Barak Obama (President) Called A Meeting For Homeland Security On First May In 2009!

Barak Obama (President) Homeland Security Council meeting in Cabinet Room of the White House to discuss the H1N1 flu on May 1, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Alan Radcliffe at 10:14 a.m.
Alan announced that Sheila Meggison would be the proxy for Douglas County.
Alan advised the Council the he and Pat Collins attended a meeting with the State on how the
State would spend grant monies. They were the only regional council members present and
members can go the datacounts website to see the amounts.
Funding areas are:
  • KHP Capital Complex Security Enhancements
  • Safe Schools Funding
  • Crisis City
  • GIS Project (NE Region not spending near the monies that other regions are spending)
  • Fusion Analyst at the Fusion Center
  • State Accountability System
  • Animal Health Dept. for Exercises
  • KBI Fusion Analyst
  • Fire Marshal - State Bomb Squad
  • KDOT - Radio Tower Upgrades
Lance Royer Motioned to approve minutes from previous meeting. Doug Schmidt seconded the
motion. One vote against approval with the rest voting to approve minutes. Motion passed.
John Cyr provided the fiscal report.
FY07:
Surveillance platform We have received a $7000 rebate from Dell. Even with that we are about
$540 in the red on the project. John asked if we could transfer excess funds from the CBRNE
account.