History: Organized in 2011 in response to wishes of a plant, a member of another CAC, and participants in a Harris County environmental project

Number of plants: 10

Number of community members: Approximately 15 + visitors

Facilitator: Diane Sheridan

Contact information: dbsfacilitator@gmail.com 

Meetings: Monthly except July and December. First Thursdays from 5:45- 7:30 pm by Zoom or at City of Galena Park Alvin Baggett Community Center. Meetings are open.

Goals: 

• Provide a forum for face-to-face interaction between industry and community that helps each understand the other’s needs and concerns
• Build relationships between community and industry with candid dialogue focused on information sharing and issue resolution
• Assess industry performance and work with industry to bring about changes to improve the quality of life in the area the CIP serves.

Most common issues of interest: health, safety, environment, emergency management and communications, hazmat transportation, workforce development, Port of Houston dredging, benzene.

Most recent issues of interest (chosen in structured Program Planning process):

Communications of plant events by plants and cities – community warning systems. Odors and need for communications, including event at LyondellBasell Houston Refinery  Impacts on plants from hurricanes, freezes and COVID  Annual “State of the Plants” report  Annual emissions report  Getting acquainted with environmental groups serving the CIP area  Periodic reports on air quality from Houston Regional Monitoring  Harris County’s new air monitoring programs

Texas A&M Galena Park quality-of-life initiative Periodic reports on plant community relations programs  Port of Houston Project 11 expansion and dredging  Beltway 8 Bridge over Houston Ship Channel  Infrastructure, road conditions and traffic in CIP area  EHCMA’s new director and strategic plan  Legislative wrap-up – impacts on CIP area  Internships and plant jobs  Recycling  Pipelines  Tours