Public Safety Minutes 2010 10-28-10
APPROVED 8/4/11
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
800 Game Farm Road
Yorkville, IL 60560
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
Yorkville City Hall Conference Room
Tuesday, October 28, 2010 – 6:00 P.M.
PRESENT:
Alderman Werderich
Alderman Munns
Alderman Plocher
Alderman Spears
ABSENT:
None
ALSO PRESENT:
Chief Rich Hart
Lt. Schwartzkopf
Sgt. Delaney
Chairperson Alderman Werderich called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
MINUTES FOR CORRECTION / APPROVAL
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
PS 2010-22 Police Reports for September 2010
There were questions about truck enforcement which were explained by Chief Hart. The
reports were approved by the committee and moved forward to the City Council’s consent
agenda.
PS 2010-23 Omaha Drive Speed Concerns
The committee discussed resident concerns about cars speeding on Omaha Drive in the
vicinity of Grace Drive. The committee recommended that the Police Department conduct a
traffic study of the area and bring the results back to the committee for further discussion.
PS 2010-24 Motor Vehicle Towing Policy
This was an informational item. The committee discussed developing a policy. No action
was taken
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PS 2010-25 Public Safety Committee Meeting Dates for 2011
The committee approved moving the meeting to Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
OLD BUSINESS:
PS 2010-19 Use of Electric Vehicles on City Streets
After discussion, the committee requested more information from City Administrator Olson.
Direction was for staff to bring this item back to the committee at the November 22, 2101
meeting.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
Alderman Spears brought up how the Police Department is understaffed and made the
recommendation to hire officers as soon as possible. Alderman Werderich agreed and
advised the Police Department to look into future hiring.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING:
With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned.
Minutes reconstructed by Jackie Milschewski.
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