Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Team
Meeting May 10, 2001 in Blue Island started at 19:35.
COMMUNITIES & OFFICERS PRESENT:
Officers
( ) 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) 4th Director John Thomas (South Holland)
Communities Coordinator/Member
1. (X) *Blue Island David Haywood, Stephen White,
Bill Claessens, John Caminker,
Richard Kirk, Carol Gedeika
2. ( ) *Calumet City Tom Ciciora
3. (X) *Cook County Kevin Philips, John Pluta
4. (X) *Crestwood Bob Windberg, Butch Stoffregen
5. (X) *Dolton Sandy Patlak, Art Gewalt
Bob Claessens
6. (X) *Hometown Jim Dean
7. (X) *Lynwood John Levon Jr
8. (X) *Markham James Bibb, Charles Wilson,
Everett Williams
9. (X) *Mokena Bill Potocki, Edmund Rooney III
10. ( ) New Lenox Michael Potocki
11. (X) *Oak Forest Bob Small, Joe Pilch
12. ( ) *Orland Hills Jack Leddin
13. (X) *Richton Park John Dobner
14. (X) *Rich Township John Ranieri, Jeff Schoeling,
Bob Russell
15. (X) *Riverdale Ed Podgers
16. (X) *Sauk Village Art Johnson
17. (X) *South Holland John J. Thomas, Ralph Turner
18. ( ) *Steger Roger Mumford, Rich Heining
19. (X) *Thornton Tim Karwatka, Paul Adams
20. (X) *Tinley Park Jim Dzurny, Steve Vick
21. (X) *Will County Harold Damron, Anthony Marzano
22. (X) Red Cross Yvette Alexander
23. ( ) State Region 4 Ron Carlson
(X) = Present at meeting.
GUEST:
MINUTES:
Motion to approve April meeting minutes by Jeff Schoeling 2nd by John Thomas.
CORRESPONDENCE:
New book out on tornados Jim Dean has the contact information.
TREASURER REPORT:
SMART account at First United Bank.
The checking has $2512.28 savings has $1593.44, and the money market 1/4ly statement has $2754.41, which totals $6860.13.
Didn’t have statement at meeting.
TRAINING:
June 2, 9:00 AM – Noon At Romeoville ESDA, 27 Montrose Drive, will conduct traffic control training. The Illinois State Police will give this class. Call 815 740 8351 Harold Damron for reservations.
June 18th 7:30 PM Secretary of State will be doing ID training at Oak Forest City Hall 15440 Central Ave. This will help you identify fraudulent licenses.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Bob Small did a SMART page today at about 12:00.
Small paged for the GSR Swallow Cliff at 6:32. Some people didn’t receive the 1st page. Seems like all did receive the 2nd page for assistance.
Weather 42.5 (Illinois State Police frequency) Hometown receivers have worked in their schools just fine. Tinley Park is not receiving the weather receiver pages. Make sure you are checking with the places that have these receivers. They are tested every Tuesday. If you want to get on board you may want the NOAA radios, cost is cheaper.
EQUIPMENT:
Be sure to give all equipment updates to John Dobner including telephone number and pager changes. If department heads change the SMART information needs to be updated.
SMARTEMA.org will be the new URL to reach the SMART web page.
STATE REGION 4:
Incident Command System (Dan Smith) for ESDA’s was held April 28th, at the Palos Hills Parks & Recreation Center 8455 103rd St. in Palos Park. Class ran from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 46 people attend.
COOK COUNTY: Cook County web www.cookcountysheriff.org
Any articles you want put on the page give to John Pluta, and he’ll get them posted.
May 24th at 7:00 PM Tinley Park will be hosting the Cook County Emergency Operations Plan meeting. If your community doesn’t have a PLAN to put in place the Community has a big liability over their heads. We think there were about 10 sign-up from SMART.
Thanks for responding to Swallow Cliff for GSAR from Kevin.
James Bibbs stepped up as Spiritual leader to assist the 3 family members.
Traffic stop 26th Saturday Joe Louis golf course. You will be contacted by Cook County for participation.
WILL COUNTY:
Anthony Marzano is great help in Will County.
Weather evaluation information Harold Damron has information. They evaluate what you have done. STAR alert program grant for 444 weather radios. State purchasing has the Weather alert 74-200 for $33.00.
Illinois EMA leadership influence 6/26-29.
Legislative Liaison:
HB161 = Flashing light on responder to emergency call firefighter can have alternating headlights, and flashing blue lights. PASSED HOUSE
HB2221 = Provides for Fire and Police volunteers to receive up to 14 days of time off from work attend training.
SB787 = Disaster service volunteers. PASSED HOUSE & Senate
SB958 = 7/1/01 Railroad crossing signals.
SB860 = EMA act amendments to act as advising committee, political sub (read it yourself) covers workmen’s compensation. Right to know planning. PASSED HOUSE & Senate
IESMA:
No Report
Red Cross:
No Report
OLD BUSINESS:
Accountability tags when we are out on mutual aid. Tells what vehicle and who is with the vehicle. One ESDA bought this in 1995 and their cost was between $200-$500. Bob Small has an Internet site contact. Need committee to look into costs etc. Jim Dean, Jeff Schoeling, and Bob Small will handle this task.
Jim Dean has received very little response back from his request. Passport system format will be sent to Jim.
So far the ESDA days tentative plan is to have parade and BBQ. Still planning, once again there is an insurance issue that comes up when we have these non-emergency events.
NEW BUSINESS:
SMART should consider having a SMART chaplain. James Bibbs should be considered for that position.
FEMA had region 5 National Governors association Web site has the book the Police chiefs gave out.
Bob Small talked with Insurance carrier for ERMA. 60% chance to get the same price we had before. Whose name do they use to put a name on it SMART, Mayors & Managers?
Traffic control help in Mokena Saturday 5/12 for a 5k run. Meet at Mokena EOC at 7:30 AM.
Dolton Police chief died and Saturday 5/12 Dolton 9:00 need help.
When functions are being organized give other helpers enough notice.
Roy McDonough update has 2 years of Hospital stays in and out. He isn’t doing to good.
ADJOURNED at 20:29 May 10, 2001. Motion by Sandy Patlak 2nd by John Thomas.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joe Pilch
SMART Secretary
(708)687-8383
Schedule for 2001 meetings, all Meetings start at 7:30 PM.
May 10 Blue Island
June 14 South Holland
July 12 Steger
August 9 Crestwood
September 13 Dolton
October 11 Calumet City
November 8 Sauk Village
December 13 NO MEETING
If you are unable to hold meeting please contact one of the SMART officers. They can then find an alternate location.
OFFICERS Date Elected
President Roger Mumford 7/13/2000
Vice President Bob Small 11/11/1999
Secretary/Treasurer Joe Pilch 7/13/2000
1st Director Art Johnson 7/13/2000
2nd Director Jim Dean 7/13/2000
3rd Director John Ranieri 11/11/1999
4th Director John Thomas 1/11/2001