[MRIC] MRIC Notice - October 13 Mtg

[Chuck Hodell]

REMINDER: The next meeting of MRIC will be on Saturday, October 13th, 2012
at 10:30 a.m. at Howard County.  I will send out directions the week before
the meeting for those needing them.  Thanks to Dave Prestel for again
hosting in a central location for us.

Please let me know if you will be attending.

Any RO that will not be attending and that wants someone to represent them
for voting purposes must forward an email with the name of the
representative.

As always, if you can't attend and you would like me to represent your views
on a particular issue or agenda item, please email me your thoughts and I
will represent them to the group verbatim as I have done before. ?I realize
not everyone can make each meeting and I want to make sure your voice is
heard.

The tentative agenda for October is as follows:

- Welcome, Attendance and Introductions
- Minutes from April Meeting Review and Approval
- Update RO Contact Info
- Update MD RACES Frequency List
- Uniform Credentialing and Resource Typing
- Election of a new MRIC Chair
- Health and Welfare
- Adjournment

At the April meeting a subcommittee was appointed to review and offer
comments on the concept of Uniform Credentialing and Resource Typing with
the following members:

Hank Black - chair
Dave Prestel
Brett Hammond
Ben Acton
Frank Winner
William Hatfield

To my knowledge the committee has not yet met and hopefully they will get an
opportunity to meet and prepare something for the meeting.

I have heard absolutely nothing from MEMA concerning the ACS initiative
since the ACS planning meeting was canceled in the spring after the
announcement of the new MEMA Director.

I will be stepping down as Chair at this meeting and we will need to have
someone step forward and accept the responsibility for the position.  I will
act as the election chair to accept nominations and to run any necessary
voting.  If you want to run for chair and can't attend, please send me an
email and I will enter your name.  The position is only open to duly
appointed ROs and only an RO or appointed representative can vote.

I think it might be time to consider holding these meetings once a year and
I may add that to the agenda as we get closer to the meeting.

Please feel free to forward additional items for the agenda and I will add
them.

Unless anyone objects, I will continue the practice from the last three
meetings and not schedule a lunch break unless the group wishes to do so.

I have received no updates to the contact or frequency lists since
immediately following the April meeting.

The minutes from the April 21, 2012 meeting are below for your review.


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Chuck Hodell N8ADN
QUAN RO
MRIC Chair




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Maryland RACES Interoperability Committee (MRIC)

Minutes for April 21, 2012 Meeting

Location: Clarksburg, Montgomery County

The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the Chair.

Attending were:

Frank Winner ­ Ann Arundel RO
Kenneth Greenhouse ­ Prince George RO
Al Fitzsimons ­ MEMA RO
Jim Devilbriss ­ Frederick RO
James Ridgley ­ Frederick ARO
Henry Black ­ MEMA
Paul Tackish - Charles RO
Brett Hammond ­ Talbot RO
Jim Wortman ­ Talbot
Ben Acton ­ Montgomery DRO
Fred Bader - Montgomery RO
William Hatfield - Montgomery DRO
Dave Prestel ­ Howard RO
Chuck Hodell - Queen Anne¹s RO and MRIC Chair

An agenda was presented for the meeting as follows:

- Welcome, Attendance and Introductions
- Minutes from April Meeting Review and Approval
- Update RO Contact Info
- Update MD RACES Frequency List
- Updated 213 form
- Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) - MEMA
- Uniform Credentialing and Resource Typing
- October Meeting Location
- Health and Welfare
- Adjournment


A Master copy of the MRIC RACES Contact List was circulated and changes made
as necessary by attending representatives and returned to the Chair for
amendment and distribution.

A Master copy of the MRIC RACES Frequency List was circulated and changes
made as necessary by attending representatives and returned to the Chair for
amendment and distribution.

As requested, the chair will place a 'date last modified' notation on future
contact and frequency lists to assure accuracy.

A motion was properly made, seconded and passed to approve the minutes from
the October 22, 2011 MRIC meeting.

The chair thanked Montgomery RO Fred Bader for his efforts in securing the
meeting site.

Hank Black and the group discussed the current version of the 213 form and
the chair took responsibility for distributing the most recent version -
20070421 - dated March 2012.

A discussion was held concerning the Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)
initiative by MEMA.  The group will participate in the ACS steering
committee activities as members are able and will report any discussions or
actions of the steering committee back to the group.

A discussion was held concerning the issue of uniform credentialing and
resource typing.  After discussion it was decided that a subcommittee would
be formed with the following participants:

Hank Black - chair
Dave Prestel
Brett Hammond
Ben Acton
Frank Winner
William Hatfield
Chuck Hodell (ex officio)

The subcommittee will report back to the group at the October meeting with a
framework for the group to discuss.  The chair recommended that the next
step following the subcommittee's work is to have each jurisdiction review
the draft framework with their EM.  Final action on a framework is expected
to be voted on at the April, 2013 meeting.

Jurisdictional updates were presented from Anne Arundel, Howard, Frederick
and Prince Georges.

There being no further business a motion was properly made, seconded and
passed to adjourn the meeting to reconvene again on October 13, 2012 at
10:30 a.m. at Howard County EOC or another site to be determined and
communicated prior to the next scheduled meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m.

Submitted by the MRIC Chair