SMART

Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Team

 

Meeting March 11, 2004 in Peotone started at 19:35.

 

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, Peter Bugajski

3.( )Chicago Heights        David Troiani

4.(X)Cook County              Bill Dorgan

5.(X)Country Club Hills          Bob Gibson, Ron Brock

6.(X)Crestwood                    Bob Winberg

7.(X)Crete                   Martin Piepenbrink

8.(X)Dolton                  Sandy Patlak, Bob Claessens

9.(X)Hometown                Joe Kouba

10.(X)Lynwood                Jeff Morden

11.(X)Markham     James Bibbs

12.( )Midlothian             Michael Tryon, Christopher Tryon

13.(X)Mokena          Greg McElyea

14.( )New Lenox          William Potocki

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

16.( )Orland Hills               Jack Leddin

17.(X)Peotone                Joan Goodwine, Joel Werner,

                              Donna Werner

18.(X)Rich Township            John Ranieri, Bob Russell

19.( )Riverdale              Tim Kruszynski

20.(X)Sauk Village           Art Johnson, Kenneth Cook

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

                              Mary Read

22.(X)Steger                 Roger Mumford

23.(X)Thornton                    John Levon Jr.

24.(X)Tinley Park            Jim Dzurny, Ken Buck

25.(X)Will County            Harold Damron

26.( )Red Cross               Yvette Alexander

27.( )State Region 4       Ron Carlson

 

GUEST:
Opening Pledge & Prayer         by James Bibbs

 

MINUTES:

Motion to approve previous meeting minutes by John Thomas, 2^nd by Joel Werner.

 

CORRESPONDENCE:

Nothing

 

TREASURER REPORT:

The February balance in the checking account is $1001.13, the money market has $4,743.97 the CD has $2931.49, the total of all accounts equals $8,676.59.

Motion by Jim Dzurny 2^nd by James Bibbs to accept treasurers’ report.

 

TRAINING:

Jim Dzurny sent out the training agreement and has only received 4 back.

 

Homeland Security info handed out by Jim Dzurny.

 

CERT training schedule handed out by Dzurny.

 

Conference Midwest emergency preparedness in Rockford.

 

CERT home study course is available.

 

Weather classes are still available.

 

Country Club Hills congratulated Jim Dzurny and his staff for CERT training.

 

Train The Trainer for CERT is April 29^th.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:

A SMART page was sent Wednesday about 12:35 and Thursday at 13:45 to alphanumeric pagers & NEXTEL phones.

 

Roger Mumford doesn’t have pager any more use his Nextel.

 

ESMARN with DPL 662N is not to be used for non-emergency.  Our PL is there for SMART use only.  Use the non PL ESMARN for whatever you want.  Traffic was heard on the ESMARN (SMART) PL parking cars.

 

RELM has 99 channel radios on the web at reasonable prices. James Bibbs said he called and they are dealing the radios.

 

 

 

 

EQUIPMENT:

No Report

 

STATE REGION 4:

No Report

 

COOK COUNTY: www.cookcountysheriff.org

Bill Durgan, nothing new to report.  Check the calendar for weather training 3/15 Bridgeview, 3/25 Cal City.

 

Nothing new on emergency frequency, Bill will check.

 

Shelter Operations will be held in Cook.

 

WILL COUNTY: www.willcountyema.org

Weather spotters 3/17 10:00 at Will County.

 

Shelter operations Thursday 7:00 PM call the office.

 

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON:

Law enforcement line of service death benefit raised. Jim Dean will have further info later.

 

IESMA (Illinois Emergency Services Management Association):

Conference will be April 14^th –16th in East Peoria.  Filling up all ready and no information out yet.

 

IEMA (Illinois Emergency Management Agency):

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

 

RED CROSS LIAISON:

1^st aid and CPR classes free in March call 312/907-2008.

 

Member/Membership Status:

Nothing to report on.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

John Thomas handed out info on the mapping books available at Sam’s club.  Let’s make sure our box system is updated/refined.

Steger Sgt will copy disks.

Village of Crete has folding maps. Tabled till next meeting.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

May have reverse 9-1-1 speaker at April meeting.

 

Information handed out on Suburban Purchase cooperative through SSMMA.

 

How do you get elected officials to respond to ESDA/EMA.  Tinley does an activity report.  This is based on the hours put in and what they have done.  They also can track individual member’s hours.

 

Boy Scouts of America have Emergency Preparedness merit badge that they can work on.  It may be another source of membership.

 

ADJOURNED at 20:30 March 11, 2004.  Motion by Sandy Bibbs 2^nd by lots of people.

 

Fax for Bibbs 708/339-1919

 

 

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:

 

March     11        Peotone

April     8         Oak Forest

May       13        Dolton

June      10        South Holland

July      8         Steger

August     12        Midlothian

September     16        New Lenox

October     21        Thornton

November     11        Sauk Village

December     9         Holiday Break