CCAC Minutes 07/24/ 2025( ollicr (iountr' (--itizcns Corp Advison Committee:
,Iames V Mudd Emergency Sertices Center
(8075 Lely Cultural Pkwy)
Jtly 24th,2025
Minutes:
Meeting called to order l0:02am by Chairman Reg Buxton.
Pledge of Allegiance conducted
Minutes: Motion made by Captain Wilt Conley, seconded by Walt Jaskiewicz, motion passed
unanimously
New Business:
l.) Membershio Uodate: (updates provided by Joshua Stanett)
a. Red Cross: Awaiting new hires to appoint to Citizen Corp role.
b. RSVP: provided status update on new hire of Camie Limebumer
2.) CCSO- No report (see remarks under "Additional Updates")
3.) Fire and EMS Chiefs Association (Absent- report provided digitally by Fire Chief Chris
Byrne)
a. Fire, EMS, CCSO & area Hospitals conducted a full-scale Active Shooter exercise on
June 4rh.
b. Fire Chiefs working with CCSO & CCPS on a proposal to BOCC for replacement of the
800 MHz Public Safety radio system.
c. All Departments are in hurricane preparedness mode.
d. Currently in budget season.
L) Local Mitieation Stratesv tlndate (LMS): (report provided digitally by Amy Howard
(absent))--
a. LMS officially adopted by BOCC
Vrtinq Menrhers Prcscnl -Non- \ otinp memhers oresenl -
Reg Buxton - Chair/Chamber of Commerce Josh Starrett CCEM/Laison
Walt Jaskiewicz - US Coast Guard Aux.l-iz Appling - ARESCC
Ashlev Maher - DRCC Luiz Hernandez - North Naples SDA Church
Capt. Will Conley - Salvation Army
Ashlcy Jones Llnitcd Way
Vrting mcrnbers nol nrcscnt-
Barry Gcrenstcin - CERT
Chief Chris Byrne - Fire Chiefs Association
Red Cross - No voting membcr
RSVP = No voting member
Okl Busincss:
b. The LMS working grou p tast met on )uly 18,2025, attended by 15 peopte, and no
one f rom the pubtic.
c. A mitigation project for South Florida Water Management District was determined
ineligible by the state. The project was ultimately funded by the agency in house.
d. There was a Red Tide discussion, and there was a proposal to have Mote Laboratory
come and give a presentation on mitigation projects to address this hazard.
i. There was also mention of some changes needed to the red tide section ofthe
hazard and risk assessment.
e. There have been 2 resignations:
i. Naples Airport Authority
ii. Jim von Rinteln (retiring)
iii. Active participation was discussed, and Amy will be exploring a virhral option to
possibly encourage more participation.
f. The committee Chair and Vice Chair positions will be voted in at the next meeting on
October 17, 2025
i. JeffWeir nominated by the County Managers office for Chair position
ii. William Lang is stepping down as Chair but will continue to serve as Vice Chair
for continuity.
g. The LMS plan has been adopted officially by the following:
Collier County BOCC
City of Marco Island
Greater Naples Fire District, and
South Florida Water Management District (waiting for FEMA/State
confirmation)
!) Community Health Updates: DOH (no report provided)
Q Preparedness Training and Exercise Updated: (report provided digitally by Mike Shaw
(absent))
a- WebEOC Resource Request Training, G-191 ICS/EOC interface Aug 7d', G-2300
Intemediate EOC Functions Aug l9-21, G-300 Sep 16-18, Basic PIO Course GEMA
L0105 Aug 11-13 Miami Dade Fire, FEMA L0952 All Hazard Position Specific Incident
Mgmt. Team PIO Attg 16-22 Palm Bay Fire/Rescue Brevard County
1.)Coast Guard Aux.
a. Inquired about past training videos done in conjunction with the Counf on boater safety
and how to secure vessels during storms.
b. With the large influx ofnew citizens to the County, especially those from land-locked
parts ofthe country, or those parts that do not experience stoms, the benefit offinding
these training recordings and presenting them to new citizens would be beneficial.
Salvation Armv: (reDort Drovided bv Captain Will Conlev)
a. TSA working with the Southern Baptist. Captain Conley has been working on a
committee within this organization to help mobilize mass feeding coordination with other
providers in the State.
2.)
Individual Reports:
b. Working on two large projects to help the community be stronger. Incident command
center (fully operational generator needed). Partnering with lmmokalee F'air llousing
Alliance to open a TSA location in Immokalee.
c. ln February, TSA's lmmokalee localion will have prekindergarten, before care and after
care for students.
d. TSA working with Southern Baptist on trainings together for emotional and spiritual care.
3.) United Way: (provided by Ashlev Jones)
a. The next Votunteer Management Committee meeting witt be hetd on Thursday,
July 31 ,2025,from 10:00-1 1:00 AM at the United Way of Cottier and the Keys
office in Naptes.
b. On Friday, July 17th, United Way of Collier and the Keys (UWCK) proudly participated
in the Disaster Ready Collier County (DRCC) Hunicane Exercise.
c. Visit VolunteerUWCK.org to register as an individual or organization and explore
volunteer opportunities that align with your passions.
d. Under the Community Resiliency Innovation Grant, United Way of Collier and the Keys
is developing a comprehensive series of 20 Disaster Resilience Training Modules aimed
at enhancing Iocal preparedness and response capacity.
4.) DOH-No additional updates
5.) ARES- (reported provided Liz Appling)
a. ln the process of making sure we have communications capabilities should a serious
storm arise.
b. Has their hunicane plan ready to be put into action. This includes hourly nets and
deployment ofvolunteers to different county locations.
c. Currently working on the 2-meter Repeater as they are not satisfied with the receiver
performance of the radio.
d. Discussed having speakers from the Citizens Corp speak at the ARESCC monthly
meetings. Discussion took place with UWCK, Salvation Army, Emergency Management
and DRCC on speaking at an upcoming meeting. Meetings take place on the 1't
Wednesday ofeach month. The presentations should be l5-20 minutes; meetings take
place at Veteran's Park and breakfast is provided.
6.) CERT: (Report emailed from Barry Gerenstein (absent))
a. Collier County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) CERT program:
i. CCSO, even though new to the CERT program, is diligently recruiting and
training new members.
ii. Their next training session will be held at the Village Walk Town Center on 8
consecutive Monday evenings starting on September 22nd.
iii. On September 12th at the Annual Day of Service Summit guest speakers from
CERT organizations nationwide will be present to explain and encourage CERT
membership. CCSO is doing an amazing job in getting citizens involved in
CERT.
b. Greater Naples Fire-Rescue (GNFR):
i. Continue to train new and existing members to help them serve their
communities. Each team has held a Hurricane Seminar for their communities to
educate the residents. They also distribute information to their residents via
community websites, and bulk emails.
ii. The teams conduct monthly meetings that include training in all aspects ofthe
CEKI'mission.
iii. Verona Walk CERI'was honored to have Amy Howard give a fantastic "what to
do before, during, and after" the hurricane seminar.
iv. Verona Walk CERT now has radio communications belween Naples Reserve,
Winding Cypress and themselves. This is a big plus if mutual aid is needed.
7.) DRCC:rt ror ided Ashl Maher
a. DRCC completed its first exercise on July l7'l', connection issues with ICOC. Those
issues have since been resolved.
b. DRCC is beginning to transition to fully volunteer led organizatiodcoalition.
c. Mina Merkel was brought in by CCF to assist with workshops for identifuing leadership
for each ofthe workgroups of DRCC. This workshop will take place on September I lfr
at the Collier Community Foundation from I pm-4pm.
Additional Updates:
- The second Annual Day of Service event will take place on September lz'h,2025, at the Naples
Grande Hotel. The event is being led by CCSO, volunteers requested should go through UWCK.
Allvolunteers working at the event will require a level 2 background check. This information
must be submitted to CCSO as soon as possible.
- Naple's 7'h Day Adventist representation at the meeting. lnformation was provided that they have
a youth pathfinder club, mobile feeding capabilities, the church has a chuck wagon and radio and
HAM radio license available for emergency response.
Next Meeting: l0:00am on October 23'd, 2025, at the Collier Emergency Operation C€nter in the JIC.
Meeting Adjourned: motion to adjourn made at l0:35am by Reg Buxton and seconded by Ashley Jones,
motion passed unanimously.
Minutes submitted by: Ashley Maher
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