Public Safety Minutes 2009 05-28-09
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APPROVED 7/23/09
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
800 Game Farm Road
Yorkville, IL 60560
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
City Hall, Conference Room
Thursday, May 28, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT:
Chairman Werderich, Committeemen Plocher and Spears (7:50 Arrival)
ABSENT:
Vice Chairman Munns
ALSO PRESENT:
Mayor Valerie Burd, Chief Harold Martin, Lieutenant Don Schwartzkopf, Lieutenant
Rich Hart, Alderman Gilson, Community Development Director Travis Miller, Code
Official William Dettmer and Tony Scott of The Record.
Members of the public in attendance included representatives from Shell Gas station
(Circle K) Susie Precup and Paul Webb and Becky Reichenbach of Fox Hill
subdivision.
Chairperson Werderich called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. He asked that Old Business #
1 be moved to the beginning of the agenda.
OLD BUSINESS:
1.PS 2009-08 BASSET Training Requirement - Discussion
Chairman Werderich recalls a discussion with Bob Dearborn who advised that it
creates a hardship on his business, as he has to pay his employees to attend.
Chief Martin has stated that there have been 2 trainings a month for the past few
months. Training is required for individuals selling alcohol within 3 months of
being hired. Chairman Werderich also recalled that Bob Dearborn was approved
an extension to 6 months to get all of his 14-16 employees trained.
On a positive note, Mayor Burd mentioned that there haven’t been any incidents
in the last two sting operations involving the sale of alcohol to minors with the
presence of undercover officers. Mayor Burd also mentioned that there will be a
proposal of a one-time shortened BASSET Training for a set of core people who
will be selling alcohol at special events i.e. Hometown Days. This training will be
approximately an hour in length.
Direction taken
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Training sessions reduced from 8 Hrs to 4 Hrs
Grant time extension for compliance – This was granted in previous
Public Safety Meeting.
Chairperson Werderich has asked that New Business item # 4 Shell Gas Station – Semi
Parking Discussion be moved up to accommodate representatives from Shell Gas Station.
NEW BUSINESS:
4.PS 2009-17 Shell Gas Station – Semi Parking - Discussion
Chairman Werderich introduced Susie Precup & Paul Webb; representatives from
the Shell Gas Station located at the intersection of Illinois 47 and Illinois 71. He
also introduced Alderman Gilson to address the topic.
Alderman Gilson stated that the city has received many complaints about the
property ranging from overnight trucks, litter, and standing water just to name a
few. Alderman Gilson received another phone call just last week about how many
trucks were parked on the property.
Alderman Gilson’s opinion is that we need to limit overnight parking via
ordinance. It is not intended to be an overnight truck stop. Alderman Gilson is
proposing to look at the ordinance and recommend changes to the ordinance to
limit overnight parking as well as enforcing litter and standing water.
Susie Precup from Shell stated that asphalt work has been contracted and is
already in the works. She also stated the adjacent lot with similar litter issues,
doesn’t belong to them and they try to keep the litter picked up to the property
line. They have also put picking up litter as a job responsibility on the weekly
schedule.
Paul Webb from Shell mentioned that signs have been posted regarding overnight
parking and asked the Police Department to help enforce the issue. But the Police
Department would like an agreement with Shell drafted so there is a complete
understanding of what the guideline are with all parties.
Ms. Precup would also like to mention that it may cause possible hardships during
the winter season when weather is bad. It could also be a safety issue. Chief
Martin said the Police Department would understand in these situations as well as
vehicle breakdowns.
Chairman Werderich is concerned it would be affecting Shell’s business.
Possible resolutions to overnight parking -
4 Hr time limit
No parking after 10pm until 4:00am
In the meantime, Travis Miller will work on getting the zoning ordinance and/or
nuisance laws updated to include overnight parking limits and the extreme
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presence of litter. It was also stated that other cities, i.e. Geneva, use the nuisance
laws to prohibit overnight parking.
William Dettmer has stated that the nuisance law is actually very good when
addressing litter issues. He also stated the adjacent property to Shell, is in trust.
For code violations you will have to go after the trustee of the trust, which may
take time, but it can be done.
Chief Martin inquired about the Handicap parking areas. Susie stated that have
been freshly painted.
Mr. Dettmer has also mentioned that Shell has been very cooperative business in
the past.
This item will return to the agenda in the coming months.
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION:
Becky Reichenbach of Fox Hill – Parking Issues @ the Fox Hill subdivision
during baseball season.
Every season she has contacted Robyn Sutcliff or Marty Munns about the influx
of traffic from the baseball games, people making u-turns and safety issues.
In the past she had asked for a No U-turn sign at Evergreen and John Streets and a
No Parking sign 30 feet from or some sort of section at that intersection. Also
getting a section in front of the fire hydrants painted with stripes or yellow to
deter people from parking in front of them.
In response to her requests, Chief Martin said people can legally make a u-turn.
He also said the city has to follow IDOT standards when it comes to signage. The
Chief also said that IDOT has stopped painting in front of hydrants, but if a car is
parked in front of a hydrant or 15 feet from an intersection, they can enforce that
by issuing a city ordinance ticket.
Chief Martin suggests bringing this matter to the Public Works Committee to see
if a traffic study can be performed to get a definitive answer on adding any
signage and/or markings.
Alderman Plocher has agreed to put this on the Public Works agenda for future
discussion.
7.PS 2009-20 Future Meetings Dates and Times - Discussion
Chairman Werderich and Chief Martin were discussing when to have the next
meeting. The 4th Thursday @ 6:00pm is being proposed. The only reason this
meeting was moved was so that Rose Spears could meet all of her other meeting
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obligations. Chairman Werderich is going to set the next meeting for the 4
Thursday @ 6:00pm, which is June 25, 2009.
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MINUTES FOR CORRECTION/APPROVAL:
The minutes for April 23, 2009 were approved with no corrections.
1.PS 2009-14 Police Reports for April 2009
Chairman Werderich asked if there were any questions regarding the Police
Reports from April. There were no comments or questions.
2.PS 2009-15 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resolution
Lt. Hart says NIMS is a guideline that the Federal Government created for
disaster preparedness and awareness. In order to receive funding from them, they
require municipalities throughout the country to follow their guidelines which are
constantly changing.
One of the guidelines is to have a basic core of city employees complete internet
training which should include Police Department, Board Members, and Council
members. Another guideline is to have formalized training for administrative type
personnel. This also ties into the city’s disaster plan which meets the criteria.
The Federal Government also requires a resolution through city council in order
to be in compliance.
Chief Martin strongly suggests all Aldermen and any department heads get
involved in the training part. They can contact Lt. Schwartzkopf to review all of
training requirements to meet certification. This is not just for the Police
Department. It is for the city as a whole.
Lt Hart says this is a system we already use and we’re just making updates to be
compliant with the guidelines. Chief Martin said the resolution needs to state that
we are using the system and we will continue to use the system and that we will
stay current with the guidelines.
The item was moved forward to City Council June 9th consent agenda.
3.PS 2009-16 Draft Ordinance Amending City Code Regarding Number of
Liquor Licenses
Chairman Werderich asked if there is any discussion on this topic. No comments
or questions.
The item was moved forward to City Council June 9 consent agenda.
5.PS 2009-18 Dumping Trash in Vacant Areas of Subdivisions
Chairman Werderich said there wasn’t any information on this topic that
accompanied the packet.
The item was moved to Public Works meeting agenda June 16,2009.
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6.PS 2009-19 – Committee Liaison Appointments
Chairman Werderich noted that there are three liaison commitments to come out
of this committee; the Human Resource Commission., the KenCom Executive
Board, and the Yorkville School District Board.
Per the discussion between Rose Spears and Chairman Werderich; Alderman
Spears is very interested in continuing her involvement on the KenCom Executive
Board.
Alderman Plocher agreed to be the liaison for the Human Resource Commission.
As for the School District Board, Alderman Plocher and Chairman Werderich
recalled that Alderman Munns was interested in being the liaison for the Yorkville
School District Board during the last appointments. Chairman Werderich will ask
Alderman Munns if he is interested in being the liaison.
Human Resource Commission – Arden Plocher
KenCom Executive Board – Rose Spears
School District Board – Marty Munns (Subject to Approval with Alderman
Munns)
This item was moved to the Consent Agenda.
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING:
With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Tim Dlugopolski
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