SMART

Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Team

 

Meeting October 21, 2004 in Thornton 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)

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

 

Communities                 SMART Coordinator/Representative

1.( )Blue Island             Charles Truschka, John Caminmer

2.(X)Calumet City            James Meincke

3.( )Chicago Heights         David Troiani

4.(X)Cook County             Bill Dorgan

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

6.( )Crestwood               Bob Windberg

7.(X)Crete                                                         Marty Braccid, Arty Bedman

8.( )Dolton                  Sandy Patlak

9.(X)Hometown                James Dean

10.(X)Lynwood                Mike Zientara, Frank Wauszewski

11.( )Markham                James Bibbs, Everett Wilson

12.(X)Midlothian                                              Michael Tryon, Christopher Tryon

13.(X)Mokena                 Greg McElyea

14.(X)New Lenox              William Potocki

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,

                             Russ Vondrasek

19.( )Riverdale             

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

21.( )South Holland          John Thomas, Ralph Turner

22.(X)Steger                 Roger Mumford, Jeff Morden,

                             Jason Paris

23.(X)Thornton               John Levon Jr.

24.( )Tinley Park            Jim Dzurny, Steve Vick

25.( )Will County            Harold Damron

26.( )Red Cross              Yvette Alexander

27.( )State Region 4         Ron Carlson

 

GUEST: Lashaun Alston Phoenix Officer
Opening Prayer & Pledge      Pledge lead by John Levon.

 

MINUTES:

Motion to approve previous meeting minutes by Jim Dean, 2^nd by John Ranieri.

 

CORRESPONDENCE:

Fire Department listing for pharmaceutical distribution was being asked for again.

 

Weather class is being held in the north subs, not sure of the college.

 

Homeland Security wants heads up to schools that are being used as election polling place.

 

Hometown Fire Department received information that placards on trucks or vehicles may stop being displayed.  This is a terrorism issue.

 

TREASURER REPORT:

The September 30, 2004 balance in the checking account is $1,518.23, the money market has $5,672.91 the CD has $2954.20, the total of all accounts equals $10,145.34.

September activity was; deposit in money market for $200 and $4.59 interest, CD interest $7.35.

Motion by Jeff Schoeling 2^nd by Donna Werner to accept treasurers’ report.

Communities that have paid are; Blue Island, Cook County, CC Hills, Hometown, Lynwood, Mokena, Oak Forest, Palos Park, Peotone, Rich Township, Riverdale, Sauk Village, South Holland, Steger, Thornton, Tinley Park, and Will County.  (16 of 23)

 

TRAINING:

Hometown had flagger training Sept 18^th 8:30 AM.  There were 20 people that attended from Blue Island, Crestwood, and Lynwood.

 

GSR (Ground Search & Rescue) is 10/23-24 in Steger.  Roger asked each community if they were planning to participate.  Light trucks need to be at 32^nd & Morgan at 5:30 PM for about 3 hours.  This is about 6 blocks west of Chicago Rd.

 

CERT training is scheduled to start the first Tuesday in November (11/2).  There will be no CERT training scheduled for December.

 

Unified command class will be held at Double Tree in Alsip 11/17 check with your Fire Department.  Or go to the National Fire Academy site.  It can be accessed through FEMA site or just about any government site.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:

A SMART page was sent Wednesday 10/20 about 4:15 PM to alphanumeric pagers & NEXTEL phones.

 

Bob Small talked about PL on radio frequencies.  He also talked about antennas.  Antennas can’t be close together because they will interfere with other radios.

 

EQUIPMENT:

Make sure Jeff has your updates on Equipment.

No Report

 

STATE REGION 4:

No Report

 

COOK COUNTY: www.cookcountysheriff.org

Bill Dorgan has some Emergency Resource Guidebooks if anyone needed some.

 

WILL COUNTY: www.willcountyema.org

No Report

 

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON:

Recess can’t hurt us.

 

IESMA (Illinois Emergency Services Management Association):

April 14^th –16th in East Peoria.

 

IEMA (Illinois Emergency Management Agency):

2005 conference is September 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th in Springfield at the Crown Plaza.

 

RED CROSS LIAISON:

Train the trainer shelter operations course is available.  Cost of the course is free the books will cost you $11.00.  If you want one in your community call Red Cross.

 

CCDPH:

Not present

 

Member/Membership Status:

Palos Park sent in a membership check, but a SMART application form has not been received yet.

 

Manhattan still pending approval by board?

 

Plainfield has been receiving emails, but haven’t received any response yet.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

Roger presented an award to Midlothian for participation.

 

Mike Tryon looked into having the SMART for Christmas party at Bartolenni’s at 145^th & Pulaski in Midlothian.  December’s 2^nd Thursday of the month is the 9^th.  We can have the room from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.  Motion to pay a deposit of $5.00 per person to Bartolenni’s by Bill Potocki 2^nd Art Johnson.  Remember each community is allowed 3 people to attend.  We will need a head count ASAP.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Motion to order 500 SMART patches by Art Johnson 2^nd by Jeff Schoeling. 

 

MTS Safety Products web page is www.mts-safety.com they have all kinds of safety wear, etc. there number is 800-329-9687.

 

At the Hometown Council meeting they asked the Department heads to stop making purchases because of tax increase.

 

Peotone thanked New Lenox and Manhatten for responding to fire.  Red Cross had housing within 3-4 hours.

 

Midlothian thanked the communities that helped with traffic for their Police Chief funeral.

 

ADJOURNED at 20:20 October 21, 2004.  Motion by Bill Potocki 2^nd by Donna Werner.

 

 

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:

 

November  11        Sauk Village

December  9         Holiday Break

 

2005 Meeting dates & host

 

January   13   Tinley Park

February  10   Markham

March     10   Peotone

April     14   Oak Forest

May       12   Mokena

June      9   South Holland

July      14   Steger

August    11   Crete

September 15   Dolton  (IEMA is 9/6-8)

October   13   Thornton

November  11   Sauk Village

December  8   Christmas Break