ABA Luncheon ~ Thursday, July 12th
Called to Order by President S. Fabre:
In Attendance: 20
1- Introductions
- C. Zamara – Naturopathic Physician
- A. Olivia – NWCA
- D. Atkins – Keybank
- A. Terrones – WCSO
- P. Miller – Westside Cruisers Car Club
- J. Doane – Aloha Community Library
- J. Doane – TVWD
- K. Bolin – Edward Jones
- K. Larmanger – Comforcare
- B. Merritt – Movement Mortgage
- S. Rosendahl – ServPro
- M. Holcomb – Holcomb Computers
- M. Apple – Miller Paint
- N. Ortiz – USWC Taekwondo
- S. Fabre – Agape Community Insurance Agency
- E. Rawlinson – WCSO
- S. Jassim – Beaverton Body and Yoga
2 – Board Report – Sally Fabre
No Board Meeting in July
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- We have a new Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/alohabusinessassociation
- We have a new Facebook account https://www.facebook.com/abaassociation/
3 – Committee Reports
- Treasurer Report – M. Holcomb – $1628.04 in bank and paypal, cash flow $260 in, $273.44 out (Payments to Exec Sec, and Website)
- Membership – M. Holcomb
- 3 renewals 2 basic (Beaverton Towing, D’Vida Injury Clinic & Wellness Center) 1 non profit (Washington County Sheriff Office)
- Invoices through July have been sent out
- Community Partnerships / Communications – B. Merritt
- If you would like your info, images, videos, etc updated on our site, please let us know.
4 – Featured Speaker – Scott Rosendahl, Marketing Manager SERVPRO of Tigard –
“Preparedness” for business and home
- 6 years ago preparedness became more of an urgent issue
- Earthquake in Japan spurned this (sister city-ring of fire with Portland)
- NYT put out article called “The Really Big One”. NYT forced to also release “How to Stay Safe After the Big One”
- We are 30-50 years from eclipsing average of 350 years between cataclysmic earthquake events
- Due for “mega quake”
- OEMA – Oregon Emergency Management Association
- ServPro handles over 1000 events a year (suicide, fire, flood, etc)
- Work on a large scale of events and issues from your house all the way through to Nike
- The Servpro company is all over but the Tigard group itself travels as well. Small ServPro groups are looked at like storm chasers and can go anywhere to help
- Government Contracts
- Certified Women Owned Business- benefits of this
- We need to focus more on water storage/availability in the event of a disaster
- 72 hours is only your immediate response plan
- Emergency planning
- Continuity planning
- Business relislency
- Disaster preparedness
- Operational redundancy
- Emergency response planning
- Facility disaster protocol
- Emergency management
- Secret ingredient of readiness – YOU! and your buy-in
- Local disaster threats
- Wildfire
- Structure Fire
- Flooding
- Ice Storms
- Heat Wave, drought
- Earthquake
- Active shooter
- Volcanic eruption
- Be ready – Have an escape kit
- Car Kit
- Office Kit
- Home Kit
- First 24 hour plan
- 72 hour emergency plan
- 10 day emergency plan
- 60 Day Emergency plan
- Long term plan
- Think about travel – roads impassible? Have a bike, be prepared to walk a great distance
- Main Infrastructure Items
- Communication
- Electricity
- Fuel
- Roads/bridges/tunnels
- Water/sewage services
- Supplies
- Workforce
- Priority Facilities
- Hospitals
- PE
- Government Buildings
- People Needs
- Safety
- Food
- Water
- Shelter
- Family/accounted for
- Search and Rescue
- Hope/Will
- Purpose
- A Plan
- What does Recovery mean?
- Are MY people safe
- How can we get back to doing or business as soon as possible
- How long until we are fully recovered
- What can we do to help get the desired outcome
- Appropriate Response Goals
- When restorers respond to a large loss they focus on
- Reducing business interruption
- Reducing claims cost
- Health and safety of employees
- When restorers respond to a large loss they focus on
- Basic Earthquake preparedness
- Secure your space – “Hazard Hunt”
- Plan to be safe – disaster plan and communication
- Organize disaster supplies – kit and locations
- Document planning – docs insurance, ec
- Drop cover and hold on – training
- Evacuation plan and triage plan – safety training
- Reconnect and restore – rebuild community
- Emergency Ready Plan (ERP)
- ReadyRating.org
- How Bad Will it Be Earthquake Oregon
- July 20th Tigard Event 5 – 8pm preparedness event
5 – Spot Light Business of the Month – Curves~Jenny Craig
6 – Announcements –
- THPRD Concert in the Park – Arnold Park 6-8 pm July 12th
- Save the Date:
- Tuesday August 7th – National Night Out
- Sunday August 26th http://www.goodneighborpdx.com/
- Friday August 31st – Scooping with a Cop – Farmington Mall Shopping Center
Next Meeting: Thursday August 9th, 2018
Guest Speaker: THPRD
Topic: The new Aloha park and a survey of existing parks
Spotlight Speaker: Willamette West Habitat for Humanity
Adjourned at 1pm
2nd Thursday of every month, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Peppermill Restaurant
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The ABA Board would like to thank
Schmidt and Yee for hosting our Board Meetings
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