SMART

Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Team

 

Meeting July 8, 2004 in Steger started at 19:36.

 

COMMUNITIES & OFFICERS PRESENT: (X) = Present at meeting        SMART Officers

(X)     President                    Roger Mumford     (Steger)

(X)  Vice President           Bob Small          (Oak Forest)

(X)     Secretary/Treasurer         Joe Pilch          (Oak Forest)

(X)  1st Director            Art Johnson     (Sauk Village)

(X)  2nd Director            James Dean     (Hometown)

(X)  3rd Director            John Ranieri     (Rich Township)

(X)  4^th Director            John Thomas     (South Holland)

 

Communities                  SMART Coordinator/Representative

1.( )Blue Island              Charles Truschka, John Caminmer

2.(X)Calumet City            James Meincke, Mike Wysocki

3.( )Chicago Heights        David Troiani

4.(X)Cook County              Bill Dorgan

5.(X)Country Club Hills          Ron Brock

6.( )Crestwood                   Bob Windberg

7.(X)Crete                   Martin Piepenbrink, Marty Braccio

8.(X)Dolton                  Sandy Patlak, Bob Claessens

9.(X)Hometown                James Dean

10.(X)Lynwood                Jeff Morden

11.( )Markham     James Bibbs, Charles Wilson

12.(X)Midlothian             Michael Tryon

13.(X)Mokena          Greg McElyea

14.(X)New Lenox          Jan Tobiasz

15.(X)Oak Forest              Bob Small, Joe Pilch,

                              Bob Russell

16.( )Orland Hills              

17.(X)Peotone                Joel Werner, Donna Werner

18.(X)Rich Township            John Ranieri, Jeff Schoeling,

19.( )Riverdale              Tim Kruszynski

20.(X)Sauk Village           Art Johnson

21.(X)South Holland             John Thomas, Ralph Turner,

                              Mary Read

22.(X)Steger                 Roger Mumford & crew

23.( )Thornton                John Levon Jr.

24.(X)Tinley Park            Jim Dzurny

25.(X)Will County            Harold Damron

26.( )Red Cross               Yvette Alexander

27.( )State Region 4       Ron Carlson

 

GUEST:
Opening Prayer & Pledge        

 

MINUTES:

Motion to approve previous meeting minutes by Jeff Schoeling, 2^nd by Jim Dean.

 

CORRESPONDENCE:

Jack Leddin Coordinator of Orland Hills died.

 

Bob Gibson’s wife died in an auto accident Tuesday.

 

TREASURER REPORT:

The May 31, 2004 balance in the checking account is $893.14, the money market has $4,755.81 the CD has $2939.16, the total of all accounts equals $8,588.11.  Didn’t receive the July statements so gave May report again.

Motion by Jim Dean 2^nd by John Ranieri to accept treasurers’ report.

 

TRAINING:

Jim Dzurny has received training agreements back from some of the  communities. The following haven’t sign one as of yet; Lynwood, Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest & Orland Hills.

 

Hometown will host a flagging class Saturday September 18.  The cost is free and the instructor would like at least 50 people.

 

Jim Dean talked about the NOAA publication “Aware”.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:

A SMART page was sent Thursday to alphanumeric pagers & NEXTEL phones.

John Thomas, Ralph Turner, and Mary Read said they didn’t receive the page on Nextel.

 

Bob Small is researching tower space on the Cook County tower.

 

All communities should make sure they have PL 107.2 on 155.025 transmit side.

 

Bob Small would like a list of Ham radio operators and call sign in each ESDA.

 

EQUIPMENT:

No Report

 

STATE REGION 4:

No Report

 

COOK COUNTY: www.cookcountysheriff.org

No Report

 

WILL COUNTY: www.willcountyema.org

Chief of Haz-mat team has retired.  So they are looking for a replacement.

 

Joliet had 450 structures damaged during the last storm.  EMA assisted in all the events.

 

FEMA isn’t giving any money to Joliet.

 

Tropicana 400 race at Joliet speed way has made the Will County EOC activated.

 

Joliet is constructing a new 9-1-1 center.

 

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON:

Nothing

 

IESMA (Illinois Emergency Services Management Association):

 

 

IEMA (Illinois Emergency Management Agency):

This years conference is September 7^th, 8^th, & 9^th 2004 in Springfield at the Crown Plaza.  Make reservations early.

 

New State EOC is to be constructed and scheduled for completion in 2006.

 

RED CROSS LIAISON:

No Report

 

Member/Membership Status:

Homer Glen is filling out the forms to join SMART.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

MTS will do patches design however you wish.

 

Jim Dzurny has ordered the accommodation pins for those progressing through the training regimen.  Let Jim know when pins are needed for your organization.

 

Roger reminded everyone about ESDA fest and parade on August 22.

 

Sauk Village Fire Bash carnival is July 22 – 25 needs security and traffic assistance.  Call Art on his pager 708/718-9359 if you can help.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

John Ranieri knows someone that does radio installation if you are looking for someone.

 

Pat Maloney has retired from Sauk Village ESDA as of July 1^st.  Art Johnson has been name as the Sauk Village Coordinator.  Congratulations ARTY.

 

Mike Tryon from Midlothian will be hosting the August meeting.  Mike said the meeting will be held at Kenootz pizza 4648 W. 147^th Street Midlothian.

Midlothian has acquired a 1989 Astro Van.  It was confiscated in a drug seizure.

 

Peotone thanked all the towns that helped out at their tractor fest.

 

ADJOURNED at 20:18 July 8, 2004.  Motion by Sandy Patlak 2^nd by John Thomas.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Joe Pilch

SMART Secretary

(708)473-2609

jpilch@ameritech.net

 

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All Meetings start at 7:30 PM.

 

2004 Meetings dates & host:

 

July      8         Steger

August     12        Midlothian

September     16        New Lenox

October     21        Thornton

November     11        Sauk Village

December     9         Holiday Break