Agenda for February 16 Monthly Meeting
Meeting Date and Time: Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 7 p.m.
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Additions to agenda
Approval of January minutes
Treasurer’s report
Correspondence and Communication:
1. Rec’d a copy of the Tittabawassee River Carbon Amendment study, via Tom Alcamo
2. Rec’d copy of Multigenerational Superfund Health Report, via JoAnne Scalf
3. Sent press release on Excavation Plan for PSA 1 & 2 to local media
4. Letter from reader in praise of the CAG
5. Message from Jillian Gordner about Superfund and health discussions
PROGRAM: CAG member JoAnne Scalf will present an update on the Multigenerational Pine River Superfund Voluntary Health Mapping Project. This also ties in with an item of business from January about the shorter lifespan of people living in the St. Louis census tract that Ed Lorenz wanted to bring to our attention.
State of Michigan, EGLE Report: Erik Martinson, Project Manager
· Railroad spur sampling results
· Update on dissolution of Trust Fund and protection of O & M money
EPA Report: Tom Alcamo, Project Manager
Program: Jason Cole will explain the concept of “diminishing returns” at the close of thermal treatment of Area 2 Phase 2
· Question of PFAS at the plant site
· Question about having climate change analysis conducted at Superfund sites
· Introduction of RI report for OU-3 & OU-4, with a more thorough discussion coming later
· Burn Pit update
· Status of Phase 2 Carbon Amendment experiment
· Other
Technical Advisor Report:
· Work underway on the RI
· Other
Old Business:
1. Idea of using CAG website for raising funds for adding peple to the PBB health research – Ed Lorenz
2. Update on use of an Owl projector for in-person/virtual meeting combination – Gary Smith
3. PBB Leadership Team update – Brittany Fremion, Ed Lorenz
4. Update on the website – Ed Lorenz
New Business:
1. Participation in Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) on Superfund and health
1. Possibility of PBB Citizens Advisory Board members becoming part of the CAG
Next meeting date: March 16, 2022