Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

City of Somerville
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, April 22, 2025  
2:00 p.m.

Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

Pursuant to Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2002, this Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive recording of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website.

In-Person:
Somerville Emergency Operations Center 
Somerville Police Department
220 Washington St.

Virtual:

• Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84967330460?pwd=jbqI3oyf7ZAOCCz12vmbaALNWyFaGw.1
• Passcode: 592256

If you wish to submit comments on any item on this agenda, you may send written comments by US mail to the Director of the Office of Emergency Management, 259 Somerville Ave, Somerville, Ma 02143, or via email to oem@somervillema.gov.  Your comments must arrive no later than noon on the day of the meeting to ensure they are conveyed to the committee.

COMMUNICATIONS

• Welcome and Introductions
• Approval of Minutes
  • No prior minutes as this is the first meeting of reforming of the Committee.
• Somerville LEPC Reformation & EPCRA Requirements
  • Make up of Committee and Key Positions
• Proposed Bylaws
• Identify Key Points of Discussion – Voting Members, Quorums, etc.
• Pathway to Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Compliance
  • Appoint a chairperson for the committee.
  • Establish rules by which the committee shall function.
  • Develop an emergency response plan for their community.
  • Update the emergency response plan at least once a year or more frequently as changes occur in the community.
  • Evaluate the need for resources necessary to develop, implement, and exercise the emergency plan.
  • Establish procedures for receiving reports from facilities in the community.
  • Establish procedures for processing requests from the public for EPCRA reports, emergency response plan, etc. Next Meeting: October 2025

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