SOUTHEAST UNDERGROUND FACILITY PROTECTION COUNCIL

MEETING MINUTES FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA

January 16, 2001

Introductions were made.

The Minutes from the 4th quarter meeting, October 10, 2000 were approved.

There was no old business to discuss.

Trenchless Technology (HDD)
Mike McCrary- 4^th Qtr NTDPC sent a letter to the counsels involved in HDD training to express interest in involvement. $400 for a three day seminar NASTT setting standards. NTDPC has become a member of NASTT. Claims perspective on HDD in power point presentation (hard copy and disk ask Mike).  WorldCom & Level 3 worked together on a damage prevention project. Show at the No Dig with NASTT, Rodeo, (free booth space for SEUFPC & UPC in exchange for a presentation to the excavators and a panel discussion on damage prevention. Approval for the SEUFPC water at the rodeo with position at the sign in table. Houston show (HDD) Undergroundinfo.com links to some good contacts for us.   Digging For Solutions Summit on Directional Drilling put on by AGL & UPC they have rated the suggestions and formed an executive council in ATL to deal with the issues. Working towards a two-man team certification required on every job.  NASTT is 4-1-01 to 4-03-00.  AGC 3-21-01 to 3-25^th-00 Nashville (Oprey Land Hotel). Reservations for Perry will be made by Claudette Campbell.

SEUFPC 2nd Quarter Meeting
April 3, 2001, at Jekyll Island, GA. Block of 25 rooms at the Clarion April 2, 2001. You must make reservations by March 2, 2001. For reservations, call 912-635-2261.

#DIG Update
Claudette Campbell requested numbers for usage from Zachman.  Stull will provide a list of states using #Dig. SouthernLinc is interested in providing #Dig.  Get with Bren & Claudette to verify the tagline has the compliments of which companies.  The PSA has been shown 561 times from 12-20-00 to 12-31-00 compliments of AT&T Broadband. The channels included CNN, TNT, TWC, HGTV, TVGD, Turner South, T.V. Land, ESPN2 & TNN. The counties covered are Fulton, N. Fulton, Dekalb,  Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Clayton and Fayette. Max Fundom with GPC has offered to make a reasonable amount of copies for free and they normally charge back 8.50 per dub. One - two day turn around.  CC & HF will contact Nancy Horne with SCTA to request air time for PSA.

CGA Update
Tim Brubaker.  Financial support is badly needed. Funds have been requested 50K by Williams and CGA has 147K in the bank right now. Misinformation about grants from the Federal government, OPS will not be funding much to common ground.  The Telecoms will have to step up and fund the program. OPS meeting in Washington stated the CGA had money they didn’t have.  OPS has 140K for Dig Safely primarily for research.  The start of the foundation is in process and a search for an executive director is in process. Three fold objectives - Best practices are adopted, presentations for a unified program, communications with stakeholders. Dig Safely comm. would be a sub comm. To CGA along with five others. Two board members on each comm. as liaisons. Approved membership sponsorship, eliminated the subscriber level, and will meet in Orlando on Friday.  5 million dollars of DP money that must be applied for by next month you must provide 20% which can be done by showing your expenses.  You can go through state org. to apply for these dollars. OPS.DOT.GOV tied to T21 grant money.  PG&E sent 50K for CGA and wanted a board member for those monies. Individual memberships are 100 dollars, corporate memberships are  8K  and association memberships are 2K. Rich Felder is the senior advisor deputy admin of OSP research special admin.

SOCS Update
Tentative dates for  break out for liaisons, April-9^th or April-10^th and had a front line a supervisor training meeting with 14 states  January, 25-01 & January, 26-01.

Dig Safely Update
NY One Call has changed their name to Dig Safely. More promotional products with the logo.  Dig Ssfely video is 7 minutes of damage prevention; WorldCom has ordered 46K to hand out at the rodeo. Bottled water with Dig Safely logos - based on 200 cases at $0.42/per bottle the rate is $10.08/per case excluding shipping costs.  Add $0.05/per bottle for the sports cap, which brings us to $11.28 per/case. This includes label design (2.5 X 6.75) and set up. Quote from Spring Water Promotions, Inc.  Freight costs for 100 cases to Duluth is $115.00 and $259.00 to Louisville, Kentucky.

New Member Solicitation
HDD TB, AT&T HF, Municipalities- AB

Legislative Subcommittee
Look for Ga. water pollution control and county commissioners to possibly open the dig law. Due to Ga. Law you can’t fine the government but you can send a letter of reprimand forcing them to go before their local government.  Pressuring the municipalities to began locating their facilities. GUFFPAC web site pscadvisory.com & UBSINFO.COM.  Tampa and Orlando are interested in copying the white lining ordinances (Handful of states around the nation require white lining most just recommend).  Lively discussion on white lining pros & cons. Standard marking techniques from Fla. Removing the locate marks is now mandatory in Roswell but they have been unable to enforce it. 

Call Center Updates

Tennessee 

Georgia

Status of Damage Prevention Efforts by Company

BellSouth

AT&T

Williams Communications

The meeting was adjourned.

ATTENDEES

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