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Public Safety Minutes 2005 02-10-05 Page 1 of 3 APPROVED WITH CORRECTIONS 04/17/05 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Thursday,February 10,2005 6:30 pm City Conference Room Committee Members Present: Chairman Alderman Larry Kot Alderwoman Wanda Ohare Alderman Paul James Alderwoman Rose Spears City Staff Present: Police Chief Harold Martin 1. Approval/Correction of Minutes: January 13,2005 There were 2 grammatical errors to correct on page 3. Under item 10,the word be was added. The sentence should read: The committee found this to be great that Sgt. Diederich was looking into this matter. Under item 11 the word still needs to be removed so that it reads: chief Martin stated that Attorney John Wyeth is working on this and as soon as he gets the information.... Also on page 5 under additional business,the 2"d item was added to: ...the lights at Countryside that are not lit and the sign is falling down. 2. Police Reports—January 2005 There was an article in the Police chief magazine written by Harold Martin and Barry Groesch. There is only 1 report involving dogs. It's because it is winter and also because the police are trying to resolve the issues with the owners. Wanda Ohare raised a question about what a Horizontal Nystagmus Gaze was. It's an involuntary twitch in the pupil that is present when the person is intoxicated. Larry Kot commented about the training. He is very encouraged that every month the officers are being trained. Officer Schwartzkopf and Sergeant Hart are in a lot of trainings because they are our representatives for ILEAS which is Homeland Security. They have been assigned to the containment team for Region 3. Rich is our SRT Commander for the Kendall County SRT Team and Don is an assistant. One of the new officers are in a shooting class to keep up on their skills. Rose Spears made a comment about Sara and Larry and how remarkable they are. Sara is doing very well with neighborhood watch, she is going the extra mile. She is definitely a go —getter. 3. Budget Requests for 2005/2006 The 2 squad cars with the highest miles will be replaced, and there will be 2 new squads for our new hires. A ballistics entry shield is like a vest but it is bigger. It is about 2 ft wide by 3 '/2 ft high. It is for Homeland security issues and for SRT assistance and for entry where there is shooting going on. Chief Martin stated that if he could get any grants for any of these items that the city would not have to spend money on these things. Larry Kot would like to see a little explanation along with each item to refresh his memory when he is looking at these Page 2 of 3 items to buy. The portable surveillance system is basically a video camera that can be moved from site to site. Wanda Ohare suggested that maybe the developers could donate money towards the portable surveillance system, since they are being broken into. Larry Kot commented that the reason Yorkville has not been hit as hard with theft as other communities is because the Police have been so proactive in their patrolling. Next month Harold will bring back a job description and policy for the Police Cadet. This item will move ahead. 4. Generator Update It is up and running and has been tested. It will be tested every so often. The old one will be moved by us to another pad at Public Works. Larry Kot would like to see the equipment fenced in, where now it is in the open. 5. Countryside Interceptor Update Countryside Parkway will be torn up for this. The bank and the Funeral Home will have a temporary access point. Rose Spears suggested that maybe a police officer could sit at the corner during rush hour for a few days to make sure traffic obeys the rules while things are torn up. 6. Business Registration Update/Alarm Response Update This should be brought back, with something put together to form a policy about what should be done about alarms being set off too often. 7. Warning Signs for Retention/Detention Ponds in New Areas Update John Wyeth is working on this. Signs posting the depth could make the city liable. If the sign is in the wrong place, and the people don't see it,the city could be liable, if someone would deface the sign, and we don't catch it,the city could be liable, possibly, if there is no sign, the city could be liable. This should be brought back next month, after John gets something put together. 8. Contacting IDOT—Railroad Crossing Gates @ Rt. 47 and Hydraulic Avenue— Update This was discussed with Steve Klein from IDOT. He is familiar with the widening project. The program they use does not warrant gates at this time. The formula used with the average daily vehicles and the average daily train traffic factored makes the accident frequency well below 0.2%to even warrant a traffic gate engineering study. Maybe we could get a red flashing light for the side streets and the alleyways. This will be looked into. 9. Additional Business We should make a policy to have proper lighting and signs for private strip malls. We should try to get an agreement to be able to enforce parking and stop signs in a private mall. This should be put on as an agenda item. What about our liquor license and the types of restaurants? Does it have to be in effect when the restaurant applies for it's license to make it effective? John is working on it. Page 3 of 3 On street parking is becoming an issue in Fox Hill. Semis are being parked on the street. People are parking on the corners, and parking their cars across the sidewalks. Chief Martin would like to have a parking ban from 1 am—6 am. There was discussion about commercial vehicles and how they can and cannot be parked. This will be brought back as an agenda item with sample ordinances. The police department has presented 2 individuals to be on the Major Crime Task Force. We will know next month if they will be accepted. They are trying to work out funding so the city does not have the cost. It will probably be up and running in April or May. Kendall County agencies that are working with this are Oswego,Minooka, Plano, Joliet, Yorkville, Kendall County, State's Attorney, ISP, Sandwich and Montgomery were approached, but we have not heard back. This is for the extra manpower and resources you might need in a big case such as a murder. Larry Kot asked what is the cost of a leads terminal and where should it be? Dave's promotion will go into effect April 1St The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 pm. Minutes submitted by Laura Leppert.