       |                       |
| an           |       |                       |                       |
| nouncements: |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| 1\. The FEA  |       |                       |                       |
| will be      |       |                       |                       |
| sponsoring   |       |                       |                       |
| the          |       |                       |                       |
| following    |       |                       |                       |
| training;    |       |                       |                       |
| additional   |       |                       |                       |
| information  |       |                       |                       |
| will be      |       |                       |                       |
| provided by  |       |                       |                       |
| the March    |       |                       |                       |
| General      |       |                       |                       |
| Meeting:     |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| > •          |       |                       |                       |
| > Retirement |       |                       |                       |
| > Seminar    |       |                       |                       |
| > (CSRS &    |       |                       |                       |
| > FERS) at   |       |                       |                       |
| > NCTC,      |       |                       |                       |
| > April      |       |                       |                       |
| > 18-19 --   |       |                       |                       |
| > tuition    |       |                       |                       |
| > \$220      |       |                       |                       |
| >            |       |                       |                       |
| > •          |       |                       |                       |
| > Financial  |       |                       |                       |
| > Planning   |       |                       |                       |
| > Seminar at |       |                       |                       |
| > NCTC,      |       |                       |                       |
| > April 20   |       |                       |                       |
| > -- tuition |       |                       |                       |
| > \$125      |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| 2\.          |       |                       |                       |
| P            |       |                       |                       |
| articipation |       |                       |                       |
| in FEA       |       |                       |                       |
| committees   |       |                       |                       |
| is not       |       |                       |                       |
| restricted   |       |                       |                       |
| to FEA       |       |                       |                       |
| members. Any |       |                       |                       |
| federal      |       |                       |                       |
| employees    |       |                       |                       |
| interested   |       |                       |                       |
| in, or       |       |                       |                       |
| currently    |       |                       |                       |
| working in a |       |                       |                       |
| specific     |       |                       |                       |
| area         |       |                       |                       |
| (Emergency   |       |                       |                       |
| Planning,    |       |                       |                       |
| Training,    |       |                       |                       |
| Awards,      |       |                       |                       |
| etc.) are    |       |                       |                       |
| welcome and  |       |                       |                       |
| encouraged   |       |                       |                       |
| to volunteer |       |                       |                       |
| on a         |       |                       |                       |
| committee.   |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| 3\. The FEA  |       |                       |                       |
| Policy Board |       |                       |                       |
| is looking   |       |                       |                       |
| for a        |       |                       |                       |
| volunteer    |       |                       |                       |
| interested   |       |                       |                       |
| in serving   |       |                       |                       |
| as the       |       |                       |                       |
| A            |       |                       |                       |
| ssociation's |       |                       |                       |
| Public       |       |                       |                       |
| Affairs      |       |                       |                       |
| Officer.     |       |                       |                       |
| This         |       |                       |                       |
| volunteer    |       |                       |                       |
| would work   |       |                       |                       |
| with the     |       |                       |                       |
| Policy Board |       |                       |                       |
| to ensure    |       |                       |                       |
| any public   |       |                       |                       |
| relations    |       |                       |                       |
| efforts are  |       |                       |                       |
| a            |       |                       |                       |
| ppropriately |       |                       |                       |
| covered by   |       |                       |                       |
| local press. |       |                       |                       |
| Anyone       |       |                       |                       |
| interested   |       |                       |                       |
| in           |       |                       |                       |
| volunteering |       |                       |                       |
| can contact  |       |                       |                       |
| CAPT Ken     |       |                       |                       |
| Savoie at    |       |                       |                       |
| <Ken         |       |                       |                       |
| neth.L.Savoi |       |                       |                       |
| e@uscg.mil>. |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| 4\. The West |       |                       |                       |
| Virginia     |       |                       |                       |
| Department   |       |                       |                       |
| of Health &  |       |                       |                       |
| Human        |       |                       |                       |
| Resources    |       |                       |                       |
| will host an |       |                       |                       |
| Eastern      |       |                       |                       |
| Regional     |       |                       |                       |
| Pandemic Flu |       |                       |                       |
| Summit on    |       |                       |                       |
| March 15,    |       |                       |                       |
| 10am-3pm, at |       |                       |                       |
| the Clarion  |       |                       |                       |
| Hotel &      |       |                       |                       |
| Conference   |       |                       |                       |
| Center in    |       |                       |                       |
| Sh           |       |                       |                       |
| epherdstown. |       |                       |                       |
| There is no  |       |                       |                       |
| cost to      |       |                       |                       |
| attend this  |       |                       |                       |
| public       |       |                       |                       |
| health treat |       |                       |                       |
| summit, but  |       |                       |                       |
| pre-         |       |                       |                       |
| registration |       |                       |                       |
| is required  |       |                       |                       |
| and          |       |                       |                       |
| available    |       |                       |                       |
| seating is   |       |                       |                       |
| on a         |       |                       |                       |
| first-come,  |       |                       |                       |
| first-served |       |                       |                       |
| basis. RSVP  |       |                       |                       |
| by 1 March   |       |                       |                       |
| by email to  |       |                       |                       |
| [            |       |                       |                       |
| PamHWallace@ |       |                       |                       |
| wvdhhr.org]{ |       |                       |                       |
| .underline}, |       |                       |                       |
| or call      |       |                       |                       |
| 3            |       |                       |                       |
| 04-283-7536. |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| A total of   |       |                       |                       |
| 13 FEA       |       |                       |                       |
| members      |       |                       |                       |
| voted on the |       |                       |                       |
| potential    |       |                       |                       |
| scholarship  |       |                       |                       |
| options      |       |                       |                       |
| presented by |       |                       |                       |
| Shepherd     |       |                       |                       |
| University.  |       |                       |                       |
| The vote was |       |                       |                       |
| 8 to 5 in    |       |                       |                       |
| favor of the |       |                       |                       |
| initial      |       |                       |                       |
| \$10,000     |       |                       |                       |
| Endowment    |       |                       |                       |
| Scholarship, |       |                       |                       |
| which the    |       |                       |                       |
| association  |       |                       |                       |
| may add to   |       |                       |                       |
| in the out   |       |                       |                       |
| years. Jim   |       |                       |                       |
| Willis will  |       |                       |                       |
| be following |       |                       |                       |
| up with      |       |                       |                       |
| Shepherd     |       |                       |                       |
| University,  |       |                       |                       |
| in the hopes |       |                       |                       |
| of having    |       |                       |                       |
| the          |       |                       |                       |
| agreement    |       |                       |                       |
| complete for |       |                       |                       |
| a            |       |                       |                       |
| presentation |       |                       |                       |
| of the check |       |                       |                       |
| at the March |       |                       |                       |
| General      |       |                       |                       |
| Meeting.     |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| Minutes from |       |                       |                       |
| the January  |       |                       |                       |
| 18 General   |       |                       |                       |
| Meeting were |       |                       |                       |
| distributed  |       |                       |                       |
| and          |       |                       |                       |
| reviewed. No |       |                       |                       |
| changes were |       |                       |                       |
| requested.   |       |                       |                       |
| Rick Lemon   |       |                       |                       |
| moved we     |       |                       |                       |
| accept the   |       |                       |                       |
| minutes;     |       |                       |                       |
| David        |       |                       |                       |
| Springer     |       |                       |                       |
| seconded the |       |                       |                       |
| motion, and  |       |                       |                       |
| it passed by |       |                       |                       |
| general      |       |                       |                       |
| vote.        |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| Pat Williams |       |                       |                       |
| submitted an |       |                       |                       |
| updated      |       |                       |                       |
| Treasurer    |       |                       |                       |
| Report,      |       |                       |                       |
| showing a    |       |                       |                       |
| current      |       |                       |                       |
| balance of   |       |                       |                       |
| \$20,593.92. |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| Dave         |       |                       |                       |
| Springer     |       |                       |                       |
| reported     |       |                       |                       |
| that the     |       |                       |                       |
| Emergency    |       |                       |                       |
| Planning     |       |                       |                       |
| Committee    |       |                       |                       |
| held its     |       |                       |                       |
| first        |       |                       |                       |
| meeting of   |       |                       |                       |
| 2006; six    |       |                       |                       |
| agencies     |       |                       |                       |
| were         |       |                       |                       |
| represented. |       |                       |                       |
| In an effort |       |                       |                       |
| to           |       |                       |                       |
| revitalize   |       |                       |                       |
| emergency    |       |                       |                       |
| planning in  |       |                       |                       |
| the          |       |                       |                       |
| panhandle,   |       |                       |                       |
| the          |       |                       |                       |
| committee    |       |                       |                       |
| will work to |       |                       |                       |
| identify     |       |                       |                       |
| local        |       |                       |                       |
| federal      |       |                       |                       |
| assets, and  |       |                       |                       |
| individual   |       |                       |                       |
| agency       |       |                       |                       |
| requirements |       |                       |                       |
| and          |       |                       |                       |
| functions.   |       |                       |                       |
| The          |       |                       |                       |
| committee    |       |                       |                       |
| hopes to     |       |                       |                       |
| complete a   |       |                       |                       |
| c            |       |                       |                       |
| omprehensive |       |                       |                       |
| table-top    |       |                       |                       |
| exercise in  |       |                       |                       |
| fall/winter  |       |                       |                       |
| 2006.        |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| CAPT Savoie  |       |                       |                       |
| introduced   |       |                       |                       |
| guest        |       |                       |                       |
| speaker Mr.  |       |                       |                       |
| Matthew      |       |                       |                       |
| Mullenax,    |       |                       |                       |
| from the     |       |                       |                       |
| Berkeley     |       |                       |                       |
| County       |       |                       |                       |
| Planning     |       |                       |                       |
| Commission.  |       |                       |                       |
| Mr. Mullenax |       |                       |                       |
| stated that, |       |                       |                       |
| according to |       |                       |                       |
| the 2004     |       |                       |                       |
| census data, |       |                       |                       |
| Berkeley     |       |                       |                       |
| County is    |       |                       |                       |
| one of the   |       |                       |                       |
| 100 fastest  |       |                       |                       |
| growing      |       |                       |                       |
| counties in  |       |                       |                       |
| the U.S.     |       |                       |                       |
| Planning     |       |                       |                       |
| Commission   |       |                       |                       |
| efforts      |       |                       |                       |
| currently    |       |                       |                       |
| underway     |       |                       |                       |
| include an   |       |                       |                       |
| update of    |       |                       |                       |
| the 1990     |       |                       |                       |
| C            |       |                       |                       |
| omprehensive |       |                       |                       |
| Plan, a      |       |                       |                       |
| ground water |       |                       |                       |
| study and    |       |                       |                       |
| related      |       |                       |                       |
| zoning       |       |                       |                       |
| ordinances,  |       |                       |                       |
| and updated  |       |                       |                       |
| subdivision  |       |                       |                       |
| regulations. |       |                       |                       |
| Mr. Mullenax |       |                       |                       |
| outlined the |       |                       |                       |
| Commission's |       |                       |                       |
| extensive    |       |                       |                       |
| efforts to   |       |                       |                       |
| involve the  |       |                       |                       |
| local        |       |                       |                       |
| community in |       |                       |                       |
| updating the |       |                       |                       |
| C            |       |                       |                       |
| omprehensive |       |                       |                       |
| Plan, in an  |       |                       |                       |
| effort to    |       |                       |                       |
| collect      |       |                       |                       |
| current      |       |                       |                       |
| issues and   |       |                       |                       |
| concerns     |       |                       |                       |
| from a       |       |                       |                       |
| diverse      |       |                       |                       |
| cross        |       |                       |                       |
| section.     |       |                       |                       |
| Such steps   |       |                       |                       |
| include      |       |                       |                       |
| assembling a |       |                       |                       |
| 30-member    |       |                       |                       |
| Planning     |       |                       |                       |
| Advisory     |       |                       |                       |
| Committee,   |       |                       |                       |
| gathering    |       |                       |                       |
| input from   |       |                       |                       |
| 180          |       |                       |                       |
| community    |       |                       |                       |
| members      |       |                       |                       |
| (st          |       |                       |                       |
| akeholders), |       |                       |                       |
| holding sic  |       |                       |                       |
| public       |       |                       |                       |
| outreach     |       |                       |                       |
| meetings,    |       |                       |                       |
| and          |       |                       |                       |
| distributing |       |                       |                       |
| a 5-page     |       |                       |                       |
| survey to    |       |                       |                       |
| 10% of the   |       |                       |                       |
| community    |       |                       |                       |
| chosen       |       |                       |                       |
| randomly.    |       |                       |                       |
| The          |       |                       |                       |
| Commission   |       |                       |                       |
| has worked   |       |                       |                       |
| with other   |       |                       |                       |
| surrounding  |       |                       |                       |
| counties and |       |                       |                       |
| researched   |       |                       |                       |
| other        |       |                       |                       |
| state's      |       |                       |                       |
| planning     |       |                       |                       |
| efforts to   |       |                       |                       |
| ensure the   |       |                       |                       |
| new Plan is  |       |                       |                       |
| truly        |       |                       |                       |
| co           |       |                       |                       |
| mprehensive. |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| CAPT Savoie  |       |                       |                       |
| adjourned    |       |                       |                       |
| the meeting  |       |                       |                       |
| at 12:40pm.  |       |                       |                       |
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| **Speaker    |       |                       |                       |
| Contact      |       |                       |                       |
| In           |       |                       |                       |
| formation**: |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| Mr. Matthew  |       |                       |                       |
| Mullenax     |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| GIS          |       |                       |                       |
| Coordinator  |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| Berkeley     |       |                       |                       |
| County       |       |                       |                       |
| Planning     |       |                       |                       |
| Commission   |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| 400 W.       |       |                       |                       |
| Stephen      |       |                       |                       |
| Street,      |       |                       |                       |
| Suite 203    |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| Martinsburg  |       |                       |                       |
| WV 25401     |       |                       |                       |
|              |       |                       |                       |
| \(304\)      |       |                       |                       |
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