Operation Challenge Committee Meeting

Operation Challenge Committee Meeting

Minutes 12-4-07

Attendance: do to scheduling conflicts meeting was cancelled and phone communications took place – these are phone communications associated to the agenda from 12-4-07

Goal: To promote and establish a competitive criteria to determine a Michigan operation challenge team to compete in the national event.

Committee chair – Ed Klopf –

Phone: 989-837-3503

Committee vice chair – Doug Koss –

Phone: 989-684-3994

Contact for Operations Challenge event:

Section contact: Ed Klopf

Section 17 – no interest

Section 21 – section approved funding for team to compete – no team yet

Section 7 – still trying

Section 13 – no interest

Section 4 – trying to get people

Section 11- still recruiting members for team (have 1 or 2 members) – Doug Koss

Non section teams:

Registration form sent to Battle Creek – Larry DeLong has team

Registration form sent to Midland – Bryan Fisher has team

Wade Trim – Upper management has approved team – Ed Mahaney trying to form team

Start up training offer: ED Klopf or Doug Koss will offer start training for teams interested in competing

Class:

2 Class are being offer with state approved CEC: (.6 technical category) Flyer for class submitted to MWEA (March 11 & 18)

MWEA to attend: MWEA staff to attend to track CEC and class training – if staff not available committee member to handle

Determine Cost: Ed spoke with Jerry – $75 for MWEA members $118 for non members which will include 1 year MWEA membership if wanted – if class is success Ed to request money for lunch and dinner during state competition for all to compete – must be profitable

Trainers: Safety: Dennis Nagel from the safety store

Lab: Shanna Shea – SOS labs (tentative yes - need to confirm)

Collection: Vince from Martin for the south class / north class ?

Pump: Goodwin representative – Keith contacted and booked

Process: Gene Dauer – Midland WWTP

Promotional:

Ed Klopf - submitted article on national competition and promotional posting for 2008 state in next MWEA matters

Ed will submit last article by March 28, 2008

Publish state winner in local papers – to be done

Doug Koss to send out promotional flyer to all section 11 members to recruit team members for section 11 team

Ed sent same flyer to Keith Moss section 7- modify for section

Ed sent posting via email to WWTP throughout state requesting to be posted at facilities

Ed will look into speaking at regional operators meetings

Section 21 –Curt Goodman has discussed with Ed about speaking at the annual operators meeting in May. (Escanaba)

Main Event:

Location: Boyne Mt.: committee approved – posting issued states location and information

Date: June 23, 2007

Committee decided listing in annual conference flyer will not be needed

Maximum team registration 10 teams Registration deadline: May 1, 2008

We will extend deadline if teams show interest!

The lab and process control will be held in room across from conference main meeting area. The safety, collections and pump events will be held outside. The collection and safety event to be held during lunch break outside on patio. Lunch area has wall of glass windows to view. The pump event will be held outside vendor area starting near the vendor display time. Actual start time will be dependent on the number of teams competing.

(Process control) all teams 10:00am – Gene Dauer head judge

(Lab ) start by 10:45am – Head Judges: Bill Rauch – Kar Lab / Shanna Shea SOS Lab

(Collection) start noon – Head Judges: Vincent Astorino / John Mac Donald: Martin Controls

(Safety) start noon – Head Judges: Dennis Nagel – The Safety Store / Bob Burditt – Burditt safety consultant

(Pump) – Head Judges: Keith Sikaitis – Kennedy Pump / Rep from AIS

Announce thank you list and winners at Monday evening activity?

Ed will look into purchasing a canopy for outside events

Other issues:

a) Event Sponsor Sign: will supply sponsor of event sign – need volunteer

b) T-shirts for teams: each team members will receive – need volunteer

c) Team shirts for national competition with vendors name - Ed

d) Teams Lunch and Dinner: no discount on meal tickets price. Lunch to be served after lunchtime events! Will use outside source to supply. Purchase meal tickets from Boyne for all competing for Monday evening.

e) Overnight Lodging: no discount on lodging price by Boyne Mt. per MWEA contract. - Ed located outside motels and are listed in promotional flyer distributed – more available not listed – Ed recommending Boyne City Motel

f) Vendors / Sponsors: Sponsors donations will be accepted, to be used for T-shirts, team shirts and meal tickets for teams if needed.

g) State event confine space platform needs to be expanded – OC expense

h) pipe for collection event – OC expense

National Competition:

Arranging itinerary: to be reviewed

Making reservations: to be reviewed

Expense money: to be reviewed

Next Meeting: January 22, 2008 10:00 am at the MWEA in Bath Mi. Building address for any wanting to use map quest is 5815 E. Clark rd. Bath, Mi. 48808 (Ed has report for Jury duty month of Jan. 2008 - May have to reschedule date if jury duty required)