Meeting called to order: Meeting was called to order by Jerry Bergquist at approximately 1:00 PM (CT).

Round Table Introductions were made (see attached for members in attendance).

1. Plans & Progress to dispatch nearest EMS unit: Information packets, which will include a copy & description of the Law, will be sent out to the PSAPs. Boundary information will not be sent back to Tim to be reviewed. Not an approval process by the state. All this boundary information will be compiled and shared statewide. Will road conditions be considered?? The intent of the law is that the closest EMS unit with the shortest response time be dispatched. When a quick response unit is dispatched then an ambulance must be dispatched at the same time. A quick response unit is never dispatched without an ambulance. A quick response unit can cancel the ambulance once they are on scene. This is a tiered response system. A quick response unit has 40 hour training in only typical trauma & first response skills while waiting for the ambulance.

2. EMD Training: Medical Priority Cards & Power Phone Cards...both are requiring PSAPs to use training from their companies only...very expensive. The Health Dept. will look into developing our own State EMD cards. Tim W. states that the EMS Medical Directors Statewide, will be used, to approve these EMD cards. This would create another option for the PSAPs in North Dakota. Want to increase the number of EMD instructors throughout the state. Completing a 40 hour Communications course, an EMD class, & having at least an EMT-B, are requirements to be an instructor. Hopes to train 4-6 instructors. Possibility of including CPR Certification during the EMD class/refresher...this would make the initial EMD Course 4 days long.

3. Administrative Rules Law: Went through the process of Administrative rules. Handout...went through what is going to happen to make the EMD program/cards a state program. Whole process takes 6-8 months. What happens if you lapse...if it is no more than 2 years then you can do the refresher course. If you have lapsed more than two years...then you must take initial course. The APCO Training Committee will be meeting with Tim Wiedrich at 1:00 PM on December 13, 2001, to further discuss this EMD proposal.

Technology Update-Lyle Gallagher, ND State Radio: The Mobile Data Project, by January 1, 2002, is looking at having 15 units up & running statewide. The new Computer System at State Radio is approximately 80% online ...PSAP’s using NCIC & mobile data terminals work on this new system. Very Good range on UHF in ND. Minot has 15 units using the mobile data terminal system. Lyle states that voice could also be added to this system. State radio has also added the feature of AVL so that the dispatcher can see where the officer is located.

Move radios to VHF??? Federal Engineering wrote up options for ND’s future in communications. Stay on VHF for radio communications. Our chances of getting more spectrum is dead because of the September 11^th disaster. Working on getting control of the 700 spectrum within our own state. Nextel is looking at putting sites in every state...putting in a nationwide emergency radio system. Nextel put $500 million on the table to APCo and requested them to go throughout the nation and correct interference on the 800 MHZ frequencies. Cellular phones are interfering in public safety communications. A new system has to be able to handle old radios as well as the new radios and also allow the old radios to talk to new radios. The state radio system is a rural system not an urban system. Channel 3 will always be analog. Will be phasing in digital. Cannot do paging in digital. Two tone sequential paging does not work in digital.

State Radio is also sponsoring a one Day Training program for Telecommunicators regarding How to Handle the Terrorism issues. Information will be sent to PSAPs as soon as possible.

Number Portability & 9-1-1/Shawn Dooney, Qwest: Local number portability (LNP), is when you keep the same phone number but move to a different phone company. When this happens, the new phone company has to work with the local 911 system to keep its local 911 database updated. Need to be aware of these competing companies so you can get changes/updates for local databases. Go to "http:www.nena9-1-1.org/companyid /cid.asp," the Nena Website to find out a company’s Security Response number. Use the Qwest Security Response Center...1-800-215-4829...if you have Qwest service. Wireless companies will also give you a phone number for their Security Response Center. New Companies should do 911 testing. 5-8 seconds to 1^st ring into 911 after you dial the last "1" on 9-1-1. There is a new ALI format to show this company identification.

Meeting adjourned until tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM (CT). Motion to adjourned until December 13^th, at 8:30 AM(CT) was made by Fred D. and seconded by Janelle P.

Meeting called to order at 8:30 AM (CT).

Motion to approve the minutes from the September 26-27, 2001 Meeting was made by Janelle P. Gary K. seconded this motion. All members in favor. Motion passed.

Motion to approve the treasurers report was made by Fred D. and seconded by Gayla M. All members in favor. Motion passed.

*Legislative Committee: Look at changing some wording in the open records laws, to help restrict distribution of PSAP recordings. This committee should continue.

*Public Relations Committee: Janelle P. ..nothing to report. NDACo is getting 911 articles...confirmed by Terry Traynor. Jerry feels that we can get by without this committee & that it should end.

*EMS Boundary Committee: Meeting today at 1:00PM (CT) with Tim Wiedrich. This committee should continue.

*Wireless 9-1-1 Committee, By Russ L.: Gary K, Rick H. & Russ L. met with Nathan Glazer %Western Wireless, who are asking to extend deadlines for phase II. At the NDACo Convention, Terry T. gave a presentation of what is happening with wireless 911. Committee is working on establishing standing rules, purpose & goals of this committee. Update on wireless 911 fee collections. Some Counties are receiving Wireless 911 funds. There are questions on how the 911 fees collected by the Wireless Companies are being distributed. Russ will be talking with the Wireless Companies & you need to contact Russ if you are having any problems.

Suggests that if you get a request for the amount of wireless monies you are receiving...let the Auditors/Treasurers give this information out...try not to let this information come directly from the 911 Coordinator. A PSAP Readiness Survey will be sent out to all PSAP Coordinators in the near future. Russ needs this information to know where everyone stands on Phase I/II. Russ will be doing another survey after the 1^st of the year. He wants to know who is remitting wireless fees & who is not remitting. Wants to know how many venders/Wireless Companies we will be working with for our Statewide contract.

Russ introduced Kathy Kottonbrock, who will be taking his place at Qwest. Her phone number is the same as Russ’ old number. Any questions you use to have for Russ when he worked for Qwest...you can take your questions to Kathy. This Committee must continue until its work is accomplished.

*APCO Training Committee by Denise H.: Discussed scheduled trainings for 2002. Talked about scheduled training & Mini conference. All information will be sent out by teletype.

*State Trauma Committee: Janelle thinks we should resign off this committee. Our association does not have any input for them. Motion to have the ND 911 Association resign off the State Trauma Committee made by Fred D., 2^nd by Gayla M. Janelle P. will write up letter. All members approved. Motion carried.

*APCO Project 38/Project Locate by Gary K.: Working with Western Wireless & Verizon Wireless Companies through Intrado(SCC). Intrado is, right now, the driving force for implementing phase I.

Gary K. is getting maps with tower locations. He needs to establish boundaries & addresses to these towers. Need to establish ESN Zones, default ESN. Confidentiality agreement will have to be signed. He is having his States Attorney look at this agreement & make sure it works with ND law. Stark County started a separate account for each wireless company. Gary believes that we should go in requesting phase II with the understanding that phase I will have to be in place to get phase II. Contract for service...no discussion of this yet. Gary thinks this will be next. Then they will be testing....phase I in the near future, which includes the tower location, phone company identification number, pseudo number & cellular call back number. In North Dakota we will be working with Intrado for this implementation. Gary will start testing with Phase I in the near future.

*Public Safety Answering Point Committee (SB2067): NDACo has to still decide who their member will be. What type of report form will be used for this report??? Every PSAP in the State has a different way of financing their emergency system. Once we get a good draft, we will bring it back to the Association to approve it. This report would also be used by State Radio’s Legislative Report (HB 1409). This first report will only cover revenues/expenses from 2001.

*State Radio-Legislative Report (HB 1409), Rick H.: With this report, which will reflect the PSAP Committee (SB2067) report, State Radio will also recommend changes to the Standards & Guidelines. If this report is due this year...then the Association agrees that right now there is no changes to the Standards & Guidelines. Motion made by Fred D. that by the end of the 2001 calender year the ND 911 Association agrees that there are no changes needed to be made to the Standards & Guidelines(HB 1409). Brent Nelson seconded this motion. All in favor. Motion passed.

Bylaws Change to Combine Secretary and Treasurer: A handout of the proposed changes where handed out to members present. Motion was made by Glenn E. Becky A. seconded this motion. All in favor. Motion passed. A revised copy of the Bylaws will be emailed out to all members.

Potential Website for the ND 9-1-1 Association: Terry Volk has been setting up local websites. A good way of keeping in touch & up to date on information. Terry Traynor suggested to make this website available through the NDACo Website. Allen Morken made a motion to go ahead with the Website. Gary K seconded this motion. Discussion ...Terry Volk will create and maintain this website. Only information that the association has finalized can be on this website. Only what we want the whole world to see will be put on this website. Russ L. thinks that there can be many uses for this site. Whatever the Board of Directors approves will go on the website. All in favor. Motion passed. The consensus was that the Secretary/Treasurer will be the main contact person...then this information will be sent to all board members, then Terry will get approval/disapproval from the Board.

Election of Officers: Galya M. made motion to cast a unanimous vote to have Carmen Reed as Secretary/Treasurer. Mike D. Seconded this motion. All in favor. Motion passed.

Rick made a motion to nominate Becky A. as Vice President. Allen Morken seconded this motion. Becky A. nominated Terry V. as Vice President. Fred D. seconded this motion. Fred D. made a motion that nominations cease. Rick H. seconded this motion. Becky A. & Terry V. left room, while a vote, by show of hands was made. Terry Volk is the new Vice President by vote. Nominations for President include Phil R. Gayla M nominated Janelle P. for President, Gary K. seconded this motion. Gary K made a motion to have nominations cease. Russ L. seconded this motion. Janelle P. & Phil R. left the room, while a vote, by a show of hands was made. Janelle P is President by vote.

Rick H. is working with the Missing & Exploited Children through a grant program to facilitate this throughout the state. It is called the Locator Program. Its purpose is to quickly disseminate posters & pictures of missing or exploited children. Rick will get this information out to the Police Chiefs & Sheriff’s in the near future. Janelle P. Made a motion to pay Carmen R. $150 for being Secretary/Treasurer as a one time payment. Dana S. seconded this motion. Discussion. Janelle P. amends this motion to give a plaque to Carmen R. for her Secretary/Treasurer work. Dana S. seconded this motion. Motion passed.

Janelle P. took over meeting and asked all members for their support and help throughout 2002. Jerry B. will be getting a plaque also for his work as President.

Schedule Next Meeting: The next ND 911 Association Quarterly meeting will be held on March 12-13, 2002 at the Comfort Suites in Bismarck.

Respectfully submitted,

Carmen Reed/ Secretary-Treasurer