SMART

Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Team

 

Meeting January 9, 2003 in Will County started at 19:41.

 

COMMUNITIES & OFFICERS PRESENT:

(X) = Present at meeting        SMART Officers

( )     President                    Roger Mumford     (Steger)

( )  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.(X)Blue Island              Bill Claessens

2.(X)Calumet City            James Meincke

3.(X)Chicago Heights        Michael Pope

4.( )Cook County              Kevin Philipps, John Pluta,

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

6.( )Crestwood                   Bob Winberg

7.(X)Dolton                  Sandy Patlak, Art Gewalt

8.(X)Hometown                James Dean, Joe Kouba

9.( )Lynwood                 John Levon Jr.

10.( )Markham     James Bibbs, Charles Wilson

11.( )Midlothian             Michael Tryon

11.(X)Mokena          Phil Durling

12.( )New Lenox          William Potocki

13.(X)Oak Forest              Joe Pilch

14.( )Orland Hills               Jack Leddin

15.(X)Peotone                Donna Werner, Joel Werner,

                              David Goodwine

16.(X)Richton Park           Dean Bloom

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

                              Jeff Schoeling

18.( )Riverdale              Tim Kruszynski

19.(X)Sauk Village           Art Johnson, Jeff Grandchamp

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

21.( )Steger                  Roger Mumford

22.(X)Thornton                    Rob Claus

23.(X)Tinley Park            Steve Clemmer

24.(X)Will County            Harold Damron, William Ferguson

                              Anthony Marzano

25.(X)Red Cross               Yevette Alexander

26.( )State Region 4       Ron Carlson

 

GUEST:

Opening Pledge & Prayer         James Bibbs

 

MINUTES:

Motion to approve previous meeting minutes by John Thomas, 2^{nd by} John Ranieri.

 

CORRESPONDENCE:

No Report

 

TREASURER REPORT:

The checking account has $2,890.87, the money market has $2,238.52, the CD has $2,880.08, equals $8,009.47.  Motion by John Ranieri 2^nd by Sandy Patlak to accept treasurers’ report.

 

TRAINING:

IEMA calendar exercise design postponed to July 8, 9, and 10.

 

Will County – Seminar on chemical plans under Sara title 3 Jan 21 & 23.  This seminar shows you how to use the software for sending in reports.

 

Jim Dean picked up 3 books on Disaster Planning for Public Health.  Public Health Consequences of Disaster, Public Health Field Guide.

 

John Thomas from South Holland handed out information he wanted to share.  An article from New York Times “A year of make America safer”, an Incident Command checklist.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:

Joe Pilch set off a SMART page Thursday afternoon at around 15:01 to alphanumeric pagers & NEXTELs.  Actually 3 pages went out this week just to make sure the pager program is accurate.

We need to know everyone’s NEXTEL phone number and/or pager number.  Your direct connect code for NEXTEL is also useful to communicate at events or calling for assistance.

 

A decision was made on the Cook County response frequency.  Permission to use Cook County response frequency is granted when Cook County receives a SMART page for mutual aid.  Each community should get this frequency 153.815 in at least their first response vehicles.  We should start using this frequency February 1^st.  When 2 or more communities are responding.

This frequency can be used for preplanned events too.  Cook County needs to know 14 days in advance and three or more communities must be responding.  If an emergency occurs during a preplanned event use of the frequency, the emergency takes priority to use the frequency.

 

In 2003 the use of IREACH will be enforced.  The frequency has been used as a chitchat channel before and that won’t be allowed.  Will County hasn’t heard that MABAS will be taking over the control of the frequency.  It is believed that the rules for its use will be enforced.

 

EQUIPMENT:

Keep John Dobner updated on changes, phone numbers, equipment, pagers, NEXTEL’s etc.

 

Three towns handed in equipment updates.  Joe Pilch will make sure they get to John Dobner.  Database won’t be updated till every Community hands in the form.  (Country Club Hills wanted a form, but there weren’t any left.)

 

STATE REGION 4:

No Report

 

COOK COUNTY: www.cookcountysheriff.org

No Report

 

WILL COUNTY: www.willcountyema.org

Fred Linder City of Lockport Director passed away.  Mike Green will be taking over as Director.

 

Homer Glen ESDA about 1 year old.  Will County donated a vehicle to them.

 

Nuclear Plant exercises for Dresden is being scheduled.

 

Mobile Command van just about back together.  It had a water leak.

 

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON:

Just getting started.  Can’t hurt us yet.(?)

 

IESMA (Illinois Emergency Services Management Association):

Conference in Springfield April anyone know the dates?

Bill Ferguson is running for Regional VP.

 

IEMA (Illinois Emergency Management Agency):

Conference is September 3^rd, 4^th, & 5^th 2003 in Springfield at the Crown Plaza.

Since the state has offered retirement 22 of 70 IEMA employees left with retirement incentive.

 

RED CROSS LIAISON:

Developed mass care team.  For mass care shelter and feeding.  Should be getting more trailers.

They have a New Mass care vehicle.

February new Headquarters are being built about block from Cook County Hospital, March 2004 is tentative completion.

 

Members Status:

Jim Dzurny is doing well.  We should expect to see him at meetings in the near future.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

Since the past minutes didn’t reflect that we voted on the following communities for membership.  Motion made by Jeff Schoeling to approve of Peotone and Country Club Hills in March, and Midlothian in November 2^nd by John Ranieri.

 

Chicago EMA coordinator is doing a presentation at Tinley Park Police Department February 6^th at 7:00 PM.  There was an incorrect number published on the hand-out.  The correct number is 444-5600.  Room is still available so call in and register.

 

If anyone thinks the By-laws need updating please bring the information to a SMART meeting soon.

 

Approval was given months ago to purchase Passport boards for Command Centers in SMART.  When is this purchase suppose to happen.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Sandy Patlak wanted to thank the members that arranged Christmas party.

 

ADJOURNED at 20:24 December 9, 2003.  Motion by Donna Werner 2^nd by Sandy Patlak.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Joe Pilch

SMART Secretary

(708)687-8383

jpilch@ameritech.net

 

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All Meetings start at 7:30 PM.

 

2003 Meetings dates & host:

 

January     9         Will County

February     13        Chicago Heights

March     13        Tinley Park

April     10        Oak Forest

May       8         Blue Island

June      12        South Holland

July      10        Steger

August     14        Markham

September     11        Dolton

October     9         New Lenox

November     13        Sauk Village

December     11        NO MEETING