Public Safety Committee Minutes 2021 07-01-21 Page 1 of 3
APPROVED 8/12/21
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
Thursday, July 1, 2021 6:00pm
City Hall Conference Room
800 Game Farm Road, Yorkville, IL
Note: This meeting was held in accordance with Public Act 101-0640 and Gubernatorial
Disaster Proclamation issued by Governor Pritzker pursuant to the powers vested in the
Governor under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Due to the current
Covid-19 pandemic, The United City of Yorkville is encouraging social distancing by
allowing remote attendance at the Public Safety Committee meeting.
NOTE: All attendees were in-person.
In Attendance:
Chairman Dan Transier Alderman Matt Marek
Alderman Seaver Tarulis Alderman Jackie Milschewski
Other City Officials in Attendance:
Police Chief Jim Jensen Deputy Chief Behr Pfizenmaier
Sgt. Garrett Carlysle
Others in Attendance: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Chairman Dan Transier.
Chairman Transier asked to amend the agenda by moving item #3 to be the first
discussion.
Citizen Comments: None
Minutes for Correction/Approval: March 4, 2021
The minutes were approved as presented.
New Business:
3. PS 2021-16 Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.) Program Update (out of sequence)
Deputy Chief Pfizenmaier said the C.I.T. Program started this year. It focused on mental
health, but also dealt with Alzheimers, developmental disabilities and autism and they
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tried to determine how to reach those segments of the population. He said the mental
health calls are higher than he expected for the halfway point of the year with 77 cases.
There were some voluntary and involuntary committals to mental health facilities and the
officers do follow-ups if the family desires. He said 25 individuals are registered with the
Citizen At Risk program. The Deputy Chief said that 40 hours of classroom training are
required to be a C.I.T. officer. Currently 16 officers have completed this training which
is 50% of the force. An officer also must be on the department for 2 years prior to
training.
Sgt. Carlyle shared some of the positive incidents officers have encountered. He said
officers are using many of the C.I.T. techniques in other calls for service. Follow-up to
these types of calls is required and a packet of information is available for the families.
Sgt. Carlyle added that he would like to initiate more involvement with kids whose
family structure is more challenged.
A special event is being planned for August 14 and will be held at Go For It Sports dome.
The Police Department will reach out to special needs families and various activities are
being planned. An invitation was extended to Oswego and Kendall County to participate
as well. Alderman Milschewski said she was very proud of the department for
participating in the C.I.T. project and Chairman Transier added that it is important to start
with young kids who are affected. Chief Jensen said his department would like to work
with the school district to help relieve anxiety for the special needs kids since they are
very schedule-driven.
1. PS 2021-14 Monthly Report Review for February – May 2021
Chief Jensen highlighted the stats and other information for March, April and May. He
said Covid had a big impact on the numbers in March and reports were actually down.
He said the department is now up 1900 calls. Three new officers began in February and
he said the department no longer has part-time police officers due to the intense training
required. He said some of the overtime continues to be reimbursed. Chief Jensen
briefly discussed canine units saying it is expensive to have them. He also reported on
the number of accidents and noted that Rte. 126 and 47 continues to be the site of many
crashes. He reported on the Part I and Part II crimes and also noted that identity theft
greatly increased. Calls for service and written warnings were also up and he added that
very little money actually comes back to the city from tickets that are written. Gas prices
have risen, but he said car maintenance has been low.
Chief Jensen then reviewed May more in-depth. He said there was in increase in training
in May including “train the trainer”. A new intern who resides in Oswego has also been
hired and the previous intern has finished the program. He noted Yorkville's “response
to resistance” training is nationally accredited and is also used by other area departments.
There were a number of crashes at Rt. 47 and 34 which he hopes to reduce. Officers are
doing traffic enforcement and issuing many written warnings. Overall the number of
reports taken significantly increased and the calls for service were up year over year from
January-May. FYI.
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2. PS 2021-15 Adjudication Reports for March – June 2021
Violations included parking on the streets after snow storms, curfew, cannabis and a non-
functioning car parked on the street. FYI.
4. PS 2021-17 Selection of Committee Liaisons
Chairman Transier volunteered to serve as School Board liaison.
5. PS 2021-18 Meeting Dates
The Committee agreed to keep the Public Safety meetings every other month on
Thursday.
Old Business: None
Additional Business
Chief Jensen said the department has been working with the owners of Raging Waves
Waterpark after a disturbance that occurred there. The owners are trying to improve
security and the police are increasing their foot patrols there. He said there has been a
number of incidents at waterparks around the country. Ms. Milschewski asked if there
are cameras in the parking lot, which is not known at this time.
The Chief also reported the department is getting ready for the July 4th parade and also
for National Night Out in August.
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 6:58pm
Minutes transcribed by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker