Meeting notes 10.26.01 CFC meeting

Attendance: 13

Willie Ratcliff, Jesse Mason, Lani Asher, Olin Webb, Chris Shirley, LaAndrew, Lynne Brown, Keith Tinsdell, Ray Tompkins, Mike Thomas, Marie Harrison, Don Paul, Leuren Moret

Special Guests: KPFA- Doug Edwards, Al Glen US Navy- Marie Avery, Maude Bullock WTO- Aryeh (510-594-1377) Water Board- Michael Rochette 510-622-2411

KPFA Event- November 5

Milton Myer Gym, 195 Kiska, doors open 7pm,

Concert starts 7:45, goes on live radio 8pm-10pm, 2 Jazz bands perform live and broadcasted

Community event Coordinators- Lynne and Marie

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o Security-

Jesse will contact Nation of Islam- need 2 volunteers from 7pm-10:30pm

Maurice will contact Capt. Jackson- need 2 non uniform, no black and whites from 7p-10:30p

o ISDN line-

Maurice will confirm with Doug once the line is in, aiming for Sat. 11.3

o Set-up-

Need 2 volunteers at 5pm to help bring in radio equipment, CBE will help ID folks

<sum> Radio event will be video recorded

<sum> Chairs (100) and auditorium confirm- Lynne

<sum> Tribute to Alta Taylor, who was killed this past summer in BVHP- Don Paul

WTO Rally- November 9

<sum> In response to the World Trade Organization‚s meeting in Qatar, protest rallies are happening across the globe

<sum> LEJ and BVHP Advocates have been planning with Bay Area groups against PG&E

<sum> On November 9, at noon, Justin Herman Plaza, rally and march to PG&E‚s headquarters on Beale St.

NEXT

Teach-in- South East Campus, October 30, 2001, 7p-9p, about WTO, PG&E, and demands

US Navy Base Closure Manager Q&A

Marie Avery (US Navy-619.532.0949) and Maude Bullock (ADI) answered questions and asked questions for close to 1 hour with CFC members, following are some highlights of our conservation:

o Dry Dock #4- filling the pipes with concrete, rather than clean-up was an "interim action∑no final determination of cleanup plans." M. Avery

o RAB members and RAB meetings- M. Avery wants to move forward and provide information at RAB meetings. Some of her suggestions and ideas:

(1) agendas in advance of meetings

(2) Committee chairs provide in writing who attended meetings, agenda ideas, committee recommendations

(3) Committees need to establish in writing rules and process

(4) M. Avery meeting with RAB co-chairs, committee chairs

(5) M. Avery believes Bechtel‚s losing applications is unacceptable (Lani, Georgia, Julian)

(6) M. Avery believes RAB should vote on location of meetings, she reported the past 4 votes have picked the Police Station

(7) M. Avery supports the idea of M. Pentagrass, new facilitator, conduct a workshop with RAB members

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<sum> Air Testing at the Shipyard (TAP grant?)

<sum> M. Avery committed to look into July 6 fire

<sum> M. Avery will review BRAC regulations into providing contracts to local community- report back in 1 week

<sum> M. Avery committed to get back to CFC on 10.29.01 about current air monitoring at Shipyard Where? When?

<sum> Janice _______, former NRDL staff member, has tried to contact RASO contacts with no success, M. Avery would try to coordinate a contact

<sum> What were bunkers under Parcel A used for, where they go? M. Avery will find out

<sum> CBE will draft letter to M. Avery outline follow-up issues

Water Board new RAB member Q&A

Michael Rochette (510.622.2411) has replaced Brad Job, as the Water Board RAB member

He has worked for the Water Board for 7 years and has worked on Mare Island, geology background

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<sum> Michael will look into surface water following on Parcel E

<sum> ARC will send e-mail version of ESD letter for individual groups to sign (shoreline-Parcel B)

<sum> ARC developing list of experts for TAG and TAP grants

<sum> ARC will present new TAG grant rules- 50K per year from EPA?

<sum> CFC letter supporting DTSC decision against Dry Dock #4 concrete filling

<sum> CFC will monitor Dry Bock #4- will gates be open or closed with Bay water, if filled with water Navy will need water board permit, this project is under the recent 50.6 million allocation

<sum> Parcel B shoreline clean-up plans- Water board against the Navy‚s proposed changes and supports the R.O.D.