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Public Safety Minutes 2005 09-08-05 Page 1 of 3 APPROVED 11110105 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE YORKVILLE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM Thursday, September 8,2005 Committee Chairman Wanda Ohare called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present Alderwoman Wanda Ohare,Alderman Dean Wolfer and Police Chief Harold Martin. 1. Minutes for Approval/Correction--Minutes from the July 14 and August 11, 2005 meetings were approved. 2. Police Reports for August 2005—Ohare said she was pleased to see the number of thanks you notes the department received. Wolfer thanked Police Chief Harold Martin for all of the help the department gave to the River's Edge block party. The committee agreed to forward the report to the Oct. 4 Committee of the Whole meeting. 3. Trick-or-Treat Hours—Trick or treat hours are set for 4 to 7 p.m. on Halloween. 4. Engineering's Used Plotter—Chief Martin said the police department would like the city engineer's used plotter to help with accident reconstructions. Also,the plotter could be used in crime scene investigations, he said. He's not sure what the cost would be. Martin said he's hoping the engineering department could donate it to the police department. Ohare suggested the chief follow through on trying to obtain the used plotter and said she encourages the donation of the plotter since the city already paid for it. 5. Grand Reserve Weather Warning Siren—Chief Martin said the developers agreed to put in the warning siren and now that residents have moved into the development, he said it should be installed. He said he would inform the committee when the siren is operating. 6. Budget Request to Assist with Funding for Probation Officer's Salary—Chief Martin said he had budgeted $5,000 in the 2004/2005 budget for Functional Family Therapy, which was a federally funded program. The grant helped kids once they got to the probationary system, he said. However, the grant dissolved. Chief Martin said he intends to put $1,824 in the 2006/2007 budget. The money would go to the county's juvenile probation department to help hire an additional officer so a similar program could be offered. Since the city's juvenile referrals continue to increase, Martin said it would be money well spent. 7. NIMS Compliance—Chief Martin said he'd like everyone on the list provided in the committee's packets to take the online test to be NIMS compliant. There's no cost to the Page 2 of 3 city and the test takes about 1 to 1.5 hours. Ohare said the request could go forward to the COW. 8. Business Registration—Chief Martin said the police department would like to implement a business registration program. The program would include a one-time registration fee of$25; businesses would need to keep their information updated; and businesses would have 15 days to inform police of an address change or a fine would be imposed. Ohare said she likes the idea of such a program. She wondered if a provision could be added to fine businesses that don't register. She also asked how the city could encourage people to register. Reviewing the proposed registration form, Ohare said it should ask for more identification regarding the type of business and there should be a way for businesses to update the form annually. She suggested those and a few other changes be made and brought back to the committee for review at the Oct. 13 meeting. 9. Liquor License Application—Ohare suggested the city require applicants to provide a driver's license or state identification card at the time they apply. Chief Martin said the city already requires a photo ID of applicants, which is usually either a driver's license or ID card. Ohare said she'd like the driver's license added as a requirement. Looking over the application, Ohare said that with the city growing so fast, she just wants to make sure that the application is right so that the city is doing the best it can. She asked the chief to make any necessary changes and to have city attorney John Wyeth review it before bringing it back to the committee in October. 10. False Alarm Ordinance Update—Chief Martin said he hasn't heard any negative feedback about the ordinance. He said the department is keeping track of all of the false alarms. When officers respond to the alarms, they give the person a copy of the city's ordinance and a warning. When a fine does have to be issued, Chief Martin said the city attorney would write a letter informing the person that a fine would be issued. Ohare suggested the city attorney create a form letter to have in place so that fines could be imposed immediately when necessary. Chief Martin said once the letter is drafted, he would bring it to the committee for review. 11. Parking Ordinance Update—Chief Martin said some of the initial issues have been addressed. He and the city's code official Bill Dettmer have since started talks about commercial vehicle parking on residential streets. The main issue is determining how to classify commercial vehicles. He proposes that any vehicle with a B license plate should be classified as a commercial vehicle. Dettmer said any vehicle with lettering should be classified as commercial Ohare said the city isn't trying to inconvenience anyone by restricting parking. The city is trying to make streets safer. Page 3 of 3 Chief Martin said he'd get a definite definition on a commercial vehicle and have a draft ordinance for the committee at the October meeting. 12.Additional Business—Ohare said the city is working on covering the air conditioning units and generator units at city hall and would like a follow up when the work is completed. She also asked if the railroad crossing signs that were in disrepair were replaced. Chief Martin said the person at the railroad company is working on it. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. The next meeting was scheduled for October 13, 2005. Minutes respectfully submitted by Dina Gipe