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Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board Meeting Minutes May 28, 1998
Notice: Mat Johansen, DDFO, began the meeting and delegated it to George Chandler, Chair. Action: The Board approved the minutes for the March 21 and April 28 meetings. The Board requested that Kathy Sanchez and Hank Daneman add their changes to the minutes within two weeks Public Comment: No public comment. BOARD BUSINESS: Motion: The Board voted to set aside fifteen minutes at the end of each meeting for Board members to speak and other items of concern. The motion passed 7 for and 1 abstention. Report: Mat Johansen spoke about the Motion to Dismiss distributed to the Board. He said that the Board can act not withstanding the lawsuit and can conduct business. Motion: The Board passed a motion 8 to 0 with 1 abstention to create six Committees and appointed temporary Chairs:
The technical committees will draft a Work Plan and recommend a budget for approval by the full Board. The Committees will structure themselves using the draft charters. Request: Hank Daneman requested that Ann DuBois send printed copies of the DOE Headquarters Weekly ER Reports to Board members. This news could be distributed through the Board’s newsletter. The newsletter could be distributed through public libraries and city governments. Hank Daneman requested that Ann DuBois distribute the newsletter budget and mailing list that the Public Participation Committee developed previously. If Board members want to receive newsletters from other Board newsletters, please contact Ann DuBois. She will contact other Board and request that they send their newsletters to Board members. Motion: The Board voted to invite members of the public to serve on its committees and stated that there must be more Board members than public members. The Committees are to draft recommendations for Board action. The members of the public have no vote, cannot be the Chair or Vice Chair of the Committee and the committee must have at least three Board members. The Committee Chair has the authority to appoint or dismiss members if they do not attend. Passed 8, 1 abstention Hank Daneman requested that the committees meet monthly, report monthly to the Board and meet the requirements for attendance. Hank Daneman asked that George Chandler monitor the committees to be sure that they are operational. George asked that the Bylaws Committee consider Hank Daneman’s suggestions and the motions passed tonight. The Board asked the committees to select their chairs by June 11. Report: Mat Johansen described the draft committee charters, questions and organizational charts. Michael Smith asked if DOE could help the Board contact other Site Specific Advisory Boards and LANL staff. Report: Tyler Przybylek introduced himself as Acting Area Manager of DOE/LAAO. He described his interim job as keeping the Area Office’s initiatives going until the new Area Manager arrives. He thanked Board for their service. Report: Jeanne Marie Crockett, NMED, announced a tour of TA 18 on June 19. Board members interested in attending this briefing from 2:30 to 5:00 are to make a reservation through Ann DuBois. The purpose of the meeting is to evaluate the danger to the public from a public road that goes by this facility for criticality experiments. Report: Mat Johansen announced that the Site Wide Environmental Impact Statement public hearings will be on June 9, 10, 12. He encouraged Board members to attend. Mat Johansen will send the summary report. The Board asked Ann DuBois to fax the meeting announcement to Board members. Report: Tyler Przybylek announced that MJ Byrne is coming at beginning of July to be the DDFO, including public affairs and community outreach. She will come to the next Board meeting. Tyler will fax her biography to the Board. Motion: The Board passed a motion naming the Intersite Conference delegation. The delegation members are: Carlotta McInteer, Carl Tsosie, Elmer Torres, Connie Thompson-Ortega, and Hank Daneman. The motion passed: 8 for and 1 abstention. Hank Daneman asked if some Board members could go to the Chicago meeting. Hank Daneman and Elmer Torres want to go to Chicago. Mat Johansen agreed to explore if Chicago is a possibility for some Board members. DOE must authorize travel in advance. Ann DuBois will arrange so Board members must contact her before June 5. The League of Women Voters is working on the selection of the delegation for northern New Mexico. Notice: George Chandler announced the telephone conference call for SSAB Chairs. Hank Daneman requested a discussion about DOE’s self regulation and monitoring. George Chandler asked if the Board is interested in pursuing this issue. The Board approved George Chandler raising the issue. Hank Daneman has a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the correction of waste materials designations. The Board asked Ann DuBois to circulate this letter. George Chandler requested an Executive Summary report of John Till’s report on air quality. Ken Hargris agreed to get the report to Ann DuBois for circulation. Action: The Board set the June 25 date for next meeting. The agenda will be: Committee reports, Public comment, Board comments, draft John Till’s report on air quality monitoring, report on the Site Wide Environmental Impact Statement, and the Intersite Workshop report. Report: Hank Daneman asked that new committees update the recommendations passed by
the Board. He referred to the Stockpile Stewardship recommendation and expressed concern
about the Environmental Impact Statement findings and earthquake faults that might effect
the construction of the CMR building. The recommendation was that DOE should suspend the
construction until they explore the earthquake faults. Hank Daneman suggested that the
Board committees examine other hazards that DOE did not address in the Preliminary
Environmental Impact Statement. Hank referred to the recommendation on groundwater
monitoring. Mat Johansen said that the groundwater investigation into releases in
Mortendad canyon, and monitoring trends are all in the Board's purview. George Chandler
asked that the Board address these issues. Mat Johansen suggested that the Board’s
recommendations be reviewed to see if there are any ER issues in them. Business: interim bylaws say that the Board members could have 15 members. He described the current nomination process and asked about the missing Board members. DOE wants to partner with the Board about the nomination process. Mat Johansen explained sector approach used by other Boards. Tyler Przybylek has the authority to appoint up to five Board members per year. The Board requested a newspaper public notice for nominations. DOE’s letter requesting nominations from the surrounding Pueblos and communities will go out after this meeting. The bylaws need to address this nomination issue including the question about how many members should be on the Board. Action: The Board adjourned at 9:00 p.m. The minutes are an accurate and complete summary of the matters discussed and conclusions reached at the Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board meeting held on May 28, 1998 in Taos, New Mexico.
Certified by: _______________________________________
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