The Community Advisory Council
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) to Flint Hills Resources is a diverse group of concerned citizens sharing a common belief: open dialogue between the community and the Pine Bend Refinery enhances the quality of life in Dakota County.
The Council includes 20 representatives from communities surrounding the refinery: Apple Valley, Coates, Eagan, Empire Township, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount, Nininger and Vermillion Townships, as well as four Pine Bend employees and one Minnesota Pollution Control Agency representative.
What’s New
The CAC and FHR welcome Jim Luzum (Rosemount) and Bob Wellemeyer (Hastings) to the Council. New members and their mentors participated in an orientation at the refinery and will begin their Council duties in September 2010.
2009 -2010 CAC Highlights:
May 10, 2010 – CodeRed (Dakota County Emergency Notification System). A fact sheet with questions and answers about CodeRed is available, click on CodeRed FAQ Sheet. Wakota CAER (Community Awareness Emergency Response) members also presented to the Council. For more more information, please view their presentation, Wakota CAER.
April 12, 2010 – Don Kern – FHR Facilities and Engineering Manager, presented recommendations to the Council on the FHR buffer property and general refinery security.
March 8, 2010 – FHR Fire Chief, Rolf Peterson and Pete Herpst, FHR Deputy Fire Chief presented “Lessons Learned: Dakota County Emergency Exercise”at the March 8th Council meeting. To review the report, click on Review of Oct 2009 Emergency Exercise. Dawn Wurst, FHR Safety Manager presented “Overview of FHR Process Safety Management (PSM)”. As a lead-in to Dawn’s presentation, the Council viewed the DVD of “British Petroleum/Texas City, Texas Oil Refinery Disaster (March 23, 2005).
February 8, 2010 – Due to the snow advisory warnings, the February CAC meeting was cancelled.
January 4, 2010 – Dawn Wurst, FHR Site Safety Manager, reported on FHR Pandemic – All Hazards Planning at the January 4, 2010 CAC meeting. Don Kern, FHR Facilities and Engineering Manager, also presented FHR Land Use Plan 2009.
December 14, 2009 – Meeting cancelled.
November 9, 2009 – FHR Report on Green House Gas Emissions.
October 24, 2009 – CAC members attended the council’s annual planning retreat.
September 14, 2009 – Dave Ferkul, MNSTAR/VVP Coordinator from OSHA, presented details about the MNSTAR safety program and FHR’s re-certification in 2008. FHR fire department officials, Rolf Peterson (Fire Chief) and Pete Herpst (Deputy Fire Chief) presented information about the refinery’s fire department (Pine Bend Refinery Fire Dept) as well as an update about the Dakota County training exercise that will take place on October 31.
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